Chapter 58

"Hey, Huo Yuhao, I didn’t expect your fish roasting skills to be so high. How about this: from now on, I’ll treat you to dinner every evening, and you treat me to roasted fish, okay?" Wang Dong, savoring the rich and fresh aroma of the roasted fish, said excitedly.

Huo Yuhao laughed and said, "You can’t eat roasted fish every night, right? Even the best food can get tiring if you eat it too much."

Wang Dong replied, "It’s fine, I don’t mind. Let’s just enjoy it while we can. It’s settled. Tomorrow night, I want four fish. Two just aren’t enough! Besides, look at all the people queuing up today. I think you should make more. It won’t take much longer anyway. Otherwise, they’ll all be eaten up internally before you can sell them."

At this point, the two had already finished selling their roasted fish, returned to the dormitory area, and had dinner in the cafeteria before returning to their room.

"Senior Brother gave me another Xuan Water Pill. Wang Dong, do you think I should take this one first, or the Soul Ascension Pill?" Huo Yuhao took out the Xuan Water Pill and the Soul Ascension Pill and asked Wang Dong. Wang Dong was clearly more knowledgeable about medicinal pills. Having obtained two precious pills, Huo Yuhao was quite eager to convert them into his own cultivation, so he wouldn’t fall behind the other students in his class.

Wang Dong thought for a moment and said, "If I were to suggest, it’s best not to take either of them right away."

"Why?" Huo Yuhao asked, puzzled.

Wang Dong explained, "Think about it. You just took a Xuan Water Pill yesterday, and a lot of impurities have already been expelled from your body. The effects of the Xuan Water Pill will remain in your body for some time, gradually being absorbed as you meditate. If you take another pill now, the effects will still be good, but some of the medicinal power will be wasted. Both the Xuan Water Pill and the Soul Ascension Pill can be described as heavenly treasures. Such precious pills should be used to their fullest. I suggest you cultivate for about ten days, until your body has completely absorbed the effects of the first Xuan Water Pill. Then, take the second Xuan Water Pill to further improve your constitution and enhance your soul power. Once the effects of both Xuan Water Pills are fully absorbed, your constitution and meridians will have improved significantly. With a more open and clear body, taking the Soul Ascension Pill will naturally yield the greatest benefits."

Huo Yuhao, after hearing Wang Dong’s analysis, deeply agreed, "Thank you. I’m glad you told me. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have known how to take them. What about you? Are you taking it today?"

Wang Dong nodded and said, "I’m already at level 21, and my constitution and meridians are in excellent condition. Absorbing the Soul Ascension Pill is perfect for me. I’ll take it now. One night is enough to digest the medicinal power. Hehe, I’ll be at least level 22, or even 23, by tomorrow. Senior Sister Xiaoya said she would let me join the Tang Gate once I get the top rank in the first-year assessment. With this Soul Ascension Pill, my chances are much higher. Alright, I’m starting now. You go ahead and cultivate."

As he spoke, he took out the walnut-sized Soul Ascension Pill, brought it to his mouth, and gently bit into it. Instantly, an extremely rich and fresh aroma burst forth from the pill. Wang Dong inhaled gently, and a stream of green liquid flowed into his stomach from the broken part. He didn’t waste the pill’s shell, either, chewing it a few times before swallowing it.

At that moment, the dormitory was filled with a natural, floral fragrance. Huo Yuhao felt his mind clear, and all 36,000 of his pores seemed to open, sending a wave of indescribable excitement through his body. He didn’t dare to delay and quickly sat down in a meditative posture, taking advantage of the opportunity to fully mobilize his soul power for cultivation.

After the Xuan Water Pill had cleansed and transformed his body, Huo Yuhao found that cultivation was now a pure enjoyment. He quickly entered a deep meditative state. The Xuan Tian Gong circulated freely in his body, nourishing him and steadily improving.

A faint greenish-blue light gradually enveloped Wang Dong, and the rich, fresh aroma continued to linger in the room. Part of it was absorbed by Huo Yuhao, but most of it was inhaled by Wang Dong through his breathing. Under the stimulation of the Soul Ascension Pill, his soul power was increasing at an astonishing rate.

After the initial two days of ups and downs at the beginning of the semester, Huo Yuhao’s college life stabilized and he gradually became well-known. His fame, however, did not come from his strength but from his exceptional fish roasting skills. Almost every student and teacher who had tasted Huo Yuhao’s roasted fish praised it without end.

Huo Yuhao increased the number of roasted fish he made from twenty to thirty per day, but it was still far from meeting the needs of the students and teachers. However, he refused to increase it further, as he needed to allocate more time for cultivation.

To get a single roasted fish, many students rushed out as soon as school was over to join the queue. Due to the scarcity of the roasted fish, a limit of one fish per person was imposed. Despite this, Huo Yuhao never raised the price, earning him widespread praise and many new friends.

The most beautiful girl in the outer academy, Jiang Nan, finally got to taste the roasted fish, which she had bought by queuing up herself. More interestingly, although Xu Sanshi failed to win Jiang Nan’s favor with the roasted fish, he himself fell in love with the taste and became a loyal customer of Huo Yuhao.

In the blink of an eye, the first three months of the freshmen’s studies had passed. Under the strict and almost brutal guidance of Zhou Yi, the first-year class had undergone a complete transformation. What shocked the college administration was that, after three months, the first-year class, with Zhou Yi as the homeroom teacher, still had as many as 67 students remaining. This was far from the college’s initial estimate of only one-third of the students surviving.

If asked who had changed the most in the first-year class over the past three months, the answer would undoubtedly be Huo Yuhao.

When he first entered the college, his soul power was only at level 11, and he had just recently obtained a soul ring. His abilities were undoubtedly the weakest in the entire college, without a doubt.

However, after three months, Huo Yuhao had completely transformed. Moreover, since becoming the class leader of the first-year class, no one had ever challenged his position.

It wasn’t because Huo Yuhao’s strength was so astonishing that no one could beat him, but because his spirit earned the heartfelt admiration of all the students in the first-year class. This was also the reason why, despite Zhou Yi’s strict teaching, the first-year class still retained two-thirds of its students.

Huo Yuhao was truly too diligent. Almost every teacher who had taught the first-year class knew of such a student. No matter when the class was held, morning or afternoon, and no matter what the subject, there was always a pair of eyes fixed on the teacher, listening intently to the lectures.

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