In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 23 Graduation Ahead of Schedule!

"Stop talking!" Xiao Wu's body trembled, her face turned even paler, and she bent over to vomit again.

"Alright, Xiao Wu, this really can't be blamed on Zhu Wu." Tang San said helplessly. He had eaten stinky tofu before, and as a Tang Clan disciple who had studied pharmacology, he really didn't think much of it. "If it's not good, I'll have Zhu Wu buy you something else to make up for it later."

Xiao Wu straightened up and glared fiercely at Zhu Wu. "Did you hear me? Run back to the cafeteria and buy me one pound, no, three pounds of carrots, plus five skewers of meatballs and two servings of steamed eggs to make up for it. Otherwise, I'll make sure you regret it tonight!"

"Fine, whatever, I'll break even all at once anyway, it's just one Silver Soul Coin..." Zhu Wu remained unmoved, turned around and left, "No problem, I'll go right now."

Rabbits should be fattened up before they are slaughtered!

"Hmph!" Xiao Wu snorted coldly, "Let's go!"

With Tang San's help, they walked together toward the dormitory.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhu Wu brought the food to Xiao Wu. She glared at him fiercely, then silently took the food and began to eat.

As expected of a 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form, she has a really good appetite. Zhu Wu glanced at her lower abdomen, estimating it to be several months' size, but it turned out to be nothing special.

He sighed at the wonders of the world, called to his roommates, and headed out for a night run to find a place to practice his longevity exercises.

"This is a good opportunity to examine the flow of soul power within my body." With that thought, he quickened his pace.

After a short jog, I arrived at a familiar, deserted grove of trees and began my rehearsal under the moonlight.

As he continued to move his body, a cool sensation gradually rose within him. At this moment, he could clearly feel the coolness that was constantly entering his meridians from the outside world being drawn along the meridians with his movements.

At the same time, the space between my eyebrows felt increasingly cool.

Zhu Wu subconsciously slowed down his movements, making the flow more gradual and smooth.

Consciousness gradually immersed itself in this process, flowing through the meridians with the soul power, naturally following the path. As this intention became immersed in it, the soul power within the body was also unconsciously driven, like a trickle of water accelerating its progress through the meridians.

The moon was high in the sky, and its bright light shone down, causing specks of silver light to appear on Zhu Wu's body, giving it a faint glow.

"What an amazing technique!" After practicing it several times, Zhu Wu opened his eyes and exclaimed in amazement.

Unable to continue practicing, he accelerated the circulation of his soul power along that route under the guidance of his will. Before he had completed many cycles, he felt his hands and feet were ice-cold, and a chilling coldness pierced his brow, almost numbing his brain.

If this continued, he felt he would freeze to death.

"The balance of Yin and Yang, what a wonderful balance of Yin and Yang. If practicing the Longevity Exercise introduces Yin energy, then practicing the Vajra Exercise must introduce Yang energy. Only by accumulating enough Yang energy in the body and cultivating or refining the physical body's resistance to a higher level can I support my practice of the Longevity Exercise for a longer period of time. Although progress is slow in the early stages, once the foundation is solid, the progress will definitely be rapid later on."

"So, if I consume the Eight-Cornered Ice Grass and the Fiery Apricot Delicate Vegetable like Tang San did in the original story, and undergo an ice and fire body tempering process to significantly increase my ice and fire resistance in a short period of time, does that mean I can directly overcome the most difficult early stages?"

He couldn't help but think to himself, and a burning desire rose in his eyes.

"I'll apply for graduation tomorrow, then stay home and cultivate with my grandfather. Once I get my second spirit ring, I'll head to Sunset Forest."

"Yes, when we go out with Xiaobai to find medicine, we can also look for the cave where the Blue Silver Emperor is. The original work clearly mentions that the place is near Holy Soul Village, so it should be at most a few days' journey away, not too far. There is also a waterfall several hundred meters high in that place, which is a very prominent feature. We can let Xiaobai fly high into the sky, and the view from above will be wide, which will greatly reduce the difficulty of the search."

"By absorbing Ah Yin's soul bone, the time it will take me to reach level 20 will be greatly shortened."

"The only thing to worry about is whether Tang Hao will see through my cultivation level when he returns to the village. A rapid increase in cultivation level might attract attention and suspicion."

"That's fine. We can just let Xiaobai store it for now and absorb it later."

"Let's go back to the dorm first. We can study the changes in the martial soul when we get home tomorrow." With that thought, he turned and ran out of the grove.

Fifteen minutes later, Zhu Wu returned to his dormitory after warming up and sat on his bed to cultivate his soul power using ordinary meditation techniques.

No discomfort occurred.

Through introspection, ordinary meditation simply applies mental effort to accelerate the natural flow of soul power within the body, without altering the original pathways, thus avoiding any conflict. Perhaps this is why it has become a universal meditation method in the world of soul masters.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Zhu Wu got up early as usual, went for a run as usual, and practiced Vajra Kung Fu as usual.

Just like last night when he internally observed the Longevity Technique, he obtained a completely new route for circulating soul power by practicing the Vajra Technique movements. And just as he had guessed before, practicing the Vajra Technique should be able to draw the radiance of the sun into the body; he was sweating profusely after only practicing for a short time.

Active practice is indeed more efficient than just practicing movements, but it also shows that practicing physical movements has a good auxiliary effect on cultivating both techniques.

Sweat was pouring down his face, so Zhu Wu had to go back to his dorm to wash up before packing his things and heading to the academic affairs office. Since it was breakfast time when he got back, all his roommates had gone to the cafeteria, and he didn't see any of them.

However, since he had already eaten dinner last night, he didn't plan to say goodbye to everyone.

……

"Zhu Wu, what's this?" Director Su frowned when he saw Zhu Wu carrying a bundle.

"Did the Spirit Hall recruit you?"

Zhu Wu shook his head. "Director Su, I have not joined the Spirit Hall."

"Then what are you doing?" Director Su asked, puzzled.

"Director Su, you know my martial spirit is special," Zhu Wu replied. "To be honest, I have no idea how to cultivate it further. As for the academy, I think I won't learn much here that will be of any help to you."

"Therefore, I would like to apply for early graduation."

"I'll go home first, cultivate on my own, and keep Grandpa company. His health isn't very good to begin with, and I've been away from home for so long, it's time for me to go home and spend some time with him. As for the future, I plan to try my luck in the capital."

"The capital city," Director Su nodded, "is teeming with talent, and there are certainly more opportunities there."

"However, it's probably not easy to get into the academy over there." He felt he would be looked down upon because of his Silkworm Martial Soul.

"Shouldn't we at least give it a try?" Zhu Wu laughed. "If things don't work out, we can always come back."

"That's true, young people should explore more," Director Su said with a smile. "However, I still suggest you leave later. The outside world is full of dangers, and you're still too young. It might not be safe for you to go to the capital alone."

"It's alright, I can set off a few years later," Zhu Wu said with a smile. "My martial spirit is a silkworm, and there are mountains behind my house, which is a natural simulated environment, just right for me."

"Well, if that's the case, I won't insist you stay," Director Su sighed.

"However, I still need to consult with the dean about this matter. Zhu Wu, please wait here for a moment, I'll go find the dean."

With that, he strode out of the teaching room.

Before long, he followed the dean and ran back quickly.

After some discussion, seeing Zhu Wu's firm attitude, the dean finally had no choice but to agree to his early graduation.

After completing his graduation procedures, Zhu Wu didn't waste any time. He walked out of the Academic Affairs Office and headed straight out of the school.

"What?! Xiao Zhu has applied for graduation!" At noon, Wang Sheng and his roommates were all shocked when they received the notification.

"Hmph, he must have run away because he was afraid I'd beat him up," Xiao Wu muttered, clenching her fists.

Tang San shook his head and didn't interrupt.

(End of this chapter)