#40 - Just getting started

"Hey, look over there."

"Wow, how bold. This is the academy, after all."

The students walking on the road glanced at Quan Yi and Huo Wu, their faces full of teasing expressions.

I have to say, the children of Douluo Continent are relatively precocious, no, maybe all ancient children are relatively precocious.

However, you can't blame these passersby.

Anyone who sees a girl being carried princess-style by a boy in public will can't help but take a look.

At this moment, Quan Yi completely didn't notice the pedestrians around him.

He was constantly reviewing the battle just now in his mind.

Although Quan Yi's talent in close combat was remarkable.

Of course, these are common problems encountered by strong attack-type soul masters in the early stage.

Generally, they can only wait until the next time they obtain a soul ring to obtain a soul skill that can make up for the shortcomings.

All soul masters on the continent are like this.

But Quan Yi has different ideas.

He feels that his martial soul and soul skills still have room for development.

Just like imprinting the Rhino Mark on a stone, it can change a close-range attack into a long-range attack.

Quan Yi was immersed in his own thoughts, sinking deeper and deeper.

On the contrary, Huo Wu was a little restless. Although she closed her eyes at this moment, she could still hear the voices of passersby.

Huo Wu's cheeks also began to slowly turn red, and she began to feel embarrassed.

So, Huo Wu opened her eyes, wanting Quan Yi to put her down.

"Can you put me down?" Huo Wu whispered.

"What?"

Quan Yi didn't hear Huo Wu's voice because he was immersed in his thoughts.

Quan Yi immediately looked at Huo Wu and asked, "What did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."

Huo Wu looked at the face so close at hand. This was the first time she had observed Quan Yi's appearance at such close range.

Quan Yi's eyes were clear and calm, with a maturity and steadiness different from his peers.

Huo Wu's heart skipped a beat, and she couldn't say the words she wanted to say.

"It's nothing."

Although she was still a little shy, Huo Wu didn't hate the feeling of being held by Quan Yi.

Moreover, after all, her body was still a little weak, and she couldn't walk anymore.

Saying that, Huo Wu turned her face to Quan Yi's chest, ignoring the outside world.

Quan Yi also fell back into his own thoughts.

The two fell silent again.

After a while.

"What are you thinking about, so engrossed?"

Huo Wu noticed that Quan Yi was a little absent-minded, unresponsive to the outside world, and completely immersed in his own world.

"Ah, um, I wasn't thinking about anything, I just felt like there's still a long way to go."

Quan Yi looked at the distance, at the road that seemed to have no end, and murmured.

Huo Wu was a little dazed. Quan Yi said it vaguely, but she immediately understood.

"Yeah," Huo Wu replied with some unwillingness.

This was their first victory, but also their first defeat.

The two joined forces and tried their best, but in the end, they could only bring negligible damage to the teacher.

Quan Yi and Huo Wu truly realized the long distance between themselves and the strong.

Although they were outstanding among their peers, as soul masters, they had only just begun.

The road is still long, and the two still need to continue to work hard.

Looking at the distant horizon, Quan Yi suddenly felt a surge of pride in his heart. He lowered his head, smiled, and said to Huo Wu.

"However, we've only just begun." Quan Yi is not a self-pitying person. His eyes are full of expectations for the future.

Huo Wu noticed Quan Yi's eyes, as clear and bright as ever. Through his eyes, Huo Wu seemed to be able to see Quan Yi's heart.

She saw a ball of blazing flames burning in Quan Yi's eyes.

"Yes, we've only just begun."

Huo Wu's heart was also ignited by Quan Yi.

Yes, the future ultimately belongs to the young. At this moment, Quan Yi and Huo Wu had no loss in their eyes, only longing.

Huo Wu stared at Quan Yi痴痴, Quan Yi was like a rising sun, exuding dazzling light.

She felt that she could no longer leave Quan Yi, just like a shadow cannot leave the sun.

"I really hope time passes slower."

Huo Wu hoped so in her heart.

However, good times are fleeting.

"We're here. Your soul power consumption is a bit high, so rest well."

Quan Yi directly sent Huo Wu to the downstairs of the girls' dormitory.

Quan Yi gently put Huo Wu down without going inside.

Although Quan Yi was not tired, there was a difference between men and women, and it was inconvenient for Quan Yi to enter the girls' dormitory.

"Thanks."

Huo Wu patted Quan Yi's shoulder to express her gratitude.

"Can you walk by yourself?"

Quan Yi asked with some concern.

"It's okay. Thanks to you, my body has recovered well."

Huo Wu jumped in place, and it seemed that there was really no problem.

Only then did Quan Yi feel relieved and waved goodbye to Huo Wu.

"That's good, then I'll go first."

"Yeah."

Quan Yi turned and left the girls' dormitory.

However, he didn't notice that Huo Wu had been watching him from behind, and hadn't moved for a long time.

After leaving the girls' dormitory, Quan Yi didn't return to his dormitory, but walked to the playground where he usually exercised.

It was quiet and empty here, so even if Quan Yi did something, he wouldn't disturb other students.

Although it wasn't time to exercise yet, Quan Yi wanted to try something.

Quan Yi took out several stones from the Heart of the Blazing Sun, all with red rhino horn marks on them.

These were "hand grenades" that Quan Yi had specially prepared to deal with Teacher Bai Yan.

Although the teacher said that he could directly use them on the teacher, Quan Yi thought about it carefully. Unless the teacher was completely close to him, he wouldn't be able to touch the teacher at all.

And Huo Wu's soul power was limited, and she couldn't last for fifteen minutes, so Quan Yi created these "hand grenades."

However, in the end, because of Huo Wu's outburst, there was a large pile left.

Quan Yi picked up one of them and shook the weight of the ten stones in his hand.

Then, imitating the posture of a baseball pitcher that appeared in his mind, he threw it forward with all his strength.

"Rhino Mark, variant, pitcher mode."

Although the stone was lighter than a baseball, under Quan Yi's powerful strength, it easily exceeded 200 kilometers per hour.

"Bang!"

Once it exceeded Quan Yi's fifty-meter distance, the stone immediately burst open with an explosion.

Looking at the explosion, Quan Yi was thoughtful.

This time, Quan Yi deliberately didn't summon the Blazing Sun Gauntlets. He found that without summoning the martial soul, he couldn't sense and control the Rhino Mark.

However, the characteristic that it would explode once it was fifty meters away from Quan Yi didn't disappear.

This was a new discovery.

Quan Yi kept this characteristic in his mind.

"Blazing Sun Gauntlets."

Quan Yi's hands flashed red, and Quan Yi's hands were covered in steel.

This time Quan Yi planned to try what would happen in the state of wearing gauntlets.

As soon as the martial soul appeared, the location information of all the Rhino Marks immediately appeared in his mind.

Quan Yi closed his eyes and concentrated his mind on the information in his mind. Then, he accurately kicked a pile of stones with his feet.

In Quan Yi's perception, he could clearly know the positional changes of each stone.

Then, Quan Yi kept his eyes closed and picked up all the scattered stones again.

Quan Yi reopened his eyes, unable to hide the smile on his face.

Sure enough, the previous perception was correct. I can clearly sense the location of all the marks.

Quan Yi had never created a large number of "hand grenades" at the same time for safety before.

This surprise discovery opened a brand new door for Quan Yi.