Chapter 74: School Starts
Dugu Bo felt he was being wrongly accused; choosing a Swift Wind Leopard was something he had carefully weighed, so how could he have let in a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast?
"Alright, Grandpa, I was just joking."
Dugu Yan chuckled, then looked at the shredded meat with a hint of doubt.
"But this should be a Crypt Spider, shouldn't it? Don't these Soul Beasts rarely come out to hunt on their own?"
"It probably has something to do with the earth dragon golden melon," Lin Yang explained from the side.
"The earth dragon golden melon contains the power of the Earth Dragon. The aura you emitted while refining your Soul Ring was highly attractive to a Crypt Spider."
"That's why it attacked of its own accord. I just didn't expect the brute to tunnel through from underground."
Dugu Yan felt a lingering fear. "Fortunately, it was all thanks to Grandpa's intervention."
Dugu Bo's expression stiffened, and his gaze instinctively drifted elsewhere.
"It wasn't me, it was Kid Lin!"
Dugu Yan was stunned.
She looked at the shredded meat on the ground and then at Lin Yang, who was standing there looking harmless, unable to wrap her head around it for a moment.
Lin Yang killed a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast?
Looking at Lin Yang, Dugu Yan took a sharp breath.
Just moments ago, she was feeling smug about catching up to Lin Yang's Soul Power Rank, only to be hit with such a massive surprise.
Before, when she was at the two-ring and Lin Yang was at the Three-Ring level, a gap in strength was normal.
Now she was level thirty-three, and Lin Yang was also level thirty-three, but this gap in strength... why did it feel like it was widening?
Regardless, she certainly couldn't contend with a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast with the cultivation of a Soul Elder.
"Lin Yang," Dugu Yan looked at Lin Yang with a serious expression.
"Are you even human?"
Lin Yang raised an eyebrow. "Of course I am."
"Then how did you manage..." Dugu Yan gestured with her hands.
"How am I, a Soul Elder, supposed to feel?"
Lin Yang thought for a moment and said seriously, "So, you still need to work hard."
"Get lost," Dugu Yan rolled her eyes.
After some banter, Dugu Yan didn't dwell on it too much. The three of them did a quick cleanup and prepared for the return journey.
Lin Yang originally wanted to pack up the Bone-Corroding Viper Dragon as well, but it was simply too large.
He could only selectively take some useful Materials, such as the poison sac, horn, scales, and so on.
On the way back, Lin Yang learned that Dugu Yan's third Soul skills was called Jade Phosphor Bone-Corroding Poison.
It was a highly practical Soul skills that could be used for both single-target and area-of-effect attacks.
For single-target attacks, it could instantly fire poisonous needles with extreme penetration and toxicity, which few at the same Rank could withstand.
For group attacks, it sacrificed the penetration of the needles to expand the poison's release area.
It could form a Bone-Corroding Poison Domain in a very short time, used to suppress or control enemies.
Even Dugu Bo gave this Soul skills a very high evaluation.
...
Over the next month and a half, Lin Yang spent a relatively peaceful time.
Aside from occasionally going to the Great Soul Fighting Arena to crush some noobs and stretch his limbs.
Most of his time was spent in the Butterfly House for Cultivate or research, with occasional letter exchanges with Little Rabbit; life was disciplined and fulfilling.
However, one thing was different from before: Dugu Yan had become a frequent visitor to the Butterfly House, dropping by whenever she had the chance.
Dugu Yan's feelings were written clearly on her face; it was impossible for Lin Yang not to notice.
He didn't intentionally avoid her, but he didn't actively pursue her either.
He just let nature take its course; they were both still young and could withstand the test of time.
Sigh, this damn charm!
On the other side, Dugu Bo's progress was also good.
After this period of treatment, the intense poison in his body had completely stabilized.
However, the location of the head Soul Bone was too critical, so Lin Yang didn't dare to rashly have him channel too much poison into it.
He only accommodated a small portion, allowing the Old Poison Fiend to temporarily escape the agony of the poison's backlash.
To completely resolve the poison issue, at least one or two high-quality Soul Bones would be needed.
This part was up to Dugu Bo himself.
Although Soul Bones were rare, for a Titled Douluo, obtaining them wasn't easy, but it wasn't overly difficult either.
During this month and a half, Lin Yang did not consume any more Immortal Herbs to boost his cultivation.
Not because he didn't want to, but because it wasn't necessary!
The Blazing Fire Apricot Tree and Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass were already the two top Immortal Herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
They had not only completed the second Awakening of his Demon God Body, laying the firmest foundation for him, but had also given his body an extremely strong drug resistance.
Consuming other Immortal Herbs at this point would only waste their effects, which wasn't worth the loss.
So he only consumed the Gaze Through Autumn Water Dew, which enhances Spiritual Power.
This allowed his Spiritual Power to Breakthrough from the early Spirit Sea Realm to the middle stage of the Spirit Sea Realm, and the range of his Transparent World expanded once more.
Following that, the vacation officially ended, and the new academic year at Heaven Dou Royal Academy began.
Since his enrollment was handled through a special process, he had already received his Heaven Dou Royal Academy uniform and badge from Qin Ming, naturally skipping the tedious entrance exams.
As it was a Soul Master academy, students were naturally divided into classes based on their strength.
Students with Soul Power below level twenty-five were "Heaven Micro Rank," while those above level twenty-five but below level thirty were "Supreme Heaven Rank."
Those level thirty and above were the highest "Heaven Dou Rank."
With Lin Yang's cultivation level, he was naturally a student of the highest Heaven Dou Rank.
Dugu Yan was originally a Supreme Heaven Rank student, but now she naturally moved up to the Heaven Dou Rank.
The two of them were classmates in the same class.
Students of different Ranks had different classrooms.
The student population of Heaven Dou Royal Academy remained around five hundred year-round, most of whom were in the Heaven Micro Rank and Supreme Heaven Rank.
The Heaven Dou Rank was just a small fraction, with a total of three classes, each having no more than a dozen people, most of whom were around twenty years old.
Lin Yang and Dugu Yan were the youngest among this group.
So when the two entered the classroom, most people's reaction was one of disbelief, but no one raised any questions.
The "Heaven Dou Rank" badges on their chests were enough to explain everything.
They could ignore Lin Yang's unfamiliar face, but they were all very clear about Dugu Yan's identity; they weren't foolish enough to provoke the granddaughter of a Titled Douluo.
Instead, some people actively sent friendly signals to the two of them.
However, Lin Yang carried an air of aloofness; if someone greeted him, he would respond, but don't expect him to be very warm.
As for Dugu Yan, she maintained a cold and elegant "don't come near me" and "don't touch me" expression throughout, only showing a smile when facing Lin Yang.
Others didn't mind this.
They couldn't afford to offend Dugu Yan, and Lin Yang, who could get so close to her... looked like someone they couldn't afford to offend either!
The school bell rang, and the teacher who walked in was their old acquaintance—Qin Ming!
The Qin Ming on stage was a completely different person from the one in private; as soon as his somewhat stern face hardened, the entire classroom instantly fell silent.
Without wasting words, he started the lesson directly.
It must be said that Qin Ming, who was highly regarded by the three members of the Faculty Committee, really had some skill in his teaching methods.
His lectures were clear and organized, and some small tips were indeed practical, though for Lin Yang, they were only marginally useful.
After class, Qin Ming found Lin Yang and Dugu Yan and said concisely,
"Remember to go to the Third Training Ground this afternoon."
Lin Yang and Dugu Yan naturally nodded in agreement.
Both of them currently held the title of "Heaven Dou Royal Team Reserve Members."
Although they were reserves, anyone with eyes could see that these people would definitely be the mainstay members of the main team in the future.
As for the others in the Heaven Dou Rank, although their strength wasn't bad, their age was a major drawback.
Therefore, after Qin Ming took full responsibility for forming the team, the most important criterion for selecting members was potential.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible to have only found Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling so far, along with Lin Yang.
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