The First Transformation, Devour Heaven and Earth!

"What consumption? What consumption?"

Qin Qi froze for a moment. He sensed his soul power but found no depletion at all.

What was more, he had risen all the way to level thirty-four in one go. One had to know that the higher a Soul Master's level, the harder it became to advance!

"I mean the consumption of soul power while you have the enhancement state activated. Activate it again, then feel it carefully."

Qin Ming spoke.

"Alright."

Qin Qi nodded and activated Freedom Incomplete Transformation once more. Immense power and the abilities of various soul beasts empowered his body.

At that moment, he sensed the consumption, but it was not great. Moreover, he was continuously absorbing soul power!

He himself was absorbing soul power, the Strength-Eating Immortal Gu was absorbing soul power, and even the Rampaging Savage Phantom was absorbing soul power!

The absorption speed was more than ten, even over a dozen times faster than usual, and he was absorbing from three directions at once.

The recovery speed of his own soul power was comparable to thirty times that of an ordinary person!

"Is this the ability of the first soul beast? And this ability can actually be shared."

Qin Qi thought of the first soul beast he had absorbed. It was a soul beast that looked somewhat like a pig.

This kind of soul beast did not have strong attack power, and its defense was average. Its only outstanding ability was digestion.

Now, under the enhancement of Freedom Incomplete Transformation, that digestion had turned into rapid soul power recovery!

It made him barely feel any soul power consumption at all.

"Big brother, I don't feel much consumption. It's basically on par with my soul power recovery speed."

Qin Qi said.

"Such an enormous enhancement with barely any consumption... This... this defies common sense."

"This can't be right. The books don't say this. The teachers never taught this."

Qin Ming's first reaction was disbelief. His second was confusion. His third was the urge to look through a book.

"Snap. Big brother, wake up."

"You've really developed an occupational habit from teaching students. I'm this powerful, yet instead of being happy, you think it's unreasonable."

"You really are something. I don't even know what to say about you."

Watching Qin Ming mutter to himself, Qin Qi snapped his fingers beside Qin Ming's ear to wake him up, then spoke with a helpless expression.

"Sorry, force of habit. Qin Qi, your future achievements will definitely be limitless!"

Qin Ming came back to his senses and habitually pushed up his glasses before speaking with some pride.

"One family, two geniuses. One is the continent's second-youngest Soul Emperor, and the other is a genius with twin martial souls."

"In a few decades, your names will surely resound across this continent!"

As Flander watched Qin Qi and Qin Ming, he felt even more strongly that he should invest in Qin Qi early.

But what could he use to invest? Money? The boy did not lack money.

Education? His theoretical knowledge was better than Flander's own as academy head. What else did he have that was worth offering?

As Flander spoke, he looked at Oscar beside him. He felt that Little Ao and Qin Qi would make a good match.

"Hmm!"

Oscar suddenly shuddered all over. He looked around but found nothing, yet an inexplicable chill ran down his back!

Over the next while, Qin Qi and the others roasted and ate the Crimson Flame Qilin Horse. Paired with Oscar's Young and Beautiful Clove of Garlic, it tasted absolutely wonderful.

After eating and drinking their fill, the group set out to leave the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Little cook, I didn't expect you to be such a decent cook. You make food even better than the cafeteria ladies."

"Why don't you come back to Heaven Dou Academy with me? Be my underling, and I'll look after you from now on."

Qin Qi reached out and patted Oscar on the shoulder. He truly wanted to take Oscar under his wing.

For someone who could grow stronger simply by eating, a Food-System Soul Master with outstanding talent was simply too important!

"Although I really want to go, I've already joined Shrek Academy. And the headmaster has been very good to me. I can't abandon him."

Oscar spoke until tears streamed down his face. It was a scene that made onlookers cry and listeners grieve.

That acting skill was worthy of an Oscar.

"Headmaster, Headmaster..."

Oscar looked at Flander, reached out, and tugged on Flander's sleeve.

"Let me think. Let me think."

Although Flander had jokingly considered sending Oscar away before, when it came down to it, he was still reluctant.

"Headmaster, although I know saying this might seem like I'm trying to poach someone, I still have to advise you."

"Geniuses with innate full soul power in the food-type are exceedingly rare, but honestly, Shrek Academy can't cultivate this kind of student."

"Food-type soul masters are naturally physically weaker than those with other martial souls, and they cultivate more slowly as well."

"Under normal circumstances, someone born with full soul power will inevitably become a Soul Douluo in the future. Those with exceptional talent and resources can even become Titled Douluo."

"But food-type soul masters are different. Even with innate full soul power, without sufficient resources and education—"

"A Soul Emperor might be his limit."

Qin Ming looked at Flander with great seriousness. He knew how difficult it was for a commoner to produce a genius.

He did not want Oscar, his junior, to be delayed like this. Even if the dean misunderstood him, he still voiced his thoughts.

"Let me think. Let me think about it. You're at Heaven Dou Royal Academy now, right?"

Flander asked again.

"That's right. If you need me, just go to the academy and give the gatekeeper my name."

Qin Ming replied.

"Let me think it over. Once I've figured it out, I'll give you an answer."

Flander still did not want to let Oscar leave, but he understood in his heart that Qin Ming was right.

Caught between hesitation and inner conflict, he made a choice—to wait for now and talk about it later.

"Alright. Come find me once you've made up your mind."

Qin Ming did not say anything more. Oscar was, after all, a student of Shrek Academy. If they were unwilling, he could not just take him by force.

Qin Qi watched the scene and shook his head. Without Oscar, he could still eat soul beast meat, so it would not make much difference.

But if Oscar failed to seize this opportunity, then if he wanted to achieve anything in the future, he could only rely on Tang San.

But would Tang San get the chance? Other things were hard to say, but as for Dugu Bo's medicinal herbs, sooner or later Qin Qi would egg Dugu Yan on to pluck every last one of them.

Hehehe, Qin Qi felt that he was truly too wicked. Maybe he had been handed the villain's script.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey."

Qin Qi hurriedly shook his head, tossing that thought out of his mind. How could someone as handsome as him possibly be a villain?

He had to be the protagonist.

After the four left the Star Dou Great Forest, they parted ways. Qin Qi and Qin Ming hurried back to the academy, hoping they could still make it in time for the student exchange meet.

But when they returned, they discovered that the academy exchange meet had been postponed again. Yu Tianheng and the others had gone hunting soul beasts as well.

There were even rumors that the other academies had all gone soul beast hunting too.

"They're all such damn grind addicts, waiting to break through Rank 30 so they can out-grind everyone else!"

"But luckily, I'm the biggest grinder of them all. Not only am I Rank 34, I also have twin martial souls."

"I've got Rampaging Savage Phantom and Freedom Incomplete Transformation. Two purple and one black—I'd like to see who can out-grind me!"

Qin Qi refused to believe anyone could grind harder than him. As the king of grinders, he was already itching to put on a spectacular show.