Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, felt nothing at all.
After all, what Xiao Xiao thought was fused Soul Power
was actually his Soul Power.
He had merely assimilated Xiao Xiao's Soul Power.
So the Soul Power Xiao Xiao used was actually his.
"From now on, let's call this new kind of Soul Power Hao-Xiao Power!"
Xiao Xiao said excitedly.
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly. "Alright! Next comes the attempt at a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"
They were only one final step away from completing the first God Trial.
Mimicry Forest
A secluded spot
Huo Yuhao swept the area with Six Eyes and confirmed that there was no one within a kilometer.
He nodded and said,
"This place will do."
Xiao Xiao impatiently pounced on him, constantly rubbing her head against Huo Yuhao.
She wore an utterly suggestive expression.
Huo Yuhao hurriedly stopped Xiao Xiao from crouching down. "Behave yourself."
"I thought..." Xiao Xiao's little face flushed crimson. "Let's hurry up and start. I can't wait any longer."
"Release your Martial Souls, quickly!"
Huo Yuhao urged.
In this state, the Martial Souls they released were not Martial Souls.
They were two halos: one azure blue like Six Eyes, the other black like a great cauldron.
The two halos pressed together.
Rumble, rumble!
A series of roars erupted.
Then, the Six Eyes halo released a massive amount of Soul Power, swallowing the cauldron halo.
Amid a dazzling azure radiance,
a semi-transparent azure cauldron emerged.
"Success... we succeeded..."
Xiao Xiao's Soul Power had been drained dry, and a wave of weakness washed over her.
Seeing this, Huo Yuhao increased his Soul Power output.
Before long, Xiao Xiao recovered. She looked at the cauldron, which resembled the Three Lives Soul-Calming Cauldron in appearance, except its color was semi-transparent azure.
It looked like a blue crystal cauldron.
"So amazing!"
Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up as she exclaimed joyfully.
Huo Yuhao rubbed his chin and thought,
Did it succeed, or did it fail?
Six Eyes did not fuse with it. Instead, it assimilated part of the power of Xiao Xiao's Three Lives Soul-Calming Cauldron.
That was why it took on the appearance of a new Martial Soul.
Still, this should count as a success, right?
Although the two Martial Souls had not completely fused, the assimilation had at least been completed.
The two of them had also gained an ability similar to a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Xiao Xiao said excitedly, "Brother Yuhao! Give our Martial Soul Fusion Skill a name!"
Huo Yuhao thought for a moment. "Let's call this move Heavenly Cauldron."
Six Eyes was also known as Heavenly Eyes, and the Three Lives Soul-Calming Cauldron assimilated by Six Eyes
could certainly be called Heavenly Cauldron.
"What a great name!"
"Then our Martial Soul Fusion Skill will be called Heavenly Cauldron!"
Xiao Xiao said excitedly.
"Alright, it's getting late. Hurry back to the dormitory."
Seeing that it was already late, Huo Yuhao prepared to return as well.
Xiao Xiao said reluctantly, "Brother Yuhao, why not stay?"
"This..."
"That won't do. Yuhao is coming with me today!"
At that moment, a flash of red light appeared, and the breathtakingly beautiful Ma Xiaotao emerged.
With a swish, she pulled Huo Yuhao into her arms.
"Yuhao, you actually stood me up yesterday. Just wait until tonight!"
"Then don't you dare beg for mercy."
"I... I won't beg for mercy!"
Ma Xiaotao said shyly, her face red.
Xiao Xiao said angrily, "Damn it, Senior Sister, let go of my Brother Yuhao!!"
"Little sister, hurry home. I'll be taking Yuhao away first!"
After saying that, Ma Xiaotao flew rapidly toward the Inner Court.
Xiao Xiao clenched her fists and gritted her teeth. "Damn it, Senior Sister. All you know is how to squeeze Brother Yuhao's rest time!"
"Even though I'm not your match right now, remember this!"
"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river. Never mock a poor young girl!"
Sea God Lake
Heartlake Island
Inside Ma Xiaotao's bedroom
Ma Xiaotao had changed into her battle outfit. Today's was a healing-type battle outfit—a nurse uniform.
A red bodycon skirt, a pink nurse cap with a red cross,
and a pair of red high heels with black stockings.
It fully displayed her beautiful fighting form.
"Little Yuhao, I heard you were fooling around with that woman yesterday?"
"Hey, hey, hey! Don't do anything reckless!"
"Are you going to talk or not?"
"Ma Xiaotao, if I don't teach you a lesson for one day, you'll be climbing onto the roof and tearing off the tiles!"
"Demon! I can tell at a glance that you are not human. Hmph! Such a petty trick, yet you dare flaunt it before an expert! Mighty Heavenly Dragon! Mighty Heavenly Dragon! World-Honored Ksitigarbha, prajna paramita hum!"
"..."
A world-shaking, ghost-weeping battle began.
Although Ma Xiaotao had put on her healing-type battle outfit and stacked two days' worth of Evil Fire,
she was still no match for Huo Yuhao.
The outcome was the same as before: she cried surrender and fought until she fainted.
The next day
Morning
Assessment Area
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were both extremely anxious.
"Why hasn't Brother Yuhao arrived yet? If he doesn't come soon, it'll count as forfeiting..."
"Where did that bastard run off to with Ma Xiaotao again? He still isn't here. Could Ma Xiaotao have beaten him up?"
"..."
At the roll-call point for the Freshman Assessment elimination rounds
Zhou Yi's face was dark as she said angrily, "Huo Yuhao, you bastard..."
"Freshman Class One, Huo Yuhao, overslept..."
Huo Yuhao said nonchalantly.
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao both covered their faces.
"Wah... Brother Yuhao overslept? He must have worked hard yesterday. Damn it, Senior Sister, couldn't you have been gentler?"
"Damn, this guy is way too unreliable!"
"..."
Veins bulged on Zhou Yi's forehead as she gritted her teeth and thought, Once the match is over, I'll definitely teach this guy a lesson!
Huo Yuhao's team had drawn opponents who were also students from Freshman Class One.
As a result, this elimination match became an internal battle within Freshman Class One!
"Freshman Class One, Huo Yuhao's team wins!!"
Huo Yuhao's team was a seeded team selected by Zhou Yi, so their strength was naturally among the highest in the class.
Huo Yuhao's team advanced into the top thirty-two without suspense!
Below the stage
Wang Dong smiled confidently. "Hehe, easy. With me here, there's nothing to worry about."
Huo Yuhao smiled calmly. "That battle was indeed easy, but we can't let down our guard."
Xiao Xiao agreed, "Exactly. We might very well run into seeded teams from other classes later!"
At that moment, Zhou Yi, whose anger had reached its limit, shouted, "Huo Yuhao! Come to my office!"
Inside the office
Zhou Yi said angrily, "You've got some nerve, being late two days in a row? I wouldn't say anything at other times, but you were even late for the assessment matches."
"Give me a reason not to punish you!"
Huo Yuhao lounged comfortably against the sofa. "Last night, Xiao Xiao and I tried out a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. We succeeded in the end, but I used up too much Soul Power, so I woke up late."
Huo Yuhao said this without his heart racing or his face reddening.
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