Perfect Accommodation, Claiming the Book of Curses (Please Favorite, Recommend, and Vote!)

"It was only a Secret Method Spirit Bone. How could I possibly go back on my word?"

Jing Hongchen snorted and casually took a wooden box from his Storage Soul Guidance Device before tossing it to Xu Tianming.

"It's a Secret Method Left Arm Bone!"

Xu Tianming corrected Jing Hongchen, then immediately opened the wooden box in his hands.

Inside lay a rough-looking, incomplete left arm bone.

Unlike ordinary Spirit Bones, the one in the box was an eerie dark red all over.

From up close, he could even smell a faint trace of blood.

"This is a Secret Method Spirit Bone?"

Xu Tianming picked up the Spirit Bone from the box and examined it twice, unable to stop himself from shaking his head.

According to rumors, the method for crafting Secret Method Spirit Bones had originated with Evil Spirit Masters. Judging from its appearance alone, that possibility truly seemed quite likely.

Compared to an ordinary Thousand Year Soul Bone, the quality of this Secret Method Spirit Bone was clearly far inferior.

"The quality of a Secret Method Spirit Bone is not high. With your talent, absorbing this kind of Spirit Bone would be a waste of your gifts!"

As Xu Tianming inspected the Secret Method Spirit Bone, Jing Hongchen spoke to him in a mildly cautionary tone.

"Rest assured, Dean. I'm not so desperate that I need to absorb this kind of Secret Method Spirit Bone."

Xu Tianming put both the Spirit Bone and its box into his Storage Soul Guidance Device, then said seriously,

"I merely want to use this Secret Method Spirit Bone for an experiment."

"I'm just reminding you. As long as you know what you're doing."

Jing Hongchen waved a hand.

Xu Tianming gave Jing Hongchen a slight bow before leaving the office with Lin Jiayi.

"A mutated Body Martial Soul... Who exactly is guiding his cultivation?"

"Don't tell me he figured out how to cultivate a Body Martial Soul all by himself?"

Listening to the footsteps gradually fading away, Jing Hongchen began rhythmically tapping his fingers against the desk.

"Damn it, I forgot to ask him about that long saber!"

Xu Tianming naturally had no idea what Jing Hongchen was thinking. After leaving the office, he followed Lin Jiayi around the academy.

After spending some time there, Xu Tianming had gained a rough understanding of the various sections of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy.

Lin Jiayi had even thoughtfully found him a freshman guidebook.

"Come to think of it, I once accompanied the dean to Shrek Academy to observe it."

Lin Jiayi sounded somewhat nostalgic, but also a little proud.

"Although Shrek Academy claims to be the continent's number one academy, its dormitory conditions are nowhere near as good as ours."

Remembering the descriptions of Shrek Academy's dormitories from the original story, Xu Tianming silently nodded.

"Shrek Academy's dormitories don't even have private bathrooms. If someone got diarrhea, they'd probably shit their pants before reaching the public restroom."

"Heh, yet with accommodations like that, Shrek Academy still dares call itself the continent's number one academy."

Like many people in the Sun Moon Empire, Lin Jiayi was deeply unconvinced by Shrek Academy's title as the continent's number one academy.

"Shrek Academy is supported by all Three Douluo Kingdoms. Who knows where all those enormous donations, tuition fees, and Shrek City's tax revenue actually go."

Hearing Lin Jiayi's criticism, Xu Tianming could not help shaking his head.

What did it mean to be an academy that cultivated monsters?

What did it mean to have a ten-thousand-year legacy?

It could only be said that Flender's penny-pinching tradition from ten thousand years ago had been splendidly inherited by Shrek Academy.

While lining up to squat in the toilets of the continent's number one academy, students from different classes could still chat with each other and fondly remember Shitrek's ten-thousand-year glory.

Even Shrek Academy's Zhou Yi used the typical method of making students suffer for no reason.

As for where all the money went?

Sorry, only Inner Court students were Shrek Academy's true students.

As for the Outer Court, it was merely a place for housing connected families and suckers paying exorbitant tuition fees.

"Ten-thousand-year Shrek... Heh, perhaps this is just them carrying on their ten-thousand-year tradition."

Xu Tianming laughed.

"Tradition? At our academy, that would be called student abuse!"

Lin Jiayi could not help shaking his head.

As they chatted, they arrived at a spacious residential district.

"Tianming, this will be your dormitory from now on."

Seeing the quiet surroundings and the generously sized dormitory before him, even Xu Tianming, the son of Dongyang City's lord, could not help showing a trace of astonishment.

There was no other reason; every residence here was a detached villa.

Although the buildings did not look particularly large, they were just right for one person.

"Our Sun Moon Imperial Soul Master Academy really is lavish."

Looking at the rows of independent residences, Xu Tianming sighed.

"Although our academy's accommodation is much better than Shrek Academy's, not just anyone can stay in these detached dormitories."

Lin Jiayi led Xu Tianming to a villa marked with the number "12" and handed him a key.

"Generally, only those who have made outstanding contributions to the academy or exceptional students within the academy can apply for this kind of single-person dormitory."

After a brief pause, Lin Jiayi lowered his voice to remind him,

"Tianming, you're a freshman, but the dean arranged a detached dormitory for you. You may run into some trouble..."

There were some things that did not need to be spelled out too clearly for smart people.

Xu Tianming understood. As he accepted the key from Lin Jiayi, he gave a slight nod.

"Thank you for the advice, Teacher Lin..."

"But you needn't worry too much. After all, the dean is the one who arranged for you to stay here."

Lin Jiayi patted Xu Tianming on the shoulder, smiled, and turned to leave.

After watching Lin Jiayi leave, Xu Tianming used the key in his hand to unlock the dormitory door.

"These accommodations truly rank among the best on the continent."

The dormitory was a two-story duplex. The first floor contained a living room, dining room, and kitchen.

The second floor contained a bedroom and study, as well as a Meditation Room for cultivation.

After inspecting every room, Xu Tianming went straight into the Meditation Room on the second floor.

Other than the wooden floor, polished so brightly that it reflected a person's face, the entire Meditation Room contained nothing else.

Xu Tianming sat down cross-legged and immediately gave the system an order.

"System, claim the reward!"

[Congratulations, Host, on claiming the divine artifact: Book of Curses!]

[Book of Curses: A product formed from the manifestation of Curse Law. Use your spiritual power to project the target's true name onto this book to inflict a curse.]

[Those afflicted by the curse will continuously lose luck and strength, and they will encounter unfortunate accidents at critical moments.]

As the system's voice fell silent, a thick book with a black cover of unknown material abruptly appeared in Xu Tianming's hands.