You Were Gone for a Month, Not a Year!

This wasn't to say that the Body Martial Soul of Ji Ming's incarnation had lost its Death Attribute.

It was simply that his Death Attribute had become more restrained.

Rather, the Necromancer's Heavy Eyes, which had already undergone a second Silver Awakening, had now advanced to an even higher level.

The tremendous increase in Mental Power meant that the limit of the Soul Rings Ji Ming's incarnation could withstand had risen once again.

Lu Lin stood in the distance with a smile, quietly watching Si Yuan Ye, Nan Yunheng, and their fellow disciple.

To them, he was still an outsider, after all.

It wouldn't have been appropriate for him to go over.

As for his main body, it was now at Soul Power Level 26, with Innate Soul Power Level Ten.

It was a complete transformation, and the Pure Fire Green Lotus Martial Soul had even gained the properties of the Aromatic Silk Beauty.

In the end, he had reaped a great harvest from this trip.

It had even far exceeded Lu Lin's expectations.

For the other Immortal Grade Plant System Soul Beasts, Lu Lin had little use for them for the time being.

However, if he couldn't find a suitable Soul Ring later on,

perhaps he could come back and use one of the nine-thousand-year Immortal Grade Plant System Soul Beasts as a Soul Ring.

But that wasn't something he could consider now, with only two Soul Rings.

What a pity. If he'd transmigrated during the Absolute Tang Dynasty era, these Immortal Grade Soul Beasts would have evolved into true Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, making them even stronger than they were now.

But if he really had arrived in that era, perhaps he wouldn't have been able to plot his way to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes.

Or perhaps he wouldn't have had the Incarnation Game Golden Finger at all...

Lu Lin's eyes flickered, then he put those thoughts out of his mind.

Shrek Academy.

Qin He sat at the academy gate, feeling rather bored.

That kid Lu Lin had been away from the academy for nearly a month.

He'd heard that Lu Lin had gone out to obtain a Soul Ring, but Qin He hadn't expected him to be gone for so long.

Ordinary students took anywhere from a few days to half a month to hunt their first Soul Ring.

But this guy had been gone a whole month without a word.

Nothing bad had happened to him, right?

Just as Qin He was thinking this, a slender figure in blue appeared at the academy gates.

Qin He looked closely. Who else could it be but Lu Lin?

Qin He was delighted and hurried over to him. "Lu Lin, you're finally back!"

Lu Lin was a little surprised to see Qin He.

He hadn't expected Qin He to be the first person he saw upon returning.

After a month away, coming back to Shrek Academy felt a little like returning to another world.

Even he hadn't expected the round trip to take so long.

"Yeah, I'm back. What are you doing here?"

Qin He shrugged.

"Nothing much to do. But you were gone for so long, I thought something had happened to you."

Lu Lin smiled at that and looked at Qin He.

"What could've happened to me? The journey just took some time."

Lu Lin paused, then added, "By the way, is Teacher Xiao in his office?"

Now that he was back at school, he ought to let Xiao Jin know.

"He is. I'll go with you."

Qin He replied, then looked Lu Lin up and down a few times before letting out a surprised murmur.

Lu Lin seemed to have grown a little taller in the twenty-odd days they'd been apart.

More importantly, his whole bearing seemed to have changed.

His appearance was exactly the same, but he now had a calm, gentle composure.

If Qin He had to describe it, Lu Lin seemed to have acquired a natural air of nobility, just like Dai Xichen.

Qin He scratched his head. How could someone change like that?

He remembered Lu Lin saying he'd grown up in an orphanage.

"By the way, Lu Lin, you're already at the second ring now, right? What's your Soul Power Level?"

Qin He asked, sounding curious.

Lu Lin gave a slightly bashful smile.

"Right now... I should be about the same as you."

"Oh, about the same as me... What?!"

Qin He and Lu Lin headed toward Xiao Jin's office.

Qin He had only asked offhandedly, and had answered automatically when Lu Lin replied. But halfway through, he suddenly realized what Lu Lin had said.

He stopped in his tracks, eyes wide as bells!

What did he mean, the same as him?

He was at Level 26 now!

If Qin He remembered correctly, Lu Lin had only been at Soul Power Level 17 when he enrolled!

Yet before the first month of school was up—after about twenty days—Lu Lin had gone to ask Xiao Jin for leave and headed out to obtain his second Soul Ring!

In twenty days, his Soul Power Level had jumped three levels.

Qin He had no idea how Lu Lin had managed it.

After all, Lu Lin's Innate Soul Power had only been Level Four at the entrance exam!

Even Qin He couldn't cultivate at such an absurd speed.

So who was the one with Innate Soul Power Level Nine?!

"You mean you're Level 26 now?"

"No way!"

"You were only gone for a month, not a year!"

Lu Lin smiled faintly but didn't answer directly. He didn't even stop walking.

Qin He stood there in a daze for a moment. When he saw Lu Lin getting farther away, he hurried after him.

From what he knew of Lu Lin, he wasn't the sort to make wild claims.

Still, jumping six levels in a month was just too unbelievable.

Qin He scratched his head and hurried to catch up, taking three steps for every two of Lu Lin's.

Meanwhile, in Xiao Jin's office.

Xiao Jin lightly tapped his fingers on the desk, looking troubled.

Lu Lin had been gone for a month, and Xiao Jin was naturally worried.

Evil Soul Masters were rampant these days, and the continent was far from peaceful.

Although Lu Lin had the name of Shrek as a protective charm,

that didn't mean nothing could go wrong.

Xiao Jin was a little annoyed with himself. If he'd known, he would've arranged for an upper-year student to accompany Lu Lin.

At least then he would've had someone to watch his back.

If Lu Lin still hadn't returned after a few more days, Xiao Jin would have to consider reporting it to the academy and going out to look for him.

If something really had happened to Lu Lin, it would be a failure on his part as the homeroom teacher.

Just then, Xiao Jin heard a knock at the door.

Without looking up, he said, "Come in."

As soon as he spoke, the office door opened.

Two figures walked in, one after the other. They were Lu Lin and Qin He.

Xiao Jin was taken aback. His gaze fell on Lu Lin, and he frowned.

"You're back. Hmm, why were you gone so long?"

Seeing Lu Lin return safe and sound, Xiao Jin felt relieved.

But he was thinking that from now on, he shouldn't let students go out alone.

At the very least, students below the third ring shouldn't be allowed to leave by themselves.

Lu Lin looked a little apologetic.

"The journey took longer than expected. I'll be more careful next time, Teacher Xiao."

There'd be a next time?

Xiao Jin silently rolled his eyes. He was about to give Lu Lin a verbal reprimand when Lu Lin continued:

"Um, Teacher, I'm at Level 26 now."

"And my Martial Soul seems to be showing signs of evolution."

Level 26?

Martial Soul evolution?!

Xiao Jin froze at that. One thought sprang to mind: Are you messing with me?

How could absorbing a Soul Ring make someone jump six levels?!

Had a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast sacrificed itself to him?

The next moment, Lu Lin gently raised his right hand. The Green Lotus Martial Soul floated quietly above his palm.

At the same time, two Soul Rings appeared around him.

One yellow, one purple.

Xiao Jin's pupils shrank. He looked as though he'd seen a ghost in broad daylight.