A Year Passes

"Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu, help!"

Xiao Wu and Tang San had just returned to Dorm Seven when they saw someone rush in in a panic, leaving them both utterly confused.

Xiao Wu frowned and asked, "What happened to make you so frantic?"

"Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng was beaten up by Xiao Boss, an upperclassman, at the back mountain. They also found out that your martial soul is a rabbit and were shouting that they wanted to take you in as a pet."

"What? Take me in as a pet? I'd like to see who it is. Let's go." Xiao Wu stormed toward the back mountain. No one had ever dared to treat her like a pet before.

At the back mountain of Notting Academy, Wang Feng held a green longsword to the neck of the bruised and battered Xiao Boss.

Yu Xiaogang had angered Wang Feng badly earlier. He had originally come to the back mountain to train, but Xiao Boss had foolishly provoked him. After giving him a beating, much of Wang Feng's anger had faded.

"Still want to fight?" Wang Feng glanced at Xiao Boss and said teasingly.

"N-no, I don't."

Xiao Boss hurriedly begged for mercy. He had only wanted to bully some new students. Who knew a work-study student like this would be so strong? He had kicked an iron plate.

Wang Sheng and the other students from Dorm Seven were all astonished. They had never expected the usually low-key Wang Feng to be so powerful.

"Who was it that said they wanted to make me their pet?"

An angry voice rang out, and Xiao Wu appeared before everyone.

"Xiao Wu!"

When the people from Dorm Seven saw Xiao Wu arrive, they quickly gathered around to greet her.

"What happened? And who just said they wanted to make me their pet rabbit?"

Xiao Wu looked at Wang Sheng and asked.

"It was Xiao Boss. But Wang Feng already beat him up."

"Wang Feng!"

Xiao Wu looked over and, sure enough, Wang Feng was standing nearby with a green longsword in his hand.

Seeing this, Xiao Wu's eyes immediately lit up. She guessed that this was Wang Feng's Soul Skill.

"Was it you who said you wanted to make me your pet rabbit?"

Turning to Xiao Boss, Xiao Wu's anger still had not subsided. With a stomp of her foot, a yellow Hundred-Year Spirit Ring rose around her.

"I-I did."

Xiao Boss had originally wanted to admit it when he saw how soft and adorable Xiao Wu looked, but the moment he saw the Hundred-Year Spirit Ring on her body, he was left speechless.

"Hmph! No one has ever dared say they wanted to make me their pet rabbit."

As she spoke, she turned to Wang Feng. "Wang Feng, move aside. I want to see what strength he has to dare say he wants to make me his pet rabbit."

Seeing Xiao Wu's expression, Wang Feng decisively released Xiao Boss and stepped aside.

An angry Xiao Wu was quite terrifying. Better not provoke her.

Before Xiao Boss could say anything, a pair of remarkably flexible little legs kicked toward him. The next moment—

A burst of crackling sounds rang out, and several more wounds appeared on Xiao Boss's body.

"I only wanted to bully some newcomers. Why is it so hard?"

Xiao Boss lay on the ground, on the verge of tears.

After the Xiao Boss incident passed, Wang Feng returned to his daily life of attending classes, studying in the library, meditating to cultivate, modifying his Soul Skill Path, and researching Self-Created Soul Skills.

Immersed in his own affairs, Wang Feng had less and less contact with Tang San. And because of Yu Xiaogang, Tang San seemed to be deliberately distancing himself from Wang Feng.

Xiao Wu, on the other hand, had always wanted to have a one-on-one fight with Wang Feng, but Wang Feng still politely declined.

A year passed quickly.

Over that year, Wang Feng's level rose from twelve to fifteen.

Moreover, after a year of experiments and research, he had finally developed another independent Soul Skill Path from the release path of his first Soul Skill. Unlike the ability gained by modifying the release path of his first Soul Skill, this Soul Skill Path was completely independent. It was his first Self-Created Soul Skill.

Each term at Notting Academy lasted one year. It was now vacation time, and the students were leaving the academy one after another to return home.

"Xiao Wu, the academy is on break now. Are you going home?"

In Dorm Seven, Tang San packed his belongings as he spoke to Xiao Wu.

A school year had passed, and he wanted to go home to see his father. Of course, it would be even better if Xiao Wu could go back with him.

Over the past year, through spending time with Xiao Wu, Tang San had realized that he liked this delicate and adorable Xiao Wu very much.

Xiao Wu leaned against her bed. When she noticed that Wang Feng had disappeared again and remembered that she had no home, a trace of loneliness appeared in her eyes. "I'm not going home. I'll stay at the academy."

"How about you come home with me, Xiao Wu?" Tang San asked carefully.

"Sure."

Xiao Wu had nowhere to go anyway. She had no chance to fight Wang Feng, so going back with Tang San sounded like it could be fun.

After packing up, the two headed toward Holy Soul Village.

When Tang San and Xiao Wu left, they did not know that a figure was watching them from afar.

"Xiao San, I hope you can accept my departure."

"And this girl named Xiao Wu is actually a Transformed Soul Beast."

Tang Hao was greatly surprised. He had not expected his son to be spending time with a Transformed Soul Beast as well. Judging from how he treated Xiao Wu, the two had a very good relationship.

This Spirit Beast looked quite suitable for raising as a Spirit Ring for his son.

After that thought arose, Tang Hao thought of his wife, the Blue Silver Emperor, and quickly dismissed it.

"I just hope it won't lead to a tragedy like mine in the future."

Tang Hao sighed and turned to walk into Notting Academy. He had some matters to attend to, and before that, he needed to entrust Tang San to Yu Xiaogang.

At the deserted back mountain of Notting Academy, Wang Feng had just created his first Self-Created Soul Skill and could no longer wait to test its power.

"Gather Soul Power at the fingertip, continuously compress and condense it, then release it according to the Soul Skill Path I created."

Buzz—

An incomparably bright green light gradually gathered at Wang Feng's index finger. The next second, it shot forward.

Boom!!

The beam struck the mountainside. A thunderous explosion rang out as rocks shattered and flew in every direction.

"It really is just as I guessed. The Soul Skill created through a Self-Created Soul Skill Path, when released after continuously compressing Soul Power, is many times more powerful than Soul Skills obtained from Spirit Rings. And it consumes even less Soul Power."

Wang Feng excitedly looked at the shattered mountainside before him. This power was many times stronger than his first Soul Skill. If he kept compressing even more Soul Power before releasing it, the power would become even greater.

This was only the first Soul Skill he had created from the release path of his first Soul Skill. Once he gained a second and third Soul Skill in the future, the Soul Skills he could create would surely become even more powerful.

The more Wang Feng thought about it, the more excited he became.

As Wang Feng tested his Self-Created Soul Skill, he did not know that a figure stood not far away.

"Who is this child? He can actually release such a powerful Soul Skill. Its power is no weaker than the third Soul Skill of a Soul Ancestor."

"And he released a Soul Skill without relying on a Spirit Ring. Could it be a Self-Created Soul Skill?!"

Thinking of Self-Created Soul Skills, Tang Hao watched Wang Feng from afar, deeply astonished.

He had originally come to find Yu Xiaogang and ask him to look after his son Tang San. But when he arrived, he saw Wang Feng and followed him out of curiosity. Who knew he would witness such a shocking scene?

A child only six or seven years old had actually created such a powerful Soul Skill by himself.

What surprised him even more was the child's age. To create a Soul Skill at such a young age, he was undoubtedly a genius.

Looking at Wang Feng, Tang Hao had the idea of taking him as a disciple.

If he took such a genius as a disciple while he was young and trained him well, then after he matured, he would surely become a great help to Tang San.

Yes, Tang Hao's first thought was to have Wang Feng aid Tang San.

Because in the future, his son was destined to become an enemy of Spirit Hall. With a powerful right-hand man, things would certainly be much easier.

With that thought, Tang Hao originally wanted to step out and unleash the mighty aura of a Titled Douluo. He was confident that by displaying a little of his strength, taking Wang Feng as a disciple would be effortless.

But when he thought about what he needed to do afterward, he smiled bitterly.

"Forget it. Given my current situation, it will be difficult to take this boy away. It would be better to let Yu Xiaogang take him as a disciple. If the two become fellow disciples, his relationship with Xiao San will surely be good, and he can help Xiao San in the future."