Red Dragon Heart Fire

"Say that again?" Wu Feng pressed.

Lin Feng did not rush to explain. Instead, a powerful surge of Soul Power burst from him, and two black Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet, making the air throughout the training room tremble.

Overwhelming strength was the best bargaining chip.

Lin Feng, who had a bit of an obsessive streak, was already used to simulating his white Million-Year Soul Ring as a black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

"Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings... and two of them?! How did you do that?"

Wu Feng's red pupils contracted sharply, and the cool look on her face was instantly replaced by shock.

"Can I just say it's a secret?" Lin Feng replied diplomatically.

Wu Feng did not press him, but she was thoroughly convinced of Lin Feng's strength.

The loss would not be great anyway. She might as well take the risk.

At Lin Feng's request, Wu Feng drew a tube of her own blood and handed it to him, then released her Martial Soul with all her strength.

"Red Dragon, Possess!"

With a low growl, Wu Feng's body underwent an astonishing transformation.

Her short red hair stirred without a breeze, and her figure instantly grew fuller and taller. Her once-fitting school uniform split right open, revealing a black leather suit clinging to her skin.

The leather perfectly outlined her now voluptuous chest and long, shapely legs.

A layer of fine red dragon scales covered her exposed skin. She looked just like a female Red Dragon awakening from slumber, radiating a wild and dangerous aura.

A tomboy with giant, grape-like breasts!

Lin Feng had only ever seen this ideal type in comics. Now that he was seeing one with his own eyes, how could he not take a good look?

"What are you staring at? You pervert. Eat my Dragon Flame!"

"Wait!"

"First Soul Skill, Dragon's Fire!"

Furious, Wu Feng launched a fierce attack at Lin Feng, who was sitting cross-legged on the floor. The scorching flames of her Red Dragon completely engulfed him.

Yet Lin Feng remained calm at the heart of the flames. He circulated the Burning Art, resisting the fiery assault as he sensed the faint, original source of Red Dragon power through the tube of blood.

Under Wu Feng's astonished gaze, her Red Dragon flames were steadily absorbed.

With a crisp cracking sound, energy surged around Lin Feng, and a third black Soul Ring slowly appeared.

He had succeeded!

He had broken through Level 30 and become the first Soul Elder in New Student Class Nine!

His third Soul Skill was called Red Dragon Heart Lotus.

Lin Feng had deliberately put up a mental barrier, so Wu Feng did not know that he had advanced to Soul Elder. It was better not to reveal, for now, the secret of condensing a Soul Ring by devouring flames.

This Soul Ring had pushed his Soul Power Level to Level 32. Unlike before, it had not raised him straight to the maximum. It seemed to be directly related to the cultivation level of the flame's original owner.

After all, Ma Xiaotao was a Soul Emperor above Level 60, while Wu Feng was only a Soul Grandmaster in her twenties.

Once he lowered the mental barrier, Lin Feng raised a hand to signal Wu Feng to stop attacking.

"Pervert, are you... really okay?"

Wu Feng's gaze was drawn to Lin Feng's well-defined pectoral muscles, and she couldn't help sneaking a few more glances.

She could clearly feel that the aura around Lin Feng was much stronger than before.

Noticing her somewhat peculiar gaze, Lin Feng belatedly realized that his shirt had once again been reduced to ashes by the flames.

"See no evil, kid."

"Oh, shut up. Are you asking to eat Dragon Flame again?"

"Hold it, hold it. I'm full. Thanks for the hospitality. Now it's my turn to keep my promise."

With that, Lin Feng held his palm upward and slowly drew out an even purer, hotter force of Red Dragon power. At its core lurked an intensely ancient, primordial aura.

"Looks like you really weren't lying to me." Sensing the purity of that power, Wu Feng's eyes brimmed with longing. "I'm ready. Come on!"

Wu Feng relaxed her body and mind, accepting the infusion of power.

As the refined Red Dragon power flowed into her, her Martial Soul seemed to respond with a joyful resonance, its quality visibly rising at a perceptible speed.

However, the fusion of two powerful forces produced violent energy fluctuations. The tight leather suit she wore could not withstand them. With a sizzling sound, it began to melt and burn away.

"Ah! Don't look!" Wu Feng's shrill voice rang out. She hurriedly crouched down, her arms flailing to cover her private areas.

Lin Feng reacted swiftly, immediately taking a long coat from his Storage Soul Tool and draping it around her.

Wu Feng looked up and met Lin Feng's calm, earnest eyes.

For the first time, the girl who had always presented herself as a cool tomboy blushed uncontrollably. The flush spread all the way to the tips of her ears, and an unfamiliar feeling quietly stirred in her heart.

"I'm sorry. I didn't think things through. I didn't realize the Soul Power impact would be so strong," Lin Feng hurriedly said, full of remorse.

"N-no, it's fine." Wu Feng turned her head slightly, clutching the coat as she stood up and tried to sound composed. "It wasn't all your fault. We... can call it even."

Over the following week, Lin Feng tried several more times to refine Wu Feng's Red Dragon Heart Fire, but the improvement to her Martial Soul seemed to hit a bottleneck, with each attempt yielding weaker results.

There was an unexpected benefit, though. Just like when he had soaked in the hot springs with Ma Xiaotao, Wu Feng's Soul Power rapidly increased through dual cultivation with Lin Feng. She rose from Level 25 all the way to Level 30.

Naturally, Lin Feng's own Soul Power was increasing rapidly too.

Taking advantage of the fact that Wu Feng had reached a bottleneck and was no longer pestering him, Lin Feng asked for leave through the end of the month.

He pretended to go out for field training, but in truth, he needed a reasonable explanation for obtaining his third Soul Ring and advancing to Soul Elder.

What he did not know was that Ma Xiaotao was already fuming on the other side.

She had gone to great lengths to get the academy to approve a mixed-gender dormitory for them.

Mixed-gender dormitories were usually approved only for couples who were Soul Masters. She had no choice but to use her teacher Yan Shaozhe's connections, leaving herself indebted to him once again.

But just as everything was settled, Lin Feng vanished without a trace.

When the holiday ended, Lin Feng returned straight to his old dormitory, completely unaware of the room change. When he knocked, an unfamiliar senior student opened the door, and only then did he learn that his dormitory had been switched.

"Damn..." Lin Feng's heart sank.

"Well, look at that. Our Junior Disciple Brother still knows his way around?"

Ma Xiaotao's voice suddenly rang out behind him, making Lin Feng stiffen from head to toe. Cold sweat broke out instantly.

"Sister Xiaotao, hear me out. I didn't disappear on purpose..."

"Don't explain. Come back with me first." Ma Xiaotao wore a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "You've worked yourself ragged lately. You're all dark and skinny. As your senior sister, I'll have to give your body a proper 'boost.'"

She spoke the words "proper boost" with murderous intent.

"Sister Xiaotao, don't. I was wrong, okay..."

Before Lin Feng could finish, Ma Xiaotao enveloped him in a wave of scorching flame Soul Power. With a whoosh, her wings spread, and she flew toward Sea God Lake.

"Sister Xiaotao, this isn't the way to the cafeteria..."

"We're going to soak in the hot springs at Sea God Lake and eat grilled fish."

"Just as expected of you, Flame Maniac."

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, the senior student who had just moved in couldn't help muttering under her breath.