A small grove outside the academy.
Deep in the grove was a fairly large clearing, but it was secluded and unconnected to any road, so hardly anyone came there. It had now become Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's practice ground.
Wang Dong looked at Huo Yuhao with mixed feelings, her mind filled with what had happened yesterday afternoon.
Signs of Martial Soul Fusion had indeed appeared between them, but somehow, Huo Yuhao's Soul Power had suddenly become overwhelmingly domineering, drawing every last bit of Soul Power out of her body.
Her thoughts were a tangled mess. She kept stealing glances at Huo Yuhao, unsure how to bring it up.
After a long while, she said cautiously, "Yuhao... be a little gentler today."
With that, Wang Dong spread her arms, seemingly waiting for Huo Yuhao to embrace her.
But Huo Yuhao remained motionless, looking at her as though she were an idiot.
When he still failed to react, Wang Dong said impatiently, "Why are you just standing there?"
"Tch, I'm not hugging a man," Huo Yuhao said flatly.
Wang Dong: "..."
That excuse again... Was this blockhead really that uninterested in a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?
"Then what do you want to do?" Wang Dong asked, exasperated.
Huo Yuhao turned around and said, "Hug me from behind. That'll do, right?"
Wang Dong pouted, then spread her arms and wrapped them around Huo Yuhao's shoulders from behind.
As soon as their bodies touched, their auras began to mingle, exactly as they had yesterday. After that brief contact, Wang Dong's Soul Power surged inexorably into Huo Yuhao's body.
Wang Dong instinctively let go of Huo Yuhao and asked in surprise, "What on earth is going on? Why can you absorb my Soul Power?"
"I don't know either. I'm certain this doesn't happen to