An Unprecedented Pair of Perfect Scores, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Thorn Dragon Emperor Left

The Unprecedented Pair of Perfect Scores, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Thorn Dragon Emperor Left Leg Bone, Snake Spirit Na'er (3K)

"Pierce through the fog and glimpse the truth. The assessment is over. The Ninth Pass has awarded full marks."

The second Na'er revealed the truth, a cold mechanical voice rang out above the primitive forest. The Ninth Pass automatically ended, and metal drawers slid open as two figures sat up at the same time.

"So it really was fake." Na'er puffed up her cheeks. "This assessment must have wanted to see us beat each other bloody over a Soul Bone."

Zhao Xuanzhen merely smiled. Just as Na'er had said, the Ninth Pass in Shrek Academy's entrance assessment was called the Veto Pass. If examinees attacked their teammates in order to claim a Soul Bone for themselves, then regardless of how many points they had earned before, they would immediately lose their qualifications for admission.

During the assessment, he could have copied Tang Wulin's approach, pretended to go back and forth with Na'er, or simply let Little Three-Eyed Golden Lion go. But Zhao Xuanzhen did not like putting on an act, which was why he had called out Spirit Water Porpoise to reveal the truth.

The two left the metal room and returned to the assessment classroom. On the way, Na'er suddenly hopped in front of Zhao Xuanzhen and walked backward, her silver-white pupils unblinkingly fixed on his handsome face at close range. With a smile brimming in her eyes, she called softly:

"Zhao Xuanzhen."

"Mm?"

"Can I ask you something?"

"Permission granted."

"If Tun Tun's answer had been that the Three-Eyed Golden Lion skull really existed, would we have fallen out fighting over the Soul Bone?"

"Mm... good question. I'll give you three jin of chicken chop bones. Let me have the Soul Bone, okay?"

"You idiot, Zhao Xuanzhen! I'm not talking to you anymore!"

Na'er's vision went dark, and she nearly fainted from anger. She then turned around and entered rampage mode, silently swearing that unless he soothed her with ten jin of chicken chop bones, she would ignore Zhao Xuanzhen for three days... no, two days!

The two returned to the assessment classroom one after the other. Looking at the still-fuming silver-haired girl and the black-haired boy whose expression remained unchanged, Saint Spirit Douluo Yali was rather baffled. They had successfully passed the Ninth Pass, so why did they look as though they had argued?

Unable to figure it out, Yali simply stopped thinking about it. With a faint smile, she said, "The tenth assessment is the Three Halls Trial. Three elders of the academy will evaluate your assessment results, assign a comprehensive score, and add it to your total."

The final stage should have been jointly scored by Saint Spirit Douluo Yali, Old Li, the First Stage guardian, and Silvermoon Douluo Cai Yue'er. However, since Cai Yue'er had already been sent back to Poseidon Pavilion by Yali, only two senior elders would participate in the evaluation.

Yali said warmly, "Zhao Xuanzhen, Gold-Grade Original Martial Soul, outstanding talent, extraordinary combat power, and mature mentality.

"Na'er, Silver Dragon bloodline, spatial-attribute Martial Soul Silver Dragon Spear, exceptional talent, quick wits, and a kind disposition.

"For the Three Halls Trial, combining Old Li's opinion with mine, we both believe you deserve ten points. Added to the ninety points you earned in the previous nine assessments,

"Congratulations. You have scored one hundred points in the entrance assessment.

"Welcome to Shrek Academy. I hope you will continue working tirelessly in the future, remember your original aspirations, uphold the righteous path, and not waste your talents."

Two perfect scores—unprecedented in Shrek Academy's history!

"Yes, Senior Saint Spirit," the two replied in unison.

"It's getting late. I'll take you to Sea God Island to rest."

As agreed, Zhao Xuanzhen and Na'er would not be staying in the dormitory building and would instead live directly on Sea God Island.

A bright moon hung overhead, and stars dotted the sky. By the time they had completed all ten assessments, night had already deepened. A thin mist floated over the stone paths of Shrek Outer Court. Zhao Xuanzhen heard a seemingly casual cough from beside him and turned toward the sound, only to meet Na'er's sparkling silver eyes.

"Are you still angry?"

With such a casual opening, Na'er did not sense any sincerity. In an exceptionally stubborn tone, she said, "I am. Don't talk to me."

After pondering for a moment, Zhao Xuanzhen silently took out a bag of snacks from his Storage Soul Tool.

"You're insulting me!"

Na'er swore to uphold her principles to the very end!

Zhao Xuanzhen took out another bag. "Here, eat."

"You really know how to read people. Zhao Xuanzhen is the best!"

A person who calls out to others and shares the road with them does not need many companions!

Na'er beamed and eagerly accepted the snacks, tearing open the package and digging in with gusto.

Let's explain this to the audience: Na'er might look as though she had compromised and surrendered, which seemed rather embarrassing, but get this straight—Little Zhao was the one using snacks to curry favor with King Na'er!

Yali walked ahead of them. With a Super Douluo's keen senses, she heard every word exchanged by the two little ones behind her, and a knowing smile appeared at the corner of her lips.

Childhood sweethearts, innocent and carefree, growing up together through squabbles and play. Even if they argued, they would quickly make up again. Yali liked children very much. When she was young, she had once dreamed of giving birth to fraternal twins, but fate had not gone as she wished, and she had lost the ability to bear children.

Feeling the vibrant vitality of the two, Yali suddenly found herself envying Leng Yaozhu. Watching the next generation grow up was itself a process of gradually perfecting one's state of mind. Perhaps she would never have that chance again.

The noisy ripples of daytime faded away, leaving Sea God Lake at night even more tranquil and mysterious beneath the glow of Soul Guide lamps.

Green waves rippled as moonlight drifted between them like shattered silver. The drooping branches of ancient trees along the shore soaked in hazy water vapor, and when the wind passed by, it carried a crisp scent of grass and wood that refreshed the heart and mind.

"Sea God Island is in the center of Sea God Lake. Whether you can reach the island depends on your own abilities."

Saint Spirit Douluo Yali rose into the air and vanished like a gentle breeze, leaving behind one final test.

Na'er's eyes rolled around as she beckoned Zhao Xuanzhen closer with an animated expression that seemed to say, Let me tell you a secret.

"What is it?" Zhao Xuanzhen asked doubtfully.

"...The one who arrives later is an idiot!"

The moment she finished speaking, Na'er gave a crafty smile. Her entire body transformed into meteor-like points of light, and when she reappeared, she was already hovering above the lake ten zhang away. Cracks opened through space as silver radiance rained down into the water.

"Childish."

Dark blue appeared in Zhao Xuanzhen's eyes. He leaped into the air and released the Kan Word of the Earthly Dao Technique. The lake water rose as though lifted by an invisible hand, carrying Zhao Xuanzhen toward Sea God Island!

Why was Na'er childish? Of course, it was because someone equally childish was willing to play along with her!

Sensing the person behind her rapidly drawing closer, Na'er used Space Jump with increasing frequency. Every flicker brought a tremor of silver light. When they had crossed halfway, Zhao Xuanzhen raised two fingers and sliced through the air. A whirlwind shot into the sky, sweeping the silver-haired girl who had been racing ahead into his side.

"You're cheating!" Na'er said angrily.

"You've been tired all day. I'm helping you save some strength."

"Hehe."

Traveling atop the water, Na'er did not need to expend Soul Power. She openly watched Zhao Xuanzhen controlling the currents. The night wind blew his ink-black hair behind him, and beneath the bright moon, the contour of his profile carried an otherworldly grace.

A burning gaze fell upon him. Zhao Xuanzhen turned to look back and saw that under the moonlight, the girl's skin was like congealed jade, while her frost-and-snow-like face had been dyed cherry red. She was breathtakingly beautiful.

She's really pretty...

He's really handsome...

Neither spoke again after that. They rode the water onto Sea God Island, where Yali brought them before two small wooden houses. Her gaze shifted toward Zhao Xuanzhen as she said solemnly:

"Xuanzhen, because of some old grievances, Yue'er's relationship with Yaozhu deteriorated decades ago. That is why she acted irrationally today. I apologize to you on her behalf."

From beginning to end, Yali had never put on the airs of a Super Douluo before the younger generation. She sincerely expressed her apology to Zhao Xuanzhen.

"I understand. There is no need for you to do this, Senior Saint Spirit."

Cai Yue'er had relinquished all her positions, and they would likely have no further dealings in the future. As long as she behaved herself and did not cause trouble, Zhao Xuanzhen had no interest in deliberately targeting her.

"During these five years as exchange students, I will do my best to ensure your safety. The academy has decided to establish a Special Class. Your classroom and course arrangements will be sent to your Soul Guide Communicators tomorrow morning."

"Understood, Senior Saint Spirit."

"One last matter..."

Yali smiled faintly and spread open her fair, jade-like palm. As moonlight flowed, space tore open a crack, and a piece of bone was teleported through it, quietly floating in midair.

The bone was as white as frost and snow, shaped like a miniature human leg bone. The entire leg bone was seamless, with three sharp spikes growing from its outer side. Countless silver motes flickered and drifted around it, causing ripples like water to spread through the air as silken moonlight coiled around the bone.

"The Hundred-Thousand-Year Thorn Dragon Emperor Soul Bone belongs to you."

A gentle force of Soul Power pushed the Soul Bone before the two of them. Yali's figure gradually faded. "How you distribute it is up to you."

"The Hundred-Thousand-Year Thorn Dragon Emperor Left Leg Bone..."

Zhao Xuanzhen summoned this precious Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and admired its beauty and majesty, tempered by a hundred thousand years of time.

The Soul Beast Clan had nearly withered away, and in the Legend of the Dragon King Era, Soul Bones were becoming increasingly scarce. Other than venturing into the sea to hunt Hundred-Thousand-Year Sea Soul Beasts, it was nearly impossible for Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones to appear. This Thorn Dragon Emperor Left Leg Bone was most likely a priceless treasure left behind after the death of a Shrek Academy predecessor.

Spatial attributes, like mental attributes, had an extremely broad range of compatibility, especially for talented Soul Masters who possessed the potential to become Extreme Douluo.

As everyone knew, Extreme Douluo possessed Dual Soul Cores. Excluding the one in a million Soul Masters with Twin Martial Souls, ordinary Soul Masters condensed their Martial Soul Origin to forge their first Soul Core, while their second Soul Core involved the challenge of forming a Spatial Soul Core.

Under normal circumstances, comprehending spatial attributes was an essential path toward becoming an Extreme Douluo. Absorbing a spatial Soul Bone was beneficial for comprehending Spatial Power and, in turn, condensing a spatial-attribute Second Soul Core.

The Hundred-Thousand-Year Thorn Dragon Emperor Left Leg Bone could greatly reduce the future burden of forming a Second Soul Core for Zhao Xuanzhen or Na'er, but there was only one Soul Bone.

"Na'er, you should absorb the Thorn Dragon Emperor Soul Bone." Zhao Xuanzhen showed no reluctance as the Soul Bone drifted down beside Na'er.

Without a second thought, Na'er tossed it back. She proudly raised her chin. "My spatial attribute is already so strong. Why would I need the Thorn Dragon Emperor to add icing to the cake? You should absorb it instead!"

To be fair, Dragon Clan bloodline plus spatial attribute plus a first Soul Spirit of the same race made the Thorn Dragon Emperor undoubtedly more compatible with Na'er. Zhao Xuanzhen naturally knew that was merely the girl's clumsy excuse, and he said softly:

"Na'er, you asked earlier whether we would fall out over a Soul Bone.

"Actions are always more real than words. My answer is that you are more important than the Soul Bone.

"The Thorn Dragon Emperor Soul Bone is one of the best possible Soul Bone choices for you. You do not need to give it up for my sake. We're only ten years old. We'll have plenty of opportunities and time in the future to seek high-quality Soul Bones.

"My cultivation is still far from sufficient to absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, but you are different. The Silver Dragon Spear possesses Silver Dragon bloodline. Perhaps the Thorn Dragon Emperor soul hidden within this Soul Bone would be willing to merge with you."

Without giving her a chance to argue, Zhao Xuanzhen stuffed the Soul Bone into Na'er's hands and turned to walk into one of the small wooden houses.

"Good night."

"Good night!"

Her beautiful eyes curved into lovely crescents. Na'er hugged the Hundred-Thousand-Year Thorn Dragon Emperor Soul Bone to her chest, and her mouth curved up like the Nike logo.

What she cared about was naturally not the Soul Bone, but Zhao Xuanzhen's feelings. Real actions would always surpass false words.

Throwing herself onto the bed in the wooden house, the girl twisted like a bashful snake spirit, her face flushed red as she said:

"Zhao Xuanzhen, I am willing to receive from you now, and in the future, I will also be willing to give for you...

"I will definitely give you an even better gift..."