Eight months passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was time for the start of Shrek Academy's second academic year.
Lin Xuanchen had lived quite comfortably over those eight months. At Wang Dong'er's insistence, he had settled down in the Clear Sky Sect, and every day, she came to share his room and cuddle with him.
Lin Xuanchen had also obtained his fifth soul ring in the Clear Sky Sect. Naturally, he had done so with the help of the mysterious Ascension Pavilion within the sect.
Only after Wang Dong'er explained it did Lin Xuanchen learn that all the Clear Sky Sect's disciples obtained their soul rings there.
The Ascension Pavilion's interior was not particularly lavish. It contained only a blue-gold pillar of light, which produced strange little blue-gold beads. Absorbing one directly was enough to obtain a soul ring.
Wasn't this just a fucking god-bestowed soul ring?!
After learning the inside story, Lin Xuanchen could not help marveling at how well the Clear Sky Sect's disciples had it. Every soul ring was the best possible match for its owner.
"First Dad, Second Dad, I'm taking A-Chen back to Shrek Academy. Unless something comes up, I won't be coming back." Standing before the Clear Sky Sect's gates, Wang Dong'er looked at Niu Tian and Tai Tan and spoke wistfully.
"Little Dong, are you still angry with your Second Dad? Look how much time has passed. Even if your boyfriend had broken his arms and legs, they should have healed by now," Tai Tan said helplessly.
"All right, A-Chen and I are leaving." Wang Dong'er gave Tai Tan a perfunctory reply, then headed out of the Clear Sky Sect's grounds with Lin Xuanchen.
"Hehe, Dong'er, how about I carry you and fly us down?" As they walked along the mountain path, Lin Xuanchen suddenly chuckled.
"Huh? A-Chen, can't you not fly?" Wang Dong'er asked.
"Dong'er." Lin Xuanchen smiled faintly. "Have you forgotten my Destruction Fire Body?"
After obtaining his fifth soul ring in the Clear Sky Sect, Lin Xuanchen's soul power level had reached sixty. He could have continued obtaining a soul ring in the Ascension Pavilion just as Wang Dong'er had, but he had refused.
He had long since made plans for his sixth soul ring. With a better choice available, he naturally would not obtain another soul ring in the Ascension Pavilion.
"Oh, right." Wang Dong'er paused briefly before remembering the skill Lin Xuanchen had used over half a year ago.
"Let's go. I'll carry you and fly down." Lin Xuanchen grinned. With a slight stirring of his thoughts, emerald-green Life Spirit Flame instantly surged out of his body.
Before long, a pair of enormous emerald-green wings spread from Lin Xuanchen's back. An emerald-green crystalline layer covered most of his body as he activated Destruction Fire Body.
"Dong'er, hold on tight." Lin Xuanchen slid his arms securely beneath Wang Dong'er's knees and behind her back, then lifted her into his arms with a little effort.
"A-Chen, I've got a good hold." Wang Dong'er nodded slightly, hooked her arms tightly around his neck, and answered softly.
"Then let's go." Lin Xuanchen stamped hard against the ground. The emerald-green wings behind him beat fiercely, and with Wang Dong'er in his arms, he became an emerald streak of light that vanished from the Clear Sky Sect's mountain peak.
"Ah." Watching Lin Xuanchen and Wang Dong'er's figures recede into the distance, Niu Tian could not help sighing. "That boy really has stolen Little Dong's heart completely. There's no getting it back."
"Big Brother, Little Dong just said she won't come back unless something comes up. Does that mean she won't come back to visit us anymore?" Tai Tan scratched his head and asked guilelessly.
"Isn't that all because of you?" Niu Tian rolled his eyes at Tai Tan in irritation. "If you'd used your real strength to subdue that boy sooner last time, none of that trouble afterward would have happened."
"Big Brother, how can you blame me for that?" The moment Niu Tian brought it up, Tai Tan's anger flared.
"Enough. I'm heading back." Niu Tian waved a hand and took the lead back into the Clear Sky Sect.
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
With Destruction Fire Body enhancing him, Lin Xuanchen moved at an outrageously fast speed. From a distance, one could barely make out a blurred human silhouette.
Along the way, Lin Xuanchen also activated Three Thousand Lightning Movement. Within the half minute that he could sustain Destruction Fire Body, he had flown to Shrek City with Wang Dong'er in his arms and landed.
In other words, once Lin Xuanchen activated Destruction Fire Body and Three Thousand Lightning Movement together, not even a Super Douluo could match his speed.
"Dong'er, let's go. We can just walk straight in, openly."
After briefly recovering his strength, Lin Xuanchen took Wang Dong'er's hand and led her toward Shrek Academy.
When Lin Xuanchen and Wang Dong'er had decided to return, they had already sent word to Shrek Academy in advance, so neither of them had anything to worry about.
It was Shrek's annual enrollment season, and naturally, the crowds were much larger. As far as the eye could see, Shrek City's eastern gate was already a sea of people.
Soon, Lin Xuanchen arrived at Shrek Academy's gates, holding Wang Dong'er's hand. Ignoring the students around them, he walked straight in.
"You two, please wait a moment."
Just as Lin Xuanchen was about to enter Shrek Academy, a gentle male voice suddenly rang out behind them.
After a brief pause, Lin Xuanchen and Wang Dong'er both turned to look.
The speaker was a tall, slender young man whose short, dark-blue hair gleamed like a gemstone in the gentle sunlight.
The young man looked about sixteen or seventeen, seemingly not much older than Lin Xuanchen. Yet his entire bearing exuded refinement, and a faint smile lingered on his handsome face.
Beside the young man stood a girl who looked fifteen or sixteen. Her long black hair was tied into a high ponytail that fell down her back.
The girl also had lively, almond-shaped eyes, a finely raised nose, and a fair, delicate, oval face. Her dark eyes stared unblinkingly at Lin Xuanchen and Wang Dong'er.
"Look, everyone! Aren't those Senior Bei Bei and Senior Xiaoya?"
"Oh, I think they really are."
"Wow! That white-haired boy and that pink-and-blue-haired girl are both so good-looking! And they're holding hands with their fingers interlaced!"
With the appearance of those two, people nearby immediately recognized Lin Xuanchen and Wang Dong'er. Among them were quite a few voices admiring the pair's looks.
Listening to the whispers around him, Lin Xuanchen immediately recognized the identities of the two standing before him.
Lin Xuanchen could not help feeling a little surprised. These were actually the Tang Sect's eldest senior brother, Thunderbolt Bei Bei, and the Blue Silver Saintess, Tang Ya, from the original story.
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