Unlike the shared dormitories at Nuoding Academy.
The dormitories at Spirit Hall Primary Academy were all luxurious suites, each roughly two hundred square meters in size. Their decor leaned toward a simple yet elegant European style.
The spacious interior gave Qin Xuan plenty of room to move around and refine the energy.
The instant the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger appeared, an aura of black, utmost evil filled the entire room.
With a slight movement of Qin Xuan's thoughts, the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger, which had seemed ready to burst the room apart, began rapidly shrinking.
In just a moment,
its body had shrunk to around three meters long, about the size of an ordinary Siberian tiger.
Next, it spat a glossy black orb of energy from its mouth.
The orb was only palm-sized, and black, arc-shaped ripples kept spreading from it.
"The Nine Nether Evil God Tiger has completely dissolved the Soul Cores of the two thousand-year Soul Beasts. There's only one last step left."
As Qin Xuan spoke, his entire left arm transformed into a black tiger claw, which seized the orb.
The orb's light instantly dimmed considerably. Through it, he could faintly see the energy turning into black threads of light, spreading from the blood vessels in his palm through every meridian in his body.
"What tremendous power!"
"No wonder the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, with sixty thousand years of cultivation, could hold its own against two super Soul Beasts!"
Feeling his Soul Power rapidly rising, Qin Xuan couldn't help exclaiming in awe.
The Evil Emperor Hook's devouring method was a hundred times more domineering than the Evil God Hook's.
Flesh, souls, elemental power, Soul Cores—everything could be forcibly broken down by the Evil Emperor Hook and refined into pure energy of utmost evil!
This palm-sized black orb might not look like much, but an ordinary Soul Ancestor would explode on the spot if they came into contact with it!
After all, the orb contained the compressed energy of two thousand-year Soul Beasts.
Qin Xuan was only absorbing it slowly through his left arm, which had transformed into a tiger claw, using its original method.
At his current Soul Power Level, he couldn't yet transform his entire body into the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger. But turning both arms into tiger claws was easy enough.
It was much like how a Soul Master with a rhinoceros-type Martial Soul could form a horn on their head.
Three days and three nights passed like this.
Qin Xuan stayed hidden in his dormitory, absorbing the energy without ever stepping outside.
At last, in the early morning, he absorbed the final trace of energy from the black orb into his body.
"The Nine Nether Evil God Tiger's devouring skill is truly wondrous. Not only did my Soul Power rise by two levels, but my spiritual power, physical resilience, and elemental strength have all improved tremendously!"
"But now that I think about it, this devouring ability really does defy the natural order. It's far too domineering."
"If I fail to suppress the power of utmost evil while absorbing energy, I'll lose control completely, just like the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. My eyes will see nothing but slaughter!"
Qin Xuan sighed with emotion, then pushed open the door and walked down the stairs, leaving the teaching building.
"Brother Qin!" A cute girl with her hair in a bun called out to him from far away.
"Xia Hui, you aren't going to class either?" Seeing the two girls standing beside the academy gates, Qin Xuan strolled over at an unhurried pace.
"Ah..." Xia Hui gave him a nonchalant look.
"There's hardly anyone left in the Elite Class classroom these days."
"After all, which student who made it into the Elite Class isn't exceptionally gifted? Why would they listen to ordinary theoretical lessons?"
"Going to class on the first day was just to humor the homeroom teacher."
"By the second and third days, who was left in the classroom?"
"Everyone in our class is spending their time at the Mimicry Training Ground now."
"No wonder..." Qin Xuan chuckled. He could understand why.
"Brother Qin, where have you been these past few days? My sister and I haven't seen hide nor hair of you," Song Qingling asked curiously.
"I've been cultivating in seclusion in my dormitory."
"By the way, are you two heading out?"
Qin Xuan looked at the girls and asked in return.
"We're planning to take a look around the Spirit City Auction House. Since we happened to run into you, why don't you come with us, Brother Qin?" Xia Hui said with a grin, her big eyes blinking.
"The auction house..." Qin Xuan murmured, then agreed. "I could use some fresh air. Let's go."
With that,
he strode out of the academy first.
Xia Hui and Song Qingling hurried after him.
Watching the three of them walk away, the Silver Armored Knight guarding the gate sighed.
"As expected of Young Master Qin!"
"He's only been at the academy for a few days, and already he has two pretty girls by his side!"
The auction house was in the center of Spirit City.
It wasn't too far from Spirit Hall Primary Academy.
Along the way, the streets rang with all kinds of noisy hawkers calling out their wares. They sold just about everything.
Xia Hui chatted merrily with Qin Xuan, while Song Qingling barely said a word.
Interesting. Qin Xuan glanced at Song Qingling without showing it, then sank into thought.
These two girls have personalities rather like Shui Bing'er and her sister.
Song Qingling especially seems calculating and knows how to keep her talents hidden. She's much cleverer than Xia Hui!
Everything about her seems far beyond her age. It's as if she's hiding plenty of secrets.
Before long, they arrived at the auction house entrance.
At the reception desk stood a voluptuous female attendant wearing a black mask.
Whenever someone entered the auction house, she handed them a black mask and a numbered paddle to use during the auction.
"Is this your first time at the auction house?"
"Are you here to take part in the bidding?"
The attendant asked as three six-year-old children with exceptional bearing approached.
"Of course we're here to bid!" Qin Xuan answered first. Before the attendant could say anything, he took a storage pouch from his ring and brought it out.
"Please, come in!" After seeing the pouch bulging with Gold Soul Coins, the attendant promptly returned it to Qin Xuan with both hands.
After receiving their masks and numbered paddles, Qin Xuan led the two girls into the auction house.
Once Song Qingling and Xia Hui had walked ahead,
he suddenly stopped, frozen in place. Then he glanced back from the corner of his eye, a wicked smile curling his lips.
Looks like I've got three little rats on my tail!
Qin Xuan didn't take the matter to heart. He continued into the auction house and sat between the two girls.
His Soul Power was only level twenty-six at the moment.
But with the boost from the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger and the energy he had absorbed, his spiritual power was already approaching a Soul King's!
Qin Xuan had noticed three people following him from the shadows as soon as he'd left the academy gates.
But all three were Soul Grandmasters, so he had nothing to fear.
After all, with his current abilities, he could instantly kill anyone of the same rank.
He didn't know who the three were.
But if they were asking to die,
Qin Xuan wouldn't mind swatting a few flies on the way!
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