Chapter 59

Huang Xiaolong looked at Xiong Meiqi and said coldly, "You haven't forgotten the bet for the freshman test, have you?"

Xiong Meiqi's body trembled, her eyes panicked, and she dared not meet Huang Xiaolong's gaze, her face turning pale.

A bet? Just as Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu were puzzled, suddenly, the pale-faced Xiong Meiqi knelt down in front of everyone, directly kneeling on the ground of the square, then opened her cherry lips: "Woof! Woof! Woof!" She barked three times in succession.

Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu, along with others, were dumbfounded.

Just as Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu were still in shock, Xiong Meiqi, who had knelt and barked three times, suddenly stood up, covered her face, and ran away, disappearing without a trace.

Everyone was stunned.

Huang Xiaolong, looking at the vanished Xiong Meiqi, suddenly felt that she wasn't so hateful after all. At least she dared to take responsibility. Originally, Huang Xiaolong thought Xiong Meiqi would deny the previous bet for some reason.

Xiong Chu, watching his daughter's disappearing figure, finally shook his head.

Due to Xiong Meiqi's departure, the freshman test was not continued.

Huang Xiaolong and the others dispersed.

Sun Zhang, looking at Huang Xiaolong's figure, his eyes flickered, "It seems I need to visit the Marshal's residence these two days and have a good chat with that old guy Hao Tian!"

Xiong Chu understood the meaning in Sun Zhang's words and smiled, "With the relationship between the Dean and Marshal Hao Tian, and the Dean's status and strength, if the Dean wants to take Huang Xiaolong as a disciple, Marshal Hao Tian will definitely agree."

Sun Zhang nodded, not worried about this point, but what made him curious was what Huang Xiaolong's martial soul was.

"That old guy Hao Tian should know," Sun Zhang thought to himself. After a while, he collected his thoughts and looked at the still unconscious Jiang Teng, smiling bitterly at Xiong Chu, "Let's go. We should stabilize this little guy's injuries first."

Xiong Chu also nodded with a bitter smile.

Then, the two of them carried the unconscious Jiang Teng, their figures flashing, and disappeared from the spot.

After leaving the square, Huang Xiaolong didn't return to the classroom but went to the library.

On the first floor of the library, any disciple of the academy could enter and read freely. However, combat techniques and cultivation methods were only available on the second, third, and fourth floors, and one had to complete academy tasks and reach a certain number of points to enter.

Of course, Huang Xiaolong didn't come to the library to learn the academy's combat techniques and cultivation methods. Although he had been in this martial soul world for nearly ten years, he didn't know much about it, so he wanted to take this opportunity to read more books and learn more about this world.

After flipping through two books about martial souls, Huang Xiaolong came to a bookshelf and suddenly saw a book called "Life-bound Soul Techniques."

Life-bound Soul Techniques?

Huang Xiaolong's heart stirred, picked it up, and began to read page by page, becoming more and more engrossed. The book not only introduced various martial souls' life-bound soul techniques but also explained some of their applications and discussed the power and weaknesses of some life-bound soul techniques, though not in detail, it broadened Huang Xiaolong's horizons.

After more than an hour, Huang Xiaolong put the book back and picked up another one.

While Huang Xiaolong was reading books in the library, the entire Starry Sky Academy was swept up in a wave of heated discussions.

"I heard that during today's freshman test, a freshman named Huang Xiaolong almost crippled that Jiang Teng with a super martial soul!"

"This is absolutely true! I was at the square, and Huang Xiaolong suddenly burst with the strength of a late-stage fourth-rank!"

"Late-stage fourth-rank! How old is this Huang Xiaolong, less than ten years old? That's terrifying!"

"I also heard that Huang Xiaolong came to register with a recommendation letter from the Dean, and that Jiang Teng was calling him a waste!"

Discussions were happening in every corner of the Starry Sky Academy. Whether it was the older students of various grades or the teachers, they were all shocked. Similarly, many people were guessing what Huang Xiaolong's martial soul was.

By noon, when Huang Xiaolong finally came out of the library, some of the freshmen and older students who had witnessed the test on the square recognized him and pointed and whispered, their eyes strange.

Huang Xiaolong, hearing the discussions around him, shook his head. He didn't expect that news in this world spread so quickly. It had only been two or three hours since the morning test.

Amidst the discussions, Huang Xiaolong left the academy.

"Master!" Fei Hou and the four guards from the Marshal's residence, who were waiting there, greeted Huang Xiaolong as he came out.

Huang Xiaolong nodded and then led the five of them back to the Tianxuan Manor.

"Master, I heard you almost crippled that Jiang Teng today!" Fei Hou said with a smile on the way back.

"You heard about it too?" Huang Xiaolong was taken aback and smiled bitterly.

The five of them laughed. Fei Hou said with a smile, "That Jiang Teng is the first disciple in over a hundred years of the Starry Sky Academy to have a super martial soul, and he is also a direct disciple of Sun Zhang and Xiong Chu. Master, you almost crippling him has caused a sensation in the capital!"

Even the capital is in a sensation?

Huang Xiaolong was taken aback, his brows furrowed, but then he relaxed. Since it had come to this, there was no point in worrying more. If there was a sensation, so be it. Those with ulterior motives would soon find out his "ambiguous" relationship with Marshal Hao Tian. With Marshal Hao Tian, no one would dare to do anything to him, at least not in Luotong Capital.

After a while, the six of them returned to the Tianxuan Manor.

After returning to the Tianxuan Manor, Huang Xiaolong dismissed the four guards from the Marshal's residence and went to the hall, asking Fei Hou about his cultivation of the "Lei Shui Jue" over the past few days.

Fei Hou replied with a happy face, "The Lei Shui Jue that the Master taught me has greatly improved my cultivation of斗气 (Dou Qi)!" According to his recent improvement in Dou Qi, he wouldn't need five years; he should be able to break through to the Xiantian realm in about four years.

Huang Xiaolong nodded and then asked about Fei Hou's recent activities in purchasing slaves and building influence.

Fei Hou reported to Huang Xiaolong in detail.

Over the past few days, Fei Hou had carefully selected twenty-six more slaves from the slave market and began teaching them cultivation methods and developing their various abilities.

Huang Xiaolong, after hearing the report, nodded in satisfaction.

"In a couple of days, I plan to go to the Silver Moon Forest to cultivate," Huang Xiaolong said after a while, "I should return by the end of the year for the academy's grade competition."

"What?! Master, you're going to the Silver Moon Forest to cultivate alone?!" Fei Hou's face changed, and he couldn't help but worry, "Master, this, I should go with you!"

Huang Xiaolong waved his hand and said, "No need. You stay in the Tianxuan Manor for the next five months, training and developing them. Also, you must persist in practicing the Lei Shui Jue every day."

Fei Hou wanted to say more, but Huang Xiaolong shook his head, "That's enough, no more arguments. I've made my decision!" With his current strength, combined with the life-bound soul technique of spatial concealment and swift shadow, as long as he didn't venture deep into the Silver Moon Forest, there shouldn't be much danger. Moreover, Huang Xiaolong didn't want to always rely on Fei Hou and Marshal Hao Tian.

Fei Hou, seeing this, could only respectfully accept the order.

Just as Huang Xiaolong decided to go to the Silver Moon Forest in a couple of days, an unexpected visitor arrived at the Marshal's residence: the Dean of the Starry Sky Academy, Sun Zhang!

After some pleasantries with Marshal Hao Tian, Sun Zhang explained his intention to take Huang Xiaolong as a disciple.

"What? You want to take Huang, Huang Xiaolong as a disciple?" Marshal Hao Tian was taken aback, his tone becoming somewhat unnatural, and then he decisively shook his head, "No way!"

A joke, Huang Xiaolong is the leader of their Asura Sect. Does a mere Dean of the Starry Sky Academy have the qualifications to take their leader as a disciple?