Chapter 17: Ma Xiaotao's Gratitude! A Traitor Emerges!

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Ma Xiaotao stood with one hand holding something and the other on her hip, waiting for a response.

Yet, Huo Yuhao remained silent for a long time.

Shocked, perhaps?

She glanced at him and met a pair of adorably clueless eyes.

“Xiaotao, what is this?”

Ma Xiaotao was speechless.

What a pretentious fool!

“You don’t even recognize a soul bone?”

Ma Xiaotao sighed inwardly.

“This is a five-hundred-thousand-year-old Biling Phantom Eye head soul bone, belonging to the spirit attribute category. I got it from my teacher…”

“Ahem!”

“In any case, this is a token of gratitude for teaching me the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic. Don’t say Ma Xiaotao is taking advantage!”

Huo Yuhao’s face slowly relaxed; he opened his mouth and widened his eyes, pointing at Ma Xiaotao but couldn’t utter a word for a while.

Too emotional — he was tongue-tied.

Ma Xiaotao nodded with satisfaction.

That’s the proper reaction.

She shoved the head soul bone into Huo Yuhao’s hands.

“This head soul bone is for you. If you don’t accept it, it means you don’t respect Ma Xiaotao!”

“Weren’t you saying you had something to discuss with me? What is it?”

Huo Yuhao hugged the Biling Phantom Eye skull, trying to avoid the topic, but all his evasions were blocked.

“Lan! Tianmeng! What should I do!!!”

“Why refuse a head soul bone presented on a silver platter?” Tianmeng Ice Silkworm said reproachfully. “A fifty-thousand-year soul bone — that’s more than enough!”

“Indeed,” agreed Zhuge Lan.

Though this Biling Phantom Eye head bone couldn’t compare to the three-eyed Golden Ni fate head bone in the original story for Huo Yuhao.

But!

He had crossed over; Wang Qiuer couldn’t possibly offer herself as a sacrifice anymore.

Or to put it another way—

If the Three-eyed Golden Ni were still Wang Qiuer, Zhuge Lan would be surnamed Tang!

As for the shorter age…

They could just add luck points—it’s no big deal.

With their support, Huo Yuhao felt steadier and solemnly cupped his hands toward Ma Xiaotao in salute.

But Ma Xiaotao swiftly dodged and kicked his lower back, physically getting him up.

“Quit being so fussy,” Ma Xiaotao grumbled. “If it means I can train freely, what’s a fifty-thousand-year-old head soul bone? Even if the teacher finds out, he’ll definitely approve!”

“Find out?” Huo Yuhao caught a blind spot. “Xiaotao, you…”

“Mind your own business!” Ma Xiaotao waved him off. “You said you had something to say, or I’m leaving!”

She spread her wings and prepared to take off.

“I’m telling you, I’m telling you!” Huo Yuhao hurriedly said, “The Vajra Arhat Fruit can assist the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic training, accelerating body tempering efficiency.”

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He didn’t mention the matter of helping with the purchase; the Biling Phantom Eye head bone was enough.

Ma Xiaotao’s eyes sparked with excitement!

“It can speed things up?”

“Ha ha ha!”

“This spirit master competition, I’ll definitely reach seven-ring Soul Saint!”

“Xiao Yuhao, you’re my lucky star. I’m going to buy the herbs now, and I’ll bring some for you too!”

Ma Xiaotao fluttered her wings eagerly and quickly flew toward Sea God Island.

No questions needed.

A certain titled Douluo was about to be milked for resources again.

Huo Yuhao put away the Biling Phantom Eye head bone, watching Ma Xiaotao fly off.

His eyes burned with determination.

He wanted to grow stronger!

At least as strong as Sister Xiaotao!

“Wow! Your ambitions are way too low,” Zhuge Lan teased. “Set a smaller goal first—become a god!”

“Lan, that’s still a small goal?” Huo Yuhao rubbed his forehead.

“Zhuge’s right. Xiao Yuhao, you need to think long-term!” Tianmeng Ice Silkworm encouraged. “By the end of this semester, you must reach level 20. I’ll take you to seize a great opportunity!”

“Five levels a year… with the Muscle-Tendon Change Classic, it should be fine!” Huo Yuhao agreed. “I’ll work hard!”

He then took out some jerky, washing it down with clean water to fill his stomach in a minute.

He sat cross-legged on the rooftop and began training.

After all, he would be training under the tree when he returned, so no time was wasted.

As for the Biling Phantom Eye head bone…

He’d wait and see.

From Ma Xiaotao’s words, it was clear she hadn’t gotten the teacher’s approval to take the soul bone. What if the teacher came looking and Huo Yuhao couldn’t produce it? That would be troublesome.

Inside the spiritual world.

“Tsk!” Tianmeng Ice Silkworm sighed. “Xiao Yuhao is good in every way, just too cautious. He should just absorb it cleanly; can’t the Shrek Academy just kill and harvest bones if needed?”

“Before, maybe not,” Zhuge Lan said slowly. “But now, they wouldn’t dare.”

The mysterious Holy Fire Meow Meow Sect, the miraculous Muscle-Tendon Change Classic, and the promising Huo Yuhao—

All far more valuable than a single Biling Phantom Eye head bone.

Still, caution is a virtue, so neither said much.

The noon recess passed quickly.

Huo Yuhao went early to the bathhouse, washed up, and arrived at the classroom just in time.

“Yuhao’s here.”

“Call him class monitor.”

“Yuhao class monitor?”

“Class monitor Huo, sit down quickly, the old hag is coming!”

…

Completely different treatment than in the morning.

Huo Yuhao smiled and responded to everyone one by one, sitting in the front row.

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This time, Zhou Yi didn’t open the door but came up the teacher’s passageway onto the podium.

“Huo Yuhao, everyone here?”

“Yes, Teacher Zhou. All 93 are present,” Huo Yuhao replied.

Zhou Yi nodded and raised a hand.

“Clatter—”

A pile of iron armor appeared out of thin air, stacking to cover Zhou Yi completely.

“Each of you gets one piece. Huo Yuhao, lead them to run. Anyone who falls behind before the bell rings is expelled.”

“You may only use soul power, no martial souls or soul skills. Violation means expulsion.”

“Ninety-three people are too many. At least three must fall behind to be expelled.”

Three consecutive expulsion threats made everyone’s faces tighten!

Huo Yuhao flipped over the desk, grabbed an iron armor, and tossed it backward.

“Let a few more people help distribute.”

“Put it on after exiting orderly, get used to it before running, don’t rush.”

“Remember!”

“We are a team. If we help each other, Teacher Zhou can’t expel everyone, right?”

These words gave everyone confidence. Wang Dong and others quickly stepped forward to help.

Watching the small group operate smoothly, Zhou Yi’s lips twitched in a barely noticeable smile.

This Huo Yuhao is truly interesting.

With the morning’s experience, the 93 formed a practiced arrowhead formation, the stronger ones carrying the weaker.

For the first hour and a half, it went well. Though drenched in sweat, everyone persisted.

But humans have limits.

The weakest began to collapse one by one.

Carrying a person’s weight plus the heavy iron armor—at least a hundred pounds for the lightest girl.

Zhou Yi, Zhuge Lan, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, Wang Dong, and others all watched to see how Huo Yuhao would respond.

“Lift them up!”

Huo Yuhao was the first to step forward. Alongside Wang Dong, he helped lift a classmate.

He shouted loudly—

“We are a team! This is just training!”

“We can’t leave anyone behind! Lift them up!”

“Let’s slow down and run steadily. We can do this!”

His words were full of energy. Several strong boys approached the fallen classmates.

But…

Selfishness is human nature.

Several people broke formation and continued running ahead.

One glanced back, his eyes filled with mockery and disdain.

“Do you really think you’re the savior, that you can keep everyone together?”