Man Faced Demon Spider, Tang Ya and Bei Bei

The Spirit-Eating Carving Knife in the opened wooden box at his waist was like a beacon in the night at that moment.

While the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was still horrified, Electrolux seemed to have received a summons and slipped into Liu Yuan's mind.

"Grasping the sun and moon, plucking the stars—there is no one in this world like me." With a sigh, a blurry figure emerged. An aged voice carrying an indescribable majesty rang out. "I never imagined that even a trace of this old man's remnant soul could survive. Child, I will have to trouble you to nurture me for a while."

After saying that, he fell completely silent.

If not for this incident, the newly opened Spirit Sea and the pea-sized gray bead continually rising and falling within it, Liu Yuan might have thought nothing had happened.

"Sir?"

Liu Yuan asked tentatively.

Yet after a long while, there was not the slightest response.

Clearly, Electrolux's depletion was too severe.

Liu Yuan withdrew his consciousness from the Spirit Sea so as not to disturb his slumber. After closing the wooden box again, he noticed the worry in Huo Yuhao's eyes.

Huo Yuhao wanted to step forward, yet he froze where he stood.

Seeing this, Liu Yuan chuckled softly.

"What? You don't recognize me anymore?"

"Phew—" Hearing that familiar tone, Huo Yuhao immediately let out a breath of relief. "Brother, it's good that you're all right."

"Brother Sky Dream just told me that gray guy was an old monster. Even if he wasn't as powerful as him, he was still ridiculously strong! Maybe he took over your body."

Liu Yuan could not help but laugh at that.

Good grief!

He really knew how to flatter himself!

It had clearly been a "three-seven split"—

Three seconds, killed seven times.

After confirming that Liu Yuan was indeed fine, Huo Yuhao excitedly shared everything about the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, that million-year soul beast, and the four soul skills it had brought him.

Inside his mind, the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm cried out, "Kid, hold some back! Don't spill everything in one breath!"

But the response he received...

Was no response at all, like a stone sinking into the sea.

"As expected of a million-year Soul Ring."

Watching the enthusiastic Huo Yuhao, Liu Yuan did not say anything to dampen his spirits and simply praised him with a smile.

He also discovered that because he had improved Huo Yuhao's physique over the past year, Huo Yuhao's physical strength had increased considerably. What should have appeared as a ten-year Soul Ring had now been replaced by a yellow Soul Ring.

This sight gave Liu Yuan a considerable sense of accomplishment.

But immediately afterward, he took out a crystal ball from his Storage Soul Tool and handed it to Huo Yuhao.

"Yuhao, now that you've obtained your first Soul Ring, test your Soul Power."

After all, Huo Yuhao would no longer be joining the Tang Sect. Without the privilege of admission without an exam, he would need to reach level fifteen Soul Power to study at Shrek Academy.

"Got it." Feeling anxious, Huo Yuhao carefully accepted it. As he poured Soul Power into it, a brilliant azure light swiftly bloomed.

"Very good." With only a brief glance, Liu Yuan already knew the result from that brightness.

But Huo Yuhao, on the other hand,

Visibly grew nervous. Even when he handed back the crystal ball, his hands were trembling.

Noticing this oddity, Liu Yuan directly asked, "Yuhao, what exactly are you so nervous about?"

Huo Yuhao raised his head.

"Brother, I don't think I've reached level fifteen."

So that was why.

Liu Yuan immediately understood.

In truth, Huo Yuhao's cultivation had indeed not reached level fifteen yet, but he was already at the peak of level fourteen.

In other words, he was only half a step away.

And crossing that half-step would not be difficult.

Smack!

"Don't worry. Breaking through to level fifteen isn't difficult." Resting a hand on Huo Yuhao's shoulder, Liu Yuan explained with a smile, "There is still plenty of time before Shrek Academy finishes its admissions. During that time, it will be enough for you to break through to level fifteen."

"Ah! So that's how it is..."

Realizing that he had made a fool of himself, Huo Yuhao was embarrassed at first, then felt a wave of relief.

As long as he could break through, it was fine.

He still needed to enter the academy and continue growing stronger!

With Huo Yuhao having obtained his first Soul Ring, Liu Yuan had no intention of lingering in the Star Dou Forest any longer.

But seeing that night had already fallen,

They could only spend the night in the Star Dou Forest.

Since flames could draw terrifying creatures over, they would have to make do under the cover of darkness tonight.

Fortunately, with Liu Yuan's methods, there was no need to worry about lodging. He lightly clapped his hands. "Smack—"

Willow branches rapidly intertwined and, under the effects of Myriad Transformation, directly formed a shelter that looked as if it were made of stone.

There was even a bed and everything else they needed inside.

But not long after they fell asleep, Liu Yuan's eyes suddenly snapped open in the darkness.

The sound had been faint,

Yet he could hear soft rustling, like clothes rubbing together or leaves brushing against one another.

He immediately sat up and deliberately lowered his voice.

"Yuhao, wake up!"

"...What's wrong?" Still bleary-eyed, Huo Yuhao had just propped up half his body when Liu Yuan's serious expression came into view, making him jolt awake.

"There's movement outside..."

Before he could finish speaking,

The noise outside suddenly grew louder.

With his sharp senses, Liu Yuan could hear the sounds of battle outside. The fighting was extremely intense.

And as the battle drew closer... he feared it would not be long before they were caught up in it.

"Yuhao, use your first soul skill."

"Okay!" Huo Yuhao did not hesitate.

He decisively activated his Spirit Eye. As a yellow Soul Ring slowly rose beneath his feet, a pale golden glow appeared within his violet-blue eyes.

Once an invisible spiritual ripple instantly enveloped them both, everything within forty meters around them appeared in three-dimensional form inside Liu Yuan and Huo Yuhao's minds. Moreover, any minute change within that forty-meter range would immediately be reflected in their minds.

With the advantage of this godlike perspective, Liu Yuan quickly locked onto the approximate location of the battle.

Two Soul Masters were fighting a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider. The main combatant was a Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Elder, while the one beside him was a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master.

With a lineup like that, the pair's identities were practically obvious—Tang Ya and Bei Bei!

He had never expected it.

They had not encountered each other when they were grilling fish by the stream earlier, yet they had run straight into each other here.

What "luck."

And just as Liu Yuan expected,

The Man Faced Demon Spider's ferocity left Bei Bei completely suppressed, forcing him to fight as he retreated.

But two spear-like spider legs shot out from tricky angles, nearly sealing off every avenue of escape.

"Dragon Transformation!"

At the critical moment, Bei Bei's right arm suddenly thickened, growing more than half a foot longer. Blue-violet scales covered his entire right hand, and his dragon-clawed arm decisively blocked the two spider legs.