Seeing Wang Dong's obviously shy reaction, Huo Yuhao did not point it out.
He got up, walked over, and turned off the dormitory lights.
The room fell into a soft darkness, with only the faint moonlight filtering in from the window, spreading a layer of silver-white gauze across the floor.
Afterward, he also lay down on the bed.
Tonight, he would not cultivation.
However, lying on the bed, Huo Yuhao did not fall asleep; instead, he immersed his mind deep into the Spiritual Sea.
His Spiritual Sea had always been very lively.
Here, there was his teacher Electrolux, and the Spirit Souls Tianmeng, the Ice Empress, and Xiao Yin.There was also his newly acquired fourth Spirit Soul—Rebirth.
This was a Ten Thousand Years Rebirth Butterfly, which Leng Yaozhu and Han Tianyi had spent a considerable amount of effort specifically selecting for him.
Its wingspan exceeded three meters, and its entire body emitted a ghostly blue fluorescence. Its wings were covered in countless eye-like patterns, densely packed yet possessing a certain eerie beauty.
Every time it flapped its wings, visible silver light particles would fall—a manifestation of its mental force becoming physical.
The Rebirth Butterfly is a very rare Mental-type Spirit Beast that lives by devouring the lingering thoughts of the deceased.
They often appear in places like ancient battlefields and large cemeteries.
The birth of every Rebirth Butterfly means that the obsessions of countless lost souls have been absorbed by it.
And this Ten Thousand Years Spirit Soul also brought Huo Yuhao a powerful Domain-type Spirit Ability—the Myriad Thoughts Return to Nothingness Domain.
Once the Domain is activated, the thoughts, emotions, and memories of all living beings within its range can be extracted by Huo Yuhao.
The extracted mental force turns into nourishment for Huo Yuhao, rapidly restoring his mental depletion.
At the same time, within the Domain, he can forcibly read the target's memories and even rewrite their subconscious perceptions.
Undoubtedly, this is an extremely powerful mental Domain!
At this moment, as soon as Huo Yuhao's consciousness appeared in the Spiritual Sea, Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's chubby body immediately leaned in.
"Yuhao!" Its voice was full of excitement, and its small eyes lit up: "It seems the historical records were correct; you and Wang Dong really are a match made in heaven! Both of you actually have unprecedented triple spirits!"
Hearing its excitement, Huo Yuhao remained relatively calm.
Earlier, in that comfortable sensation, Wang Dong had been drowsy and hadn't felt things clearly, but his own consciousness had remained awake the entire time.
The moment their auras blended, he felt three distinctly different powers appear within both of them, and these three powers were strangely able to fuse together.
After the initial excitement passed, Huo Yuhao gradually calmed down.
He felt that things might not be so simple.
Huo Yuhao looked up toward the high reaches of the Spiritual Sea.
There, a gray bead floated.It hung quietly high in the air, like a gray sun in this spiritual space.
Compared to the beginning when it was only the size of a soybean, this gray bead was now as large as an adult's fist.
"Teacher."
Huo Yuhao spoke, his voice echoing in the Spiritual Sea.
"What do you think Wang Dong's third Spirit is?"
He knew Wang Dong's twin spirits should be the Light Goddess Butterfly and the Clear Sky Hammer; this was what he had learned from historical records.
But as for Wang Dong's third Spirit, he had never seen any relevant records in any history books.
As his voice fell, the gray bead high in the air trembled slightly.
Immediately, a surge of gray-black mist poured out from the bead, and within moments, an illusory figure solidified in front of Huo Yuhao.
Electrolux's face still bore its habitual calm, as if nothing in this world could stir much of a ripple in his heart.
Huo Yuhao looked at him, waiting for his answer.
But this time, the teacher who was almost 'omnipotent' in his heart slowly shook his head.
"The aura on him is very strange."
"It doesn't feel powerful, but its quality is extremely high."
"If I'm not mistaken, his situation should be the same as yours."
Huo Yuhao frowned.
He didn't quite understand the meaning of these words and murmured: "The same as mine?"
Seeing his expression, Electrolux stopped being cryptic and said directly: "This little girl's third Spirit probably isn't a real Spirit either."
"In his Spiritual Sea, there should be an existence similar to me."
A sharp light flashed in Huo Yuhao's eyes; he finally understood what his teacher meant.
The same as him—did that mean some powerful entity was also residing within Wang Dong's Spiritual Sea?
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but blurt out: "Isn't that too much of a coincidence?"
Electrolux looked at him, a faint smile appearing on his face.
"Don't think too much." His voice was gentle and calm: "What you need to do now is continuously improve your own strength."
"When your cultivation is higher, your horizons will be different. At that time, many things will naturally become clear."
He paused, his tone carrying a hint of a reminder: "Besides, even if you rack your brains and discover something now, you don't have the ability to solve the problem. Why go looking for trouble?"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao fell silent for a moment and slowly nodded.
Teacher was right; strength is the foundation of everything.
He looked up at Electrolux and nodded solemnly.
"I understand, Teacher."
Afterward, his consciousness slowly withdrew from the Spiritual Sea.
No more thinking, sleep, sleep!
...
Outside the academy's East Gate, as long as it wasn't nighttime, there wouldn't be too many people here.
The afternoon sun spilled down lazily, and the ancient trees by the roadside swayed gently in the breeze, with occasional leaves falling and swirling down to the feet.
Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong walked side by side.
Their destination was the secluded small grove where their team had previously sparred.
Huo Yuhao tilted his head slightly to look at Wang Dong beside him.
The fellow was currently hanging his head, his gaze fixed on the bluestone slabs beneath his feet. Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled shadows on his face.
Huo Yuhao keenly caught sight of those slightly red earlobes.
The corners of his mouth couldn't help but curl into an arc, which he quickly suppressed.
"What are you thinking about with your head down?"
He asked knowingly, his tone carrying a hint of playfulness.
Hearing this, Wang Dong finally looked up.
Then, he raised his left hand.
No... to be precise, it wasn't just his left hand, but his left hand held together with Huo Yuhao's right hand.
The two of them had been holding hands like this since they left the school gate.
Wang Dong stopped in his tracks and deliberately tilted his head up, putting on an air of having a clear conscience.
But those slightly red cheeks and flickering eyes betrayed his current nervousness.
He stiffened his neck, his voice carrying a bit of forced righteousness: "It's weird for two guys to be walking while holding hands."
Seeing him like this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"There's no one here anyway, and aren't we testing our Spirit Fusion?"
"Although we haven't completed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill yet, as long as we have physical contact, whether it's Cultivation or the effects of Spirit Abilities, they can be improved a lot. We need to get used to this method."
These words were seamless and reasonable, leaving no room for fault-finding.
Wang Dong opened his mouth to argue but didn't know where to start.
He huffed, turned his head away, and stopped looking at Huo Yuhao's smiling face.
Then, he lowered his hand and continued walking forward.
However, those held hands still did not let go.
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A/N:
5 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter
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