When Chen Jue woke up, he discovered that Gu Yuena had vanished without a trace, as though she had never been there.
Yet the unique scent in the air and the lingering warmth felt utterly real.
He shook his head gently, a teasing smile curling his lips as he murmured, "Little Silver Dragon, don't tell me you got shy?"
With that, Chen Jue stopped dwelling on it and opened the system.
To his surprise, he discovered that the system had issued a hidden quest.
Hidden quest: Travel to the Far North, find the Ice Empress and the Snow Woman, and earn their trust!
This made Chen Jue sigh inwardly.
If you want me to take them in, just say so. What's all this about earning their trust?
Not only that, the reward was exceptionally generous.
Reward: Advanced Soul Ring Age-Enhancing Potion. Can upgrade a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring to a Million-Year Soul Ring!
In other words, his martial soul could eventually have a soul ring configuration consisting entirely of Million-Year Soul Rings.
He had once thought that having all Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings would already be excellent.
Only now did he realize how narrow his horizons had been!
Looks like I'll have to find an opportunity to visit the Far North!
Taking another careful look through the system's rewards, he discovered that he had already reached the Soul Saint Realm.
He had also gained four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings, along with a hundred-thousand-year Demonic Great White Shark Left Leg Bone!
Not bad.
Unable to wait, Chen Jue immediately began absorbing the soul rings and soul bone.
That morning.
Flender gathered all the students and announced something exciting.
"After reaching a unanimous decision with the teachers, we're preparing to head to Blue Tyrant