Secret Art Soul Left Arm Bone

"Yuhao, we haven't lost yet!" Wang Dong's eyes lit up at Lu Yuan's words. She forcibly gathered what little Soul Power she had left. "We can't fall yet. We can't lose yet. I, Wang Dong, will never fall here!"

"Lu Yuan, let me show you what true—Light of the Butterfly God!!!"

With Huo Yuhao's Spiritual Detection Sharing, Wang Dong forcibly unleashed a Light of the Butterfly God. At the same time, she used Wing Guillotine on herself and flew toward Lu Yuan.

In a pure contest of physical strength, I, Wang Dong, might not lose!

Three energies returning as one? Interesting.

Lu Yuan reached out with his right hand and directly crushed a Light of the Butterfly God. Then he sidestepped Wang Dong's razor-sharp butterfly wings, seized her ankle in passing, spun once with the momentum, and viciously hurled her off the arena.

"Yuhao! It's up to you!"

Even after being thrown from the arena, Wang Dong still held onto a sliver of hope. Then she saw Huo Yuhao, on the other side, facing Wu Feng's claws with an awkward yet polite smile.

Wang Dong: ...

"I hereby announce that in the Freshman Assessment semifinals, Freshman Class One versus Freshman Class Nine, Freshman Class Nine wins!" Seeing that the match on the arena had been decided, Du Weilun briefly checked both teams. Finding no issues, he immediately announced the result.

"Old Yan, how about letting us have that little fellow with the spiritual-type Body Martial Soul, Eyes, for our Soul Tool Department?"

On the distant viewing platform, Qian Duoduo, the vice dean in charge of Shrek Academy's Soul Tool Department affairs, had somehow arrived as well. Smiling, he patted Yan Shaozhe on the shoulder.

Speaking of Qian Duoduo, he was another iron rooster who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Yan Shaozhe. His reputation for stinginess was no less than Yan Shaozhe's, which was why he had an absurdly long nickname in the academy: Qian Duoduo, Tiny Hands, Iron Rooster, Porcelain Quail, Glass Mouse, Glazed Cat. When he and Yan Shaozhe got together, they truly were a pair of smiling tigers, two black-horned sharks.

Although Huo Yuhao had lost the match, there was not the slightest hint of disappointment on Qian Duoduo's face. Instead, he was all smiles—

Losing was good, losing was good. For a one-ring little fellow to make it this far had already proven his potential. If he kept winning, Old Qian here would be worried that the Martial Soul Department wouldn't let him go!

An Eyes Martial Soul? The moment Yan Shaozhe heard Qian Duoduo's words, he knew he was referring to Huo Yuhao.

One-ring cultivation, an Eyes Martial Soul, with a ten-year soul ring as his first ring. Huo Yuhao's information quickly ran through Yan Shaozhe's mind.

Though Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul was the rare Body Martial Soul, Eyes, his innate talent was average. And while being in the spiritual category was his strength, it was also his weakness. With such a low starting point and the scarcity of spiritual-type soul beasts, Yan Shaozhe believed it would be difficult for him to achieve much in the future.

But given Yan Shaozhe's nature, even if he did not think highly of Huo Yuhao, he would still keep him tightly in the Martial Soul Department's grasp. What was more, his old rival Qian Duoduo was the one asking for him now, so Yan Shaozhe had even more reason to disgust Old Qian.

However, Lu Yuan's smug face suddenly surfaced in his mind. Thinking of his now-empty wallet, Yan Shaozhe put on a serious expression.

He patted Qian Duoduo's shoulder and said solemnly, "Old Qian, you know that Huo Yuhao is a core disciple of our Martial Soul Department. His talent is excellent, and his Martial Soul is the rare spiritual-type Eyes Martial Soul. Old Qian, you're making this difficult for me!"

As Yan Shaozhe's longtime rival, Qian Duoduo knew what he was up to as soon as he twitched. Besides, he had already asked Fan Yu about it beforehand. Huo Yuhao had never received any promise of becoming a core disciple from the Martial Soul Department.

"Thirty high-explosive soul tool bombs. No more."

"Huo Yuhao also has a top-tier Martial Soul Fusion Skill with Wang Dong. His future is the pillar that holds up heaven and the beam that supports the sea for our Martial Soul Department!"

"Fifty. No more!"

"Two hundred! Not one less!"

"One hundred!"

"Deal!"

Fuck! Seeing Yan Shaozhe's look of triumph, Qian Duoduo knew he had offered too high a price!

After the match ended, although they had lost, Huo Yuhao and the others had roughly expected this outcome already, so they were not particularly disappointed. Given their connection through Lu Yuan, the wealthy Ning Tian proposed treating everyone to a meal. After all, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were genuine geniuses who had made it to the top four. Ning Tian also wanted to use this opportunity to befriend them and, incidentally, see if she could lure one or two of them into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

After agreeing on a time to eat, they ran into the haughty Mu Jin. Like a peacock displaying its tail feathers, Mu Jin strode over from the spectator stands!

"Ha ha, Lu Yuan, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, congratulations on winning the match and advancing into the finals!" Mu Jin made no attempt to hide her delight. She led the three of them to a relatively secluded corner and said, "So, Teacher has a reward for you as well."

As she spoke, she brushed her hand through the air and took out a leather pouch from her Storage Soul Tool.

"Today, thanks to your match, Teacher made a bet with an annoying old hag. As expected, that old hag lost to me." At this point, Mu Jin beamed as she patted the three of them on the shoulders. "Since Teacher won the bet, naturally I can't let my students lose out!"

She opened the pouch, revealing what was inside.

"This is... a Soul Bone?"

Mu Jin gave Ning Tian an approving look. As expected of a disciple from the great Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, her knowledge was indeed extraordinary. After confirming Ning Tian's guess, Mu Jin began introducing the origin of this Soul Bone.

This Secret Art Soul Left Arm Bone had also been acquired by Mu Jin through a fortunate coincidence in the past. If one slaughtered a hundred soul beasts of any kind within half an hour, then used a secret art to trigger their soul rings, there was a ten percent chance of obtaining a Secret Art Soul Bone.

Although the innate quality of a Secret Art Soul Bone was average, what mattered was that it possessed fusion properties. If two more Soul Bones with similar attributes could be found, they could be fused through it.

"The reason Teacher is bringing out this Soul Bone as a reward now is also to motivate you. Teacher heard that the reward for first place in the Freshman Assessment is also very likely to be a Soul Bone, so Teacher hopes to use this Soul Bone to encourage you to seize first place!"

After introducing the origins and functions of the Secret Art Soul Bone, Mu Jin briefly encouraged Lu Yuan and the other two to prepare well for the upcoming finals. Then, humming a tune in high spirits, she gracefully departed.

Her students had advanced, the old hag had suffered a setback, and her promotion to senior teacher was in sight. The joy of all three combined really did brighten one's mood~

After briefly discussing matters with Wu Feng and Ning Tian, Lu Yuan compensated the two of them and, as he had hoped, obtained the Secret Art Soul Left Arm Bone.