The Blue Silver Green Wood Vines had been meant as food for the Soul Beasts in the Small World,
but there really weren't enough right now.
They ate one vine today, even though that single vine could have been split into ten. Multiply that tenfold, and there would be a hundred; multiply it tenfold again, and there would be a thousand; another tenfold would make ten thousand, then a hundred thousand, a million...
It looked like one vine, but it could actually become ten million, a hundred million!...
...Ahem, that was a little exaggerated.
Really, the planting area was simply too small.
If they were allowed to eat their fill, it would all be gone in a week.
These Blue Silver Grass were the foundation for a super-sized Soul Beast farm in the future. They could help Soul Beasts grow faster and produce better-quality milk, honey, and other goods,
which could then be supplied to the outside world in exchange for Gold Soul Coins.
He couldn't let a temporary craving for food hold back their development.
"..."
Thinking of accelerated growth,
Lu Ran pondered.
The growth rate of all living things was related to the concentration of Soul Power.
For example, on the continent, eleven-year-old Soul Master children were generally already developing. Being five-foot-seven wasn't unusual, and certain special Martial Souls could develop even faster and earlier. Plants were the same. The Blue Silver Grass planted beneath the Golden Ancient Tree, for instance, could produce Ten-Year Soul Rings after just two years.
Perhaps he could set up a Soul Gathering Array in the Small World?
No, it should be a Soul Gathering Soul Tool Array.
It would gather the Soul Power drifting through the world and increase its density within a limited area.
Soul Tools...
Mm... He wondered how Elder Yi was doing now.
Ever since entering his Sea of Consciousness, he hadn't made a sound for months.
Was he still asleep?
As he was thinking, Lu Ran's mind stirred, and his consciousness sank into his Sea of Consciousness.
Within a space formed by countless white points of light,
a weak gray orb of light flickered like a candle in the wind, as though a gust could snuff it out. Yet it gave off an indescribably profound weight, the ancient aura of origin power. Even in the face of raging waves, it remained as still as an ancient well.
Lu Ran condensed a body and cautiously approached.
"Child, there's no need to test me..."
An old voice slowly rang out, as if unchanged for ten thousand years:
"I've only just awakened, but I can sense your confusion..."
Lu Ran's fingertips paused.
He clasped his hands respectfully and said:
"Please forgive me, senior. I was simply curious."
After several breaths of silence,
Lu Ran raised his eyes.
Tsk... The atmosphere was a little awkward. Should he find something to talk about?
The gray orb of light seemed to shine with an insight that could see through people's hearts:
"Child, you know who I am, don't you..."
"..."
Lu Ran's gaze sharpened. He exhaled a breath of stale air,
and suddenly understood.
He nodded, his tone natural:
"I've learned about you, senior, and know a few things about your past. But I've never met you in person."
There was no point trying to hide it.
He might as well tell the truth.
Electrolux couldn't see through Lu Ran's memories, but he could tell that he wasn't lying and harbored no ill will, so there was no need to dwell on it.
"Child, I have only a wisp of Divine Sense left..."
"I don't know what you intend to do, but for now, I can't help you..."
After that, the spiritual world fell silent once more.
Lu Ran could sense how weak Electrolux was.
He had actually been prepared for Electrolux to see through him. For him to see through half of it
had also been within his expectations.
The third day, afternoon.
The Assessment Zone.
"Get lost!"
"Bang!"
With White Tiger Possession, Dai Huabin—now five feet tall—kicked Huo Yuhao flying.
His thin body tumbled across the ground like a kite with its string cut,
a heap of mud.
"Ugh... ugh..."
He lay face-down, his whole body trembling.
It felt as though a massive boulder was crushing his chest, leaving him unable to breathe.
He opened his mouth wide, nearly retching up his insides, yet still struggled to draw breath through the pain.
Not far away,
Zhu Lu and Cui Yajie had already stopped fighting.
Chen Hu and Zhao Chen had long since collapsed to the ground.
No matter how hard the three of them tried or how well they worked together, they couldn't withstand Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie.
That was the gap between them in reality.
Dai Huabin walked over slowly.
"...That's it?"
Huo Yuhao's eyes were bloodshot. He struggled to lift himself, but his chest felt like a hollow pit. No matter how hard he strained his arms, all his strength seemed to be sucked away.
His cheek was pressed against the ground.
He stared at the protruding tiger paws as they slowly drew closer,
until they were less than an inch from his eyes.
It seemed that as long as Dai Huabin wished,
those dark-brown claws could gouge out his eyes at any moment.
"Brother Sky Dream... Brother Sky Dream!"
Huo Yuhao gritted his bloodstained teeth until they creaked,
and roared furiously in his heart,
"Brother Sky Dream! I'm going to kill Dai Huabin!"
"He's going to kill Dai Huabin!"
Dai Huabin slowly lowered his head. His shadow fell over Huo Yuhao's vision,
blocking out the sky and blotting out the sun,
like a nightmare he could never escape.
"Yuhao, if you kill him, you'll be expelled!"
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm hurriedly tried to stop him. "You can't be expelled right now! Think of your mother. Hold it in!"
"But I'll make him pay! He has to pay! Yuhao, listen to me!"
Dai Huabin tilted his head, his brows knitting together.
"Still pretending not to know me?"
He deliberately let the corners of his eyes droop,
his voice soft, like a child complaining through tears:
"I'm really that easy to overlook..."
In an instant,
violence spread through his widening eyes.
His face twisted into a snarl,
baring gleaming white teeth.
He raised his foot to stomp this worthless wretch who had sullied the Duke's Mansion bloodline into the ground!
"Bang!"
In a flash,
a powerful gust of wind slammed into him,
knocking Dai Huabin back several meters before he could dodge.
His feet scraped across the floor,
leaving deep claw marks behind.
But this force only looked powerful.
He hadn't even lost control.
He was clearly holding back.
"Hey, Teacher Wang Yan stepped in?"
"Did Dai Huabin go too far...?"
The spectators below immediately began discussing it.
Huo Yuhao looked dazed. His Spiritual Shock was already prepared, but he stopped just before releasing it.
A pair of warm hands pulled him to his feet.
His straight trouser legs fluttered in the wind.
Dai Huabin slowly steadied himself,
his expression dark,
and stared at Wang Yan's icy face, the corner of his eye twitching.
"I said,"
Wang Yan's voice was calm, but anyone could hear the anger he was suppressing:
"deliberately hurting your classmates during an assessment is forbidden..."
He announced coldly:
"Third round, ninth match. The winner is Freshman Class Five."
With that, he handed Huo Yuhao over to the healing-type teacher who had hurried over.
He ordered Dai Huabin to leave.
It was a teacher's helpless lot.
He could only step in to stop things after they had happened.
Even someone as overbearing as Zhou Yi couldn't attack first;
otherwise, it would cause a massive scandal and seriously damage Shrek's reputation.
What's more, Dai Huabin was the young master of the Duke's Mansion, making the situation even trickier.
Dai Huabin silently shook his hand,
watching Wang Yan wait for the arena to be cleared before announcing the next match, and watching the three injured students being helped away.
"Huabin, are you all right?"
Zhu Lu hurried over and reached out a delicate hand, concerned that he might be hurt.
"Smack!"
Dai Huabin raised his hand to stop her,
then turned and walked away without expression.
Zhu Lu clutched her aching hands, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief as she watched Dai Huabin's departing figure.
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