Chapter 12: The Marvelous Application of the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic! Fortune Points Accumulate!

“Why? I’ve already agreed, so can there still be a trick?” Ma Xiaotao snapped, displeased. “Or are you saying the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic doesn’t even exist, and you just made the whole thing up?”

Huo Yuhao snapped back to reality, silently wondering what Zhuge Lan’s plan was.

“What else can we do but accept her?” Zhuge Lan chuckled. “We’ll teach her the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic on the spot. If luck favors us, maybe Xu Sanshi will join as well.”

Beibei didn’t think much of this.

That guy was Tang Ya’s loyal follower, and the current senior disciple of the Tang Sect.

Impossible to sway.

Huo Yuhao found his anchor and nodded toward Ma Xiaotao.

“Our Sacred Fire Sect is currently recruiting talents, and Sister Xiaotao definitely meets the requirements to join.”

“Then I’ll teach you the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic first.”

“Relax your mind, I’ll guide you through the cultivation.”

The platinum soul ring glowed brightly.

First soul skill: Mental Sharing!

The cultivation of the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic was shared in real time with Ma Xiaotao—a direct, personal transmission.

Ma Xiaotao looked at Huo Yuhao in surprise; this alone was impressive.

But then she saw Huo Yuhao’s face, twisted in discomfort.

Because—

“Oh, right,” Zhuge Lan reminded, “remember our initiation ceremony—you have to shout the slogan.”

Could a normal person even say that out loud?

“Come on, Brother Lan…” Ma Xiaotao pleaded.

“No way, it’s mandatory,” Zhuge Lan insisted. “If you’re not willing to make this small sacrifice, how can you deserve such an extraordinary technique as the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic?”

—Definitely not because he wanted to watch the show, hehehe!

That excuse…

Huo Yuhao had no choice but to mentally transmit to Ma Xiaotao—

[Huo Yuhao: Before formal instruction begins, you must complete the initiation ceremony by shouting…]

Ma Xiaotao: ???

She stared wide-eyed at Huo Yuhao. Were you serious?

Huo Yuhao closed his eyes helplessly and nodded. No mistake.

Ma Xiaotao twisted her mouth, sensing she was being tricked.

But since Huo Yuhao had immediately noticed her soul defect, she decided to take the risk.

She glanced at Beibei and the others.

“You two, go out.”

“It’s really not good to stay during power transmission,” Xu Sanshi nodded.

“We’ll stand guard outside for you,” Beibei offered.

Once the dormitory door closed, Ma Xiaotao took a deep breath and used soul power to envelop the room, preventing sound from leaking out.

Then she shouted—

“Sacred Fire brilliant, Sacred Fire glorious, all my disciples… meow meow meow meow!”

Even Ma Xiaotao, usually outgoing, blushed a little after that shout.

She glared at Huo Yuhao in embarrassment and anger. Is this enough now?

Without a word, Huo Yuhao began sharing the cultivation process of the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic.

Feeling the mysterious flow of soul power, Ma Xiaotao’s expression softened.

She calmed down and studied attentively.

“Zhuge, you really have a wicked sense of humor,” Tianmeng Ice Silkworm muttered, speechless. “Is this really fun?”

Zhuge Lan said nothing, only smiling all the while.

This was too amusing!

Just imagine it—

The future protagonist group lined up, all meowing in unison.

What a hilarious scene that would be!

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Millennia of development.

Shrek Academy also had its own cultivation techniques, perhaps a modified version of the Profound Heaven Skill.

There was a solid foundation.

So the first stage of learning the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic was relatively easy.

By midnight,

Ma Xiaotao could stammer through the movements, sensing some of the profound mysteries.

The most direct effect was—when cultivating soul power before, the accumulating evil fire would constantly grow, but now it was gone!

More precisely, it dissipated through her pores.

Ma Xiaotao opened her eyes in surprise, seeing strands of black flames flickering on her body, falling onto the nearby tea table and floor, burning fiercely.

Huo Yuhao and the others had already rushed out of the dormitory. Xu Sanshi looked heartbroken.

His little nest!

Just wasted like that!

Ignoring the sour look, Ma Xiaotao excitedly dashed toward Huo Yuhao.

He raised his hand to stop her and pointed at the black flames on her body.

“Sister Xiaotao, your clothes have long since burned away. If these flames stop…”

Ma Xiaotao’s face changed drastically!

She spun around and rushed back inside, closing the door to tinker for a while.

The evil fire on her body had already dissipated. She changed into a new dress and came out, her face full of excitement—

“Xiao Yuhao, this Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic really can suppress the generation of evil fire!”

“It’s just a pity that the evil fire already accumulated is like stubborn dog skin plaster; it can’t be shaken at all.”

“Xiao Yuhao, do you have any solution?”

She reached out to grab his hand, but Huo Yuhao calmly dodged, signaling with his eyes that there were many people around.

Pulling and tugging wouldn’t do her reputation any favors.

“What do we have to fear from a bunch of outsiders?” Ma Xiaotao shouted boldly. “From today on, Huo Yuhao is under my protection! Anyone who dares to lay a finger on him will have to deal with my fists!”

The aura of a six-ring soul emperor burst forth, pressuring the onlookers heavily.

They scattered in a hurry, unwilling to linger.

“Ahem!” Huo Yuhao corrected, “Sister Xiaotao, you’re now a member of our Sacred Fire Sect, just like me—you’re an apprentice disciple.”

“Oh?” Ma Xiaotao asked with interest, “Are there others from the Sacred Fire Sect here at Shrek Academy?”

Huo Yuhao didn’t answer immediately but silently consulted Zhuge Lan.

“I don’t know either,” Huo Yuhao replied. “I was recruited by an elder official of the sect. You can ask him about the details later.”

“Where is this elder official? Let’s find him now!” Ma Xiaotao urged. “The Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic must be incomplete or have follow-up techniques, right?”

Huo Yuhao was quite surprised.

Ma Xiaotao had figured it out so quickly?

“That’s right. This is only the first stage; the entire Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic has seven stages.”

Ma Xiaotao’s eyes blazed with fire!

Seven stages!!!

If she could master the entire Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic, the evil fire would definitely be eradicated!

But unfortunately…

“I don’t know where the elder official is either,” Huo Yuhao said regretfully. “After he recruited me, he said he’d find me later and told me to focus on training.”

Ma Xiaotao: “…”

Damn it!

The hope of liberation was right in front of her, yet it was cut off?

She could only say unhappily, “If the elder official shows up, Xiao Yuhao, you must tell your sister immediately!”

“Mm! Got it!” Huo Yuhao agreed.

Ma Xiaotao gave a few more instructions and left her contact information.

She hurried away in a rush.

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Finally able to train freely, she wished she could seclude herself until graduation!

That troublesome star was gone.

Xu Sanshi finally dared to choke back tears and wail, “My little nest! Wuwuwu—”

Beibei sighed alongside him.

They couldn’t fight back nor could they protest.

What else could they do?

Just endure.

That was all.

He still didn’t forget to comfort Huo Yuhao.

“Xiao Yuhao, don’t take it to heart. Sister Xiaotao is just like that—fiery and impulsive.”

“The dorm will be taken care of by the academy later.”

“The director of the Martial Soul Academy, Yan Shaozhe, is Sister Xiaotao’s master, so he definitely won’t treat us unfairly.”

Huo Yuhao nodded knowingly.

It seemed he had recruited a powerful protector.

He glanced at Xu Sanshi, pondering whether to bring him in as well.

But the senior was crying so miserably that the mood wasn’t right.

Better to discuss later.

“Well then, Beibei, Sanshi, I’m heading back now.”

“Yeah, go ahead,” Beibei replied.

“Remember to take the Profound Water Pill quickly. The lower your grade, the better the effect,” Xu Sanshi reminded tearfully.

Huo Yuhao nodded and left quickly.

Until he disappeared without a trace.

Xu Sanshi immediately wiped off his sour face and gently fanned himself with a folding fan.

“Beibei, what do you think of the Sacred Fire Sect?”

“It’s the Sacred Fire Meow-Meow Sect,” Beibei corrected. “Judging by Sister Xiaotao’s performance, the first stage of the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic is definitely far superior to the inner academy’s techniques—not to be underestimated.”

“Yeah,” Xu Sanshi sighed. “But the water’s too deep. I’m afraid to join. After all, I also have my own background…”

Beibei smiled and looked at the still-burning dorm.

“This evil fire can’t be extinguished. They’ve already set up a formation around it. Let it burn slowly.”

“What about tonight?” Xu Sanshi asked helplessly.

“Meditate and cultivate. It should be cleaned up by tomorrow.”

“Nothing else to do then.”

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Huo Yuhao returned to the dorm late at night.

Unexpectedly, Old Man Muen was still asleep in the reclining chair, appearing deeply asleep.

Huo Yuhao didn’t think much and took a spare blanket from the “Moonlit Night by the Twenty-Four Bridges” to cover the old man.

He hesitated for a moment, then decided not to return to the dorm to avoid disturbing his roommates.

Sitting cross-legged in his usual spot, he took out a small ceramic bottle and poured out three cherry-sized deep blue pills.

Profound Water Pills!

One after another, he popped them into his mouth. Though large, they melted instantly.

A surge of potent medicinal power flowed through his body.

He hurriedly ran through the Muscle-Tendon Changing Classic, accelerating the digestion of the medicine, expelling impurities, and enhancing his soul power.

Still having some energy, he asked, “So, Brother Lan, how much fortune value did Sister Xiaotao’s joining the Sacred Fire Sect bring?”

Zhuge Lan glanced at the system prompt.

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