Martial Soul: Soft Bone Rabbit, Mutual Absorption with Xiao Wu?

"Beast spirit Soft-Bone Rabbit, innate soul power level seven. Not bad."

"Little one, would you like to join our Spirit Hall?"

"Uncle, I would like to go to a spirit master academy to study first."

"Our Spirit Hall also has specialized spirit master academies."

"..."

After much persuasion, he finally managed to fool the blind Douluo into leaving. Jiang Jiu felt the soul power surging within his body and his eyes flickered.

That was only because it was Su Yuntao; others might not have been so easy to talk to.

It was just that his innate soul power was neither here nor there...

"I must go to Nuoding Academy. I have three months to make preparations."

Jiang Jiu had already heard from Su Yuntao about a guy who had innate full soul power but a trash spirit, which confirmed the timeline.

As a transmigrator, he could only say that these past six years had not gone particularly smoothly.

He would do whatever it took to blend into the Shrek Seven Devils; as long as he could become a god, who cared about anything else?

Longevity and eternal vision were more important than anything.

Three months later, at Nuoding Academy, Jiang Jiu finished his registration and headed to Dorm Seven right on time.

With innate soul power at level seven, approaching level seven and a half, if he worked hard at cultivation for six years, there was a high chance he could join Shrek Academy.

But he just happened to have a Soft-Bone Rabbit spirit.

It wasn't that there was anything wrong with the Soft-Bone Rabbit spirit.

After three months of repeatedly practicing spirit possession and soul power cultivation, Jiang Jiu was quite satisfied with this spirit; it wasn't as weak as he had imagined.

It was just that since Xiao Wu already existed, he could objectively only be a subordinate to her.

There was no way he could compare to the innate full soul power of Xiao Wu, not to mention that Xiao Wu had a unique skill in grappling—something that didn't come naturally with the Soft-Bone Rabbit spirit.

Facing the tragic future of potentially failing to shine at Shrek Academy and being optimized out, Jiang Jiu had to take a few shortcuts.

The key to becoming a god lay with Tang San, so he had to start by building a good relationship with him.

In Jiang Jiu's luggage was his core equipment—a Patchwork Robe and a small forging hammer.

This was his preparation over the last three months, though, of course, there were other things as well.

Approaching Dorm Seven, Jiang Jiu slowed his pace.

When interacting with people, first impressions were extremely important.

Dorm Seven had an unwritten rule: the "show of force" the boss put on for newcomers.

Jiang Jiu could not fight Tang San under any circumstances; being labeled as "weak" was a troublesome thing, especially when it came to establishing a first impression.

There was a saying: don't show your true skills casually, otherwise, others will know you really have no skills.

Although he didn't want to admit it, he currently couldn't beat Tang San, couldn't beat Xiao Wu, and it was even hard to say if he could beat Wang Sheng.

Jiang Jiu could only afford to lose to Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu's grappling techniques would make the outcome less intuitive, carrying a bit of a "first-encounter kill" vibe.

Being defeated by Xiao Wu's techniques would leave his true strength in a range of uncertainty; after all, his soul power level was what it was—he was at level eight now.

"Sniff... sniff..."

Dorm Seven had quieted down, but Jiang Jiu noticed the little girl who should have been inside showing off her skills had appeared behind him, her face inching closer to his, her small nose twitching constantly.

"Mm, you smell so good!" Xiao Wu, wearing a scorpion braid, said bluntly.

Jiang Jiu tilted his head back and took two steps away.

"You smell good too."

"Hee hee, thanks." Xiao Wu didn't press him this time, but her gaze remained fixed on Jiang Jiu, her bright, spirited eyes wondering what she was thinking.

"By the way, my name is Xiao Wu, 'Wu' as in dance. What's your name?"

"Jiang Jiu."

Jiang Jiu responded briefly.

What he said earlier about Xiao Wu smelling "good" wasn't just a polite remark, nor was it truly about the scent on the little girl; it was an inexplicable attraction, one that even made the soul power in his body become a bit more active.

Is this a 'mimicry cultivation environment'?

The mimicry cultivation environment for a beast spirit was an animal similar or related to one's own beast spirit.

There was nothing more compatible with his Soft-Bone Rabbit spirit than a hundred-thousand-year-old Great White Rabbit, even if this Great White Rabbit had transformed into human form.

Never mind someone like Xiao Wu who had just transformed not long ago; even if it were A Yin who had successfully completed her transformation, if a Blue Silver Grass spirit master could bond with her, their soul power cultivation speed would also increase significantly.

Has the plan changed?

Following Xiao Wu, reaching level thirty by age twelve was no longer a dream.

Similarly, on Xiao Wu's side.

As a "new human" transformed from a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, she needed to be in contact with human aura to continue her cultivation; all human settlements were mimicry cultivation environments for transformed soul beasts like her.

However, to Xiao Wu, the "human aura" on Jiang Jiu was particularly rich, or rather, his unique "human aura" perfectly matched her needs.

Still a bit shy? Just wait until I "take you down"! Xiao Wu waved her fist in her heart; entering the human world had gone too smoothly for her not to be happy.

The two, each with their own thoughts, entered Dorm Seven together.

"Is this Dorm Seven?"

Xiao Wu's crisp voice rang out, interrupting Tang San, Wang Sheng, and the others who were chatting in the dormitory.

The group of work-study students looked toward the door, their eyes going wide.

Standing at the entrance of their dormitory were two pretty little "girls"?

One had black hair and brown eyes, her long hair tied into a scorpion braid that reached her hips, her cute face white with a rosy flush, looking exceptionally delicate.

The other had medium-length golden hair, clear lake-blue eyes, and fair skin; the only pity was that she didn't wear a sweet smile on her face like the other.

The appearance of the two left the work-study students in Dorm Seven stunned for a long time.

It was simply that just by looking at their faces, they felt like people from a different world.

"Are we allowed to have boys and girls living together here?"

In the end, it was Tang San who reacted first, whispering his question to the veteran Wang Sheng.

Unexpectedly, after Wang Sheng explained that junior soul master academies did not separate by gender, he egged Tang San on to give the newcomers a show of force.

Jiang Jiu watched as Tang San, urged repeatedly by Wang Sheng, had no choice but to stand up and walk over.

At this moment, Tang San showed his green, even nervous, side.

Dragging a genius into a field he wasn't good at was the correct way to fight.

Clearly, the current Tang San was completely helpless when it came to girls.

By the time they reached Shrek Academy, he wouldn't exactly be a seasoned veteran, but his threshold for such things would be a completely different story.

"Hello, my name is Tang San. It, it's like this..."

"We have a rule in Dorm Seven: new work-study students must demonstrate their martial soul and strength."

"So, um, as the head of Dorm Seven, I would like to spar with you."

Tang San weighed his words carefully, paying attention to his phrasing, trying his best not to come across as someone bullying girls.

"Are you sure?"

Xiao Wu, who hadn't yet let herself go, had intended to maintain her persona as an ignorant and cute little girl, but she hadn't expected to have a fight as soon as she arrived—that was truly wonderful.