Should You Struggle a Little?

"Buy a spatial Soul Tool."

Xia Liang reminded him that the box he had given Huo Yuhao was not very suitable. If outsiders investigated it, they could easily notice something was wrong. They might as well replace it with an ordinary one here.

"Okay, Brother Xia Liang."

Obediently, Huo Yuhao went to the Soul Tool section of the Nine Treasures Pavilion and bought a bracelet-shaped spatial Soul Tool for one thousand Gold Soul Coins.

It contained two spaces, each fifteen cubic meters in size—enough to store most items.

After that, Huo Yuhao bought quite a few cultivation materials, spending another thousand Gold Soul Coins in one go. After spending it, he truly felt heartbroken. Although he still had nine thousand left, it still hurt.

"What are you being stingy about? There's still so much gold left unused. If your strength were higher, would you even lack money?"

Xia Liang spoke helplessly. He had only used a little gold, yet Huo Yuhao was this distressed over it.

Afterward, Huo Yuhao went to the bookstore and bought many books about Soul Tools. Once he returned to the dormitory, he began studying them.

Electrolux needed to devise a method for training his body; otherwise, the results would be limited. Huo Yuhao spent the rest of his time cultivating and reading.

The big news in the class these past few days was that Wang Dong had become class monitor. Other than that, it was all running and attending lessons.

One evening, Bei Bei came to invite Huo Yuhao to have barbecue near Sea God Lake.

Huo Yuhao had a good impression of Bei Bei. This was what a Shrek student should be like in his mind.

"Sure."

His cultivation had been particularly dull these past few days. After obtaining Tian Meng and Xia Liang's approval, he planned to relax that evening.

"That's good. Xiaoya has been craving your grilled fish and barbecue for a long time."

"Then I'll make sure to grill plenty for Sister Xiaoya tonight."

"Bei Bei, why are you sneaking out here to eat without inviting your brother?"

At night, a young man dressed in black walked over to Bei Bei and slung an arm around his shoulders. It was obvious that they had a very good relationship.

"Get lost."

Bei Bei expressionlessly told Xu Sanshi beside him to get lost.

This guy was always causing trouble.

Xu Sanshi sat on the ground and, without the slightest courtesy, devoured Bei Bei's share. They were brothers—what was wrong with eating some of it?

"Is this a junior? Munch... Your barbecue is pretty good. Grill me a few more portions."

After tasting how delicious the meat was, Xu Sanshi took out some Gold Soul Coins from his pocket and handed them to Huo Yuhao.

"No need. This isn't a business transaction. Since you know Brother Bei Bei, I'll grill you another portion later."

Huo Yuhao waved the grilled meat in his hand and declined. This gathering was meant for friends, so money did not matter. Besides, he was not short on money now.

"Straightforward. Junior, my name is Xu Sanshi. I'm known as one of the Outer Court Twin Stars alongside Thunderclap Bei Bei here. If anything happens in the future, just mention my name. I guarantee you'll be fine."

"Thank you, Brother Xu."

Huo Yuhao handed over several skewers of freshly grilled meat.

"You're welcome, you're welcome."

Xu Sanshi did not stand on ceremony either. He took them and began eating. Bei Bei, standing beside him, sensed that something was off. Why had this guy appeared here for no reason?

Wait!

Bei Bei realized something was wrong and hurriedly shoved Xu Sanshi away. "Get lost, bastard."

"Bei Bei, I brought Nannan over."

Tang Ya's voice came from not far away. Beside her stood an exceptionally beautiful girl with long golden hair.

"Wait, Xu Sanshi? Why are you here?!"

The five of them stood silently in an open clearing, all because of that uninvited guest.

Jiang Nannan stood beside Tang Ya. Her amber eyes calmly swept over Xu Sanshi. Her gaze was not particularly cold, yet it made Xu Sanshi's back stiffen. His formerly cheeky, thick-skinned expression could no longer hold up, and he held his meat skewer in midair, unsure whether to eat it or put it down.

"Nannan, have some of this. This one's delicious."

Xu Sanshi truly had thick skin and immediately called out to her. Watching the atmosphere between them, Huo Yuhao said nothing and simply grilled meat obediently at the side.

There was obviously some gossip here.

Within the Sea of Spirit, Xia Liang looked at Xu Sanshi. Other than the Mysterious Water Pill, there was nothing valuable on this person.

"By the way, do you remember that thundercloud from a few days ago?"

Xu Sanshi suddenly spoke up. This topic clearly caught everyone's interest, while Bei Bei gave Huo Yuhao a thoughtful glance.

Although he did not know whether it had anything to do with Huo Yuhao, very few people in the academy could cause such a commotion.

"I heard that thundercloud was the Tribulation Lightning of a legendary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

Seeing that his topic had drawn everyone's attention, Xu Sanshi continued by revealing the most exaggerated and eye-catching piece of information.

What could attract more attention than a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? How could that be possible?"

Tang Ya was the first to question the truth of the information. Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts were not cabbages growing everywhere, much less one that had just undergone its tribulation.

"It's just something I heard, something I heard. Don't take it seriously."

Xu Sanshi said with an awkward laugh. It sounded fake the moment one heard it. How could a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast appear in the human world? That would be absurd. Though if a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast transformed into a human, its intelligence did seem to become much lower.

With that piece of news breaking the ice, the awkward atmosphere faded away. Aside from Jiang Nannan, who silently ate barbecue, the others chatted happily.

Past midnight, Huo Yuhao returned to the dormitory.

"Where did you go?"

Wang Dong hugged a pillow as she lay on her bed, looking at Huo Yuhao, who had just entered through the door.

Having only just crawled out from beneath the blankets, her pinkish-blue hair was still a little messy.

Their relationship was no longer as stiff as before. After they had finished running, although Wang Dong never said anything, the little daily frictions between them had decreased considerably. Huo Yuhao was not that petty either, and after some time, they managed to live together peacefully.

"I went to have dinner with some friends."

Huo Yuhao answered truthfully.

"Mm."

Wang Dong buried her head beneath the blanket. For some reason, she had recently kept wanting to get close to this Huo Yuhao. Why was that?

"A strange power is changing this little girl's will."

Electrolux's perception of souls was the sharpest, especially now that he had mostly recovered. Whenever Huo Yuhao approached the little girl named Wang Dong, he discovered that the fluctuations of her soul did not seem human.

"Mm, it is indeed a power from a higher dimension."

Xia Liang had noticed it as well—or rather, he had been the first to know.

Tian Meng, beside them, had not reached their level yet. However, he could sense that after Huo Yuhao ate the Golden Apple and awakened once more, Wang Dong's aura had become extremely similar to Huo Yuhao's. It resembled the aura of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill between humans.

"Should we tell Yuhao?"

Tian Meng asked in confusion, but Xia Liang felt there was no need.

"Kids should just play properly. As for what comes later, let the adults handle it."

Xia Liang felt that this was the safest approach. If they revealed that Wang Dong was a girl, he did not think Huo Yuhao would be able to keep it hidden. There would definitely be holes in his daily behavior. Rather than that, it was better to let things take their natural course.

"That's true."

After hearing this, Tian Meng also felt that they should forget it. Even if they told Yuhao, it would only give him another worry. Besides, none of them were pushovers.

The next day, huge clouds of steam rose from the surface of Sea God Lake. A crimson streak of light, radiating incomparable heat, shot toward Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.

"This is what you called sightseeing?!"

"How was I supposed to know that monster would be here?!"

Wang Dong shouted. At that moment, she was holding Huo Yuhao's hand and flying with him.

The two of them had originally planned to relax by enjoying the scenery beside Sea God Lake. Who would have thought they would encounter this red monster here?

Wang Dong had no idea what to do. Looking at that red figure, she was terrified. How could they be this unlucky? They were not going to die, were they?

"It's catching up!"

Huo Yuhao could already feel that scorching heat nearly burning his backside.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao kept crying out for help in his heart.

"It's fine. You won't die. How about struggling a little?"

Xia Liang said it without concern for Huo Yuhao's safety. He had already placed a safety device inside Huo Yuhao's body. As long as danger appeared, it would set up a barrier around him. Even a Titled Douluo could not break that barrier, much less a mere six-ring Ma Xiaotao.