I Believe You

After absorbing the Soul Ring of the Ice Silkworm, Huo Yutong tested her new soul skill.

"Mental Interference?"

The consumption was low, but the effect was not particularly powerful.

It feels quite a bit weaker than Siyuan's Blazing Fire Lotus, she thought, instinctively comparing her new soul skill to Ji Siyuan's.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm: "You're comparing a control-type soul skill to an attack-type in terms of lethality? What are you thinking? You should look at its effective range and the kind of effects it can produce. This Mental Interference can affect enemies within dozens of meters, and the consumption is so low—it's a very strong soul skill, alright?"

After hearing Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's explanation, she still felt a bit disappointed.

Ice Emperor: "If you want to compare lethality, you should use your second martial soul to compare, not your first."

The clear-headed Ice Emperor also introduced the abilities she provided, then warned Huo Yutong: "Do not use it casually; a hundred-thousand-year soul skill consumes a great deal, and you cannot handle such consumption yet."

Huo Yutong took stock of her gains from her trip to the Extreme North and found that her soul power had reached the peak of level 25, ready to break through to level 26 at any time.

Huo Yutong was filled with joy as she prepared to return to Shrek: "Let's go!"

After Ji Siyuan spent some time pulling Mu En along, he left and returned to the dormitory.

"Why are you back so late?" Wang Dong'er was standing at the door of their dormitory waiting for him.

Ji Siyuan now felt even more that the setup of this Shrek dormitory building was heaven-defying; how could they allow men and women to live together? Living together was one thing, but why could girls come over to the boys' side? High-floor privileges, indeed.

"Open the door! Do you have any idea how many people stared at me while I was standing outside?"

"Couldn't you have just gone back to your own dorm to wait?" Ji Siyuan was left speechless; what kind of situation was this?

After opening the dormitory door, Wang Dong'er leaned in close.

"You don't intend to learn Tang Sect techniques in the dormitory, do you?"

Wang Dong'er stated as a matter of course: "Of course. Even if I can't learn Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, isn't there still the Hundred Hidden Weapon Solutions? You should teach me that now."

"I'm not very good at that; you'll have to let Bei Bei or Tang Ya teach you," Ji Siyuan refused repeatedly.

"Then teach me the basics first." Wang Dong'er leaned in consciously.

"Wait, be careful, hidden weapons are very dangerous." The only hidden weapon Ji Siyuan had on hand was the Dragon Whisker Needle, and that thing was not suitable for a demonstration.

The two leaned together, fussing over the tiny Dragon Whisker Needle. Before he could even demonstrate it, they heard the sound of the dormitory door.

Click, followed by the sound of the door being pushed open.

"Siyuan, I'm back." Huo Yutong had changed back into Huo Yuhao, calling out to Ji Siyuan in high spirits.

Then she saw Wang Dong'er leaning against Ji Siyuan, with Ji Siyuan's hand pressing down on Wang Dong'er's palm.

For a moment, Huo Yuhao even forgot the apology she had prepared: "I'm sorry, I'll head out first."

"No, no, come here quickly and pull her away!" Ji Siyuan was also anxious; this return was timed far too perfectly.

Tang San nodded repeatedly: "This is the test."

Ji Siyuan had no time to pay attention to Tang San. He stood up, first put away the Dragon Whisker Needle, and in two strides grabbed Huo Yuhao: "You've come at the right time, hurry and tell Wang Dong'er how dangerous the Dragon Whisker Needle is; she doesn't believe me."

At a time like this, he absolutely could not let anyone leave first; he had to finish the explanation.

Otherwise, a misunderstanding would truly become a misunderstanding, and how could that be allowed?

"Dragon Whisker Needle?" Huo Yuhao looked at Ji Siyuan in confusion, then thought of the miserable state Dai Huabin was in on the first day.

Not wanting Wang Dong'er to end up the same way, she began to explain it to her.

Ji Siyuan finally managed to pull himself away.

"Not bad, letting the two of them interact, changing the object of inquiry, and the Daughter of Destiny will know what just happened. It also allows them to adapt in advance." Tang San pondered for a moment and began to praise Ji Siyuan's maneuvering.

"Uncle, what are you even talking about? I have to go over and stabilize the situation."

Even if there were no problems, he had to keep an eye on them.

Of the three of them, he was the only one who knew how to use the Dragon Whisker Needle.

"Can you demonstrate it?" Wang Dong'er looked at Ji Siyuan, her eyes full of longing.

"Did that not get through to her?"

"Um, Siyuan, actually, I want to see it too." Huo Yuhao replied to Ji Siyuan, feeling embarrassed. The first time they dealt with Dai Huabin, it was Tang Ya who made the move, and the Dragon Whisker Needle was also Tang Ya's; Ji Siyuan had taken it and never returned it.

Helpless, Ji Siyuan had to demonstrate it for the two of them.

He casually took some meat out of his soul tool storage to show them, then sliced it open so they could see what the Dragon Whisker Needle did once it pierced the flesh.

Fortunately, they were only curious about the Dragon Whisker Needle and had no other intentions.

This scene passed by quietly just like that.

Before long, Wang Dong'er left. Since she couldn't learn the Hundred Hidden Weapon Solutions, she lost interest.

Ji Siyuan happily sent Wang Dong'er away.

Returning to the dormitory, he saw Huo Yuhao waiting for him with a nervous expression.

Huo Yuhao bit her lip, her voice low: "Siyuan, I'm sorry. I ate the Lotus Seed."

Ji Siyuan sighed, sensing the disappearance of the Lotus Seed.

Huo Yuhao looked at Ji Siyuan with great determination, tears shimmering in his eyes, yet he refused to let them fall: "I know the Lotus Seed was incredibly precious, incredibly rare. I will definitely compensate you for it."

Since both Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and Ice Emperor had called it a god-tier item, it was naturally something he could never afford to repay.

"Siyuan, that Lotus Seed saved my life. Once I have taken my revenge, I can give this life to you."

Ji Siyuan, who had been pondering how to persuade him, suddenly heard this nonsensical statement and felt his anger flare up: "Oh, so now you're thinking about giving me your life? What were you thinking when you were off taking risks? Besides, what would I even do with your life?"

Ji Siyuan paused for a moment: "What exactly happened? Did you consume the Lotus Seed? If it is a secret, I can choose not to ask. You can tell me in the future when there is an opportunity."

Huo Yuhao's heart trembled: "It is a secret, but I can tell you. I have awakened a second Martial Soul."

Ji Siyuan showed no reaction, watching him with keen interest. He was not in the least bit shocked by the acquisition of Twin Martial Souls later in life.

Huo Yuhao did not mind Ji Siyuan's reaction, as he intended to tell a partial truth: "It wasn't an awakening, but a molding of a Martial Soul. My second Martial Soul is the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion, the second of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North. My Martial Soul is also Ultimate Ice!"

This statement actually caught Ji Siyuan off guard; he truly had not expected Huo Yuhao to reveal it. The level of trust placed in him was truly high.

"Are you not surprised? You could also suspect that I am lying to you." Such a thing sounded completely unrealistic.

"I believe you." Ji Siyuan said the answer Huo Yuhao had not expected in a casual, understated tone.

"A four-hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast—how immense its power must be. It must have been agonizing to absorb, right? Was your body so damaged by the freezing cold that you had no choice but to consume it? My Lotus Seed must have played a significant role." His smile and his words were deeply etched into the heart of Huo Yutong.

That pent-up agony finally found a place to vent.

She threw herself into Ji Siyuan's arms and wept bitterly: "It hurt, it really hurt. I almost passed out and died in the Extreme North."

"You're back now; you have me here."