"Xiao Yun, want to go to the Soul Fighting Zone?"
"No. I'm going to the library. You guys go ahead!"
"Okay!"
They went their separate ways. Ling Yun's feet flew as he raced toward the library at astonishing speed.
He had no choice. If he strolled along, his overzealous fans might spot him.
Only after reaching the library did Ling Yun slow down. Special teachers managed the place, and no one dared cause trouble there.
The library was a round building with a domed roof, its exterior a brownish yellow. It was about as tall as the Great Soul Arena, nearly a hundred meters high. A stone stele stood by the entrance, bearing a brief introduction: the library held no fewer than ten million books.
Ling Yun stepped inside. The distinctive scent of books filled his nostrils, and no one stopped him in his school uniform.
Following the signs, Ling Yun climbed to the third floor, where the books were about Soul Beasts.
He went over to the shelves on rare Soul Beasts and began browsing. He casually picked up a book and found that it even had illustrations—and in color.
Before long, he came across a Soul Beast he knew. The book recorded: Emerald Swan, an egg-laying Soul Beast.
Its egg was almost perfectly round, with a white shell, and weighed about 260 grams.
After hatching, its down was light gray until it grew into a Hundred-Year Soul Beast. After a hundred years, it turned pale green; at a thousand years, dark green; and after ten thousand years, it became as emerald as jade. Its abilities were related to healing and the life attribute.
Today, it was all but extinct. The record was dated Douluo Calendar 2501.
Ling Yun read the description, then compared it with the pictures. They