No Deal! I'm Not Trading This Soul Bone!

Lin Yichen nodded and followed behind Yue Guan.

Spirit Hall Academy was where Spirit Hall trained the younger generation of geniuses.

The original three members of Spirit Hall Academy's Golden Generation had all come from the academy's elite class.

Under Chrysanthemum Douluo's guidance, Lin Yichen smoothly completed his enrollment procedures.

None of the students in the class looked down on him.

After all, everyone had been utterly shocked by that battle in the morning.

Who would dare provoke this guy? If he went mad, the entire class probably would not be his match.

Late at night, Lin Yichen stood alone beneath the moonlight.

He could not shake the feeling that something was wrong.

The soul bone had fused far too smoothly.

Wolves were cunning creatures. Logically speaking, the power of the Moon Palace Branch's "soothing" should have been far weaker than its devouring Lin Yichen's soul.

And at the time, Lin Yichen had even been courting death, distracting himself by charming Yue Guan.

"Thinking about it now gives me chills."

If that wolf had been a little smarter, I probably wouldn't have been so lucky.

Although Chrysanthemum Douluo had protected him, escaping unscathed would naturally have been impossible.

Suddenly, as a ray of moonlight fell upon Lin Yichen's left arm—

His left arm began to itch faintly.

He scratched it, but could not stop the bone-deep itch at all.

"This is bad. There's something wrong with this soul bone!"

Lin Yichen groaned inwardly, but his hand did not stop.

Yet the more he scratched, the worse it itched.

Just kidding. Even if he did not scratch it, it only grew worse.

Just then—

"Knock, knock, knock..."

"Lin Yichen, Teacher wants us at Pope Hall tonight. She has something important to announce. My brother and Yan have already gone ahead. I'll wait for you."

Hu Liena's voice came from outside, carrying a trace of urgency.

"Got it!"

Lin Yichen replied in a hurry, though the panic and impatience in his voice were easy to hear.

"What's wrong? Are you all right?"

Hu Liena naturally noticed it, and concern entered her voice.

But Lin Yichen had one flaw—pride.

What a joke. He had been so glorious during the day, only to make a fool of himself at night?

Who would be happy about that?

Lin Yichen pressed his index and middle fingers together, gathering Moon Palace soul power at his fingertips, then lightly tapped the itchy spot.

The itching was slowly sealed and suppressed by the Moon Palace soul power.

"I'm coming!"

Lin Yichen had no time to change into formal clothes. He merely threw on a presentable-looking nightgown and headed out.

But Lin Yichen did not know just how much trouble this Moon Palace soul power seal would bring him shortly.

Though it would not all be trouble.

Lin Yichen followed Hu Liena to the front of Pope Hall, where Xie Yue and Yan were already kneeling on one knee.

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei stood on either side of Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong sat with her long legs crossed, her expression leisurely.

When she saw Hu Liena and Lin Yichen arrive, Bibi Dong no longer hesitated.

She uncrossed her legs and calmly said to the three of them, "Heaven Dou City has been quite lively lately. Heaven Dou Royal Academy and the Five Elements Academy are holding an exchange tournament."

"They have specially invited Spirit Hall Academy to attend as guests."

"So I have one task for you: take first place!"

"Crush them by an absolute margin and take first place!"

"You leave in three days. Make your preparations. Lin Yichen, come with me. The rest of you may leave."

Though Hu Liena did not understand, she still obeyed without question, since it was her teacher's order.

Moreover, Bibi Dong had sent away the Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo at her side. Now, only Bibi Dong and Lin Yichen remained in the entire Pope Hall.

"Lin Yichen, why is your left arm trembling slightly?"

Bibi Dong rose from her throne, her high heels tapping out crisp echoes across the marble floor.

"You were so eager to cover it with soul power. Is there a problem?"

Bibi Dong spoke unhurriedly as she circled Lin Yichen.

She casually picked up a bottle of red wine and drank from it.

"Stop hiding it. I know about the soul bone's problem. I deliberately let you fuse with that one."

Lin Yichen was horrified!

This woman truly had no good intentions!

With a slight exertion of force from Bibi Dong, Lin Yichen was pulled to her side, and her hands clamped around his neck.

"Little one, did you think I never investigated you in Notting City?"

"According to the investigations of my people at the Notting Spirit Hall Branch, you explained Yu Xiaogang's theories even more thoroughly than he did."

"You really slapped him in the face, didn't you~"

Bibi Dong's warm breath brushed across his face. Her features were exquisite and alluring, enough to stir one's soul.

The corner of Bibi Dong's lips curved upward. Then, with a slight tightening of her hand around his neck, Lin Yichen fainted.

When he awoke, the moonlight had grown brighter.

It was an unfamiliar room. The furnishings were luxurious, and a faint fragrance lingered in the air, like the scent of flowers, yet also like... a woman's natural scent.

The bed was huge. Incredibly huge.

He also realized he was wearing nightclothes. Not the ones from before, but an exceptionally soft silk nightgown with a wide-open collar that exposed much of his chest.

A bad feeling rose in Lin Yichen's heart.

"You're awake?"

Bibi Dong reclined against the bed as she drank red wine, her long hair cascading over her shoulders, seductive and enchanting.

"There was a small accident when your soul bone dropped."

Bibi Dong took a deep breath and finally began explaining what Lin Yichen truly cared about.

"Everything I told you at noon was true, but there was one thing I deliberately left out.

"When that soul bone dropped, the moon was a blood moon. After the soul bone appeared, it used itself as a vortex and absorbed all the blood-colored soul power.

"Therefore, whoever absorbs it retains a trace of the wolf's nature... and its soul's resistance to damage becomes stronger, while it also gains greater intelligence."

Bibi Dong pointed to the other side of the bed beside her, signaling for him to sit.

Lin Yichen swallowed. At a time like this, obedience was his only path to survival.

I just hope she hasn't discovered that I'm a soul beast.

Lin Yichen sat on the other side of the bed and observed Bibi Dong, discovering that this aloof pope seemed to have another, completely contrasting side.

"Teacher, then what about my soul bone skill?"

Lin Yichen cautiously asked. No matter what Bibi Dong said, this soul bone's skill was an offensive type, and it would still be of great help at his current stage.

"It is naturally an offensive type, and the skill itself has not changed. The only problem is that it has a side effect."

"That is, it acts as a substitute. On nights of the full moon, that wolf's soul will suddenly grow stronger and compete with you for control of your body."

"And you yourself will temporarily possess the wolf's instincts—bloodlust. Just as the name suggests, you'll want to kill people, eat people, and drink blood."

Lin Yichen was appalled. Did that mean he would lose his mind on nights of the full moon?

How had this crazy woman dared let him absorb this soul bone?

As Lin Yichen pondered this, one of Bibi Dong's fingers had already hooked beneath his chin, while her other hand stroked his silk nightgown.

"Chen'er, why does my heart race whenever I see you?"

"It's been like this since the first day you arrived."

Lin Yichen did not understand either. He had never—and would never dare—use charm on Bibi Dong!

But then... a terrifying realization arose in Lin Yichen's mind.

Bibi Dong possessed twin martial souls: the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul-Eating Spider Emperor.

Combined with her cultivation in the Rakshasa Secret Realm, her very existence had become supremely yin and evil.

By sheer coincidence, Lin Yichen's Moon Palace power was a purifying "yin," naturally forming an immense suppressive restraint over Bibi Dong.

And even more coincidentally, Bibi Dong had two martial souls.

If only one martial soul were suppressed, the effect would not have been so great. But with the two martial souls stacked together, Bibi Dong had no ability to resist Lin Yichen's charm.

Even the aura naturally emitted by his body could taint Bibi Dong's mind.

No wonder her attitude toward him had changed so quickly!

But with the nearly heaven-defying gap in soul power between them... could it really happen?

Just as Lin Yichen was lost in thought, his left arm, wrapped in Moon Palace power, was suddenly pierced by intense pain.

That Silvermoon Wolf was absorbing soul power?

This was bad. The bloodlust might be coming early...