Douluo Yang Yongxin, I am Lightning!

As Wu Ming stood up, the object in her hand was fully revealed to everyone.

It was something resembling a human arm bone, roughly twenty centimeters in length, golden throughout, and emitting a faint, shimmering golden radiance.

Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear right arm bone!

"Holy crap, talk about insane luck!"

Shen Yao let out a curse, instantly snapping everyone back to reality. After the initial shock, a wave of joy couldn't help but rise in everyone's hearts.

They had truly struck gold this time!

Given the quality of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, the value of this soul bone could even rival some ordinary Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone!

The ownership of the soul bone naturally belonged to Mu Guiyun, but the others were not without their gains.

According to the regulations of Shrek Academy, Mu Guiyun had to provide treasures of equivalent value or Gold Soul Coin to be distributed among the other team members based on their contributions.

Of course, soul bones were exorbitantly expensive, and not everyone could casually cough up millions of Gold Soul Coin, which was where the Academy's role came into play.

The Academy would lend the soul bone recipient the Gold Soul Coin, charging absolutely no interest.

Naturally, the students would feel grateful, which was exactly what Shrek Academy wanted to see.

Although it was a tiny bit coercive, it was a case of a willing buyer and a willing seller; after all, the benefits of a soul bone to a soul master were simply too great, and besides, this was not something you could buy just because you had money.

This was also why Wu Ming dared to dissect the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear without hesitation; because this item did not belong to Mu Guiyun alone, but was the spoils of war for everyone.

"This kid has such good luck, I still don't even have a single soul bone!"

Wu Ming's tone was a bit sour, but she didn't harbor a shred of greed in her heart. She was on her own, and she would definitely stay at Shrek in the future, so she would have a soul bone sooner or later.

"Heh heh heh, an unexpected bonus! This time I can finally give my Soul Tool a proper upgrade!"

Shen Yao licked his parched lips and let out a sinister, cackling laugh.

Although he wouldn't get a share of the soul bone, based on its value, he would at least receive over a hundred thousand Gold Soul Coin—not a small sum by any means.

For a moment, the entire camp was filled with laughter and joy.

"Guiyun is so lucky."

Zhang Lexuan smiled gently, feeling genuinely happy for Mu Guiyun.

"Hmph, it's just a piece of junk soul bone. A five-thousand-year soul bone isn't good enough for our Guiyun!"

Ma Xiaotao proudly tilted her jade-like neck, her tone filled with disdain for the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear right arm bone.

She had decided that once they returned to the Academy, she would squeeze a fortune out of her teacher!

With Guiyun's talent, let alone a hundred-thousand-year one, he should at least have a top-tier soul bone of around fifty thousand years, right?

Yan Shaozhe, who was currently presiding over a meeting in the Sea God Pavilion, suddenly sneezed.

Our...

Zhang Lexuan precisely caught the emphasis in Ma Xiaotao's words, her beautiful eyes narrowing slightly.

Recalling Mu En's aged figure and his almost entrustment-like request, Zhang Lexuan's gaze grew increasingly firm as she remarked pointedly, "Indeed, Guiyun certainly deserves the best."

"That's right!"

The thick-headed Ma Xiaotao didn't notice the underlying meaning in Zhang Lexuan's words at all, still gloating on the side about Mu Guiyun obtaining the soul bone.

After the excitement subsided, everyone returned to a calm state; after all, the current priority was to protect Mu Guiyun as he safely absorbed the soul ring.

"Heh heh, we can have an extra dish tonight. The bear paw of a Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear is a rare delicacy!"

Wu Ming licked her lips, and the dagger in her hand swung down once more.

"Clang!"

However, a bizarre scene suddenly occurred. The dagger, forged from refined iron, seemed to have struck something incredibly hard and snapped instantly!

What on earth was so tough?

Wu Ming frowned deeply, then beckoned to the few people in the distance, calling out, "Ruoruo, come help! We're eating bear paw tonight!"

Three hours passed, and the Star Dou Great Forest had now entered the dead of night. Aside from the occasional roar of unknown soul beasts and the chirping of insects from deep within the forest, it was eerily quiet.

Mu Guiyun's breathing had gradually steadied, clearly reaching the final stage of absorbing the soul ring.

"It's been so long, why hasn't Guiyun woken up yet?"

Ma Xiaotao, who had been guarding Mu Guiyun's side without moving an inch, pouted in disappointment as she saw no signs of him waking up.

"It should be finished soon."

Zhang Lexuan lowered her eyes, quietly observing Mu Guiyun's handsome face.

As Zhang Lexuan finished speaking, the previously cloudless sky was instantly covered in dense, pitch-black clouds, intermingled with wisps of white lightning arcs.

"What's going on? Is it going to rain?"

Such a bizarre scene left everyone completely bewildered.

BOOM--!

A thunderclap exploded with a deafening roar.

Crack!

As the thunder faded, a sound so faint it was nearly imperceptible echoed from within Mu Guiyun's body.

Opening his eyes, Mu Guiyun finished his absorption and slowly stood up. A pure white orb of light had appeared around the Elemental Stone in his hand, rotating rhythmically around it as the center.

Seeing Mu Guiyun wake up, the group prepared to offer their congratulations, but three soul rings—each exceeding the optimal configuration—suddenly emerged from behind him, causing everyone's jaws to drop!

Yellow! Purple! Purple!

A thousand-year second ring!

The group exchanged glances, the unconcealable shock evident in each other's eyes.

"You're awake. How do you feel? Is anything uncomfortable?"

Ma Xiaotao, who had long been aware of Mu Guiyun's soul ring configuration, was the first to step forward. She placed her jade-like hands on his shoulders, scanning him from head to toe, the concern in her brow nearly overflowing.

"Don't worry, Sister Xiaotao. Not only am I fine, I've never felt better!"

He had never experienced such a wonderful sensation!

Ma Xiaotao's display warmed Mu Guiyun's heart. The corners of his mouth curled upward, and silver-white electric arcs flickered and vanished around him.

When the thunder rolls through the dark clouds, when the lightning illuminates the earth!

I come with the storm, bringing the wrath of the gods!

Seventh Sense—Thunder Control Technique!

Looking up at the cloud-covered sky, especially when lightning streaked across it, Mu Guiyun felt an unprecedented sense of kinship!

From today on, I'm someone who comes with my own background music!

"Congratulations, Guiyun."

"A ten-year-old Soul Elder; you truly are the greatest genius the academy has seen in thousands of years!"

Ten years old?!

He was only ten!

Zhang Lexuan's words were no less than a bolt from the blue, causing the group, who had just regained their composure, to freeze in place once again.

Whose subordinate was this, to be so valiant?

They had thought they were already overestimating Mu Guiyun, but it turned out they had still underestimated him!

Quietly pushing Ma Xiaotao aside, Zhang Lexuan handed the soul bone in her hand to Mu Guiyun and smiled. "Guiyun, this is your spoils of war. Keep it safe."

Mu Guiyun took it and looked, a flash of surprise crossing his eyes. He hadn't expected it to be a brilliant golden soul bone.

Was his luck really that good?

One could only say that the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear truly lived up to its reputation as the "model worker" of the Tang Sect era; its soul bone drop rate was indeed high!

"Kid, there's another one here! Anyone who didn't know better would think you were the Child of Destiny. Your luck is so good that you've dropped two soul bones, which are rare for others to see even once!"

Wu Ming tossed the item over, and Mu Guiyun caught it firmly in his hand.

Looking down, good heavens!

Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear Palm Bone!