Chapter 63: Xiao Xiao: Back Like a Thorn
"Well, Yutong, we are now in a state of dual fusion of martial soul and spirit, which should allow both soul power and mental power to increase together."
Lin Qinghan nodded and then turned to look at Huo Yutong. He gave her instructions on how to take the initiative to leave the sea of spirit.
Huo Yutong's expression was still somewhat confused. The amount of information she had received was overwhelming, but she followed Lin Qinghan's instructions and consciously withdrew from the sea of spirit.
The two of them returned to the outside world, but the fusion of their martial souls was still in progress, and the connection between them was much stronger than before. Huo Yutong could feel Lin Qinghan's powerful soul and mental energy more clearly now.
While they practiced with their eyes closed, neither of them noticed a strange magic circle surrounding them. The circle slowly rotated around them, moving in rhythm with their soul power. Soon, it turned into two golden lights and entered their bodies. If someone were to observe closely, they would notice a faint golden light emerging around the two of them.
Lin Qinghan did not rush to experiment with their martial soul fusion. Instead, he simply embraced Huo Yutong, and they practiced throughout the night.
The next morning, the two of them exited their practice state at the same time, and the strange fluctuations around them also dissipated.
"Great! Brother Qinghan, I've broken through to level 19!"
Huo Yutong was the first to open her eyes. The excitement in her eyes was evident. After fusing with Lin Qinghan's martial soul and being driven by his powerful soul power, Huo Yutong's soul power had just reached level 18 and had now broken through to level 19 in a single night.
However, this was their first martial soul fusion, and the effect had been the most significant. It was unlikely that she would experience such rapid growth again in the future. But if she continued practicing with Lin Qinghan, her soul power progress could potentially rival that of a genius with full soul power.
Lin Qinghan also opened his eyes. To avoid embarrassing Huo Yutong with his current state, he quickly jumped off the bed.
He didn't feel much improvement in his soul power. With his current soul power compression, leveling up was no easier than for an ordinary Soul Saint, and possibly even harder. Additionally, his soul power had the ultimate ice attribute, which made advancement more difficult. Although his spiritual power had reached a tangible and intangible level, allowing him to wrap his soul power with spiritual power and bypass the issue of slow upgrades for ultimate attributes, Lin Qinghan had refrained from doing so to focus on improving his soul power compression.
At this point, Lin Qinghan could still level up every four or five months due to his exceptional soul power training speed.
"Now, it seems that my soul power is enough to condense a soul core."
Although Lin Qinghan didn't feel much improvement in his soul power, he sensed that his spiritual power had transformed during the martial soul fusion with Huo Yutong the night before. This couldn't have been an illusion.
With Huo Yutong's cooperation and the tangible, material spiritual power, Lin Qinghan felt that his current soul power reserves were more than enough to condense a soul core without distinguishing between attributes.
"Brother Qinghan, it seems like we're going to be late for the assessment soon."
Huo Yutong glanced at the soul guide alarm clock on the bedside and whispered to Lin Qinghan. However, she wasn't in a rush. Their team had already performed excellently, so even if they were judged as losers for not being present, it didn't matter.
Her original goal in coming to Shrek Academy had been to repay her gratitude. But after sharing her story with Lin Qinghan, he put the matter aside, especially since Tang Ya and Zhang Lexuan hadn't recognized her. Her purpose had shifted to gaining strength. Though she had a blood feud, everything seemed to be going well since meeting Lin Qinghan.
Not only did Lin Qinghan promise to help her get revenge, but with their martial souls fused, she would certainly gain the strength to avenge herself in the future.
"Let's go quickly, or Sister Lexuan will come after me again."
Lin Qinghan didn't want to be late. Recently, Zhang Lexuan had become more aggressive in her advances. Every time he saw her alone, it turned into a confusing mix of pleasure and pain.
Zhang Lexuan's actions towards Lin Qinghan had become bolder. He had grown older now, but Zhang Lexuan only cared about her own comfort and later rejected him because he was still too young.
Because of this, Lin Qinghan had been avoiding Zhang Lexuan and hadn't seen her alone for a week. If he were late for the game, she would have a reason to call him over again. If that happened, he'd surely be crushed once more.
The thought made Lin Qinghan shiver. He quickly hugged Huo Yutong, jumped out of the window, and activated his mental force field. In less than ten seconds, they arrived at the competition venue.
Xiao Xiao was in a good mood today. She had won all the games over the past two days. Today was the final day of the competition, and she was eager to face her opponent.
She arrived at the competition venue early but noticed that Huo Yutong and Lin Qinghan had not shown up on time. As the game was about to start, she grew anxious. Suddenly, she saw two figures falling from the sky.
Xiao Xiao, who had been waiting for the two, saw Lin Qinghan holding Huo Yutong as they descended from the sky. Her expression was a bit surprised.
Forget how Lin Qinghan could fly—after all, she thought of him as somewhat omnipotent—but what about Huo Yutong? Why was she being held like a princess by Lin Qinghan?
Wait a second—Squad Leader Huo Yutong, didn't you take me to find Lin Qinghan? And didn't you always treat him like a brother? So why are you now all shy and not coming out of his arms?
"Okay, you two. I was wondering why you were late. Did you go on a date?"
Xiao Xiao felt like she had been stabbed in the back by Huo Yutong and rushed forward to complain to the two.
"Ahem, Xiao Xiao, sorry. Brother Qinghan and I were busy with something and didn't notice the time."
Huo Yutong got down from Lin Qinghan's arms and explained, but her face was flushed, and her words came out a little ambiguously, which could easily be misunderstood.
"Please ask the Lin Qinghan team to go to your own venue to prepare!"
Xiao Xiao was about to ask Huo Yutong a few more questions when the referee's voice suddenly came from the soul guide broadcast, urging them to head to the competition venue. The three of them had no choice but to leave and head to their respective areas.
"Xiao Xiao, your Sansheng Zhenhun Ding martial soul is technically metal, right? It can conduct electricity, right?" Lin Qinghan suddenly had an idea and looked at Xiao Xiao with interest.
"I don't know if it's metal, but it can conduct electricity. Why do you ask?" Xiao Xiao looked at Lin Qinghan's curious face, a bit confused.
"Nothing. Just follow my instructions, and it'll be fun."
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