Chapter 85: Preparing to Return to Shrek Academy

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No one knew about Dugu Bo's transformation. No one would believe that a single inner core could evolve a Title Douluo's ninth spirit ring to the hundred-thousand-year level.

The enhancement of a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring is no less than that of a celestial herb. While celestial herbs can strengthen one's foundation and consolidate essence, a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring can transform the body and grant two powerful spirit skills. In combat, the advantages of a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring far surpass those of rare medicinal herbs.

Now, having consumed both a celestial herb and obtained a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, Dugu Bo could be considered one of the strongest individuals on the continent. The number of people who could surpass him could be counted on one hand (Qian Daoliu, Bo Saixi, Tang Chen, Bibi Dong, Jin E. Tang Hao doesn't count due to his severe injuries; besides, Dugu Bo now has an overwhelming advantage over someone like Tang Hao, who is gravely injured).

Dugu Bo gazed at the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well. This place had been his greatest opportunity, but now he stood amidst the toxic miasma. He seemed lost in thought and released his spirit, reinforcing the toxic miasma once more. The more he understood the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well, the more he realized its terrifying wealth.

Wealth should not be flaunted. Dugu Bo decided to protect this place further to prevent those with ill intentions from stealing the medicinal herbs within.

The new toxic miasma Dugu Bo laid down was infused with his seven-layered mixed poison. Unless one possessed extreme ice abilities on par with the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, they would surely perish from the poison. Moreover, the corrosive poison could corrode any organic material used to isolate the toxins.

This meant that even anti-toxin armor would be useless unless it was a four-word battle armor from the future, which could provide immunity to toxins.

Dugu Bo headed back to his residence, but encountered some unexpected incidents along the way...

On the other side

Li Luochen hadn't seen Principal Flender in a while. According to Dugu Yan, Principal Flender happened to be at Blue Tyrant Academy, so Li Luochen decided to pay him a visit.

However, when Dugu Yan mentioned Principal Flender, a peculiar smile appeared on her lips. After some thought, Li Luochen recalled that Principal Flender and Liu Erlong's child should have been born by now.

Before Li Luochen left, Liu Erlong's belly had already slightly protruded. Now, a year and a half later, their child should be about one year old. It was time for a visit.

Not long after, Li Luochen and Dugu Yan arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy. The guards at the gate recognized them. Although they didn't know why Li Luochen had been absent for so long, assuming he went on a journey, they didn't question it.

Soon, Li Luochen arrived at Liu Erlong's small wooden house.

At that moment, there was a little baby girl sitting on Flender's shoulder. Her innocent laughter filled the air, warming the hearts of everyone around. Children's laughter always had that effect.

Liu Erlong watched father and daughter happily. A year ago, she gave birth to a baby girl, her and Flender's daughter, named Liu Lan'er.

The little baby inherited Liu Erlong's beauty. Though only one year old, she was incredibly adorable and promised to grow into a stunning beauty.

"Principal, looks like I came at a bad time!" Li Luochen greeted with a smile.

Flender noticed him then. Having been playing with his daughter, he hadn't sensed Li Luochen's arrival. Seeing Li Luochen now, he was utterly shocked.

"Xiao Chen, you're back? Hahaha, good! Old Li misses you very much. Remember to visit him. Little Chen, this is my daughter with your Teacher Erlong, Liu Lan'er. You can call her Lan'er.

Lan'er, this is your Big Brother Li Luochen. Call him Big Brother Chen."

Flender introduced Li Luochen to his daughter. Liu Lan'er's big, sparkling eyes looked at Li Luochen as she sweetly called out, "Big Brother Chen, nice!"

"Aye! Nice to meet you too, Lan'er! Here, Big Brother has a green jade necklace with calming properties. I'll give it to you."

Li Luochen took out a green jade necklace from his spirit tool storage device. The jade had calming properties, and the largest white bead served as storage space with a capacity of ten cubic meters, making it a top-tier spirit tool.

Li Luochen was quite frugal, though not to the point of loving money above all else. More accurately, he had a penchant for collecting treasures. However, for Principal Flender and Liu Erlong's daughter, Li Luochen was generous.

Liu Lan'er was just over one year old now. By the age of three, she could start building her foundation using the natural treasures from the Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, greatly increasing her chances of achieving full innate soul power.

Both Flender and Liu Erlong possessed top-tier spirits, and whichever Liu Lan'er inherited would be fine. With the help of natural treasures, there was no risk of malignant spirit mutation.

After a brief chat with Flender, Li Luochen prepared to return to Shrek Academy. Flender mentioned that a new student had arrived this year.

His name was Dai Mubai, twelve years old, with the White Tiger spirit. His innate soul power was level nine. When he entered the academy, his soul power was level twenty-five, and now it should be around level twenty-eight.

However, Flender personally felt that this student's character wasn't great. He liked to indulge in nightly pleasures and showed no signs of repentance even after being disciplined by Ma Hongjun. He even tried to corrupt Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

Nevertheless, Oscar and Ma Hongjun didn't have the energy to keep up with Dai Mubai's antics. Oscar was eleven and a half, while Ma Hongjun was nine and a half. Oscar had already reached the Soul Elder level, while Ma Hongjun was stuck at level twenty-nine, likely breaking through within six months.

Their speed of reaching the Soul Elder level was astonishing, leaving Li Luochen momentarily surprised. But upon reflection, it made sense. Oscar had consumed the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid early on and worked hard to quickly reach the Soul King level to become a Battle Soul Master.

Ma Hongjun, on the other hand, couldn't afford to slack off under Oscar's competitive pressure. He didn't want to lose to a Food System Soul Master and was well aware of how strong his own spirit was—a top-tier beast spirit, the Fire Phoenix, just a step away from becoming a super spirit.

Thus, neither of them relaxed, leading to intense internal competition. Dai Mubai, initially confident in himself, ended up being thoroughly defeated by Ma Hongjun and subsequently trounced by Oscar without even using his spirit. This caused the degenerate tiger to fall even further.

After hearing this, Li Luochen thought these two juniors were pretty good. He decided to go back and check on them, helping plan their future paths. As for Tang San? Heh, whether he could surpass these two was questionable.

An unawakened Blue Silver Grass remained a useless spirit. Poison attribute soul beasts couldn't replenish the essence of Blue Silver Grass or cause it to evolve. If the Blue Silver King of the Blue Silver Forest were to be killed, he'd never evolve into the Blue Silver Emperor.

Hehehe, Li Luochen planned to return to Shrek Academy with Dugu Yan. First, he wanted to see his grandfather. After being away for a year and a half, his grandfather must have been extremely worried. Then, he would rest in Suotuo City for half a year before embarking on another journey.

Li Luochen's first destination was the Star Luo Empire. After all, the Star Luo Empire's land area was larger than that of the Heavenly Fighting Empire. He could explore there. Li Luochen knew the saying: reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles.

First, he would wait for Dugu Bo to return before heading to Suotuo City. After all, Dugu Bo was currently the sole guardian. With him around, nothing would go wrong.

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