The Nonexistent Person of Shrek Academy: Ice Flower Butterfly Wen Ruan!

Soon, the two wandered between various shops, purchasing a large quantity of Whale Glue for the price of over two thousand three hundred Gold Soul Coins.

Relying on Flender's essence as a profiteer and his silver tongue, the two even managed to acquire a ten-thousand-year quality Whale Glue at a low price, along with nearly twenty pieces of century-millennium quality ones.

After all, the true utility of Whale Glue had not yet been discovered during this period, so the price was not particularly high.

At dusk, at the academy entrance.

Flender looked at Lin Yan with a gaze that was unbearable to behold.

"Lin Yan, you are still young. Although your inner fire is vigorous, some things still require moderation. Otherwise, by the time you reach my age..."

"Ahem, cough, cough~"

Having said that much, he realized something was wrong and hurriedly changed his tone.

"In any case, just don't be too indulgent. Even if it's to vent your Evil Fire Demon Dragon, don't get too lost in it. I am doing this for your own good."

Lin Yan did not offer a defense.

"Thank you for the reminder, Headmaster. I understand."

It remained the same sentiment: reputation and such had long since ceased to matter!

There was a saying from his past life that was excellent: Once I ascend to power, there will naturally be great scholars to interpret the scriptures for me!

Once Lin Yan became strong enough, these dark histories would naturally vanish like smoke...

Moreover, this wasn't really a dark history; Whale Glue was merely branded with an obscene reputation in the eyes of the world, while he simply wanted to use it to improve himself.

Time quickly arrived at night.

There was a senior student in the academy whose martial soul was an Ice Flower Butterfly. Coincidentally, it was this senior who had reached level 19 at the age of 11, which was the reason Flender had delayed Lin Yan's acquisition of a spirit ring.

Behind the academy mountain.

"Senior sister, could I trouble you to help me with a small favor using your ice-attribute spirit power?"

"In return, I can give you some Gold Soul Coins as payment."

Before Lin Yan stood a young girl dressed in a pale blue long dress. Her features were refined, her brows and eyes cold and clear; while she could not be called extremely beautiful, she was certainly gentle and lovely.

Furthermore, perhaps because her martial soul was a butterfly, her every movement revealed a touch of magnificence and elegance, paired with her graceful figure and a mature, cold-beauty face, anyone passing by would take a few extra looks.

The girl's name was "Wen Ruan," also a child from an ordinary family whose spirit power was awakened by Flender in a nearby village a few years ago. She now lived at Shrek Academy as Lin Yan's senior.

As for why Tang San and his group had never heard of her six years later, Lin Yan guessed it likely had something to do with the spirit hunting operation that would take place a few months from now...

"How much money can you give me? And what kind of help do you need?"

Wen Ruan's tone was neither warm nor cold. Faced with a request that included payment, she was naturally happy to hear the details.

Lin Yan did not drag things out; he immediately gave the remaining dozen or so Gold Soul Coins to her and explained that she only needed to continuously lower his body temperature.

This was not difficult for an ice-attribute spirit master, and as a commoner spirit master, Wen Ruan had no reason to refuse.

The two hit it off and immediately reached an agreement.

"An ice-attribute spirit master should be much more useful than ice cubes."

"My over-limit first spirit ring, wait for me."

As the sky grew dark, Lin Yan looked up at the few stars that had appeared early in the sky, his eyes reflecting his anticipation for the future.

He first took out a century-old Whale Glue he had prepared in advance and held it in his palm. With his Evil Fire Demon Dragon martial soul possessed, it took only a moment for the terrifying high temperature to melt the Whale Glue into a gelatinous state.

"Eh? What is this? It smells a bit like seafood, so fishy!"

Wen Ruan blinked her curious, large eyes at Lin Yan's palm, and Lin Yan responded with a smile.

"Senior sister, I'm about to start. You must ensure my body temperature doesn't get too high, or it will easily lead to problems."

"Oh, oh, okay~"

[Ice Flower Butterfly, Martial Soul Possession!]

Wen Ruan summoned her martial soul. A pair of gorgeous ice-crystal butterfly wings sprouted from her back, and tiny snowflakes fell, looking quite beautiful.

Unfortunately... in the past, when she flew into the air, these snowflakes would truly fall to the ground like snow, but today, the terrifying high temperature of the Evil Fire Demon Dragon melted them the instant they were generated.

Wen Ruan was quite surprised by this; she hadn't expected the flame temperature of a level 10 spirit master to be this high. She straightened her posture and looked at Lin Yan, her expression becoming a bit more serious.

"I'm ready. I can lower your temperature at any time."

"Good!"

Lin Yan sat cross-legged, wrapped the Whale Glue in his spirit power, and swallowed it directly.

The scalding temperature flowed down his throat into his lower abdomen. Soon, Lin Yan sensed an energy that did not belong to his body spreading through his dantian and gradually diffusing along his meridians.

At the same time, the intense heat brought by this energy combined with the Evil Fire within his body, gradually expanding the previous warmth in his meridians into a scorching heat...

"Senior sister, lower my temperature."

[First Spirit Skill: Ice Ring.]

It had to be said that Wen Ruan's so-called "Ice Ring" skill seemed as if it were born to assist Lin Yan in consuming Whale Glue.

It had no offensive power; it could only mark enemies within the range of the Ice Ring. Those marked would be continuously eroded by ice-attribute spirit power, causing their body temperature to drop rapidly.

The moment Lin Yan experienced the effects of the soul skill, he understood why this young girl hadn't survived six years later.

The bright moon hung high.

In the woods behind the academy, two figures—one icy and one fiery—each radiated a brilliant glow, adding a touch of the extraordinary to this otherwise ordinary evening.

As a child from an ordinary family, Wen Ruan did not know exactly what Lin Yan had consumed, nor did she know why he had asked her to do this.

She was simply doing a job for money!

However, as Lin Yan was now focused entirely on refining the medicinal power, and there was no one else alive in the area besides her, the young girl couldn't help but steal a few glances at him.

He gave me over a dozen Gold Soul Coins, just for something as simple as lowering his temperature?

What on earth did he eat? And what kind of effect does it have?

The girl murmured to herself, moving a little closer to Lin Yan while maintaining the effect of her soul skill.

It was then that she witnessed the most mortifying scene of her life.

Lin Yan was sitting cross-legged, and whether it was due to the influence of the evil fire or the medicinal power of the Whale Glue taking effect, an awkward situation had already manifested at his waist.

Wen Ruan hurriedly turned her head away, her gaze darting uncontrollably toward the depths of the forest.

"W-what the hell!"

"Damn it! I knew this money wouldn't be so easy to earn."

In an instant, countless conjectures flooded Wen Ruan's mind.

Perhaps Lin Yan had been coveting her beauty since the first day he entered the academy; perhaps he was taking some kind of aphrodisiac; perhaps he suffered from some sort of condition; or perhaps he was simply trying to use this opportunity to start a relationship with her...

At this moment, she was pushing the imagination of an adolescent girl to its absolute limit.

Yet Lin Yan, the protagonist of all these fantasies, remained completely oblivious, focused entirely on refining the medicinal power of the Whale Glue.