Level 60 Soul Emperor Wang Dong'er!

If there were other ways to obtain Locke Berry, he might be able to capture every soul beast in the Beast Fighting Zone within this semester.

As for how many Gold Soul Coins worth of medicinal herbs and ores could be exchanged for one Locke Berry, Song Mu decided to head out to Shrek City right now to buy some and try selling them to the Mall; his Storage Soul Guidance Device did not contain these items.

After making another trip to Shrek City and returning, the results were in.

After testing, the exchange rate between Locke Berry and Gold Soul Coins was approximately one to ten, meaning medicinal herbs worth ten Gold Soul Coins could be sold to obtain one Locke Berry.

He currently had over 1.5 million Gold Soul Coins on him, which could be exchanged for a total of 150,000 Locke Berry, and the time required to exchange them all would be roughly 150 days.

Now that the Freshman Assessment had ended, there were still over 240 days left until Shrek Academy went on break; if every day were utilized, he could exchange for 240,000 Locke Berry.

Exchanging all these Locke Berry for Gulu Balls would only allow him to purchase 24 Advanced Gulu Balls.

But that was enough; although the Beast Fighting Zone at Shrek possessed ten-thousand-year soul beasts, their numbers were few, totaling less than twenty.

However, he was still short on Gold Soul Coins, so Song Mu decided to write a letter to Brother Chen to borrow some.

He did not intend to use the Red Card from the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect to buy on credit; he preferred to avoid using that card's credit function whenever possible.

For the next eight months, Song Mu's daily life consisted of attending classes, capturing soul beasts, eating, and sleeping, repeating the cycle over and over.

Eight months later.

Inside the Beast Fighting Zone, Song Mu threw his final Advanced Gulu Ball, striking the ten-thousand-year soul beast that had been sealed by Elder Gong's soul power below.

The moment the Gulu Ball made contact, the ten-thousand-year beast was sucked inside. The Gulu Ball flew into the air and wobbled, followed by a spray of small light particles, signifying the successful capture of the soul beast.

Song Mu caught the returning Gulu Ball. Instead of retracting it into his Martial Soul, he selected the option to release the soul beast on his panel.

A stream of light flew out from the Advanced Gulu Ball, and in the spot below where he had just captured the beast, the exact same soul beast reappeared.

"Kid Song, how is it? Can you finally raise that Radiant Goddess Butterfly of yours to the Soul Emperor level?" Elder Gong asked from the side, sounding excited.

For the past eight months, Elder Gong had accompanied Song Mu, helping him capture almost every soul beast in the Beast Fighting Zone, and the growth rate of Song Mu's soul beast had exceeded his imagination.

From an initial cultivation level below Soul Grandmaster to the current peak of Soul King, the speed was simply unbelievable!

Song Mu closed his eyes, manipulating the Martial Soul panel within his Sea of Spirit, then opened his eyes and said, "Elder Gong, it's reached level sixty!"

Feeling that Wang Dong'er had successfully been raised to level sixty, Song Mu was also deeply excited, because reaching level sixty meant he had completed that special mission.

The special mission, to raise the level of a soul beast, offered a special reward: a Skill Stone, Light-type skill, Refraction!

"Hahaha, good lad, your Martial Soul is truly terrifying!" Elder Gong patted Song Mu on the shoulder, sighing in admiration.

He then continued, "Alright, my Beast Fighting Zone has no more soul beasts for you to catch, but you must come visit me often in the future to keep this old man company."

Song Mu replied, "I certainly will!"

"Alright, off you go, I won't keep you any longer."

After bowing to Elder Gong, Song Mu prepared to return and examine the Skill Stone called Refraction.

Leaving the Beast Fighting Zone, Song Mu returned to his dormitory and sat down on his bed.

Once Song Mu was seated, a stream of light flew from his body and landed on the floor, forming a young girl with long, pale blue hair: Wang Dong'er.

After appearing, Wang Dong'er first sensed her own immense power, then sighed, "Song Mu, I'm so strong now!"

After saying this, she looked at Song Mu with a smile, a playful idea forming in her mind. She patted her chest and said, "Little Song, serve me well from now on, and this young lady will look after you."

Song Mu looked at her smug expression and said with a half-smile, "Oh, really?"

Wang Dong'er was just about to speak when she discovered the next second that her body was moving toward Song Mu against her will.

Song Mu stretched out his legs and said, "Ouch, my legs are a bit sore from walking all day. Miss Dong'er, could you help me massage them?"

Before him, Wang Dong'er had already crouched down in front of Song Mu, extending her slender, fair hands to gently massage his legs. However, judging by her fierce expression, it was clear she was not doing it voluntarily.

After teasing Wang Dong'er for a bit, Song Mu released his control over her. Even after the control was lifted, however, Wang Dong'er did not stop the massage.

"Miss Dong'er, have you gotten addicted to massaging?"

Wang Dong'er stopped immediately, stood up, and said, "Hmph, you're not even grateful when I massage you? This young lady is done serving you!"

Hearing this, Song Mu smiled and didn't continue the topic. Instead, he took out a blue stone tablet, waved it in front of Wang Dong'er, and said, "Refraction? Want to learn it?"

Upon hearing the name Refraction, Wang Dong'er immediately became interested. She had long heard Song Mu say that this Refraction soul skill was the only special reward for the mission to raise her level, and it was a Light-type skill she could actually learn.

"Learn! What is the effect of this skill?" Wang Dong'er asked.

Song Mu summoned his Panel Martial Soul and checked the description of the skill.

"Let me see... holy—!" After reading the full description of the skill, Song Mu exclaimed in shock.

Seeing Song Mu's surprised expression, Wang Dong'er was extremely curious; she hurried over and leaned in to look at the panel.

Refraction, Light-type skill, deals damage. Special effect: After successfully hitting a target, gain buff effects for yourself and debuff effects for the target based on the number and attributes of your skills.

Each skill can increase the buff or debuff by ten percent, and different attributes provide different special effects.

Wang Dong'er finished reading the description, still a bit confused. She asked, "What's the problem with this? Why do you look so surprised?"

Song Mu steadied himself and explained, "This skill is absolutely terrifying!

Let me give you an example: with your current Soul Emperor cultivation, you can attach six soul rings. Suppose one of them is a Light-type skill, and you attach the rest as well; once your Refraction soul skill hits an enemy, it will grant you a sixty percent boost to your elemental attack damage."

"If you have Thunder-type, Wood-type, Fire-type, Ice-type, and so on, then every time your Refraction skill hits, it will boost your own elemental attacks, speed, and health recovery by sixty percent, while also inflicting six layers of burning and freezing effects on the enemy."