Shui Bing'er, walking at the very front, immediately blushed, but she suppressed her embarrassment and pretended not to hear her sister's words.
Huo Wushuang didn't expose this, cooperating with her to ignore Shui Yue'er.
However, Huo Wushuang saw the usually calm Shui Bing'er reveal a shy expression in front of him, and couldn't help but give Shui Yue'er a thumbs up in his heart.
Shui Bing'er became flustered by Huo Wushuang's direct gaze and hurriedly changed the subject, wanting to divert his attention.
"Oh, right, Brother Wushuang, I don't seem to have seen those two lately."
Shui Bing'er looked towards the luxurious giant carriage carrying the Blazing Academy.
To allow the fifteen academies to rest better during the journey, the empire had specially equipped each academy with a carriage.
These carriages were even equipped with basic soul tools that had shock-absorbing effects.
It is worth noting that these were the soul tool technologies that the Heaven Dou Empire had mastered themselves, but these were also some of the only soul tool technologies they had left.
More advanced technologies than these had long been lost in the long years.
However, even so, the shock-absorbing effect caused by soul tools was indeed much better than ordinary springs.
When Quan Yi first saw the carriage, he had specifically studied it for a period of time.
However, since then, Quan Yi and Huo Wu had been hiding in their carriage, rarely appearing in the public eye.
Even the Tianshui Academy, which had the closest relationship with them, had not seen the two of them come down from the carriage.
Huo Wushuang awkwardly scratched the back of his head and replied, "The two of them are cultivating. You also know that for every soul master, every minute and every second before the age of twenty is precious."
Shui Bing'er didn't doubt it, but instead felt admiration.
"Yes, I almost forgot because of the difference in strength that the two of them are the same age as me.
Only such perseverance can match such terrifying strength.
Compared with these two, I am far behind."
Seeing Shui Bing'er say this, Huo Wushuang also said anxiously, "Bing'er, you don't have to compare yourself with those two freaks. At your age, being able to reach such a high-level soul master is rare in history."
However, Huo Wushuang's comfort to Shui Bing'er did not change Shui Bing'er's mind, but instead aroused her fighting spirit even more.
"I can't continue to be leisurely anymore. There are still more than ten days before the finals, and I have to seize the time to further improve my strength.
Brother Wushuang, then I'll go back to cultivate first."
After speaking, Shui Bing'er decisively called out to all the members of Tianshui Academy and returned to their carriage.
Huo Wushuang watched Shui Bing'er leave, wanting to cry but having no tears, and could only regretfully slap his mouth a few times.
However, there was no way to do this. He had already agreed with Quan Yi to provide cover for the two of them, so that everyone would think that they were seriously cultivating inside the carriage.
In fact, the two of them were indeed in the carriage, but they were not focused on cultivation.
The purpose of their doing this was actually to minimize their presence, so that they could act according to circumstances.
Moreover, besides the two of them, there were also two heavyweight figures sitting in the carriage.
That was Quan Li and Yun Qiong, who had quietly sneaked into the team.
These two were trump cards that they had intentionally hidden, and they couldn't let outsiders notice their existence in advance.
After that day, as the Tianshui Academy reduced the number of meetings, the Blazing Academy also became more leisurely.
It is worth mentioning that during this period, Huo Wushuang successfully broke through to the forty-eighth level, taking a step closer to the Soul King realm.
After the duel with Feng Xiaotian that day, he absorbed that strand of pure dragon power while in a coma.
Since this was his first time absorbing dragon power, the dragon power's effect on his martial soul and Huo Wushuang himself was exceptionally obvious.
In addition, the normally running Five Elements Wheel played a large part in increasing Huo Wushuang's cultivation speed here.
This allowed Huo Wushuang to obtain a harvest no less than absorbing whale glue.
However, it had only been more than a month since Huo Wu broke through to the Soul Douluo, and Huo Wu's soul power level had reached the eighty-seventh level.
Among them, the breakthrough of the head soul bone and the appearance of divine power played a decisive role.
At the same time, due to the increase in demigod bones and divine power, Huo Wu was able to more completely exert the power of the Dragon and Phoenix Heart.
This has a profound impact on Huo Wu's subsequent cultivation improvement.
Moreover, the Dragon and Phoenix Heart itself is also constantly improving its quality under the nourishment of divine power.
This will further strengthen the energy supply to Huo Wu, forming a positive cycle.
Therefore, for the current Huo Wu, the improvement of soul power is no longer an important issue.
What is more important to her now is the accumulation of divine power and the understanding of the laws.
This is the same for Quan Yi.
The reason why Quan Yi chose to postpone obtaining his ninth soul ring also came from here.
In a sense, the two of them have already exceeded the scope of normal soul masters.
Unknowingly, the time has come to the tenth day, and their journey is about to be halfway.
During this period, nothing unusual happened to the team.
On the contrary, because of the escort of five hundred Royal Knights, they received the highest treatment in every city they passed.
During the journey, no ignorant villains dared to disturb this team.
However, on the night of the tenth day, when the team entered the hotel in the nearest town before dark to rest, Quan Yi and Huo Wu finally reacted.
That night, Quan Yi quietly called out to Dugu Bo, who was also hidden in the team.
Above the night sky, Dugu Bo, Quan Li, Quan Yi, and Huo Wu stood in the void, conducting a face-to-face meeting.
"Quan Yi, what happened?"
Dugu Bo went straight to the point after greeting him.
Quan Yi stretched out his hand and pointed to the southeast direction of the town, and said softly: "This direction is the path we will be passing tomorrow.
However, there are at least two thousand ambush soldiers around this path. Among them, the two strongest leaders have soul power levels that are no less than Grandpa and Senior."
Hearing this, Dugu Bo's whole body stood on end, and his eyes quickly followed Quan Yi's fingertips.
At this time, his right eye flashed with nine-colored phosphorescence. With the help of the dragon teeth in his body, his sight suddenly passed through nearly a hundred miles and saw two high-concentration soul power aggregates that were different from ordinary people.
What surprised him even more was that one of them was an old acquaintance, an old enemy.
The Elder of the Elder Hall of the Spirit Hall, Yue Guan.
