Gifted a Soul Bone to Jiang Nannan

"Alright, I understand. But aren't you going to absorb it?"

Jiang Nannan blinked her beautiful eyes, her stunning face filled with confusion. "Since you absorbed the soul ring of a ferocious beast, wouldn't absorbing its soul bone as well take you to the next level?"

"I'm not absorbing it. Just take it and use it. There'll be plenty more soul bones later," Li Changsheng said indifferently.

There was no way he could say that the Taiji Diagram and the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda considered the Ice Empress's soul bone and martial soul unworthy of being with them. Who the hell would believe that?

"But..."

Looking at the emerald-green soul bone in her hand, Jiang Nannan wanted to say more, but Li Changsheng spoke first. "If you don't want it, I'll give it to Senior Sister Xiaotao."

"Yes, yes, yes! I want it, alright!"

Jiang Nannan's body trembled, and her expression changed as she hurriedly replied, afraid that Li Changsheng would give what was meant for her to Ma Xiaotao instead.

"Don't be so fierce with me. I only wanted you to absorb it yourself." Jiang Nannan lowered her head, looking somewhat aggrieved.

"You definitely won't finish absorbing it in one night. We should take leave and bring it back to absorb. That would be the safest option," Li Changsheng suggested.

"What do you mean, we? Can't I do it alone?"

Jiang Nannan did not understand. Soul bones were unlike soul rings; one did not need to reach a certain realm or possess a particular level of physical strength to absorb them.

To put it simply, even a soul master with only one level of Soul Power could absorb this soul bone with a cultivation of Four Hundred Thousand Years.

That was precisely what made soul bones so rare.

"With me there, you'll be safer. There's nothing wrong with being cautious, especially when this concerns your life and safety!"

Never underestimate the evil in human nature. He could guarantee that if the existence of this soul bone were exposed, not only Shrek Academy, but even the Sun Moon Empire and the Body Sect would join the fight for it.

There was no helping it. The Ice Empress's soul bone was simply too powerful—so powerful that no one in this world possessed a treasure of this caliber.

Not even Mu En, the Dragon God Douluo, a Limit Douluo at level ninety-nine.

"Alright, I understand. Thank you, Chang Sheng!"

After putting the soul bone into her Soul Tool, Jiang Nannan thanked him softly. "Tomorrow, I'll ask the homeroom teacher for leave, and then we'll head back."

"Alright!"

After Li Changsheng nodded in agreement, he parted ways with Jiang Nannan.

Early the next morning, after taking a week off, the two returned to their residence.

When Mother Jiang saw them return, her beautiful face was full of confusion. "Nannan, why are you back?"

"Mom, Chang Sheng gave me a soul bone and told me to bring it back to absorb. He'll stand guard for me," Jiang Nannan answered.

"A soul bone? Stand guard?"

Mother Jiang was completely stunned upon hearing this. "What soul bone? Where did it come from?"

Jiang Nannan did not hide anything and directly told her the entire story.

"Oh my god, a Four Hundred Thousand Years soul bone?"

When she heard the quality and age of the soul bone, her eyes widened in shock and disbelief.

Though she had never seen a Four Hundred Thousand Years soul bone, she knew how precious an existence of that level was.

And yet Li Changsheng had casually given it to her daughter. It seemed that the relationship between those two had progressed much faster than she had imagined.

"Since that's the case, what are you waiting for? Hurry inside and absorb it!"

After saying that, Mother Jiang pulled them both into the room.

Once all the doors and windows had been shut, Mother Jiang saw the exceptional Four Hundred Thousand Years soul bone.

In the past, she would never have dared imagine that her daughter could encounter such a fortunate opportunity.

But now, things were different. With Li Changsheng's help, perhaps Jiang Nannan could cultivate to the realm of a Titled Douluo, or even a Peak Douluo.

"Begin!"

Under Jiang Nannan and Mother Jiang's watchful eyes, Li Changsheng spread open his right hand and used the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda to cover Jiang Nannan. After concealing their aura with the Taiji Diagram, Jiang Nannan sat cross-legged on the bed, closed her eyes, and began using her Soul Power to absorb the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion soul bone before her.

At the same time, elsewhere in Li Changsheng's Sea of Consciousness, the Ice Empress, floating in the air, seemed to have become interested. "Tian Meng, you've been here longer than I have. Do you know whether those two are biological siblings?"

"Of course not."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm shook his head and answered, "Jiang Nannan's martial soul is the Soft Bone Rabbit. It can't compare at all to Little Changsheng's Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda and Taiji Diagram. As for talent, it's not that hers is poor, but compared to Li Changsheng's, it's like comparing a small witch to a great wizard."

"Then do you think the two of them will end up together?"

The Ice Empress propped up her head with one hand, her beautiful face full of curiosity and gossip.

"That Jiang Nannan probably has that intention. I just don't know about Little Changsheng."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm yawned and said sleepily, "As far as I know, he knows three girls in total: Jiang Nannan in front of us, Inner Court Disciple Ma Xiaotao, and his roommate Wang Dong'er. Each of them has her own charms. I'm afraid it won't be easy for him to choose."

"I see!"

The Ice Empress nodded thoughtfully.

She did not know much about love between humans, nor had she learned much about it. She was merely bored out of her mind here and wanted some entertainment and gossip.

"But I think that if Jiang Nannan takes the initiative, the other two probably won't stand a chance. As far as I know, those two have lived together for more than ten years. They have a solid foundation of love," Sky Dream Ice Silkworm analyzed.

"I never expected this, Tian Meng. You actually understand these things?" The Ice Empress was somewhat surprised.

In her impression, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had always been a cowardly good-for-nothing who only knew how to sleep and eat. She had not expected him to understand such matters.

"Of course! Bing Bing, don't underestimate insects. Brother Sky Dream is very smart, alright!"

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm raised his head and spoke with a proud expression.

"Give you an inch and you take a mile, huh!"

The Ice Empress's face darkened, and she could not help giving Sky Dream Ice Silkworm a beating.

By the time Jiang Nannan opened her eyes and rose from the bed, a week had already passed.

At that moment, two yellow and two purple soul rings were clearly flashing beneath her feet.

Not only that, emerald-green light had begun to flicker behind her back as well.

That was the Ice Empress's torso bone, which had now fused with Jiang Nannan.