That was a Spirit Bone! A treasure money could not buy—and a ten-thousand-year Spirit Bone at that. Its value was simply unimaginable.
Even selling him off probably would not fetch that price...
And to keep him from being late for class, Yue Ling had faithfully woken him every morning.
The two of them went to the Barbecue Restaurant in Shrek City together, or ate in the cafeteria when they could not be bothered to go out.
The meals provided for Core Disciples were excellent, both delicious and filling.
After eating, they went to class together. In their free time, they strolled around campus together, and at the start of the school year, they went to Shrek City together for the Treasure Appreciation Fair hosted by the Treasure Gathering Pavilion...
Even during the Core Disciple selection tournament, Yue Ling had pulled him away right at the start and kept him safely behind him, letting him wait peacefully until the competition ended.
That was how he had earned one of the seven spots on the Reserve Team.
That position was not to be underestimated. Its importance was simply immeasurable.
For a Core Disciple, a place on the Reserve Team was a stairway to greater heights, one that also brought them into the sight of Shrek's upper ranks. Even if those people spared him only a passing glance, the resources that slipped through their fingers would be enough to sustain him for a long time.
After joining the Reserve Team, he had devoted himself to training under Xuan Zi's guidance, and his strength had undergone an unprecedented transformation.
Above all, traveling to the Heaven Dou Empire as a member of the Reserve Team to compete in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament had finally taken him beyond Shrek's little corner