Xiang Jun: I'm Coming In!

A dull thud rang out. Han Ruoruo hurriedly summoned her Golden Binding Rope, trying to stop a Soul Fighting match that had been completely one-sided from start to finish.

But something strange happened. Just as the Golden Binding Rope was about to reach Dai Huabin, an unseen force knocked it away. It could not advance another inch.

How was that possible?!

I'm a Soul Sage! How can I fail to interrupt a Soul Elder's Soul Skill?

Han Ruoruo grew frantic. If this kept up, Dai Huabin would be pounded into a meatball.

"Don't worry, teacher. This princess knows how to hold back! He'll be in bed for six months at most!" Tang Wutong tipped up her little chin as though she were talking about nothing of consequence.

What?

Six months?!

Han Ruoruo felt like crying. Her students were nowhere near as adorable as she had imagined!

Bam—!!!

After the final, heavy slam, Dai Huabin lay unconscious on the ground. Most of his bones were broken, and his muscles had suffered varying degrees of damage.

Without a top-tier healing Soul Master, getting out of bed in six months would count as a testament to Dai Huabin's constitution.

At least Dai Huabin had not felt the pain. He had passed out completely after the first throw...

Xiang Jun watched without expression. He felt no sympathy for Dai Huabin.

After all, Dai Huabin had brought it on himself.

Arrogant. Conceited. Utterly contemptuous of others.

Anyone who could beat a child's mother in front of him was the sort of person no one could stand.

Though he was redeemed later, turning over a new leaf did not mean the world had to forgive his past mistakes.

"Let's go, Yuhao. There's nothing else worth watching." Xiang Jun put an arm around Huo Yuhao without thinking, his voice calm.

"Huh? Oh, okay!"

Huo Yuhao had been savoring the sight of Dai Huabin's miserable state. But when he felt the warmth of the arm around his shoulders, his cheeks flushed. He quickly lowered his head so Xiang Jun would not notice.

On the path to the Cafeteria, Huo Yuhao, who had been silent until then, suddenly looked up at Xiang Jun's flawless profile.

"Senior Xiang Jun, will I ever be as strong as you and Sister Wutong?"

Thanks to that devastating Explosive Eight-Stage Throw, Huo Yuhao's opinion of Tang Wutong had soared. He had even forgotten how she had once put him in a chokehold in the Cafeteria.

"You want to get stronger that badly?" Xiang Jun asked with a soft laugh at the expectant look on Huo Yuhao's face.

"Mm-hmm!" Huo Yuhao nodded firmly.

Senior Xiang Jun might have a way to make me stronger.

It's shameless of me to ask, but for Mom's sake, I have to...

At worst, I could... I could... Huo Yuhao blushed, unable to meet Xiang Jun's eyes.

Xiang Jun did not notice anything amiss. Stroking his smooth chin, he looked Huo Yuhao up and down. "There is a way... The process might hurt just a tiny bit, though!"

There really is a way?

Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up. "Um... Senior Xiang Jun, what would you need for it?"

Today's fight had shaken Huo Yuhao to the core. As a support-type Soul Master with no means of attack, how long would it take him to kill his enemy with his own hands?

"I wouldn't need anything. It's just a bit grueling. If you want to try it, we can do it later." Xiang Jun waved a hand, then rested it naturally on Huo Yuhao's shoulder as they continued toward the Cafeteria.

"Really? Thank you, Senior Xiang Jun!"

After lunch, the two returned to their dorm room.

Seeing how eager Huo Yuhao was, Xiang Jun chuckled. "Take off your clothes first."

Take... take off my clothes?!

Huo Yuhao's face turned scarlet. He instinctively crossed his arms over his chest. The sight of his slender, delicate figure left Xiang Jun momentarily stunned.

"Senior Xiang Jun, do I really have to take off my clothes...?" Huo Yuhao's voice was so faint that Xiang Jun might not have heard him if not for his sharp ears.

"Just your coat. Hurry up, then lie facedown on the bed."

Phew! So that's what he meant...

Huo Yuhao let out a deep breath of relief. He did as he was told and lay on the bed, his heart still fluttering with nerves.

Once he was settled, Huo Yuhao felt someone straddle him. His already taut nerves tightened further.

A Soul Master cultivated by using meditation to draw in the Soul Power between heaven and earth.

As that Soul Power traveled through the meridians, the Soul Master gradually absorbed it, refining it into pure Soul Power of their own.

The faster Soul Power flowed through the meridians and was absorbed, the faster one could cultivate. Innate Soul Power, which represented talent, was simply a measure of how freely a Soul Master's meridians allowed it to flow.

Of all the known deities on the Douluo Continent, only the Goddess of Life possessed divine power gentler than that of the Water God and the Sea God.

What Xiang Jun intended to do was use his Sea God Soul Power to gently nourish Huo Yuhao's badly blocked meridians.

That would briefly increase the speed at which Huo Yuhao absorbed Soul Power, roughly equivalent to raising his Innate Soul Power by half a level.

But because the method relied on outside power, each treatment lasted only about a week. It was also effective only for those with little talent.

Someone like Huo Yuayo, who was now lying beneath Xiang Jun.

Azure Soul Power gathered in Xiang Jun's palm. He held his breath, focused, and gently placed his hand on Huo Yuhao's back.

"Mmm~"

The distinctive cool comfort of the Sea God Soul Power drew a muffled moan from Huo Yuhao.

Huh?

What was that sound?!

Xiang Jun blinked. He could have sworn a soft, feminine voice had come from Huo Yuhao.

He shook off the distracting thought. But as he looked at the tense figure beneath him, an absurd idea suddenly surfaced.

Why is Huo Yuhao's body so soft? Just like a girl's...

"Yuhao, the first time will hurt a little, but that's normal. Grit your teeth and bear it. It won't feel like that next time!"

"Mm..."

Huo Yuhao gave a soft hum and let Xiang Jun's hand roam freely over his body.

"Then get ready, Yuhao. I'm coming in!"

Xiang Jun's gaze sharpened as gentle Sea God Soul Power flowed through Huo Yuhao's back and into his meridians.

"Aaaaaah!!!!"

The sudden scream startled the new students in the corridor. They all turned toward Dormitory 108.