Xu Jiawei already intended to befriend Shrek Academy, so the items he brought out naturally wouldn't be too bad.
These three Spirit Bones were all over 50,000 years old. The most valuable one appeared to be a skull related to mental force, while the remaining two were a Right Arm Bone and a Right Leg Bone, providing one attack-type and one speed-type Spirit Ability, respectively.
They all seemed to be relatively general Spirit Abilities, likely considering their distribution.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
"This is what you deserve. If needed, I will send someone to escort you back to the Academy."
Although Shrek Academy had an outstanding reputation, there were always some desperate individuals who weren't afraid of death. It was better to be cautious when carrying such rewards. Moreover, there was an item that Xu Jiawei valued highly among them.
"Thank you for Your Majesty's kindness, but the Academy also has someone coming to pick us up."
"That's good." Xu Jiawei nodded slightly.
Everyone chatted for a while longer in the palace, and finally, after having lunch together at Xu Jiawei's invitation, they appeared outside the Imperial City.
By the roadside, a slovenly old man was sitting on the ground without any regard for his image. It was Xuan Zi, who had come to pick them up.
"Is there anything else to prepare?" Xuan Zi lazily looked up at everyone, his gaze lingering on Wang Nan for a moment.
"No."
"Good." Xuan Zi nodded in response, then led everyone out of Star Luo City. Soon, in a place where no one could be seen, Xuan Zi enveloped them with his spirit power, and they were all carried into the air.
After a dizzying sensation, the main gate of Shrek Academy appeared before everyone's eyes. The Inner Courtyard Disciples were fine, but the Outer Courtyard Disciples were more or less still excited.
A grand event for young Spirit Masters across the continent had ended just like that. Five years later, it would be their stage.
"Alright, the little ones from the Outer Courtyard can go back now. Make sure to thoroughly review your gains from this trip. And don't let your guard down; participating in the Soul Duel Tournament as a reserve team this time doesn't mean you'll still be the main team members in five years. You must improve yourselves well, or you might be eliminated within these five years."
"Yes!"
Xuan Zi didn't say much, waving his hand to dismiss them, then turned his gaze to the Inner Courtyard Disciples.
"Since this item was won by you, you are all naturally qualified to understand its details. Follow me to the Sea God Pavilion."
After he finished speaking, everyone's expressions varied. Even the usually aloof Ling Luochen's face showed some change.
Don't misunderstand, Wang Nan could train in front of the Sea God Pavilion every day, but for other Inner Courtyard Disciples, being able to enter the Sea God Pavilion itself was a great honor.
Aside from the deep meditation opportunity that all Inner Courtyard Disciples had, almost no one had heard of Inner Courtyard Disciples being able to freely enter and exit the Sea God Pavilion.
Soon, an ancient three-story building appeared before everyone. As Inner Courtyard Disciples, they were not unfamiliar with it, but entering it still made them somewhat excited.
The next moment, the inconspicuous three-story building suddenly lit up, turning entirely golden, as if made of pure gold.
Rich, gentle golden light drifted down, and a warm, profound aura of light nourished each of them.
In Wang Nan's mental force, the Evil Breaking Dragon also slightly raised its head, sensing this aura.
Everyone felt all their fatigue swept away, and their entire spirit power seemed to have been cleansed, becoming even purer. This was something even more important than increasing spirit power.
"Come in." After a moment, the golden light slowly disappeared, and an aged voice echoed from inside the Sea God Pavilion.
Walking into the Sea God Pavilion, an aged figure was sitting on a golden recliner inside.
Wang Nan and Ma Xiaotao were already used to it, but the others were somewhat surprised.
"Don't be nervous, children." Mu En's aged voice sounded, "That was my reward to you for winning the Soul Duel Tournament."
Although no one introduced Mu En's identity to them, the fact that Xuan Zi could only stand to one side showed that the old man's status was extraordinary.
Immediately after, Mu En looked at Wang Yan, who was standing nearby, "Did you bring the prize prepared by the Star Luo Empire?"
Wang Yan nodded and took out all the Spirit Bones and the Sealing God Platform.
However, Mu En didn't linger on the Spirit Bones for too long. With a wave of his hand, the Sealing God Platform, containing the Snow Empress embryo, floated into his hand.
Faint golden light appeared from his eyes and hands. Wang Nan's heart immediately stirred. He could feel that Mu En's vast mental force was penetrating through the Sealing God Platform's barrier and seeping inside.
As expected of Mu En, who created the ultimate Spirit Ability "King's Descent." Even with just a trace leaking out, Wang Nan could feel a profound, abyssal sensation from it. Vaguely, Wang Nan also gained a rough direction for improving his own mental force.
Inside the Sealing God Platform, Wang Nan could clearly see the white airflow within suddenly accelerate, constantly crashing around, but ultimately being blocked by the external light barrier.
After a long while, Mu En withdrew his spirit power and slowly let out a sigh.
"Old Mu, how is it?" Xuan Zi asked.
Mu En shook his head slightly, then spoke, "These children probably don't know the ins and outs of this matter yet. Let me first explain the origin of this reward to you."
"This tray is actually a ninth-grade spirit tool, sealing a 100,000-year-old Spirit Beast inside. With this spirit tool, there's a chance for a Spirit Master to gain a second Spirit."
As soon as these words were spoken, almost everyone gasped. A supreme treasure that could provide a Spirit Master with a second Spirit—its value was unimaginable.
Wang Yan even touched his storage spirit tool in disbelief. He hadn't expected that he had been carrying such an important item all along.
"However, based on my observation just now, this Spirit Beast is not that simple."
Mu En quickly revealed another piece of news that made everyone calm down. Although he didn't know much about spirit tools, he could use his own mental force to detect the situation inside the spirit tool.
Mu En first looked at Ma Xiaotao, "This Spirit Beast is ice-attributed. Whether it can become a Spirit, or even the spirit ring and Spirit Bone if it fails, it is not suitable for you, Xiaotao."
Then he looked at Wang Nan, "And it is not a 100,000-year-old Spirit Beast. It is currently in an embryonic state, and I cannot know its previous cultivation, but it is at least over 200,000 years old. Even an ordinary Titled Douluo cannot absorb its spirit ring, unless that Spirit Master has extremely strong physical strength and also a torso bone of over 100,000 years to improve themselves."
"Old Mu, is there no possibility of it becoming a second Spirit?" Xuan Zi asked somewhat unwillingly.
"There is." Mu En nodded gently, "That is to persuade the Spirit Beast inside. Only when the Spirit Master and this Spirit Beast completely trust each other is there a slight possibility of it becoming a second Spirit."