Bonus Chapter, Enjoy!
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"Twenty levels..."
Huo Yuhao clenched his fists tightly, feeling the surging Spirit Power within his body, and a surge of indescribable excitement rose in his heart.
Half a month.
It was only half a month!
He had actually broken through from level eleven all the way to level twenty with unstoppable momentum!
In the past, this was something he wouldn't even dare to imagine.
Recalling the days at the Duke's Mansion, in order to increase his Spirit Power by one level, he often had to put in several times more effort than ordinary people, cultivating bitterly in freezing winters and scorching summers for months, and even having to endure the physical depletion caused by malnutrition.
But now...
"Red Jade Shrimp, Golden Pearl, Mystic Water Pill, Spirit Ascension Pill..."
Huo Yuhao recited these names silently in his heart; behind every name represented a top-tier resource sufficient to drive outside Spirit Masters crazy.
Yet in this Shrek Academy, these things were supplied to him continuously as if they were free.
"If it weren't for these resources, relying solely on my meager talent, even with Brother Tianmeng's help, no matter how hard I tried, it would have been impossible to achieve what I have today in such a short time."
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, the gratitude in his eyes almost overflowing.
"Fortunately..."
"Fortunately, I didn't act on impulse and go to that... Shrek Academy at the time."
Although thinking this way felt a bit unfair to Bei Bei and the others' good intentions, Huo Yuhao felt immensely fortunate in his heart that he had made the right choice.
If he had gone there, perhaps he would still be worrying about a single Mystic Water Pill, and struggling to not be eliminated in the freshman assessment, right?
How could there be such a complete transformation as there is now?
"Yuhao! Stop with the sentimentality!"
Just as Huo Yuhao was immersed in joy, Skydream Ice Worm's urgent voice rang out within his Sea of Consciousness.
"Let's go, let's go!"
Hearing this, Huo Yuhao nodded repeatedly. His current Spirit Eyes Martial Soul was still too weak, and even his only attacking Spirit Ability was just basic learning content from this school. If he could obtain a powerful second Spirit, coupled with the school's resource cultivation, Huo Yuhao was confident that he could become many times stronger than he was now!
"Alright! Let's set off right now!"
Huo Yuhao rolled off the bed and quickly tidied up his clothes.
However, when he walked to the dormitory door, his footsteps suddenly paused.
"Wait..."
Huo Yuhao walked to the window, looking at the bottomless clouds below, a bitter smile appeared on his face:
"Brother Tianmeng, it seems... we can't get down."
This was thousands of meters in the sky!
Except for the teachers or specialized transport Spirit Tools, ordinary students simply had no way to leave this floating island.
"That is indeed a problem..."
Skydream Ice Worm was also stunned.
"I'll go report it to the teacher."
"Obtaining a Spirit Ring is a legitimate reason, the teacher should approve it, and Teacher Shen said to let her know when I break through."
Although this school had the Spirit Ascension Platform, the Spirit Ascension Platform could only increase the age of a Spirit Ring; if there was no Spirit Ring, how could it be increased?
Huo Yuhao couldn't help but sigh; perhaps this was the reason why this school was built in the high sky outside the Star Dou Great Forest, to facilitate obtaining Spirit Rings.
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Teacher's Office.
"Knock, knock, knock."
"Please come in."
Teacher Shen Yi raised her head, seeing Huo Yuhao walk through the door, a gentle smile appeared on her face.
"It's Yuhao, is something the matter?"
Teacher Shen Yi was very fond of this student who, although slightly lacking in talent, was extremely hardworking.
"Teacher Shen."
Huo Yuhao walked to the desk, bowed respectfully, and then scratched his head a bit embarrassedly:
"Um... I would like to ask for leave."
"Ask for leave?"
Teacher Shen Yi was a bit surprised:
"Is there something urgent? Or are you feeling unwell?"
"No, it's not that."
Huo Yuhao shook his head.
"It's like this, Teacher Shen."
"After this period of cultivation, my Spirit Power... has already broken through to level twenty."
"So, I would like to apply to leave the school to obtain my second Spirit Ring."
"Not bad, very hardworking."Teacher Shen Yi nodded approvingly."
Thank you for the praise, Teacher."
"Then... Teacher, could you arrange for me to go down?"
"I know that our academy is right above the Star Dou Great Forest. Although the place I want to go is a bit further away, as long as I can get down to the ground..."
However, before Huo Yuhao could finish speaking, Teacher Shen Yi smiled and waved her hand, interrupting him.
"There is no need for that much trouble."
Teacher Shen Yi looked at Huo Yuhao and said in a relaxed tone:
"Yuhao, you might have misunderstood one thing."
"In our Shrek Academy, if you want to obtain a Spirit Ring..."
"There is absolutely no need to leave the school."
"Ah?"
Huo Yuhao was stunned, his face full of confusion:
"Not... not leave the school?"
Just when Huo Yuhao was puzzled, the office door was knocked on again.
Immediately after, two beautiful figures walked in.
It was Wang Dong'er and Xi'er.
"Hello, Teacher Shen Yi."
The two greeted politely.
"Teacher Shen Yi, I have already broken through to level thirty and am preparing to obtain my third Spirit Ring!"
Wang Dong'er smiled and said. Teacher Shen Yi had told her at the time to let her know if she intended to hunt for a Spirit Ring. Although she didn't know the reason, Wang Dong'er still did as she was told.
"Teacher, I have also broken through to level twenty."
"Perfect, since you are all here, I will explain it to you all at once."
Teacher Shen Yi smiled, stood up, gestured for the three to come with her to the window, and pointed to a towering spire deep in the academy that radiated a strange light.
"Do you see it?"
"That is... the Soul Spirit Pagoda."
"Soul Spirit Pagoda?"
The three said this strange name in unison, their eyes full of doubt.
"That's right."
Teacher Shen Yi turned around and looked at the three.
"In our Shrek Academy, the way to obtain Spirit Rings is different from the outside World."
"We obtain Spirit Rings by clearing the tower. As long as you clear the corresponding level, you can choose and contract a Spirit Soul inside the tower."
"Spirit Soul? Clearing the tower?"
This series of new terms left the three of them completely confused.
"Teacher, what... is a Spirit Soul?"
Xi'er asked cautiously.
"Simply put, a Spirit Soul is another state of existence for a Spirit Beast."
"Through special technology and contracts, we extract the soul of the Spirit Beast from its body completely and store it in the form of an energy body."
"After a Spirit Master signs a contract with a Spirit Soul, the Spirit Soul becomes a part of the Spirit Master. It can not only provide Spirit abilities like a Spirit Ring, but even..."
A trace of pride flashed in Teacher Shen Yi's eyes:
"They retain their consciousness and wisdom from when they were alive!"
"In battle, they can be summoned to directly assist the Spirit Master in fighting!"
"You can understand it as... a 'living Spirit Ring' with self-awareness that can fight independently!"
"Boom—!!"
Teacher Shen Yi's words were like a bombshell, exploding in the minds of the three.
"Li... living?!""Retain consciousness?!"
"Can it also come out to help us fight?!"
Wang Dong'er widened her eyes.
This completely subverted her understanding of the Spirit Master system!
In traditional concepts, Spirit Beasts were prey; you killed them to take their rings and bones. Once a Spirit Beast died, it was dead, turning into a cold Spirit Ring.
But now...
Spirit Beasts could actually become partners? And retain consciousness?
This technology... was it too heaven-defying?!
"Gulp..."
Huo Yuhao was so shocked he couldn't even speak.
It wasn't just him.
At this moment, in his Sea of Consciousness, Skydream Ice Worm, who had been preparing to give a long speech and plan the trip to the Extreme North Land, was completely dumbfounded.
"Soul... Spirit Soul?"
"Retain consciousness... become part of the Spirit Master..."
Skydream Ice Worm muttered to itself, its voice trembling.
"Isn't... isn't this exactly the state Brother is in right now?!"
"So this unprecedented initiative that Brother is so proud of..."
"In this academy, it has actually already been mass-produced and technologized?!"
"They even built a tower specifically for this?!"
Skydream Ice Worm felt its worldview collapsing. It had originally thought it was unique, a genius who had blazed a trail.
As a result, it only now discovered that the'special skill' it was so proud of was already available here!
This blow... was truly too great!
...
In the Dean's office.
[Ding!]
[Detected that child of destiny Huo Yuhao's recognition of Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy has increased!]
[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: Special Teacher — Wang Jin (Level 92 Titled Douluo, Bone Dragon Douluo)!]
[Detected that key character Wang Dong'er's recognition of Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy has increased!]
[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: Full set of 100,000-year Wind Attribute Spirit Bones (six parts)!]
[Detected that ordinary character Xi'er's recognition of Shrek Academy is a Monster Academy has increased!]
[Congratulations to the Host for receiving the reward: Special student — Zheng Yiran (Three-ring Spirit Elder, Jade Phosphor Serpent Spirit)!]
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A/N:
5 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter
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