Reunion with Xiao Wu

"I just wonder whether this Golden Lightning Bamboo can continue to improve in quality using the Heavenly Vial."

The Heavenly Vial had happened to collect a drop of Green Liquid a few days ago, and Lin Yuan had not yet had the chance to use it.

There were still a few days until Shrek Academy began its term.

After testing the wonders of the Golden Lightning Domain, Lin Yuan shed his disguise, suppressed his aura to around level eighteen or nineteen, and openly traveled to a nearby small town like an ordinary Soul Master with a bit of talent.

The feeling of not having to worry about being targeted by other transmigrators was unbelievably refreshing.

After arriving in town, Lin Yuan ordered a full table of dishes and satisfied his appetite.

He then rented a room and asked for a basin of bathwater.

Just as he took off his clothes and prepared to take out the Heavenly Vial to pour out the Green Liquid for cultivation—

He was shocked to discover that the Thousand Illusion Bamboo Wisdom Skull inside the Soul Tool ring hanging around his neck had vanished into thin air.

This immediately made him think of a possibility.

So, that very night, he decisively returned to the Star Dou Great Forest and selected a ten-year spiritual-type Sacred Soul Grass from the outer regions to cultivate.

For spiritual-type soul beasts like these, once they dropped a Soul Bone, there was a high probability that it would be a Wisdom Skull.

After Lin Yuan killed the hundred-year Sacred Soul Grass and obtained a Wisdom Skull, he placed it together with the Ten-Thousand-Year Golden Lightning Bamboo Head Soul Bone. Just as he had guessed, the Sacred Soul Grass Head Soul Bone was devoured by the Golden Lightning Bamboo Head Soul Bone.

After devouring the Sacred Soul Grass Head Soul Bone, the Golden Lightning Bamboo Head Soul Bone's energy fluctuations clearly became several degrees richer than before.

This left Lin Yuan both delighted and surprised.

"I never expected the Golden Lightning Bamboo Head Soul Bone to be able to increase its quality and age by devouring Soul Bones from the same body part."

"I still have Han Li's original body in my possession."

"If I use the Heavenly Vial to cultivate it into a new Golden Lightning Bamboo soul beast—"

"Wouldn't I theoretically be able to create an entire set of Golden Lightning Bamboo Soul Bones that can evolve by devouring other Soul Bones?"

The moment this thought arose, Lin Yuan could not help growing excited.

He immediately found a safe location and impatiently began absorbing the Golden Lightning Bamboo Head Soul Bone.

Killing the soul beast inside a high cave, then releasing his second soul skill, Bamboo Forest Illusory Sea, at the entrance to create a bamboo grove and conceal it—he was thoroughly practiced at it by now.

Lin Yuan buried the Heavenly Vial beneath the vent and covered it with a fragment of a magic artifact.

He then sat cross-legged atop a rock in the center of the cave, held the glittering golden skull in both hands, pressed it to his forehead, and slowly closed his eyes.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, when he raised his head and opened his eyes, golden arcs of lightning suddenly rose within the eyes of his face, which had fully matured under the six years of Martial Soul Evolution and become quite handsome.

In almost an instant, the two arcs of lightning converged and, at an eerie angle impossible for ordinary people to track, crossed more than ten meters and struck the cave ceiling.

Amid a thunderous boom, the ceiling was blasted open with a transparent hole over three meters wide. Sunlight from outside streamed through the opening and fell upon his face.

Lin Yuan nodded in satisfaction. This Ten-Thousand-Year Golden Lightning Bamboo Head Soul Bone was a Wisdom Skull.

Not only had it vastly enhanced his spiritual power, raising it to the level of a Soul Sage, it had also granted him a skill called Evil-Exorcising Divine Light.

It could perfectly fuse his spiritual power with Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder before firing it outward.

Even if an enemy blocked the Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder, they would find it difficult to defend against the impact of his spiritual power.

More importantly, because the spiritual power now had Evil-Exorcising Divine Thunder as a vessel, once it was reflected, it would lose its connection to the original body. Even if he encountered someone whose spiritual power was stronger than his own, he would not need to fear a spiritual backlash.

Furthermore, it dealt additional damage to the possessors of demonic, ghostly, evil, dark, and similar Martial Souls.

Aside from its age, it was an exceptionally perfect Soul Bone.

"It is time to head for Suotuo City."

After finishing the fusion of the Soul Bone, Lin Yuan raised a hand and put away the Heavenly Vial, which had absorbed moonlight all night.

Without stopping, he hurried toward Suotuo City.

This time, absorbing the soul ring and Soul Bone had taken quite a bit of time back and forth.

He had to hurry, or he would miss the opening ceremony of that great transmigrator brawl.

At that thought, Lin Yuan could not help feeling somewhat envious of those transmigrators with powerful backers.

Every one of them had no sense of fair play.

When they went after the Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, they even had Titled Douluo accompanying them, leaving him no chance to act.

Otherwise, he might not have been unable to obtain that Soul Bone.

Having missed out on a Soul Bone with flight abilities, he could only travel miserably on foot.

Thus, in order not to miss this grand spectacle, and to learn the details of those transmigrators as soon as possible for his future plans—

Lin Yuan traveled day and night.

Other than the time he spent recovering Soul Power and stamina, every moment was devoted to traveling.

At last, on the morning Shrek Academy opened, he arrived in Suotuo City.

The moment he reached the city gate, Lin Yuan saw the guards watching the passing pedestrians.

When they showed no unusual reaction upon seeing him, Lin Yuan entered the city.

After entering, Lin Yuan did not immediately head for Shrek Academy. There was still two hours before registration began; arriving too early or too late would not be ideal, so there was no need to rush.

Lin Yuan had left Suotuo City Intermediate Soul Master Academy after the uproar surrounding the deaths of Meng Baichuan and Meng Yiran had ended.

Now, one year later, upon returning here, he could clearly feel that the city had become much more crowded.

Walking down the streets, Lin Yuan saw nothing but a dense sea of heads wherever he looked.

Even when the Dragon Snake Family had mobilized its entire clan to search for Meng Yiran's killer, putting the city under lockdown so that people could enter Suotuo City but not leave, there had never been such a massive turnout.

This left Lin Yuan rather speechless. Could a huge number of transmigrators be hidden among this sea of people?

Fortunately, he now possessed the Breath Concealment skill of the Golden Lightning Domain and had suppressed his aura to the level of eighteen or nineteen. Otherwise, upon seeing this scene, he would definitely have turned around and left.

"Fine then. I haven't eaten properly these past few days. I've been chewing dry rations until I nearly threw up. I should find somewhere to eat first, then ask around and see what exactly happened in Suotuo City."

Thinking this, Lin Yuan headed toward an area packed with restaurants.

"Eh? Lin Yuan, is that you?!"

A somewhat familiar voice came from behind him. Lin Yuan turned around, and upon seeing the newcomer's face, he could not help feeling speechless.

The one calling him was none other than Xiao Wu, whom he had not seen in five years.

He had never expected that after five years, he had gone from the short Soul Scholar he had been before obtaining his first soul ring to a tall Soul Ancestor standing one meter eighty.

His appearance had changed beyond recognition, yet she had still managed to recognize him. It was practically cheating.

At that moment, Xiao Wu and Tang San were sitting at a stall eating breakfast. Because there were so many pedestrians coming and going, Lin Yuan had not noticed them at first.

When she saw Lin Yuan turn around, Xiao Wu was instantly overjoyed and hurriedly rose to greet him.

Tang San, sitting beside her, could only stand up helplessly and follow.