Shrek Academy, a forest path beside Sea God Lake.
Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, and another pretty girl walked side by side at an unhurried pace. The girl was the teammate who had been assigned to the same group as them during class.
"Wang Dong, you mean... that subconscious awareness in your mind hasn't been urging you to practice Hidden Weapons Unraveling lately, but has instead been making you involuntarily study things related to Martial Soul Fusion?"
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were discussing something the other girl could not understand, leaving her previously serene face full of question marks.
"That's strange, Xiao Xiao..." A trace of puzzlement flashed through Wang Dong's pink-blue eyes as she sank into brief contemplation.
"Recently, that subconscious awareness in my mind has often sent me vague messages. It says there will be someone I develop a favorable impression of, and that our Martial Souls will trigger a special kind of power together."
Previously, the awareness had pushed her to study Hidden Weapons Unraveling. Unwilling to compromise, Wang Dong had secretly resisted it, reading without practicing.
But over the past few days, the awareness seemed to have suddenly switched to an entirely new approach. It vaguely told her to study matters related to Martial Souls with someone she liked, claiming the benefits would be immeasurable and last a lifetime.
Wang Dong was somewhat baffled. Looking at Xiao Xiao, she said, "Since school started, you're the only person I've had a really good impression of, Xiao Xiao."
Could it be that she was supposed to study Martial Souls with Xiao Xiao?
Wang Dong was confused. The information this awareness had released to her this time did not seem especially malicious, nor did it give her that splitting headache, as though she had been cursed, like before.
Yet