Wang Dong'er's View on the Tang Sect's Soul Tools

"Want a taste?" Song Mu handed Wang Dong'er a grilled fish.

Wang Dong'er looked up and mumbled, "Hold this for me for a second."

Seeing that her hands were full, Song Mu realized she truly couldn't take the fish, so he had no choice but to pull his hand back.

Song Mu took a bite of his own grilled fish first.

As he tore off a small piece of meat with his teeth and chewed, he was instantly struck with awe.

It looked no different from any grilled fish he had eaten before, so how could it taste this good?

Could this be the so-called protagonist's halo? Song Mu wondered as he ate.

A crowd quickly gathered in front of Huo Yuhao's grilled fish stall.

Just then, a young girl emerged from the crowd, and the passing students instinctively made way for her.

The girl was very beautiful.

She walked straight up to Huo Yuhao's stall and spoke with him, but they were too far away for Song Mu to hear.

The girl turned and left, and immediately after, a young man charged out from the crowd, shouting, "Kid, how dare you refuse to sell!"

His voice was so loud that everyone nearby looked toward the source of the commotion.

Song Mu understood the situation immediately.

Oh, so it's Jiang Nannan and Xu Sanshi.

He only remembered that Xu Sanshi would come to cause trouble at Huo Yuhao's stall, but he hadn't known when; it turned out to be the very first day of school.

Wang Dong'er, standing to the side, heard the commotion as well. She looked up toward Huo Yuhao's side, saw that the two were already fighting, and asked, "What's happening?"

Song Mu replied, "The blue-haired boy is Huo Yuhao. The burly one in the black school uniform is Xu Sanshi, and the girl whose looks almost rival yours is Jiang Nannan."

"Jiang Nannan wanted to buy a grilled fish, but thought it was too expensive, so she didn't. Xu Sanshi got agitated and rushed over, trying to snatch a few fish."

Wang Dong'er looked at Song Mu, puzzled. "How do you know all this so clearly?"

Song Mu didn't explain, saying, "Why do you care so much? Just listen."

Since Song Mu wouldn't say, Wang Dong'er didn't press the issue. She continued, "If Jiang Nannan decided not to buy it, what does that have to do with Xu Sanshi?"

Song Mu said, "Xu Sanshi is Jiang Nannan's simp."

Wang Dong'er asked, "Simp? What does that mean?"

Song Mu explained, "It means Jiang Nannan doesn't like Xu Sanshi, but he keeps pestering her anyway, even going as far as doing something like this. That's called a simp."

He pointed over there again. "Hey, look, the blue-haired boy who just arrived and is confronting Xu Sanshi is Beibei, and the girl behind him who caught Huo Yuhao after Xu Sanshi threw him is Tang Ya."

Seeing Tang Ya, Song Mu recalled that in the original story, after Wang Dong learned Tang Ya was the Sect Master of the Tang Sect, he was very eager to join. He wondered what Wang Dong'er's thoughts were now.

Song Mu said, "That Tang Ya is the Sect Master of the Tang Sect."

After saying this, Song Mu looked at Wang Dong'er, wanting to see her reaction to the mention of the Tang Sect.

Wang Dong'er was a bit surprised. "The Tang Sect Master? She looks like she's only fourteen."

Song Mu said, "Right. The Tang Sect was wiped out, and she's the only one left."

Wang Dong'er exclaimed, "Wiped out?"

She thought for a moment and added, "That's normal, I suppose. After soul guidance devices spread across the Douluo Continent, the Tang Sect gradually declined. But its wealth remained, so it's very likely it was plundered."

Song Mu said, "Oh? You know quite a lot about this."

Wang Dong'er replied, "I was taught these things back at the Clear Sky Sect. Oh, they also told me to firmly boycott soul guidance devices."

Song Mu asked, "Is that so? Then what is your stance on soul guidance devices?"

Wang Dong'er said, "I'm quite interested in them. I think they must be fun."

Hearing this, Song Mu fell into deep thought.

It seemed that Tang San's influence on Wang Dong'er's consciousness only extended to when her soul was still in that body; it wasn't a direct alteration of her soul.

That made sense—where would Tang San get the power to tamper with someone else's soul?

On the other side, the conflict at Huo Yuhao's stall finally came to an end. Just like in the original story, Beibei challenged Xu Sanshi to a bet, deciding to settle the matter at the Soul Fighting Arena.

Song Mu said, "They're going to have a fight at the Soul Fighting Arena. Want to go watch?"

Wang Dong'er nodded. "Sure."

The two stood up and followed them, subsequently watching the entire soul fight.

Just like in the original, Beibei won by relying on Huo Yuhao's Spirit Detection Sharing soul skill.

After watching, the two returned to their dormitory.

Inside the room, Wang Dong'er prepared to return to the King Ball.

Before leaving, Wang Dong'er looked at Song Mu and said, "I had a lot of fun today, thank you. I want to go check out the Soul Fighting Zone tomorrow, is that okay?"

Song Mu smiled and said, "It would be my pleasure."

Wang Dong'er waved her hand, her figure flashed, and she vanished from the dormitory.

Although it was still early, Song Mu felt a bit sleepy, perhaps due to the day's training.

After washing up, he prepared to sleep.

Downstairs at the freshman dormitory, Beibei and Tang Ya saw Huo Yuhao to his destination.

Beibei looked at Huo Yuhao, poured a pill from a jade bottle, and said, "Little Yuhao, open your mouth."

Huo Yuhao didn't know why Beibei said this, but he obeyed and opened his mouth.

A small, round pellet was tossed into his mouth, and instinctively, Huo Yuhao swallowed it.

Beibei patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder and said, "Goodbye, Little Yuhao."

Tang Ya also waved goodbye to him with a smile.

After seeing them off, Huo Yuhao turned and walked into the dormitory building. He unlocked his door and found that Wang Dong was not inside.

Wang Dong hadn't returned after class in the afternoon, and he still wasn't there now. Huo Yuhao didn't know where he had gone, even though he had wanted to invite Wang Dong to cultivate together.

It seemed he would have to wait for him to return; Huo Yuhao had no choice but to cultivate on his own for now.

Sitting cross-legged on the bed, Huo Yuhao circulated his soul power and sank into meditation, a thin curtain of water manifesting around him.

Huo Yuhao was unaware of the water curtain's appearance; he only knew that this session of cultivation felt exceptionally comfortable.

The night passed in cultivation, and the next morning, sunlight streamed through the window onto Huo Yuhao.

He slowly opened his eyes, withdrawing from his meditative state.

"Why does it smell so bad!"

Huo Yuhao sniffed and discovered the stench was coming from his own body. He looked down to see that his school uniform, which he had only worn for a few days, had turned pitch black, its original color unrecognizable.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly opened the window for ventilation, grabbed a change of clothes, and dashed toward the bathroom at the end of the hallway.

After scrubbing for quite a while, Huo Yuhao finally emerged. Upon returning to the dormitory, he found that Wang Dong had returned.

He instinctively reached out to touch his upper body, confirming he was dressed.

Seeing Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong said indifferently, "I haven't had breakfast yet. Let's go together."

Huo Yuhao instinctively assumed Wang Dong was going to make him buy food again. Once he snapped out of it and realized what Wang Dong had actually said, he looked at him in disbelief: "What did you say?"

Wang Dong replied, "Go to the cafeteria to eat. Are you deaf?"

Huo Yuhao quickly responded, "Oh, right, okay. Let's go."