The instant the Light Rain Sword Right Arm Bone fused with his right arm, the Black King's Blood flowing through Mo Yuan's body suddenly boiled. Sensing this, he immediately diverted his attention and firmly suppressed it.
Mo Yuan guessed that the reaction might be because this was his first time absorbing a Soul Bone, and the Black King's Blood in his body was rejecting it. Once the absorption was complete, though, there should be no more problems.
As for the Light Attribute, just as he had expected, the Black King's Blood showed no unusual reaction. It was neither suppressed nor rejected.
It was like a god looking down on all living things, bearing all things with lofty tolerance.
About an hour later, waves of scorching heat continued to radiate from his right hand as time passed,
When the Light Rain Sword Right Arm Bone disappeared from the outside world and completely fused with his right arm, Mo Yuan opened his eyes. A surge of Soul Power at rank forty-seven spread out.
"Good, good, good! You've actually broken through to rank forty-seven in one go. Given that you've only just turned twelve, it won't be long before you become a twelve-year-old Soul King."
Seeing that Mo Yuan had finished absorbing the Soul Bone and had broken through to rank forty-seven, Yan Shaozhe praised him repeatedly.
"I still have to thank the academy for the Soul Bone it awarded me," Mo Yuan said sincerely. Although he had always had reservations about Shrek Academy, and for good reason,
they had now offered him something of real value, and he had accepted it. He couldn't leave without thanking them.
Yan Shaozhe could hear the sincerity in Mo Yuan's words, and nodded with satisfaction.
"Now that you've finished absorbing the Soul Bone, you should head to the Inner Court as soon as possible. Someone will meet you by Sea God Lake and show you around."
With that, Yan Shaozhe flickered and vanished from where he stood, as if he had never been there.
Mo Yuan didn't linger either. He turned, opened the door, and left the faculty building.
As he walked along the academy's main road toward the dormitories, Outer Court students passed by in small groups. Whenever they saw Mo Yuan, they smiled and nodded at him. When he responded with a friendly smile, their faces flushed with excitement.
After privately marveling that he was becoming more and more of a heartthrob, Mo Yuan found himself at the dormitory building before he knew it.
He entered the building and opened the door to Room 109. Bai Yi wasn't there, so Mo Yuan left him a note saying that he had entered the Inner Court. Then he quickly packed his belongings into his Soul Tool and headed straight for Sea God Lake.
Night fell. The soft glow of Soul Guide Lamps lit the quiet path beside Sea God Lake, while the bright moon cast its light across the water. Gentle ripples stirred the surface, reflecting the star-filled sky.
At that moment, a beautiful figure stood quietly beneath a Soul Guide Lamp beside the lake. In its gentle light, her features were clear.
She was a young woman who looked to be in her early twenties. Her smooth black hair fell to her waist, and her fair, flawless face was exquisitely beautiful. Her eyes were like water, as if veiled in morning mist, giving her an ethereal, dreamlike air.
The moonlight shining down from the night sky made her skin look like polished jade. Her profile was graceful and flawless, and her whole being seemed shrouded in a mysterious veil.
Mo Yuan had just reached the lake when he saw her. He paused for a moment and murmured,
"Snow-white robes, ink-black hair, skin and bones like ice and jade—an otherworldly immortal from a painting..."
As if she had heard him, the woman turned her gaze from the distant, barely visible Shrek Academy and looked toward Mo Yuan, who had come to his senses and was walking over.
She studied him from head to toe. When she saw his flawless face, a flicker of admiration passed through her eyes. A gentle smile appeared on her face as she extended a delicate hand.
"You must be Junior Brother Mo Yuan. My name is Zhang Lexuan. You can call me Senior Sister. Dean Yan asked me to meet you here, take you to the Inner Court, and show you around."
After hearing her, Mo Yuan immediately recalled who she was.
Zhang Lexuan was the child adopted by Dragon God Douluo Mu En. Her Martial Soul was the Moon, one of the three hereditary Martial Souls of the Sun Moon Empire's royal family. She possessed exceptional talent, deep cultivation, and excellent character. She was recognized as the Inner Court's senior sister and had been chosen as the next heir to the Sea God Pavilion.
Mo Yuan looked at the delicate hand Zhang Lexuan had extended. After confirming that the Moon Martial Soul shouldn't cause any unusual reaction upon contact with the Black King's Blood, he gently shook her hand.
Their hands touched, then parted.
"Come on, Junior Brother. I'll take you to the Inner Court."
With that, Zhang Lexuan rose into the air and vanished like a breeze, without releasing her Martial Soul or Soul Rings.
Seeing this, Mo Yuan silently recited a line of Dragon Language. Lifted by the Wind Element, he slowly rose from the ground, then shot toward the far side of Sea God Lake amid surging gusts.
Zhang Lexuan floated through the air, the night wind sweeping her ink-black hair behind her. Under the bright moon, her beautiful face seemed cool and otherworldly.
Whoosh!!!
A sharp whistle split the air. Mo Yuan, who had set off after her, caught up and kept pace at her side.
Zhang Lexuan curiously studied the wind swirling around Mo Yuan, her eyes filled with interest. She had seen many Wind Element Martial Souls, but few people of Mo Yuan's age could control the Wind Element with such ease.
Aside from his age and strength, the only explanation was that Mo Yuan's Martial Soul excelled at controlling the elements far beyond other elemental Martial Souls.
Feeling Zhang Lexuan's gaze on him, Mo Yuan suddenly remembered something. After a moment's thought, he spoke.
"I once heard Senior Sister Han talk about your relationship with Beibei. So when I saw you, I wondered whether what happened three months ago might have made you prejudiced against me."
Zhang Lexuan had been wondering what Mo Yuan was about to say. After hearing him out, she couldn't help but pause.
Three months ago, Beibei and Tang Ya had cheated in the Battle Soul Arena to help their newly accepted disciple obtain a Xuan Water Pill. Han Ruoruo had already told Zhang Lexuan the whole story.
Honestly, when she first heard that Beibei had cheated, Zhang Lexuan's immediate reaction had been that it was impossible. A large part of that response had likely come from her feelings for him.
But when Han Ruoruo had sworn that every word she said was true, Zhang Lexuan fell silent. She didn't want to believe that the descendant of the benefactor she respected—the person she loved—could do something so despicable.
Yet the incident spread throughout all of Shrek Academy, and the facts were there for everyone to see. Zhang Lexuan had no choice but to believe it.
From then on, the boy who had followed her around since childhood had left a blemish in her heart. Just as Han Ruoruo had said, cheating in the Battle Soul Arena was practically a heinous crime among Soul Masters.
On top of that, her close friend Han Ruoruo had urged her to think it over. Lately, Zhang Lexuan had been asking herself whether she truly loved Beibei, or whether she was only influenced by Mu En's kindness.
As for Mo Yuan, Zhang Lexuan held no resentment toward him. Reporting Beibei and the others for cheating was entirely justified from every angle.
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A note on something sad: Yesterday, on New Year's Eve, the author planned to send someone they liked a "Happy New Year" message right at midnight. Guess what happened? Ha! A red exclamation mark! The author laughed it off then and there. Although the author has more or less been rejected, they still hope all you wonderful readers find your happily ever after.
Also, everyone knows how busy the first day of the Lunar New Year is. I'll post one chapter today. If I have time, I'll post another later; if not, I'll post three chapters tomorrow to make up for it.
(It's really not that I'm slacking off. I just happened to get a recommendation spot these past few days, and there's also an algorithmic recommendation. In this situation, I wouldn't post just one chapter unless I absolutely had to. After all, nobody turns down money, right?)
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