The Sky Cleared, the Rain Stopped, and Tang San Felt Like He Could Do It Again!

"Luo... Luo Fan, is that... a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring?"

Although Xiao Wu was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had undergone Human Transformation, even she was startled when she saw Luo Fan's first soul skill. She spoke in disbelief.

"Didn't you see it already?" Luo Fan replied.

Xiao Wu's words had not really been a question. She was simply too shocked.

"Wow, your first Soul Ring is already at the thousand-year level! Boss Luo, you're incredible!"

After receiving Luo Fan's confirmation, Wang Sheng and the others all exclaimed in amazement.

Though they were only students, Wang Sheng and the others were not first-years. Having studied at the academy for so long, they naturally understood what a thousand-year first Soul Ring represented.

"B-Boss Luo, what are these other yous doing?"

Originally, Xiao Wu had still called Luo Fan by name, but now she had started calling him Boss Luo as well. At the same time, she pointed at the clones meditating by the bedsides and asked.

"Can't you see? They're meditating!"

Luo Fan said matter-of-factly, "The clones created by my first soul skill are actually no different from my true body. They can speak, they have their own thoughts, and likewise, they can also..."

"Cultivate!"

Hearing this explanation, Xiao Wu and the others were completely stunned. "Doesn't that mean that if you and four clones cultivate together, you can achieve a cultivation speed five times that of an ordinary person?"

Luo Fan nodded. "Theoretically, that is indeed the case. However, cultivating for too long causes fatigue. So if multiple clones cultivate at once, when the Clone Technique is released, all that fatigue returns at the same time. If an ordinary person isn't careful, they could be crippled outright!"

Well, after hearing that using clones to cultivate came with such a limitation, Wang Sheng and the others understood the danger of cultivating this way.

Even so, it did not change the fact that Luo Fan's first soul skill was incredibly powerful!

Take meditation, for instance. As long as he created several clones to cultivate alongside him, wouldn't he gain a cultivation speed several times greater than normal?

If ordinary people raised their Soul Power by one or two levels a year,

wouldn't he be able to raise it by several levels a year, perhaps even ten!?

"Alright, it's getting late. Let's all get some rest!"

They were all still children. Going to bed early and getting up early was good for their health, so Luo Fan called out to everyone.

He had the four Wood Clones sit by the bedsides and meditate, while Luo Fan himself sat cross-legged on his bed and meditated.

The others in Dorm Seven watched the five Luo Fans. They could not tell the original apart from the clones, and the sight of them meditating together still left them deeply shaken.

This was five times the cultivation speed, wasn't it?

With just this first soul skill, Boss Luo would surely become a renowned powerhouse across the continent in the future!

Xiao Wu lay on her side on the bed without closing her eyes. Instead, she watched the five Luo Fans cultivate together, her gaze flickering.

As a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who had undergone Human Transformation, if she could have someone to protect her path, her safety would certainly improve greatly!

Xiao Wu understood very clearly that for humans, bonds formed while growing up together were undoubtedly the strongest.

So, she needed to build a good relationship with Luo Fan!

From the current situation, Tang San was not bad either.

However, compared to Luo Fan, there was quite a gap in strength, potential, and even looks!

The night passed without incident. When dawn came the next morning, Luo Fan opened his eyes and dismissed his Wood Clone Technique.

Five times the fatigue washed over him, leaving Luo Fan listless, as though someone had hammered his brain.

But at the same time, he also received five times the gains. Luo Fan could clearly feel that his Soul Power had suddenly risen by a large amount again!

Although his fatigue had multiplied several times over, his gains had multiplied several times as well. It was completely worth it.

Fortunately, with Hashirama Senju's physique, Luo Fan could still endure it.

After all, it was only four clones. In the original story, fifteen-year-old Naruto had cultivated with hundreds of Shadow Clones at once.

"Boss Luo, are you alright? I'll do your work for you today. You should rest properly in the dormitory."

Seeing that Luo Fan was clearly in poor spirits and looked as though he had overcultivated, Xiao Wu spoke up.

"No need, I can still manage!" Hearing Xiao Wu's words, Luo Fan smiled brightly.

He felt as though he had only slept for three or four hours last night. Though he was not in great spirits, it was not to the point where he needed someone else to do a work-study student's job for him.

After washing up, the people from Dorm Seven gradually headed out. As work-study students, they did odd jobs around the academy while attending classes.

However, while Luo Fan and Xiao Wu were each holding large brooms and sweeping the academy's main road, two figures soon entered through the academy gates.

"Tang San, you're back? Did your hunt for a Soul Ring go smoothly?" Xiao Wu greeted Tang San.

Originally, Tang San had felt somewhat displeased to see Xiao Wu working alongside Luo Fan.

But when Xiao Wu greeted him, Tang San immediately nodded with a pleasant smile. "Yes, Xiao Wu. I've successfully obtained my first Soul Ring. It went very smoothly!"

After speaking, Tang San looked at Luo Fan beside her and continued, "Luo Fan, you successfully obtained a Soul Ring too, right?"

"That's right!" Luo Fan nodded.

"Then we're both official Soul Masters now. I lost to you last time, but this time, I want to spar with you again!" Tang San said.

He had successfully absorbed the Soul Ring of a roughly four-hundred-year-old Datura Snake. According to his teacher, this Soul Ring was nearly the limit of what could be absorbed as a first Soul Ring!

So what if Luo Fan was strong?

In Tang San's view, his Blue Silver Entanglement completely countered Luo Fan!

After all, no matter how strong a wild bull was, once it fell into a swamp, all its strength would be useless.

He simply could not think of any reason he could lose!

"Tang San, forget it. You're no match for Luo Fan!" Hearing that Tang San was challenging Luo Fan again, Xiao Wu hurriedly tried to persuade him.

After all, Luo Fan's first Soul Ring was at the thousand-year level!

"Xiao Wu, isn't the one with the bigger fists the boss of Dorm Seven? Isn't that our Dorm Seven rule?"

It would have been one thing if Xiao Wu had said nothing, but hearing her say that he was no match for Luo Fan made Tang San feel even less able to bear it. He then looked at Luo Fan and spoke.

Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, who had originally been preparing to leave the academy after returning, heard that Tang San and Luo Fan had arranged a fight. He was no longer in a hurry to leave and instead wanted to stay and watch carefully.

You, Luo Fan, actually refused to take me as your master? Once you lose to Tang San, you'll have plenty to regret!

At the thought of what was about to happen, Yu Xiaogang's grin was harder to suppress than the muzzle of an AK.

"Luo Fan, don't tell me you're afraid?" Tang San looked at Luo Fan and provoked him.

"Fine, I'll spar with you."

Luo Fan knew that if he did not agree, Tang San would keep pestering him, so he nodded helplessly.

Seeing Luo Fan agree, Tang San raised his hand with delight. A Blue Silver Grass martial soul appeared in his palm.

Immediately afterward, a yellow Soul Ring appeared.

"Tang San, Level 12 control-type Soul Master, martial soul Blue Silver Grass!"

Tang San announced himself, making the duel seem rather formal.

Seeing this, Luo Fan also raised his hand, and a Blue Silver Grass martial soul appeared in his palm as well.

But immediately afterward, a purple Soul Ring appeared...