I'll Go with You

A somewhat cool voice sounded beside Su Ge, but he did not move. He remained lying on the roof, admiring the moonlight above.

"What is it? Did you need something else from me?"

Zhu Zhuqing came to a stop beside Su Ge. Her footsteps made no sound at all on the roof.

As she looked at Su Ge's face beneath the moonlight, it seemed somewhat noble and aloof. Even someone as indifferent as her had to admit that he was indeed very good-looking.

"Thank you."

After a brief pause, she finally spoke.

"If you only came to thank me, there's no need. Just remember what you promised me, and don't forget why I was willing to invest in you. Do you have anything else to say?"

"How long are you planning to leave for?"

Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's question, Su Ge sat up and looked at her beside him.

Her already cool face appeared even more aloof beneath the cold moonlight. The moonlight draped over her body, outlining her figure with even greater definition.

"You saw through it?"

"Yes. You deliberately keep some distance from everyone. Even after what happened this time, there is still a barrier between you and Dai Mubai's group."

"On top of that, you seem to have been observing this academy with a scrutinizing gaze all along, so I think you're making a choice."

Zhu Zhuqing voiced both her feelings and the things she had noticed over time.

"You're right, but not entirely."

Su Ge nodded, then shook his head.

He had indeed been assessing whether Shrek Academy was worth staying at, but this was not a decision he had started making after arriving. He had been making it from the very beginning.

After all, hearing was illusory, while seeing was believing. Personal experience was still more accurate than a one-sided understanding.

"To me, Shrek Academy is something I can take or leave. I can also tell you clearly that I do plan to leave in the near future."

"So, will you leave with me? Leave behind the person you came here searching for."

Without the slightest hesitation, Zhu Zhuqing stared directly at Su Ge. "I will."

"Before I came here, I still held out hope. I thought he had left that complicated environment behind and come to the Heaven Dou Empire to bide his time, but..."

As she spoke, unwillingness flashed through Zhu Zhuqing's eyes. She had clearly been working so hard to become stronger, just to survive, just so she would not lose!

"But his talent is clearly better, yet out of fear, he chose to wallow in self-destruction. He indulges in wine and women, thinking he can keep barely surviving here for the rest of his life!"

"My future should not be in the hands of someone like that!"

What Zhu Zhuqing did not say was that before meeting Su Ge, she had actually still held onto a sliver of hope for Dai Mubai.

After all, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill was the only thing that could offer even a slight chance. Therefore, no matter what Dai Mubai was like, she would not easily give up for the sake of survival.

But then she met Su Ge. He had made her stronger and shown her a new hope!

This hope was far more tangible than anything Dai Mubai could offer!

Since Dai Mubai had chosen to give up on himself, then even if she had to go alone, even if she had to pay a price, she would seize this final opportunity!

"Mm, I understand."

Su Ge was fairly satisfied with this answer. As long as she understood what she wanted and what kind of situation she was currently in.

He did not mind giving a helping hand to an ally with such a clear understanding of reality.

So he nodded, but said nothing more. He got up, left the roof, and returned to his room alone.

After he left, Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips, then also left the roof and returned to her room to continue cultivating.

In his room, Su Ge had specifically requested a relatively large one. Only after confirming that no one was nearby did he prepare to take out the corpse of the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Its soul ring had long since dissipated with time. The only thing in his storage space was a soul beast corpse that radiated an evil aura.

He placed the corpse on a mat prepared in advance, sprinkled some medicinal powder to dispel the smell, then took out a dagger and began dissecting the soul beast's corpse.

Su Ge had also specifically learned about soul bones other than human skeletal bones. Under normal circumstances, after a Soul Master absorbed a soul ring, the soul bone would be absorbed along with it during the process.

This was how most External Soul Bones were produced.

A small portion of External Soul Bones, however, could be selectively absorbed after being produced.

For example, Su Ge's Right Palm Bone, and... the Eight Spider Lances before him!

After dismembering the Man Faced Demon Spider, Su Ge removed its spider legs intact. The most unusual part was that once the legs were dissected out, they were actually connected together!

Seeing this, Su Ge felt completely reassured, because the External Soul Bone was secured!

Soul Power began to gather in his hand, flowing into the eight connected spider legs.

Nourished by Soul Power, the massive spider legs gradually shrank, eventually transforming into a crystalline soul bone!

As Su Ge looked at the violet Eight Spider Lances External Soul Bone in his hand, his initial delight gradually turned into hesitation.

Should he absorb this soul bone or not?

Absorbing the Eight Spider Lances would indeed grant him a fifty percent increase in attack power. Moreover, since it was an External Soul Bone, it would most likely count as an independent multiplier, producing a considerable boost to his strength.

But did this soul bone truly suit him?

Su Ge frowned. Compared to the Eight Spider Lances, he actually preferred wing-type External Soul Bones. After all, as the saying went, wings added to a tiger.

Although a Golden-Haired Lion Mastiff was not a tiger, the principle was the same. If he gained the ability to fly, the range of targets he could strike would increase tremendously!

Later, the Eight Spider Lances would follow Tang San and become the Sea God's Eight Wings, but that was a matter for later.

"Forget it. There's no rush for now. I'll see whether there's a way to reshape it or guide it into mutating later. If there really isn't any way, absorbing it then won't hurt."

After thinking it over, Su Ge ultimately chose not to absorb it. Instead, he placed the soul bone into his storage ring, then returned the Man Faced Demon Spider's corpse to his storage space.

After finishing all this, he cleaned the room, took out the Whale Rubber, and began refining it.

Breaking through to level fifty should be put on the agenda.

He had a feeling that after reaching level fifty, his strength would undergo an entirely new transformation!

This rest period lasted several days in the small town.

Only after everyone had fully recovered their Soul Power and mental strength did they set out for the academy.

Overall, the gains from this trip were fairly good. Both Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing had broken through to Soul Elder, with the latter even breaking the academy's record as the youngest to reach Soul Elder!

Of course, that was excluding Su Ge. At roughly the same age, he was already a Soul Ancestor.