Bold!

Only fifteen minutes had passed.

Jiang Mu finished cultivating.

[Huo Yuhao, Soul Master, Killing Intent Index 99%, Remaining Health: 10.]

The revenge activation switch had been turned off.

"There was actually Martial Soul essence?"

He slowly opened his eyes, looked at the extra drop of Essence Blood in the System Space, and muttered softly.

"Was it because Huo Yuhao had a Body Martial Soul?"

Jiang Mu stroked his chin in thought.

Compared to Xu Sanshi's Xuanwu bloodline, Bei Bei's Golden Holy Dragon bloodline, or Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, what he had drawn from Huo Yuhao was actually the Essence Blood of the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul.

"Since this basically counts as a Body Martial Soul, could it purify my own Body Martial Soul?"

If he could use someone else's essence to cultivate his own Body Martial Soul, could he directly reach the second awakening?

The only problem was that its level was a little low. He had only drawn three drops of Essence Blood.

There was only one drop of Essence Blood. If he could only draw one drop at a time, wouldn't that be a little slow?

Lost in thought, Jiang Mu shifted from sitting cross-legged to lying down. He lay on his back, changing positions as he thought, completely at ease.

"Let's try it first."

A guess was only a guess. He slowly changed position, sat back up, and began refining it, deciding to first see what effect refining this drop of Martial Soul Essence Blood would have.

Martial Soul essence energy entered his body.

Jiang Mu could feel the injected Martial Soul energy evolving his hands and removing the impurities within them.

So it really worked.

As long as the impurities were removed, it was effectively a rise in quality. Perhaps he could even directly achieve a second awakening.

What was the point of bitter cultivation when the System's stat increases were so much more solid?

There was not much in a single drop of Essence Blood. By the time Jiang Mu finished thinking it over, he had also finished refining it, and its future use had become clear to him.

Jiang Mu looked at his hands and clenched them again.

Creak, creak!

"Not bad. I can definitely feel the increase in strength. If I absorb a little more, then according to my reasoning, a second evolution absolutely won't be a problem."

His hands underwent Jade Transformation and knocked against each other. He could feel both his power and quality improving.

"Little Mu~"

While he was still letting his thoughts wander, a seductive voice suddenly came from beside him.

He looked up and met Tang Ya's gaze. Her eyes were filled with excitement and joy.

It seemed she had gained something as well.

"I can feel it. My Martial Soul's quality has improved so much. If I refine some more, it will definitely evolve."

"Thank you, truly, thank you."

Tang Ya excitedly jumped off the bed.

Thump!

She gave him a heavy embrace. The fragrance from her body instantly drifted to Jiang Mu's nose, while her soft figure pressed against him.

"Uh, you don't need to be this excited."

"Ha~"

Jiang Mu was about to offer a few polite words when, the next moment, his earlobe was directly bitten.

"Ha~ Thank you for letting me see the truth about the Tang Sect and for helping my Martial Soul evolve."

She held on tightly, and he could feel the softness of Tang Ya's lips. The atmosphere between them grew increasingly heated.

Their relationship was gradually drawing closer.

"Little Mu~ How do you want me to repay you?"

Tang Ya did not move away. Instead, she seductively blew a breath of hot air beside Jiang Mu's ear.

"Give yourself to me?"

Jiang Mu did not shrink back because of this. Instead, he took the initiative to wrap an arm around her and let Tang Ya lie across his lap.

"What do you think?"

Jiang Mu watched the blushing Tang Ya remain silent, then reached up and brushed her lips. They were very soft.

Though her face was red, she did not dodge. As he gently rubbed her lips, Tang Ya nodded.

"Fine, but you can't eat me now. You have to wait until I get my revenge."

"Of course."

Jiang Mu was not so desperate that he had to eat her right then and there.

Only after hearing his agreement did Tang Ya let out a sigh of relief. She had been afraid Jiang Mu would take her on the spot.

Tang Ya slowly came back to herself. Looking at Jiang Mu, who had helped her face reality and aided her Martial Soul Evolution, her relieved gaze became complicated once more.

"Although we can't take the final step, kissing is fine."

The moment Jiang Mu finished speaking, he felt his lips soften. Before he could react, the sweet fragrance at the tip of his nose told him that she had kissed him.

Smooch, smooch~!

Meanwhile, inside the Golden Tree in Shrek Academy's Inner Court.

Bei Bei, who had just finished being examined, suddenly shuddered.

"Hiss~"

He sucked in a cold breath, his heart pounding as though something had happened.

"What's wrong, Bei Bei?"

Mu En, whose examination had temporarily revealed no issues, had just sighed in relief. But seeing Bei Bei like this made him tense again.

"N-Nothing."

After coming back to his senses, Bei Bei quickly waved his hand in denial. His troubled expression was only because he had something on his mind.

He wanted to see Tang Ya and persuade her, explain what had happened at the time.

"You're this burdened with worries, yet you say it's nothing. What happened? Why don't you tell me?"

Mu En did not bother with Huo Yuhao, who had already fallen unconscious. Instead, he continued questioning his great-grandson.

"..."

Bei Bei bit his lip, but in the end, he did not say anything.

And not answering was the best answer. Watching this scene, Mu En suddenly remembered something.

"Right, that Tang Sect leader, Tang Ya. Don't the two of you usually travel together? Why did you deliberately separate today? She even seemed to follow another male student into the freshmen dormitory!"

"Was she too busy taking care of a relative?"

That was what he said, but the smile on his face made it clear that he had guessed most of it.

Though his eyes were narrowed into slits, it was not as if he could not see. Tang Ya's expression and gaze had practically been glued to Jiang Mu.

There was obviously some special meaning behind it.

Had his great-grandson been cuckolded?

Impossible. They had not even confirmed their relationship, so what was there to call cuckoldry?

Did Mu En want to comfort him?

Of course not...

He was even rather grateful.

It saved him from dealing with a lot of mess.

Besides, it was not as if Bei Bei had no one else. Mu En had already prepared a child bride for him—gifted, beautiful, utterly devoted, and loyal.

At least in Mu En's eyes, that child bride was five hundred thousand times better than Tang Ya.

It was excellent that they could clear up their relationship now.

"No, it's just a small misunderstanding. I'll go explain it tomorrow."

Bei Bei shook his head, still somewhat unwilling to accept it.

But the more he thought about it, the harder his heart pounded. It was already too late to explain, and there was not enough time.

That was what his heart kept telling him.

His reaction was unusually intense. How could Mu En pretend not to see it? Matters of the heart could be triggered when absorbing a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

He needed to explain things early. Otherwise, if he failed to absorb the ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, it would be a huge embarrassment for Mu En's great-grandson.

Still, he could not make it too obvious, so he changed the subject.

"Hehe, a small misunderstanding would not leave you this speechless. You can tell me about it. I might offer you a new way of seeing things and help you ease your mind, so you don't have to be so upset."

Bei Bei gritted his teeth and remained silent for a long time before finally speaking.