Time on the Left, Space on the Right, Moved at Will!

Lin Fan naturally had no intention of returning benefits that had fallen into his hands.

Besides, Du Weilun thought he could trade an extra five million Gold Soul Coins for a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone? That was simply wishful thinking.

A treasure on the level of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone was worth at least close to ten million Gold Soul Coins. It was the kind of item money could not buy, something countless people would offer fortunes for without ever obtaining it.

Lin Fan was not short on money, but he was not foolish enough to smile after being taken for a fool.

The conflict between him, Yan Shaozhe, and Du Weilun had long since been established. He was not the kind of person who could keep smiling after a dispute, then give up benefits just to maintain some so-called friendly relationship.

Besides, even if he returned the soul bone, Yan Shaozhe would not appreciate it. He would only mock Lin Fan behind his back for being easy to manipulate.

After Du Weilun left, Ling Luochеn looked at the soul bone in Lin Fan's hand, which radiated a dense fire-element aura, and could not help letting out a soft sigh.

"Space-attribute soul bones are still too rare."

She was telling the truth. Space itself was an exceedingly rare attribute, so soul bones with that attribute were naturally even rarer.

Lin Fan understood that as well. But he understood even more clearly that even if Shrek Academy's warehouse truly had a space-attribute soul bone, Yan Shaozhe would never take it out and give it to him.

That old fox would be happiest if Lin Fan received nothing at all.

Lin Fan's gaze fell on Leng Yaozhu beside him, and he suddenly asked, "Leng Yaozhu, your martial soul is fire-attribute, right?"

Leng Yaozhu was slightly stunned by the question before nodding.

"Mm."

Fundamentally, anything related to a phoenix was more or less fire-attribute. Whether it was the Bright Phoenix or the Dark Phoenix, it was the same.

Of course, there were exceptions like the Ice Phoenix.

As Leng Yaozhu answered Lin Fan, her heart began beating faster against her will.

A somewhat fanciful thought surfaced in Leng Yaozhu's mind. Lin Fan had asked that... could he be planning to give that soul bone to her?

Ten Thousand Year Soul Bones were already exceedingly rare in this era. In the era she came from ten thousand years later, they were even scarcer.

In that era, even ordinary soul beasts were difficult to encounter. Soul masters usually relied on artificial soul spirits to obtain soul rings during cultivation. Even genuine soul beast soul spirits were extremely scarce, let alone soul bones.

If Lin Fan truly intended to give her this soul bone...

At that thought, Leng Yaozhu secretly shook her head, feeling that she was being too narcissistic. After all, she had not known Lin Fan for long.

Although they got along fairly well, why would he give something so precious to her?

Just because she had this appearance? In Leng Yaozhu's eyes, Ling Luochеn beside her was quite beautiful as well.

Just as Leng Yaozhu was talking herself into giving up, Lin Fan offered the soul bone to her.

"Since your martial soul is fire-attribute, this soul bone is for you. It suits you perfectly."

Hearing Lin Fan's words, Leng Yaozhu blinked her beautiful eyes, staring at him in utter disbelief. He was really giving it to her?

"Y-you're really giving it to me?"

Leng Yaozhu still could not believe what was happening before her. She had known Lin Fan for less than a full day, yet he was treating her this well?

Lin Fan nodded, a faint smile on his lips.

Only then did Leng Yaozhu confirm that she had not misheard him. An indescribable surge of excitement rose in her heart, and she quickly nodded.

"Thank you!"

However, at the instant she nodded in agreement, her mind as the Leng Family's heir began racing.

She suddenly realized that she could not simply accept Lin Fan's gift for nothing.

Although she and Lin Fan were friends now, they had not known each other long, and the value of this soul bone was simply too high. It would be improper for her to accept it for free.

Leng Yaozhu thought for a moment before speaking.

"Lin Fan... later, I'll take out the clothes in my Storage Soul Tool for you to look through. Take whatever you like. It would be best if they can help you."

Lin Fan smiled and nodded at Leng Yaozhu's words. As expected, communicating with smart people was effortless. Although Leng Yaozhu had not yet inherited the position of Leng Family head, she could not possibly be as naïve as a blank sheet of paper when it came to social dealings.

When Lin Fan first obtained this Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, he had intended to see whether it could further stimulate his second martial soul.

Ever since his second martial soul awakened, Lin Fan had sensed that it could not absorb soul rings like ordinary martial souls. It needed external stimulation to continue growing.

The moment it had awakened, Lin Fan had already sensed what it could do: Time Acceleration and Time Reversal. However, the time range it could affect was currently extremely limited, lasting at most around ten seconds.

Of course, ten seconds was already more than enough to alter the course of a battle in actual combat.

But Lin Fan had always been greedy. He naturally would not be satisfied with merely ten seconds of control over time.

He wanted more. So when this Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone fell into his hands, Lin Fan tried using it, but unfortunately, it did not work.

That was why he planned to see whether Leng Yaozhu could provide further stimulation. After all, she came from ten thousand years in the future. Something on her might be able to help his Time Martial Soul improve further.

For example, when his Time Martial Soul awakened, he had used Leng Yaozhu's Black-Rank Mecha. So it was still possible.

But... Lin Fan had no way of confirming anything more specific.

"Sorry for the trouble."

Lin Fan smiled at Leng Yaozhu without putting on airs or repeatedly declining before accepting.

"It's no trouble. If anything, I'm extremely grateful to you."

Leng Yaozhu shook her head, a faint smile also appearing on her lips. Seeing Lin Fan's reaction, she knew that she had made the right choice.

Fortunately, she was not the sort of person who forgot her roots the moment she saw something valuable. She also knew to think about investing for returns.

Naturally, Leng Yaozhu had no idea that Lin Fan intended to use those things to further stimulate his martial soul. She thought he wanted to research objects from ten thousand years in the future. After all, she had seen his Soul Tool talent.

It was unrivaled in the world.

Ling Luochеn, who had watched the entire exchange, also spoke with a faint smile.

"Since you're done talking, Yaozhu, why don't you come with me first? I'll arrange somewhere for you to stay."

"Sorry for the trouble, Luochen."*2

"Good. As expected of my daughter. Well done!"

The Leng Family head could not help smiling when he saw the scene before him.

"The young lady did well, but... I'm afraid there will be considerable trouble. The young lady has become close to Lin Fan, which means she has also fallen out with Yan Shaozhe's group. And Yan Shaozhe's group has grown close to Xuan Zi. If... if Xuan Zi returns, I'm afraid she may be caught up in it."