Chapter 10: Can't Swim!

  Li's face was difficult to look at, and when he obtained the Tongtian Cauldron, the Tongtian Cauldron had already been damaged and could not exert its full strength. The original soul power was also scarce.

  Like the Tongtian Ding, restoring the original soul power of such a divine object is not easy. Each time a source of soul power is consumed, it may take decades or even longer to recover, and each source of soul power has a huge impact on the weapon's power.

  The dagger in Jasmine's hand was no ordinary item, and she naturally understood the importance of Benyuan Soul Power. Her eyebrows furrowed slightly. Suddenly, as if thinking of something, she asked doubtfully: "Could it be that the test just now caused my Benyuan Soul Power to be consumed?"

  "Impossible! This isn't the first time I've taken this test, and if it really would harm the fundamental soul power of Tongtian Ding, I absolutely wouldn't be unaware!"

  Li Bu's denial was as firm as iron, but now he and Tongtian Ding had reached a consensus. Any consumption of Benyuan soul power would not escape his perception, but this strand of Benyuan soul power seemed to have vanished suddenly.

  "Could it be..."

  Jasmine suddenly thought of a possibility, but it was something that she didn't want to admit from the bottom of her heart.

  "Someone has swallowed the soul power of Tongtian Ding's origin! It is the Tianyun Sect! Yiyue! Bring me all the information about this batch of new students, including those who were eliminated!"

  Li Bu's face turned cold and gloomy, having already received Jasmine's words. He let out a loud roar, preparing to thoroughly investigate the new students who had taken the test earlier. In his mind, he was certain that the person who had swallowed the original soul power must be among the group of students whose bodies did not emit any light. Only by swallowing the soul power would they not trigger a reaction from their souls.

  The reason why Li Bu Xao and Mo Li attach so much importance to it is simple. In the entire world, only the disciples of Tianyun Sect can cultivate the ability to devour soul power.

  The Tianyun Sect is a notorious cult on the mainland that can rapidly grow stronger by devouring others' soul power, and has committed countless heinous crimes. All powerful individuals with high soul power are their targets for hunting.

  In response, countless empires launched a joint attack and annihilated the Swallowing Heaven Sect. However, at that time, the sect master and four elders had already reached a terrifying realm. The five of them joined forces and barely managed to escape with severe injuries from the joint attack. Although the general of the joint army judged that even if they escaped, they would not live for more than half a year, they still left behind hidden dangers.

  Indeed, as many people worry about, even though the Tianxian Sect has been destroyed for over a hundred years, the disciples of the Tianxian Sect still appear on the mainland from time to time, but they are all weak disciples.

  To this day, the followers of the Swallowing Heaven Sect are still at the top of the wanted list of all major empires. Many people believe that the Swallowing Heaven Sect must be recuperating and waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback!

  Now that a Tianyun Sect disciple has infiltrated the prestigious Lingxiao Academy, it's inevitable that there are some unspeakable secrets at play. How could Li Buqi not feel a sense of foreboding?

  Of course, Zong Yin would not know half of Li Bu Xiao's guesswork. Just as Li Bu Xiao and the others were busy with their hair on end, he had just produced his 23rd strand of soul power, and was lying in bed, sucking in cool air, and didn't know where to start rubbing, that kind of pain that couldn't be rubbed away was really terrible.

  "It hurts too much, take a break and go read books at the library!"

  Zong Yin was a typical man of action, once he made up his mind, he would act directly. He stretched his stiff muscles and pushed open the door to head towards the library. The remaining soul power could be continued to cultivate when he returned at night, he still understood the principle of balancing work and rest.

  After entering the library, Zong Yin ignored others and sat in the last row of chairs, casually picking up a recent biography to read. As a former online writer, Zong Yin's greatest interest was writing. These books that seemed extremely dull to others had a unique flavor in his eyes, after all, completely different writing styles and completely new worlds, each one like a fantasy novel.

  At the end of the biography, Zong Yin suddenly discovered that there was an extra shadow behind him.

  Her eyebrows furrowed, it was probably around 3 or 4 pm now. The library wasn't crowded, and there were only a few people in sight. She didn't know anyone here, so who was this person?

  He suddenly turned his head, but Zong Yin was shocked. Behind him was a girl, and she was particularly cute, the typical loli type from his previous life!

  Her big eyes stared at Zong Yin with a hint of shyness, blinking constantly. Her chubby face made Zong Yin want to pinch it hard, and her flat bangs looked extremely cute. Her skin was very good, almost flawless, perhaps the only blemish being the noticeable scar on her forehead.

  "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I was too absorbed in watching..."

  The little loli obviously also knew her own rudeness and hurriedly apologized repeatedly.

  Zong raised an eyebrow, revealing a self-satisfied smile, his tail wagging wildly. Ah, being handsome is indeed beneficial! Oh right, it seems like I haven't taken a good look in the mirror yet!

  Unfortunately, before Zong Yin could say anything, the little loli continued to speak: "Excuse me, have you finished reading that book in your hand? Can I have it? I missed some parts at the beginning..."

  Zong's smile froze on his face. I'm going! She was reading a book! Not looking at me!

  "Hoo-ha! Hahaha!"

  The sound of Xun Yu's unrestrained laughter had already begun to echo in Zong Hui's heart, causing his face to suddenly turn crimson.

  Taking a deep breath, he stiffly handed the book to Xiao Luoli, and like a gust of wind, Zong Yin darted out, secretly relieved that he hadn't spoken up.

  Hurriedly walking to the entrance of the library, Zong Yin subconsciously turned his head back, and his eyes twitched again. That little loli surprisingly didn't even notice him, already sitting in his previous seat, continuing to read that biography.

  "I'm going! This book is actually better-looking than me! It seems like the content is about an uncle who starts from scratch and builds countless fortunes, a normal story! Does she like uncles?"

  Zong Yin continued to mutter to himself in a low voice, quickly walking towards his dormitory, dispelling the various thoughts in his mind, preparing to go back and continue cultivating. His goal for today was to form thirty-two strands of soul power! He didn't plan to reach the upper limit mentioned by Hun Yu, he would rather be slow than hurt his soul.

  After Zong Yin had been gone for a long time, the little loli who had occupied his seat finally finished reading the book in her hand, savored it again, and only then remembered that there seemed to be someone beside her. By the time she came back to herself, Zong Yin's shadow was nowhere to be seen.

  "Little sister! I knew you'd be here again! Master is looking for you!"

  Voluptuous, wearing leopard print, Molly appeared at the entrance of the library, instantly drawing away all the attention of Little Luo Li. Who else could it be if not Molly?

  The little loli immediately forgot her worries and responded with a "yes" and ran towards Jasmine.

  After returning to the dormitory, Zong Yin fell asleep as soon as he formed his thirty-second stock of soul power, and didn't wake up until the next morning when the Nascent Soul Ring in his hand emitted a violent vibration.

  "Half an hour later, Building 3, Room 208, gather."

  The most humane thing is that a flat map of the dormitory is also attached, marking how to get from the dormitory to the destination. A small hourglass starts to turn, and it's clear that when the hourglass falls, it's half an hour.

  "Ah, with such skills, if I were in the previous life, on the first day of school, I wouldn't have gone to another class..."

  The scenery touches the feelings, and the memories hidden deep in the mind are like ripples, wave after wave rising. After the initial curiosity about unknown things, what follows is a strong sense of nostalgia.

  He patted his face and casually dealt with his personal hygiene issues. Then, Zong Yin followed the map in his mind to Building No. 3.

  Walking in the building complex that seemed like a maze, Zong Yin couldn't help but feel dizzy and his eyes were spinning. He finally understood why he was given half an hour to prepare. This wasn't a teaching building at all! It was more like an underground tunnel from the anti-Japanese war era, with paths leading in all directions, making it impossible to tell which direction was east, south, west or north. If not for the detailed map guiding him, Zong Yin would have been shouting for help by now.

  After stumbling to the designated classroom, Zong Yin finally let out a sigh of relief. The interior of the classroom was almost identical to what he remembered, with a circular podium at the front and countless rows of seats, but the distance between the podium and the seats seemed a bit far.

  Behind the podium was a huge crystal screen, and Zong Yin guessed that this was another advanced soul technology, which should be similar to a projector. Otherwise, the seats and the podium would not be so far apart, and this class would not be needed.

  Zong Yin entered the classroom when there were already quite a few people inside, gathered in twos and threes, greeting each other. Zong Yin, however, seemed somewhat out of place among these people, habitually walking alone to sit in the corner of the back row.

  As the sand in Zong Yao's hourglass fell, the instructor who had recorded the information on his hand seal, resembling a black gorilla, entered. As he stepped onto the podium, the crystal screen behind him also lit up, clearly displaying his appearance on the screen.

  "I am your instructor, Hei Sen, in charge of teaching you for the next six years. Same as Li Bu Yi's teaching method, if you don't obey, I'll knock you down, and you'll be the boss!"

  Heisen stroked his chin, a big smile spreading from the corners of his mouth, matching the sharp eyes on his dark face. Everyone in the room felt a pang of sorrow. It was clear that Heisen and Li Bu were on the same side, and thinking of the student who had been punched by Li Bu and whose life or death was still unknown made everyone's heart skip a beat.

  "Today is the first day of class, let's take it easy and teach in the most enjoyable way for everyone."

  As Hei Sen's voice fell, the entire classroom shook and split open from the center. A blue sparkling lake appeared under the classroom, and it turned out that the underground of the classroom was an artificially excavated underground lake.

  In shock, Zong's mouth twitched violently at the corner, and he suddenly had a very bad premonition.

  "Everyone, get in the water! Today I'm teaching you all how to multitask, listening to my lecture while cultivating your soul power in the water. By the way, the efficiency of cultivating soul power in the water will be faster!"

  Heisen smiled and revealed two rows of shiny white teeth, but his smile was terrifying to many people.

  "Teacher, I don't know how to swim and I also don't have a swimsuit..."

  A girl looked at the lake and said with some trepidation.

  Zong Yinyin stared at the bottomless lake water, his feet were already a bit soft, he couldn't swim either! A hundred percent land duck! This deep underground lake, if he went down, wouldn't that be certain death?!