The Ill-Fated Xu Sanshi

With Huo Yuhao assisting Bei Bei from the side, Bei Bei naturally emerged victorious in the end. Mu Feng was surprised because he had not expected Xu Sanshi to be so stubborn. After suffering such a major loss once, he still insisted on falling for it again.

Ever since Mu Feng displayed his strength, rumors had spread throughout the Outer Court that New Student Class Nine had gained two exceptionally monstrous newcomers. Di Qiuli became famous across the Outer Court for crushing Xu Sanshi in an extremely brutal fashion.

Yet another existence had appeared, one who surpassed the golden-haired Tyrannosaurus, making everyone intensely curious. After asking around, they finally learned some basic information about Mu Feng.

However, Mu Feng had already vanished like a ghost, impossible to track down. At the height of his fame, he had quietly taken leave and headed to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a soul ring. Thus, everyone had heard his name but never seen him.

But the sharp Xu Sanshi sensed that something was wrong. He hurriedly spent a "fortune" to find someone from New Student Class Nine through his connections and had them sketch a portrait of Mu Feng. As he looked at the drawing in his hand, Mu Feng's delicate, handsome face gradually overlapped with the boy from his memories who had been sneaking around and muttering in a low voice in the lounge.

Only then did Xu Sanshi come to his senses. So he had been incredibly unlucky, accidentally running into the two toughest newcomers at once. He could only accept his misfortune and treat that Profound Water Pill as an apology to the two of them.

After all, he had been the one to provoke them first. After taking a beating and realizing the gap in strength between them, he gradually calmed down.

Having heard no more news of other monsters among the freshmen, Xu Sanshi gradually returned to his usual overbearing ways, only to kick an inconspicuous Huo Yuhao this time. Though Huo Yuhao himself was not dangerous, he had people backing him up. Thus, the ill-fated Xu Sanshi was fleeced mercilessly once again.

Losing three Profound Water Pills in such a short time truly pained Xu Sanshi. Bei Bei also knew of Xu Sanshi's bet with Di Qiuli, so aside from taking out the Dragon Beard Needle and demanding a Profound Water Pill, their bet was changed to one hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Unfortunately, Xu Sanshi ended up suffering a crushing defeat. Depressed, he was no longer as flamboyant and domineering as before, and he became much more well-behaved.

Yu Tianhuang, however, did not know the inside story. He merely recounted the final result of their soul duel as an amusing anecdote, using far fewer words than he had when praising Huo Yuhao's grilled fish. Mu Feng was only briefly shocked by Xu Sanshi's gluttonous tendency to "learn a lesson, then learn the same lesson again."

Just as Yu Tianhuang finished talking about some trivial matters from class, speak of the devil and he appeared. Huo Yuhao suddenly showed up at the doorway, carefully poked his head in, and asked softly, "Excuse me, is this Big Brother Mu Feng's hospital room?"

Yu Tianhuang happened to be standing where he blocked Huo Yuhao's view, preventing him from seeing Mu Feng on the hospital bed.

Mu Feng found the voice somewhat familiar. Turning his head slightly, he happened to see Huo Yuhao. "Yuhao, you came too."

Huo Yuhao's expression brightened upon seeing Mu Feng. He hurried into the room, carrying some fruit in an ordinary bag. Di Qiuli took it from him and set it on the table piled high with gifts, even though Mu Feng was only an honorary class monitor.

But his formidable strength was right there for all to see, and reality was simply that practical. Even though Mu Feng had done nothing, everyone already respected him. Even classmates who had never exchanged a single word with him came in groups to visit this honorary class monitor.

Huo Yuhao's small basket of fruit looked rather shabby among all the exquisitely packaged fruit gifts. However, Mu Feng knew Huo Yuhao's circumstances. He had only been selling grilled fish for a few days; after covering his living expenses, these fruits were likely already the best gift he could afford.

"Big Brother Mu, yesterday, while I was selling grilled fish, Senior Brother Bei Bei told me that you had fallen unconscious and been hospitalized. So I wanted to come see you today."

Mu Feng noticed that Huo Yuhao's hair had not yet dried, and assumed he had just gotten out of class. Yet he did not smell any sour sweat on him.

Mu Feng asked, "Did you just get out of class?"

Huo Yuhao smiled. "Yes, Big Brother Mu. I just finished bathing in the dormitory and came over."

Yu Tianhuang had not seen Huo Yuhao again since catching sight of him on the first day of school, so he asked, "Brother Huo, which class are you in?"

"Class One."

The moment Huo Yuhao said it, Nanmen Yun'er, Yu Tianhuang, and the others immediately looked at him with sympathy. Zhou Yi had expelled more than a dozen students in a row, and her exceptionally brutal training classes had spread her notorious reputation among all the freshmen in barely a week.

Remembering that Huo Yuhao had not met Nanmen Yun'er or Di Qiuli before, Yu Tianhuang hurriedly introduced them. However, Huo Yuhao still remembered seeing Di Qiuli in the Star Dou Great Forest. Having heard of the golden-haired Tyrannosaurus title, he had also seen Di Qiuli from afar several times.

"Sister Yun'er, Sister Qiu Li."

The two nodded, quite pleased that Huo Yuhao addressed them as sisters without regard for their ages. Nanmen Yun'er in particular felt especially gratified. Because of her petite stature, she had always been looked down upon since childhood. When had anyone ever voluntarily called her big sister like this?

Ever since taking the Profound Water Pill, Huo Yuhao had wanted to cultivate at every moment. He had originally intended to leave after visiting Mu Feng, but Yu Tianhuang and Nanmen Yun'er insisted on keeping him to chat for a long time.

The two were especially astonished to learn that Huo Yuhao was Class One's class monitor. They chatted for quite a while, and only when they feared they might disturb Mu Feng's rest did Yu Tianhuang suggest that the three of them leave together.

Before they left, Nanmen Yun'er had wanted to urge Di Qiuli to leave as well, but Yu Tianhuang gave her a subtle gesture, and she finally let it go.

After the two said goodbye to Huo Yuhao, who was eager to return to cultivation, Nanmen Yun'er finally asked on their way to the cafeteria, "Why did you stop me just now?"

Yu Tianhuang said, "Now that Brother Mu has awakened, there is naturally no need for us to waste our breath. Besides, it is not as though you do not understand Qiu Li's awkward personality whenever she is around Brother Mu. Even if Brother Mu says nothing, she will return tonight."

Hearing that, Nanmen Yun'er suddenly slapped her hands together in realization.

"Right." She cast Yu Tianhuang a sidelong glance and said, "Who would have thought that beneath your refined appearance, you had so many twists and turns in your mind?"

Several dark lines appeared on Yu Tianhuang's forehead. He explained, "Why make it sound so unpleasant? This is called reading people and situations."

Nanmen Yun'er curled her lips and said nothing more. That evening, Di Qiuli indeed returned to the dormitory, just as Yu Tianhuang had predicted.

In the hospital room, Mu Feng turned on the soul tool lamp. A thick notebook lay on the small table over his bed, and he was writing tirelessly within it, filling the pages with dense lines of text.

Although he had just absorbed his soul ring and soul bone, the side effects of the Rejuvenation Pill were simply too severe. Though he could be discharged tomorrow, he would be unable to quickly recover to his former condition for several days. Thus, Mu Feng planned to make full use of this time to refine his grand plan of founding a sect.

What he was writing in the notebook was a development plan he had discussed with Electrolux in his mind. What he lacked most at present was undoubtedly manpower.

He had set his sights on his Black and White Impermanence back in the forest, but Electrolux had just provided Mu Feng with an even better line of thought, helping him break free from the limitations of his previous ideas and turn his gaze toward himself instead.

At this moment, his identity as the Holy Spirit Cult's Holy Son could finally be put to use. The entirely new approach Electrolux had offered Mu Feng was to borrow a hen to hatch his eggs.