After signing an agreement, Bai Wushang bade farewell to Ding Yue.

After catching up on his lunch, he rushed to his afternoon classes.

When he returned to his dorm in the evening, Ouyang Yuan and Sha Buru visited him regarding what had happened at the Sacred Mountain. Mu Xiaoxiao also asked curiously through her watch. Bai Wushang gave a simple reply and encouraged them to work hard.

“Chirrup chirrup!”

In the bedroom, the little rabbit lay on the floor and raised its paw to touch the ground again.

A very faint halo rippled gently and disappeared instantly.

The little fellow widened its eyes instantly and jumped nine feet high.

“Chirrup! ヾ(≧∇≦*)ヾ”

It succeeded! I was wrong about Grandpa!

“Milky Way, what have you found?” Bai Wushang asked with a smile.

The little rabbit acquired a bestowment skill called the [Earth Probe].

From the name, that was a very rare auxiliary skill and has special use value.

For example, scavenger hunts and scouting the environment. It’s a big deal.

“Chirrup chirrup~~~”

The little rabbit swayed left and right, raised its little paws, and gestured to Bai Wushang while explaining through their contract.

First of all, there was no limit to the number of times this skill could be used. However, once activated, it would continuously consume a large amount of mental energy, accelerating fatigue.

Second, there were two ways to use this skill.

The first was to lay horizontally, with the little rabbit as the center point. The radius was 500 meters, radiating the surrounding surface area.

Within this range, when an object touched the ground and made violent movements such as jumping and running, Milky Way would obtain the corresponding ‘danger signal on the ground’ and sense that there was an active object nearby.

The advantage of this mode was that it covered a wide range.

The disadvantage was if the target were careful enough, it could completely avoid detection.

In addition, even if there was a ‘danger signal’, Milky Way could only determine an anomaly at that location and could not know the specific object.

The second mode was a longitudinal depth, starting with the rabbit, a radius of 10 meters, and a vertical downward detection.

This exploration was more detailed and could obtain the basic outline of all abnormal objects within the range, even the ‘sense of Qi’.

For example, gems, bones, metals, rocks…all had their characteristics, and Milky Way could indirectly distinguish them.

While this mode improved the details, it also decreased the distance, and different geology would affect the depth of the exploration.

For example, Milky Way sensed tough black rocks below Bai Wushang’s dormitory. It was extremely difficult to continue detecting after five meters.

There were also faint glowing textured stone slates. It was probably prohibition arrays, hidden underground, used to protect the safety of the academy.

“Chirrup…”

The little fellow had obtained a new skill, which was even more interesting than the [Gaze of Terror]. It started to play with it.

After a while, it sat down on the ground and began to fight with its eyelids.

It was so tired…

It was time to sleep…

(￣▽￣)/

After yawning, the little rabbit climbed up via Bai Wushang’s pants.

With its eyes closed, it climbed up to his chest out of instinct.

Then, sniffing the familiar smell, it curled up into a ball, feeling extremely comfortable.

Bai Wushang smiled and stroked its pink ears.

Deep in thought, he sat cross-legged on the bed and played with the black wood chips.

There was a problem before him.

Should he directly absorb the Soul Wood and be immediately promoted to Soul Servant, or should he temper his body for a few more weeks to strengthen his foundation before breaking through?

“If I have enough time and a safer environment to grow up in, I’ll definitely lean towards the latter.”

“…But at this stage, I should prioritize breaking through my Soul Power. Spiritualists and Soul Servants have a large gap, and the increase it brings is unimaginable.”

“As long as I become a Soul Servant, not to mention the double increase in the quality and quantity of my Soul Power, just the fact that I can learn secret technique and obtain a blank soul seal is enough to increase my strength fundamentally.”

“The only regret will be my physical body strengthening again after promoting to Soul Servant, along with the portion that I didn’t fully utilize previously. When that time comes, I’ll need to endure even more training, more pain, and put in even more effort. Yes, I can do it!”

…

For the next two days, Bai Wushang went to class crazily during the day and absorbed all the Soul Wood at night. His days were extremely fulfilling.

On the third night, a wisp of gentle moonlight shone through the window and filled half of the house.

The little rabbit, Milky Way, was lying on the bed with its belly facing the sky. While enjoying the moonlight bath, it was nibbling on the golden radish bit by bit. Its big eyes were narrowed into slits.

Bai Wushang, who was sitting next to it, sat cross-legged. His eyes were tightly shut, and his breathing was steady and powerful.

In his palm, he was holding a black piece of wood. At that moment, wisps of faint black gas rose like a small stream, continuously entering his body.

As if sensing the Soul Power within his body becoming more abundant, Bai Wushang’s expression became increasingly tense, his spirit and energy focusing to the extreme.

“Kacha–”

What sounded like glass shattering was immediately followed by a bang in his sea of consciousness as the gray fog flowed in reverse.

The Soul Power Vortex that was originally rotating at a constant speed in the center of his body trembled slightly before immediately splitting into pieces.

In an instant, Bai Wushang’s spirit body felt as if it was being torn apart.

When he looked again, the Soul Power Vortex had turned from one lump to two. Although it was slightly smaller in size, it was much more condensed.

“Phew…it went very smoothly!”

Bai Wushang opened his eyes. He felt refreshed, and his entire being was brimming with energy.

Lowering his head to look, he saw there weren’t too many changes to his body from the outside. It was different from when he had awakened his Soul Power.

However, Bai Wushang could sense that the muscle strength hidden within his flesh and blood had become even stronger!

If the previous opponent were at the middle stage youth form, it would be at least one level higher now, equivalent to the late stage youth form.

“Chirrup chirrup…”

The little rabbit’s surprised cry entered his ears.

“What’s wrong?”

Bai Wushang turned around to look back and immediately lost his composure.

He saw that the little fellow’s entire body was silver-white, and a large amount of moonlight was like liquid, attaching and gathering toward its body.

It became a light source, and everything around its body was dimming. Only it was sparkling and translucent.

“It is…evolving?”

The little rabbit’s body appeared to be in the same state as the little flame sparrow – evolving and transforming.

Bai Wushang was dumbstruck, and his mind could not process what was happening.

It was too sudden…

He was completely unprepared!

There was actually another hidden reason why Bai Wushang prioritized breaking through to the Soul Servant.

If he didn’t break through first and his soul power remained stuck at the peak of Spiritualist, then the contracted pet beast would be stuck at the corresponding level of the peak of youth form. It would be unable to surpass him and advance to the mature form.

Bai Wushang wasn’t too worried about Demon Ape Ah Zhou because there was a natural chain of evolution, and evolution was a matter of time.

As for the Twin Moonrabbit Milky Way, Bai Wushang was a bit apprehensive.