Amid the crowd!
The students watched as Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San were carried out one after another.
At the sight, Li Jin remarked, "This Gangzi really does have some ability. Judging by that explosion just now, I reckon plenty of high-ranking Soul Masters couldn't pull that off."
Xiao Wu beamed as she watched. "Gangzi and Tang San, each more annoying than the other. Now we can finally have some peace and quiet for a while."
Wang Sheng's gaze swept over Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San, whose bodies were covered in severe burns. He couldn't help shrinking back,
"They're burned so badly. Just looking at them hurts. They must have done who knows how many things that enraged heaven and men alike to bring such misfortune on themselves."
The students pointed and chattered among themselves.
The dean of students walked over with a stern expression, waving both hands to shoo the students away,
"Go on, get moving. Don't gather here. Get back to your classrooms for lessons. What sort of behavior is this, crowding around here?"
The dean of students still commanded considerable authority. Under his urging, the students scattered, returning to their respective classrooms in groups of three or five.
Li Jin put the matter of Tang Hao, Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San aside for the moment and smiled as he shared his good news with Xiao Wu beside him,
"Xiao Wu, I've made progress on the Self-Created Soul Skill. I've improved a cultivation method that can enhance Soul Power quality, speed up recovery, and increase cultivation speed. I'll teach you this afternoon, and you can try it yourself."
Xiao Wu's eyes widened in surprise,
"That fast? You only said you wanted to create a Soul Skill yesterday, and today you've already improved a cultivation method? Is this improved method of yours reliable?"
Brimming with confidence, Li Jin declared,
"There's absolutely nothing wrong with it. I've already verified it. This cultivation method is actually connected to Tang San. I learned it from him yesterday. Didn't you notice his extraordinary stamina when we fought him?"
"Once you learn my cultivation method, I guarantee your stamina will be even better than his."
Xiao Wu's eyes lit up at his words. She bounced with delight, clasping her hands in front of her,
"Really? Then I want to learn!"
"I, Sister Xiao Wu, am the boss of Nuoding Academy. To defend my dignity as the boss, I absolutely won't let that Fart King threaten my position."
Just then, Wang Sheng also came over, beaming, his face covered in an honest smile,
"Sister Xiao Wu, Brother Li Jin, I'm going to become a Soul Master just like you soon!"
"Last night, I don't know why, but cultivating with the Meditation Method was several times more efficient than usual. In a single night, I broke through from rank nine Soul Power to rank ten."
"I've already applied to a teacher, and he'll take me to hunt Soul Beasts tomorrow. Hehe, now I finally don't have to worry. I can become a Soul Master before graduation."
Hearing this, Xiao Wu gave him an approving look and nodded encouragingly,
"Well done, Wang Sheng!"
"You're a member of our Dorm Seven. You becoming a Soul Master brings honor to me as your boss, too."
Remembering how Wang Sheng had spoken up for him with righteous indignation yesterday, Li Jin also smiled,
"Congratulations, Wang Sheng!"
"You'll definitely obtain a First Soul Ring that suits you!"
Wang Sheng scratched his head with a chuckle,
"Thank you for the praise, Sister Xiao Wu, and thank you for the good wishes, Brother Li Jin. As long as I can obtain a Soul Ring and become a Soul Master, I'll be perfectly satisfied."
"As for whether it suits me, even that Xiao Chenyu only has a Ten-Year Soul Ring. I'll leave it to fate."
Chatting and laughing, they returned to the classroom for lessons.
When the afternoon free period arrived!
On the hill behind the academy!
Li Jin pulled Xiao Wu into a small grove. Once they were alone, he taught her the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
This was what Li Jin had learned from Tang San and had the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm verify through Simulation.
He explained it to Xiao Wu in simple, accessible terms, which also served as another review for himself.
When Xiao Wu had memorized the Soul Power circulation route and begun cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
Li Jin also began cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
After circulating along the Mysterious Heaven Skill's route for one full cycle, his Soul Power transformed into the balanced, harmonious Soul Power of the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
Moreover, Li Jin enjoyed a unique advantage. His Conception and Governing Vessels had already been opened, allowing his progress in cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill to surpass Tang San's years of cultivation in an extremely short time.
When Li Jin awoke, his presence had become smooth and natural, in complete harmony with the surrounding world.
"Li Jin, this cultivation method of yours is freaking amazing!"
Seeing Li Jin awaken, Xiao Wu shook his arm excitedly, her eyes shining and her expression full of delight.
"Compared to before, my cultivation efficiency has increased by at least thirty percent."
This left Xiao Wu both surprised and delighted.
Cultivating the Mysterious Heaven Skill accelerated her refinement of her hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit origin, which meant she could enter her mature stage sooner and reduce the risk of exposing her true identity.
What delighted Xiao Wu most was that Li Jin had taught her even such a precious cultivation method without holding anything back.
Now, as Xiao Wu looked at Li Jin, she couldn't hide the smile in her eyes.
Xiao Wu had a scale in her heart. There really was nothing to fault in how Li Jin treated her.
Xiao Wu engraved all of this deeply in her heart.
Li Jin smiled and sensed the balanced, harmonious Soul Power within him. Both its quality and recovery speed had improved considerably compared to before.
As expected of a cultivation method Tang San had used for tens of thousands of years, one he couldn't improve even the slightest after becoming a god.
"As long as you're satisfied. I learned this from Tang San. That guy has good things hidden away, but now they're ours."
"Xiao Wu, we can't keep slacking off anymore. Tang San's Soul Power is lower than ours, but with those Self-Created Soul Skills of his, it actually took both of us working together to defeat him."
"Next time, I hope I can defeat him fair and square on my own."
After hearing Li Jin's words, Xiao Wu's fighting spirit also blazed up.
In truth, perhaps because she relied on her hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit origin, Xiao Wu had never cultivated seriously.
But this battle with Tang San had also left Xiao Wu feeling as though she had been beaten awake.
So human talent really could catch up with her hundred thousand years of accumulation.
Xiao Wu clenched her little fists, her beautiful eyes filled with resolve,
"Li Jin, you're right. We were too lazy before, going to sleep as soon as it was bedtime. When it came to diligence, we couldn't even compare to Wang Sheng and the others."
"Geniuses are as numerous as crucian carp crossing a river. Though Tang San is always annoying, he really can fight. Next time, I won't just defeat him. I'll crush him."
Li Jin possessed the million-year Sky Dream Ice Silkworm origin, while Xiao Wu possessed the hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit origin.
Even without cultivating, their Soul Power would not increase slowly.
Now they were going to cultivate seriously, and what they were cultivating was the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
Then Tang San could only observe a moment of silence for himself.
Right, Tang San still hadn't woken up. The headmaster had sent him, his father, and his teacher to a clinic, spending a large sum of money to have a physician treat their injuries.
But those burns were far too severe to heal in a day or two. The physician had wrapped all three of them up like rice dumplings and used a healing Soul Skill on them once a day.
Never mind their bodies recovering completely-even when they would regain consciousness remained unknown.
"What should we call this cultivation method?"
"We'll call it the Mysterious Heaven Skill!"