Late at night, all was quiet.
A figure in red appeared once more.
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao shielded Huo Yuhao behind them.
"Senior Sister, wh-what are you trying to do?"
"Ma Xiaotao! Doesn't the Inner Court have any combat instructors? Why do you always come bothering Yuhao?"
"..."
Ma Xiaotao shot Huo Yuhao a seductive glance.
"Hehe, Yuhao, what do you think?"
Huo Yuhao feigned reluctance. "How about we forget it?"
Whoosh!
A red blur flashed past, and Ma Xiaotao swept Huo Yuhao into her arms before flying into the air.
"That's not up to you. Everyone, I'll be taking Yuhao with me first."
"Bye-bye!"
With that, she casually waved her right hand and flew toward the Inner Court, giving Huo Yuhao no chance to refuse.
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao gnashed their teeth at the sight, filled with resentment.
"That damned woman stole Yuhao away again!!"
"Senior Sister, remember to be gentle. Brother Yuhao is afraid of pain!"
"..."
Sea God Lake
Heartlake Island
Inside Ma Xiaotao's bedroom
A heaven-shaking, ghost-weeping battle had come to an end.
Traces of battle could be seen everywhere in the bedroom.
At the heart of the battlefield, Ma Xiaotao lay drenched in fragrant sweat atop Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao pinched Ma Xiaotao's charming little cheek and said helplessly,
"You really are a battle maniac. We fought for three nights straight. Aren't you tired?"
Ma Xiaotao traced circles over Huo Yuhao's chest with her finger. "It's the Evil Fire. You know how it is."
"Besides, battle can make one's blood boil and improve one's cultivation."
"The night is so long. What a waste it would be to spend it just sleeping!"
Huo Yuhao smiled faintly. "You temptress! Help me cultivate!"
"Please be gentle with little Yuhao!"
"Don't call me Little Yuhao!"
"Then what should I call you?"
"Call me Daddy!"
"Daddy?"
"..."
Another heaven-shaking, ghost-weeping battle began.
Although Ma Xiaotao had the buff enhancement of her Evil Fire and had received Feng Baobao's true secret techniques from Huo Yuhao,
she could be considered a top master in battle.
Yet she was still no match for Huo Yuhao.
He beat her until all she could cry out was, "Daddy."
They shifted across multiple battlefields before finally collapsing upon the central battlefield.
Huo Yuhao fought her into unconsciousness, leaving her twitching.
Even half an hour after the battle ended, she was still twitching.
It was clear just how formidable Huo Yuhao's combat prowess was.
Ma Xiaotao's bedroom
At the heart of the battlefield
Huo Yuhao found a spot untouched by the battle and sat down cross-legged.
"After three months of absorbing the Outer Academy's natural essence, I refined my Soul Power twice."
"Adding the refinement from three days of hard battle, that makes one more."
"After the battle, I took the time to absorb the Inner Court's natural essence and refined it once more."
"Together with the previous three times, that makes seven. Just two more refinements until completion."
Huo Yuhao sensed the azure Soul Power within his body, which had completely liquefied and partially crystallized.
With just two more refinements, the Ninefold Refinement would be complete.
His Soul Power would then crystallize completely, with a purity nine times greater than Soul Masters at the same realm.
"Time to refine my Cursed Energy."
As Huo Yuhao spoke, he began refining his Cursed Energy.
Over the course of one night, Huo Yuhao refined his Cursed Energy until it had all crystallized. The Ninefold Refinement reached completion effortlessly.
Its purity far surpassed that of Jujutsu Sorcerers at the same realm, by a factor of nine.
Morning
The third day of the Freshman Assessment
"Freshman Class One's Huo Yuhao team, against Freshman Class Seven's Huang Chutian team."
"Step forward for your assessment!"
Wang Dong walked to the front.
"Let's go!"
Huo Yuhao strolled along leisurely with his hands in his pockets.
They stepped onto the arena.
The stocky team captain spoke first. "I am Huang Chutian!"
"The one on the left is Lan Susu, and the one on the right is Lan Luoluo."
Huang Chutian looked rugged and was covered in thick hair.
He wore a yellow combat uniform, and the muscles on his exposed arms bulged visibly. At a glance, one could tell he was a Strength Attack System or power-type Soul Master.
Behind Huang Chutian stood the twin sisters, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo.
They looked exactly alike—pure and pretty, with the cool bearing of young maidens.
"The assessment begins!"
"Roar! Come and fight!"
Huang Chutian and the others assumed combat stances as their Soul Rings emerged around them.
Six Soul Rings, all hundred-year yellow.
Clearly, all three were Soul Grandmasters above Rank 20.
Wang Dong smiled faintly and used Martial Soul Possession.
"Come on! Let me show you this lady's Light Goddess Butterfly Martial Soul!"
A pair of dazzling butterfly wings unfurled, gleaming with brilliant radiance.
The beautiful sight made Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo unable to stop themselves from praising her.
"Wow—so beautiful!"
"Ah!"
Huang Chutian leaped high into the air, yellow Soul Power wrapping around his hands as he descended upon Wang Dong.
"Wooooo!!!"
Huang Chutian launched two fierce punches.
Bang!
Wang Dong folded her butterfly wings together, blocking the attack.
Wang Dong was sent flying backward.
"How was that?!"
"My fists pack quite a punch!"
Huang Chutian swung his fists, ready to press his advantage.
Then he suddenly stiffened in alarm.
Boom!
The Three-Life Soul-Calming Cauldron slammed into him and sent Huang Chutian flying.
Huang Chutian landed and covered his bleeding nose. "Ugh... You actually cheated!!"
Wang Dong laughed. "Oh, oh! You've got a nosebleed! Your punches really are strong!"
Below the stage, Wang Yan lightly adjusted his black-framed glasses and thought,
"Xiao Xiao's Martial Soul is impressive! Her grasp of timing is even more remarkable!"
Wang Dong glanced back at Xiao Xiao. "Don't worry. I was only testing his strength."
Xiao Xiao muttered quietly, "Who's worried about you? What a gross guy."
Wang Dong used her first Soul Skill, and her butterfly wings transformed into sharp, pointed blades.
"Mighty Divine Ape Martial Soul? Let's see whether you can withstand my Wing Blade Guillotine!"
At that moment, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo clasped hands.
Their Soul Power fluctuations immediately intensified considerably.
"Hair Net!!"
Their hair grew at high speed, lashing toward Wang Dong like ropes to bind her.
"Hmph! That won't stop me!"
Wang Dong swept her butterfly wings, slicing apart countless strands of blue hair.
Then, while cutting through the hair, she flew toward Huang Chutian.
"Let's see where you can run!"
Huang Chutian roared, "Come on! You're dead!"
Soul Power vortices formed around his hands as he charged toward Wang Dong.
Wang Dong made a sharp turn, and a massive cauldron came crashing down.
Huang Chutian shouted, "Again?!"
But Wang Dong changed direction and charged toward the Lan Susu sisters.
The two sisters were instantly startled.
"!!"
"He's targeting us!"
Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo did not hesitate. They immediately embraced each other.
Xiao Xiao's expression turned solemn. What enormous Soul Power fluctuations! Could the move of these two girls be...
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill?!"
Huo Yuhao, who had been watching from the side, rubbed his chin. In the original story, these two girls' Martial Soul Fusion Skill nearly eliminated Huo Yuhao's team. If the original Huo Yuhao hadn't used Soul Shock, they would have only barely won.
But I can't intervene now. I can only use Soul Skills to assist the two of them. How am I supposed to win?
While Huo Yuhao was thinking,
the Lan Susu sisters unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill—Heavenly Net!!"
A Martial Soul Fusion Skill was a technique jointly unleashed by two Soul Masters whose Martial Souls were exceptionally compatible!
Its power far exceeded any Soul Skill of the same level!
However, only a very small number of Soul Masters could achieve it.
And the Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo sisters were Soul Masters who possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
Below the stage, Wang Yan said in surprise, "It's actually a rare Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"
"So strong!!"
"It completely covers the entire arena!"
"..."
The students below the stage were all stunned.
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