Taiyin Jade Rabbit

"Alright, Fatty, Oscar. What's your Soul Power Level now?"

Ma Hongjun and Oscar grinned.

Ma Hongjun said, "I'm at level thirty, but I've hit a bottleneck. Once I get my third Soul Ring and absorb it, I think I can reach level thirty-four or thirty-five."

Oscar said, "Same here. Once I absorb my third Soul Ring, I should reach level thirty-four or thirty-five."

Lin Hao nodded.

"Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing have hit bottlenecks too. He's at level forty, and she's at level thirty."

As he spoke, Lin Hao looked at Dean Flender.

"Once Tang San and Xiao Wu finish absorbing their medicinal herbs, ask Dean Zhao to join us tomorrow. We'll help all four of them hunt for Soul Rings."

When Lin Hao finished, Ma Hongjun and Oscar looked expectantly at Flender, waiting for his answer.

Flender smiled and nodded.

"Good! We'll leave tomorrow."

"Yes!"

"Oh, right!"

Ma Hongjun looked at Lin Hao and asked a little sheepishly,

"Brother Hao, you already suggested a group flight Soul Skill for Oscar's third Soul Skill."

"Could you give me some advice on mine too?"

Lin Hao said, "For your third Soul Skill, you should still choose one that boosts your strength by a percentage. With three boosting skills behind you, you can choose a group attack skill for your fourth."

"Now that your Martial Soul is a true Fire Phoenix Martial Soul, you only need a powerful fire-attribute Soul Beast for your third Soul Ring. You don't have to hunt one with a Phoenix Bloodline to improve your control over the Evil Fire anymore."

"As for Oscar's group flight skill, I recommend a Lightning Falcon Soul Beast over two thousand years old but under three thousand for his third Soul Ring."

"The same principle applies to you. You've both taken ten-thousand-year medicinal herbs, which strengthened your bodies and raised the age of third Soul Rings you can withstand."

"Fatty, yours is a Beast Martial Soul, and your Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul was purified into a true Fire Phoenix Martial Soul. Your body improved more than Oscar's, so you should be able to absorb a third Soul Ring from a fire-attribute Soul Beast three to five thousand years old."

"If you push yourself, even a five- or six-thousand-year Soul Ring wouldn't be a problem."

Ma Hongjun hurriedly waved his hands.

"No, no. I'll stick to a Soul Ring a little over four thousand years old."

Lin Hao laughed.

They waited a little longer.

A man with long, dark-blue hair and a far more handsome face slowly emerged from Tang San's room.

It was Tang San, whose Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline had fully awakened.

Everyone took a closer look. Tang San's once-ordinary features had changed only slightly, but those small changes made him a hundred times more handsome than before.

Watching from the shadows, Tang Hao stared at Tang San in a daze. Through the sight of his son's new appearance, he seemed to see his wife, Ah Yin.

Ah Yin! Can you see him? This is our son. Now that his Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline has awakened, he looks even more like you.

Ma Hongjun and Oscar circled Tang San from either side, unable to stop staring.

"Are you Tang San?"

Tang San smiled faintly.

"Yeah, Fatty, Oscar. It's me. An extraordinary bloodline awakened in my Blue Silver King Martial Soul, and my face and hair changed quite a bit because of it."

At that explanation, Ma Hongjun and Oscar both reached out and poked Tang San's face.

Lin Hao stepped forward and gave Tang San a light punch on the chest.

"Tang San, I didn't expect the medicinal herbs to change you this much."

"Haha! I have you to thank for those two herbs, Brother Hao."

"My Blue Silver King Martial Soul awakened an even stronger bloodline, and my Soul Power reached level forty."

"Thank you, Brother Hao!"

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing had finished testing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Teacher Zhao and came over.

They, too, exclaimed in surprise when they saw Tang San.

They had only chatted for a short while when Xiao Wu emerged, having absorbed the Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone and the Nine-Rank Ice Snow Lotus.

Xiao Wu's bearing had changed completely. Once sweet and lively, she now seemed cool, distant, and sacred. She wore a pale pink dress, and a tiny silver crescent rested between her brows on a fair, oval face. Her icy-blue, silver-tinged eyes made her look ethereally beautiful.

Lin Hao could only stare.

And he wasn't the only one. Everyone there was staring.

When Lin Hao came to his senses, he glanced at his classmates' expressions.

He immediately went to Xiao Wu, took her hand, and kissed her cheek. Then he glared at the others.

Under his sharp gaze, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Tang San all lowered their heads and coughed lightly to hide their embarrassment.

Once they looked away, Lin Hao let it go.

He turned back to Xiao Wu and gently asked whether her Martial Soul Origin had evolved.

"Xiao Wu! From the way you look now, your Jade Rabbit Martial Soul must have evolved into the Taiyin Jade Rabbit Martial Soul, an embodiment of the Taiyin Star, right?"

Xiao Wu nodded and summoned her Taiyin Jade Rabbit Martial Soul.

The phantom of a pure-white Taiyin Jade Rabbit appeared behind her.

A cool, pearly glow spread across Xiao Wu's skin. A pair of long white rabbit ears rose from her head, their tips glimmering silver.

Her icy-blue eyes and the silver crescent between her brows shone even brighter.

Then a cold, lonely aura, as though from the Moon Palace itself, seeped from her.

Bathed in moonlight, Xiao Wu's skin grew more luminous and translucent, her figure more perfectly proportioned, and her entire presence more ethereal than ever!

With her Taiyin Jade Rabbit Martial Soul Possession active,

Xiao Wu struck a pose for Lin Hao.

"Well? Isn't my Taiyin Jade Rabbit Martial Soul beautiful?"

Still staring, Lin Hao nodded blankly.

"Beautiful!"

Xiao Wu giggled and twirled in front of him.

"Brother, let's go eat. I'm starving."

Ma Hongjun said, "Right, right. Let's eat already. I'm hungry too—I feel like I could eat a whole cow."

Oscar chimed in, "Come on, let's go!"

Ma Hongjun and Oscar headed for the dining hall first, followed by Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San.

Lin Hao walked behind them, holding Xiao Wu's hand.

After dinner, they agreed to hunt for Soul Rings early the next morning. Then Lin Hao took Xiao Wu back to their room.

He began asking about her Soul Power Level and the abilities she had gained from her Martial Soul Evolution.

"Xiao Wu, what level are you now?"

"Brother, my Soul Power is at level thirty-five. Most of the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and Nine-Rank Ice Snow Lotus's medicinal power went toward strengthening my Jade Rabbit Bloodline."

"Otherwise, my Soul Power Level would have risen by at least a dozen levels."