Tang Ya: I Want to Improve So Badly!

At these words, Bei Bei's entire body stiffened.

He whipped his head around, his usual composure instantly shattered, his eyes filled with a touch of panic and bewilderment:

"What?"

Huo Yuhao hurriedly pointed at the top of his head:

"There are a few green leaves up there; you must have picked them up when you were leaning against the tree just now."

Bei Bei quickly raised his hand to pat his head, and sure enough, he brushed off a few green leaves still damp with morning dew.

He then silently turned back around, continuing to stare up at the sky, deciding that it was better to keep playing dead.

But the moment Bei Bei brushed off the leaves, a thought suddenly struck Huo Yuhao.

Leaves!

That's right!

Use leaves!

He looked at Tang Ya, who had leaned in so close that her nose was almost touching his cheek, and quickly reached out to gently press on her shoulders, pushing her back half a step before speaking in a rush:

"Sister Tang Ya! Wait! I have an idea! We can use leaves! If we use leaves to wipe off the sweat, wouldn't we be able to collect the Life Crystal?"

Tang Ya's mind had been entirely occupied by that precious life force; hearing his shout, she was stunned for a moment before the realization hit her.

She slapped her own forehead, a flush of red instantly rising to her cheeks, feeling both embarrassed and annoyed:

"Right! How could I have forgotten that! I was so anxious, I'm such a fool!"

She immediately turned and ran to the nearby thicket, picking out several large, broad leaves.

Using her soul power to sweep away the dust and dew, she trotted back to Huo Yuhao's side, her eyes glowing with excitement again, though this time with a hint of sheepishness:

"Um... Yuhao, I'll have to trouble you. Let's collect it quickly, or the sweat will dry up."

Huo Yuhao looked at the leaves in her hands and finally let out a sigh of relief, his tense body relaxing.

He first used a leaf to wipe the sweat from his temples, then carefully dabbed the sweat from his neck and cheeks.

The lightly scented sweat clung to the leaves, shimmering with a faint, pearlescent glow that clearly marked it as no ordinary substance.

Tang Ya watched from the side without even blinking, staring at the glowing sweat and unable to help but exclaim in a low voice:

"Heavens, there really is a fluctuation of life force, and it's so pure... Bei Bei, come look at this!"

Bei Bei finally turned around, stepped forward to examine the sweat on the leaves, and touched it lightly with his fingertip.

The moment his soul power probed into it, his expression changed, and his gaze toward Huo Yuhao was filled with shock:

"It's true! The purity of this life force is greater than any ten-thousand-year spirit herb I have ever seen. No wonder it can reshape one's foundation; this is truly a heaven-defying treasure."

Tang Ya carefully cradled the leaves stained with sweat as if they were a rare treasure, her eyes curving into crescents as she smiled brilliantly at Huo Yuhao:

"Yuhao, thank you so much! Don't worry, I will definitely keep my promise regarding the cultivation funds and the Shrek quota; I won't go back on a single word!"

Huo Yuhao scratched his head and smiled bashfully, just about to speak, when Zhao Ze's lazy voice echoed in his sea of consciousness:

"Don't just take her thanks, make her pay the deposit first. Otherwise, with nothing but empty promises, who knows if she'll change her mind."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao relayed Zhao Ze's instructions word for word.

After hearing this, Tang Ya and Bei Bei felt even more awe toward the Life Crystal, and a new, profound sense of gravity toward this seemingly ordinary youth.

Bei Bei didn't say anything more; he reached into his Soul Tool, took out a heavy pouch of Gold Soul Coins, and handed it to Huo Yuhao.

Tang Ya, meanwhile, had no mind for anything else.

Once the transaction was complete, she carefully held the broad leaves stained with the Life Crystal.

Her fingertips trembled slightly with excitement, and the crisp, vital scent lingering at the tip of her nose made her heart itch.

She knew better than anyone that while her talent wasn't bad, it was nothing compared to the geniuses gathered at Shrek Academy.

Getting into the inner court of Shrek was nearly impossible.

And without the resources of the inner court, how could she ever hope to revitalize the Tang Sect?

This Life Crystal was her only chance to rapidly improve her aptitude and catch up to those geniuses!

In short, She, Tang Ya, Wanted to improve far too much!

No longer able to suppress the urgency in her heart, Tang Ya tilted her head back slightly, parted her full, glistening red lips, And carefully drank every drop of the glowing Life Crystal from the leaves.

She moved with extreme care, terrified of wasting even half a drop, and even wiped away the faint traces left on the leaves before reluctantly setting them aside.

The moment the liquid touched her tongue, a crisp, sweet sensation slid down her throat into her belly.

Immediately following, an incredibly gentle yet immensely vast life force exploded throughout her limbs and bones!

Tang Ya couldn't help but let out a soft, comfortable hum, feeling as though her entire body had been thoroughly refreshed.

It felt as if her soul and body had been thoroughly cleansed and reshaped, leaving her with a profound sense of sublimation, as if she had been reborn.

She even had a premonition that once she successfully hunted her third soul ring, her soul power would definitely break through to level thirty-two! Perhaps even higher!

And the even greater surprise was yet to come.

After Tang Ya sat cross-legged and cultivated for a moment, she could clearly feel that the speed at which her soul power circulated was a full thirty percent faster than before!

This was not a temporary surge in soul power; it was a genuine change in her innate talent, aptitude, and the very foundation of her meridians and bones.

Overwhelmed by a sudden rush of excitement, she jumped up from the ground, dashed over to Huo Yuhao in a few steps, and threw her arms around him:

"Yuhao! Thank you so much! This thing is truly amazing! Big Sister doesn't even know how to thank you enough!"

The young girl's soft, supple body collided with his, bringing with it a faint, grassy fragrance and that gentle, warm aura of life.

Huo Yuhao instantly stiffened like a stone, his cheeks flushing bright red. Flustered and not knowing where to put his hands, he could only stammer:

"Uh, Little Sister Tang Ya... as long as you find it useful, that's all that matters..."

He managed to extricate himself from Tang Ya's enthusiastic embrace and instinctively turned his head to the side, hoping to find Bei Bei to help ease the awkward situation.

Only to discover that at some point, Bei Bei had silently retreated back to the large tree from before, his back turned toward them.

He was still looking up at the dense canopy, as if there were some peerless, exotic flower blooming in the branches, not sparing a single glance in their direction.

"Right, Brother Bei Bei, why don't you use some too? This Life Crystal is so good, it should be useful for you as well."

Huo Yuhao asked curiously.

At these words, Bei Bei's shoulders moved slightly, and it was a long moment before he slowly turned his head.

There was no extra expression on his face, only a faint smile:

"I don't need it for the time being."

For some reason, Huo Yuhao felt a sense of helpless desolation radiating from him.

"Yuhao, let me ask you something. Is it... does everything excreted from your body contain this kind of Life Crystal?"

Tang Ya suddenly thought of something and asked.

Huo Yuhao nodded honestly and said:

"Mm... I believe so."

As soon as these words were spoken, Tang Ya's eyes narrowed instantly.

If the trace amounts of crystals in his sweat could boost her cultivation speed by thirty percent and improve her aptitude, then what if it were the purer Life Crystals from within Huo Yuhao's body...

Thinking of this, Tang Ya suddenly formed a plan. She stared at Huo Yuhao, subconsciously licking her lips.