The Wish Came True, So Let Me Buy You Dinner

"Ahem. We talked about this before you made your wish."

"Whatever the cost turned out to be, I'm not responsible!"

As though he had anticipated Xiao Wu's next move, Xu Yuan deftly dodged to the doorway.

"Xu Yuan, stop right there! Give me back my... thing. I don't want this wish anymore."

Xiao Wu was stunned. She had never imagined the price would be so steep. Even her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast essence was gone.

Without that essence, wouldn't she be no different from an ordinary human prodigy?

Not only would she be unable to form her own Soul Rings when she broke through, she would have to cultivate painstakingly just to raise her Soul Power Level.

That was a world apart from her previous free ride to becoming a Soul Saint.

At that thought, Xiao Wu could no longer hold back her anger. She clenched her little fists and darted forward to block Xu Yuan's path.

"I told you! Once a wish comes true, I'm not responsible!"

"Besides, I'm not the Wish-Granting Tree. I only activate its power. I don't know anything else!"

Xu Yuan forced himself to explain. The Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring was already in his hands. How could he possibly give it back?

Besides, he was telling the truth. Once the Wish-Granting Tree's power was activated, the process was almost irreversible.

Unless...

Xu Yuan wished the Soul Ring back next month.

Was that possible?

Not a chance!

Everyone in the dormitory stared in disbelief.

One moment, Xiao Wu had been celebrating her wish coming true. The next, she was about to punch Xu Yuan.

Things had turned around so fast that no one else could keep up.

Only Tang San had picked up on a few clues.

Though he had no idea what Xiao Wu had wished for, her wish had undoubtedly come true in that instant.

But she had quickly realized the enormous price she had to pay and now regretted it.

In other words, Xu Yuan really does have the power to make wishes come true?

Tang San rubbed his bloodshot eyes. That sudden flash had done him no small harm.

He reckoned it would take at least six or seven days to recover.

But Tang San ignored that problem for now.

Because he had realized the value of Xu Yuan's Martial Soul!

There was a price to pay, but the wish had come true!

What kind of power was that?

It was almost like a flawed version of a god's authority!

If he ever encountered a problem he could not solve, perhaps Xu Yuan's Martial Soul could provide the answer.

As for the price...

Judging by Xiao Wu, at least it would not put his life in danger!

"Xiao Wu, you..."

Tang San was about to ask what she had paid, but when he looked up, he saw Xiao Wu straddling Xu Yuan.

Her slender-looking body held tremendous strength. With one hand, she pinned Xu Yuan to the floor, leaving him unable to get up.

Her pert bottom pressed against his waist as she gripped his collar with both hands and demanded that he take the wish back.

Tang San could not tell whether Xu Yuan was suffering, but he did know that Xu Yuan's face had turned red.

Xiao Wu did not notice. She leaned close to Xu Yuan's ear and hissed, "Give it back to me!"

"I don't know what you're talking about! Why don't you tell me what you wished for? I'll make it up to you!"

Xu Yuan refused to buckle under the pressure and stubbornly insisted he knew nothing.

"You..."

Xiao Wu was so angry she wanted to punch him. How could she tell anyone her secret? She would be giving herself away!

"Enough. Get off me, or I'll report you for taking liberties!"

Xu Yuan struggled to stand, but with Xiao Wu sitting on his waist, contact between them was unavoidable.

He could already feel the primordial force slumbering within him stirring beyond his control.

"You... pervert!"

Xiao Wu did not understand at first. Only when that primordial force began to throb did she blush fiercely and spring away.

"Talk about the guilty party crying foul first. I warned you in advance, and didn't you agree readily enough?"

Xu Yuan got to his feet and brushed the dust from his clothes. His poor new outfit—he had only just bought it!

"But... this isn't what I expected!"

"I don't care! I lost so much. You have to compensate me!"

The blush had yet to fade from Xiao Wu's cheeks, and now tears filled her eyes. The sight was enough to break anyone's heart.

Xu Yuan felt a headache coming on too. This was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Now that he had it, how could he possibly return it?

"Well, what's done is done. How about I buy you a meal at the cafeteria?"

"A meal? Just one meal?"

Xiao Wu's finger trembled as she pointed at Xu Yuan.

This would undoubtedly be the most expensive meal of her life.

But... what else could she do?

Xu Yuan had said he could only activate his Martial Soul's power. Everything else was largely up to chance.

In truth, Xiao Wu did not doubt him. If he could control the power to grant wishes at will, wouldn't that make him a god?

Still, Xiao Wu could not swallow her anger.

That was a hundred thousand years' worth of Soul Beast essence!

Just thinking about it made her heart bleed.

But what was done was done. Xiao Wu could only accept her fate.

At least she had Innate Full Soul Power and had already formed her First Soul Ring. If she worked hard, she still had a chance to get even.

Besides, losing her Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast essence was not without benefits. The aura of a Soul Beast had indeed vanished from her.

She would no longer have to worry about a Titled Douluo hunting her down.

"Well? Have you decided? Are you coming?"

Xu Yuan smiled. Right now, he was wondering how to safely absorb that red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

"I'm going!"

"If I don't eat you out of house and home, I don't deserve to be called Sister Xiao Wu!"

Xiao Wu ground her teeth in anger. She wished she could bankrupt Xu Yuan with one meal.

"Wait, Xiao Wu. You haven't beaten Tang San yet!"

Wang Sheng quietly raised a hand.

Xiao Wu and Tang San had been about to spar when Xu Yuan arrived at just the right moment.

So the position of Dorm Seven's boss had yet to be decided.

"Fine. Let's do it!"

A sweet yet ruthless smile appeared on Xiao Wu's face. She had a belly full of anger and nowhere to let it out.

"Are you ready, Tang San?"

"Of—"

Before he could finish, Xiao Wu bent her right knee and sprang forward like a hare at full sprint, moving with astonishing speed.

The speed of Xiao Wu's all-out burst startled Tang San. He was about to use his Purple Demon Eye to follow her movements.

But then...

The moment he activated his Purple Demon Eye, the lingering effects of the Wish-Granting Tree's flash struck.

Tang San's eyes stung, and tears poured out before he could stop them. With his vision gone, Xiao Wu kicked him flying.

"From now on, by your rules, everyone has to call me Sister Xiao Wu! Especially you!"

Xiao Wu's gaze went straight to Xu Yuan, who was making his bed.

"Of course, Sister Xiao Wu!"

As a support-type Soul Master, Xu Yuan chose the prudent course.

Just then, a teacher of about thirty entered, carrying a brand-new set of bedding.