The Transmigrators at Work

"Mm... so hot, so uncomfortable... I'm in so much pain... Hm?"

Ma Xiaotao opened her eyes. The madness caused by her rampaging Evil Fire had gradually faded. Her once-crimson fiery eyes had turned a faint pink. She sat up and clutched her chest.

"It still feels awful, but... it's not as hot anymore?"

"You're awake." Yan Shaozhe's aged voice rang out. "You can't keep cultivating. Your Evil Fire went out of control twice in a single day. Who knows what will happen next time?"

"Did I... hurt someone again?" Ma Xiaotao regretted it somewhat. She had thought she could control herself. "But I feel much better now."

"No, those people are perfectly fine." Yan Shaozhe snorted coldly. Thinking of Huo Yuhao made him somewhat displeased. "But you still can't cultivate for the time being. The Evil Fire hasn't been suppressed by much; it's merely stabilized for now. What a pity—the ice attribute wasn't strong enough."

Yan Shaozhe's judgment was actually somewhat off. With the boost from Huo Yuhao and the other two's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the ice attribute of the Ice Radiance Ring was already enough to effectively suppress Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire. However, Ma Xiaotao's Martial Soul had been sealed before that, leaving some of the Evil Fire unsuppressed. That was why the effect had not been obvious.

"This batch of freshmen is quite good. There might be some suitable candidates among them. Sigh, once the Evil Fire flares up, it's impossible to keep it down."

"Teacher Wang Yan, are you sure? There hasn't been some mistake, right?" Huo Yuhao could not help asking again.

"No mistake, none at all. One hundred percent fusion compatibility—something this rare is practically unheard of, and there are three of you at once. This absolutely calls for special treatment." Wang Yan showed no impatience whatsoever, only excitement at having discovered a one-hundred-percent Martial Soul Fusion.

Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er's blatant habit of barging into the boys' dormitory had finally been caught by the teachers. Yet their reason was entirely legitimate—cultivating together could improve their cultivation, and the academy could not ignore that. So they brought in a teacher familiar with Martial Soul Fusion Skills, and he immediately declared that there was no problem and it had to be allowed.

For the teachers, making an exception for one person was better than making exceptions for two. So they simply moved Huo Yuhao into the girls' dormitory.

"You can't have two girls constantly running to the boys' dormitory. It's far too inconvenient." Wang Yan smiled pleasantly, already immersed in his own world and oblivious to everything else. "Besides, plenty of people at our school think you're a girl."

"I..."

"Don't be scared. The girls' dormitory isn't some monster den. We won't eat you." Wang Qiu'er said with a grin.

"Exactly, exactly. If we really wanted to eat you, you wouldn't be able to escape even in the boys' dormitory." Wang Dong'er nudged Huo Yuhao with her elbow.

"Alright, alright. Girls ought to live in the girls' dormitory..." Qian Chaoguang chimed in.

The most problematic guy had arrived! And why were you here too, damn it?

Qian Chaoguang had come to find Wang Yan to study his Martial Soul. In fact, he had arrived even before Huo Yuhao and the other two.

The girls' dormitory—despite having lived two lives, it was still a place from another world to Huo Yuhao. As for actually living there, he had only ever seen that in anime and novels.

As the saying went, people often loved something only from afar. Huo Yuhao had been curious about what the girls' dormitory was like, but actually making him live there was somewhat...

Fine, it was still pretty thrilling.

"Alright, enough. Go cultivate. The freshman assessment is only three months away. I look forward to your performance in the freshman tournament." Wang Yan encouraged them. "Then let me see your Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

Huo Yuhao still moved into the girls' dormitory. There was actually nothing particularly special about it. Whether boys or girls, aside from a few exceptions, no one wandered around without clothes on. Moving him into the girls' dormitory was simply meant to reduce the number of people breaking school rules and make management easier.

But Wang Qiu'er and Wang Dong'er were different. Whenever they forced their way into the boys' dormitory before, they had always dressed properly along the way. Now that they had moved into the girls' dormitory, they became completely uninhibited. Disheveled clothing was commonplace. Huo Yuhao blushed at first, but gradually grew used to such benefits.

Classes at the academy also went smoothly. Unexpectedly, Zhou Yi removed her old, ugly mask and revealed her true appearance. The students were all stunned. Was this really that perverted old hag?

Zhou Yi's teaching methods also changed somewhat. She was still strict, but arbitrary expulsions and indiscriminate physical training no longer happened. Zhou Yi's teaching ability was genuinely excellent. Once her outrageous practices were removed, she truly became a good teacher, and Class One's strength grew rapidly.

Over those three months, Huo Yuhao was extraordinarily diligent and serious—or rather than diligent and serious, he was obsessed. He constantly refined his combat techniques. After completing Zhou Yi's training to the highest standard, he would temper his body and strengthen his sinews and bones, doing everything he could to provide the best possible vessel for his cultivation.

After finishing his theoretical classes, he would also head to the library to borrow books and teach himself about Soul Tools. Once, he even ran into Fan Yu. Fan Yu initially thought he was merely putting on a show by carrying books around, but after asking him several questions and receiving fluent answers, he began to appreciate Huo Yuhao's talent.

"If you're willing, you can come audit my classes."

Naturally, Huo Yuhao did not refuse Fan Yu's invitation. When he arrived, he took a look and—hey!

There were familiar faces!

Qian Chaoguang and Xu Zihuang were both there. In terms of talent for Soul Tools, Huo Yuhao was no worse than the other two. But he was ultimately only auditing, so he could only remain at the theoretical stage and had not come into contact with forging or inscribing Soul Tool core formations.

No one knew whether Xu Zihuang deliberately sought trouble with Huo Yuhao, but whenever he showed even the slightest inclination to do so, Qian Chaoguang would go cause trouble for him. The two became regulars in the Soul Arena District, replacing Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei as the district's rising stars.

Just kidding. Even when Xu Zihuang showed no such inclination, Qian Chaoguang still caused trouble for him. Usually, it depended on whether Qian Chaoguang had time.

Xu Zihuang now hid whenever he saw Qian Chaoguang. It was not that he could not beat him at all; the two often ended in draws. But who could stand fighting every single day?

Ning Tian—the young mistress of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and also a three-ring Soul Elder—had taken quite a liking to Xu Zihuang. Once, Xu Zihuang had managed to hide from Qian Chaoguang, only for Ning Tian to come out and criticize Qian Chaoguang.

Qian Chaoguang had no tender feelings for women. He had no favorable impression of noble clans or great sects. So what if she was an auxiliary-type Soul Master? He would just drag in a battle Soul Master and fight anyway! Just as he was about to head to the Soul Arena District, Xu Zihuang emerged with a sigh. The mighty "Tang San of Another World" was practically being forced into becoming a disadvantaged group.

Of course, Huo Yuhao did not have it easy either. In a sense, he had already begun performing Sichuan opera face-changing. Whenever Qian Chaoguang got even slightly close, his expression would change.

So Huo Yuhao also hid from Qian Chaoguang. But while the academy was large, there were only so many suitable places to hide. As he kept hiding, a small accident occurred.

"Y-you, hello." Huo Yuhao said, trembling.

"Shh... he's here." Xu Zihuang spoke softly, then frowned.

"Why do you smell so nice?"

We're screwed!