Noticing Li Qingming's curious gaze, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger looked at him, a smile curling at the corner of her mouth.
"You should know this method—or at least have heard of it. Dual cultivation."
"Others might not know, but you should. The method of dual cultivation would be greatly beneficial to your body."
"You were innately frozen for ten thousand years inside the Far North Ice Coffin. Unknowingly, your physique acquired an ultimate ice constitution."
"If you could dual cultivate with a woman possessing ultimate fire attributes, the improvement to you would definitely be immense."
As the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger spoke, she took two light steps closer to Li Qingming.
Seeing the wicked grin on the little cat's face, Li Qingming raised his hand and flicked her forehead with a pale finger.
Feeling the pain on her forehead, the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger glared fiercely at him. Then she opened her mouth, surging with overwhelming evil aura as her entire body pounced at Li Qingming.
But Li Qingming had no intention of indulging the little cat.
He raised his hand, and ultimate holy power spread forth as dazzling starlight flickered.
Before the little tiger, Qian Renxue's afterimage had already appeared.
The tiny figure stood there and raised her hand. A pure, holy radiance struck the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger directly, sending her tumbling to the ground.
Watching the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger climb back up with a murderous expression, Li Qingming shot her a glare.
"I need to clarify something. That senior sister and I are merely ordinary friends. There will not be any further development between us."
"So what if there won't be? Why did you hit me?"
"Besides, you don't necessarily have to dual cultivate with that Ma Xiaotao. Her evil fire power is certainly strong and suited to your ice constitution, but wouldn't your roommate work too?"
The little cat grinned as he spoke. His body suddenly darted backward, evading Li Qingming's grasping hand. He then flapped his wings and hovered in the air, staring straight at Li Qingming.
"How could a Martial Soul like the Light Goddess Butterfly possibly appear on a male soul master's body? Do you really think this tiger is stupid?"
"Although I specialize in hunting, don't forget that you and I share knowledge."
"You learned so much history and knowledge about soul beasts and other worlds through me. Naturally, I learned plenty through you as well."
The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger looked at Li Qingming, his eyes filled with temptation.
He was not joking. Whether it was Wang Dong or Ma Xiaotao, either of them would be highly suitable for Li Qingming if they truly engaged in dual cultivation.
Li Qingming himself possessed the two ultimate attributes of holiness and corruption, along with the special ice constitution. This would greatly benefit his body as well.
Yet, seeing the little tiger's expression, Li Qingming still raised his hand. Terrifying power surged forth, directly crushing the little tiger out of existence and returning him to Li Qingming's body.
As the little tiger vanished, Li Qingming's eyes flickered. Sitting there, he let out a soft breath.
Whether it was Wang Dong or Ma Xiaotao, he currently had no such thoughts about either of them.
It was not that he was uninterested in women, or that he had no designs on peerless beauties. He simply understood his current predicament.
His greatest enemy at present was Tang San. Even interacting with Wang Dong was somewhat unavoidable, much less being together with him.
Merely interacting with Wang Dong should be fine, but if anything became entangled between them and attracted Tang San's attention, Tang San would investigate him.
Once Tang San learned his identity, he would most likely find a way to kill him outright. That was something Li Qingming could not contend against at present.
Of course, even if he could contend against him, he was not particularly interested in Wang Dong. After all, what woman could be more important than cultivation?
Only by raising his own strength and gaining greater power would he have the capital to protect himself and grow. Before he possessed strength, talking about romance was nothing but a waste of time to Li Qingming.
As he closed his eyes, time passed second by second. Nearly twenty more minutes passed before the door opened and Wang Dong returned, sweeping his gaze over Li Qingming.
He lightly sniffed the air, feeling that there was some strange scent. He set a serving of food to the side, then lay on his bed and began cultivating as well.
After the two finished training the following morning, the freshman assessment officially began that afternoon.
This assessment posed no difficulty for them. In the original timeline, even without a Martial Soul Fusion Skill between Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao, the two had still made it directly into the top sixty-four. Not to mention now.
Two days passed quickly. Across four rounds of matches, the trio crushed their opponents almost the entire way through.
As the competition reached the top sixty-four, several famous teams—or rather, the truly well-known teams among the three hundred students—had emerged.
Li Qingming, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao's team also drew much attention, not merely because they had a three-ring soul master.
More importantly, all three of them were strong—so strong it was practically absurd. They had crushed their opponents almost from beginning to end.
With the support of the Holy Angel Martial Soul as well, Li Qingming's side attracted plenty of attention.
Thus, that afternoon, after Li Qingming and Wang Dong finished eating and were walking back together, a red-haired girl and a delicately beautiful girl directly blocked their path.
Seeing the two block their way, Wang Dong raised his brows and stepped forward two paces, standing directly before the girls.
The red-haired girl did not yield in the slightest either. She likewise stepped forward two paces, bringing them close enough to smell each other's scent. Yet both of their expressions were exceptionally cold.
The red-haired girl stared directly at Wang Dong and said, "You're Wang Dong, right? Please move aside. Ning Tian and I came to find Li Qingming."
Looking at the other's nearly flawless face, the red-haired girl inexplicably felt displeased.
Her looks were not poor—indeed, they were fairly good—but in terms of appearance alone, she could not compare to Wang Dong.
Meeting her gaze, Wang Dong slightly turned his head to look at Li Qingming.
Li Qingming was naturally familiar with both of them. The red-haired girl was Wu Feng, while the girl behind her with a gentle smile should be Ning Tian, the young sect master of the current Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Under the girls' gazes, Li Qingming placed a hand on Wang Dong's shoulder and pulled him back slightly.
Seeing Li Qingming's action, Wang Dong stood to the side and glared angrily at the two girls.
As Li Qingming pulled Wang Dong away, Ning Tian smiled and walked forward two steps.
"Allow me to introduce myself. My name is Ning Tian. I am the young sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and also your opponent in tomorrow's match."
Ning Tian looked at Li Qingming, her voice exceptionally gentle.
But with her introduction as the young sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, her intentions were already self-evident.
Ning Tian knew of Li Qingming. The Holy Angel Martial Soul was already exceedingly rare, and a Holy Angel Martial Soul that could reach three rings at this age was even rarer.
Coupled with his handsome appearance, Ning Tian had come partly with the intention of befriending him. More importantly, however, she hoped Li Qingming's team would concede tomorrow's match.
Li Qingming's team had two assault-type soul masters, and Li Qingming himself was a three-ring soul master.
Although support-type and other soul master types were no weaker than assault-type soul masters in the later stages, during the weakest stages, assault-type soul masters could practically be considered the strongest.
Among all the teams, aside from Li Qingming's team, only the Dai Family's team had strong assault-type soul masters.
Ning Tian did not dare provoke that team, since they were from the White Tiger Duke's Estate and their status was no lower than hers.
But when it came to someone like Li Qingming, who had no background at all, Ning Tian did not mind coming to negotiate.
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