"Damn it!"
Su Yunlin instantly felt that something was terribly wrong. Wings of the Dark Night Sovereign Moth spread out behind him as he flashed to Wang Dong's side, scooped her up, and took off into the air!
"Trying to run? Eighth Spirit Ability—Blood Moon Devour!"
The silver moon behind the young woman was gradually stained by a crimson glow, transforming into a blood-red moon. Scarlet light spread, and in an instant, the world seemed to change color. A beam of blood light shot out, as if the air itself had been completely evaporated.
"Damn—A hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ability?! Isn't that a bit excessive?!"
"Fourth Spirit Ability—Dark God Possession! Second Spirit Ability—Night Sprint!"
Su Yunlin immediately activated both his second and fourth Spirit Abilities to boost his speed.
His second Spirit Ability allowed his speed at night to reach the level of teleportation.
His fourth Spirit Ability, Dark God Possession, transformed his body into a form of dark elemental energy, increasing all attributes by 2.5 times. It also enhanced the power of any Spirit Ability by 1.5 times and granted a 4.5 times damage boost against light attributes.
With the amplification of his fourth Spirit Ability combined with his second, Su Yunlin's speed now surpassed even teleportation. He became nothing more than a streak of purple-black light, vanishing into the distance in the blink of an eye.
"Do you think you can escape? Anyone who hurt Bei Bei—die!"
The young woman's eyes were blood-red as she controlled her eighth Spirit Ability, relentlessly chasing after Su Yunlin. The attack was about to strike them.
Roar—!
Suddenly, a tiger's roar echoed. A massive pitch-black tiger appeared out of nowhere, slamming a paw into the blood light and shattering it.
"What? Again! Eighth Spirit Ability!"
Seeing her attack broken, the young woman prepared to unleash her eighth Spirit Ability once more.
"Wait! Sister Lexuan, wait!"
Bei Bei suddenly shouted, causing her to halt mid-action.
She looked down at him, withdrew her Martial Soul, and immediately rushed to his side. Her expression was filled with urgency as she grabbed his wrist, checking his condition.
"Hm? You only have superficial injuries, and they're already healing quickly. Who exactly hit you?"
Bei Bei let out a sigh. "Judging by that Martial Soul, I already know who it was. Xiao Ya, aren't you going to explain?"
Tang Ya had still been stunned by the sudden appearance of this beautiful older woman. She vaguely remembered seeing her a few times before—her name seemed to be Zhang Lexuan, a member of the inner court.
Hearing Bei Bei's question, Tang Ya felt a bit embarrassed and recounted everything she knew to both him and Zhang Lexuan.
"Elder Mu?" Zhang Lexuan blurted out, clearly not expecting him to be behind all this.
Bei Bei's mouth twitched. "Great-Grandfather, this is really… But I understand his intentions now. Sigh… looks like I can't slack off anymore."
Zhang Lexuan frowned slightly, clearly displeased. "Elder Mu went too far. Cultivation isn't something that can be rushed, yet he had someone beat you up. No, I'm going to ask him for an explanation!"
"Sister Lexuan!" Bei Bei reached out and grabbed her arm. She turned to look at him.
"There's no need. I understand Great-Grandfather's intentions now. Sigh… it's also my own fault for not striving hard enough. I was beaten like this by a junior who didn't even use Spirit Abilities. Looks like I really need to train harder."
Bei Bei had already recognized who had beaten him. Those beautiful wings—there were probably only two such pairs in the entire Shrek Academy.
Zhang Lexuan nodded. "Since you've said so, I won't go find Elder Mu. Head back early. I'll get some medicine to help your injuries heal faster."
Bei Bei smiled. "Thank you, Sister Lexuan."
She patted his head. "Why thank me? I'll be going now."
"Mm."
Zhang Lexuan departed. Standing beside Bei Bei, Tang Ya watched her leave, then turned back to him. "Bei Bei, that sister just now…"
Bei Bei looked at Tang Ya, then at Zhang Lexuan's retreating figure, and let out a soft sigh.
...
Shrek Academy, Dormitory
Carrying Wang Dong, Su Yunlin sped all the way back, finally making it into the academy before heading straight for the dorms.
"Phew… what kind of mess was that?" Su Yunlin pulled off his mask, revealing his handsome face.
"That scared me to death. Where did such a terrifying Spirit Douluo come from?" Wang Dong also removed her mask, letting out a long breath.
"Oh? You're back. What happened to you two?" Mu En slowly opened his eyes, looking at their slightly disheveled state with curiosity.
Su Yunlin looked at him speechlessly. "Elder Mu, what kind of job was that? Wang Dong and I almost died! A Spirit Douluo with a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring suddenly showed up and immediately used a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ability.
"If I didn't have some ability, we'd both be dead."
Wang Dong nodded frantically beside him. It was her first time in life being chased by a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ability.
"Uh… was that Spirit Douluo a young woman, with a moon as her Martial Soul?" Mu En asked.
"Mm."
"Yes."
For the first time in many years, Mu En felt a trace of awkwardness. He hadn't expected that the people he sent out would end up being…
"This matter was my oversight. You two have been frightened, so consider it my fault. As compensation… I'll keep it on record for now. Once you finish this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Tournament, I'll reward you both together.
"This time, it was my mistake. I apologize to you two."
Seeing Mu En's sincere attitude, Su Yunlin and Wang Dong didn't press further. After all, having someone of his stature apologize was already more than enough. Though Wang Dong wanted to ask about that woman's identity, it didn't feel like the right moment.
"If there's nothing else, we'll head back to cultivate. Good night, Elder Mu."
"Good night, Elder Mu."
The two returned to their dormitory. Mu En lay back in his rocking chair, lost in thought, before letting out a long sigh.
Dorm 108
Su Yunlin removed his night outfit and lay down on the bed.
"I thought it'd be an easy job. Didn't expect something like this to happen. What a hassle…"
Wang Dong also took off her nightwear and sat down on his bed.
"Yeah, that was like a man-faced demon spider showing up out of nowhere."
Su Yunlin raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean by that?"
Wang Dong crossed her arms. "Like when we're hunting spirit beasts in the Star Dou Forest—everything's going smoothly, and then suddenly a man-faced demon spider appears and ruins everything. Don't you think those things are basically troublemakers?
"They always show up at the worst possible moment!"
Su Yunlin thought for a moment. "That's actually a pretty fitting comparison. Get some rest. Classes start tomorrow, and then comes the advancement assessment. Better recover your energy."
Wang Dong nodded, then looked at him. "Yunlin, let's dual cultivate. It'll help me push toward level thirty-four!"
Su Yunlin shook his head. "Not tonight. I want to cultivate on my own. I need to study Elder Mu's 'Sovereign Descent.' You go ahead and cultivate by yourself."
With that, he entered a meditative state, beginning to study the technique Mu En had passed on to him.
Wang Dong looked disappointed. For no particular reason, she felt a bit annoyed as she stuck her tongue out at the meditating Su Yunlin.
"Fine, if we're not cultivating together, then I'm sleeping!"
She climbed into her own bed, pulled the blanket over herself, and went straight to sleep. Cultivating alone? Not happening. She only ever cultivated together with Su Yunlin—just enough to get by.
Lazy bum—Wang Dong.
...
The next morning, early dawn—
After a night of cultivation, Su Yunlin had gained a thorough understanding of Sovereign Descent. What remained now was practical application.
Huff… huff…
A soft snoring sound caught his attention.
Wang Dong was sprawled across her bed, fast asleep. Her posture was far from elegant—the blanket had been kicked halfway off, her body lay diagonally across the mattress, and a trace of drool hung at the corner of her mouth.
"And she calls herself a lady… what kind of lady sleeps like this?"
Su Yunlin rubbed his temples helplessly. At this rate, when she slept in the future, she might as well hang off him like a koala.
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