Hu Jiu's Strength

Since Pink Sacrifice had left nothing behind, Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu could only make her a cenotaph, burying some fur she had left behind in it.

Afterward, they returned to the center of the Star Dou Great Forest with Little Gray and Xiao Bai.

Little Gray and Xiao Bai were a pair of siblings, Soul Beasts that had just cultivated to the Thousand Year level.

They were very close to Xiao Wu. By extension, they were also friendly toward Hu Jiu, the human who could make delicious carrots.

Moreover, after Pink Sacrifice, Hu Jiu carried the scent of their mother, making them feel especially close to him as well.

On the way, Hu Jiu took stock of his strength.

Name: Hu Jiu
Cultivation: Level 32 Soul Elder.

First Soul Ring: 2,195 years.

Spirit Ring Skill: Absorption. 1x Cultivation Speed.

Second Soul Ring: 1,695 years.

Spirit Ring Skill: Transformation. Could transform into anyone's appearance, including their clothing and martial soul, but could not replicate soul skills. Also transformed his own muscles and nerves, temporarily increasing his physical strength.

Third Soul Ring: 2,200 years.

Spirit Ring Skill: Teleportation. Appear Anywhere Within 100 Meters.

Self-Created Soul Skill:

Meditation Soul Skill: Level Eight. Cultivation efficiency increased by seventy percent.

Five Senses Strengthening Technique: Level Eight. Vision, hearing, touch, Smell, and taste Greatly Enhanced.

Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer: Level 9. Eighty-One Hammers Combined; the Final Hammer added eight thousand jin of force.

Soul Skill Control: Level Eight. Soul Power Turned into Silk, with Hardness Not Inferior to Steel Wire and Microscopic Soul Power Control.

Spiral Pill: Level Seven. A basketball-sized Soul Power Spiral Pill. Internal High-Speed Rotation After Forming; Attack Power Increases with Level. Its current attack power was comparable to that of an assault-type Soul Master of the same level.

External Soul Bone: Tongue. Could Eject at Light Speed to Bind Prey. Extremely Tough; Normal Attacks Cannot Break Free. Maximum attack range: ten meters.

Head Soul Bone: Greatly Amplifies Host's Mental Strength. Included soul skill: Mental Shock.

That was Hu Jiu's current strength. Judging by his present abilities, although he was a Food System Soul Master, with his Third Soul Skill, it was hard to say whether he could fight above his level—but compared to battle-type Soul Masters of the same level, he was absolutely no weaker.

Lastly, there was the Martial Soul Fusion Skill between him and Xiao Wu.

He remembered that when he had first met Xiao Wu, his martial soul had reacted faintly. But because his level had been too low, he had later ignored it.

Now that he had obtained his Third Soul Ring, his Carrot Spirit had evolved to a certain extent and finally met the requirements for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

The fully fused Moon Goddess possessed strength comparable to a Soul King above Level Fifty, making it an extremely powerful trump card.

At present, he was only Level 32, while Xiao Wu was merely Level 24.

He believed that once their strength increased in the future, this Martial Soul Fusion Skill would become even more formidable.

Meanwhile, the group arrived at the center of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Da Ming, Er Ming," Xiao Wu called out happily.

"Sister Xiao Wu, are you leaving?" Da Ming's strength went without saying; he had long since noticed the change in Hu Jiu's Soul Power Level.

"Mm, we're leaving. Before we go, there's something I need your help with," Xiao Wu said.

"Just say the word, Sister Xiao Wu." Da Ming and Er Ming both turned their gazes toward Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu's matters were their matters. No matter what she asked them to do, Da Ming and Er Ming would never hesitate.

"Here, these two little ones." Xiao Wu pointed at Little Gray and Xiao Bai, then said, "Their mother has already left, and no one is there to look after them. I want you to help me take care of them."

"No problem. Leave these two Little Rabbits to Er Ming and me. We'll take good care of them." Da Ming nodded his bull head.

"Then I'll have to trouble you two." Xiao Wu brought the two rabbits over to Er Ming's side and patted his arm.

"Roar..." Er Ming pounded his chest twice, indicating that he would definitely protect them.

Next, Hu Jiu began making carrots with all his strength—not only for the two rabbits, but also for Da Ming and Er Ming.

He kept at it for two days.

Whenever his soul power ran out, he would recover it with all his strength before continuing. That workload exhausted Hu Jiu terribly.

Of course, the results were substantial as well. In two days, he made over five thousand Accelerated Cultivation Carrots, enough for them to cultivate for at least two months.

On the third day, the two left the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest under Er Ming's escort.

After saying goodbye to Er Ming, they headed for Nuoding City.

Counting the days, there were only a few days left before school began. By the time they returned to Nuoding City, it would probably be just in time for the start of term.

After leaving the Star Dou Great Forest, Hu Jiu constantly maintained his Soul Skill Control, suppressing the fluctuations of his two soul rings to a minimal level and changing their colors as well.

They became the optimal soul ring configuration of two yellow and one purple.

Three Purple Soul Rings were simply too shocking. To avoid trouble, he even concealed his own soul power fluctuations at around Level Twenty.

Afterward, to be even more secretive, he used his Transformation Skill as a double layer of protection.

With his current concealment methods, no one below a Soul Douluo could see through his true cultivation.

Seven days later, Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu stood before Nuoding Academy, their faces full of exhaustion.

In order to return to the academy as quickly as possible, the two of them had hurried all the way back without wasting any time on the road.

"Haha, I bet once Little San sees us, he'll start complaining about me again."

Thinking of Tang San's aggrieved expression, Hu Jiu could not help but laugh.

"Hmph! All you ever think about is your Little San. The Star Dou Great Forest is so dangerous—how could he just go there whenever he wanted? Not letting him go was for his own protection."

Xiao Wu wrinkled her nose and spoke with dissatisfaction.

"Uh, fine! You're right about everything." Hu Jiu rubbed his forehead gloomily. This Wu Xiao Tu was even jealous of Tang San. There really was no one else like her.

Upon returning to the academy, Hu Jiu immediately felt a sense of relief. Here, he was finally no longer surrounded by powerful auras everywhere he went.

When his strength was still insufficient, staying in the Star Dou Great Forest had been pure torment. He never wanted to experience that oppressive feeling again.

"Xiao Jiu, you're finally back! I thought you wouldn't make it back in time for registration!"

Just as Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu stood at the academy gates admiring the scenery, Tang San's delighted voice sounded beside them.

Of everyone, Tang San was the only one who had guessed what Hu Jiu and Xiao Wu had been doing during their unexplained absence of nearly a month.

As one of Hu Jiu's close friends, Tang San knew that Hu Jiu had never intended to hide his strength from them. Thus, after guessing that Hu Jiu might have gone to obtain his Third Soul Ring, Tang San had actually been quite worried.

Now that he saw Hu Jiu return safely, he felt relieved, but also a little angry.

What, I'm Tang San, a level twenty-five Control System Great Soul Master. I wanted to help out a tiny Support Soul Master like you, yet you actually looked down on me and didn't even take me along.

What happened to being good brothers?