Su Yunlin ultimately purchased the Skull Spirit Bone.
Thinking about it carefully, it seemed that only his mother possessed a complete set of Spirit Bones, and her Skull Spirit Bone had even reached the hundred-thousand-year level.
His father, on the other hand, did not have a Skull Spirit Bone. As for his grandfather, Su Yunlin wasn't sure. When he was younger, he had rarely seen the old man because his injuries had been severe, forcing him into long periods of secluded recovery.
It wasn't until Su Yunlin discovered the Life Gold hidden within the Life Guardian Blade and had his mother purge away its evil aura and curse, restoring it to its original form, that his grandfather's injuries were finally healed.
Only now did Su Yunlin realize that he had never actually asked his grandfather about his Spirit Bone configuration. He decided he would ask once he got back and figure out the best way to make use of this Spirit Bone.
As for favors and obligations? As long as his skin was thick enough, whether it counted as a favor or not didn't matter. At worst, he could just lend Shrek Academy a hand during its future crisis.
After obtaining the items they wanted, Su Yunlin and Wang Dong left the Treasure Pavilion.
Once they entered a nearby forest outside the pavilion, a middle-aged man dressed in black leather suddenly appeared before them.
"Young Miss, the item the Second Sect Master prepared for you is inside this storage soul tool. Please keep it safe."
The man handed a bracelet to Wang Dong.
After accepting it, Wang Dong nodded.
"Thank you. Go back and claim your reward from my Second Dad."
"Yes!"
The man in black leather vanished immediately.
Watching him leave, Su Yunlin couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
"His Spirit Power should be around Rank 85. Pretty impressive. Your Clear Sky Sect actually has a Spirit Douluo running errands?"
Wang Dong placed her hands on her hips and proudly lifted her chin.
"Of course. This young lady is the Young Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect! We're filthy rich!"
"Amazing, amazing. They delivered it this quickly too. As expected of the Clear Sky Sect—your foundation is truly deep. Compared to you, my family suddenly seems poor."
Wang Dong raised a hand and gently touched Su Yunlin's cheek.
"Don't worry. This young lady would never dislike your family background. After we get married, you just need to focus on cooking for me."
The corner of Su Yunlin's mouth twitched. He reached out and pinched her delicate cheeks.
"So you really see me as your personal chef now? Guess that saying really is true—if you want to conquer a woman's heart, you first have to conquer her stomach."
"Hehe, that's because your cooking is delicious."
Wang Dong grinned foolishly.
"Hm?"
Su Yunlin's gaze suddenly sharpened.
"There's movement nearby."
"What is it?"
"Someone's hiding in the shadows. One Spirit Emperor and five Spirit Kings. But they don't seem to be targeting us. They've gone ahead."
Su Yunlin's spiritual power had long surpassed that of ordinary Spirit Douluos and had already touched the level of a Titled Douluo. Even hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts in human form would find it difficult to hide from his perception, so naturally he could sense the surrounding disturbances.
"Who could it be? Acting so sneaky?"
"No idea."
At that moment, a streak of red light shot into the sky. After rising high above, it exploded into countless golden-red points of light.
Su Yunlin and Wang Dong both recognized the signal flare.
"That's a distress signal from the Inner Court! Let's go check it out!"
Su Yunlin grabbed Wang Dong's hand, and their Spirit Power instantly fused together.
Brilliant golden light erupted from Wang Dong's body, while deep violet-black radiance spread from Su Yunlin.
Beautiful wings unfurled from both of their backs simultaneously as they shot toward the source of the signal at incredible speed.
"It's Huo Yuhao and Xie Huanyue. They're being chased by one Spirit Emperor and five Spirit Kings!" Su Yunlin had already seen the entire situation.
Wang Dong was stunned.
"Attacking people around Shrek City? Aren't they just asking to die?"
"Let's go. Since we've seen it, we might as well help."
"Alright!"
Whoosh! Whoosh!
Their speed increased sharply as they charged straight into the battlefield.
"Class Monitor! Wang Dong!"
Huo Yuhao had never expected reinforcements to arrive so quickly—and from his own class at that. The sight deeply moved him.
Xie Huanyue also let out a sigh of relief.
"Finally, help's here. Scared me to death."
Spirit Rings rose around Su Yunlin's body.
One yellow, two purple, one black.
Such an absurd Spirit Ring configuration caused all six assassins to freeze in shock.
Compared to him, their own Spirit Ring configurations were pitiful. Some of them even had ten-year Spirit Rings. Looking at Su Yunlin's rings, their eyes filled with jealousy.
"You people really dare to hunt down Shrek core disciples within Shrek territory itself."
Su Yunlin's voice turned icy.
"I have to say, you've got guts. Or rather, the person who sent you here has guts."
He didn't understand why someone would want to assassinate Huo Yuhao.
Originally, Huo Yuhao was supposed to clash with Dai Huabin, leading Dai Huabin to secretly send people to kill him out of resentment.
But now?
Dai Huabin had already been beaten so thoroughly by Su Yunlin that he couldn't even lift his head anymore. Logically speaking, the one Dai Huabin should hate was Su Yunlin. Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin shouldn't even have crossed paths.
So why was Huo Yuhao still being hunted?
What Su Yunlin didn't know was that after being completely crushed by him, Dai Huabin had sunk into deep despair.
He had indeed considered using his family's power to eliminate Su Yunlin, but it simply wasn't realistic.
The power of the Dark Night Duke's estate far surpassed that of the White Tiger Duke's estate.
Although Dai Huabin was the White Tiger Duke's son, he was only the second son. He also had an elder brother and a younger half-brother. The resources he could mobilize were limited.
Su Yunlin, however, was the only son of the Dark Night Duke. Furthermore, his mother, the Saint Devil Douluo, was an incredibly powerful Super Douluo.
Even ten White Tiger Dukes Dai Hao together wouldn't be enough to match her.
In terms of family background, talent, and cultivation, Dai Huabin was inferior to Su Yunlin in every way. For someone as arrogant as him, that reality was unbearable.
Then, while he was in that unstable state, he ran into Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao still had the same bad habit of bumping into people.
As the saying went, enemies became especially hateful upon meeting. The moment Huo Yuhao saw Dai Huabin, his eyes turned red.
And when Dai Huabin saw Huo Yuhao's expression, he instantly recognized who he was.
He had never imagined that Dai Yuhao—that bastard child—would also be at Shrek Academy. Worse still, he had even defeated him.
Already mentally unstable, Dai Huabin completely lost control and tried to attack Huo Yuhao.
But Huo Yuhao was no longer the same as before.
Now possessing twin Martial Souls, with the Ultimate Ice Martial Soul Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion as his second Martial Soul, he no longer feared Dai Huabin at all.
The two clashed, though fortunately a teacher passed by and stopped them.
Later, during the advancement assessment, the two made a bet, and in the end, Dai Huabin lost to Huo Yuhao and was forced to kowtow before him.
That humiliation shattered what little balance remained in Dai Huabin's heart.
Losing to Su Yunlin was one thing.
But now he couldn't even beat that bastard child?
Blinded by rage, Dai Huabin decided to eliminate Huo Yuhao.
And thus, the current situation had come to pass.
The moment Su Yunlin and Wang Dong arrived, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan also spotted the distress signal and rushed toward the scene.
"Who the hell is so bold as to attack people from Shrek?!"
A wild and overbearing female voice rang out.
A woman engulfed in flames descended from the sky, fiery phoenix wings spread behind her back.
The situation instantly reversed.
One Spirit Emperor from Shrek Academy, four Spirit Ancestors, two Spirit Elders, and one Grand Spirit Master.
With a lineup like that, carrying out an assassination was impossible.
And if they got stalled long enough for a Titled Douluo to arrive, they would be utterly doomed.
So the assassins' first instinct was simple:
Run.
"You think you can escape? If I let even one of you get away, then I'm not Flame Madwoman Ma Xiaotao!"
The red-clothed woman roared furiously.
By now, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan had also arrived. Their expressions darkened as they looked at the assassins.
"Move! Capture them alive!"
Su Yunlin's voice turned cold.
"I'd really like to know who's bold enough to kill Shrek students within Shrek territory."
With that, he immediately pursued one of the Spirit Kings.
Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan also charged after the fleeing assassins.
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