Blood Shadow Instant Kill

Three hours later, Lu Chen's body was bathed in a soft glow, and the two purple and one black soul rings around him pulsed gently.

With a slight shift of his thoughts, Lu Chen's Asura Domain, which had been enveloping him, receded like a tide, disappearing back into his body.

The moment Lu Chen opened his eyes, he saw Xiao Wu looking at him with curiosity.

Lu Chen spoke faintly, "What's wrong?"

Exposing himself to Xiao Wu was better than exposing himself to Dugu Bo. At least Xiao Wu could be controlled, whereas Dugu Bo would be the one in control.

Moreover, after a year and a half of getting along, his relationship with Xiao Wu had become very close, and he could completely trust her.

Xiao Wu pursed her lips, murmuring with a hint of confusion and disbelief, "Are you even human? What human soul master has a thousand-year first soul ring!"

Lu Chen smiled faintly at her words, his tone laced with teasing, "And what soul master can come and go freely in the Star Dou Great Forest alone!"

A trace of pink appeared on Xiao Wu's earlobes as she mumbled, "I... I was just lucky."

Lu Chen smiled slightly, no longer teasing the "Little White Rabbit." His expression turned serious as he looked at Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, besides Grandpa, only you know the secret of my soul rings. I hope you can keep it a secret for me!"

Xiao Wu was stunned for a moment, her eyelashes trembling slightly as she murmured, "Besides... Grandpa, only me?"

Looking into Lu Chen's serious eyes, Xiao Wu nodded forcefully, her tone exceptionally firm, "I will definitely not let a fourth person know the secret of your soul rings!"

Lu Chen patted Xiao Wu's head. Perhaps because Xiao Wu had transformed from a Soft Bone Rabbit, Lu Chen particularly enjoyed patting her head.

Meanwhile, in a small town a hundred miles away from the Star Dou Great Forest, Dugu Yan sat by the window, gazing at the Silver Pattern Ring in her hand, lost in thought. The scene of Lu Chen throwing her to Dugu Bo kept flashing in her mind.

"Lu Chen, you'll be fine, won't you?"

She whispered to the ring, her voice trembling slightly.

Dugu Bo stood beside her, watching his granddaughter's distraught appearance, a flicker of heartache in his eyes.

He slowly walked to Dugu Yan's side and said softly, "That kid isn't simple, he won't die that easily!"

Dugu Yan could no longer hold back. She pounced into Dugu Bo's embrace, tears instantly breaking free like a dam, and choked out, "Grandpa, it's... it's all my fault. If I hadn't insisted on dragging him to hunt for soul rings, Lu Chen wouldn't have... wouldn't have been in danger..."

Dugu Bo slowly patted Dugu Yan's back to comfort her, "That kid is very clever, he'll be fine."

But he knew that in that situation, Lu Chen had almost no chance of survival. Seeing his granddaughter crying heartbrokenly in his arms, he could only offer such comfort.

Dugu Yan carefully placed the ring on her right index finger. The ring automatically adjusted to fit her finger.

Dugu Yan's light green eyes looked in the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest and she murmured, "I'm going to find him!"

Seeing the determination in her eyes, Dugu Bo couldn't bear to pour cold water on her resolve. He sighed, "Grandpa will go with you."

When Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan arrived at the scene, they only saw a mess.

Dugu Bo accompanied Dugu Yan as they searched the surroundings, only to find a skeleton completely corroded by the Jade Phosphorous Snake Venom.

Dugu Yan seemed to grasp at the last shred of hope, saying, "Grandpa, do you think... do you think Lu Chen might have already escaped? That's why we can't find him?"

"Sigh..."

Dugu Bo delivered a hand blade to the back of Dugu Yan's neck. Dugu Yan's body went limp, and she fell into Dugu Bo's embrace.

Dugu Yan's mind was extremely tense, and her emotions were fluctuating violently. If this continued, it would affect her mental state.

Dugu Bo looked at the skeleton and murmured, "Lu Chen, if you're still alive, let this old man pay anything except for Yan Yan..."

Dugu Bo turned and carried Dugu Yan away from the Star Dou Great Forest. He completely failed to notice a faint sword mark on the skeleton!

Five days later, Lu Chen and Xiao Wu returned to Nuoding Academy.

Outside the academy gate, Lu Jinnian watched Lu Chen and Xiao Wu, his expression as dark as if water was about to drip from it. Seeing them approach, he said solemnly, "You two, come with me!"

Lu Chen and Xiao Wu exchanged a look and obediently followed Lu Jinnian to the office.

Lu Jinnian sat down in his chair, his gaze sweeping over the two of them before finally landing on Lu Chen. He opened his mouth and said, "Lu Chen, you first! What were you and Xiao Wu doing these past few days you were away?"

Hearing the address using his full name, Lu Chen knew that Lu Jinnian was truly angry.

He gave Xiao Wu a look. Xiao Wu immediately understood, quickly walked behind Lu Jinnian, and gently massaged his shoulders with her small hands.

Lu Chen knelt before Lu Jinnian with a "thump" and confessed, "I went to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for soul rings!"

Seeing that Lu Jinnian was about to erupt, Xiao Wu quickly explained for Lu Chen, "Grandpa, we encountered a very powerful soul master these past few days. It was by secretly following that soul master that we obtained the soul rings..."

Next, Xiao Wu recounted the story she and Lu Chen had concocted, shifting all the blame onto Dugu Bo.

Lu Jinnian listened, his tightly furrowed brow gradually relaxing. Finally, he glared at Lu Chen with annoyance and said, "Get up! You and Xiao Wu have already discussed it, what else can I say!"

Lu Chen chuckled and moved closer to Lu Jinnian, picking up the teapot to refill Lu Jinnian's cup with hot tea. He said, "Grandpa, I successfully obtained a ten-thousand-year soul ring! My third soul skill is the top-tier soul skill, Instantaneous Movement, and I can even use it continuously!"

The third soul skill provided by the Magic Shadow Blood Falcon to Lu Chen was named "Blood Shadow Instant Kill," which allowed him to teleport within a radius of twenty meters and use it repeatedly. Most importantly, this soul skill had a certain growth potential!

Lu Jinnian took a sip of the hot tea and instructed, "Chen'er, Xiao Wu, this matter must not be known to anyone else, understand?"

"Understood!"

Lu Chen and Xiao Wu said in unison, their voices carrying a hint of obedience.

As soon as they walked out of the office, both of them let out a long sigh of relief. They looked at each other, seeing the relief in each other's eyes. They had finally managed to gloss over the incident in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Just then, Tang San walked towards them and said to Lu Chen, "Lu Chen, my teacher would like to invite you and Xiao Wu to attend his Spirit Theory Class this afternoon!"

Xiao Wu leaned closer to Lu Chen, subtly tugging his sleeve with her fingertips. She whispered in his ear, "Who is this guy? And who's his teacher?"

Watching the two of them interact so intimately, a strange feeling inexplicably crossed Tang San's mind. His eyebrows furrowed almost imperceptibly. What's wrong with me?

Lu Chen took the invitation letter from Tang San's hand and said lightly, "We will definitely be there."

Seeing him agree, Tang San suppressed the inexplicable weirdness in his heart and quickly turned to leave.

Lu Chen looked at Xiao Wu, who had a puzzled expression on her face, and said, "Do you know about the Master in our academy who's a freeloader?"

Xiao Wu nodded. She had heard Teacher Wang curse that Master more than once, calling him unworthy of being a teacher. He collected a teacher's salary but hadn't imparted any Spirit Theory knowledge to other students.

"Tang San's teacher is that so-called 'Master,' Yu Xiao Gang."