Huo Yuhao looked at Xiao Xiao and then glanced at Wang Dong. He said seriously, "Don't you worry yet. It might be true that we are not as good as the others, but if we lose confidence now, then we definitely lose any chance at winning. Xiao Xiao, think about the challenges we faced against the Lan sisters. However, we still won at the end. The Lan sisters' Battle Spirit Fusion is definitely on par with the spirit ability of any Spirit Elder, if not better. Other's have their advantages, but we do, too. Our advantage is that we still have hidden talent. We only have one goal and that is to win as champions."
Xiao Xiao's confidence seemed to have been suddenly awakened as she slightly nodded her head. "Fighting. We will do our best together!"
Huo Yuhao stretched out his right hand. Wang Dong quickly put his hand on top of Huo Yuhao's before Xiao Xiao was able to put her hand in too.
"We are champions! Definitely."
Huo Yuhao said, "Xiao Xiao, the roasted fish that I owe you will probably have to wait a few more days. The following battles will be very important to us. No matter what, we will have to focus on increasing our cultivation in the following few days. Even a little bit of improvement may greatly improve our chances at winning. After the tournament, you can eat as many roasted fish as possible. I won't be setting up my fish station anymore. Let's focus cultivating first."
Xiao Xiao chuckled and said, "There will be interest for paying off a debt. Class President, you said it. From now on, I'm not going to pay for any of your roasted fish."
Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, "No problem, I can afford to treat you to roast fish."
Xiao Xiao said, "Teacher Zhou said that when the class bell rings tomorrow, we're to gather at the examination district. She also told me tell you two, not to be late. The first thing that we should do is pray for good luck. However, Teacher Zhou said that teams which had complete victory in the round-robin tournament will have preferential treatment in the first two rounds of the knock-out competition, and not be matched against each other. This is also the sole benefit of obtaining a good record in the round-robin tournament As long as we perform as always, there should be no problems entering the first sixteen. After that, we will have to see."
Huo Yuhao said, "This is good news. Okay, let's stop here. I'm covered in sweat so I will go wash first before eating."
Xiao Xiao said, "Then I won't wait for you two. I'll go to the dining hall first. See you tomorrow." She waved her hand at Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong and left.
Huo Yuhao turned to face Wang Dong with a frown and said, "It seems like earning a good record in the elimination rounds won't be easy. Let's go back to the dorms. I'll take a shower, change clothes, and eat a meal. We'll then properly study the Battle Spirit Fusion issue once again."
"'Okay." Wang Dong nodded his head and seemed a bit uncommunicative. Even so much so that he was blank and listless. It wasn't known what he was thinking about. After they returned to the dorm, Huo Yuhao grabbed clean clothes and a towel to go take a bath. Wang Dong sat by himself on his bed, waiting for him.
"Bang." The door closed. Wang Dong subconsciously lifted his head towards the dorm door. The blank look in his eyes gradually showed a bit of complexity.
In the early morning, due to being late, he never had the time to figure out Huo Yuhao's debt of sleeping on Wang Dong's bed last night with him. Presently, Huo Yuhao already acted like nothing had happened. However, Wang Dong's feelings were entirely different.
I, I can't believe I slept with him for the entire night. It also seems like we have accomplished Battle Spirit Fusion. And not a regular fusion either.
Wang Dong was unable to pinpoint exactly how he felt at this moment. He felt as if everything was a mess and he was unsure of the situation.
Time always seemed to pass faster when he was spacing out. Not long after, Huo Yuhao came back fresh and clean. One could smell the scent from the shower as he walked through the door. Wang Dong raised his head and unintentionally stared directly into his bright eyes.
Huo Yuhao was still unable to detect Wang Dong's change in mentality. He waved at him and said, "Let's go get food. When we come back, we can try to understand Battle Spirit Fusion a bit more. Maybe it is our only way to get a good result in the competition." Right now, the competition was all Huo Yuhao has on his mind.
Wang Dong seemed to find a focus in his confusion and nodded his head and said, "Ok." Since everything had already happened, there was no point in thinking about it anymore. It might be best to focus on the competition now. When Xiao Xiao mentioned the Spirit Elders, Wang Dong was also pumped up for the upcoming competition.
He firmly believed that his own potential definitely would not be inferior to those Spirit Elders. The only reason he did not reach that level was because he had been lazy since young and did not want to cultivate. Level wasn't everything. Defeating them would prove how he is the most outstanding.
After clearing this point, his heart was no longer in tangles. He followed Huo Yuhao to the dining hall and immediately gorged on a big meal. Since they went a bit later at night, by the time they finished their meal, the dining hall was already empty of people.
Returning to the dorm, Huo Yuhao properly locked the door so as to avoid people coming in and disturbing them during their cultivation. At the same time, he hung a "please do not disturb" sign outside the door. Every dorm room had one of these signs in them. Just by hanging it up, even a teacher would not knock on the door and disturb them. This is because this sign signifies that the student inside the room was cultivating.
However, Huo Yuhao's common behavior made him slightly distressed. But, he quickly overcame it. By the time Huo Yuhao had turned around, Wang Dong had returned to normal.
"How do we start?" Wang Dong asked Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao said, "We'll first try out cultivating while holding hands for a while. This way, we can also let the quality of our Spirit Power fusion become even better and more familiar. Then, we'll once again attempt to use the Spirit Power from the fusion to amplify every one of our spirit abilities. In the evening, we'll go outside of the academy again and test out the Battle Spirit Fusion Skill."
Wang Dong's mouth twitched and he said, "You're actually quite organized."
Huo Yuhao laughed and said, "Of course. Don't forget, I'm the class president. Isn't it natural that I would be organized? Come." As he talked, he was about to sit on Wang Dong's bed.
"What are you doing?" Wang Dong pushed against him.
Huo Yuhao puzzlingly said, "Cultivating! If we don't sit properly, how are we going to cultivate?"
Wang Dong stood up and pointed a finger at Huo Yuhao's bed, "We can cultivate on your bed."
Huo Yuhao was speechless for a while, "If you're not afraid of hurting your butt, then I'm fine either way."
Wang Dong clearly saw that Huo Yuhao's complexion was somewhat ugly. Indeed, Huo Yuhao was somewhat unhappy. To him, they had been friends for so long already, yet Wang Dong was still having a fuss. So petty.