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"Who are you?" Ling Luochen looked at the other Yuwen Tuo, asking warily, ice elements already beginning to gather in her hand.
"Sister Luochen, Xiao Xiao, don't get excited! This is a new ability I just comprehended, Divine Fire Clone!" Seeing the situation, Yuwen Tuo quickly retracted his Soul Power, and the clone instantly vanished.
Only then did Xiao Xiao realize she had been tricked. Pouting, she said, "Bad Tuotuo! I stayed here watching over you all night, and you joke with me the moment you wake up."
"Exactly! Do you know how worried Xiao Xiao was about you yesterday? She cried several times! Do you even have a conscience?" Ling Luochen also said angrily.
These two girls had unknowingly formed an alliance.
Seeing no one was on his side, Yuwen Tuo quickly admitted defeat. "I was wrong, Xiao Xiao, Sister Luochen. Isn't it just that I comprehended a new ability yesterday and wanted to show off in front of you?"
"It's just a clone ability, what's there to be proud of?" As a top student of the academy, how could Ling Luochen not understand something like clones? She just hadn't thought of it for a moment. It was a decent ability, but its strength was limited.
She just didn't know that Yuwen Tuo's clone had a completely different advantage compared to other clones. However, it wasn't convenient for him to explain now, so he could only let Ling Luochen have her say.
Before long, Ling Luochen finished brewing the Soul Power recovery medicine. Yuwen Tuo downed it in one gulp. As the medicinal effects spread through his body, his Soul Power began to surge. He took the opportunity to meditate and further recover his strength. Yellow, purple, and black – three soul rings slowly rose from his feet.
"He really has advanced to a three-ring Soul Elder! And it's actually a ten-thousand-year third ring! Very good!" Ling Luochen smiled. Now that Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire was completely resolved, she no longer needed to absorb Yuwen Tuo's power. His cultivation should become much smoother from now on.
Actually, during this period, Xiao Xiao had also reached the Soul Elder rank. Like Yuwen Tuo, she had consumed that Soul Ascension Pill, breaking through to Rank 30 Soul Power. Then, she used her reward from winning the last freshman tournament – the academy provided her with a 1,700-year-old soul beast, allowing her to successfully advance to Soul Elder.
The Soul Power increase from the Soul Ascension Pill was roughly in the range of Rank 30 to Rank 31. Since Xiao Xiao took it when she was Rank 29, her Soul Power naturally wouldn't stop at just Rank 30. The infusion of a top-tier soul ring stimulated the remaining medicinal power, and her Soul Power finally settled at the peak of Rank 32.
School was about to start again. Unexpectedly, this time Huo Yuhao didn't arrive late as he did in the original story, but returned on the last day. As expected of a protagonist, his ability to arrive just in time was excellent.
When Yuwen Tuo saw him again, he sensed the power of the Ice Jade Scorpion from him. If he wasn't mistaken, his second Martial Soul should still be the Ice Jade Scorpion, but just an ordinary Ice Jade Scorpion, not the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion.
One shouldn't underestimate the Ice Jade Scorpion. If the Ice Jade Empress Scorpion could be compared to a god-level Martial Soul, then an ordinary Ice Jade Scorpion could also be called a top-tier Martial Soul. This was because most of the Ice Jade Scorpion clan possessed the ability of Ultimate Ice. The Skydream Iceworm wouldn't choose an Ice Jade Scorpion without Ultimate Ice for Huo Yuhao; otherwise, it would undoubtedly be a waste.
As for its age, Yuwen Tuo guessed it was at most a thousand years. After all, where else could Skydream find another hundred-thousand-year-old Ice Jade Scorpion willing to sacrifice itself for Huo Yuhao? This one should have been forcefully hunted.
Huo Yuhao's second Martial Soul would become the type of his first soul ring. Perhaps Huo Yuhao himself wasn't a match for an Ice Jade Scorpion, even a thousand-year one. But due to the butterfly effect, the Skydream Iceworm had another ability: once a year, it could possess Huo Yuhao and unleash the Skydream Finger with its incredibly powerful spiritual strength. In the original story, Huo Yuhao was forced to use this move prematurely when attacked by a rampaging Ma Xiaotao. But this time, that plotline didn't occur, so this move was used to help Huo Yuhao hunt the Ice Jade Scorpion. It instantly shattered the Ice Jade Scorpion's soul, allowing Huo Yuhao to calmly complete the formation of his second Martial Soul. It was much weaker than in the original story, but also much simpler.
Moreover, Huo Yuhao was very lucky; he obtained a soul bone. His rank also improved considerably because of this, now around Rank 23. Anyway, advancing to the second year shouldn't be a big problem. This should be the power of more than just one soul ring and one soul bone; his Spirit Eyes Martial Soul had also acquired its second soul ring. A new Martial Soul, two soul rings, and one soul bone had finally raised his lagging cultivation. But it had only reached the level Xiao Xiao was at when she participated in the freshman tournament more than a year ago.
Compared to other protagonists, Huo Yuhao's cultivation talent was truly not that great in the early stages. Fortunately, his luck was profound, and he had the assistance of the Vast Winter Power for cultivation; otherwise, he would probably fall behind.
The day before school started, students returned from various places. Yuwen Tuo was strolling through the academy with Xiao Xiao.
"Master!!!" An excited shout came. Cao Jinxuan was seen waving his hand and running wildly towards them. Surprisingly, he was holding a girl's hand – that girl was Lian Yue.
"Stop!" Yuwen Tuo raised his hand, stopping him and asking, "You two, what's the situation?"
Lian Yue blushed and hid behind Cao Jinxuan.
Cao Jinxuan scratched his head sheepishly. "Hehe, we started dating. Master, I only found out after returning home that Miss Lian Yue's home is actually in the same city as mine. Over this past month, we got to know each other gradually through back-and-forth interactions."
"I see!" Yuwen Tuo nodded. He wasn't very interested in such gossip, but he listened to Cao Jinxuan's breathing pattern at that moment. The rhythm of his breathing secretly corresponded to the principles of the Eight Trigrams, and the interval between breaths was significantly longer. This was a sign of successful cultivation in the introductory Daoist mental cultivation method. It seemed that although he was in a relationship, he hadn't neglected his cultivation.
Before leaving, Yuwen Tuo had also given him a Soul Ascension Pill. He figured Cao Jinxuan should have broken through Rank 30 by now.
Xiao Xiao looked at Cao Jinxuan with mischievous intent. This brat, calling me Shiniang repeatedly, yet I haven't even completely won over his master, and he's already secured my best friend! This is simply outrageous!
The few of them arranged to have breakfast together. Before they even entered the cafeteria, they heard the sounds of fighting coming from inside. Suddenly, a huge figure was knocked out of the cafeteria, flying right towards Yuwen Tuo and the others.
Yuwen Tuo caught him with one hand, only then realizing, wasn't this person Xiong Gang, the burly fellow who had replaced the original Xiao Xiao's position in Huo Yuhao's team? There was a huge tiger palm print on his chest. It seemed he had been sent flying by a Soul Master with a Tiger-type Martial Soul.
One didn't even need to guess; it was definitely Dai Huabin. Was he clashing with Huo Yuhao again?
Yuwen Tuo stroked his chin and smiled. "I think I smell the scent of making a fortune again!"
Xiao Xiao sighed silently. It seemed her Tuotuo was about to trick someone again.