Night.
"Elder Xuan, Jiang Bai's strength today..."
Wang Yan spoke to Xuan Zi ahead of him. No matter how he looked at it, Jiang Bai was quite talented, so Wang Yan wanted to change Xuan Zi's opinion of Jiang Bai.
"That Self-Created Soul Skill was decent, but nothing special."
Xuan Zi took a sip of wine, suddenly thinking of how Mu En had inexplicably come over and beaten him up today.
Heh, Mu En must've discovered it when I made that kid release his Soul Rings. Mu En thought I was bullying a junior, and combined with some previous matters, found an excuse to beat me up.
As for what he'd done wrong before, Xuan Zi couldn't remember.
He'd done plenty of things. Who knew what had made Mu En angry?
But asking that Jiang Bai kid to release his Soul Rings—did that count as bullying?
One yellow and one purple. That was all there was to it.
"Elder Xuan, but..."
Wang Yan still wanted to argue for him. What if Jiang Bai really could break through the limits that Detached Martial Souls had never surpassed before?
"Stop talking. He's someone who relies on external objects. He should go to the Soul Engineering Department."
Xuan Zi took another sip of wine and impatiently waved a hand.
Seeing this, Wang Yan didn't dare say anything else. He understood Xuan Zi's temper. For some reason, the man was a little angry right now.
And after what Xuan Zi had just said, Wang Yan feared that if he continued, Jiang Bai would have to leave the Martial Soul Department.
At that moment, Jiang Bai was cultivating on his bed.
Speaking of which, if nothing unexpected happened, the finals should still be Dai Huabin against Yuhao.
Should he find a way to make Yuhao slip up and cripple Dai Huabin?
Huo Yuhao definitely couldn't handle Dai Huabin alone, but Tian Meng was still by his side. Unless someone had reached the Soul Saint realm or above, no one could kill Huo Yuhao.
Although Tian Meng's million-year cultivation had been "eaten" into existence, it was still a million years. Dealing with a three-ringed Soul Master would be effortless.
And with Tian Meng's understanding of spiritual power, unless it was a Titled Douluo specializing in spiritual power, no one would detect anything unusual.
He'd find a chance to hint at it to Huo Yuhao. The White Tiger Duke's Estate couldn't be touched, but Dai Huabin could still be dealt with.
Classes began the next day.
Stone didn't give Jiang Bai a pleasant look, considering he'd caused him to lose a Soul Bone.
As for Ning Tian and Wu Feng, they were from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He couldn't afford to provoke them.
After class at noon, Ning Tian suddenly asked Jiang Bai, "Why does Teacher Stone seem so strange?"
"I don't know either."
Jiang Bai shook his head and quickly left the classroom.
"Young Mistress, isn't this guy getting more and more excessive?"
Wu Feng watched Jiang Bai's departing back. Ever since the competition ended, he had practically ignored the two of them.
"Wu Feng, don't say that."
Ning Tian frowned and immediately told Wu Feng to be quiet. Jiang Bai had only been somewhat closer to them because of the competition. Now that it was over, whatever he wanted to do had nothing to do with them.
After class, Jiang Bai arrived at the entrance to the dormitory building.
"Old man, let's sun ourselves together."
Jiang Bai conjured an ice lounge chair in his hand and naturally sat down beside Mu En.
Mu En: "..."
"Waiting for someone?"
"Yeah. Huo Yuhao—the one who fought Wang Dong in front of you last time."
"Yes, I remember."
A little fellow with a Body Martial Soul.
The Body Martial Soul had reminded Mu En of some things, so he had a rather deep impression of Huo Yuhao.
"Do you think he can awaken? The Second Awakening of the Body Martial Soul."
Jiang Bai asked. He didn't know much about the Second Awakening of the Body Martial Soul, but Mu En should know something, since he'd fought experts with Body Martial Souls before.
If Mu En didn't know, then Jiang Bai would have to find an opportunity to send Huo Yuhao to the Body Sect and let him experience the warmth of home.
"A second awakening of a Body Martial Soul isn't something ordinary people can achieve. I don't know much about it either."
Mu En answered that way. He truly didn't know. Martial Soul awakenings were mysterious to begin with. If he knew how, he would've awakened Bei Bei long ago.
"Tell me, if I took him to the top of a ten-thousand-zhang cliff, sealed his Soul Power, and threw him off, could he awaken?"
Jiang Bai immediately thought of a method. Stimulating him with death should be enough, right?
"Heh heh, he'd probably curse you to death."
Mu En laughed. This Jiang kid always had such strange ideas.
Still, if there was an opportunity, it could be tried.
"Hm? Jiang Bai, why are you here?"
When Xiao Xiao returned to the dorm entrance, she immediately spotted Jiang Bai sunning himself with Mu En ahead.
Could he be waiting for her?
Ah, this...
While Xiao Xiao was lost in wild thoughts, Jiang Bai glanced behind her.
"Where's Yuhao?"
Crack—
Xiao Xiao suddenly heard the sound of glass shattering.
"I don't know!"
???
Watching Xiao Xiao's departing back, Jiang Bai's head was full of question marks. Why had she suddenly gotten angry? What was going on?
At a time like this, he should ask the older man beside him.
"Old man, why is Xiao Xiao angry?"
"Mm, I don't know either."
Mu En thought about it, but he couldn't tell why that little girl Xiao Xiao was angry.
Soon, Huo Yuhao returned with Wang Dong, though Huo Yuhao seemed rather unhappy?
"Over here."
Jiang Bai waved at Huo Yuhao in front of him.
"Brother Jiang? Hello, Grandpa."
Huo Yuhao was first puzzled as to why Jiang Bai was here, then greeted Mu En beside him.
"Wang Dong, go back first. I'll return to the dorm later."
"Okay."
Wang Dong secretly glanced at Jiang Bai, but didn't say anything. She knew Jiang Bai and knew he wouldn't harm Yuhao.
After sending Wang Dong away, Huo Yuhao looked at Jiang Bai. It seemed the other party had something to discuss.
"Didn't I gain some insights thanks to you before? I'll demonstrate something for you now. Whatever you comprehend will be your own matter."
Jiang Bai said, though it was all an excuse.
Was it the Self-Created Soul Skill Brother Jiang had mentioned before? Was he going to teach it to him? No way, right?
For a moment, Huo Yuhao's mind was in chaos.
"What are you thinking? I definitely can't teach it to you, but I can give you a chance to comprehend it. Do you want it or not?"
Jiang Bai pushed himself up from the lounge chair and asked Huo Yuhao.
"I do!"
Although he didn't know why Brother Jiang was giving him this opportunity, he felt no ill intent from him.
"Then fine, take this!"
Jiang Bai's entire aura changed. His Soul Power and spiritual power rose to their peak, condensing on one finger.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao's eyes narrowed. A white Soul Ring rose and continuously radiated snowy-white light.
Mu En's brows faintly furrowed at the sight, as if he were pondering something.
"Seal Heaven, Lock Earth—Heaven-and-Earth Finger!"
Jiang Bai gave a low shout, and the finger containing all his power struck directly against Huo Yuhao's chest.
Huo Yuhao only felt an incomparable cold invade his body. His Soul Power, spiritual power, and even his soul were frozen.
"This move is pretty good!"
Within the Spiritual Sea, Tian Meng immediately saw how extraordinary the move was. He hurriedly used his spiritual power to memorize this stream of Soul Power, intending to study it slowly afterward.
Outside, after unleashing that finger, Jiang Bai lay back on the lounge chair and gasped heavily.
Good thing he'd prepared a lounge chair. Otherwise, he'd have had to lie on the grass.
Huo Yuhao, who had endured the Heaven-and-Earth Finger, knelt on one knee as his body trembled continuously.
With a whoosh, Xue Ying appeared, holding pills and feeding them to Jiang Bai so he could restore his Soul Power.
"Kid, that move of yours is rather vicious."
Mu En spoke softly. That attack had directly sealed Huo Yuhao's meridians and heart channels, though only on the surface. If it penetrated deeper, it could easily leave him unable to recover for the rest of his life.
"Isn't it better to be vicious against enemies?"
Jiang Bai waved a hand and spoke indifferently. Against enemies, the best method was to strike ruthlessly. If he couldn't kill them, then he would cripple them.
"By the way, Senior, do you think he can comprehend it?" Jiang Bai casually asked.
"I don't know."
Mu En shook his head. Self-Created Soul Skills weren't so easy to comprehend.
"Ten minutes. If he can't comprehend it, undo it for him."
Ten minutes should be enough for that Tian Meng guy to analyze this power, right?
Jiang Bai felt that sometimes, he should give the other party that much trust.
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