The First Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring! (Thanks to Huajian Yigen Cao for the reward!)

Hearing Jiang Ming's words, the Light Sprite's anxious mood gradually settled down. Then it continued sitting cross-legged on the deep-purple spirit ring and resumed cultivating.

The next day, after Jiang Ming got up and washed, he did not go to Shrek Plaza to run laps as usual. Instead, he went downstairs from the Dormitory Building and started chatting with Dorm Manager Grandpa, who was basking in the sun.

If he wanted to find enough light energy within the vast Shrek Academy to let the Light Spirit evolve, searching on his own would be far too inefficient.

And Dorm Manager Grandpa, who in Jiang Ming's mind was an existence stronger than the Sloppy Elder, who was stronger than Dean Yan Shaozhe, was clearly the fastest person to ask.

"Dorm Manager Grandpa, we've known each other for so long, but I still don't know your name. What are you called?"

Jiang Ming looked like an obedient child as he asked softly.

It was a little embarrassing, now that he thought about it. More than three months had passed, and he had grown used to calling him Dorm Manager Grandpa, yet he had always forgotten to ask his name.

"My name? Just call me Mu En."

Mu En's voice sounded very hoarse, but the feeling it gave off was extremely gentle and peaceful.

"Mu En."

Jiang Ming thought over the titles of the powerful figures on the continent that he knew, only to discover he could not find anyone surnamed Mu at all.

Clearly, since he had always stayed over in the Far North, his knowledge was indeed a little limited.

"Child, if there's something you need, just say it. This old man has a pretty good impression of you. If I can help, I will."

While Jiang Ming was still thinking, Mu En had already turned his head to look at him. His aged face carried kindness, and those eyes, weathered by countless years, seemed able to see through everything.

"Uh... how did you know I needed something?"

Jiang Ming scratched his head somewhat sheepishly, feeling rather awkward.

The corners of Mu En's mouth lifted slightly, and an amiable smile appeared amid the layers of wrinkles.

"How old do you think I am? If I couldn't see through that little bit of thinking of yours, wouldn't I have lived all these years for nothing?"

"All right, little fellow, if you've got something to say, say it. If this old man falls asleep in a bit, I won't be helping you."

Mu En turned his head back, his eyelids drooping, looking as though he was about to doze off.

Hearing this, Jiang Ming no longer planned to beat around the bush. In the eyes of this Mu En, who had lived for who knew how many years, he was far too immature no matter what.

"Mu En, I wanted to ask you: where in our Shrek Academy is there light energy? It has to be very strong, preferably pure light energy."

Jiang Ming stated his purpose directly, then looked at Mu En with a face full of hope.

"Light energy?"

Mu En's eyelids, which had almost completely closed, trembled slightly. Then he said leisurely, "Shrek Academy has plenty of powerful light energy, but as you are right now, you can't obtain it."

As the number one Soul Master Academy on the continent, with over ten thousand years of inheritance, Shrek's foundation was not something ordinary people could imagine.

Shrek Academy did have powerful light energy, but it was not something Jiang Ming, a first-year student, could come into contact with.

Hearing Mu En's words, Jiang Ming frowned and asked, unwilling to give up, "Not even with the identity of a Core Disciple?"

Mu En smiled without speaking.

"Then... what if I buy it with money?"

Jiang Ming hesitated for a moment before continuing.

The Book of Spirits Martial Soul was extremely important to him. It was the guarantee of his cultivation speed.

Although, aside from boosting his cultivation speed and not requiring him to hunt Soul Beasts to obtain spirit rings, he had not yet discovered any other use for this Martial Soul for the time being, he believed that this Martial Soul was definitely not that simple!

It might even be stronger than the Golden Heart Martial Soul!

"Money?"

Mu En was slightly surprised. He looked at Jiang Ming and asked with interest, "How much money do you have? Do you know how much the powerful light energy you're talking about would cost?"

"One hundred and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins! Is that enough?"

Jiang Ming looked at Mu En somewhat uneasily. One hundred and ten thousand—this was the total after adding in the Spirit Bone and the ten thousand Gold Soul Coins Zhou Yi had given him. It was also his entire fortune!

When Mu En heard this number, he was somewhat stunned.

It was not because he was surprised by one hundred and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins, but because he was surprised that Jiang Ming had this many Gold Soul Coins.

No, were children these days all this rich? Opening his mouth and saying one hundred and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins just like that?

"Perhaps... it's enough. What do you want light energy for?"

Mu En gave a rather uncertain answer, but curiosity about what Jiang Ming wanted to do rose in his heart.

What exactly did this kid want powerful light energy for, something he was even willing to spend one hundred and ten thousand Gold Soul Coins to obtain?

His Golden Heart Martial Soul was not of the Light Attribute, either.

Hearing Mu En ask about this, Jiang Ming hesitated.

His Book of Spirits Martial Soul was a secret, neither too big nor too small, and the fact that his spirit rings could have their ages increased through the spirits' cultivation was an even bigger secret. Should he tell Dorm Manager Grandpa?

Although Dai Yueheng had seen this Martial Soul before, with his eye, he could only tell that the Soul Rings were somewhat strange.

After all, Jiang Ming had Twin Martial Souls, and it was perfectly normal for the Soul Rings of a Twin Martial Souls holder's second Martial Soul to differ from ordinary people's.

But with the strength of this Dorm Manager Grandpa before him, hiding it from him was probably impossible.

"If you can't say it, then there's no need to say it. As for light energy, come here."

Seeing Jiang Ming's hesitation, Mu En shook his head slightly and reached out with an aged hand.

In an instant, Jiang Ming felt as if he had been wrapped in an incomparably warm power. This power was bright and pure. Jiang Ming could sense its strength, yet it could not harm him. Instead, it surged toward his dantian.

And at that moment, Jiang Ming's Sea of Consciousness suddenly trembled, and the Book of Spirits Martial Soul actually released itself on its own.

Four Soul Rings, Three Purple One Yellow, emerged one by one around Jiang Ming, making even Mu En, who was lying in the chair, stare blankly for a second.

Immediately after, Mu En waved his hand, and a powerful surge of Soul Power directly enveloped the surroundings, completely covering the space where the two of them were. From outside, the situation within could not be seen at all.

"So it really is Twin Martial Souls."

Just as Mu En was sighing, the Book of Spirits turned a page by itself, and the Light Sprite flew out from the book.

The moment it came out, the Light Sprite's bright yellow eyes saw Mu En. It immediately circled around Mu En several times, as though it liked certain auras on him very much.

After circling a few times, the Light Sprite saw the light energy gathered in Jiang Ming's dantian. Its little face instantly lit up with delight, and it hurriedly flew above the first Soul Ring, closed its eyes, and began cultivating.

As time passed, when Jiang Ming opened his eyes, the four Soul Rings floating beside him had already become One Black Three Purple!

That was right. Not only had his first Soul Ring turned into a black ten-thousand-year one, even his fourth Soul Ring had smoothly broken through the thousand-year limit under this powerful yet gentle light energy!

Even his Soul Power had broken through by one rank under the impact of this power. He was now already rank forty-three!

When Jiang Ming saw this, his heart instantly filled with incomparable excitement!

He finally had a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!

At that moment, an aged voice carrying a smile rang beside Jiang Ming's ear.

"Little fellow, this second Martial Soul of yours is quite interesting!"