"Challenging the Odds: Uncovering Martial Spirit Secrets and Making a Bet"

Huang Xiaolong furrowed his brow but ultimately stood up.

Li Lu wore a worried expression on her face.

"Why were you smiling just now?!" Xiong Meiqi coldly shouted.

Huang Xiaolong smiled calmly and replied, "I was smiling at how ridiculously bad your battle skill is, yet you have the audacity to agree!"

"What?!" Xiong Meiqi's face turned red with anger. "You, who obtained a recommendation letter, are not qualified to criticize others' battle skills!"

Huang Xiaolong sneered. "Do I not have the qualifications to criticize? And what qualifications does a black bear like you have to call me a waste?"

Black bear? The onlookers were shocked to hear Huang Xiaolong refer to Xiong Meiqi as a black bear to her face.

"You!" Xiong Meiqi was on the verge of exploding with rage. She pointed at Huang Xiaolong, her chest heaving, and said, "Fine, since you refuse to admit that you're a waste, three days from now, there will be an examination for freshmen. If you can rank within the top ten, I'll admit you're not a waste!"

Asking for a top ten ranking to prove he wasn't a waste seemed a bit excessive.

However, Huang Xiaolong sneered and replied, "Am I a waste? Do I need your acknowledgment? Fine, if I rank within the top ten, I want you to kneel in the school square and imitate a black bear's call three times!"

Imitate a black bear's call three times!

Xiong Meiqi's eyes emitted a furious, chilling glare as if she wanted to devour Huang Xiaolong.

She clenched her jaw and said, "And if you can't rank within the top ten?"

"If I can't rank within the top ten, I'll voluntarily leave the school and kneel in the school square, imitating a black bear's call three times!" Huang Xiaolong's voice was cold.

Xiong Meiqi's elegant face displayed a mix of cloudy and clear emotions.

"What's wrong, scared?" Huang Xiaolong sneered.

"Fine!" Xiong Meiqi bit her lip, her eyes flashing with ruthless determination. She didn't believe that someone like Huang Xiaolong, who had obtained a recommendation letter from his family, could rank within the top ten! Seeing Xiong Meiqi grit her teeth and agree, Huang Xiaolong sneered in his heart and then walked towards the entrance of the classroom.

"Halt! Where do you think you're going?!" Xiong Meiqi angrily shouted.

"Why do I need to tell you where I'm going?" Huang Xiaolong stopped and sneered. He turned to face the classroom and said to Jiang Teng, "An ignorant fool!"

Jiang Teng was taken aback, but he soon understood the meaning behind Huang Xiaolong's words. His face turned red, and as someone who had come to register with a recommendation letter, how could Huang Xiaolong dare to call him an ignorant fool in front of everyone?! Jiang Teng's body flickered with a faint light, and he angrily left the classroom.

Xiong Meiqi watched as Huang Xiaolong ignored her and left the classroom. She was so angry that she couldn't speak.

After leaving the classroom, Huang Xiaolong headed straight to the library. Attending class didn't matter to him anyway, and he wanted to check some materials in the library.

The library was not far from the classroom. Huang Xiaolong arrived, took out his student ID card, passed the inspection, and went to the section that introduced Martial Spirits. He randomly picked up a book called "Martial Spirit Types" and started browsing through it.

The book "Martial Spirit Types" illustrated various Martial Spirits and their innate characteristics and abilities.

Huang Xiaolong had a good memory, so he quickly flipped through the book. After an hour, he had finished reading "Martial Spirit Types," and he gained some understanding of the various Martial Spirit types and their characteristics and abilities in this world.

After finishing "Martial Spirit Types," Huang Xiaolong picked up another book called "Martial Spirit Ranks." This book mainly discussed the differences between different levels of Martial Spirits and the various ranks used to evaluate them.

"Ah, Twin Martial Spirits!" When he reached the final few pages, Huang Xiaolong suddenly noticed that the book introduced Twin Martial Spirits. He read it carefully.

"Twin Martial Spirits of the same type can fuse their bodies together and split into two independent beings!" Huang Xiaolong was astonished when he read this. Twin Martial Spirits could actually fuse their bodies? No wonder when his Martial Spirit first awakened, it appeared as a fused body. After the Rank 4 transformation, his Twin Dragons Martial Spirit split into two separate entities.

Huang Xiaolong continued reading, and his eyes brightened. The book also explained how Twin Martial Spirits could fuse and split. After a while, he finished reading and was filled with joy. Excellent! With this method, he could fuse his Twin Dragons Martial Spirit into a single body and summon it again without fear of others discovering his secret.

Huang Xiaolong carefully memorized the methods of fusing and splitting Twin Martial Spirits introduced in the book and then turned to the shelf where books on Monster Clan were kept, based on the Monster Clan writing he obtained from the Silvermoon Forest's treasure map.

He searched for the corresponding information and soon translated the Monster Clan writing on the treasure map.

"Monster Clan Holy Land, Myriad Forms Mountain, Windless Cave!" Huang Xiaolong furrowed his brow.

The treasure map was actually located in the Monster Clan Holy Land?!

In this world, Monster Clan was a formidable race, even stronger than the Beast Clan. Moreover, Monster Clan harbored deep hatred towards humans. Going to the Monster Clan Holy Land was not an easy task, especially for Huang Xiaolong at his current level. It seemed impossible!

After translating the Monster Clan writing on the treasure map, it was already noon. Huang Xiaolong left the library and didn't return to the classroom. He left the school directly. Just as he reached the school gate, Fei Hou and the four guards from Marshal Mansion spotted Huang Xiaolong and hurried forward. "Young Master!"

Huang Xiaolong nodded. "Let's go." He then led Fei Hou and the others back to Tianxuan Mansion.

On the way, Fei Hou couldn't help but ask, "Young Master, class hasn't finished yet. Why did you leave early?"

The other four guards also looked at Huang Xiaolong with similar doubts.

Huang Xiaolong replied with a smile, "The female black bear from the registration day is my homeroom teacher."

"What?! That female black bear is your homeroom teacher?!" Fei Hou was shocked, then his tone turned cold. "Young Master, did she embarrass you in class today?"

Huang Xiaolong chuckled. "She couldn't resist making some snide remarks." He then briefly explained the bet he made with Xiong Meiqi for the examination three days later.

Upon hearing this, Fei Hou smiled. He could already imagine Xiong Meiqi kneeling in the school square, imitating a black bear's call three times in three days' time.

Before long, Huang Xiaolong and his group returned to Tianxuan Mansion. Beastman Boli and others quickly came forward to greet them, and Huang Xiaolong instructed them to rise. He then went to the hall and asked Beastman Boli about the recent situation in Tianxuan Mansion.

Beastman Boli respectfully provided a detailed report of the progress. The furniture for the presidential office had been purchased, the courtyards had been decorated with flowers and plants, and some old walls had been repaired.

Huang Xiaolong nodded in satisfaction. "You've done well. You may leave."

Beastman Boli and the others respectfully retreated, and as they left, Huang Xiaolong dismissed the four guards from Marshal Mansion. He then turned to Fei Hou and asked, "Fei Hou, do you want to break through to the Innate realm?"

"Break through to Innate?!" Fei Hou was startled and then eagerly asked, "Gate, Sect Master, do you have a method?!"