Xiang Jun: I'm Coming In!

A dull thud rang out. Han Ruoruo hurriedly summoned her Golden Binding Rope, trying to stop the match before the one-sided beating went any further.

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 is 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! I know when to stop. At most, he'll have to spend six months in bed!" Tang Wutong tipped up her little chin as though she were talking about nothing at all.

What?

Six months!

Han Ruoruo could have cried. Her students were nowhere near as adorable as she had thought!

BAM—!!!

With the final slam, Dai Huabin lay unconscious on the ground. Most of his bones were broken, and his muscles had suffered injuries of varying severity.

Without a top-tier healing-type soul master, spending only six months in bed would mean Dai Huabin had a sturdy constitution.

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

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

After all, Dai Huabin had brought this on himself.

Arrogant, overbearing, and convinced he was above everyone else.

Anyone would find it hard to stomach someone who could beat a mother in front of her child without a second thought.

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

"Let's go, Yuhao. There's nothing else to see." Xiang Jun slipped an arm around Huo Gua without thinking, his voice calm.

"Huh? Oh, okay!"

Huo Yuhao had been absorbed in the satisfaction of seeing Dai Huabin's miserable state. But when she felt the warmth of Xiang Jun's arm across her shoulders, a blush rose to her cheeks. She quickly lowered her head so he would not notice.

On the path to the cafeteria, Huo Yuhao, who had been silent all along, suddenly looked up at Xiang Jun's flawless profile.

"Senior Xiang Jun, can I become as strong as you and Sister Wutong someday?"

Thanks to that devastating Explosive Eight-Stage Throw, Huo Yuhao's opinion of Tang Wutong had soared. She had even forgotten all about Tang Wutong putting her in a chokehold at the cafeteria.

"You want to get stronger that badly?" Xiang Jun asked with a soft laugh when he saw the hope on Huo Gua's face.

"Mm-hmm!" Huo Yuhao nodded with absolute conviction.

If anyone knows a way to make me stronger, it's Senior Xiang Jun, right?

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

If I have to, I could... I could... Huo Yuhao's cheeks reddened, and she could hardly bring herself to meet Xiang Jun's eyes.

Xiang Jun did not notice anything amiss. He stroked his smooth chin and looked Huo Gua up and down. "A way... Well, there is one. The process might hurt just a little, though!"

There really is a way?

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

Today's fight had shaken Huo Yuhao to the core. As a support-type soul master with no means of attack, when would she ever be able to kill her enemy with her own hands?

"You don't need anything. It's just a bit hard to endure. If you want to try it, we can give it a go later." Xiang Jun waved a hand, then rested it naturally on Huo Yuhao's shoulder and continued toward the cafeteria.

"Really? Thank you, Senior Xiang Jun!"

After lunch, the two returned to their dorm room.

Seeing Huo Gua's eagerness, Xiang Jun chuckled. "First, take off your clothes."

Take... take off my clothes?!

Huo Yuhao's face turned scarlet. She instinctively crossed her arms over her chest. Her delicate, soft appearance made Xiang Jun pause.

"Senior Xiang Jun, do I really have to take them off...?" Huo Yuhao's voice was barely louder than a mosquito's buzz. If Xiang Jun's hearing had been any worse, he would not have caught it.

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

Phew! So that's all...

Huo Yuhao let out a deep breath of relief. Then she did as she was told and lay nervously on the bed.

A moment later, Huo Yuhao felt someone straddle her, making her already tense nerves draw even tighter.

Soul master cultivation was simply a matter of using meditation to draw on 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 that was wholly their own.

The faster Soul Power flowed through and was absorbed by the meridians, the faster cultivation progressed. Innate Soul Power, that measure of talent, was essentially a measure of how freely a soul master's meridians flowed.

Of all the known gods on Douluo Continent, only the Goddess of Life had divine power gentler than the Water God's and the Sea God's.

Xiang Jun intended to use his own Sea God Soul Power to gently nourish Huo Yuhao's badly clogged meridians.

That would briefly increase the rate at which she absorbed Soul Power, roughly equivalent to another half-level of Innate Soul Power.

But because the method relied on an external force, each treatment would last only about a week. It also worked only on people with poor talent.

People like Huo Gua, who lay beneath Xiang Jun.

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

"Mmm~"

The cool, soothing sensation unique to Sea God Soul Power drew an involuntary moan from Huo Yuhao.

Huh?

What was that?!

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

He shook off the distracting thought. But looking at the tense figure beneath him, an absurd idea sprang to mind.

Why is Huo Gua'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 with it. You won't feel this way after that!"

"Mm..."

Huo Yuhao gave a soft hum and let Xiang Jun's hand roam over her back.

"Get ready, Yuhao. I'm coming in!"

Xiang Jun's gaze sharpened as gentle Sea God Soul Power flowed from Huo Gua's back into her meridians.

"AAAAAH!!!!"

The sudden scream startled the freshmen in the hallway. They all turned toward Dormitory 108.