After some selection, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu chose rooms on the left and right sides of the stairs on the sixth floor as their residence.
Yu Yan lived to the left of the stairs, and Xiao Wu lived to the right.
They chose this spot because, first, the top floor was quiet with few people, and second, it was close to the roof, allowing them to go there to Cultivate at any time.
After making their beds, Yu Yan and Xiao Wu began wandering around Balak Junior Soul Master Academy.
Balak Junior Soul Master Academy was neither particularly large nor small; after a morning of wandering, Yu Yan gained a deeper understanding of the academy where they would live in the future.
The cafeteria was large, and the food inside tasted good.
The library was not small, and its collection of books could barely be considered rich.
The noble students indeed looked down on commoners, which was evident from the undisguised expressions in their eyes as Yu Yan and Xiao Wu passed by those richly dressed students.
Regarding those students, Xiao Wu was so angry she wanted to go up and give them a beating, but Yu Yan held her back, telling her there was no need to lower herself to the level of these little brats.
Yu Yan pulled along the somewhat angry Xiao Wu and brought her to the library; he wanted to look up some information here to find a Spirit Beast suitable for himself.
"Yu Yan, I really don't want to read books, and this book is so thick!"
Inside the library, Xiao Wu looked at the book placed in front of her, then looked at Yu Yan pitifully, hoping he would let her off.
The book in front of Xiao Wu was the Cultivation insights of a Soft Bone Rabbit Spirit Master that Yu Yan had accidentally discovered in this library, authored by a Rank 45 agility-attack system Spirit Ancestor.
"No, you have to read at least a little. Only then can you understand your own Spirit, know what spirit rings to choose in the future, and decide on a development direction."
Facing Xiao Wu's refusal, Yu Yan mercilessly refused her refusal.
While refusing Xiao Wu, Yu Yan also understood she wouldn't finish the book quickly, so he proposed his real objective: "How about this, I won't make you finish the whole book. Just read two pages today."
Xiao Wu was just a child; if you directly told her to finish a whole book, she would definitely be unwilling.
But when she protested, if you took a step back and let her read only two pages, she wouldn't have many complaints and might even think you were quite nice.
"Just two pages?"
Looking at the two thin pages, Xiao Wu's resolve began to waver.
Having succeeded in his scheme, Yu Yan nodded with a smile and replied affirmatively, "Yes, that's right. Just these two pages today."
"Alright then, just two pages."
Xiao Wu nodded and agreed to Yu Yan's request, focusing her gaze on the book and beginning to read seriously.
Poor Xiao Wu never once considered that there was also the option of simply standing up and walking away.
Seeing Xiao Wu reading the book seriously, he turned his attention to the introduction of Spirit Beasts on the continent in front of him, looking for a Spirit Beast that suited him.
Yu Yan's main purpose in having Xiao Wu read was to let her first understand the development paths chosen by other Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul Spirit Masters, and then propose his envisioned development direction during their discussion.
In Yu Yan's view, most of Xiao Wu's Spirit Ability choices were a complete waste of her potential.
A normal Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul, regardless of what spirit rings it absorbed, could never give birth to the four abnormal abilities: Paragon Golden Body, Teleportation, Void, and Martial Soul True Body (Clone).
The Third Spirit Ability—Teleportation: instantaneous movement within five meters, which also improves as spirit power increases.
The Fourth Spirit Ability—Paragon Golden Body: the most memed and powerful Spirit Ability, providing three seconds of invincible defense below Divine Rank, with an additional second for every ten levels gained.
The Sixth Spirit Ability—Void: immune to all non-energy physical attacks and reduces any energy attack by fifty percent.
The Seventh Spirit Ability—Martial Soul True Body: produces seven Clones, each having seventy percent of the original's power and capable of using its Spirit Abilities.
After seeing these four abnormal mechanics, who would dare say Xiao Wu's Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul was an ordinary Soft Bones Rabbit? Whose Soft Bone Rabbit Martial Soul could be so abnormal?
In Yu Yan's eyes, Xiao Wu clearly had the potential to use these as a core and become the most terrifying and annoying mechanics monster, yet she insisted on building her combat system around Soft Technique. It was simply a case of losing the watermelon to pick up a sesame seed—a waste of talent.
Now that Xiao Wu was on Yu Yan's side, he was determined to change her shameful behavior of wasting her talent and train her into a true mechanics monster.
As for Yu Yan's Spirit Beast choice, he wanted to lean as much as possible toward dragon-type or sub-dragon Spirit Beasts with dual ice and fire attributes.
A fish turning into a Jiao, and a Jiao turning into a Dragon—this was a very clear evolutionary path, not to mention that Dragons on the Douluo Continent were all very powerful.
Sunlight streamed through the window, shining on Yu Yan as he read and on Xiao Wu as she slept soundly on the table, making the scene feel quite peaceful and serene.
Having slept her fill, Xiao Wu opened her eyes and saw Yu Yan staring intently at the book in front of him. A serious Yu Yan was even more handsome than usual, and her heart rate quickened significantly.
Sensing someone staring at him, Yu Yan followed the gaze and found Xiao Wu staring at him without blinking.
From his perspective, the hair on Xiao Wu's forehead was a bit messy, her reddish eyes held no Impurities, and her chubby, fair cheeks were tinted by the sunlight. She looked a bit cu—no, not just a bit, she was super cute, giving him an impulse to go up and pinch them.
Realizing his thoughts were inappropriate, Yu Yan shook his head, tossing the idea out of his mind.
Watching Yu Yan shake his head, Xiao Wu's consciousness returned fully. She frowned slightly, seemingly wondering why Yu Yan was shaking his head.
Feeling a bit guilty and not wanting to discuss the matter, Yu Yan spoke first before Xiao Wu could ask: "Xiao Wu, after reading those two pages, what are your thoughts? Do you have any ideas about your future development direction?"
"Ah~~, so the reason you had me read this book was to help me choose spirit rings."
Only then did Xiao Wu understand what Yu Yan's true purpose was. Speaking of this topic, Xiao Wu patted her flat chest:
"You don't need to worry about this; I've already chosen my First Soul Skill."
No.
It's precisely because of that that I need to worry.
"Oh, you've already chosen? What Spirit Ability do you plan to pick?"
Following Xiao Wu's words, Yu Yan guided her to speak about her plans for Spirit Abilities so he could naturally transition into his own ideas.
"You've already seen my Soft Technique, Yu Yan. It's very powerful, right?"
Yu Yan hadn't just seen her Soft Technique; he had been thrown by it. He was very familiar with it.
Seeing Yu Yan nod, Xiao Wu continued with her plans:
"I plan to choose Spirit Abilities that enhance my Soft Technique. Hmm, increasing waist strength by a hundred percent so I can maximize the power of my Soft Technique, and then adding fifty percent body flexibility so I can be more unpredictable in close combat."