At the thought that one of his disciples and both of his students were all outstanding figures among their generation,
Yan Shaozhe could barely hide the excitement on his face at the prospect of Shrek Academy producing three possessors of ultimate attributes.
Li Qingming, however, said nothing about it.
After briefly exchanging a few pleasantries with Ma Xiaotao, the two of them walked inside.
The moment they entered Sea God's Pavilion, Ma Xiaotao proactively held out her hand, her soft, jade-like fingers tightly clasping Li Qingming's.
Streams of Evil Fire power poured into him. While tempering Li Qingming's body, they were also purified by the sacred power within him.
Feeling that warm touch, Ma Xiaotao's steps slowed by two beats.
Li Qingming glanced at Ma Xiaotao. This time, he did not pull his hand away, and the two soon arrived at the Soul Bone protected area.
Elder masters guarded the Soul Bones.
Besides elders, deans, and the like, Shrek also had many senior elders.
These senior elders were all over a hundred years old and close to death. Thus, they generally remained in Sea God's Pavilion to guard Shrek Academy, serving as both its accumulated foundation and its hidden trump cards.
As the two arrived, the senior elder merely glanced at them before slowly opening the door.
Once they entered, row after row of Soul Bones came into view. There were many Soul Bones here.
There were all kinds of Thousand Year Soul Bones and Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones, with Thousand Year Soul Bones being the most numerous.
In this era, because Soul Beasts could be hunted, many thousand-year Soul Beasts produced Thousand Year Soul Bones. As a result, Shrek Academy possessed the greatest number of Thousand Year Soul Bones.
Then came the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones. Their numbers were far smaller, while there were only around a dozen Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.
Naturally, Li Qingming did not bother looking at the Thousand Year Soul Bones or Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones. Although he possessed the abilities of an angel martial soul, he ultimately lacked any particularly special traits.
Ordinarily, the Soul Bones most suitable for him would have been the Angel Set. However, after Qian Renxue's death, no one knew where that set had gone.
And Shrek Academy was the most likely place.
The Soul Bones Li Qingming most anticipated at this moment were naturally the Angel Set Soul Bones that had once belonged to Qian Renxue. After all, he currently possessed three bodies.
In other words, each of his bodies required six Soul Bones. He needed a full eighteen Soul Bones.
And if he gained a third clone later, he would need twenty-four Soul Bones.
It was not as though every clone had to be fully equipped with Soul Bones, but that was still no small number.
Of course, as the main body, Li Qingming himself possessed certain unique advantages.
Besides using his own Soul Bones, he could also use the Soul Bones of his other clones.
At present, that meant the torso bone belonging to the Ice Empress on his Ice-Snow Clone—or rather, a special torso bone formed by the fusion of the Snow Empress's and Ice Empress's powers.
He could also borrow it for a short time, but doing so would completely expose his trump card.
As the two ventured deeper inside, Ma Xiaotao watched Li Qingming browse through the selection, smiled, and directly pulled him toward a deeper secret chamber among the Soul Bones.
Li Qingming froze when he saw Ma Xiaotao open the chamber. Then, the Soul Bones displayed within entered his sight.
There were Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones here as well, though there were not many Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones among them.
Yet one complete set of Soul Bones lay there in silence, filled with a sacred, immaculate power. A terrifying aura spread from within it.
It was a complete set of Soul Bones, a full set belonging to a Sacred Angel—or rather, to a Six-Winged Angel.
It was also the Divine Level Soul Bone set that had once belonged to Qian Renxue.
Li Qingming's expression abruptly froze at the sight of the set, while Ma Xiaotao walked forward and pointed at it.
"Teacher said you may choose one piece."
"Of course, no one besides you should be able to fuse with these Soul Bones."
"So long as you work well for the academy in the future, Teacher said this entire set of Soul Bones will eventually be yours, Qingming."
Ma Xiaotao looked at Li Qingming and spoke with complete sincerity.
Yet Li Qingming did not hear a word she said. His gaze remained fixed upon that set of Soul Bones.
This complete set of God-bestowed Soul Bones, granted by the Angel God's inheritance, consisted entirely of Divine Level Soul Bones.
Or rather, the six Soul Bones of the original Angel Set had all been Soul Bones of ninety-nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine years.
But because they had been directly stripped from Qian Renxue's body, this entire set had become Divine Level Soul Bones, and every Soul Skill within them had undergone immense enhancement and transformation.
The strength of these Soul Bones was beyond imagination.
Mu En and the others might not have known this, or perhaps they could not understand the concept of Divine Level Soul Bones, but Li Qingming did.
Of course, even if Mu En and the others had known, it would have been useless. Only the holder of a Six-Winged Angel could use these Divine Level Soul Bones from the Angel God's inheritance.
And in this world, apart from Li Qingming, there had long ceased to be a second inheritor of the Six-Winged Angel.
Even the strongest Holy Angel Martial Soul absolutely could not use these Soul Bones.
Looking at the complete set of Soul Bones, at the pure golden sacred radiance flickering within them, Li Qingming silently stepped forward.
He merely swept his gaze over them before choosing the skull bone without hesitation.
Among the Angel God's six inherited Soul Bones, this skull bone was the strongest.
With this skull bone, besides gaining the ability to fully transform his appearance,
he would also gain one core ability: a mental shock imbued with powerful Divine Power.
This mental shock might not have been particularly effective for others, but for Li Qingming, whose innate spiritual power was already strong enough, this mental shock alone could serve as one of his trump cards. The improvements brought by the skull bone were even more unimaginable.
Especially because he himself possessed the Angel God's inheritance, he could easily fuse with this set of Soul Bones, even though they were genuine Divine Level Soul Bones, without any concerns.
Looking at the complete row of six Soul Bones, even Li Qingming's eyes flashed with greed.
He wanted to take them all, but he also clearly understood that, with his current strength, he could not take these Soul Bones away.
At that thought, Li Qingming clenched his fists tightly, yet he fell into an unusual silence.
Seeing Li Qingming take the Soul Bone, Ma Xiaotao smiled at him. She then stepped forward and pointed at the five remaining Soul Bones. "I have one chance to take a Soul Bone. Which one do you want? I can take another one for you, as repayment for the kindness you showed me."
A playful smile colored Ma Xiaotao's voice.
Hearing Ma Xiaotao's words, Li Qingming stared blankly at the girl before him.
At fifteen, she was already a beauty in the making. As she looked at him now, there was no calculation or ulterior emotion in her eyes, only sincerity—a sincerity from the depths of her heart.
And as he gazed at the sincerity in her eyes and that blazing emotion, even Li Qingming stiffened where he stood for a moment.
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