Two days later, evening.
Inside Zhu Ziyang's dorm.
"Alright, tonight is the full moon. Let's find a spot with good moonlight so you can absorb that moonlight spirit diamond," Zhu Ziyang said.
"Mm!" Jiang Nannan nodded expectantly, immediately hugging Zhu Ziyang's arm intimately and saying, "Let's go quickly, I've been so anxious these past two days!"
The two left the dorm.
They found a patch of grass in the woods in front of the new student dormitory building that was directly illuminated by the moonlight. It was very quiet and secluded, with few people even during the day, let alone at night, so it perfectly met their requirements.
"Good, this is the spot!" Zhu Ziyang said.
"Mm!" Jiang Nannan sat cross-legged on the grass. The soft moonlight shone on her, adding a touch of mystery and nobility to the already exquisitely beautiful girl.
"Hold the moonlight spirit diamond in your mouth, then activate your Spirit and absorb it with all your might!" Zhu Ziyang explained how to use the moonlight spirit diamond.
Jiang Nannan immediately followed suit. Her cherry-red lips enclosed the moonlight spirit diamond, then she closed her eyes and activated her Spirit. Under the moonlight, Jiang Nannan's body slowly became imbued with the softness of the moon. A pinkish-white rabbit phantom emerged from her body. The pinkish-white rabbit also had its eyes tightly closed, but its mouth was open, continuously swallowing and exhaling moonlight.
Zhu Ziyang watched this scene, a satisfied expression on his face. Jiang Nannan's Soft Bones Rabbit Spirit originally had a very thin lunar bloodline. It had only barely increased after being cleansed by two spirit rings, but to support its evolution into a high-grade Spirit, Zhu Ziyang's initial guess was that it would likely require five spirit rings.
One could only say that man's plans are no match for heaven's. A single moonlight spirit diamond directly shattered all of Zhu Ziyang's careful planning. Of course, this was a good thing, and Zhu Ziyang was very happy about it, even hoping for more such occurrences.
He could confirm that once Jiang Nannan absorbed the moonlight spirit diamond, regardless of changes in strength, in terms of bloodline alone, she would definitely be able to evolve a true Lunar bloodline! At that time, let alone a mere high-grade Spirit, she might even have a chance to reach the level of a Super Spirit!
Thinking of this, an expectant look couldn't help but appear on Zhu Ziyang's face.
A Soft Bones Rabbit plus a pure Lunar bloodline, what kind of Spirit would it evolve into?
Time slipped away minute by minute. Jiang Nannan was now completely enveloped by a mass of silvery-white mist, forming a large silvery-white cocoon that greedily devoured the moonlight. If one observed closely, they would notice a faint, ethereal passage between the moon in the sky and the glowing cocoon on the ground.
Such a commotion, if it were said to have gone unnoticed, would clearly be a lie. Indeed, at this moment, someone on Sea God Island had noticed the activity here.
"Are there other Spirit users with a lunar-type Spirit in the Academy?" Zhang Lexuan stood by the window, looking confusedly towards the Outer Courtyard. She thought for a moment, and finding no clues, she stopped paying attention.
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Time approached dawn. Zhu Ziyang sat calmly on the ground, his eyes fixed on the large cocoon beside him.
Finally, at the break of dawn, Jiang Nannan completed the absorption of the moonlight spirit diamond. The silvery-white cocoon slowly cracked, transforming into strands of silver light that drifted into Jiang Nannan's slowly revealing delicate body. Behind her, the Spirit phantom was still a glowing cocoon, appearing somewhat strange.
However, Zhu Ziyang was extremely excited, because this indicated that Jiang Nannan's Spirit was evolving. Now, it only needed a little external force to prompt it to break out of its cocoon, shattering the shackles of ordinary Spirits and becoming a higher-quality Spirit!
This external force was easily obtainable.
The Spirit phantom dissipated under Zhu Ziyang's gaze. Jiang Nannan excitedly opened her eyes, stood up, and looking at Zhu Ziyang in front of her, she excitedly shouted, "Brother!"
After absorbing the moonlight spirit diamond, Jiang Nannan's entire demeanor had changed. Her gentle, watery nature now contained a hint of cool nobility. Her golden hair was even more dazzling, and her eyes had turned a moon-like silver-red, full of mystery and elegance.
Zhu Ziyang was dumbfounded.
"How is it!" Zhu Ziyang shook his head, a joyful expression on his face, and asked.
"Ah ah ah! My spirit power has broken through! Brother, my spirit power has broken through!" The girl cried out excitedly. Her noble and mysterious aura instantly vanished. Of course, Zhu Ziyang didn't mind; his attention was drawn by Jiang Nannan's words.
The girl continued, "My spirit power has reached level 30!"
"Is that so!" Zhu Ziyang's eyes lit up, but he wasn't overly excited, because the increase in spirit power was within his expectations. That was a peerless immortal-grade item; wasn't it normal for it to boost spirit power? Moreover, he guessed that Jiang Nannan would definitely gain more than 3 levels; after absorbing a spirit ring, she would surely gain another two to three levels. He asked, "How is your Spirit?"
"Although my Spirit is still the Soft Bones Rabbit, I can feel it transforming, and it's about to complete its transformation! It just needs a catalyst now!" Jiang Nannan said excitedly, directly hugging Zhu Ziyang. Her bright, large eyes were filled with excitement, joy, and deep affection.
"That's wonderful!" Zhu Ziyang hugged the girl back, looking at her flushed, delicate face, and said thoughtfully, "If nothing unexpected happens, that catalyst will be when you absorb your third spirit ring."
"Mm-hm!" Jiang Nannan's eyes held anticipation, and she nodded her head like a hamster, looking very cute.
"It's getting late, let's go back to the dorm to rest first," Zhu Ziyang said, stroking her hair. "Then, this afternoon, I'll go find Dean Yan to apply to take you to hunt for your third spirit ring!"
"Mm-hm! This time, I'm definitely going to get a thousand-year spirit ring!" Jiang Nannan said excitedly, her pretty face filled with anticipation.
"Of course you will!" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile.
The two returned to the dorm.
At the entrance of the dormitory building, Zhu Ziyang was surprised to find that Mu En was already lying on a bamboo chair by the door.
Mu En seemed to sense someone approaching. He half-closed his eyes, and upon seeing it was Zhu Ziyang, a hint of surprise and nine parts inquiry flashed in his cloudy eyes. But when his gaze fell upon Jiang Nannan, his eyes were filled only with astonishment. This little girl was level 27 just a few days ago; how did she reach level 30 in just a few days?
The old man thought to himself, then his eyes drooped again, and he said in an aged voice, "Why are you only just returning now?"
"Hehe, sorry to disturb you, old grandpa!" Jiang Nannan was in a very cheerful mood, and her voice carried a hint of playfulness as she spoke.
"Next time, be careful not to return to the dorm so late!" Mu En said in a deep voice.
"Yes!" Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan quickly agreed.
"Go on," Mu En said.
"Thank you for your trouble," Zhu Ziyang said, then pulled Jiang Nannan into the dorm.
"Brother, who is that old grandpa? Why does he lie at the dormitory building entrance every day?" Jiang Nannan looked back at Mu En, who was lying on the wooden chair, and asked curiously.
"I'm not sure, but an old man who can be at Shrek Academy is definitely not an ordinary person," Zhu Ziyang's tone was ambiguous, and he didn't tell the truth, saying, "Let's go up."
"Mm! Goodnight!" Jiang Nannan stood on tiptoe and kissed Zhu Ziyang's cheek, then blushed and ran upstairs.
"This little girl!" Zhu Ziyang revealed a faint smile.
After Jiang Nannan's figure disappeared, Zhu Ziyang returned to the front of the dormitory building.
"Teacher," he stood before Mu En and respectfully called out.
"Hehe! Your little girlfriend seems to have stumbled upon quite a fortuitous encounter," Mu En opened his eyes, looking at Zhu Ziyang with kindness, and said with a chuckle.
"Teacher, you're right," Zhu Ziyang said excitedly, "We found a moonlight spirit diamond! After Nannan absorbed that moonlight spirit diamond, her spirit power has already reached level 30!"
"So that's it!" Mu En's ancient, unwavering eyes flashed with a hint of admiration upon hearing this. He said, "What a lucky child! You want to go hunt for her third spirit ring with her?"
"Yes," Zhu Ziyang said, "The third spirit ring I've chosen for Nannan is a Spirit Beast called the Silver Moon Golden Armor Beast. I wonder if you've heard of it, Teacher?"
"Silver Moon Golden Armor Beast?" Mu En pondered, then said, "That kind of Spirit Beast isn't easy to find; it only exists in the Mingdou Mountain Range of the Sun Moon Empire! It seems you really care for that girl!"
"Hehe!" Zhu Ziyang chuckled, saying nothing.
"Alright, wait by Sea God Lake this afternoon. It just so happens that an old fellow wants to go out for a walk. I'll have her take you," Mu En said with a smile, but in his mind, he recalled what Yan Shaozhe had told him, and couldn't help but shake his head.
"Yes, Teacher!" Zhu Ziyang was overjoyed to hear this and quickly agreed.
"Alright, go and rest now," Mu En said.
"Goodbye, Teacher!" Zhu Ziyang returned to his dorm in a cheerful mood.