At the Critical Moment, He Took Out the Ice Treasure Stone

"Bone marrow... it really has that kind of effect? I thought that thing was just a gimmick..."

The middle-aged teacher suddenly realized something. That meant the boy had kept it hidden all along!

"And as for how bone marrow works, I've always been skeptical of the claims about Spirit Yuan Pills. I'm not sure eating bone marrow will actually help raise Soul Power..."

Another middle-aged teacher offered his opinion.

Only the dean, Shen Mo, remained silent, lost in thought as he recalled the contents of the letter.

After a moment, he slowly said, "Some of those stories may be true. When I was young, I was fortunate enough to meet a senior who had cultivated to the level of a Titled Douluo. Even now, his spirit still fills me with awe..."

The two teachers nodded, deeply moved.

In a hurry, they went to their own desks and took out the papers Luo Mo had written. They stared at them in silence, each lost in thought.

"I never thought we'd meet such a formidable genius..."

"That's right. Compared with a certain fake genius, he's so much stronger..."

The dean couldn't help but cough. "Ahem. The young genius is a friend of the academy. You shouldn't speak of him that way."

"Speaking of that, the headmaster of Shrek Academy is also a friend of the dean, isn't he? You should be more careful when talking about your friends."

The dean was left speechless.

Luo Mo ignored him and turned to the dean. "My sister and I want to live outside the academy, if that's all right."

But the dean shook his head. "The academy requires all students to live on campus."

Luo Mo took out a gold soul coin. "Then I'll rent a dormitory by myself. My sister is a girl, so it wouldn't be appropriate for her to share a room with a bunch of guys."

Xiao Wu blinked.

At that moment, a strange look crossed the dean's face.

"Haha, that's no problem. Since you're born with full Soul Power, you deserve better living conditions."

The dean changed the dormitory arrangements for the two of them, moving them into a separate building.

As for the Spirit Yuan Pill, he still hadn't accepted it.

"Tomorrow morning, meet at the academy entrance. I'll take you to the Soul Beast Forest."

"Thank you."

The two thanked him in unison. Just as they were about to leave, Luo Mo suddenly turned back and asked, "Dean, you mentioned meeting a Titled Douluo when you were young. So... are you a Fire Attribute Spirit Master, too?"

The dean froze for a moment, then nodded. "My martial soul is a Fire Crow."

As they spoke, Shen Mo's lips curled into a faint smile. "Would you like to see what the bone marrow can do? I happen to have some free time."

"Sure!"

In the end, the dean's curiosity got the better of him, and he followed Luo Mo to the dormitory where the two had just been assigned rooms.

"Do you need me to do anything?"

The dean looked at Shen Mo.

The handsome young man had an air of maturity about him. He spoke to the dean as though they were old friends.

"Dean, please use your fire to refine this piece of soul beast bone marrow."

Luo Mo silently took out a piece of dark-colored thousand-year-old soul beast bone marrow from his storage soul tool and handed it to Shen Mo. He then stepped aside and began preparing himself.

"What are you planning to do?" Shen Mo asked, puzzled.

"High-intensity heat will help it absorb more easily."

Shen Mo nodded, then summoned his Fire Crow martial soul. Three purple soul rings appeared beneath him, slowly rising and falling.

As expected, he was a three-ring Soul Elder.

After possessing the Fire Crow, Shen Mo's body grew dark feathers, his arms stretching into wings. His appearance changed, and a pair of black wings spread from his back. He looked like a ravenous demon.

Fire Crow, first soul skill!

The purple soul ring around his waist lit up. Shen Mo unleashed his first soul skill.

But instead of controlling the soul skill, he simply opened his mouth and spat out a finger-thick stream of flame, burning the bone marrow in his hand.

Huff, huff...

Yet the bone marrow showed no sign of melting in the flames.

After ten minutes, it finally began to show signs of dissolving.

"Raise the heat!"

Shen Mo gritted his teeth and increased the intensity of the flames.

By then, the dormitory had become as hot as a steamer. The heat even began to spread outside.

Xiao Wu couldn't take it anymore.

Seeing that Luo Mo agreed, she ran outside as fast as she could.

For the next half hour, Shen Mo continued raising the temperature of the flames.

Gradually, a rich fragrance drifted out from the bone marrow. The dark-colored bone marrow slowly turned a lustrous golden hue.

"That smells amazing!"

Shen Mo swallowed, his face full of anticipation.

But despite the increase in heat, the bone marrow had only melted a little.

Even Shen Mo had never seen soul beast bone marrow that could withstand such heat. The fact that it still hadn't completely melted after being burned for so long was extraordinary.

"Dean, cut off the corner that's been refined."

"Wait until it cools a little, then feed it to me."

By now, Shen Mo was exhausted. He stopped to catch his breath, then explained what to do next.

Once the bone marrow had cooled, he had to eat it immediately. That was when its effects would be strongest.

"All right."

The dean nodded and, following the instructions, cut off the corner of the nearly melted golden mass.

Once it had cooled, Shen Mo opened his mouth.

The bone marrow slid in and quickly melted into a warm stream that flowed into his stomach.

Then Shen Mo felt a warm current swirl through his chest and abdomen, spreading through his limbs and body.

His vitality began to recover at a speed that astonished everyone.

But before long, the warm current slowly began to grow hot.

A tremendous amount of sweat poured from his body.

At that moment, Shen Mo looked as though he had just been pulled out of the water.

It didn't take long for the sweat to turn black. His whole body looked as if it had been dyed, and he seemed to have become a different person.

"Are you all right?" the dean asked, concerned.

"I'm fine."

Shen Mo felt better than ever, and began refining the bone marrow again.

Once the scorching power had nearly dissipated, he swallowed another piece of bone marrow.

As it melted, the same thing happened again.

As long as he ate only a small piece each time and waited until it was fully digested before eating another, he didn't need to worry about his body being unable to handle it.

After four hours of this, the dean's Soul Power was running low.

Fortunately, only one small piece of bone marrow remained.

After Shen Mo swallowed it, he thought it would feel the same as before, but the heat he sensed was even more intense than it had been earlier.

"Ah..."

At that moment, he felt as if his entire body were melting.

Even his stomach had gone numb.

"Shen Mo, what's wrong?" The dean asked anxiously.

But Shen Mo was already unable to speak.

Instinctively, he released his limit hand seal, his mind clear.

He wanted to say something, but couldn't manage to form a complete sentence.

"Phew. Luckily, I reacted in time..."

The dean lifted the seal and used a strand of his origin power to grab the Ice Treasure Stone embedded in the back of the limit hand seal.

Crack!

A wave of intense cold spread out from the Ice Treasure Stone.

In the blink of an eye, the entire dormitory became as cold as a frozen wasteland.

The dean noticed what was happening, his pupils contracting.

"Could this... be the Ice Treasure Stone?"

He felt a chill run through him, as if a superior being were exerting overwhelming pressure upon an inferior, filling his heart with a powerful sense of defiance.