Yuanen Huihui is Missing

He could not sense them in detail, but he heard the frequencies of those colossal stars.

Gradually, little by little, Lin Yuan felt his mind relax once more.

It was as if he had reached some kind of tacit understanding with these celestial bodies, his heartbeat resonating with their frequency. Like a cosmic song of immortal music, it left Lin Yuan utterly entranced.

This meditation lasted six hours.

Beside him, the major wearily opened her eyes, rubbed at them, and muttered, "Meditating in space really is a boring chore. There aren't any elements, and it's so vast and empty. How is anyone supposed to meditate like this? But that little guy probably can't hold out. He'll definitely look all pitiful and ask me to play with him, right?"

Thinking of Lin Yuan's appearance, the major could not help giving a soft snort. Smiling, she looked to the side.

The next second, the major's beautiful eyes suddenly widened. Her face filled with shock, and she blurted out, "Unity of heaven and man, deep meditation?!"

What was deep meditation?

It was the state every soul master dreamed of. Not only would it make soul power rise faster, more importantly, it could greatly enhance comprehension, letting one perceive levels usually far beyond reach. It was extremely beneficial for breakthroughs!

Most importantly, this was freaking space!

It was already impressive for an ordinary soul master to keep their mind steady, yet you were freaking deep meditating? Were you even letting the rest of us live?

The major hurriedly covered her mouth, not daring to disturb Lin Yuan's deep meditation.

And it was at that moment that Lin Yuan's closed eyes slowly opened.

Those eyes, already deeper and more beautiful than stars, seemed to still hold traces of starlight.

Lin Yuan stretched comfortably.

"Is it mealtime?"

"You—why are you awake? Did I disturb your deep meditation?"

A guilty voice rang by his ear. Lin Yuan looked over and saw the major staring at him with an apologetic expression.

"No, this was already my limit."

Lin Yuan shook his head.

Mm, daily deep meditation. That was my limit.

But then again, in truth, Lin Yuan did not need to close his eyes when he meditated. In fact, keeping them open worked even better.

Over the next twenty days, Lin Yuan spent almost all his time meditating.

Aside from closing his eyes the first time to seem a little more normal, he never shut them again. He remained as before, eyes half-lidded, looking lazy and languid.

And when the major beside him saw Lin Yuan like this, the guilt in her heart grew even stronger.

Little Lin must have said that because he didn't want me to feel guilty, right?

She made up her mind that once they returned, she would have a proper talk with the military. What a dazzling young talent this was.

Until the spacecraft arrived at Elf Star.

This was a planet even larger than Tianluo Planet, preserving an almost ancient, natural landscape.

The moment he stepped out of the spacecraft, a dense, indescribable aura seeped into his body. It was unspeakably comfortable, and even carried a tipsy, intoxicating feeling.

It was as refreshing as opening a bottle of chilled cola on a scorching summer day.

Lin Yuan knew that this was probably life energy.

Lin Yuan shook his head. Whether life energy was high or low did not mean much to him. It was not particularly good, but it was not bad either.

After all, for him, the best place was outer space, not a planet rich in life.

Still, although it was not very useful for cultivation, his body and mind did feel much more comfortable.

"Ah, so this is Elf Star? Its life aura is so rich that it isn't much worse than our mother planet, Douluo Planet. Of course, in terms of quality, it still can't compare."

The major looked at Lin Yuan with a beaming smile, finally releasing the urge she had held back for so long and rubbing Lin Yuan's head hard.

Seeing Lin Yuan's helpless expression, the major covered her mouth and giggled.

"Little Lin, we won't be staying here long. If you have something in mind, then set off after a short rest."

"Mm. You're not going to try to stop me?"

Lin Yuan looked at the major in some surprise.

Along the way, almost everyone, no matter who they were, had been advising him to treat this trip to Elf Star as nothing more than a vacation.

"Mm, to be honest, I do want to stop you, especially since you're still a child. But, well, although you and I didn't talk much on the way here, I could tell you're a child with your own ideas. You're a lot like me when I was young, refusing to turn back until you hit a wall. Since that's the case, what's the point of stopping you?"

The major shook her head. She had also heard about Lin Yuan's deeds.

She had even heard that he had fled the orphanage countless times.

Since they could not guard against it, they might as well let him do as he wished. After all, he was a soul master. As long as he did not go deep into the soul beast forest, it would not be that dangerous.

Lin Yuan said nothing more. After a short rest at the military camp, he took the contact-and-positioning soul device with him and set off in grand fashion.

It was not that no one in the military wanted to accompany him, but if they did, it would stress the soul beasts and remind them of the scenes from tens of thousands of years ago, when humans hunted soul beasts in groups. This had already become an unspoken rule.

And with the positioning soul device, if Lin Yuan ran into danger, they could rush to him at once.

And so, Lin Yuan set off alone, marching out with his head held high and his chest out.

Yan Ruoting watched Lin Yuan vanish at the edge of the forest, shook her head, and laughed despite herself.

"That child."

She was just about to return to camp and rest when the communicator suddenly sounded an emergency assembly signal.

"Reporting, sir. Yan Ruoting speaking!"

Yan Ruoting immediately straightened her back. The girl-next-door air from before vanished in an instant, replaced by the solemn bearing of a soldier.

"Major Yan Ruoting, come to the meeting at once. The daughter of the elven princess has gone missing."

"What?!"

Yan Ruoting's eyes flew wide open.

She quickly arrived at the conference hall. Unlike the architectural style of the Federation, the entire hall was inside the hollow of a great tree.

On the platform, a middle-aged man with the rank of senior colonel carried an imposing authority even without anger.

Beside him, an extremely beautiful woman held a handkerchief, constantly wiping away tears as she choked back sobs.

The middle-aged man nodded to Yan Ruoting and asked calmly, "Little Lin has gone?"

"Yes. What's the situation now..."

Yan Ruoting looked at the woman beside him, her heart filled with shock. She was the princess of the elven race: Yun Liao.

She had never expected that it was this woman's child who had gone missing.

"It's like this. Huihui spent some time playing on Douluo Planet a few days ago and ran into his older sister. He... he learned the truth, and was also provoked by his sister's martial soul. The second day after he returned to Elf Star, he disappeared, leaving behind a note saying... saying that he would find a true soul spirit and prove he was stronger than his sister."

"That child! Without him, what am I supposed to do?!"

At this sad point, Yun Liao could no longer hold back her emotions and burst into delicate sobs.

"T-this, this, this..."

The middle-aged senior colonel instantly panicked.

No, crying before the battle even began—was that really okay? This would affect morale! In the army, you'd be disciplined for this!

The moment Lin Yuan left the camp and officially stepped onto Elf Star, the system's voice arrived right on cue.

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the check-in. You have obtained a special soul spirit: Starry Sky Behemoth BUFF!"

"Note: This reward will attach itself to an enraged soul beast in a real-world manner. Host, please keep an eye out and claim it!"

"Extremely dangerous. Host, please survive and absorb it."

"Next check-in location: Shrek Academy. If you can sweep through your classmates in an invincible manner, you will receive a special reward!"

Seeing this, Lin Yuan's steps slowed. He lowered his head and sank into thought, his grip tightening hard around the thermos cup in his arms.

Wait, a brutal soul beast?

Was this thing messing with him?