What are your Third Soul Skill and Soul Bone Skill?
After the initial joy, Lu Yu asked Lin Tian curiously.
Lin Tian summoned his Soul Ring and looked at the three Soul Ring —yellow, yellow, and purple—below his feet. A sense of lingering fear arose in his heart, especially when he saw the third, purple Soul Ring.
His consciousness sank into his Third Soul Ring. A moment later, Lin Tian opened his eyes and looked at Lu Yu, his eyes filled with both excitement and disappointment.
"My Third Soul Ring is called ' Thunder Essence Returns to the Source to Origin,' which doubles the power of all thunder-attribute Soul Skill when used. Unfortunately, my Second Soul Skill is not thunder-attribute."
"It's just a Second Soul Skill, don't be discouraged. Just choose lightning-attribute Soul Beast for your future Soul Ring!" Lu Yu patted Lin Tian on the shoulder to comfort him.
"Uh... the Soul Bone Skill is a bit strange!" Lin Tian paused, unsure how to explain the Purple-Patterned Wings's Soul Bone Skill.
Lu Yu raised an eyebrow, looking at Lin Tian curiously, waiting for an answer.
"I don't know what it's for. After casting it, the Purple-Patterned Wings will envelop me, forming a cocoon. This cocoon will only open if I'm struck by lightning. I can't manually deactivate it. Whether it can be opened by external force, we'll only know by trying!"
"It can only be activated by being struck by lightning?" Lu Yu raised an eyebrow, looking at Lin Tian with a strange expression.
Lin Tian nodded, not understanding what the point was.
"What if we use fire? Will that open it?" Lu Yu continued to press.
"I don't know!" Lin Tian shook his head.
Lu Yu stroked his chin thoughtfully. This was similar to the Purple-Patterned Thunder Spirit Butterfly emerging from its cocoon. The pupa could only break open after being struck by lightning, but as Soul Bone Skill, what effect it would have after breaking open was something only they could find out by trying it.
"Forget it, just let yourself be struck by lightning sometime!" Lu Yu shook her head. If she couldn't figure it out, she wouldn't think about it anymore. She'd just have to be struck by lightning and she'd know!
"No, no, no, I'm not going. That's lightning. If I get struck, I might not even survive." Lin Tian hurriedly waved his hands in opposition, shaking his head like a rattle-drum.
"How would you know if you didn't seek out divine intervention...?"
"Hey kid, come out here!"
Lu Yu wanted to continue speaking when a massive surge of Soul Power swept across the entire courtyard, disappearing in an instant. But in that brief moment, it made Lu Yu and Lin Tian gasp for breath; then, a furious voice entered their ears.
After catching her breath, Lu Yu's mind went blank. Without thinking, she grabbed Lin Tian's hand, pushed open the door, and walked out.
The fluctuation of Soul Power was too terrifying; he didn't even have the courage to run and could only act according to the other party's wishes.
Stepping out of the room, Lu Yu clenched her fists and looked up at the figure in the sky.
Backlit, the face was obscured, but a pair of wings, resembling those of some kind of bird, could be vaguely seen behind the person.
Lu Yu glanced at it only once, then immediately bowed in greeting:
"I wonder what business you have with me, senior? I know I have never met you before! I don't know what I have done to offend you!"
"Hmph! Kid, you don't need to know people you've offended. Just think about what you've done!" The newcomer slowly descended, his tone arrogant, looking at Lu Yu and his companion as if they were two ants.
Out of the corner of her eye, Lu Yu saw the person land and then quietly glanced at their appearance.
He had a long, narrow face, a hooked nose, and frameless glasses perched on his nose. He wasn't exactly handsome, but he exuded a shrewd and mercenary air about him. Even with his eyes closed, he still seemed a bit cunning.
Upon seeing the man's distinctive appearance, Lu Yu instantly knew who it was— Flender, the dean of Shrek. His earlier panic subsided somewhat.
His tone remained respectful, after all, he was Soul Saint, and he was trying to poach someone's talent, so being respectful was perfectly acceptable.
"This humble one truly has no idea how I have offended you, senior. I hope you will explain."
Flender naturally noticed Lu Yu's subtle change in expression. Although he found it strange that the kid in front of him had suddenly become so confident, he didn't pay much attention to it.
"Kid, you've got some nerve trying to poach my Shrek Academy students? You've got some nerve!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu looked surprised and looked up at Flender.
"You must be Dean Flender of Shrek Academy?"
Seeing Lu Yu's surprised expression, Flender paused for a moment, then looked Lu Yu up and down suspiciously.
Do you know me?
Lu Yu's face showed longing, and her tone became exaggerated:
"It really is you! Who in Suotuo City doesn't know your name? Who doesn't know that your Shrek Academy, which you founded, is known for only accepting monsters? It's something I've always longed to attend, but alas, I'm too dull-witted to join your esteemed academy!"
Upon hearing this, Flender straightened his back, his previous aggressive demeanor softened, and his gaze toward Lu Yu became gentle.
Seeing that his flattery had worked, Lu Yu continued, "I'm sorry, Dean Flender, I really didn't know Oscar was a student of your esteemed institution, I..."
Before Lu Yu could finish speaking, Flender raised his hand to interrupt him.
"Young man, I've come here today to ask you one thing: do you still stand by what you said to Oscar?"
Flender came today to find out Lu Yu's background. When he scanned the two people with his Soul Power just now, Flender knew that one of them was level 24 and the other was level 37.
If any faction truly discovered that Oscar was a food-type Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power, they would definitely send a powerful expert to secretly abduct him. Who would be foolish enough to send two Soul Master at levels twenty or thirty?
With Lu Yu's flattery, Flender automatically included Lu Yu among those who admired Shrek Academy but were limited by their talent to enter Shrek.
Only then did Oscar lower his guard. After returning to the academy, Oscar told Flender all of Lu Yu's conditions, and Flender's shrewd businessman nature came out.
Shrek's conditions are what they are; they can't even afford to pay the teachers' salaries, let alone the training resources for the students.
Now there are two people willing to take on Oscar's training resources, in exchange for just some of Oscar's healing sausages. This is like a windfall.
Lu Yu feigned hesitation on the surface, but inside she was overjoyed. Oscar hadn't even agreed yet, and Flender had already delivered himself to her doorstep.
"Dean Flender, if you're not satisfied, I can add another 10%. If that's not enough, then forget it. I can't afford any more!"
"No need. We'll stick to the terms you and Oscar agreed on. However, if I find out you've deceived Oscar and withheld cultivation resources, you know the consequences!"
Flender snorted coldly, and a wave of Soul Power swept over Lu Yu's body.
"Clear!"
Lu Yu bowed his head in agreement, but when he looked up again, Flender had already disappeared.
Looking at the distant horizon, Lu Yu muttered curses under his breath, but inside he was overjoyed. "You delivered this to my doorstep yourself, so don't blame me!"
Shrek Academy.
Flender returned to Shrek and went straight to Oscar's place. As soon as he opened the door, he saw Oscar pacing back and forth anxiously.
Hearing the door open, Oscar stopped and turned around. Seeing that it was Flender returning, Oscar quickly went up to ask him what was wrong.
"Dean, you didn't make things difficult for Lu Yu, did you?"
"Hey~ I'm telling you, kid, I've been feeding and caring for you, and you're taking sides with an outsider!" Flender immediately glared at Oscar with displeasure.
"No, Dean, let me explain..."
Oscar waved his hands hastily, stammering for a long time, unsure of what to say.