Ten-Thousand Year Earth Dragon Core

Chen An and Gu Yue Na both fixed their gazes on the exquisite boxes before them.

Both boxes were fairly large, so the items inside presumably would not be small either.

Neither of them hurried to open them. Instead, they looked at Xu Lin with questioning expressions.

Xu Lin smiled faintly and said somewhat mysteriously, "Open them and see for yourselves."

Chen An nodded. After exchanging a glance with Gu Yue Na, he was the first to open the box before him.

The moment the box opened, an aura of deathly stillness rushed out.

Chen An did not find the aura unpleasant. On the contrary, it felt strangely familiar.

Gu Yue Na had been about to open the box before her, but her attention was drawn away.

Both their gazes fell upon the box before Chen An. Inside lay an inner core.

The core was only about the size of a loquat, grayish-black throughout and radiating deathly energy.

Within the inner core, the faint phantom of a dragon could vaguely be seen.

"Is this the Death Earth Dragon Core?" Gu Yue Na asked in an odd tone.

Something silently appeared in her eyes.

Chen An's heart tightened. He quickly placed a hand on Gu Yue Na's knee and applied a little pressure.

At the same time, he looked at her and gave an imperceptible shake of his head.

The chill in Gu Yue Na's eyes quickly faded, and she restrained her emotions.

"You actually recognized it?" Xu Lin looked at Gu Yue Na in considerable surprise.

After merely looking at it for a moment, she had accurately identified the source of the core. Her knowledge was indeed extensive.

"I happened to see it in my family's books," Gu Yue Na replied blandly.

She moved Chen An's hand from her knee and gave him a reassuring look.

She was not someone who lacked a sense of propriety. She would not expose anything because of this.

Chen An relaxed slightly. He really had been afraid that Gu Yue Na would lose control.

As a true soul beast, it was normal for her emotions to fluctuate upon seeing a soul beast's inner core.

Xu Lin's gaze toward Gu Yue Na gained a hint of approval. He nodded with a smile and said, "Your judgment is correct. This is indeed a Death Earth Dragon Core."

"It is the inner core of a Ten-Thousand Year Death Earth Dragon, acquired by the academy over a thousand years ago."

"After obtaining it, it was left unused because no suitable user had ever been found."

"Now, I believe this inner core has found its best possible user." Xu Lin looked toward Chen An.

Chen An met Xu Lin's eyes, feeling somewhat moved.

This reward had practically been tailored specifically for him. It suited him far too well.

By absorbing this Death Earth Dragon Core, he could rapidly increase his cultivation.

He now possessed two attributes. Absorbing either the Death Attribute or the metal attribute could raise his overall cultivation.

"Thank you, Teacher." Chen An stood and gave Xu Lin a solemn bow.

There was no need to say it—an ordinary reward for the top new student would never be this generous.

The value of a Ten-Thousand Year Death Earth Dragon Core was likely even greater than that of an ordinary ten-thousand-year soul spirit.

A soul spirit produced by a soul beast like the Death Earth Dragon would be worth at least a hundred million.

That was not a value an ordinary Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Object could reach.

The value of a single inner core might equal that of several Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Objects.

Xu Lin rose with a smile and helped Chen An straighten up, then lightly patted his shoulder.

"I also placed the method for using the inner core in the box. Read it carefully."

"Absorbing this inner core should steadily raise your Soul Power by eleven or twelve levels."

"If you are lucky, it may even strengthen your Martial Soul Source. That would be an unexpected delight."

Xu Lin was still somewhat uncertain whether the inner core could strengthen Chen An's Martial Soul Source.

The Death Earth Dragon was of an extremely high level, and it could strengthen the Martial Souls of most Death Attribute soul masters.

However, Chen An's Martial Soul was already of a very high level, even higher than that of the Death Earth Dragon.

Under such circumstances, they could only hope for a miracle.

"I'll be satisfied if it can steadily increase my Soul Power somewhat," Chen An said.

He did not hold much hope for things like Martial Soul Evolution.

It would be quite difficult for his Martial Soul to evolve. A single Death Earth Dragon Core was far from enough to accomplish that.

Chen An sat back down on the sofa, closed the box, and carefully placed it into his Storage Soul Guidance Device.

His gaze shifted to Gu Yue Na. Her expression was fairly normal, without anything unusual.

Gu Yue Na had always been rather good at controlling her emotions and did not put on any unpleasant expression.

She reached out and opened the box before her, revealing a crystalline, translucent Fruit.

The Fruit was the size of a fist, with a smooth, round surface and a very appealing appearance.

Gu Yue Na's gaze flickered. This Fruit truly tempted her.

"There are spiritual fluctuations coming from this Fruit. Is it a spiritual-type spirit object?"

Chen An did not recognize the Fruit, but he could still tell a few things about it.

Gu Yue Na recognized the Fruit, but she did not explain what it was.

Instead, she cast Xu Lin an inquisitive look, pretending not to know.

Mentioning the Death Earth Dragon Core had already revealed some of her knowledge.

If she also revealed information about this Fruit, it would be far too conspicuous.

"This Fruit is called the Soul Nurturing Fruit. It has only just reached the ten-thousand-year level, and consuming it can greatly increase one's spiritual strength."

"I had originally planned to find you a spirit object with multiple elements."

"But I discovered that, let alone one with several elements, even spirit objects combining just two attributes are difficult to find."

"Single-attribute ones can be found, but they probably would not be very effective for you."

"So I found a way to obtain a Ten-Thousand Year Soul Nurturing Fruit for you."

"For an elemental-control-type soul master like you, spiritual power is quite important."

"Enhancing spiritual power is, in a sense, equivalent to increasing your elemental combat strength."

"This Ten-Thousand Year Soul Nurturing Fruit will have no problem increasing your spiritual power by a thousand points."

"And that is only the initial improvement. It will continue to benefit you in the future," Xu Lin said.

"Thank you," Gu Yue Na said with genuine willingness.

This Ten-Thousand Year Soul Nurturing Fruit had truly given her exactly what she wanted.

After consuming it and increasing her spiritual power, her suppression over Na Er's personality would become even stronger.

There had once been many such Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Unfortunately, the Star Dou Great Forest had been ruined beyond recognition, and many treasures had been taken away.

There were practically no Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures left inside. Not even a single Soul Nurturing Fruit could be found.

"The value of this Fruit far exceeds the usual Ten-Thousand Year Spirit Object reward."

"Once you receive it, do not speak of it to others. Otherwise, it may provoke dissatisfaction among the students," Xu Lin reminded her.

After thinking it over briefly, Gu Yue Na understood what Xu Lin truly meant.

He was subtly telling her that this Fruit was extraordinarily valuable, and giving it to her counted as a major favor.

"I will not," Gu Yue Na said, following Xu Lin's lead.

Half an hour later, Chen An and Gu Yue Na left the Dean's Office together.

After returning to their floor, they each went back to their own rooms.

Chen An sat cross-legged on his bed and took out the Death Earth Dragon Core.

The core felt rather rough to the touch and was quite heavy, weighing more than metal of the same volume.

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