The Great Distribution of Seven Soul Bones
"First of all, congratulations on winning this championship for the Shrek Academy!"
Then Cai Mei'er was the first to clap. Mu En followed, Xuan Zi followed, and Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo also joined in.
The applause rang out for quite a while in the Sea God Pavilion.
Dai Yueheng stood on the Main Team's side, his lips twitching, and whispered to Gongyang Mo:
"It's like an award ceremony."
Gongyang Mo rolled his eyes at him. "This is originally a medal-awarding ceremony."
Yan Shaozhe raised his hand to suppress the applause, and it stopped.
"Regarding the reward, I'll keep it brief."
He picked up a document from the table.
"First, each participating team member, including the Main Team and the Reserve Team, will receive one opportunity to meditate on the Golden Tree."
Upon hearing this, someone in the group visibly gasped. The Golden Tree Meditation greatly enhances Soul Master's cultivation; normally, even applying for it once is incredibly difficult.
"Second, the Soul Bone."
Yan Shaozhe put down the documents and pointed to a long table in the corner of the hall.
There were seven brocade boxes on the table, each with a seal on it.
"The Star Luo Empire awarded us three champion Soul Bone, plus four additional ones allocated by the academy, making a total of seven. The specific allocation will be decided by the two captains and Teacher Zhang Lexuan."
Upon hearing this, Dai Yueheng, Ma Xiaotao, and the others all revealed their eagerness.
This is Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone!
Yan Shaozhe was very satisfied with everyone's reaction:
"Alright, that's the important stuff. You can discuss the specifics of the distribution yourselves, don't argue here. Okay, everyone, that's all."
After he finished speaking, he sat back down in his chair, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and resumed his usual lazy demeanor.
Cai Mei'er stood up and walked to Ma Xiaotao.
"Xiaotao, how are you feeling?"
Ma Xiaotao nodded. "Much better, Master's wife. My Evil Fire has been suppressed."
Cai Mei'er looked her up and down, then reached out to check her pulse.
After a few seconds, she let go.
"It's stabilized, but the root cause remains. The Evil Fire within you is deeply entangled with that dark power; simply suppressing it isn't a long-term solution."
Ma Xiaotao smiled and said, "Huabin said he might be able to help me completely solve the problem of my Evil Fire, allowing it to evolve into the Ultimate Fire."
Cai Mei'er raised an eyebrow. "He said that?"
"Hmm. He didn't say exactly what to do, he just told me to wait for him to come back."
Cai Mei'er turned her head and glanced at Dai Huabin, who was standing on the side of the Reserve Team.
Dai Huabin was talking to Mu En and didn't notice the gazes directed at them.
Cai Mei'er looked away and patted Ma Xiaotao on the shoulder:
"Then let's wait for him. Since that kid dared to ask, he must be confident."
Mu En, who was standing nearby, overheard this and chimed in, "Huabin is a loyal and righteous man. Xiaotao won't suffer if she follows him."
Ma Xiaotao's ears turned slightly red, but she didn't say anything.
The discussion on the distribution of Soul Bone took place in the Sea God Pavilion.
Zhang Lexuan, Dai Huabin, and Dai Yueheng sat around the long table covered with brocade boxes and opened and examined them one by one.
The quality of the seven Soul Bone varied. The best was an eight-thousand-year-old fire-attribute left leg bone, while the worst was still three thousand years old.
"Four Main Team and three for the Reserve Team," Zhang Lexuan outlined the basic framework. "Any objections?"
Dai Huabin shook his head.
No one else had any objections.
Anyone with eyes can see that Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu played a significant role in this competition. It's no exaggeration to say that the Reserve Team occupied three spots.
Afterwards, Zhang Lexuan distributed four pieces of the Soul Bone to Ma Xiaotao and three pieces to Dai Huabin, letting the two captains choose for themselves.
Han Ruoruo pulled the brocade box containing the fire-attribute Soul Bone in front of her.
"This piece belongs to Xiaotao, no objections, right?"
Zhang Lexuan nodded. "Her Evil Fire has just been suppressed, and the fire attribute Soul Bone can help stabilize it."
Ultimately, the ownership of the four Soul Bones for the Main Team was quickly determined: Ma Xiaotao took the fire attribute Soul Bone, Gongyang Mo took the wind attribute skull, Dai Yueheng took the earth attribute torso bone, and Ling Luochen took the ice attribute left arm bone.
It's the turn of the Reserve Team, three pieces.
Dai Huabin pushed aside the remaining brocade boxes and pointed to one of them with his finger.
Light's Demon-Breaking Right Arm Bone.
In the original story, this Soul Bone was given to Wang Dong'er, so it must be a perfect match for her.
"Give this one to Dong'er." Dai Huabin closed the box.
Dai Huabin pushed the brocade box aside.
"The remaining two pieces, the right leg bone for Xiao Xiao, and the skull for Yajie."
Dai Huabin carried three brocade boxes out of the side hall. As soon as he turned the corner of the corridor, he saw Ning Tian, Xiao Xiao, Cui Yajie, and Wang Dong'er waiting by the pillar.
"Have you sorted them?" Ning Tian was the first to come forward.
"It's all sorted."
Dai Huabin handed the two brocade boxes to Xiao Xiao and Cui Yajie respectively.
"The right leg bone Xiao Xiao, the skull is for Yajie. When you go back to fuse it, find a quiet place and don't get disturbed."
Xiao Xiao took the box, weighed it in her hand, and her face lit up with undisguised joy:
"Thank you, class monitor."
Cui Yajie was more direct; she hugged Dai Huabin and said, "Thank you, class monitor."
Ning Tian stood to the side, looking at the box in Xiao Xiao's hand, then at Cui Yajie's, opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
She is a support-type Soul Master, and the attributes of the three Soul Bone assigned to her this time are indeed not suitable for her.
She understood the logic, but seeing her teammates obtain Soul Bone one by one left her with a bitter taste in her mouth.
Dai Huabin turned to Wang Dong'er and handed her the last brocade box.
"The Light's Demon-Breaking Right Arm Bone, for you."
Wang Dong'er was stunned.
She instinctively took a half step back, not extending her hands. "For me?"
"Um."
"But..." Wang Dong'er's gaze darted back and forth between the brocade box and Dai Huabin, "Aren't you keeping one for yourself? You're the captain, and you've contributed the most in the competition."
"I don't lack Soul Bone." Dai Huabin shoved the box into her arms. "The Light's Demon-Breaking Right Arm Bone has the highest compatibility with your Martial Soul. Giving it to someone else would be a waste."
Wang Dong'er held the brocade box, momentarily at a loss for words.
Xiao Xiao gently nudged her from the side. "Keep it. You can't return what the captain gave you, can you?"
Cui Yajie leaned closer and deliberately lowered her voice. "Dong'er, why are you blushing?"
"I didn't become famous!" Wang Dong'er tucked the brocade box into her bosom, turned around and left. "I'm going back to integrate!"
She took a few steps, then stopped, turned back, nodded to Dai Huabin, and said in a much softer voice, "Thank you."
Then he quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.
Cui Yajie watched her retreating figure and exchanged a knowing look with Xiao Xiao.
Dai Huabin ignored all of this and turned to look at Ning Tian, who had remained silent.
Ning Tian was adjusting his expression, trying to appear as if he didn't care at all, but the corners of his mouth clearly twitched downwards.
"Ning Tian."
"Hmm?" Ning Tian immediately put on an indifferent smile. "Captain, what do you say?"
Dai Huabin took out a jade box directly from the Soul Tool.
The jade box is opened.
Inside lay a piece of emerald green Soul Bone, its surface radiating a warm glow.
The bone is fine-grained and its size is exactly the shape of a skull.
Ning Tian's pupils dilated suddenly.
"This is..."
"The Ten Thousand Year Emerald Spirit Skull." Dai Huabin handed over the jade box. "It will boost your spiritual power."