Jiang Bai and the other three casually found an open space by Sea God Lake and started grilling fish.
Perhaps because they had not seen each other in a long time, Xiao Xiao had missed Huo Yuhao's grilled fish a little too. She ate with particular relish.
Under the moonlight, they thoroughly enjoyed their grilled fish.
Amid this harmonious scene, Huo Yuhao announced something that stunned Xiao Xiao.
"So, Yuhao, you have Twin Martial Souls?!"
Hugging Xue Ying, Xiao Xiao stared at Huo Yuhao in astonishment. How had he become someone with Twin Martial Souls? He had only come back after one vacation!
"Mm."
Huo Yuhao nodded. He would have to reveal it in a few days anyway, so it did not matter if he said it now. He did not want to hide it from them, nor was there any need to.
However, just as he had discussed with Jiang Bai before, Huo Yuhao had not fully revealed his Ultimate Ice when speaking to Wang Yan about his Martial Soul awakening.
He had only said that he could barely elevate it to Ultimate Ice, and Wang Yan's response was just as Huo Yuhao had expected.
It was probably because his Martial Soul had not fully awakened. Thus, Huo Yuhao currently only possessed a high-level ice-element Martial Soul and had not reached the level of Ultimate Ice.
Afterward, Wang Yan gave Huo Yuhao a full-body examination, but he found nothing unusual.
Huo Yuhao was not worried that Wang Yan would discover anything. With the help of Ice Empress and Brother Sky Dream inside him, the two Soul Beasts had lodged the origin of Ultimate Ice within the divine mark between Huo Yuhao's brows.
Unless the examiner's strength surpassed Divine Rank, it would absolutely remain undetected. This was the power of the Ice God. Even if the Ice God had fallen, it was still divine power, beyond the reach of ordinary people.
During their earlier conversation, Huo Yuhao had already told Wang Yan that he would reveal it later and would not hide it for long.
Wang Yan also agreed not to notify the Martial Soul Department yet. After all, he had previously been strongly opposed to Huo Yuhao becoming a reserve Core Disciple. Only a full Core Disciple matched Huo Yuhao's status!
Now that Huo Yuhao had suddenly risen to prominence, he could thoroughly slap the faces of those people from the Martial Soul Department.
Such a gifted genius had nearly been buried!
"By the way, do you know the contents of this promotion assessment yet?"
During their conversation, Xiao Xiao suddenly spoke up. She had heard from her teacher while training earlier that the promotion assessment involved fighting Soul Beasts.
"I know a little."
"Me too."
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong had already learned the contents of the promotion assessment from Wang Yan.
Then, the three of them looked toward Jiang Bai.
"Little Jiang Bai, call me big sister and I'll tell you what the assessment is about."
Xiao Xiao smugly raised her brows, the corners of her mouth curling upward.
The contents of the promotion assessment were generally announced only after it began, and confidentiality was extremely strict. Xiao Xiao guessed that Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao had learned it from Teacher Wang Yan.
As for Jiang Bai, she had stopped him outside as soon as he arrived today, and afterward he had not met Huo Yuhao or Wang Dong alone.
So Jiang Bai could not possibly know.
"Usually, it should involve fighting Soul Beasts. I heard some senior students discussing it before."
Jiang Bai made an effort to "guess."
Come on, how could someone who had read the original story not know?
Xiao Xiao: "..."
Damn it~
Xiao Xiao viciously bit into her grilled fish before explaining, "Mm, the assessment is indeed about fighting Soul Beasts, but there are still differences."
The battle was not about killing the Soul Beast, but about displaying one's strength.
For example, control-type students had to demonstrate their control abilities, assault-type students had to display their power, and likewise, agility-attack-type students had to show their mobility.
These were the key points for scoring. Naturally, the higher the score, the better.
"By the way, I have Twin Martial Souls too."
After explaining the scoring requirements, Xiao Xiao took out a piece of paper and wiped her mouth. Then, expressionlessly, she said something utterly shocking.
Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong: "!!!?"
The two stared at Xiao Xiao in shock. Twin Martial Souls?!
However, Xiao Xiao was looking at Jiang Bai.
Xiao Xiao narrowed her eyes slightly. Jiang Bai did not seem particularly surprised.
Why did it feel like he already knew?
"Why aren't you surprised?"
Xiao Xiao puffed out her cheeks. She had clearly revealed her greatest secret, yet Jiang Bai's expression had barely changed?
"Maybe I've seen too many strange things. Twin Martial Souls really do seem rather ordinary now."
Mm, that was probably what all four people present were thinking, right?
Jiang Bai looked at the three owners of Twin Martial Souls talking about how rare Twin Martial Souls were.
Ah, he really wanted to make a sarcastic comment.
There were only a few people with Twin Martial Souls in the entirety of Soul Land 2, yet nearly half of them had gathered here already, hadn't they?
The night passed amid everyone's cheerful gathering.
[Level: 33]
"Phew..."
Jiang Bai looked at his level. He had finally broken through.
Jiang Bai had consumed quite a few pills during this period before finally reaching Level 33.
"Can't you work a little harder and help me cultivate?"
Pinching Xue Ying's ears, Jiang Bai spoke helplessly.
"Ying ying ying?"
"Ying ying ying~"
Xue Ying did not know~
The next day, class began.
Sure enough, troublemakers came looking for them.
Naturally, the ones looking for trouble were Dai Huabin and the others. Ever since their previous defeat, they had constantly thought about revenge, and the relationship between both sides had only grown worse.
Of course, Huo Yuhao and the others had no intention of maintaining any good relationship with Dai Huabin's group either.
"Huo Yuhao? Weren't you expelled for failing to report in?"
Zhu Lu sneered at Huo Yuhao.
After Jiang Bai left, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, and Cui Yajie would occasionally seek trouble with Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong. Over time, the two groups came to look down on each other, and their conflict gradually worsened.
"Teacher Wang Yan knows about this too. Since Yuhao is here, the academy naturally permitted it. Zhu Lu, are you questioning Teacher Wang Yan or questioning the academy's decision?"
Seeing that the two sides were about to start arguing, Xiao Xiao stepped in front of Huo Yuhao and stared at Zhu Lu as she spoke.
"You..."
Zhu Lu gritted her teeth but said nothing. Even the White Tiger Duke's Estate would not dare question the academy's decision, much less her.
"Get lost already, you sickly little cat."
Wang Dong looked at Dai Huabin mockingly. He had shown Yuhao a sour face the moment he arrived today. Did he think Wang Dong did not exist?
They were both three-ring Soul Masters now, and Wang Dong was no longer afraid of Dai Huabin.
"Hehe, so what if you're here? Where's that guy Jiang Bai? He didn't come today either, did he? Don't tell me he died while hunting Soul—"
Dai Huabin looked around, but Jiang Bai was nowhere to be seen. Could he have died on the way to hunt a Soul Beast? That would be great.
"Little cat, missed me?"
A hand silently landed on his shoulder. Dai Huabin only felt an incomparably frigid chill rise from his spine.
He was just about to circulate his Soul Power when he felt the icy force in Jiang Bai's hand directly suppress the Soul Power within his body.
"You..."
Dai Huabin gritted his teeth and held himself back from making a sound as a wave of humiliation rose within him.
This bastard!
"Little cat, I'm happy that you missed me, but I don't like the way you miss me."
Jiang Bai lightly patted Dai Huabin's shoulder, dispersing the cold energy within his body.
Jiang Bai walked over to stand in front of Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao. During school hours, Xue Ying did not like staying outside. It seemed she was still a little creature who hated school.
A guy who only knew how to sneak attack!
Dai Huabin gritted his teeth. Just now, he had not sensed Jiang Bai's presence at all. If it had not been a sneak attack, Jiang Bai could never have gotten close to him.
"This is between me and him. It has nothing to do with you!"
Dai Huabin snarled viciously. This was a matter between him and Huo Yuhao's team, so why was Jiang Bai coming over to cause trouble?!
"Brother Jiang, let me handle it."
Huo Yuhao stepped forward. He was no longer the same as before. He no longer needed to rely on Jiang Bai to deal with Dai Huabin.
"Mm, suit yourself."
Jiang Bai returned to his seat and watched the farce ahead.
Just like in the original plot, there were harsh words, a bet on scores, and a Soul Bone as the wager.
Unlike the original plot, there were no conditions about breaking anyone's legs.
But in the end, they still knelt and apologized. Under Teacher Wang Yan's witness, both sides reached an agreement.
Back at their desks, Jiang Bai sat beside Xiao Xiao, while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were at the next desk over.
"Actually, you could have made him break his own legs if he lost. If you lost, then give him that Soul Bone."
Jiang Bai suggested it. It was only a Soul Bone, after all.
"He isn't worth it."
Huo Yuhao shook his head. In his eyes, Dai Huabin was worthless. Besides, that Soul Bone belonged to Xiao Xiao. Even if Xiao Xiao did not mind, it was still not acceptable.
"The young master of the White Tiger Duke's Estate isn't worth a hundred-year Soul Bone? Forget it, he really isn't."
Not far away, Dai Huabin was nearly driven mad as he listened to the little group constantly belittle him. What gave them the right?!
Soon afterward, Zhou Yi came to the classroom and explained the contents of their assessment. Unsurprisingly, it was the same assessment the four of them had discussed yesterday.
However, Zhou Yi added many more details.
"Oh, right. Jiang Bai, Huo Yuhao, the two of you come to the office today. If you can't find a suitable excuse to explain why you came back so late, then just wait to be expelled!"
Zhou Yi looked impatiently at Jiang Bai and Huo Yuhao. At this, Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong both frowned.
What was Zhou Yi doing?
Dai Huabin's group in front also wore smiles as they looked mockingly at Jiang Bai and Huo Yuhao.
Upon hearing that, Dai Huabin froze for a moment before the corners of his mouth started to rise wildly. He had personally experienced Zhou Yi's temper.
Hearing the old hag in front speak, Jiang Bai ignored Zhou Yi and instead looked toward Wang Yan nearby.
At that moment, Wang Yan was also frowning deeply.
He was the homeroom teacher of Class One. Yesterday, he had already told Zhou Yi that he would handle Huo Yuhao and Jiang Bai's matter himself, so what was she doing now?
At this point, even good-tempered Wang Yan could no longer hold himself back.
"Teacher Zhou Yi, I told you yesterday that I had already handled Yuhao and Jiang Bai's matter."
Suppressing the anger in his heart, Wang Yan spoke as politely as he could.
"Teacher Wang Yan, the explanation they used to convince you may not necessarily convince me."
Zhou Yi did not give Wang Yan any face. Behind her stood Fan Yu, an eight-ring Soul Douluo and a high-ranking member of the Soul Engineering Department.
Wang Yan was only a five-ring Soul King. How powerful could his backing possibly be?
Could it be stronger than hers? Besides, he was merely knowledgeable about Martial Soul theory. That was the extent of his ability. His strength was too weak for him to accomplish anything.
In this world, strength was supreme.
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