Brain Development and the Head Soul Bone

Huang Jinxu paid no attention to what happened after Wang Dong moved dormitories. He went straight to Shrek Academy's Treasure Pavilion.

"I spoke with Mu En. I'm here to pick up a few things."

Huang Jinxu identified himself to the person in charge of guarding the Treasure Pavilion. The man did not stop him and opened its doors.

Despite all his years at Shrek Academy, this was his first time setting foot inside.

Today was a good chance to see what Shrek Academy had accumulated over the years.

Once inside, he spread out his Spiritual Power.

Soul Bones, Spirit Herbs, and Rare Ore came into view, each appearing in his mind.

As expected of a power that had dominated the continent for ten thousand years. It even had three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.

Huang Jinxu's gaze settled on the three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones.

There was a Left Arm Bone, a Right Leg Bone, and an exceptionally precious Head Soul Bone.

He already possessed three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones: the Torso Bone he had obtained while hunting for his Eighth Soul Ring, the Right Leg Bone he had obtained for his ninth, and the Left Arm Bone Di Tian had given him not long ago.

He still lacked a Left Leg Bone, a Right Arm Bone, and a Head Soul Bone.

He had yet to complete his set not only because he demanded a certain age from each Soul Bone, but also because he had exacting requirements for their attributes and Soul Bone Skills.

"Second Soul Skill: Light of Detection!"

At a thought, Huang Jinxu entered Martial Soul Possession and activated his Soul Skill.

His second Soul Skill came from a thousand-year-old Gem Beast. It had given him a skill for detection and appraisal, which he had developed further. Now it could not only explore unfamiliar surroundings but also appraise Soul Bone Skills.

The appraisal was not one hundred percent accurate, but when he combined its results with his own theories, there was little chance of a mistake.

A moment later, details of the three Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones appeared in his mind.

At the same time, the relevant records surfaced.

Drawing on the unique nature of his Martial Soul, his research into Spiritual Power, and further development of his brain, he had compiled a database within his Sea of Consciousness.

Like computer memory, it had enormous storage capacity. When he did not need it, that vast store of memories did not affect him. When he did, he could call up the information within.

He had little choice. To become a god and go further still, he had mapped out several paths when he first began cultivating.

His work on brain development had drawn on the research of a Qiangu Family member who would live for ten thousand years. He had stopped when he was halfway to success.

Huang Jinxu had realized that if he continued along the lines he envisioned, the work would head in a direction he could no longer control.

He might even turn into something like a system or a computer mainframe.

As the relevant information surfaced, Huang Jinxu fixed his gaze on the Head Soul Bone.

It was a 150,000-year-old Head Soul Bone from a Diamond Mammoth Gem Beast. Its two Soul Bone Skills, one offensive and one defensive, were both quite good.

Having chosen his prize, Huang Jinxu made no ceremony of it. He put the bone straight into his Storage Soul Tool.

He was about to help Mu En live another year or two. For that contribution, no one would have much to say about him taking a Hundred Thousand Year Head Soul Bone.

He then selected a Ten-Thousand-Year Medicine King and some rare metals.

To his pleasant surprise, there was even a piece of Heavenly Meteoric Iron here.

He had originally planned to find time for another trip to the Sun Moon Empire and coax away the piece of Heavenly Meteoric Iron in Ji Juechen's hands.

He had not expected to find a piece here as well. That saved him the trouble.

After all, it was best to stay away from the Sun Moon Empire if he could. If Silver Moon Douluo Kong Deming discovered him, the man would certainly pursue him without giving up.

After taking what he needed and registering the items, Huang Jinxu left the academy and returned to his residence.

He prepared to refine a Pill to prolong Mu En's life.

Word that he had taken so many precious resources from the Treasure Pavilion, including a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, reached the other Shrek Academy higher-ups immediately.

Even though Mu En had approved it, the news caused quite a stir.

The academy had only so many top-tier resources. Who would not want to hold them in their own hands? But given Huang Jinxu's strength and Mu En's approval, many kept their objections to themselves.

At the same time, they wondered whether Mu En was hinting at something through Huang Jinxu's actions.

Had he already decided that Huang Jinxu would be the next master of the Sea God Pavilion?

Anyone with a brain would have been careful not to show their hand. But some people at Shrek Academy had no brains at all.

Or rather, they used their brains for all the wrong things and often reacted to certain matters in baffling ways.

Yan Shaozhe was one of them.

"Why should he?"

"What gives Huang Jinxu the right to take that Hundred Thousand Year Head Soul Bone?"

Yan Shaozhe flew into a rage when he heard the news.

If Huang Jinxu had joined the Sea God Pavilion and become an Elder, Yan Shaozhe would not have said a word.

He would even have thought it only right.

The problem was that although Huang Jinxu had grown up at the academy and was one of their own, he had never joined the Sea God Pavilion or become an Elder.

Yan Shaozhe had urged and invited him many times, and Huang Jinxu had refused every time.

Huang Jinxu also left the academy often and had even briefly joined other factions. As far as Yan Shaozhe was concerned, that meant he was not truly one of Shrek Academy's own.

The more Yan Shaozhe thought about it, the angrier he became. He was determined to demand an explanation.

Meanwhile, Wang Dong had moved into Huo Yuhao's dormitory.

This time, because he was the newcomer, Wang Dong did not impose that long list of tedious, overbearing rules on Huo Yuhao.

Wang Dong did not know why, but ever since moving into this dormitory, he had felt at ease.

"Hello—"

"Hello, you two. Is Huo Yuhao in this dormitory?"

Just as Wang Dong was about to strike up a conversation with Huo Yuhao, a woman's voice came from outside the door.

A moment later, a woman with a graceful figure and delicate features appeared before Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong.

At the sight of the unexpected visitor, alarm bells rang in Wang Dong's mind, and he instinctively showed hostility.

He did not know who she was or why she had come, but he instinctively felt averse to her.

It was a strange reaction, an instinct he could not put into words.

"I'm Huo Yuhao. And you are...?"

Huo Yuhao was just as bewildered by the woman's arrival. He had never seen her before, nor had they ever had anything to do with each other.

"Hello, I'm Nan Qiuqiu!"

Once the woman had confirmed Huo Yuhao's identity, she walked into their dormitory and up to him, then held out her hand without hesitation.