The white-haired school beauty sighs every day, yet he keeps getting stronger.

"Brother Yang!"

"Ah Kun? You came to the training room for extra practice again today? You're working so hard!"

Zhang Ziyang and Cai Kun gave each other a high five, then stood aside and started chatting.

Cai Kun gave a thumbs-up and pointed to the training room behind him.

"Isn't the Tianxing Small Gathering going to be held in half a month? I'll definitely be fighting against people from other schools then, so I came to the training room to practice and get more familiar with the Soul Card abilities, and accumulate some combat experience, so I won't hold you and Goddess Huangfu back."

"Don't worry." Zhang Ziyang patted his shoulder kindly. "Even if you drag us down, we can still win, so don't feel too much pressure."

Cai Kun: "..."

Listen, is this human language?

Damn, he wasn't encouraged at all!

Cai Kun raised his hand, flicked his middle part, and shook his neck, looking somewhat unconvinced:

"Brother Yang, I know you have great talent, maybe even stronger than Goddess Huangfu, but I, Cai Kun, am not just a name without substance! After a day of hard work and diligent cultivation, I am now a sixth-star preparatory stage cultivator!"

"How much?" Zhang Ziyang blinked.

"Preparatory rank... six stars! Isn't that strong?"

Cai Kun deliberately raised his voice, attracting the attention of the surrounding students.

I just awakened yesterday, and today I've already reached the sixth star of the preparatory stage.

This speed of progress is indeed something that ordinary students can only dream of.

Seeing the envious glances from those around him, Cai Kun couldn't help but straighten his back and subtly raise his chin, looking quite spirited.

"powerful!"

Zhang Ziyang was very accommodating, raising his hand to give a thumbs up.

When we met in the training room yesterday afternoon, Cai Kun was only three stars, but now he's six stars.

Considering his past lazy nature, he can indeed be described as hardworking and diligent.

Cai Kun looked pleased:

"Brother Yang, your soul card quality is better than mine. You should be at the preparatory stage eight-star, no, nine-star by now, right?"

"Um...more or less!"

When Zhang Ziyang saw him ask this question, he hesitated for a moment but still didn't tell the truth.

The child had finally put in a lot of effort, and as his godfather, he really felt bad about discouraging his enthusiasm.

Upon hearing this, Cai Kun immediately smiled.

After returning home yesterday, he specifically went online to check it out.

Even with a gold-tier soul card, it usually takes two to three days to break through to the first tier with sufficient resources.

Yang Ge should be at the ninth level of the preparatory stage now, and hasn't broken through to the first level yet.

The two were only about three minor realms apart.

If he tries hard, he should still be able to catch up and not fall too far behind.

but……

Unable to contain his curiosity any longer, Cai Kun asked:

"Brother Yang, how did you take down that Tier 1, 3-star Rock-Breaking Giant Ape Puppet yesterday? And it only took you 4.5 seconds! I tried to fight a Tier 1, 1-star one today, and it was incredibly difficult. I failed more than ten times before finally figuring out its moves and managing to defeat it before my mental energy ran out."

Card masters with high-quality Soul Cards generally possess the ability to fight against opponents of higher levels.

However, this ability usually has its limits and won't be too outrageous.

Someone with a red-quality soul card like myself can fight against a first-tier opponent even at the sixth-star preparatory stage, but only if the first-tier opponent isn't very strong.

If the difference in strength is too great, then there is only the option of being crushed.

Yesterday, Yang Ge, who was only at the seventh level of the preparatory stage, crossed six minor realms and killed the Rock Shattering Giant Ape Puppet in an almost instantaneous manner.

If you haven't experienced it firsthand, you simply can't imagine how difficult it is.

Zhang Ziyang found this question quite baffling:

"How did you take him down? Just used the Soul Card and killed him in one hit, right? Is that so hard?"

Cai Kun: (￣ー￣)

He suddenly had a strong urge to beat this Versailles to death!

One use of the Soul Card, and you're instantly killed?

Is this the problem-solving approach of top students?

Hahaha—I can't learn it, I can't learn it at all!

"Brother Yang..."

"Ok?"

"Can I give you a punch?" Cai Kun clenched his fist, which was as big as a sandbag, and said through gritted teeth.

"Sure, but I'll fight back, so you'd better think about the consequences."

Zhang Ziyang smiled and narrowed his eyes, exuding a dangerous aura.

Cai Kun instantly transformed into a heroic figure from Sichuan, his face beaming with smiles:

"Just kidding, just kidding! Seriously, Yang, do you have any good combat experience to share? I really don't want to keep running around in circles with those puppets in the training room."

"Okay, let me think about it!"

Zhang Ziyang pinched his chin, looking very serious.

"Have it!"

"Wait, Yang-ge, let me write this down!"

Cai Kun immediately pulled out his phone, opened the notes app, and nodded to indicate that they could begin.

Zhang Ziyang coughed twice, then held up his finger:

"Heat oil in a wok over low heat, add ginger, garlic, chopped chili peppers, and oyster sauce, stir-fry until fragrant, then take a fresh silver carp head, steam it in a steamer until steam rises, and spread the prepared chopped chili pepper sauce on top!"

After Cai Kun finished taking notes, he looked completely bewildered.

Isn't this a recipe?

Could there be a deeper meaning behind this...?

After hesitating for a moment, Cai Kun still shared his opinion:

"Brother Yang, you mean picking out the fish meat from chopped chili peppers can improve your eyesight and micro-management skills?"

Zhang Ziyang: ?

He then shook his head: "No, what I meant was that this dish is called chopped silver carp."

Cai Kun: ...

He finally understood it.

The dish is called "chopped carp" (x).

Practice makes perfect (√)

This time he couldn't hold back any longer and punched Zhang Ziyang's arm.

"Yang-ge, you've really gone too far! It's so hot, and you're using this kind of cheesy pun. I'm about to catch a cold!"

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry!"

Zhang Ziyang smiled and dodged slightly, in a very good mood:

"I can certainly give you some advice, but you have to tell me your soul card information first, right?"

"That makes sense, alright!"

Cai Kun clapped his hands and then introduced, "My soul card is called Demon Fire Pheasant Demon. It is a bird-shaped demon that devours flames. It can fly and sing, and its leaping power is amazing. Its initial ability is the most common demon body manifestation among beast-type soul cards. After using demon body manifestation, my legs will transform into pheasant demon feet, and my attacks will be accompanied by some fire damage."

Zhang Ziyang almost couldn't hold back his laughter after hearing this.

So, little black guy's showing his chicken feet now, huh!

Kun Kun, not only your name, but even your soul card is so abstract.

This overwhelming sense of familiarity reminded him of an old friend who used to make stir-fried noodles.

Cai Kun was somewhat annoyed to see him looking like he wanted to laugh but was trying too hard to suppress it.

"Yang-ge, what are you doing?!"

"Nothing, I'm just trying to come up with a solution for you. Let me think of something!"

"Fine!"

He thought about it for several minutes, and Cai Kun couldn't help but take out his phone to watch videos.

Zhang Ziyang, possessed by a spirit, suddenly had an idea.

Just as he was about to speak, Cai Kun suddenly shouted.

"Holy shit!"

"what happened?"

"Yang-ge, Yang-ge, come check out this video quickly, or it might get deleted by the administrators!"

"What? Why are you making such a fuss..."

Zhang Ziyang looked curious and leaned closer.

Cai Kun picked up the phone; the screen displayed the interface of a pink video app.

The bold, enlarged title at the very top reads—

Shocking! Female teachers at Jinghua University got into a fight in front of the admissions office; leaked images suggest a battle between level six experts!

When Zhang Ziyang saw the title, his heart skipped a beat.

Hmm, could this be...?

"I'm opening it!"

Cai Kun called out and reached out to press the video play button.

The camera begins to move, showing what appears to be an open space in front of the admissions office of Jinghua University.

A tall woman with fiery red hair stood in the center like a protagonist in a novel, grabbing a middle-aged woman with blond hair by the collar with one hand, suspending her feet in the air.

The middle-aged woman with blond hair had tears streaming down her face and apologized in a hoarse voice.

"I...I'm sorry, I...I really didn't mean to."

"is it?"

The red-haired beauty glanced behind her out of the corner of her eye, then threw the blond woman in her hand violently into the air.

"Sorry, my hand slipped accidentally!"