This human meteor hammer naturally had its merits, for example-
But against a Soul Saint who specialized in defense and offense, wasn't this a little too laughable?
Sure enough, Zhao Wuji barely paid any attention to Xiao Wu's attacks. Instead, he was channeling his Soul Power to try to dissolve the ice on his arm. He had never experienced cold like this before; he could barely feel that hand anymore.
"So noisy! Immovable Bright King Body!"
Xiao Wu kept kicking Zhao Wuji, even providing sound effects with her mouth. Although she had not broken through his defenses, she had genuinely annoyed him.
With a flash of yellow light, Xiao Wu was sent flying, and Tang San's Blue Silver Grass was snapped apart as well.
Fortunately, Tang San reacted in time and hurriedly caught Xiao Wu, sparing her a kiss with the ground. Since Zhao Wuji's Soul Power was sluggish, Xiao Wu and Tang San only suffered a slight disturbance to their blood and Qi, without actually being injured.
Meanwhile, Zhao Wuji was still flushing the ice away with his vast Soul Power. He was not fire-attributed himself, so he could not counter Ultimate Ice as efficiently as someone with a fire attribute.
Zhao Wuji looked at Ning Yuhao as though he were gazing at a rare treasure and laughed heartily. "Hahaha! To think our Shrek Academy really welcomed a Little Monster this time."
"You all passed!"
Ning Rongrong glanced at the incense stick. "Isn't there still some time left?"
Zhao Wuji stamped his big foot down over there. By the time he lifted it again, the incense stick had long since been buried in a deep pit, with not a trace left in sight.
"Eh, it's fine, it's fine. I call the shots now!"
"How very spontaneous." The corner of Ning Yuhao's mouth twitched, and he withdrew his Martial Soul as well.
"Hey, kid, what's that attack of yours called?" Without dismissing his Martial Soul, Zhao Wuji walked over and held out the arm he had used to block in front of Ning Yuhao.
Understanding his meaning, Ning Yuhao reached out and patted it, retrieving the Ultimate Ice. "This is my First Soul Skill, called Ice Empress's Pincer."
Zhao Wuji dismissed his Martial Soul, but his gaze remained so fervent that Ning Yuhao felt a little uncomfortable.
"You little rascal, you have Twin Martial Souls, don't you!" Zhao Wuji gripped Ning Yuhao's shoulders with both hands, his words full of certainty.
Ning Yuhao nodded. He had never intended to hide his Twin Martial Souls anyway, since he actually had Triple Martial Souls.
"Hahahaha! Good, good, good!" Zhao Wuji draped an arm over Ning Yuhao's shoulders and pulled him closer. "You little rascal, welcome to Shrek! Mubai! Mubai!"
"Teacher Zhao, I'm here." Dai Mubai walked over, looking a little stunned himself. This was his first time hearing that Ning Yuhao had Twin Martial Souls too.
"Mubai, hurry and book a table of good food and wine. We're having a proper celebration tonight!" Zhao Wuji instructed.
"Okay!" Dai Mubai hurried off to find Ma Hongjun. "I've got to tell Fatty to raise the standard. The academy's definitely paying for this meal!"
Just imagining Flender's expression when he came back and saw the bill made Dai Mubai unable to hold back his laughter.
While Zhao Wuji was rejoicing, a distinctly accusatory voice rang out rather inopportunely. "Xiao Hao! Why did you never tell us you had Twin Martial Souls!"
Ning Rongrong looked indignant. Zhu Zhuqing had returned as well and stood beside her, her expression searching and even tinged with sadness.
"You never asked me, either?" Ning Yuhao said as though it were perfectly reasonable.
His utterly justified manner made Ning Rongrong start wondering whether she was the problem. "Huh? I... this..."
Ning Yuhao's response left Ning Rongrong at a loss for words. She stumbled over "you," "I," and "this" for ages without managing a complete sentence. "All right, Rongrong." Zhu Zhuqing squeezed Ning Rongrong's hand.
Then she approached Ning Yuhao with light, feline steps. Zhao Wuji also noticed something was off about the atmosphere, released Ning Yuhao, and stepped aside.
Zhu Zhuqing gently stroked Ning Yuhao's face, then moved her hand downward. Her fingers brushed over his lips, then his Adam's apple, then lightly traced his collarbone, finally stopping over his left atrium. Drawing gentle circles there, she asked, "Xiao Hao, am I here, in your heart?"
Zhu Zhuqing spoke very softly, but Ning Yuhao heard a hint of sadness in her voice. He truly had not expected that failing to tell her about his Twin Martial Souls would hit her so hard.
Ning Yuhao felt his throat tighten. Especially when Zhu Zhuqing's fingers had just brushed over his body, a sensation he had never experienced before had welled up within him, and he did not even know how to control it.
By the time his mind reacted, his body had already moved ahead of it, stiffly reaching out to pull Zhu Zhuqing into his arms.
"Ah, mm." Zhu Zhuqing seemed caught off guard too and let out a soft cry, but she did not struggle. Instead, she pressed her head firmly against Ning Yuhao's chest. Her hand still did not stop, gently tracing circles as she murmured the question again. "Am I in your heart? Xiao Hao..."
"Yes." Without thinking, Ning Yuhao followed his heart and gave his answer.
What he did not notice, however, was that his tight throat made even that word come out with a slight tremor.
Only after hearing his definite answer did Zhu Zhuqing's smile bloom again, carrying something of the air of someone whose naughty scheme had succeeded. But a moment later, her little face flushed with embarrassment. She felt as though something metallic was pressing against her lower abdomen, pulsing.
By then, Ning Yuhao had somewhat lost awareness of his own body. It was his first time holding a girl, and his mind could be said to have gone a little blank, leaving him unable to think.
"Hehehe, Xiao Hao, with all that stuff in your memories, how come you're so weak when it comes to the real thing?" the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm teased from within the Sea of Consciousness.
"Shut your mouth." The Ice Empress showed him no courtesy, stabbing her tail at him again. Clearly, she very much disliked the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm disrupting her enjoyment of the show.
"Ah..."
Unexpectedly, this time the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm did not let out an exaggerated cry of pain. Instead, his voice even carried a lilting note,
The exchange between the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and the Ice Empress finally brought Ning Yuhao back to his senses, and he immediately moved to release Zhu Zhuqing. Before he could do so, however, Ning Rongrong recovered from her shock at seeing the two embrace and pulled Zhu Zhuqing away. "Hey! What are you doing, what are you doing, what are you doing!"
Zhu Zhuqing's little face was bright red. Although she tried hard to maintain her composure, her constantly fidgeting hands still betrayed her far-from-calm thoughts.
"Hiss!" Tang San had been watching when Xiao Wu pinched his waist, and then he heard her say, "Xiao San, look at him!"
Zhao Wuji's face was wreathed in a doting auntie's smile as he sighed. "It's good to be young!"