Chapter 65: Battlefield of Love, Power of the Sun (Requesting Subscription)
Lin Yun had just returned to his seat when Xiao Xiao leaned her little head over and whispered, "Teacher Mu really does seem nice! So gentle and kind!"
"I told you already, Zhou Yi holds quite the weight at Shrek Academy." Lin Yun replied with a helpless smile.
"By the way, don't forget what I reminded you of. With me here, we'll definitely win the freshman assessment. Don't waste your twin spirit's potential just for a small test."
Hearing Lin Yun's reminder, Xiao Xiao lowered her head in slight embarrassment. "Got it, I won't mess around!"
Only then did Lin Yun feel relieved enough to nod.
He really couldn't understand what was going on in this little girl's head.
Just to ensure she could team up with him for the assessment, she had actually revealed her twin spirit to him on her own, even saying that if he thought her strength wasn't enough, she could go attach a spirit ring to her second spirit in advance.
That was when he remembered—in the original story, Xiao Xiao had also attached a spirit ring to her second spirit ahead of time just for the freshman assessment. Shrek Academy truly misled its students!
All this for a pointless freshman test? Was it worth sacrificing the future potential of a twin spirit?
Although Lin Yun and Xiao Xiao didn't have any deeper relationship yet, they were at least friends. How could he let her waste her talent like that? He stopped the restless little girl immediately.
"Even if your second spirit had a spirit ring, what difference would it make? The help would be minimal. Instead of using it to assist me directly, you'd be better off using it to play a battle hymn." Lin Yun had told her.
And so it led to Xiao Xiao playing the Nine Phoenix Arrival Flute while he napped at noon, just to set the mood.
"Exhausting the future for the present is extremely unwise. Don't walk down the wrong path," Lin Yun said with a smile, rubbing her head.
"Mhm." Xiao Xiao nodded obediently, her bright eyes sparkling as she looked at him.
Not far away, Ning Tian, who had just been about to come introduce herself to Lin Yun, froze where she stood.
"So quick to make a move, huh?" Ning Tian watched their closeness and ground her teeth in frustration, though she quickly composed herself.
What a joke. She was the young mistress of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect, raised with the best education from childhood. No one could possibly outshine her!
Just a little girl. She didn't care at all!
Meanwhile, Wu Feng could only bite her handkerchief with teary eyes, watching as Ning Tian gracefully walked toward Lin Yun step by step.
Bitter, far too bitter!
"Hello, Lin Yun." A sweet, melodic voice rang out. Lin Yun turned and saw Ning Tian's noble figure. Though she wore the same school uniform as everyone else, she seemed to shine with her own radiance, naturally drawing all attention to her.
"Hello, class monitor." Lin Yun nodded with a smile.
Zheng Xiaolong glanced left and right—the composed Lin Yun, Ning Tian with her flawless smile, and Xiao Xiao with narrowed eyes and twitching tiger teeth—and quietly gave up his seat, patting his backside before leaving this battlefield of love.
I, Zheng Xiaolong, have profited greatly today!
This small act also earned him a flicker of goodwill from the young mistress of the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect.
"Thank you, classmate Zheng." Ning Tian smiled lightly, her beauty seeming to brighten the entire classroom.
Her sudden charm attack even left Zheng Xiaolong dazed for a moment. But knowing full well she was out of his league, he wisely ran off without a shred of unrealistic hope.
The current seating was: Ning Tian, Xiao Xiao, Lin Yun, and then the window.
Oh, and in Lin Yun's arms was the Ice Emperor.
The little scorpion, seeing two human children daring to covet her master, twitched her claws restlessly, releasing a faint chill.
Yet when Ning Tian gracefully gathered her skirt and sat in the seat Zheng Xiaolong had given up, she did not speak to Lin Yun. Instead, she warmly began conversing with Xiao Xiao.
Lin Yun only glanced once before feeling he could not watch anymore. The hidden clash in their words was giving him a splitting headache.
On the surface, it was a friendly exchange between classmates, but in truth sparks were flying. He could almost hear the crackle of electricity from the collision of their sharp gazes.
So this was the battlefield of love?
No matter. Even the so-called Asura God he planned to kill someday. What was a small battlefield of love in comparison? Not worth mentioning.
Lin Yun turned away helplessly, resting one hand under his chin to gaze out the window, while the other gently patted his chest to calm the restless Ice Emperor.
Sunlight fell into his golden eyes, making them glow like two miniature suns.
Since the start of term, besides his nightly cultivation, Lin Yun's favorite daytime activity was basking in the sun or napping. And of course, there was meaning behind this.
The Dragon God had attained a peerless body and mastery over elements because he absorbed the essence of the sun and moon, strengthening body and spirit. As the bearer of the Golden Dragon King bloodline, Lin Yun naturally wished to try whether he too could grow stronger under the sun.
Wait… like a Kryptonian?
After nearly half a month of effort, he had found both good and bad news.
The good news was, thanks to the Golden Dragon King bloodline, he truly could absorb the sun's essence, speeding cultivation and strengthening his body.
The bad news was—the speed was far too slow.
The Dragon God's growth had spanned tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands of years. Only through endless accumulation had the supreme god been born.
Lin Yun could also absorb the sun's essence, but relying on bloodline alone was too slow. That was why he had been trying to create an actual cultivation method based on this passive ability.
After all, extreme spirits cultivated painfully slowly. At his current pace, Lin Yun estimated it would take four or five months just to advance one level of soul power.
Far too slow.
Perhaps upon reaching level fifty and entering Dragon Valley he could gain a great boost, but that would only be temporary and could not solve the problem of his sluggish progress.
Facing the rising sun, Lin Yun slowly closed his glowing eyes. Even through his eyelids, faint golden light seeped out.
His consciousness sank into his spiritual sea, where a vast golden ocean stretched out, and above it hung a jade-green sun brimming with vitality.
And beside it… floated a gray orb the size of an apple.
That was Electrolux.
"I need your help," Lin Yun whispered.
In an instant, gray streams of energy surged forth.
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