"That's quite a big cake. You really put thought into it."
Zhang Lexuan looked at the exquisite cake before her, feeling puzzled, along with something else—something softer quietly rising within her.
"Coward."
Her voice was low, as though she were speaking to Yue Ling, and also to herself.
During the freshman assessment, he had broken through from level thirty-six to level thirty-seven.
After returning to the Shrek Inner Court and absorbing the Spirit Bone awarded from the competition, his Soul Power had immediately risen from level thirty-eight to level thirty-nine.
His progress had been fast, and the span of his cultivation advancement had been great.
If he did not stabilize his Soul Power, it could easily leave his foundation unsteady, like a paper tiger—impressive on the outside but hollow within.
Stabilizing his Soul Power before continuing to cultivate and advance was the top priority.
In the courtyard, Yue Ling slowly absorbed the remaining medicinal energy within the herbs, bit by bit increasing the Soul Power he needed.
Advance, advance.
Feeling his Soul Power Level gradually rise, Yue Ling was filled with excitement.
He was about to break through to Soul Ancestor!
For the past month and a half, he had ignored everything else and focused solely on breaking through to Soul Ancestor, enduring no small amount of hardship for it.
When hungry, he gnawed on dry rations. When tired, he slept. Day after day.
He had spent the first half month polishing his unstable cultivation.
Then, after nearly another month, he had broken through to the peak of level thirty-nine and was about to reach level forty Soul Power.
There was still a full half month before Shrek Academy's holiday began.
In other words, he still had a month and a half to break through and obtain his fourth