Agreement

Zhang Lexuan accepted Ji Lin's betrothal gift, but she did not immediately absorb the Silver Moon Flood Dragon Emperor's soul bone. She planned to return to Shrek Academy and use the Golden Tree's power to absorb this Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. Although she could absorb it on her own, it would be better to rely on the Golden Tree's life force.

In the original story, Xiao Xiao had nearly lost an arm while absorbing a thousand-year Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear soul bone. If Huo Yuhao had not taken over the soul bone in time, Xiao Xiao would have been crippled.

Even Huo Yuhao had nearly died before successfully absorbing it. One had to remember that he possessed Spirit Gold at the time.

Although the Silver Moon Flood Dragon Emperor could not compare to the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was not so easily absorbed. Moreover, this was a body bone, the most important of all soul bone types.

Soul bones were also divided into six categories: left leg bones, right leg bones, left arm bones, right arm bones, skull bones, and body bones. The strongest were body bones, followed by skull bones, then right arm bones, left arm bones, left leg bones, and right leg bones. Soul bones produced by ten-thousand-year soul beasts and below came with only one skill, while soul bones produced by Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts always came with at least two skills.

Of course, there were also External Soul Bones, which went without saying. Those were the rarest of all.

After dealing with the Silver Moon Flood Dragon Emperor, it was time to help Ji Lin hunt for his third soul ring. They needed to find a soul beast around eight thousand years old. Zhang Lexuan was in no rush to return to Shrek Academy; she wanted to help Ji Lin obtain his third soul ring before leaving the Star Dou Great Forest with him.

Over the following days, although Ji Lin and the others failed to find a suitable fire-attributed soul beast, they unexpectedly discovered a Purple Sword Bamboo around eight thousand years old. Purple Sword Bamboo was named for its entirely purple body and sword-shaped bamboo leaves.

Purple Sword Bamboo changed color and developed more bamboo joints as it aged. Hundred-year Yellow Sword Bamboo, thousand-year Purple Sword Bamboo, ten-thousand-year Black Sword Bamboo, and hundred-thousand-year Crimson Sword Bamboo. The more joints it had, the older it was. This Purple Sword Bamboo had eight joints, representing eight thousand years of cultivation.

The soul ring skills Purple Sword Bamboo provided to soul masters were generally Soul Power projection-type soul skills, making it a favorite among all sword-type Tool Martial Soul masters. This was because the skills it granted sword martial souls were generally Sword Qi Projection skills—gorgeous and powerful.

The moment Ji Lin saw this Purple Sword Bamboo, he decided it would be his target. After all, no sword martial soul master could refuse Sword Qi Projection, and neither could Ji Lin.

After absorbing the soul ring of this eight-thousand-year Purple Sword Bamboo, the skill it granted Ji Lin was indeed a Sword Qi Projection-type soul skill.

Third Soul Skill: Crimson Flame Sword Qi

It released crimson sword qi wreathed in flames to attack enemies. Its current maximum range was thirty meters; the farther it traveled, the weaker its power became. Both its range and power would increase as his level rose.

Its essence was a technique for projecting Soul Power. If he studied and pondered it carefully, he might even be able to create a dazzling and powerful Self-Created Soul Skill, one that could unleash a dragon with a single sword strike.

He had obtained his third soul ring, saved Zhang Lexuan, and gained a future wife. This trip to the Star Dou Great Forest had been immensely rewarding.

After the three left the Star Dou Great Forest, it was time for them to part ways.

"Sister Lexuan, wait for me at Shrek Academy. Once I turn twelve, I'll enroll at Shrek Academy. After I graduate from Shrek Academy, I'll marry you and bring you home."

Ji Lin held Zhang Lexuan's hand, his expression utterly serious.

"Mm, I'll wait for you."

Zhang Lexuan merely nodded gently in agreement.

"Then it's a promise, Sister Lexuan."

Ji Lin waved as he watched Zhang Lexuan's departing figure.

Only after Zhang Lexuan had disappeared from sight did Ji Lin turn back to Chi Yuan.

"Let's head back, Teacher Chi Yuan. We've been out for quite a while. Sister Jiujiu must be getting anxious waiting for us."

Chi Yuan looked at Ji Lin with an increasingly strange expression. He had just promised Zhang Lexuan that he would marry her after graduation, and only moments ago, he had been reluctant to take his eyes off her retreating back. Yet the next moment, he was anxiously rushing back to see his fiancée. Scum! What an absolute scum!

Ji Lin ignored Chi Yuan's strange look. Since he had already decided to build a harem, why would he care about her gaze calling him a scumbag?

The two hurried back to Star Luo City without stopping. The moment Xu Jiujiu received word, she rushed to wait outside Ji Lin's room.

Seeing Xu Jiujiu standing gracefully at the door, Ji Lin felt guilty for one second before immediately stepping forward and embracing her.

"I'm back, Sister Jiujiu. Did you miss me?"

"Mm, of course I did. Did everything go smoothly in the Star Dou Great Forest? Did you obtain a soul skill you were satisfied with?"

Xu Jiujiu replied with a radiant smile.

"Mm, I got a soul skill I really like, and a lot happened as well."

Ji Lin immediately began sharing the story of his journey through the Star Dou Great Forest with Xu Jiujiu: how he had saved a disciple of the Shrek Inner Court, how he had killed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and so on.

Naturally, he skipped over what had happened between himself and Zhang Lexuan. He only said that he had saved Zhang Lexuan's life, and that when he attended Shrek Academy in the future, he would have the Senior Disciple Sister of the Shrek Inner Court looking after him.

As long as he did not make any serious mistakes, he could swagger through Shrek Academy without fear.

Chi Yuan watched Xu Jiujiu listen eagerly to Ji Lin's story. Looking at Xu Jiujiu's flowing purple hair, her expression grew stranger and stranger. She felt as though Xu Jiujiu's head was a little green.

Not wanting to keep acting as a third wheel, Chi Yuan greeted the two and returned to her room.

Ji Lin, meanwhile, led Xu Jiujiu into the room and closed the door. He had Xu Jiujiu remove her shoes and kneel on the bed.

He then lay down on Xu Jiujiu's soft thighs. Today, Xu Jiujiu wore white stockings. They lacked the seductive allure of her usual black stockings, instead giving off an air of purity.

Lying on her soft thighs, Ji Lin's thoughts stirred as he recalled a soul bone he had obtained from a treasure chest.

It had been the eighth treasure chest he opened when he was eight years old. It contained a Hundred Thousand Year Starlight Deer Body Bone. Since it had come from a treasure chest, he knew the two soul bone skills it contained.

One was Starlight Conversion, which could convert all other attributed Soul Power into starlight-attributed Soul Power. The other was Starlight Teleportation, which could teleport himself and his teammates to any location within the range of his Mental Power. It could also engrave spatial coordinates somewhere in advance for long-distance teleportation.

It was an exceptionally powerful spatial divine skill.

And Starlight Conversion was also an unquestionable divine skill for Xu Jiujiu.

Star Crown Soul Masters could only cultivate at night. They had to absorb the power of starlight to improve their cultivation, and every soul skill they used required them to first absorb star power and store it within their bodies.

Yet Starlight Conversion could convert other attributes into the starlight attribute.

In other words, Xu Jiujiu could also use Starlight Conversion to cultivate during the day and absorb the power of starlight.

Her cultivation speed would surpass anything from before, and she would no longer be restricted to cultivating at night.

Ever since obtaining this soul bone, Ji Lin had already decided to give it to Xu Jiujiu. He simply had not found an excuse.

This time, he had given Zhang Lexuan a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, so he could not leave Xu Jiujiu out either. They were both his future wives; he could not favor one over the other.

Ji Lin sat up and took the Hundred Thousand Year Starlight Deer Body Bone from his storage space. He held the soul bone, which radiated dense starlight, before Xu Jiujiu.

"Sister Jiujiu, this is a Hundred Thousand Year Starlight Deer Body Bone. Teacher Chi Yuan and I obtained it by chance. Its attributes are highly compatible with your Star Crown Martial Soul, so I'm giving it to you."

Xu Jiujiu had still been puzzled by Ji Lin's actions, but the moment she saw him take out the soul bone, her entire attention was drawn to it. She felt that it possessed a fatal attraction for her. When she heard Ji Lin say that it was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, she did not refuse. First, the soul bone was calling to her; second, her entire future self belonged to Ji Lin anyway. Wasn't a gift from him simply moving something from one hand to the other?

Of course, after receiving such a precious gift, she could not avoid rewarding him. So—

"Little Lin, let's continue what we didn't finish last time."

That night, Ji Lin experienced for the first time what a kiss truly was. Pressing lips together was called a peck; only when tongues touched was it called a kiss.