Chen Ci closed his eyes, feeling the changes that the Thousand-Year Soul Ring brought to the Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor.
A purple Thousand-Year Soul Ring was drawn from the Canglong in the lake over to the plant of the Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor.
The silver dragon-shaped patterns on the Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor emitted a dazzling yet gentle silver light, as though coming to life.
The silver dragon patterns began to slither, starting from the Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor on Chen Ci's left hand and spreading across his entire body.
They gradually covered Chen Ci's entire physique.
An epiphany stirred within Chen Ci's heart, and in an instant, he grasped the usage of the Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor's first soul skill, Water Element Control.
The Thousand-Year Soul Ring on the Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor suddenly lit up, and a clump of water condensed from soul power appeared before Chen Ci.
At times it transformed into a water spear that shot forth like a dart, and at times it turned into a flowing water shield, blocking in front of Chen Ci.
Or else it compressed continuously, forming a high-pressure water blade that severed all things.
Bibi Dong and Hu Liena watched Chen Ci utilize the first soul skill of the Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor from the side, completely dumbfounded.
Especially Bibi Dong; she was formerly the Spirit Hall Saintess and now the Pope of Spirit Hall, possessing extremely rich life experience and having witnessed all sorts of bizarre soul skills.
Yet she had never seen a soul skill as outrageous as Chen Ci's, where a single soul skill could rival multiple soul skills of other water-attribute Soul Masters.
Gu Yuena, meanwhile, gazed at the silver dragon patterns on the surface of Chen Ci's body, feeling wave after wave of palpitation.
This was the same Dragon King Origin as her own...
Her heartbeat inexplicably accelerated. To her, the present Chen Ci possessed not only that fatal attraction, but also an ineffable, indescribable feeling that made Gu Yuena even more captivated.
Before long, the silver dragon patterns on Chen Ci's body shrank back into the Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Emperor, and Chen Ci slowly opened his eyes.
Bibi Dong eagerly inquired:
"Chen Ci, what is your Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Grass's first soul skill?"
Hu Liena was also extremely curious, chiming in:
"That's right, that's right, Chen Ci, what is your first soul skill?
"It looks so formidable."
Chen Ci did not conceal it, speaking directly:
"My Silver-Patterned Blue Silver Grass's first soul skill is Water Element Control, which allows me to command water elements at will.
"Controlling ordinary water elements consumes very little soul power, but if I want to further develop the water element, the consumption of soul power will increase correspondingly.
"Among the few usages I just tried, the high-pressure water blade consumes the most soul power, accounting for roughly 10% of my total."
As his voice fell, Chen Ci condensed a high-pressure water blade once more, easily severing a hard piece of ore clean in half.
Bibi Dong and Hu Liena exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes.
Bibi Dong knew very well that if an ordinary Soul Grandmaster were placed in the position of that piece of ore Chen Ci had just targeted, they might not be able to pull it off as effortlessly as he did.
In other words, Chen Ci's ranged attack capability already rivaled that of a Soul Grandmaster.
What was even more outrageous was that Chen Ci's close-combat capability was also terrifyingly strong.
This time, she, Bibi Dong, had truly struck gold.
"Alright, alright.
"Next, we should prepare to return to Spirit City.
"After soul hunting for so many days, our bodies are bound to have picked up some grime; it's time to go back and scrub up properly."
The group had no objections.
Bibi Dong continued:
"Since you possess Innate Full Soul Power, Chen Ci, you must have awakened your Martial Soul very recently.
"Have you and Gu Yuena entered any academy yet?"
Chen Ci briefly informed Bibi Dong of the information regarding himself and Gu Yuena:
"Teacher, before I came to the Star Dou Great Forest, I had already entered the Junior Soul Master Academy in Nuoding City to study.
"As for Gu Yuena, she hasn't joined an academy yet."
Bibi Dong gave a soft "hn", then said:
"No matter, we shall head to Nuoding City right now to handle your enrollment procedures, and thereafter you will study at Spirit Hall Academy in Spirit City.
"There you will find the finest teaching staff and cultivation resources on the entire continent."
"I shall leave everything entirely to Teacher's arrangements."
Bibi Dong continued to envelop the three of them with her soul power, beginning their withdrawal from the Star Dou Great Forest.
As for Chen Ci's position, he remained sandwiched between Hu Liena and Gu Yuena, with each of the two young women clutching one of his arms, fully enjoying the supreme bliss of heaven.
Before long, Bibi Dong brought the group to a city outside the Star Dou Great Forest known as Suotuo City, the very city where Shrek Academy was located.
Considering that the three of them were still growing, Bibi Dong decided to rest in Suotuo City for a day and set off for Nuoding City the following morning.
At the same time, she went to inspect the operations of the local branch of Spirit Hall in Suotuo City.
The three youths checked into rooms arranged by Spirit Hall, with Gu Yuena and Chen Ci sharing one room, and Hu Liena taking another.
Chen Ci tossed the luggage he was carrying onto a nearby table and collapsed face-first onto the soft mattress, eager to shake off every last bit of fatigue from the journey.
He said to Gu Yuena, who was curiously observing everything around her:
"Gu Yuena, go take a bath first.
"I'll go wash up after you're done."
Gu Yuena raised no objections, obediently following Chen Ci's words as she walked into the bathroom, attempting her very first bath in life.
Soon, Gu Yuena ran into her first problem: she had stripped off her clothes and stood stark naked inside the bathroom.
She had no idea how to use human things to bathe.
Thus, she had no choice but to seek help from Chen Ci, who was lying flat on his back outside the bathroom.
Gu Yuena walked out of the bathroom completely unguarded and said to Chen Ci:
"Chen Ci, I don't know how to bathe. Can you teach me?"
Chen Ci was lying with his eyes closed on the soft bed; hearing Gu Yuena's voice, he could not help but feel a wave of bewilderment.
He instinctively looked toward the source of the sound, and caught sight of the unclad Gu Yuena-a rare and breathtaking scene in the mortal world.
The young woman's figure was like a bud on the verge of blooming, her lines exquisite and full, her waist fair and slender, her legs straight and slender, and her entire person radiating the ultimate allure.
Chen Ci was stunned into a daze.
This was an inevitable outcome.
Gu Yuena was utterly oblivious to this, and seeing that Chen Ci did not react, she asked a second time:
"Chen Ci, I don't know how to bathe. Can you teach me?"
Chen Ci swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said:
"Coming right now."
Chen Ci led Gu Yuena into the bathroom, helped her draw the hot water, and then introduced the function of each item to her-explaining, for instance, that this ointment was used to strip away oils from the skin, while another ointment was meant to remove impurities from the strands of hair.
Gu Yuena nodded understandingly and began her first attempt.
Before long, Gu Yuena asked:
"Chen Ci, is it like this?"
Hearing the sound, Chen Ci looked over and discovered that Gu Yuena had already smeared the bathing ointment onto her body, working it with her slender fingers to generate white lather that covered her entire delicate physique.
She scooped up a ladle of clear water, pouring it down starting from her shoulders.
The warm current of water trickled down her fair, tender skin, washing away the lather that concealed her beauty, outlining the young woman's exquisite and curvaceous figure once more before finally splashing onto the wet floor.
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