dmims Chapter 17 Actions of the High-ups
Chapter 17 Actions of the High-ups
Chapter 17 Actions of the High-ups
"Alright, everyone, please return to the teaching building according to the latest class assignments, led by your respective class teachers. Ye Nanxiao, come with me to collect your reward," Director Du Weilun announced.
Ye Nanxiao smiled and hugged Jiang Nannan. Then, he followed Du Weilun to the dean's office in the teaching building. Du Weilun casually pointed to the sofa in the office and said to Ye Nanxiao, "Sit down."
Du Weiren sat down in his office chair, crossed his arms, and asked Ye Nanxiao, "I'd like to hear your advice. Since you don't want the spirit ring reward from the academy, what is your goal?"
Ye Nanxiao sat on the sofa, feeling completely at ease in the soft fabric. He closed his eyes and pretended to think for a moment before saying, "I want to know, Director Du, if I can obtain a soul bone."
He remembered that in the original story, Huo Gua was a soul bone that Du Weilun rewarded him with after the freshman competition. Ye Nanxiao himself didn't care for it, but what if he could get two?
Du Weilen's pupils contracted slightly, and he hid his eyes behind the reflection of his glasses, saying in a deep voice, "Your outstanding performance certainly qualifies you for a soul bone. How about this, your reward remains the same, and I'll apply for an additional soul bone."
Ye Nanxiao gave a standard smile and asked in a consultative tone, "Director Du, may I change my soul ring?"
Du Weilin was somewhat surprised, not expecting Ye Nanxiao to have such a big appetite. Looking at Ye Nanxiao's smile, Du Weilin felt that the smile was just like those unscrupulous merchants who were always shouting for a deal.
Just as he was about to speak, a gentle voice rang out from the doorway, "So, how about the two soul bones?"
Ye Nanxiao and Du Weilun's eyes were instantly drawn to the doorway, where a middle-aged man with gray hair was pushing it open and smiling at Ye Nanxiao.
Du Weilun immediately stood up and bowed. The newcomer was none other than Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department. Seeing that Ye Nanxiao remained silent, he asked again, "How about two pieces?"
Ye Nanxiao seemed to snap out of his daze and smiled, "Sure, are there any conditions?"
Seeing that Ye Nanxiao was going along with him, Yan Shaozhe immediately made his smile even brighter. "It's not about any conditions, Nanxiao, I just want you to join my Martial Soul Department's core disciples."
"Didn't you already announce that I'm a core disciple of the Martial Soul system?"
"No, no, no, I want you to decide whether to stay and develop your skills in the Martial Soul system."
Ye Nanxiao frowned slightly upon hearing this, thinking to himself, "So you're going to cut off your plans for the Soul Guidance System?" He pretended to think for a moment before replying, "Of course, it's just for learning. My main focus is still on developing into a Control-type Soul Master."
Although he didn't hear the answer he wanted, Yan Shaozhe was still satisfied with Ye Nanxiao's response. He then instructed Du Weilun to take out two brown leather pouches from his storage soul tool and hand them to Ye Nanxiao.
Duvelen's eyes widened in surprise, but he remained silent.
Although he promised to give Ye Nanxiao two soul bones, those were taken from the school's inventory. Now, Yan Shaozhe directly took out two soul bones from his storage soul tool.
The quality of the soul bones that the dean of the Martial Soul Department took out from his own storage soul tool far exceeded that of the school's inventory.
Ye Nanxiao didn't even glance at what kind of soul bones were inside the two pouches, and with a smile, he put them into the ring.
Yan Shaozhe noticed the ring on Ye Nanxiao's hand and felt it looked familiar, but with so many soul tools available, he didn't pay much attention to those that were similar.
After seeing Ye Nanxiao off, Yan Shaozhe headed straight for Seagod Island, where the Seagod Pavilion, which was powerful enough to shake the world, was located. However, this time Yan Shaozhe was not going to attend the Seagod Conference, but to meet Shrek Academy's guardian deity.
Old Mu was still lounging lazily in his recliner, looking completely relaxed. Beside him, an old man was drinking while holding a chicken leg. When Yan Shaozhe arrived, he first greeted Old Mu, and then respectfully bowed to the old man drinking, saying, "Elder Xuan."
Old Mu spoke first, asking, "Shao Zhe, what brings you to see both of us old folks at the same time?"
Yan Shaozhe took a deep breath, took out detailed information about Ye Nanxiao from his storage soul tool, handed it to Elder Xuan, and said, "He is a student of the Martial Soul Department."
After finishing the chicken leg in one bite, Elder Xuan casually wiped his dirty hands on his clothes, picked up the document and glanced at it. When he saw that Ye Nanxiao had the ultimate ice attribute and the Nine-Tailed Fox Martial Soul, he put down the wine pot, sat up straight, and began to read it carefully. The document was not long, only about two pages. After reading it, Elder Xuan tilted his head back and took a swig of wine.
Seeing that Elder Xuan seemed to be taking it seriously, Elder Mu asked, "Xuanzi, what's your opinion?"
Elder Mu knew a little about Ye Nanxiao; Ma Xiaotao had been clamoring for Ye Nanxiao to assist her in cultivation.
When Elder Xuan faced Elder Mu, his disheveled appearance disappeared, and he said seriously, "He is a student named Ye Nanxiao, whose martial soul attribute is extreme ice. So far, he has shown excellent combat awareness and individual ability."
"It's quite rare to see you praise someone," Old Master Mu said gently.
"Furthermore, his martial soul is a top-tier martial soul, the Nine-Tailed Fox martial soul," Elder Xuan said.
When Elder Mu heard Elder Xuan talk about Ye Nanxiao's martial soul and attributes, he couldn't help but open his eyes. Elder Xuan and Yan Shaozhe saw that Elder Mu was thinking seriously, so they stopped talking and stood respectfully to the side.
"This child chose the Martial Soul system? That's good! Shao Zhe, you should keep an eye on him." Old Mu said with a smile.
Yan Shaozhe responded excitedly and left, leaving Elder Xuan and Elder Mu behind.
After a moment of silence, Elder Xuan asked, "Elder Mu, what about this child?"
"Nurture it well. Top-tier martial soul and ultimate attributes, that's rare indeed." After leaving these words, Elder Mu activated his soul power and drifted away.
Seeing that Elder Mu had left, Elder Xuan reverted to his original disheveled appearance, walking away nonchalantly with a chicken leg in one hand and a wine jug in the other, though a glint of light flashed in his somewhat cloudy eyes.
"Ultimate attributes, huh? I'd like to see that. How long has it been?"
Ye Nanxiao approached Jiang Nannan and Lin Susu with two soul bones. Looking at the mysterious Ye Nanxiao, Lin Susu couldn't help but ask, "Um, Brother Nanxiao, what exactly are they?"
Watching Ye Nanxiao take out two brown leather pouches from his ring, which were still radiating a strong aura of soul power, he said, "These are two soul bones that I extorted from Du Weiren—no, I traded for them."
"Soul Bone!" As expected, there were two exclamations.
Feeling the intense gazes from the two figures, Ye Nanxiao stopped beating around the bush and poured out two soul bones into his hands. They were two small bones, only about the length of a palm. One emitted a faint purple light, while the other emitted a green light. The moment Ye Nanxiao and the other two saw them, they were instantly filled with excitement.
The dense soul power fluctuations on the soul bone made the air seem thicker, a strange sensation they were experiencing for the first time.
"This, this is... a soul bone?" Lin Susu said in shock.
Although Du Weilen had previously warned them that the reward would be high, they never expected it to be a soul bone, and two of them at that! Soul bones are a hundred times more precious to soul masters than soul rings!
A soul ring is an energy body that every soul beast will inevitably produce after death, while the probability of a soul bone appearing is one in ten thousand. The higher the level of the soul beast, the greater the possibility of a soul bone appearing, but only a 100,000-year-old soul beast will definitely produce a soul bone.
If any Soul Master possesses a Soul Bone, their strength will immediately increase significantly, giving them a great advantage over Soul Masters of the same level. Each Soul Master can possess a maximum of six Soul Bones, namely the head, torso, and limbs.
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Among the six soul bones, the most precious is the torso soul bone, which is also the rarest, followed by the head soul bone, while the limb soul bones are relatively less precious.
Even so, soul bones will always be the most precious items in any country's auction house, and they are always in a state of being priceless and unavailable.
Any soul bone, regardless of its quality or the corresponding part, can be traded for at least 100,000 gold soul coins. However, in most cases, soul bones can only be traded through barter.
Even if Shrek Academy is wealthy, its reserves of soul bones are certainly not very large. Only the most outstanding students or those who have made special contributions to the academy are likely to receive soul bone rewards. This kind of reward means that the academy believes that the benefits and influence they can create for the academy in the future will be greater than the value of the soul bone.
Ye Nanxiao pointed to one of the slender soul bones that emitted purple light and said, "This one is called the left leg bone of the Void Shadow Leopard. After fusing with it, it can increase the speed of the soul master. This one is suitable for Nannan."
Before Lin Susu could speak, he immediately interjected, "The other one is the left arm bone of the Teng Demon, which is a rare plant-type soul bone. Susu, you are a flight-type, so although you are agile, it would be good to have some unexpected skills."
Lin Susu looked up in surprise and asked, "Brother Nanxiao, are you going to give this to me?" She had originally thought that Ye Nanxiao had given it to Jiang Nannan and that she might have no hope of getting the soul bone herself.
Ye Nanxiao tapped Lin Susu's forehead and said, "What suits you best is the best. Now I'm giving it to you, and I'll also give you this skin. It can cover up the fluctuations of soul power. As soon as you get back, you should fuse with it. Although the academy is very safe, there's a saying that 'a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.' If you're thinking of obtaining other soul bones in the future, that's fine too. This one is already yours."
Lin Susu wasn't one to be sentimental. After putting away the soul bone, she gave Ye Nanxiao a big smile and said, "Brother Nanxiao, thank you. I'll remember this favor."
Although Lin Susu might not need it herself, she could still give it to others; just the act of giving away the soul bone was worth a favor.
After parting ways with Lin Susu, Ye Nanxiao led Jiang Nannan towards the dormitory. On the way, Jiang Nannan hesitated, and Ye Nanxiao could only smile helplessly. "Don't worry, Nannan. I told you that it has to be suitable for you. I specialize in control, so neither of the two soul bones is very useful to me. Also, once a soul bone is absorbed, it can't be replaced. You have to be careful about that. Although soul bones are rare and hard to come by, they still have to be suitable for you."
Seeing Jiang Nannan's seemingly understanding expression, Ye Nanxiao couldn't resist leaning in and pecking her alluring red lips, making Jiang Nannan blush.
"Soul bones? I don't think I really need them," he thought to himself.
"However, it's still better for you to have it," Xue Di's voice rang out.
"I already have you, Snow Empress, what need do I have for a soul bone?"
"A quick tongue, multiple soul skills, multiple safeguards."
"Soul skills can be created, right? I'm pretty confident about that. Don't worry, even if I can't beat them, I still have you, don't I?"
"You can create your own attributes, right?"
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That night, Ye Nanxiao watched over Jiang Nannan as she absorbed and fused with the soul bone. Under the influence of Ye Nanxiao's soul power, the ferocity originally hidden in the soul bone was easily erased, and Jiang Nannan's fusion went exceptionally smoothly.
"Hmm, my speed has increased a lot. It seems that the Soul Bone skill is a shockwave?" Jiang Nannan sensed the information brought by the Soul Bone.
"Let's try out our skills in the Soul Arena," Ye Nanxiao suggested.
Then Ye Nanxiao watched as Jiang Nannan kicked out a crescent-shaped shockwave about two meters in size. He blinked and thought, "Good heavens, isn't that a Storm Kick?"
After returning from the Soul Arena, Ye Nanxiao went directly to Yu Chu's office.
"What are you doing?" Yu Chu's attitude towards Ye Nanxiao was straightforward and direct.
Yu Chu always spoke her mind to this talented but disobedient student.
"Well, I need to ask for leave. I have some business to take care of outside the academy," Ye Nanxiao said.
"Okay, is three days enough?" Yu Chu asked.
Ye Nanxiao estimated in his mind that there would be enough time to travel to the Star Dou Great Forest and then back to the academy in three days. He had already thought of the answer to the questions about the details of hunting soul beasts.
Ye Nanxiao took the leave request, told Jiang Nannan, lingered for a while, and then headed straight towards the Star Dou Great Forest.
Ye Nanxiao's request for leave did not cause much of an impact; it was just a simple request for leave.
Ye Nanxiao used his soul power to travel, maintaining his speed throughout the journey.
When Ye Nanxiao ran out of Shrek City's influence, a hunter's town appeared before him. Because it was close to the Star Dou Great Forest, hunter bounties were very popular here. Although Shrek Academy advocated the reasonable hunting of soul beasts, for these hunters who lived on the edge of death, Shrek's advocacy was just a piece of paper. What they valued were the gold soul coins in their hands and their own soul power.
However, among these hunters, the one with the highest soul power level is only a Soul King, after all, it's not a very big place.
With Xue Di's help, Ye Nanxiao arrived at a hotel without attracting anyone's attention. He paid the bill, went to his room, set up some simple warning signs, and then sat down cross-legged to begin guiding Xue Di's soul power to condense a soul ring.
The process of condensing a soul ring is much simpler than absorbing one. Ye Nanxiao used his immense spiritual power in his sea of consciousness to guide the soul power sealed by the Snow Emperor, slowly condensing it into a new soul ring. The soul ring was red, with snow-white patterns surrounding it, forming a beautiful snowflake pattern.
Ye Nanxiao opened his eyes, looked at the three spirit rings floating around him, and calculated that it had been less than two hours.
Ye Nanxiao sensed the soul skill, and then a "person" who looked exactly like Ye Nanxiao appeared in front of him. Ye Nanxiao smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "Ye Nanxiao".
Ye Nanxiao smiled and extended his hand in response, saying, "Ye Nanxiao."
"It's a clone soul skill, but the clone's combat power is proportionally distributed from the main body based on the number of clones. What a good thing." Ye Nanxiao circled the clone, carefully examining its details.
"Little Ye, go outside and take a look around," Ye Nanxiao instructed his clone.
"Isn't it better to lie down? What's there to walk around outside?" Xiao Ye No. 1 lay down on the bed, looking like a salted fish.
"It seems this clone has the same personality as you." Xue Di emerged from Ye Nanxiao's spiritual sea and tapped Little Ye No. 1 on the head.
"It's pretty tough, but I don't know if it can take a beating." Xue Di clenched her right fist, about to punch Xiao Ye No. 1 on the head.
"Wait! If you have something to say, beat up the real body!" Little Ye No. 1 jumped out of bed, quickly ran behind Ye Nanxiao, and poked his head out to protest.
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Then, the memories of what Xiao Ye No. 1 had experienced appeared in Ye Nanxiao's mind.
"A clone soul skill that can bring back memories, it seems my luck is still pretty good," Ye Nanxiao laughed.
With the ability to create clones, Ye Nanxiao's combat power will increase significantly.
"Now that we've finished our business, do you want to do some sightseeing on the way back?" Ye Nanxiao asked.
Xue Di thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, "I want to eat candy."
(End of this chapter)