Heavenly Cauldron (Bonus Chapter)

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 what Xiao Xiao used was actually his Soul Power.

"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 our Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"

Only the final step remained before he could complete the first God Trial.

Mimicry Forest

A secluded area

Huo Yuhao swept the surroundings with his Six Eyes and confirmed that no one was within a kilometer.

He nodded and said,

"Here will do."

Xiao Xiao impatiently threw herself at him, rubbing her head nonstop against his body.

She looked utterly lewd.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly stopped Xiao Xiao from crouching down. "Be serious."

"I thought..." Xiao Xiao's little face flushed red. "Let's hurry up and start. I can't wait anymore."

"Release your Martial Souls, quickly!"

Huo Yuhao urged.

In this state, what the two of them released were not Martial Souls.

Instead, they were two halos—one azure-blue and resembling Six Eyes, the other black and resembling a great cauldron.

The two halos pressed together.

Rumble!

A series of thunderous roars rang out.

Then the Six Eyes halo released a large amount of Soul Power, engulfing the cauldron halo.

Beneath a burst of dazzling azure light,

a translucent azure cauldron emerged.

"It worked... it worked..."

Xiao Xiao's Soul Power was drained, and a wave of weakness washed over her.

Seeing this, Huo Yuhao increased his Soul Power output.

Before long, Xiao Xiao recovered and looked at the cauldron. Its appearance resembled the Tripartite Soul-Calming Cauldron, but its color was translucent azure.

It was like a blue crystal cauldron.

"So amazing!"

Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up as she said 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 Xiao Xiao's Tripartite 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 their two Martial Souls had not completely fused, the assimilation had at least succeeded.

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 Tripartite Soul-Calming Cauldron had been assimilated by Six Eyes.

Calling it Heavenly Cauldron made perfect sense.

"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 leave as well.

Xiao Xiao said reluctantly, "Brother Yuhao, why don't you stay?"

"This..."

"That won't do. Yuhao has to come with me today!"

At that moment, a flash of red light appeared, and the incomparably beautiful Ma Xiaotao emerged.

In a blur, she pulled Huo Yuhao into her arms.

"Yuhao, you actually stood me up yesterday. Just you wait tonight!"

"Then don't go crying surrender."

"I... I won't cry surrender!"

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 if I'm not your match right now, remember this!"

"Thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river—never bully a poor young girl!"

Sea God Lake

Heartlake Island

Inside Ma Xiaotao's bedroom

Ma Xiaotao had changed into her battle outfit. Today, it was a healing-type battle outfit—a nurse uniform.

A red hip-hugging skirt, a pink nurse cap with a red cross,

and a pair of red high heels over black stockings.

It fully displayed her graceful battle posture.

"Little Yuhao, did you fool around with that woman yesterday?"

"Hey, hey, hey! Don't mess around!"

"Are you going to talk or not!"

"Ma Xiaotao, if I don't discipline you for one day, you'll be tearing the roof off!"

"Demon! I can tell at a glance that you're not human. Hmph! Such petty tricks, and you dare show off before an expert? Mighty Heavenly Dragon! Mighty Heavenly Dragon! World-Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna Paramita Hum!"

"..."

A world-shaking battle that made ghosts and gods weep began.

Although Ma Xiaotao wore her healing-type battle outfit and had two days' worth of stacked Evil Fire status,

she still could not defeat 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 isn't Brother Yuhao here yet? If he doesn't come soon, it'll be considered forfeiture..."

"Where did that bastard run off to with Ma Xiaotao? He still isn't here. Could Ma Xiaotao have injured him?"

"..."

At the Freshman Assessment elimination match roll-call area

Zhou Yi's face was gloomy 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.

"Waaah... Brother Yuhao overslept? He must have worked hard yesterday. Damn it, Senior Sister, can't you be gentler?"

"Damn, this guy is way too unreliable!"

"..."

Veins bulged on Zhou Yi's forehead as she gritted her teeth and thought, Once this match is over, I'll definitely teach this brat a lesson!

Huo Yuhao and the others drew 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, Team Huo Yuhao wins!!"

Team Huo Yuhao was the seeded team chosen by Zhou Yi, so their strength was naturally among the highest in the class.

Team Huo Yuhao advanced into the top thirty-two without any suspense!

Below the stage

Wang Dong smiled confidently. "Hehe, easy. With me here, there's nothing to worry about."

Huo Yuhao smiled calmly. "This battle was indeed easy, but we cannot let down our guard."

Xiao Xiao agreed, "Exactly. We might very well encounter the seeded teams from other classes later!"

At that moment, Zhou Yi, whose anger had reached its peak, shouted, "Huo Yuhao! Come with me to the office!"

Inside the office

Zhou Yi said angrily, "Well, aren't you impressive? Late for two consecutive days? I wouldn't say anything at other times, but you were even late for an assessment match."

"Give me one reason not to punish you!"

Huo Yuhao leaned back on the sofa in a comfortable position. "Last night, Xiao Xiao and I attempted a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. We succeeded in the end, but I used up too much Soul Power, so I overslept."

Huo Yuhao said this without his heart racing or his face turning red.

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