Chapter 24: The Bet (1)

  Wang Dongxiao said, "Are you a masochist? Alright, let's just cultivate here for a while. When Old Lady Zhou comes back and sees that we're still cultivating while waiting for her, she'll definitely think we're very hardworking and her mood will improve a lot."

  Huo Yu Hao raised his hand and knocked on his head, saying: "You're good at being sneaky and cunning."

  "Cut the crap, you're just trying to sneak away. We've got a match this afternoon. We also expended some energy earlier, so why not recover early? Come on, hurry up." As he spoke, he had already taken off his shoes and sat cross-legged on the sofa, holding out both hands to Hao Yu.

  Huo Yuhao had always been one to cultivate whenever he had the chance, so he naturally wouldn't refuse. He mimicked Wang Dong's actions and pressed his four palms together with him. The two of them simultaneously activated their soul power circulation.

  When their soul powers flowed and merged, their feelings were different from yesterday afternoon's practice. The two soul powers seemed to have become more intimate, and the initial fusion speed was significantly faster than yesterday, almost as soon as they came into contact, Haodong's power appeared. Under the drive of their respective consciousness, following the trajectory of their practice, compared to yesterday, the speed of practice has increased by at least 10%.

  Because they had already closed their eyes when they started cultivating, they didn't notice that a faint blue, purple and golden light began to emanate from the palms of their joined hands, slowly swirling around their arms and bodies, gradually dyeing their bodies with this color.

  They originally just wanted to recover their soul power here, but as soon as they started cultivating, they quickly entered a state of concentration. They forgot about everything outside and lost all perception of the external world.

  Not long after they started cultivating, Zhou Wei came back, bringing another person with him. If Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong were awake at this time, they would definitely be shocked, because the person Zhou Wei brought back was their invigilating teacher during the loop tournament, Wang Yan.

  Seeing He Yu Hao and Wang Dong cultivating, Zhou Wei was stunned, while Wang Yan was shocked. Then the two of them simultaneously made a gesture to each other to keep quiet.

  Zhou Wei's eyes showed a hint of inquiry, Wang Yan shook his head at her, then quietly walked to the front of Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong, crouched down, carefully observing their situation, and seriously feeling the fluctuations of their soul power during cultivation.

  The more he felt it, the more shocked Wang Yan's face became, and he subconsciously rubbed his hands together.

  Zhou Wei and Wang Yan had known each other for a long time, and she knew that his action meant emotional tension and excitement. She was also a teacher and could feel that the current state of Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong was very strange, at least it was something she had never encountered before. The two soul masters were actually practicing together, and their soul power not only didn't conflict but also merged with each other. From the speed of the blue, purple, and gold light flowing around them, one could see how fast their practice was now. Even a three-ring Soul Master might not have such speed!

  Huo Yu Hao and Wang Dong's cultivation continued for thirty-six cycles before stopping, the two not only recovered all the soul power they had consumed during the morning competition, but also made some progress in their cultivation.

  Exhaling slowly, they gradually withdrew their own soul power, and the three-colored light on them also dissipated slowly.

  As they opened their eyes, both of them felt refreshed and invigorated. The speed of their cultivation was indeed too intoxicating. However, they were soon frightened out of their wits.

  "Teacher Zhou, Teacher Wang?" Huo Yuhao was surprised to see Zhou Wei and Wang Yan sitting in chairs not far from the sofa, intently watching them.

  Wang Dong was also startled, and it wasn't until then that the two of them realized they were in Zhou Wei's office.

  Huo Yu Hao said somewhat awkwardly: "Teacher Zhou, we wanted to recover our spiritual power early so that we can prepare for this afternoon's competition, so..."

  Zhou Yi waved her hand and said, "No need to explain. It's good to know that hard work is a good thing. This is Wang Yan, an excellent teacher of the theoretical faction in our college, with a title one level higher than mine, who has also done a lot of research on martial soul fusion techniques."

  Wang Yan smiled slightly and said, "I think there's no need for introductions. We've met before. I was the invigilator during their round-robin match." At this point, his expression had returned to calmness, but only he himself knew whether his heart was calm or not.

  "Teacher Wang." Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong simultaneously bowed respectfully towards Wang Yan.

  Wang Yan nodded and said, "I have carefully observed your cultivation situation. Originally, I didn't believe Zhou Wei's words, but now it seems that my knowledge was limited. Now I can completely prove to Zhou Wei for you that you have completed the fusion of Wu Xiang and possess the technique of Wu Xiang fusion."

  Zhou Wei looked at him with some surprise, but didn't interrupt.

  "Your two souls' powers have merged together in perfect harmony, without any conflict or discord. This has never been recorded in the annals of our Shrek Academy's history. There is only one explanation: your martial soul compatibility is 100% perfect. Only this legendary situation can allow your soul powers to merge so seamlessly, sharing each other's cultivation speed. Congratulations! I can already foresee that you two will definitely become the pride of our Shrek Academy in the future."

  Huo Yuhao couldn't help but secretly admire Wang Yan's words. He had also heard the phrase "perfect fusion of martial souls" from Tianmeng Ice Worm, but Wang Yan didn't fully understand them. He was able to make such a judgment just by observing their cultivation, truly worthy of being a representative figure of the theoretical faction in the academy.

  "Wang Dong asked inexplicably, 'Teacher Wang, if that's the case, then why did our Soul Fusion Technique fail today? I tried it with Huo Yuhao just now and we couldn't use it again!'"

  Wang Yan chuckled and said, "Do you think that the fusion of martial souls is just an ordinary soul technique? It's not that simple to use. You must have your martial souls in their best state, and your essence, energy, and spirit also in their best state, only then can you use it. I've never seen a perfect fusion of martial souls before, but based on my experience, after completing the fusion for the first time, there is a certain buffer period after using the fusion technique. During this period, you cannot use the fusion technique again. Generally speaking, this buffer period will be seven days, and as your cultivation increases, this time will gradually decrease until you can fully apply the fusion technique."

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