Transmigrating into Huo Yuhao, my abilities are refreshed every month.

Although Ma Xiaotao was still feeling a bit weak all over, she quickly recovered from the risk of drowning and swiftly followed Huo Yuhao's movements to surface.

Her pretty face was flushed, and water droplets slid down her beautiful face, her smooth, white skin shimmering like a lotus emerging from the water. Her red dress clung tightly to her body, revealing her stunning figure.

Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment when he suddenly saw such a lush view, but he quickly recovered and lowered his eyes.

Ma Xiaotao glared at Huo Yuhao with her bright, watery phoenix eyes and said reproachfully, "Follow me!"

She found a direction in the inner courtyard and swam vigorously towards it.

Huo Yuhao also chased closely after Ma Xiaotao, but his cultivation was inferior to Ma Xiaotao's, and his swimming skills were also inferior. Before long, he could only see the girl's figure turn into a small red dot.

When Huo Yuhao caught up with Ma Xiaotao, panting, he saw the girl sitting on the shore, smiling at him.

"Follow me!" The girl once again took the lead and sped forward, but not very fast, and Huo Yuhao managed to keep up with her.

Soon the two arrived at a detached courtyard, and Ma Xiaotao led Huo Yuhao to a room of about 30 square meters.

Huo Yuhao looked around and saw that the room was spacious and bright, with the most striking feature being the predominantly red decor: mahogany floors, dark red wardrobes and chairs, and a large red bed.

The room looked a bit messy, with black and red stockings and various other clothes scattered around.

Huo Yuhao glanced at Ma Xiaotao in surprise.

Ma Xiaotao remained expressionless, casually tucking the disheveled clothes into her soul tool. If it weren't for the fact that her movements were so fast that Huo Yuhao almost couldn't see them clearly, he would have truly thought the girl paid little attention to these small details.

"You go out first, I need to change my clothes!" Ma Xiaotao said coldly, her cheeks flushed.

Ignoring Ma Xiaotao's threatening gaze, Huo Yuhao pulled the beauty's voluptuous figure into his arms, sat back on the soft bed, and whispered, "You're all cold, let me warm you up first."

Ma Xiaotao gently pushed him away, causing him to struggle slightly. Her narrow phoenix eyes flashed with annoyance as she coldly said, "I need you to warm me up? If you dare to cause trouble today, I'll throw you into the Sea God Lake and make you warm the lake water for a whole day."

She and Huo Yuhao came here today to date and build their relationship, not to throw a party.

Huo Yuhao channeled his soul power into his hand and gently helped Ma Xiaotao clean her wet and uncomfortable clothes and water stains. He said in a gentle voice, "It was cool in the morning. Falling into the lake and getting chilled into your body is not good for your health. I'll use my soul power to warm you up."

Ma Xiaotao glanced sideways at Huo Yuhao, wanting to say that she had already nurtured it with her soul power and did even better than him, but feeling the boy's tenderness, a warm current surged in her heart. The frost in her cold phoenix eyes melted, her jade arms encircled Huo Yuhao, her head gently resting on the boy's shoulder, and she softly asked:

"What's wrong with your body? Why do I get that strange feeling whenever I touch it?"

Huo Yuhao did not answer, but carefully used his soul power to warm the girl's body through her clothes.

"Mmm~" Ma Xiaotao's body went limp, and she glared fiercely at Huo Yuhao with her eyebrows raised.

Huo Yuhao's hand, hidden inside his clothes, emitted a soft white light as he continued to use his soul power to soothe Ma Xiaotao's body.

"Sister Xiaotao, some areas have too much body fat, and it's not good to be moisturized through clothes," Huo Yuhao explained gently. "Besides, Sister Xiaotao, didn't you want to know what happened to me? Well, here it is."

Ma Xiaotao bit her red lips tightly, refusing to say more. If a few days ago, the evil fire helped her build a layer of armor, allowing her to barely cope with the succubus's body, now that the evil fire was gone, she was only slightly stronger than the likes of Wang Dong, Tang Ya, and Zhou Yi.

Huo Yuhao continued, "It might be a problem with my martial soul. I'm not quite sure what's going on. When I come into contact with women, they all have the same reaction as you, Sister Xiaotao. It's probably because my martial soul hasn't fully awakened."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 65 Ma Xiaotao: How can your martial spirit be so evil?

Huo Yuhao led Ma Xiaotao to lie down on the soft, bouncy bed, gazing intently at the alluring young woman. Her eyes were tightly closed, her long eyelashes trembling, and she bit her red lips without uttering a sound, only occasionally letting out a muffled groan from her delicate nose.

"I almost forgot that you can't speak, Sister Xiaotao." Huo Yuhao realized, and then activated the mental detection sharing, saying softly, "Sister Xiaotao, you can talk to me with your mental power now."

This technique was developed while bullying Wang Dong. A kiss from the girl would take a long time to subside. Although Huo Yuhao found it alluring, it would be even better if he could tease the shy girl with words during the process. Thus, a new use for sharing mental detection was born.

Now that the skills honed on her are being used on Ma Xiaotao, will Wang Dong be angry if he finds out?

"You bastard!" Ma Xiaotao said angrily. He had just said he was just going to warm her up, and this is how he did it?

Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, "This is also a form of emotional exchange."

Ma Xiaotao snorted coldly and buried her head in the red quilt. The images shared by the mental detector filled her with shame, yet even with her eyes closed, she could still see the same alluring woman she was in, a sight that made her feel utterly ashamed.

After a long while, he asked, "Has your martial spirit always been so...so evil?"

Will I be embarrassed to even hold hands with him from now on?

Huo Yuhao paused, pondered for a moment, and then said, "No, I can feel myself slowly gaining control of this power, and every time I come into contact with a new woman, my control over this ability increases significantly."

"My martial spirit and I are somehow connected. Once I come into contact with a Soul Master, a Soul King, or a Soul Saint, I will be able to completely control this ability, and my martial spirit will be fully awakened."

"Hmph, what kind of evil martial soul is this! If you hadn't failed to absorb life force and soul for cultivation, your martial soul would be a completely evil one!" Even through mental transmission, Ma Xiaotao's voice sounded somewhat shaky and trembling as she asked, "After your martial soul is fully awakened, is it considered a second awakening of your original martial soul?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head. To be honest, he didn't know what changes would occur after the Succubus Body and the Spirit Eye were fully combined. But for now, his mental power had a strong charm. If he were to add a Soul Ring in the future, he might be able to add a charm-like skill. It wouldn't be impossible for him to turn his enemies against him with a single Soul Skill.

However, he was afraid that if a man were to reveal that he possessed a charm-enhancing soul skill, people would laugh him to death, and even if he became a god in the future, it would become a black history that would be passed down for thousands of years.

Huo Yuhao said, "I don't know either. I'll know when I'm fully awakened."

Ma Xiaotao's skin flushed red, and she said angrily, "So you still want to use your abilities to approach a Soul Master, a Soul King, and a Soul Saint? Aren't you afraid of getting beaten to death?"

Huo Yuhao said, "Isn't this the inner courtyard? Those senior girls shouldn't beat me to death, right?"

Ma Xiaotao clenched her slender hands tightly, crumpling the red bed sheet into deep wrinkles. Her eyebrows furrowed, and she said coldly, "So your purpose in coming to the inner courtyard today was to get close to those senior girls? I'd like to see if you'll get beaten to death!"

Huo Yuhao leaned down and whispered in her ear, "Of course I came to the inner courtyard for you, senior. This matter is just a side thing. Even if I can't finish it, it doesn't matter. As long as I have a good time with you today, that's all that matters. I brought this up to tell you my secret."

"Others only know that I have this strange ability, but only my senior knows that I can improve my control by interacting with others."

Ma Xiaotao snorted coldly, frowned, and remained silent.

It was almost noon when Ma Xiaotao finally recovered. She had changed into a red hoodie, which accentuated her beautiful, full-figured, peach-like curves. Her delicate, peach-heart-like face was covered in frost, and her even more lustrous phoenix eyes were like ice, coldly staring at Huo Yuhao. After a long while, she coldly snorted, "Come with me, I'll take you to the cafeteria. I want to see how you deal with those stinky old women! If you get beaten to death, I won't save you!"

Huo Yuhao followed Ma Xiaotao with a faint smile and no words. He sighed inwardly at how many arrogant girls there were in the Douluo world; Wang Dong was one, and Ma Xiaotao seemed to have the same tendency.

The inner courtyard's dining hall is much better than the outer courtyard's; at least there are tables and chairs for the students to sit down and eat. The dishes on the menu are also much better; even the worst dish is meat from a hundred-year-old soul beast.

Eating in the inner courtyard cafeteria requires points, not gold soul coins. These points can only be earned by completing tasks and contributing to the academy. Of course, you can also exchange them for gold soul coins, but that's a bad deal.

After handing the menu to the front desk staff, Huo Yuhao followed Ma Xiaotao into the cafeteria. From afar, he saw Chef Zhiwei wearing a white chef's hat in the kitchen, along with a beautiful woman in her thirties. They were pointing out the other chefs in the kitchen.

"Teacher Zhiwei," Huo Yuhao greeted him as he walked over.

A look of surprise flashed in Ma Xiaotao's beautiful eyes. "You know Teacher Zhiwei?"

Huo Yuhao explained, "I met Teacher Zhiwei at the Shrek Hotel. And I can cook too, you must try it sometime."

Ma Xiaotao nodded slightly, her peach-colored phoenix eyes regaining their coldness, but her mind was racing. She could cook too, and she had a good grasp of cooking time and temperature. Should she cook for him to try? The scene of the two of them cooking together seemed quite warm and sweet.

Zhiwei turned around, saw Huo Yuhao, and showed surprise on her face. Then she smiled gently and said, "Little Yuhao, you've come to the inner courtyard?"

The beautiful woman next to Zhiwei glanced at Huo Yuhao curiously and said with a coquettish smile, "You're the Huo Yuhao that Zhiwei was talking about? I heard you refused Zhiwei's request to take you as a disciple. You have good taste! Why don't you become my apprentice? I'm much better at cooking than Zhiwei!"

Even better than Chef Zhiwei? Isn't Chef Zhiwei the top chef in the inner courtyard? Huo Yuhao asked in confusion, "Sister, who are you?"

"My name is Lu Xiaoxiao, and I'm the top nutritionist in the inner courtyard!" the beautiful woman proudly announced, causing a stir among the crowd.

Zhiwei glanced at Lu Xiaoxiao and said to Huo Yuhao in an annoyed tone, "Yuhao, ignore her. She's the kind of person who can make even the best ingredients taste so bad that even pigs wouldn't eat them. She's not on the same wavelength as us!"

"You son of a bitch! I was just trying to fully utilize the nutrients in the ingredients!" The usually gentle and elegant woman suddenly swore, leaving Huo Yuhao dumbfounded.

"Heh, anyway, I poured the nutritional meals you prepared into the pigs in the fighting area, and they didn't even sniff them!" The usually refined and easy-going Zhiwei turned into a sharp-tongued person.

Lu Xiaoxiao's face flushed with anger, and it took her a while to say, "Anyway, your method destroys the original nutrients of the ingredients and is a serious waste of them!"

Huo Yuhao was happy to watch the two teachers' ideological debate.

Ma Xiaotao whispered to Huo Yuhao, "Teacher Zhiwei's soul skill is attached to food, and the more delicious the food, the better the effect. But once, when it was attached to food made by Teacher Xiaoxiao, it actually had a detrimental effect on others who ate it. That's when Teacher Zhiwei realized that his martial soul could have a negative effect when attached to unpalatable food. That's also when Teacher Xiaoxiao and Teacher Zhiwei started to have a grudge against each other, and the two have been at odds ever since, often arguing."

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 66 The Senior Students of the Inner Court

The argument between the two ended with Lu Xiaoxiao leaving in anger, because the inner court students still preferred the food made by Zhiwei.

"You flatter me." Zhiwei resumed his refined and amiable smile. "Now that you've come to the inner courtyard, Yuhao, let me assess your progress during this time."

"Okay." Huo Yuhao nodded. He turned his gaze to Ma Xiaotao and said gently, "Sister Xiaotao, please wait a moment. I'll treat you to some of my cooking."

Ma Xiaotao nodded slightly, turned around, and found a seat in the cafeteria.

"Xiao Tao, who was that little brother just now? You two seemed quite intimate!" The newcomer was a young man who was not yet twenty years old. He gracefully walked over and sat down diagonally opposite Ma Xiao Tao, his flirtatious eyes revealing curiosity.

"Gongyang Mo, stay away from me, right now!" Ma Xiaotao's eyes showed disgust.

Gongyang Mo was not annoyed, and smiled as he moved a few seats away from her.

At this moment, two figures walked over and sat down next to Ma Xiaotao. The one in front was tall and slender, with a beautiful face, gentle and serene, possessing the air of an older sister. She asked with curiosity in her voice, "Xiaotao, that's not your boyfriend, is it?"

A woman with bright red hair, dressed in red like Ma Xiaotao, appeared to be in her mid-twenties. She had a pretty face, and while not as stunning as Ma Xiaotao, she was still undeniably beautiful. Before even sitting down, she let out a silvery laugh and said, "I used to think Sister Ruoruo only liked cute little boys, but I didn't expect you, Xiaotao, to have already made your move!"

The woman's words drew the attention of all the inner court students in the cafeteria to Ma Xiaotao and Han Ruoruo, eliciting a burst of laughter.

"Ming'er, do you want to die?" Han Ruoruo said coquettishly, extremely embarrassed.

Ma Xiaotao blushed, but still openly admitted that Huo Yuhao was her boyfriend, which immediately surprised the students in the cafeteria.

They never imagined that Ma Xiaotao, who was known as the "active volcano of the inner courtyard" and was proud and arrogant, would fall in love with such a young junior.

Sure enough, people cannot be judged by their appearance!

Wu Ming was so shocked that she stood there like a statue. She was just joking, but you actually meant it, sister?

Han Ruoruo opened her mouth in surprise, her almond-shaped eyes sparkling with curiosity as she asked, "Xiao Tao, introduce your ideal husband to us!"

Facing the gazes gathering from all directions, Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but feel shy and stammered, "His name is Huo Yuhao. You can investigate the rest yourselves!"

"Huo Yuhao? I think I've heard of him." A woman in the corner whispered. Her appearance and figure were very ordinary, as if she had no special features and left no impression. If she didn't speak, no one would even notice that she was there.