After four or five days of travel, Lin Chen returned to the small mountain village where his parents had once lived with him.
The village was remote and economically underdeveloped, located at the border between the Dou Ling Empire and the Extreme North. The climate was harsh, which was why the Wang Family had never discovered it. Even imperial tax collectors rarely came here. After all, the money collected in taxes was not even enough to cover the travel expenses. Who would be willing to come?
Lin Chen first returned home and used Soul Power to clean the two-bedroom, one-living-room house that had gone untouched for years. Then he went to the snowy mountain behind it to visit his parents.
Before the graves of the Lin Parents.
"Dad, Mom, Little Chen has come to see you. I'm already a Soul Ancestor now, and I even have a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Don't worry. Before long, I'll wipe out the Wang Family and kill that bastard Wang Lei, using their blood to comfort you and our clansmen in the heavens!" Lin Chen said, clenching his fists. Tears welled up at the corners of his eyes, while murderous intent surged from within him.
After speaking, Lin Chen lay down before the graves of the Lin Parents, staring at the vast starry sky for a long time without recovering his senses.
After spending a night beside his parents, Lin Chen made one final inspection. Once he confirmed everything had been cleaned, he knelt down and heavily kowtowed three times. "Dad, Mom, this will be my last visit before I deal with Wang Lei. Please bless your child from heaven. Once I bathe the Wang Family in blood, I'll come back and bring you good news!"
Will Not Return Until Rōran is Broken!
With his faith and determination, Lin Chen left his shelter once more and set out on his journey again!
After another five or so days of travel, Lin Chen finally returned to Shrek Academy.
"Little Earth!" Xiao Xiao excitedly waved at Lin Chen when she saw him return.
Lin Chen walked over to his friends as well.
Looking at Zhou Mingxing, Lin Chen saw that his injuries had improved considerably, though he still clearly had bruises in many places.
After class, Lin Chen brought his three friends to a secluded spot.
Lin Chen took out the three Immortal Herbs from his Storage Bag and said to them, "These are the Immortal Herbs I gathered on this trip. There's one for each of you."
"Wow, Little Earth! You're way too good to us!" Xiao Xiao jumped up excitedly at the sight of the three Immortal Herbs.
"Xiao Xiao, this Nine-Rank Purple Ganoderma is yours. Xiaolei, this Full Moon Wearing Autumn Dew is yours. It can increase Spiritual Power. Mingxing, this Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid is yours, the Immortal Herb once consumed by the God of Food."
"Little Earth, what about you?" Lin Xiaolei asked.
"If I can give them to you, do you think I wouldn't have any myself? Don't worry, I already ate mine." Lin Chen spoke with an easy expression.
"Go back and refine them immediately. Don't let any other students find out." Lin Chen reminded them. Letting others learn of the Immortal Herbs' existence would not be a good thing.
"Little Earth, I have something for you too," Xiao Xiao suddenly said.
"What are you giving me?" Lin Chen asked in confusion, his mind racing at the same time.
Could it be...
Xiao Xiao directly took out something resembling a bear paw. The moment the three saw it, their eyes widened.
"Spirit bone!"
"That's right. This Spirit Bone is the palm bone of a Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. It's an External Soul Bone obtained from hunting a millennium-level Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. In the future, it can grow into a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone." Xiao Xiao spoke with a proud look.
"You're giving it... to me?" Lin Chen found it hard to believe.
"The Soul Tool you gave us last time helped me, the Squad Leader, and Wang Dong a lot. Without that Soul Tool, at least one of the three of us would have been captured," Xiao Xiao said. This was what Huo Yuhao had said during the post-match review.
"So, I discussed it with the other two, and we decided to use this Soul Bone to repay you!"
"But this is a Soul Bone that can grow into a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone! Isn't it too much to give it to me just like this..." Lin Chen said. He truly hesitated. In his view, that favor was nowhere near as precious as a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
"Hmph, if I tell you to take it, then take it. I've never taken back anything this lady has given away."
Only then did Lin Chen put away the Soul Bone.
He was starting to suspect that he was the true Son of Destiny. He had gone out once and picked up a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, and now another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone had fallen into his lap?
Could Soul Bones really fall from the sky?
After the four finished eating in the Cafeteria, they waved goodbye and returned to their Dormitories to absorb the Immortal Herbs and Soul Bone.
Lin Chen's absorption of the External Soul Bone went remarkably smoothly. With his current physique, he could already absorb Soul Rings over sixty thousand years old, let alone a mere millennium External Soul Bone.
That was right. Under the enhancement of the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, Lin Chen's physical constitution had strengthened once again, raising the age limit of the Soul Rings he could absorb by another ten thousand years.
After absorbing the Soul Bone, Lin Chen's Soul Power rose by another level, reaching level 46.
Over the next two years, Lin Chen remained in the Outer Court with nothing much to do. During that time, he also delivered the Narcissus Jade Bone to Zhang Lexuan.
After two years, Lin Chen had raised his Soul Power to level 50, though he had yet to obtain a Soul Ring. His exact level would only be known after he absorbed one.
Speaking of Soul Rings, Lin Chen had also gotten a Soul Ring Concealment Technique from Qian Renxue. It could not only change the colors of Soul Rings, but also alter their number.
Just imagine it: your opponent sees you reveal five Soul Rings and thinks you're merely a minor Soul King, only for another four Soul Rings to suddenly appear. That expression would surely be spectacular.
Lin Chen also used this skill to disguise his Fourth Soul Ring as an ordinary Millennium Soul Ring. Because of that, he was mocked by Wang Dong, whose Fourth Soul Ring was a ten-thousand-year one. Wang Dong consequently felt that she was stronger than Lin Chen.
Damn it, if I revealed my Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, you'd be scared half to death.
However, Lin Chen himself did not care much about such things. Living his own life was enough. His foremost goal was cultivation and revenge, to seize his own fate in his hands. He did not think much about anything else.
One day, Lin Chen was sitting by Sea God Lake in a daze when a resounding dragon roar from Sea God Island suddenly pulled his thoughts back to reality.
The Dragon God Douluo had still fallen.
"Your Limit Douluo does not seem to have truly died," Qian Renxue said. Given her realm, she could naturally sense far more than Lin Chen could.
Of course, she still could not compare to Lin Chen, who possessed a god's-eye view.
"But he still fell. Shrek Academy's security has greatly weakened." Lin Chen sighed.
"It's good that you understand. That means you need to cultivate even harder to achieve your goal. Below the Title Douluo realm, everyone is an ant. Once war begins, without the cultivation of a Title Douluo, you'll be nothing more than cannon fodder."
When Lin Chen usually talked with Qian Renxue, they would also discuss the situation across the continent. Thus, Qian Renxue had gained some understanding of the current state of the continent.
She herself had experienced the battle at Jialing Pass, so she understood the cruelty of war better than Lin Chen did. That was why she warned him. After all, they were tied to the same boat.
Who could have imagined that on the continent Ten Thousand Years Ago, where there had seemingly been fewer than ten Title Douluo, Title Douluo would be everywhere once war began?
Because of this, Lin Chen cultivated even more diligently.
"Dean Yan, I'm here to apply to use the Soul Ring that was awarded in the Freshman Competition four years ago."
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