Xiao Wu's Challenge (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

When Tang San returned, everyone in the dormitory except Ao Tian, who was sleeping, was cultivating.

His footsteps were light. When he returned to his bed, he found a meal box beside it.

Tang San opened it curiously. Inside were several fragrant chicken drumsticks, though they had already gone cold.

"Tang San, you're back?" Xiao Wu's voice rang out.

Tang San turned around and saw that Xiao Wu had already opened her eyes.

The others in the dormitory also woke from their cultivation and finally noticed Tang San.

"This is..." Tang San asked.

Wang Sheng climbed down and said, "Tang San, I apologize for what happened at noon. Ao Tian treated us to lunch, and I packed this up for you. Unfortunately, it got cold."

Half a day had passed, and Tang San's anger had mostly faded. "Let's forget about what happened."

He looked at the meal box. "I already ate with Teacher just now. I'm still full."

Xiao Wu jumped down from her bed and rubbed her stomach. "I'm hungry. Wang Sheng, let's go eat. Since Tang San has already eaten, we shouldn't waste this food. Let's take it with us and eat it."

Wang Sheng nodded. "All right."

Xiao Wu looked at Ao Tian, who was still curled up comfortably on his bed, and frowned slightly.

Ao Tian had been sleeping ever since returning from lunch, without cultivating at all.

She walked over to him and gently shook him.

"Get up and eat."

Ao Tian turned over and mumbled, "You guys go ahead. I'm not hungry."

The food in the canteen seemed delicious to Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and the others, but Ao Tian found it rather ordinary and had little appetite for it.

He had wandered with Bibi Dong for ten years and had sampled nearly all the delicacies of the continent. His palate had become extremely picky.

"All right, then."

Xiao Wu could only leave for the canteen with Wang Sheng and the others.

Only Tang San and Ao Tian remained in the dormitory.

Tang San watched Ao Tian for a while before climbing onto his bed and lying down to rest.

He had traveled for several hours that morning and studied with Grandmaster for several more that afternoon. He was already exhausted.

Before long, Tang San fell asleep.

More than half an hour later, Xiao Wu and the others returned.

Seeing that Ao Tian was still asleep, Xiao Wu could not help but shake him again. "Ao Tian, is your Martial Soul a pig? You've slept from daytime until nightfall, and I haven't seen you cultivate at all."

Ao Tian sat up helplessly.

He did not need to cultivate deliberately. The Dragon Race's inherited Cultivation Method had been circulating automatically within his body all along.

Moreover, at his level, cultivating on Douluo Continent was practically useless.

Even if he drained all the spiritual energy from the entire Douluo Star, it would not improve his cultivation by much.

If he wanted to advance more quickly, he could only go to a higher-level world, such as the God Realm, or venture through the universe.

But he had slept for five hundred million years. Now, he only wanted to enjoy himself properly. He had decided to cultivate again after he grew tired of playing. In any case, no one here could threaten his life.

Xiao Wu had just finished eating and did not want to cultivate right away either. Seeing Ao Tian get up, she said, "Let's go for a walk."

Ao Tian suddenly frowned. He sensed Titled Douluo-level Mental Power coming from outside, enveloping Xiao Wu.

The fluctuations of this Mental Power felt somewhat familiar.

Xiao Wu and the others could not sense it due to their lack of strength, but they could not hide it from Ao Tian.

His gaze sharpened, piercing through layer upon layer of obstacles. In a dark corner not far from the Dormitory Building, he saw a figure in a black robe standing there.

Tang Hao!

Has he discovered her? Ao Tian glanced at Xiao Wu.

"Hurry up and put on your shoes. Come outside with me for a walk." Xiao Wu urged him.

Ao Tian smiled. "All right."

Wang Sheng and the others looked envious. Their talents were ordinary, and after eating, they still had to cultivate diligently. They did not have so much time to play around.

Tang San suddenly sat up and said, "Xiao Wu, there's something I need to tell you."

Xiao Wu, who was walking out with Ao Tian, stopped. She turned to Tang San and asked, "What is it?"

Tang San said, "My Soul Power has reached level ten. Teacher is taking me tomorrow to obtain my first Soul Ring, and it may take several days."

Since Xiao Wu was the Boss of Dormitory Seven, Tang San had informed her beforehand.

After all, he was a Work-Study Student. School would begin tomorrow, and he would need to work. Since he would not be at the academy, his share of the work had to be arranged.

Xiao Wu's expression became somewhat complicated. "Are Soul Rings really that important to you humans?"

Only Ao Tian could understand the complexity on her face.

Tang San nodded. "Yes. Only by hunting Soul Beasts and obtaining Soul Rings can Soul Masters continue cultivating."

Wang Sheng said, "Tang San, you're worried about your Work-Study Student duties, right? Don't worry. Leave them to me while you're gone."

Tang San nodded. "Thank you. When I return, I'll help you make up for it."

"Don't mention it. After all, you're the first Soul Master in our dormitory." Wang Sheng spoke enviously.

He had cultivated at Nuoding Academy for several years, yet he had still not reached level ten Soul Power.

Tang San, on the other hand, had entered the academy only that day and was already going to obtain his first Soul Ring. How could Wang Sheng not envy him?

Aside from Ao Tian and Xiao Wu, everyone else was envious as well.

Tang San looked at Ao Tian. "Ao Tian, Teacher asked me to ask you: if you also want to obtain your first Soul Ring, you can come with us tomorrow."

"No need," Ao Tian declined.

"Let's go." Xiao Wu was in a bad mood and pulled Ao Tian outside.

By then, night had completely fallen. Only the cold moonlight and starlight cast faint illumination upon the earth.

There were already few teachers or students walking around campus.

Soul Masters generally cultivated at night, so the campus was somewhat deserted.

Xiao Wu pulled Ao Tian all the way to the side of the training field and sat down on a smooth boulder.

"Ao Tian, why do humans have to hunt Soul Beasts?"

Lying on the boulder and gazing at the stars overhead, Xiao Wu asked the question again.

"Human cultivation cannot do without Soul Rings. That is a law of nature. There's no use thinking too much about it," Ao Tian said.

He remembered that before he had gone to sleep, the laws had not been like this. There had been no Soul Beasts on Douluo Star that produced Soul Rings after death.

Soul Beasts must have appeared later.

"Then nature is truly unfair to Soul Beasts." Xiao Wu looked somewhat sorrowful.

Ao Tian reached out and pinched her cheek. "Why think so much about it? Don't tell me you're a Soul Beast?"

A trace of panic flashed through Xiao Wu's large eyes. She hurriedly said, "Nonsense! I'm so cute, how could I possibly be a Soul Beast?"

Ao Tian smiled and did not pursue the matter.

"You dragged me out here just to talk about this?" he asked.

Xiao Wu jumped down. "Of course not. I brought you out because I actually want to fight you."

"Why? Didn't I Admit Defeat?" Ao Tian asked.

Xiao Wu said, "That was only because I had no choice during the day. I wanted to be the Boss, and if I lost to you, I wouldn't be able to be one. But if you lost, I was afraid you'd lose face. I just wanted to fight you."

"So you picked nighttime, when no one is around?"

Xiao Wu nodded and said happily, "That way, if I lose, I won't lose my position as Boss, and if you lose, you won't lose face either, right?"

"Come on, let me see just how strong you are." Xiao Wu pulled Ao Tian down from the boulder.

Ao Tian glanced at the dark corner in the distance and smiled. "All right, then. Let's have a proper spar."

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