This pool houses the source of the two potent energies, just entering the water would tear the body to pieces before breaking down the bones.
However, Wulin gained control over Yin and Yang when his Spirit Awakened before, so he believed he could survive it.
Not to mention his Phoenix Regeneration would increase his threshold manyfold.
The most important factor would be to control the amount of potent energies entering his body.
Even though he has incredible regeneration skills, if he absorbs more potent energy than he can control, then his body would explode, not giving him a chance to regenerate.
Wulin took a deep breath before undressing and leaping into the middle of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Immediately, Wulin was bombarded with potent energies that he forced to keep out of his body.
However, his concentration was diminished by the searing and freezing pain his physical body was experiencing.
Wulin's body had ring side seats to the brawl between Ice and Fire, and this fight's damage extended to him.
His body was given frost burn one second, then scorched by heat the next. It created blisters and destroyed his skin before seeping into his bones.
Wulin tried his best to keep the potent energy at bay, even forcing some out so there is more energy focused on healing his physical body.
Even then, he couldn't heal it perpetually as his regeneration was coming up short.
After half an hour, Wulin dragged his battered body out of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
Once out, his body instantly started regenerating, as if it was rewinding time.
Wulin was on all fours as he breathed deeply in exhaustion while making sure to control the potent energies.
He wasn't physically exhausted thanks to his Phoenix Regeneration, but the toll it had on his mind was immense.
He had to withstand the pain of having his body constantly brutalised and healed while trying to keep himself from exploding.
After recovering for an hour, Wulin plunged back in the pool and began another session of brutal destruction.
…
The morning sun was beginning to rise and Wulin knew that it was time for him to go back to the others.
He had been going at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for eight hours and his body has undergone a refinement procedure.
From destruction comes creation, Wulin's physical body was torn apart and destroyed for that entire time.
And each time it was destroyed, a new, stronger body was created.
Every time the potent energy rampaged through his veins, they widened and grew back stronger and more resilient.
Wulin knew before that if someone instantly burst out with all their Spirit Power, their veins would probably burst and their bodies severely damaged.
However, Wulin's veins were far beyond what a normal Spirit King should possess, he could probably produce a Spirit Attack above the Spirit Saint level.
It wasn't just this either, his muscles adapted to become more flexible and resistant to the potent energies.
With every tear, they grew more and more compact. This would have made Wulin look like a skeleton despite his strength if not for the muscles building at the same time.
Although he looked the same, Wulin's raw physical strength reached a level far above his own Spirit Rank.
Sadly, Wulin wouldn't be able to use this method forever. The more his skin and muscles were torn by the potent energies, the more his body acclimated to the energies.
To keep using this method, Wulin would have to dive deeper into the pool, but he didn't know if his Phoenix Regeneration could keep up with the sudden increase.
For now, though, it is an excellent way to strengthen his body and foundation.
Wulin swam out from the pool and his red and blistered skin immediately turned back to normal.
While making sure to keep out the potent energies, there was one more thing Wulin had to do before leaving.
He wanted to try and take the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well into his Immortal Realm.
Wulin extended his senses to cover the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as he willed it into the Immortal Realm, however, there was a problem.
Following the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Wulin noticed that its source was connected deep underground.
Even after extending his senses as far as he could, he couldn't find the end.
This caused Wulin to believe that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well might very well be connected to the core of the planet.
Since his senses can't completely cover the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, it is impossible for him to even attempt to bring it into his Immortal Realm.
Sighing disappointedly, Wulin left the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well since the others are probably waking up soon.
Once he was freed from the wretched pain that is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Wulin felt a refreshing clarity in his mind.
Like his body, his mind and willpower were constantly tempered by the pain he endured, and the mental strength needed to control the potent energies.
It was like wearing weights for a day before suddenly taking them off, Wulin's mind felt much lighter and stronger.
Quickly arriving at the camp, he noticed the others were already awake and surrounding Tang San.
Yu Xiao Gang already instructed him to try absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider which caused his Spider Lances to undergo evolution.
They quickly noticed Wulin returning from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as they ran over to greet him.
Tang San also stepped forward and bowed lightly, "Brother Wulin, thank you for helping me evolve my Spider Lances."
Wulin shook his hands in dismissal, "It was nothing, any of the others would have also done the same if they knew about External Spirit Bones."
"Alright, if we are all finished here, lets go back to the academy. I don't want to be late and miss our chance to compete."
Flander came and hurried the younger group to stop their dilly dallying, there would be plenty of time to talk along the trip back.
The group returned from the Sunset Forest without any trouble and smoothly arrived at Shrek Academy.
However, along the way, one such conversation underwent.
"Dean Flander, my girls and I won't be there for the start of the preselection tournament." Wulin casually said.
Hearing this, Flander's eyes instantly widened and almost went bloodshot as a large vein appeared on his head.
"Y-you won't be here? What do you mean you won't be here!" Flander angrily questioned Wulin.
"Ordinary Advanced Spirit Master Academies like ours can only enter one team in this tournament, but there are 12 of us here."
"There are too many of us, so we decided that we would form two teams. Tang San also has the same idea, that is why he absorbed the Pit Demon Spider instead." Wulin explained.
Flander was shocked and angry that the students had already come under this conclusion without consulting him before.
There was also a look of anxiety in his face, afraid for Wulin and his girls leaving the Academy.
"We can have all of you in one team, and just compete in every second battle! You can even save energy by swapping between each other." Flander tried to reason with him.
But it was something that was already decided by Wulin, and he wasn't going to change his mind.
However, he did understand some of the worries that Flander had and tried to console him.
"Dean, we are not leaving Shrek Academy, we just want to compete at the same time as the other group."
"But… how are you going to do that?" Hearing his words, Flander did calm down a little but was still worried for them.
"About this, Rong Rong had a pretty good idea…" Wulin answered with a smile.
…
The group was given free time for the rest of the day. Flander had to go and gather a couple substitute members for the tournament since Wulin's group wouldn't fight with them.
Wulin was relaxing in his dorm while receiving a massage by Xue Mei, the other girls were also relaxing on the sofas.
"Brother Wulin, what are we going to do about our participation in the Spirit Master Tournament? Are we going to follow my suggestion?" Rong Rong asked with bright eyes.
Wulin nodded his head while laying face down, he lifted his face slightly to talk.
"We will follow your suggestion. The day after tomorrow, we will wait outside the city gates for an Advanced Spirit Master Academy to appear."
"I will take care of the teachers while you girls take care of the students. We will use their identities to gain qualification to compete." Wulin said.
Rong Rong seemed especially excited to take part in this daylight robbery, as did Little Jing.
These two were the most mischievous among the group and liked to cause many troubles for others.
Wulin listened to the soothing voices of his women talking as Xue Mei's soft hands gently massaged his back and shoulders.
He could feel her elastic buttocks resting on his legs, moving up and down as she applied pressure with her hands.
Xue Mei was staring at Wulin's bare back intently. As she continued to massage him, her gaze went a bit further up, reaching his neck.
Her hands caressed the smooth skin as she inwardly gulped.
'No! Xue Mei, resist! You are better than this!' She quickly shook her head and focused on the massage.
However, temptation was too great for her to resist as she lathered her body against Wulin's back and gently kissing his neck.
Wulin was relaxing with his eyes closed when he felt Xue Mei's supple body press against his back.
However, that wasn't the end of it. He also felt something pierce his neck and suck his blood away.
"Ah! You naughty girl, drinking my blood already. You are too addicted!" Wulin moved quickly and pinned her under his body.
Xue Mei was embarrassed that she fell for temptation and took a bite out of Wulin and tried to hide her face.
However, Wulin grabbed her hands and restrained them above her head.
Wulin decided to punish her as he said, "You need to be disciplined more. We have one day of free time, so I will make the most out of it!"
Not giving Xue Mei a chance for rebuttal, Wulin closed in on Xue Mei's neck and bit it strongly, causing her to moan a little.
"I will teach you to try and take advantage of me!" Wulin said.
He tore her clothes off with ease and plunged himself into her embracing cave, beginning the punishment.
…
Many hours later…
"Hah… Huff… Big Brother… why did we get punished as well…?" an exhausted Little Yue laid on the bed with her sisters.
"Hahh… You are all sisters, you have to take reward and punishment together…" Wulin was also breathing heavily.
He stopped his Phoenix Regeneration capabilities towards the end of the battle so he could feel the satisfaction of being exhausted.
Only Little Yue, Feng Feng and Wulin were still awake, the other three already losing consciousness from their exhaustion.
The three of them cuddled on the bed, still recovering from their tiring night battle.
"This reminds me of the times when we would sleep in the hollow tree, cuddling closely together like now." Feng Feng reminisced.
Wulin thought back to those times, it had been almost a decade already.
The three of them would spend all their time at the lake next to the hollow tree and sleep inside the tree.
Little Yue was a cuddle monster and always slept while hugging Wulin, this quickly influenced Feng Feng to do the same.
Every day, they would have an afternoon nap while snuggling close together.
Little Yue nodded her head in agreement, "It is nostalgic… but I like how we are now too."
"I also like how we are now. I am surrounded by all the girls that I love, I couldn't wish for anything more." Wulin said as he tightened his hold on the pair.
Feng Feng and Little Yue felt a sweetness in their hearts, they were also very happy to have these sisters.
Although they were greatly saddened by past tragedies, they never wanted to rewind time as they loved their sisters too dearly.
The girls also reciprocated and hugged Wulin tighter, wrapping their legs around his as they snuggled into his chest.
Like that, the three of them drifted off to the dream land as the next day rolled over.
"Wulin, are you sure you won't reconsider it?" Flander asked once more, hoping to get him to change his mind.
"All of you will win the championships with ease if you stick together!"
However, Wulin was adamant in his decision and shook his head, "It has already been decided, we are leaving tomorrow."
"Besides, even without my group, the others would still have a good chance of winning."
Flander sighed as he wasn't convinced by his answer but there was nothing he could do to change Wulin's mind.
"Fine, but you may as well gather together for today. Xiao Gang will explain the rules and proceedings of the tournament." He relented.
Wulin nodded his head and gathered together with the other group once Yu Xiao Gang called for them.
Besides Tang San's group of six, there was another four young Spirit Masters, Tai Long being one of them.
Wulin deduced them to be the substitution members for Tang San's team.
Once everyone was gathered, Yu Xiao Gang began by introducing the new members.
Rank thirty eight power attack system Spirit Elder, Tai Long, Male, Spirit: Vigorous Orangutan. Spirit Rings: Two yellow one purple.
Rank thirty five power attack system Battle Spirit Elder, Huang Yuan, Male, Spirit: Lone Wolf. Spirit Rings: Two yellow one purple.
Rank thirty five agility attack system Battle Spirit Elder, Jing Ling, Male, Spirit: Skeleton. Spirit Rings: Two yellow one purple
Rank thirty five healing system Tool Spirit Master, Jiang Zhu, Female, Spirit: Healing Scepter. Spirit Rings: Two yellow one purple
Since Wulin's group is not going to join Shrek Academy, Flander was forced to find some replacements.
The only one who could be considered useful enough would be Tai Long, but even he is of a lower Spirit Rank than Xiao Wu.
Not to mention, he and the other substitute members were all many years older than the main group.
However, this didn't stop the lustful Little Fatty and the lonely Oscar from staring at the young and beautiful Jiang Zhu.
Sadly, Jiang Zhu already knew about their reputations and knew not to get involved with the vigorous Little Fatty and the extremely vulgar Oscar.
On the other hand, she seemed to be more attracted to the prince charming, Dai Mubai.
After allowing the four of them to give a small introduction of themselves, Yu Xiao Gang directly went into explaining the rules of the tournament.
From Yu Xiao Gang's explanation, the Spirit Master Tournament is hosted by three main powers.
These powers are the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire's royal families, as well as Spirit Hall.
For the rules, the most important ones to note is that killing is not allowed, and if done then the team will be disqualified.
Other than that, contestants are not allowed to use external help, such as food made from another Food Spirit Master.
This rule is tough on half of the group here, since it also bars the use of Hidden Weapons.
Rong Rong and Xue Mei were especially unhappy once Yu Xiao Gang spoke of this rule, but Oscar had his nose pointing to the sky as he bragged about his Spirit Bone.
Since Spirit Bones are considered internal, they are still allowed to be used in the tournament.
Tai Long, Jiang Zhu and the other two substitute members were especially shocked to hear that Oscar had a Spirit Bone.
After all, Spirit Bones aren't things you can get just by wishing for it.
They would surely be shocked silly if they found out that not only Oscar, but half of the group also had Spirit Bones, with a couple even having External Spirit Bones.
After explaining the rules, Yu Xiao Gang moved onto the proceedings of the Spirit Master Tournament.
The tournament is broken up into many different stages, the first being the qualifying phase.
The preliminaries are broken up into areas, all that do not belong to a dukedom or kingdom within Heaven Dou Empire's bounds are made to come to the Imperial City to compete.
In total, there are six areas in Heaven Dou Empire fighting for 15 spots in the finals.
Heaven Dou Imperial City, being the Imperial City and where the most battles will be held, holds five places within those 15, while the rest of the areas only have two places.
Star Luo Empire is essentially the same, mirroring the Heaven Dou Empire in size, so there will be a total of 30 teams qualifying in the finals besides the three seeded teams.
The qualifying phase is a round robin event, the team with the most victories wins a spot in the finals.
The battles are seven-member team battles, designed to allow academies to show their coordination and combat prowess as a team.
After the thirty teams have been identified, they will participate in the finals. But before that, a special promotional round will take place.
The promotional battles still consist of seven members, but they are individual battles instead of team battles.
In these battles, the victorious team member can stay on the stage and fight against the next member of the other team.
Although it doesn't decide the winners of the tournament, the promotional round is important in deciding the rankings in the finals.
If the preliminary phase showcases the teams combat prowess, then the promotional round is solely about showing off one's own individual strength.
The finals format is a single-round elimination, with the battles being the same as the qualifying phase, seven-member team battles.
The groups will be slowly whittled down to the final three where they undergo both a group battle and individual battle.
The winner of the individual battle will get a straight path to the grand finals while the other two teams fight for the second place.
After the second team is decided, the grand final takes place, crowning the champions of the Spirit Master Tournament.
Finishing his explanation, Yu Xiao Gang then spoke to Tang San's team, "For this qualifying phase, only three of you are allowed to fight at one time."
Seeing that they are going to be discussing their game plan, Wulin decided to leave with his girls.
"Brother Wulin, what are we going to do now?" Rong Rong hopped forward and held Wulin's arm intimately.
"Most of the teams competing in Heaven Dou City will arrive tomorrow, so we will spend today preparing." Wulin answered as he hugged her slim waist.
Although Tang San's team no longer had Rong Rong, they were all overall stronger than in the original, so they should still be fine with a substitute member.
Wulin took his girls to the training field and fought with them all day, making sure their teamwork was seamless.
Although they often fight together, they are usually directed by Tang San, so the Spirit Master Tournament will be the first stage that the six of them fight together.
…
"Excuse me! Where did you get those cloaks? The quality is phenomenal! Do you mind selling one to me!?" Atop a carriage, a pot-bellied man quickly stopped the passing-by group of cloaked figures.
It was a group of six, all of them wearing identically patterned cloaks that hid the skin of their bodies.
Not only that, but they wore strange straw hats with long strips of paper circling most of the hat.
Although they were not as fascinating as the cloaks, it was easy to tell that they were of high quality and used the best materials
The only part of their body that wasn't covered was a small part of their face above the mouth and under the eyes.
The sizes of the group were quite similar, except for two outliers, one at least a head taller than the others, and the other at least a head shorter than the next smallest, quite obviously a child.
It was also quite easy to tell the genders apart, as four of them had two mounds bulging from their chest area.
The tall figure was bulky and had broad shoulders, which indicated a male figure, while the small figure was much more difficult to tell.
However, the strange thing about the child-like figure was that there was a pair of animal ears attached sticking out from the straw hat, and what seemed to be long white tails swaying behind the child's body.
The pot-bellied merchant was instantly drawn to the otherworldly beauty of the cloaks, its almost light deprivating darkness seemed to force his eyes to look at it.
But this wasn't the only thing adorning the cloak, no. The real beauty of the cloak was the ethereal looking buddha's lotus flowers.
Many small lotus flowers were beautifully patterned into the pitch-black cloak, the craftmanship was unlike anything the merchant had ever seen before, they looked so lifelike.
The lotus flowers had a strange blue outline which seemed to make it look as if it was floating in front of the cloak.
Not only that, but every movement of the cloak caused the buddha's lotuses to swivel, seemingly coming to life as they rotated and swayed, but it was simply an illusion.
The group stopped at the merchant's words and looked towards him lightly, "They aren't for sale, nor can you find them anywhere else."
Wulin didn't bother with the merchant and immediately left after a succinct answer.
The pot-bellied merchant had a strange feeling as he watched them leave but didn't make any effort to stop them.
He was not a reckless idiot and understood that anyone wearing clothing of that quality had significant background.
The pot-bellied merchant regretfully sighed and decided it was not worth risking offending someone with great status and resumed his journey to Heaven Dou Imperial City.
Wulin's group was led by Rong Rong over five kilometres and across many roads before coming to a stop.
Rong Rong twirled around as she lifted the hat off her face, revealing a face filled with excitement and malice.
"Brother Wulin, if we wait here, we will definitely come across an Advanced Spirit Master Academy!" She said with certainty.
Wulin took her hat and propped it back onto her head, "Don't take your hat off, and why are you so sure about that?"
Although he couldn't see it, he could tell that she was pouting from the sound of her voice, "Hmph! I know that the Brave Sword Advanced Spirit Master Academy will have to go through this road to reach Heaven Dou Imperial City."
Knowing that they were going to use this method to sneak into the Spirit Master Tournament, Rong Rong gathered information about the travel routes of attending Advanced Spirit Master Academies.
Of course, she was secretive in her ways, and asked round about questions to her clansman, making sure her father didn't catch wind of their dealings.
Wulin carefully caressed her exposed cheek and thanked her, "Good Rong Rong, my darling is the best."
The other girls weren't jealous when Wulin said this, they already knew that he loves and cares for them greatly.
Instead, they also played along as they teased Rong Rong, except for Little Jing who was genuinely excited.
The group sat together in the tree branches as they waited for the Brave Sword Advanced Spirit Master Academy to pass through.
Luckily for them, they only needed to wait an hour until Wulin's sensitive ears picked up the sound of multiple footsteps.
Wulin cautioned his girls to get ready as they dropped from the branches, agilely landing on the ground.
Of course, this sound also alerted the headmaster of Brave Sword Academy, causing him to pause a bit before proceeding forward.
As a Spirit Saint, he was not afraid of much, and he didn't have many enemies, certainly not any that would ambush him at this time.
Soon the two leaders were able to see the group as they exchanged gazes.
Wulin smiled lightly as he spoke, "It's them…"
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