"That's incredible attack power."
Seeing the terrifying force of the attack, Yu Xiaogang couldn't help exclaiming in amazement.
"But you absorbed a Spirit Ring from a Datura Snake. Why did I feel like what appeared just now was the phantom of a dragon?"
Ye Lin shook her head. "I don't know. I have no idea. I can't explain it."
She had no answer for any of his questions.
Yu Xiaogang fell into thought.
"Could a mutation have occurred during the absorption?"
"Could it have caused the Datura Snake's bloodline to evolve?"
"That's possible." Yu Xiaogang answered his own question, then pulled out a pen and paper from somewhere and wrote down what had happened.
Ye Lin relaxed her right hand, and the Immortal Sword turned into Soul Power and flowed back into her body.
Although that strike had incredible attack power, it had also consumed a huge amount of Soul Power. One strike had used up a third of her Soul Power, so for now she could use it at most three times.
Both of them had obtained Spirit Rings, and there was no reason to stay in the Soul Hunting Forest any longer. The three of them set off for the forest's outskirts again.
After Tang San obtained his Spirit Ring, carrying the luggage became much easier for him. He no longer had to stop for a breath every three steps and rest every five.
When they reached the town outside the Soul Hunting Forest, the three of them rented a carriage and returned to Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy.
This trip had left Yu Xiaogang badly weakened. He had lost an arm, though fortunately it didn't affect his ability to get around.
Back at Notting Academy, Tang San and the others returned to Yu Xiaogang's room, while Ye Lin went back to Dorm Seven, where the Work-Study Students lived.
There was no one else in Dorm Seven at the moment. Judging by the time, they were all still in class.
She sat cross-legged on her bed and opened her right hand. A slender miniature Immortal Sword spun in her palm, and a yellow ring slowly spread out beneath her.
Ye Lin took the two five-hundred-year Spirit Ring age-upgrade cards from the System Space and used them on her First Spirit Ring.
The two cards turned into streaks of light and entered the miniature Immortal Sword. The purple markings on the yellow Spirit Ring rapidly spread outward until they covered the entire ring, raising it to the thousand-year level.
Ye Lin clearly felt her constitution improving once again, and the increase was far greater than when she had absorbed the Datura Dragon's Spirit Ring.
The green dragon pattern on the Immortal Sword became clearer, and the pressure emanating from it grew stronger.
She felt that if she used her First Soul Skill, she could kill that Datura Snake outright.
The increase in the Spirit Ring's age also brought an increase in Soul Power. The most obvious change was that her First Soul Skill, which she had previously been able to use only three times, could now be used five times.
Ye Lin was curious about what level her Soul Power had reached after absorbing a Spirit Ring equivalent to nearly two thousand years.
The only way to find out was to go to the Spirit Hall in Nuoding City and have her Soul Power Level tested.
She left the dormitory and headed outside.
The bell rang to signal the end of class. The students leaving the classrooms didn't head for the cafeteria or dormitories. Instead, they hurried toward the sports field.
Only then did Ye Lin remember that, according to the original story, the Work-Study Students were supposed to fight Xiao Chenyu today.
I already told Xiao Wu to keep a low profile. Why would she still get into a fight?
She quickly followed the students toward the sports field.
At that moment, Xiao Wu, Wang Sheng, and several other Work-Study Students stood on one side, while Xiao Chenyu and some of the paying students stood on the other. The two groups faced each other.
Xiao Chenyu looked at Xiao Wu with disdain. "Xiao Wu, if you agree to be my pet rabbit, we can pretend today's incident never happened."
"Hmph," Xiao Wu snorted. "In your dreams! I'm going to beat you until you're spitting teeth!"
"Did you forget what I told you? Keep a low profile."
A voice suddenly sounded in Xiao Wu's ear.
A look of delight immediately spread across Xiao Wu's face. She quickly turned around. "Sister Lin, you're back!"
"Sister Lin, I swear I wasn't looking for trouble. They just went too far!"
"Keeping a low profile is one thing, but we can't let people bully us all the time."
"And he wants me to be his pet rabbit. If you were me, Sister Lin, could you put up with that?"
Ye Lin was momentarily taken aback. Xiao Wu did have a point. That was something she couldn't tolerate.
She murmured, "If you keep too low a profile, they'll really start thinking you're an easy target."
"In that case, let's settle this once and for all today."
She looked at Xiao Chenyu. The moment her gaze fell on him, he shuddered involuntarily.
He didn't know why, but a feeling of fear had taken hold of him.
Xiao Chenyu swallowed, an uneasy feeling rising in his heart.
"You're their leader?"
Ye Lin replied calmly, "Fight me. If you lose, apologize to Xiao Wu."
"Fine!" Xiao Chenyu agreed at once. It was only an apology; no big deal.
"I'm Xiao Chenyu, a sixth-grade student. My Martial Soul is a wolf. I'm an eleven-level, one-ring Battle Soul Master."
He immediately used Martial Soul Possession, and his body began transforming into a wolf's.
"But if you lose, you have to be my pet, too!"
"I'm Ye Lin, just an ordinary Work-Study Student." Ye Lin didn't elaborate. "I'm in a hurry. Let's get this over with."
Xiao Chenyu's expression changed. It was obvious she was disrespecting him.
"Aren't you going to summon your Martial Soul?"
"There's no need."
"You arrogant fool!"
He snorted, clenched his teeth, extended his wolf claws, and pounced at Ye Lin.
"That girl's done for. She actually dares to face the boss without summoning her Martial Soul."
"What a disrespectful attitude."
"She can't blame the boss for showing no mercy!"
Xiao Chenyu's lackeys had never considered that he might lose. All they could think about was how badly Ye Lin would be hurt.
Xiao Chenyu wasn't holding back at all. His claws could smash stones to pieces; anyone struck by them could imagine what would happen.
"It's over. Ye Lin's finished."
Wang Sheng sighed regretfully. "She's got no ability, yet she insists on showing off. Isn't that stupid?"
As a sixth-grade student himself, he knew exactly how strong Xiao Chenyu was.
"If Xiao Wu were the one fighting, she might have a chance."
Seeing that Ye Lin hadn't moved at all, Xiao Wu called out anxiously, "Sister Lin, dodge!"
She was extremely worried about Ye Lin's safety.
At last, Ye Lin moved.
The instant the claw was about to strike her, she darted forward and slipped past the attack, then struck Xiao Chenyu in the chest with her palm.
"Bang!"
A muffled thud rang out, and his chest caved in at once.
Xiao Chenyu's eyes widened in disbelief. He hadn't even seen when Ye Lin moved; her palm had already struck him.
His body flew backward and crashed heavily into the ground, kicking up a cloud of dirt.
He had lost.
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