The Price of "Eating Alone," Signed a "Contract of Indenture"?

A familiar surge of soul power rippled through his body, accompanied by a small explosion of energy in his lower abdomen.

Ye Xuan could feel his soul power breaking through from level twenty-nine to level thirty at this very moment.

Meanwhile.

Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and the others standing beside Ye Xuan were all dumbfounded.

What had they just seen?

A ten-thousand-year head soul bone!

Yet, under the modification of Ye Xuan's martial soul, that ten-thousand-year head soul bone had actually transformed into a diamond-shaped crystal, finally sinking into the center of Tian Meng's brow.

"Holy crap!"

Yan lacked the vocabulary for such moments, so he could only manage those two words.

Xie Yue and Hu Liena's chests heaved; after all, this was a ten-thousand-year soul bone, a true treasure of the Douluo Continent.

Standing not far away, Falling Devil Douluo's eyes turned red at the sight, but it all happened too fast. From the moment the soul bone was retrieved from the Pokeball martial soul to its transformation into that crystal and its final integration into Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's brow, the entire process hadn't even taken a second.

By the time Falling Devil Douluo wanted to intervene, the crystal had already been completely assimilated.

"Damn! This brat is too lucky. Even I only have one ten-thousand-year soul bone on me..."

Falling Devil Douluo's sorrowful voice drifted from behind them.

Seeing that the newcomer was the Seventh Worship of Martial Soul Hall, Falling Devil Douluo, Xie Yue and Yan hurriedly bowed in salute.

"Lord Seventh Worship!"

Seeing the three of them bowing, Falling Devil Douluo finally retracted his pained expression.

"You three did well. Being able to defeat a ten-thousand-year Evil Eye Tyrant is proof enough of your combat capabilities."

For the elite disciples of Martial Soul Hall, every single one of them was an absolute genius in cultivation.

However, fast cultivation speed alone was not enough; one also needed the practical combat experience to crush peers of the same level.

The assessment of the Golden Generation was the platform Martial Soul Hall provided for them.

Falling Devil Douluo had been in Martial Soul Hall for over twenty years and understood perfectly well the significance of the seven spots set aside for the Golden Generation at Martial Soul Academy.

It was about striving for excellence.

It also avoided the waste of cultivation resources.

Before long, the white light lingering around Ye Xuan's body slowly dissipated, and a pair of pitch-black eyes opened.

But before he could even fully open them, he was met with the disgruntled expressions of Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan.

"Yo, Junior Brother, you've finally woken up. Don't you have something to explain to the three of us?"

Hu Liena licked the corner of her lip. Although she didn't truly resent her little junior brother for "hogging the spoils," the credit for this victory didn't belong to her alone; her brother Xie Yue and Yan had also contributed significantly.

A ten-thousand-year head soul bone produced by a pure mental-type ten-thousand-year soul beast was undoubtedly the highest quality head soul bone on the Douluo Continent.

Its rarity was comparable to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, yet such a precious item had been absorbed by Ye Xuan alone...

Hearing Hu Liena's slightly resentful tone, a flash of embarrassment crossed Ye Xuan's eyes.

"That... actually, I didn't want to, but it all happened so fast..."

Ye Xuan knew clearly that "unilaterally" swallowing the fruits of a mission that required the cooperation of all four was a very serious offense.

Having just fused with that ten-thousand-year soul bone and experiencing a qualitative sublimation, Tian Meng felt a pang of guilt upon seeing Ye Xuan taking the heat for this unprovoked disaster.

Although none of it had been its intention, the greatest benefit had indeed fallen upon it.

Xie Yue looked down at Ye Xuan, who stood before him with his head bowed. He didn't want to make things difficult for his sister's junior brother, but there was no helping it.

The resources provided by the academy were fixed; for a commoner disciple like him, if he wanted more, he had to fight for it with his life.

Although Yan held no affection for Ye Xuan because of Hu Liena, the fact that Ye Xuan had been the first to protect his life during the final moments of the battle meant his resentment had lessened significantly.

Still, it was true that a top-tier ten-thousand-year head soul bone, which should have been shared by the four of them, had been swallowed by him alone.

Just as the situation turned awkward, Falling Devil Douluo interrupted their thoughts.

"The four of you needn't dwell on this. I will report this matter to His Holiness the Pope and the Grand Pontiff, and Martial Soul Hall will provide you with corresponding and sufficient compensation."

Hearing Falling Devil Douluo's words, Xie Yue and Yan both let out a sigh of relief.

Hu Liena, however, walked straight up to Ye Xuan and reached out to pinch his cheeks hard.

"My cute little junior brother, you really need to give your senior sister some peace of mind..."

Feeling Hu Liena's touch, Ye Xuan gave her a big hug.

"Hehe, thank you, Senior Sister."

Ye Xuan's action caused Hu Liena to freeze in place.

But soon, she also complied and hugged him back.

"Hmph, what's the use of just saying thanks? You'd be better off giving your Senior Sister some actual benefits."

Hearing Hu Liena's slightly reproachful tone, Ye Xuan slowly loosened his grip on her, turning his gaze toward Yan and Xie Yue instead.

"Brother Xie Yue, Brother Yan, today's matter was indeed my fault. This top-grade Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone should have belonged to the four of us, yet I ended up keeping it for myself. However, I will find a way to compensate you both..."

As Ye Xuan continued, his voice grew weaker.

Although he knew that the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well contained immortal herbs, he did not intend to report this to Martial Soul Hall just yet.

However, the look Yan was giving Ye Xuan at this moment was filled with exasperation.

"You brat, where are you putting your hands? Nana has never even hugged me!"

Clearly, compared to the compensation of that Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, Yan seemed to care much more about the fact that Ye Xuan had just hugged Hu Liena.

Seeing that Yan was about to lose his temper again, Xie Yue hurriedly grabbed him by the shoulder.

To be honest, in his heart, Yan was fine in every way, but the fact that he liked his younger sister made him feel incredibly troubled.

After all, his sister didn't like the guy at all.

"Uh, this..."

Ye Xuan saw this scene and wanted to let go, but he suddenly felt the soft flesh at his waist being pinched.

Lowering his eyes, he realized it was Hu Liena...

"Tsk, I hadn't noticed before, but looking closely now, you're actually quite handsome, Junior Brother."

Perhaps it was because Hu Liena had always viewed Ye Xuan as a child in the past.

It was only after being held firmly by Ye Xuan this time that she suddenly realized her little junior brother had grown up.

"You brat, you're still not letting go? Xie Yue, let go of me! I am absolutely going to teach this brat a lesson!"