webnovelvip Chapter 75
Chapter 75
Chapter 75
Du Weilen said, "Children, remember that you defeated three teams of newly minted Soul Masters and won the final championship."
"I have applied to the academy to grant you this award as an exception. Although there is only one award, and the three of you need to decide who gets it, it is the most precious prize the academy has given to freshmen in at least three hundred years. Open it and take a look."
As he spoke, he handed the leather bag to Wang Dong.
Wang Dong was still stunned by Huo Yuhao's sudden becoming a core disciple of the Soul Guidance Department, and blankly took the leather bag and untied the rope on it.
"This, this is... a soul bone?" Wang Dong exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the small bone in his hand, which was only the length of a palm.
"...This soul bone is one I specially selected for you. Both offensive and control-type soul masters can use it. It's a left leg bone called the Void Demon Leopard Left Leg Bone. After fusing with it, it can increase a soul master's speed and grant them an attack skill launched from their left leg. The biggest advantage of a soul bone is that the skill it produces will differ depending on the martial soul it fuses with, but it will definitely be suitable for you..."
After carefully storing the soul bones, Du Weilen escorted them to the door, where the three respectfully bid him farewell as they left the teaching building.
As soon as they stepped outside, the three of them stopped in their tracks and exchanged glances.
"Give it to Xiao Xiao."
"Give it to Yuhao."
Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong were suddenly taken aback, and Wang Dong looked at Xiao Xiao and Huo Yuhao with suspicion.
"I'm going to learn about soul tools later. The abilities a soul bone can give me may not be much stronger than a soul tool. It's obviously not appropriate to fuse a soul bone just to improve my physical body. Wang Dong's Goddess of Light Butterfly is so aggressive, it doesn't need the skills provided by this soul bone."
Huo Yuhao yawned and said, "Xiao Xiao's martial soul control and defense are maxed out, but her attack is somewhat lacking. This soul bone can make up for Xiao Xiao's shortcomings very well, so let's give it to Xiao Xiao."
Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao originally wanted to say something more, but seeing that Huo Yuhao had finished speaking, they could only acquiesce to Huo Yuhao's arrangement.
Huo Yuhao's tactical commands during the freshman assessment were fully recognized by them, especially his tactics against the two martial soul fusion skills, which made their victory much easier.
Although Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao didn't say it, they had already accepted Huo Yuhao's leadership position and trusted his words more.
Wang Dong looked at Huo Yuhao, then at Xiao Xiao, and said helplessly, "Yuhao, wouldn't you say that you're prioritizing romance over friendship?"
Huo Yuhao glanced at Wang Dong, but didn't bother with her and walked forward on his own.
He remembered that Zhou Yi had won a soul bone in a bet during his previous fight with Ning Tian, and if the plot hadn't changed, it would be delivered soon.
Huo Yuhao was more interested in the bone in Zhou Yi's hand than the left leg bone.
After all, in a certain sense, it can be considered an artificially synthesized soul bone, although the synthesis process is quite fantastical, and it is also an auxiliary tool for fusing with the Ice Emperor's torso bone.
Seeing that Huo Yuhao ignored her, Wang Dong frowned slightly, threw the pouch containing the soul bone at Xiao Xiao, and chased after Huo Yuhao.
Xiao Xiao caught it: "Then I won't be polite. If our team can obtain another soul bone next time, you two can choose."
"So, are you really planning to specialize in soul tools in the future?" Wang Dong asked Huo Yuhao with some curiosity.
"Cultivation already requires a lot of effort, and you're diverting your attention to learning soul tools? Aren't you afraid it will affect your cultivation speed?"
"Do you think I'm like you, spending only a little time cultivating each day?" Huo Yuhao was speechless at Wang Dong's reckless waste of his talent.
Without Hao Dong's power, Huo Yuhao naturally wouldn't stay in the dormitory at night to drag Wang Dong to cultivate. Every time he returned to the dormitory in the middle of the night, Wang Dong was already fast asleep in bed. If Wang Dong cultivated as hard as he did, he might already be preparing to break through to the Soul Sect.
"Time is like water in a sponge; if you're willing to squeeze, there's always some left. Plan your study and cultivation schedule reasonably and stick to it. Give up other unimportant things for it. Even if you divide your energy in two, it's enough for me to achieve enough in both. On the contrary, your lazy attitude is what really affects your cultivation speed. If I had your talent, I would have reached the third ring long ago."
"Well said." A hoarse voice suddenly came, and Zhou Yi slowly walked up to the three of them.
"Teacher Zhou." X3
Zhou Yi gave Huo Yuhao a deep look, a rare expression of relief and satisfaction appearing on her face.
"Yuhao, I came here specifically to discuss specializing in the Soul Guidance Department with you. I didn't expect you already knew. Don't worry, even the Soul Guidance Department focuses on Martial Soul cultivation. You might not be any worse than the core disciples of the Martial Soul Department in the future. Oh, by the way, you guys won first place among the freshmen, so I have a prize for you too."
As she spoke, a silver bracelet-shaped storage soul tool in Zhou Yi's hand flashed, and a leather pouch appeared in her hand, which she handed to Huo Yuhao.
"No way?" Xiao Xiao and Wang Dong said in unison.
"What can't you do?"
Xiao Xiao, speechless, took out the leather pouch containing the left leg bone of the Void Demon Leopard that she had just put away.
"What is this? Could it be a reward from the academy?... No wonder Director Du was so mysterious; the reward he gave you is so valuable. What kind of soul bone is it?"
Huo Yuhao briefly explained what had happened.
Zhou Yi nodded, praised the team's unity, and began to introduce the soul bone.
"The Soul Bone of the Secret Technique is obtained through a special and cruel method. Within half an hour, you must kill one hundred of the same type of Soul Beast and use a secret technique to activate their Soul Rings. There's a ten percent chance of obtaining a Soul Bone of the Secret Technique. It's considered a relatively simple way to obtain a Soul Bone. However, due to the low success rate and its extreme cruelty, few Soul Masters choose this method. Direct fusion will grant you a five percent increase in Soul Power. Don't underestimate this small amount; this increase is permanent, and its effect will become more pronounced once your cultivation level is sufficiently high."
Huo Yuhao accepted the skin given to him by Zhou Yi. Although he already knew the outcome, he still turned to look at Wang Dong, pretending to know the answer.
Wang Dong turned his head away: "Don't look at me, I won't take it. Don't you think this kind of soul bone is a bit too ordinary for me to fuse with?"
Wang Dong's handsome profile was bathed in the morning sun, her face glowing with a rosy hue. She was clearly giving it to Huo Yuhao on purpose, yet she was also pretending to be arrogant to avoid hurting Huo Yuhao's pride. It was quite a sight to behold.
This is the female protagonist I fell in love with when I read the novel back then.
Although he was destined to break with Tang San, Huo Yuhao couldn't transfer his hostility to Wang Dong and could only choose to keep a proper distance from him.
It would be more appropriate to inform Wang Dong about Tang San's actions as a friend, and then Wang Dong's decision would be solely between her and Tang San.
Wang Dong only needs to consider her own feelings; that's fair.
"Hmm, this soul bone is somewhat useful. Keep it for now. I'll give it to you to use soon." Tianmeng's voice rang in Huo Yuhao's mind right on time, waking him from his reverie.
(End of this chapter)