Mystic Water Pill

Seeing Xu Sanshi in this state, Bei Bei realized he must have caused some trouble.

"There's no misunderstanding. This Senior Brother Xu Sanshi was forcing a sale, and when that didn't work, he turned to robbery," Huo Yuhao explained to Bei Bei.

After understanding the situation, Bei Bei felt a headache coming on. Before he could even speak, he heard Tang Ya roar.

"You dare bully my Tang Sect disciple? Xu Sanshi, I'm telling you, this isn't over today."

Tang Ya immediately took out a Dragon Whisker Needle, aimed it at Xu Sanshi, and held it ready to strike.

Seeing this, Xu Sanshi hurriedly ran behind Bei Bei, poking his head out to explain:

"I really know I was wrong, Bei Bei. Can you talk to this junior brother and ask him not to report me? I can compensate him privately. Also, could you ask your friend to put the Dragon Whisker Needle away, considering I'm already on the verge of being expelled?"

Xu Sanshi was on the verge of tears; getting hit by another Dragon Whisker Needle would be even more miserable.

Huo Yuhao, having apprenticed under a teacher at Shrek Academy, was considered one of their own. It would be difficult for today's incident to just blow over.

As the young sect master of the Mysterious Underworld Sect, he knew the academy was aware he would eventually leave. If this really escalated, even if he wasn't expelled, his sect would definitely suffer a massive financial loss.

As Xu Sanshi thought about it, he couldn't help but slap himself. Why was his hand so itchy?

Hearing this, Bei Bei had an idea. "Xiao Ya, put the Dragon Whisker Needle away first. I'll go talk to Yuhao."

"Hmph." Tang Ya reluctantly put away the needle and glared at Bei Bei, clearly dissatisfied that she hadn't been able to hit Xu Sanshi with it.

At this moment, Bei Bei walked to Huo Yuhao's side and whispered:

"Yuhao, Xu Sanshi has two pills called Mystic Water Pills. They can not only increase innate soul power but also boost cultivation speed. If you want to settle this privately, I'll make him give you both pills and compensate you with some Gold Soul Coins."

Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. These two Mystic Water Pills were his main goal for the day; as long as he achieved his objective, that was enough.

Looking at Xu Sanshi's hopeless expression—he wasn't even looking at Jiang Nannan, who was watching from a distance—Huo Yuhao felt his anger dissipate.

"Sanshi, two Mystic Water Pills plus twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins, and today's matter is settled. Be calmer next time; don't lose your reason the moment you encounter Jiang Nannan. Besides, acting like this only brings her trouble."

Bei Bei walked over to Xu Sanshi, patted his shoulder, and proposed the terms of the settlement.

Xu Sanshi's entire demeanor shifted from monochrome to vibrant color. He wore a look of relief, as if he had survived a disaster, and hurriedly pulled out two cyan jade porcelain bottles to hand to Bei Bei.

"I've given you both Mystic Water Pills. Can you give me two days for the Gold Soul Coins? Twenty thousand is not a small amount; I need to find an excuse to ask for them."

Bei Bei handed the Mystic Water Pills to Huo Yuhao, took out twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins to place into Huo Yuhao's soul tool storage, and turned back to say to Xu Sanshi:

"Fine, I'll cover it for you. Just pay me back once you have the coins."

As the great-grandson of Sea God Pavilion Master Mu En, Bei Bei could afford to front twenty thousand Gold Soul Coins.

This gesture earned Bei Bei a look of tearful gratitude from Xu Sanshi, so sincere it was almost unsettling.

"Sister Tang Ya, Brother Bei Bei, here is your grilled fish." Seeing the matter resolved, Huo Yuhao took out the fish he had grilled earlier and handed it to them.

Jiang Nannan also walked over at this time and apologized: "Sorry, Junior Brother, I've caused you trouble."

"It's fine. It didn't really have anything to do with you, Senior Sister."

After Huo Yuhao responded politely, Jiang Nannan left with the other female students.

Huo Yuhao had no intention of engaging further with Jiang Nannan. In the original story, when Huo Yuhao was attacked by Xu Sanshi, she hadn't stepped in to stop it, merely shouting, "What are you doing?"

It wasn't necessarily wrong of her, as she had no direct responsibility, but it left Huo Yuhao with no desire for a deep friendship.

Seeing Jiang Nannan leave, Xu Sanshi no longer had the heart to chase after her. The trouble he had caused today was too significant, so he headed back to his dormitory to rest.

Huo Yuhao also said goodbye to Tang Ya and Bei Bei, expressing his gratitude for Tang Ya's willingness to stand up for him with her Dragon Whisker Needle.

After leaving the school gate, Huo Yuhao walked quickly toward his dormitory, intending to absorb the medicinal power of the two Mystic Water Pills as soon as possible.

Back at the dorm, Wang Dong was gone again, off to who knows where.

Huo Yuhao took out one Mystic Water Pill and swallowed it, feeling it widen his meridians and provide a slight boost to his Spirit Eye martial soul. His mood brightened.

As he absorbed the pill's power, some impurities were expelled from his body.

When Wang Dong returned, he was hit by a foul stench. He glared fiercely at Huo Yuhao, who was still meditating, and quickly closed the door and left.

Wang Dong decided to find a hotel in Shrek City to stay in for a few days; he couldn't stay in this dorm.

At one in the morning, with the Mysterious Heaven Technique running at full capacity, Huo Yuhao quickly finished absorbing the first pill.

While circulating his soul power, he discovered that his meridians had become much tougher. It seemed the Mystic Water Pill was indeed effective.

He took out the metal ball used to test soul power and saw that he had reached the peak of level 18. Without hesitation, Huo Yuhao took out the second pill and swallowed it.

By the time he finished absorbing the second pill, it was already dawn.

Huo Yuhao circulated the Mysterious Heaven Technique again. Feeling no further increase in his soul power, he realized he had reached level 20.

Huo Yuhao awakened the Sky Dream Iceworm in his spiritual sea; his journey to the Far North was about to begin.

"Yuhao, why did you wake Brother up?" the Sky Dream Iceworm asked, still groggy.

Upon sensing Huo Yuhao's physical state, the Sky Dream Iceworm instantly sobered up. "How long have I been asleep? Yuhao, how are you already at level 20?"

"Brother Sky Dream, you haven't been asleep long. I just had some good fortune recently. You said to wake you when I reached level 20 so you could help me awaken my second martial soul, so I called you," Huo Yuhao explained.

Seeing Huo Yuhao growing so rapidly, the Sky Dream Iceworm began rolling around in the spiritual sea in excitement.

"No problem, Yuhao. Don't worry, once we awaken your second martial soul, you'll definitely be able to soar to the heavens."

Listening to the Sky Dream Iceworm's confident assurance, Huo Yuhao got up to wash away the impurities from his body and changed his clothes.

After changing, he walked out. Smelling the odor in the room, he opened the window to ventilate, letting the fresh air carry away the stench.

It was early morning, and there were almost no students in Shrek Academy. Huo Yuhao walked slowly across Shrek Square, enjoying this rare moment of relaxation.

He slowly made his way to the soul tool department's experimental area and pressed the hexagonal token Fan Yu had given him against the door.

After the door opened, he saw Fan Yu and his team, who had been pulling an all-nighter on their experiments.

"Yuhao, why are you here? Are there any problems with your studies?" Fan Yu asked, looking puzzled at Huo Yuhao's arrival.

"Teacher, please help me ask for leave. My soul power has reached level 20, and I've arranged for a senior brother from the Tang Sect to help me obtain my soul ring," Huo Yuhao said, stating the purpose of his visit.