Dugu Bo smiled, his gaze sweeping over Lin Mo, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan, his tone quite casual, "Alright, things are almost settled here. I'll take the three of you back to the academy. I'll handle dealing with those three old geezers Meng Shenji, myself."
He had a good relationship with Prince Xue Xing, Prince Xue Xing had been kind to him in his early years.
This is also one of the reasons why he sent Dugu Yan to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
With Prince Xue Xing's connection, even if those three old guys were unhappy, they still had to give him some face.
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan exchanged glances and nodded in unison, "Yes, Senior (Grandpa)."
Ye Lingling, standing to the side, glanced at Dugu Yan without leaving a trace, her eyes filled with a hint of resentment.
Clearly, she still harbored some resentment towards Dugu Yan for his extremely bold actions earlier.
More than half a month later, the three of them stepped into the gates of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy again and went straight to the Education Committee building located deep in the academy. The three Education Committee members Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin, were already waiting there.
Seeing Lin Mo appear unharmed and without any injuries, the three of them visibly breathed a sigh of relief.
Meng Shenji stepped forward, her voice filled with concern. " Lin Mo, I'm so glad you're alright."
Before Lin Mo could reply, Dugu Bo stepped forward and spoke for Lin Mo: "Alright, enough with the formalities."
Lin Mo won't spend all his time at the academy anymore; he'll be training by my side for a while longer."
Lin Mo nodded in agreement, which was considered confirmation of Dugu Bo's words.
The three education commissioners immediately showed expressions of wanting to say something but holding back.
They exchanged a glance, both looking at each other with a hint of doubt.
Unfortunately, Dugu Bo's reputation in Heaven Dou City was far from good; he was known for his eccentric behavior and unpredictable temper.
This makes it difficult for them to completely entrust Lin Mo to him.
Meng Shenji hesitated for a moment before speaking, "Your Excellency Poison Douluo, this— Lin Mo is, after all, a student of our academy, and still quite young. Being away from the academy for so long, I'm afraid—"
Before he could finish speaking, Dugu Bo slammed his hand on the table next to him with a thud.
His eyes widened, and his voice rose several decibels. "What? You don't trust me? Let me tell you, Lin Mo is now my brother, Dugu Bo! How could I possibly harm him?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Mo instinctively raised his hand to cover his face, looking as if he couldn't bear to watch.
Everyone else present, including Dugu Yan, was stunned, their faces filled with astonishment.
Dugu Yan opened her mouth, clearly having many questions she wanted to ask, but was stopped by a look from Dugu Bo.
Clearly, Dugu Bo did not intend to elaborate on this issue.
Seeing Dugu Bo's firm stance, the three education commissioners all showed helpless expressions.
Meng Shenji sighed and shook his head, "Since His Majesty the Poison Douluo has given such a guarantee, and Lin Mo himself has agreed, then we—"
We couldn't Sheer Force stop them anymore.
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo gave a satisfied hum and pursed his lips, saying, "That's more like it. Besides, when it comes to teaching, none of you know how to teach according to aptitude as well as I do."
As he spoke, he turned to Lin Mo and gestured, " Lin Mo, release your Martial Soul and show these three old guys something."
With a slight thought, Lin Mo noticed a red light flashing in front of him.
The next moment, Charmeleon appeared in the open space in the center of the Education Committee Hall.
The appearance of the Charmeleon instantly astonished the three education commissioners.
The three of them stood up almost simultaneously, their eyes fixed on the Charmeleon.
With their keen eyesight, they could easily tell that this drastically changed External Beast Martial Soul was inextricably linked to Lin Mo's previous Charmander Martial Soul.
But what surprised them even more was the three Soul Ring slowly spiraling up from beneath the Charmeleon's feet—one yellow and one purple!
It emanated the Soul Power fluctuations befitting Soul Elder!
Zhi Lin Soul Douluo couldn't help but exclaim in a low voice, "This--how is this possible?! Lin Mo, I remember when you first entered the school a little over a month ago, your Soul Power was only level twenty-eight!"
Later, under my Soul Power power pressure, you broke through to level 29—how long has it been? Not only did you break through to level 30, but you even obtained your Third Soul Ring?!
This cultivation speed has completely exceeded their comprehension.
Lin Mo remained calm and slowly recited the speech that Grandpa Ye Linyuan had taught him beforehand. "Three Education Committee members, my Charmander Martial Soul evolved after successfully absorbing the Third Soul Ring. Its bloodline was activated by the power of the Soul Ring, which caused some changes in its appearance."
So now, I call it the Charmeleon.
Bai Baoshan took a deep breath, Sheer Force suppressing the shock in his heart.
With a flick of his wrist, he retrieved a crystal ball from his Storage Soul Tool that was entirely azure blue and slightly larger than the standard version.
"This is a testing crystal ball specifically for Soul Elder level cultivators; it's much more precise. Lin Mo, let's test your current Soul Power Level."
Without hesitation, Lin Mo stepped forward and gently placed his palm on the blue crystal ball.
The crystal ball lit up instantly, emitting a soft glow.
The light rapidly increased, eventually condensing clearly into a level 32 marking inside the crystal ball!
"Thirty-two!" Bai Baoshan's voice was hoarse as he looked at the markings on the crystal ball.
Faced with the undeniable facts of Dugu Bo's teaching achievements, the three education commissioners were utterly speechless.
They seem to have no reason to stop Lin Mo from cultivating alongside Dugu Bo, since Lin Mo himself hasn't objected.
Meng Shenji finally sighed, his tone filled with relief, "So be it. Lin Mo, since this is your own choice, and with the Poison Douluo protecting you, we agree."
Two days later, on the outskirts of Sunset Forest.
The dense Lin Mu blocked out the sun, and the air was filled with the damp scent of earth and the faint fragrance of grass and trees.
Lin Mo, Ye Lingling, and Dugu Yan formed a simple triangular formation and carefully made their way through the forest.
Their purpose in this trip was to find a suitable Third Soul Ring for Ye Lingling, whose Soul Power had reached the bottleneck of level 30.
Dugu Bo followed a short distance behind them, leaning against the thick branches of a large tree with his arms crossed.
His purpose in coming here, besides protecting the three children's safety, was also to test their combat abilities.
Although he had a few direct experiences with Lin Mo's External Beast Martial Soul, the Charmeleon, he only had a perception of its true combat power.
He was also very curious about the true combat power of Lin Mo Mo's Charmeleon Martial Soul. And if he wanted to test combat power, Soul Hunting in the wild would be the most suitable method.
Similarly, he also wanted to see for himself how much his granddaughter Dugu Yan's Martial Soul Evolution into the Azure Jade Phosphor Dragon Martial Soul Jade Phosphorous Dragon.
The average quality of the Soul Beast in Sunset Forest is far superior to that of the captive Soul Hunting Forest. Even in the outer areas, Thousand-Year Soul Beast occasionally appear.
Lin Mo and his two companions dared not be careless in the slightest, and only moved around in the outer area, carefully searching for a suitable Soul Beast target for Ye Lingling.
Dugu Bo stood guard nearby, preventing any Soul Beast that could pose a deadly threat to the three of them from getting close.