Come On, You're the One Who Deserves It All!

"Cough, cough. We can talk about learning techniques later. For now, let's absorb this External Soul Bone first. Does it have any restrictions, Teacher?"

Xue Mingqing coughed and proactively changed the subject.

Although the Corpse Refining and Soul Refining technique Feng Qingyang had transmitted into his mind was indeed useful,

it was not particularly helpful to him at the moment.

He was only six and a half years old, right in the golden period for cultivating Soul Power. He would not, and should not, waste his precious cultivation time.

At that, the amusement on Feng Qingyang's face gradually faded as he said seriously,

"What restrictions could there be? Absorb it the same way you would an ordinary Soul Bone. As long as your body is strong enough, you'll be fine."

After hearing Feng Qingyang's explanation, Xue Mingqing nodded without saying anything more. He sat down cross-legged and directly began absorbing the Wind Snow Evil Eye External Soul Bone.

As Xue Mingqing began absorbing the Soul Bone, Feng Qingyang remained silent. After quietly glancing at him, he sat cross-legged in midair and closed his eyes.

While guarding Xue Mingqing, he also took the opportunity to restore his soul body.

The sunset beyond the window gradually sank, while a silver gleam of moonlight slowly rose from the far shore of Sea God Lake.

Time passed second by second in the tranquil silence, and Feng Qingyang's soul body gradually solidified from its near-collapsing, illusory state.

Meanwhile, the Wind Snow Evil Pupil gradually merged into Xue Mingqing's brow under his refinement and absorption...

Meanwhile—at the Freshman Dormitory Building outside Sea God Lake.

Having completed her enrollment procedures and officially become a disciple of Shrek Academy's outer courtyard, Zhang Lexuan sat alone in her dormitory.

Since she had become Mu En's disciple and was, by all accounts, Yan Shaozhe's junior sister, she did not have to share a dormitory with anyone else.

Instead, Yan Shaozhe had directly arranged a luxurious single room for her.

At this moment, the black-haired, waist-length beauty sat alone on the bed in her private dormitory room.

She lifted her eyes toward the silver moon outside the window, allowing the mischievous moonlight to spill over her delicate body and outline her graceful figure.

(No one knew whether Sugar Plus Three Spoons had some kind of fetish. In Douluo, everyone matured early; having a height of 1.7 or 1.8 meters at eleven or twelve was perfectly normal. Seventeen-year-old Zhang Lexuan was 1.8 meters tall, with a figure comparable to that of a mature, elegant beauty.)

As she gazed at the moon, what was reflected in her beautiful black peach-blossom eyes was not a crescent moon, but—

someone's silhouette...

Clutching the fur cloak embroidered with Wind Snow markings in her arms, Zhang Lexuan's gaze softened further.

Lowering her eyes, she gently stroked the fur cloak, as though she wanted to caress someone's face through it.

Feeling the fine texture of the material, she looked up and gazed deeply toward Sea God Island in the inner courtyard before slowly uttering three words.

"Xue Mingqing..."

As she softly murmured the young man's name, a lovely curve appeared at the corners of Zhang Lexuan's pink lips.

She gently stored the fur cloak in her storage Soul Tool, then looked up at the silver crescent moon in the sky as though she had made some decision.

"Since you saved me... then I won't owe you this favor for nothing..."

"I will definitely, definitely repay this favor..."

After speaking, Zhang Lexuan closed her beautiful eyes. Behind her, a silver full moon emerged, actively drawing in and absorbing the power of moonlight cast down by the crescent moon above.

That was her martial soul, the Moon. At night, it could be moderately strengthened, and it could also absorb and draw upon the moonlight of the heavenly moon to accelerate her cultivation.

At this moment, she was absorbing the power of moonlight to assist her cultivation.

Zhang Lexuan and Xue Mingqing, this senior sister and junior brother who were six years apart in age, were coincidentally both cultivating in pursuit of their desire to grow stronger.

Yet they did not know that, despite having only arrived at Shrek Academy for a single day and not having done anything serious yet, they had already stirred up undercurrents within Shrek Academy...

Elsewhere, in an underground secret chamber on Sea God Island in the inner courtyard.

This was Yan Shaozhe's residence. More accurately, it was more like a place he used for quiet cultivation to improve his strength.

As the dean of Shrek Academy, his actual residence was in the outer courtyard.

However, he did not visit that residence often. Most of the time, he stayed in this secret chamber, which was why it was more fitting to call this place his residence.

The reason was that Shrek Academy's inner courtyard had the Golden Tree, which drew in more of the world's vital energy, allowing every soul master here to achieve twice the result with half the effort in cultivation.

As for why Yan Shaozhe, clearly a light-type soul master, had chosen a dark and damp underground chamber as his cultivation site, that was somewhat unknown.

However, Yan Shaozhe was not cultivating as usual in the underground chamber at this time.

His hair hung in disarray, his eyes were bloodshot, and he panted like a bull. Broken objects lay scattered throughout the entire underground chamber.

This mess had nothing to do with anyone else. He had caused every bit of it himself.

Ever since the Sea God Pavilion meeting ended, he had been unable to calm his heart at all.

Whenever he recalled the look in Mu En's eyes when he looked at him, it felt as though his heart had been stabbed.

It was a look of disappointment, a look of frustration at someone who had failed to live up to expectations...

Each time he recalled Mu En's gaze, Yan Shaozhe could not settle down to cultivate. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, until he completely lost control and smashed the objects in the underground chamber.

Yet even after destroying everything around him, as he stood amid the ruined secret chamber, the blazing jealousy in his heart still refused to die down...

Yes, jealousy. He envied Xue Mingqing's treatment, envied Xue Mingqing's talent, and envied Mu En's attitude toward Xue Mingqing even more!

Even he, a Super Douluo and Shrek Academy's dean, was not qualified to live in Sea God Pavilion. But what about Xue Mingqing?

A mere six-and-a-half-year-old child had effortlessly moved into Sea God Pavilion and had even been directly established by Mu En as the next-generation successor!

He was unwilling. He was utterly unwilling...

He had clearly been Mu En's earliest disciple. He should clearly have been the first choice to become Sea God Pavilion's next-generation successor.

But...

All of it had been taken away by Xue Mingqing, his junior brother.

How could he possibly accept that...?

In truth, jealousy could make people lose their reason, just as it had Yan Shaozhe now.

If Xue Mingqing had never appeared, would Mu En have given him the position of Sea God Pavilion's next-generation successor?

Obviously not. His temperament was insufficient, and he was unfit for great responsibility. That was Mu En's evaluation of Yan Shaozhe.

Did Yan Shaozhe not know that?

He knew it very well!

But he could not face his own failures and shortcomings, nor did he dare to.

Because once he admitted them, it would practically prove that he was not even worthy of his current position as Shrek Academy's dean...

Thus, under the weight of self-deception and fear, he could only direct all his fury and resentment toward Xue Mingqing!

Toward this innocent junior brother!

His eyes bloodshot and his breath ragged, Yan Shaozhe stared at the wreckage covering the floor. His fists clenched, loosened, then clenched again, and he simply could not calm down...

Just as his emotions spiraled out of control, a strange voice sounded in his mind...

That's right... What right did he have to take all of this away...?

Come on... You're the one who deserves it all!

Hearing the voice in his mind, Yan Shaozhe instinctively froze. When he came back to his senses, a faint, dark crimson hue had unknowingly seeped into his eyes...

"Yes... Clearly... clearly, I'm the one who should... As long as... as long as..."