The more Xuan Zi thought about it, the more he felt his heart racing with fear, but this thought only lasted for a moment before he forcibly extinguished it himself.
"No... impossible." He shook his head, refuting himself in his heart.
This was too absurd! He knew exactly what level that kid Liu Yuan was at.
Even if he had some miraculous encounter, it was impossible for him to get involved with such an existence in just half a day; Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts had always been in a state of hostility.
Besides, even if that young man really was Liu Yuan, what would that prove? Perhaps he just happened to be passing by the scene of the incident.
Linking such a terrifying existence to a student who had just been expelled was simply a fantasy.
"Elder Xuan, what's wrong? Why do you look so pale?" Yan Shaozhe, who was beside him, noticed Xuan Zi's abnormality and asked with concern.
"It's nothing." Xuan Zi waved his hand, shaking off the absurd guess in his mind and returning to his usual profound and unpredictable appearance. "It seems we've come for nothing. Since things here are settled, let's go back and report to Elder Mu."
Although Yan Shaozhe still had doubts in his heart, seeing that Xuan Zi was unwilling to say more, he had no choice but to let it go.
After the two searched again to no avail, they returned to the Sea Gods Pavilion.
Ultimately, this sudden and earth-shattering phenomenon, because no source or clue could be found, became a cold case.
After several fruitless discussions among the Shrek high-level officials, the matter was dropped, leaving only a mysterious record in the history of Shrek Academy.
On the other side, Liu Yuan, the perpetrator of the incident, had long since left the vicinity of Shrek City.
After several days of rapid travel, he had successfully arrived at his destination—the Star Dou Great Forest.
As soon as he stepped into this vast primeval forest, the rich aura of life and spirit power fluctuations in the air rushed toward him, making Liu Yuan's spirit lift.
During his journey over the past few days, he had tried another way to use the rayquaza martial soul—Martial Soul Possession.
With a thought, emerald-green dragon scale patterns would emerge from beneath his skin, his pupils would turn into majestic golden vertical slits, and energy ribbons would faintly float behind him.
In this state, his speed, strength, and perception would be greatly enhanced. Although it wasn't as earth-shattering as directly summoning the Mega Rayquaza body, it had the advantage of causing less commotion and being less noticeable, making it very suitable for daily travel and responding to emergencies.
"System, I have arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest," Liu Yuan muttered in his heart.
[Ding! Detected that the Host has entered the check-in range. The mission'Stay for Three Days' has officially begun.]
For safety's sake, Liu Yuan did not go deep into the core area of the forest but instead found a hidden cave at the junction of the outer area and the mixed area to serve as a temporary residence.
He carefully cleaned up the surrounding traces and set up some simple warning measures.
Liu Yuan's luck was very good. During the following time, not a single blind Spirit Beast came to disturb him, allowing him to live in peace.
Time passed, and the three-day limit arrived in an instant.
[Ding! Countdown over, check-in mission completed!]
[Calculating mission rewards... Congratulations to the Host for obtaining a god-bestowed spirit ring (Rayquaza Exclusive) (10,000-year level) ×1!]
The System's notification sounded in his mind, and a completely emerald-green spirit ring, entwined with wisps of golden divine light, appeared out of thin air, floating quietly in front of Liu Yuan.
"Finally... am I finally going to obtain my First Spirit Skill?"
Liu Yuan's mood instantly became heated, his eyes filled with uncontrollable excitement and anticipation.
A Rayquaza without a Spirit Skill was like a peerless divine weapon without any matching Moves.
And now, he was about to sharpen this divine weapon!
He couldn't wait to sit cross-legged and guide that god-bestowed spirit ring to resonate with his Spirit.
The spirit ring slowly descended, encircling his illusory Spirit, and a surge of majestic and pure energy instantly flooded into his entire body!
Along with the absorption of the spirit ring, a new sense of power and a piece of profound skill information flooded into his mind together.
At the same time, the spirit power Bottleneck in his body shattered under the impact of this energy!
Rank 38... Rank 39!
His spirit power Rank soared directly to Rank 39, only one step away from being a Rank 40 Soul Ancestor!
[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for successfully absorbing the spirit ring and unlocking the Rayquaza Origin skill—Extreme Speed!]
Liu Yuan snapped his eyes open, a golden light flashing briefly.
He clenched his fists tightly, feeling the surging spirit power in his body and the new skill in his mind, his joy beyond words.
Extreme Speed!
This wasn't just a simple acceleration skill!
In the pokémon world, 'Extreme Speed' was one of the legendary Moves with the highest priority, launching a surprise attack with unparalleled speed, so fast that the enemy couldn't react at all!
It represented the Law of ultimate speed!
Now that it had become a Spirit Skill, its value was even more immeasurable.
This meant Liu Yuan possessed explosive power and mobility far exceeding Spirit Masters of the same level; whether it was pursuit, escape, or surprise attack, it would become his absolute trump card!
"This is truly amazing!" Having tasted the sweetness, Liu Yuan was incredibly excited and immediately sent a new inquiry to the System: "System, where is my next check-in location?"
[Ding! A new check-in mission has been released.]
[Check-in location: Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.]
[Mission requirement: Enter the academy under any identity and stay for three months.]
[Mission reward: god-bestowed spirit ring (Rayquaza Exclusive) ×1, the spirit ring skill will be randomly drawn from the Rayquaza Origin skill pool.]
"Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy? And I have to stay for three months?" Liu Yuan was slightly taken aback, but then a stronger fighting spirit ignited in his eyes.
Although the time was a bit long, the reward was still a god-bestowed spirit ring and a new skill; this trip was definitely not a loss!
"Good, then to the Sun Moon Empire!" Liu Yuan made up his mind, stood up, and patted the dust off his body, preparing to set off.
However, just as he stepped out of the cave, a foul wind suddenly lunged from the dense forest to the side!
"Roar!"
Accompanied by a tyrannical roar, a black shadow was as fast as lightning, aiming straight for his throat with a fierce claw wind!
It was a Spirit Beast with a vigorous build and knotted muscles, precisely a thousand-year level Spirit Beast—a Wind Baboon!
"Heh..."
However, seeing this, Liu Yuan wasn't afraid at all!
On his face, there wasn't a single trace of fear or terror that should have appeared due to the sudden attack of the thousand-year Wind Baboon; instead, it was filled with intense Battle Intent!
"I just happened to be lacking something to practice on..."
"You reckless thing, you actually delivered yourself to my door."
"Fine, since that's the case, I'll practice with you!"
A light flashed across his body, followed by the emergence of a powerful aura. Liu Yuan directly used 'Martial Soul Possession,' transforming on the spot into a 'half-human, half-dragon' Dragonman state!
And at this moment, the Wind Baboon's attack finally arrived!