Evil Kitty's Temptation, Li Qingming's Secret

Facing Xiao Xiao's somewhat shy gaze, Wang Dong blinked.

He did not understand why this girl liked Li Qingming. For some reason, it made him feel a little displeased, yet he did not know what to say at the moment.

Once their group had taken their seats, Zhou Yi announced the second group, followed by the third.

After every group had finished, Zhou Yi said calmly, "The rewards for those who make it through the elimination rounds are extremely generous. Our school is famously well-funded."

"Remember this: I want every one of you to advance. Anyone who gets eliminated will not only have to leave, but I'll also leave them with some profound memories. Understood?"

As Zhou Yi said this, her voice suddenly turned icy. A piercing killing intent flashed through her purple eyes. Feeling that gaze, quite a few students shuddered instinctively and hurriedly responded.

Li Qingming, standing on the platform, did not care much. After Zhou Yi said, "Prepare yourselves well. The freshman assessment begins tomorrow afternoon," school was dismissed.

Shrek Academy's freshman assessment would begin the following afternoon, giving them an afternoon and a morning—a full day—to prepare.

For everyone else, these days were needed to familiarize themselves with one another and devise tactics.

But Li Qingming already knew Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao's martial souls very well, so there was no need for that. Still, after giving it some thought, he brought the two of them outside.

Being able to go out with two handsome guys made Xiao Xiao a little shy.

Especially when she sensed the gazes of the girls around them, as though they wanted to "kill" her, she turned her head slightly and did not dare look at either of them.

At that moment, the three stood quietly amid the grass in the forest. Li Qingming looked at Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, his expression calm.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Li Qingming. Wang Dong and I are roommates, which you should both already know. I won't say much else. This time, I intend to take first place, and what you need to do is make sure you don't hold me back."

Li Qingming spoke with utter seriousness. If anyone else had said such words, they would have seemed to be bragging or trying to act cool.

But coming from Li Qingming, neither Wang Dong nor Xiao Xiao found it the least bit out of place. It seemed perfectly normal and natural for the youth to say such things.

Hearing Li Qingming's words, both of them nodded firmly.

"As for tactics, I'll explain those as well. The plan is simple. Wang Dong and I will handle the frontal assault, though Wang Dong will take the lead. I'll control the center, while the rear will be left to Xiao Xiao."

"Now, introduce your martial soul."

As Li Qingming spoke, he gestured to Xiao Xiao. Facing the two pairs of eyes turned toward her, Xiao Xiao began introducing her martial soul somewhat awkwardly.

Li Qingming naturally already knew it. Whether it was the mutated Three-Life Soul-Calming Cauldron or that vertical flute, both possessed powerful effects.

Although their control abilities were not particularly strong, they were enough for him. After all, he himself was the best controller. He could win this match without even needing his teammates' assistance.

After they had gotten to know one another, Wang Dong and Li Qingming returned to their dormitory together.

The moment they returned, Wang Dong sat down and yawned. It was obvious that he was looking forward to tomorrow's freshman assessment.

"What do you think our opponents in the first round will be like? Are they strong?"

"Sigh, no matter how strong they are, they probably won't be stronger than you. You're already at three rings."

As Wang Dong spoke, he sighed at Li Qingming. Others did not know, but Wang Dong was aware that Li Qingming had previously possessed twenty-eighth-rank Soul Power.

Yet in just three short months, his Soul Power Level had broken through to rank thirty, and without absorbing a soul ring, he had somehow acquired a third soul ring.

Li Qingming could not hide these things from Wang Dong, his roommate, but Wang Dong did not dwell on them. Because of his own circumstances, he had a clear understanding of matters such as "fortuitous opportunities."

Li Qingming did not react much to this. The school's end-of-term reward this time should be a secret technique soul bone, but he did not care much about it.

Although he did not currently possess a single soul bone, if he were to attach one, it would definitely have to be one of the top-tier soul bones still existing on this continent. He would not even consider anything else.

While secret technique soul bones had some use, they were equally unimportant to him.

For Li Qingming, the only purpose of this competition was to prove his strength and obtain a core disciple position at Shrek Academy.

That would stabilize the Holy Spirit Cult's side while indirectly stabilizing Shrek's side as well. Then, once vacation came, he could follow Huo Yuhao to the Far North.

He was not planning to seize the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion. After all, while an ultimate martial soul like the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion was indeed powerful—

—it was not even comparable to his Six-Winged Holy Angel or Ultimate Fallen Angel.

Though they were all ultimate attributes, either one of Li Qingming's martial souls could easily suppress the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, so he had no need for that martial soul.

His purpose in going was to visit Snow Empress's tribe and see what exactly had happened.

Normally, Snow Empress should still be there. After all, it was only some time later that she underwent her heavenly tribulation, became a juvenile form, was taken away, and then sold to the Sun Moon Empire.

There absolutely should not have been any accident at this stage. Or rather, he himself should not have appeared here either.

Li Qingming needed to figure this out. After all, Snow Empress had once saved his life, and he still owed her a favor.

With that thought, Li Qingming sat down cross-legged again and continued cultivating.

Wang Dong said nothing about this insane cultivation routine. Or rather, he had already grown used to it.

Watching Li Qingming cultivate in silence, he fell silent for a second before getting to his feet and looking at him.

"I'm going to the cafeteria to eat. I'll grab you a portion while I'm there. You still want the same things as before, right?"

Wang Dong looked at Li Qingming as he spoke. Li Qingming gave a soft "Mm."

Wang Dong seemed long accustomed to this. He casually opened the door and headed for the cafeteria, leaving Li Qingming sitting quietly alone in the room.

As Li Qingming slowly opened his eyes, a flash of golden light passed through one eye, while the other held a blackness that was nearly filthy.

At the same moment, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger appeared beside him.

The small cat yawned, amusement written across its face.

"Want to increase your strength quickly? This king knows plenty of ways to improve your strength fast. Maybe they'll be a great help to you."

The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger spoke with a smile in its voice.

But as he looked at the little cat, Li Qingming merely sat cross-legged in silence, allowing the powers of ice and fire within him to surge together with the four forces of the Fallen Angel and Holy Angel, continuously tempering his Soul Power.

Seeing that Li Qingming was ignoring it, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger yawned and slowly stretched its body.

As Li Qingming's strength gradually increased, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger had likewise granted him a third authority, which had greatly enhanced him.

What was especially worth mentioning was that he possessed a secret that many people did not know: aside from these two martial souls, he still concealed his greatest trump card.

It was precisely because of this trump card that he could remain indifferent to so many things.

But that trump card had one prerequisite: his own Soul Power Level had to rise.

So, despite not particularly wanting to deal with the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, Li Qingming still opened his eyes and turned to look at the evil little cat.