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"Sister Renxue, are you there?" Lin Chen called out within the Sea of Consciousness.

After getting familiar with each other over time, Lin Chen had naturally begun calling her "Sister Renxue."

After hearing it several times, the angel lady had grown used to it as well.

Qian Renxue immediately responded within the Sea of Consciousness.

"Sister Renxue, this engraving knife is made of Life Gold, a solid form of life force that can effectively help restore your divine soul. But can you remove the curse on it?"

"Give me control of your body. Let me try."

Lin Chen nodded. His black hair was immediately dyed gold, and his Sea of Consciousness turned golden as well.

The Angel God descended upon him!

Golden Spiritual Power slowly entered the Life Gold. At once, a savage aura followed the Spiritual Power into Lin Chen's Sea of Consciousness, trying to devour him.

"Hmph! Trivial Skill! Angel Purification!"

"Lin Chen" pressed a finger against the Spirit Devouring Engraving Knife. Waves of buzzing that sounded like shrill screams continuously rang out from the knife. A beam of cyan light burst from within it, forming a ferocious face in midair that let out a crazed, silent roar at Lin Chen.

Qian Renxue ignored it and continued pouring in Purification Power. In less than fifteen minutes, the originally pitch-black carving knife had transformed into something like a cyan crystal.

Unlike Electrolux's Purification Power, Qian Renxue had directly used the purifying power of the Angel God to cleanse the Evil Soul lingering within the Life Gold.

Few Evil Soul Masters in this world could likely withstand the Angel God's Purification Power. However, Qian Renxue could not use it casually now, as it consumed too much of her divine soul.

"Alright, what do you plan to do now?" Qian Renxue asked as she returned control of his body to Lin Chen.

"Let's absorb its life force first. I'll try guiding some of that life force into the Sea of Consciousness. See if you can absorb it."

As he spoke, Lin Chen sat cross-legged and pressed the Life Gold against his forehead, imitating the method Huo Yuhao had used in the original story. In an instant, immensely dense life force poured through his brow and into every corner of Lin Chen's body.

The Life Gold continuously cleansed Lin Chen, making his physical body even stronger. In terms of physical strength alone, Lin Chen was now comparable to a Soul Emperor, just like his Spiritual Power.

Because Qian Renxue resided within Lin Chen's Sea of Consciousness, the massive life force was guided there. While it stabilized Qian Renxue's divine soul, Lin Chen's Spiritual Power was also continuously compressed and condensed with the aid of the Life Gold. Although his Spiritual Power did not increase, Lin Chen clearly understood that this was a qualitative transformation, one that opened up a new path for his future cultivation.

Qian Renxue's divine soul also gradually stabilized under the nourishment of the Life Gold.

The process lasted a full hour. Once it was over, Lin Chen continued on his way back to Shrek Academy.

He did not need any rest at all. That past hour had felt better than heaven.

Traveling at full speed, Lin Chen returned to Shrek Academy in only three days.

"Who would have thought that a second-rate academy back then would become the number one academy on the continent?" Looking at the statues standing at the entrance, Qian Renxue could not help feeling emotional.

"If you'd been a little more shameless back then, maybe I'd be attending Spirit Hall Academy now," Lin Chen mocked.

"...Get lost."

Lin Chen planned to return to the dormitory and get himself sorted out before going to find Wang Yan. As he passed the dormitory entrance, Mu En, who was lying in a recliner, noticed him and seemed to recall something. "Young Man, this old fellow hasn't seen you for quite some time."

Lin Chen froze. He had not expected to attract the attention of this Limit Douluo. At the same time, Qian Renxue reminded him within the Sea of Consciousness that the man before him was a Limit Douluo.

"Sir, I previously went to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Soul Ring. Something unexpected happened along the way, which delayed my return to the academy."

Mu En nodded, waved a hand, and continued sleeping.

After Lin Chen left, Mu En muttered to himself, "So this is the kid Lexuan went out to find? Seven Kill Sword, Ultimate Light Martial Soul... He can indeed be called a genius."

At that moment, Lin Chen in the dormitory had no idea that his Second Martial Soul had been discovered.

"Lin Chen, that Limit Douluo just now seemed to have already noticed your Second Martial Soul. I was worried he might discover my presence, so I didn't make a move," Qian Renxue said.

Lin Chen was startled as well, but quickly calmed down. He was not surprised at all that Mu En could discover his Second Martial Soul. It was only a matter of time before it was exposed anyway. What difference did it make whether it was discovered sooner or later? He might even receive more cultivation resources because of it.

Lin Chen went to the office but did not find Wang Yan there. He was presumably teaching, so Lin Chen went to wait outside the classroom of Class One, Year Two.

As luck would have it, a student happened to need to use the restroom at that moment.

The instant the door was pulled open, the drowsy Lin Chen lost his balance and fell backward uncontrollably. With a thud, he landed flat on his back.

This immediately drew the attention of everyone in class.

"Little Earth!"

"Lin Chen!"

Once he came to his senses, Lin Chen only wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl into it.

"Alright, alright, everyone continue with the lesson. Lin Chen, return to your seat first," Wang Yan ordered the students.

"Yes."

Lin Chen's seat was beside Lin Xiaolei, while Xiao Xiao sat on Lin Xiaolei's other side. His sudden return left both girls with no mind to listen to the lesson, and they kept asking him what he had gone through. Even Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong in the row ahead occasionally leaned over to listen.

Lin Chen told them about everything he had experienced along the way, though he concealed certain parts.

"By the way, Little Earth, the Squad Leader, Wang Dong, and I placed among the top seven in the group free-for-all! And during the promotion assessment..." The little girl also shared everything that had happened during this time with Lin Chen.

Seeing how happy Xiao Xiao was, Lin Chen sincerely said, "Congratulations to all of you."

"Of course. For a genius like me, that was a piece of cake," Wang Dong said proudly.

As the dismissal bell rang, Wang Yan slowly closed his textbook. "Alright, that concludes today's lesson. Lin Chen, come here for a moment."

Xiao Xiao and Lin Xiaolei gave him looks of sympathy before leaving the classroom.

"Tell me. What happened?" Wang Yan brewed a pot of tea and poured Lin Chen a cup.

"Teacher Wang, it happened like this..."

After hearing about Lin Chen's experiences in the Star Dou Great Forest, Wang Yan found it somewhat unbelievable. A child with only three Soul Rings had dared to venture into the living territory of Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts and had even survived. It was nothing short of a miracle.

"What were the identities of those people who chased you?" Earlier, Lin Chen had concealed the identities of those Wang Family members.

Lin Chen shook his head, indicating that he did not know.

Wang Yan smiled faintly. "The Wang Family that destroyed your Lin Family back then?"

Lin Chen was startled. Although he had long known that Shrek would investigate him, hearing Wang Yan expose it so directly still surprised him.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Teacher Wang, I don't want the academy to know about this."

Wang Yan naturally understood what he meant. He nodded and said, "The academy won't interfere in your personal affairs, but you still need to be careful in the future. Come with me to Dean Yan's office. He will naturally decide your punishment."

With that, Wang Yan stood and headed toward Yan Shaozhe's office.

Lin Chen hurriedly followed.