Chapter 199 - 60,000-Year Illusion Wisdom Skull Bone, Heaven Dou Royal Academy
Chapter 199: 60,000-Year Illusion Wisdom Skull Bone, Heaven Dou Royal Academy
Lin Qingmo leaned back against a sandalwood chair.
He toyed with a white jade teacup between his fingertips, the hot tea inside emitting wisps of white steam.
He didn’t even lift his eyelids, his tone as flat and stagnant as a pool of dead water.
"Oh? Is it done?"
"It’s done! Absolutely certain!"
Shi Nian nodded hurriedly, afraid that being a step too slow would displease this god of plague.
"The illusion for Yu Xiaogang and the others has been set up according to your instructions, guaranteed to make his mind collapse and his faith shatter completely."
He only wanted to get the antidote quickly and leave this place of trouble.
Lin Qingmo finally lifted his eyelids, his gaze falling upon Shi Nian, the corners of his lips curving into an ambiguous smile.
"You did quite well."
"However, do you think I would spare the life of someone who once tried to kill me?"
"!!!"
Shi Nian’s complexion changed instantly.
The hairs on his body stood on end, and a chill shot from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.
Without a second thought, he turned to escape, attempting to circulate his spirit power.
But the moment he mobilized his spirit power, the snake venom in his body instantly erupted.
Countless small, emerald-green snakes crawled out from his Meridians, frantically gnawing at his flesh and blood.
"Ahhh!"
A shrill scream echoed throughout the room.
Shi Nian fell heavily to the ground, twitching all over, his body withering and turning black at a speed visible to the naked eye.
From the shadows, Dugu Bo walked out slowly.
He toyed with a nine-section jade snake in his hand, a gloating smile on his face.
"Daring to scheme against the Young Lord, I can only send a reckless thing like you on your way."
Shi Nian lay on the ground, his eyes fixed on Lin Qingmo, filled with unwillingness and resentment, his throat emitting a rattling sound.
"You... you go back on your word..."
"Go back on my word?"
Lin Qingmo put down the teacup, stood up, walked slowly to Shi Nian, and looked down at him.
His tone was filled with thick mockery: "Keep my word to someone who wanted to put me to death? Besides, you know too many secrets; wanting to leave? That’s too naive."
"You surely understand the principle of cutting weeds and eliminating the roots, right?"
The moment his words fell, Shi Nian’s pupils dilated suddenly, and the last trace of vitality dissipated completely.
He died with his eyes wide open, full of resentment.
Dugu Bo stepped forward, kicked Shi Nian’s corpse, and curled his lip.
"This old thing is quite tough, holding on for so long before breathing his last."
Lin Qingmo squatted down, spirit power surging at his fingertips, and directly extracted a translucent white skull bone from Shi Nian’s forehead.
This skull bone was irregularly diamond-shaped, its surface shimmering with a faint purple-gold halo.
As soon as it was removed, it emitted an extremely pure wave of mental force, causing the surrounding air to tremble slightly.
This was precisely Shi Nian’s Illusion Wisdom Skull Bone.
It was a mental-type head Spirit Bone with an age exceeding 60,000 years.
Classified as a gemstone-type Spirit Bone, it was most suitable for Spirit Masters of the support system or those skilled in creating illusions.
In the original work, after Shi Nian was killed in counterattack, Tang San obtained this Spirit Bone, which he eventually gifted to Ning Rongrong.
Dugu Bo leaned in, his gaze falling on the skull bone, an expression of surprise appearing on his face, and he couldn’t help but click his tongue.
"Good heavens, this old thing, a mere Spirit Saint, actually hid such a high-quality treasure!"
"This purity of mental force, and the age, are almost catching up to my Medusa Skull Bone; I really didn’t expect him to have such assets."
He was genuinely surprised.
A 60,000-year head Spirit Bone; even a Titled Douluo might not be able to obtain one of such high quality.
Who would have thought that Shi Nian, a mere Spirit Saint, had hidden such a good thing; now it had fallen into Lin Qingmo’s hands.
Lin Qingmo stroked the skull bone with his fingertips, feeling the pure mental force within, and the corners of his lips curved into a satisfied arc.
He casually put the skull bone into his storage spirit tool.
Looking up towards the direction of Shrek Academy outside the window, a cold light flashed in Lin Qingmo’s eyes.
All of this was just the beginning.
...
The main gate of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
The white marble archway was intricately carved and painted, with twelve dragon-coiled pillars piercing the clouds.
The guards on both sides were all Spirit Master level Spirit Elder, their armor bright, their aura heavy and concentrated.
The grandeur of the highest institution of the Heaven Dou Empire was displayed to the fullest.
Dugu Bo, in a dark green robe, walked at the front.
A snake-shaped jade pendant hung at his waist, his pace was casual, and a faint, cold aura lingered around him.
The guards along the way held their breath, not daring to lift their heads when bowing in salute.
Behind him followed six teenagers.
Dugu Yan walked calmly beside Lin Qingmo, the snake-shaped hairpin at her temple swaying gently with her steps.
She was whispering an introduction to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to Lin Qingmo, a charming smile at the corners of her eyes.
Ning Rongrong was dressed in a pale pink dress, her fingertips mindlessly twisting the glazed pendant at her waist, a faint smile on her lips.
She had been here many times before.
Mostly when her father had business and brought her along to see the world.
Zhu Zhuyun walked by her side, her black outfit outlining her tall and straight figure.
The unique agility and coldness of her Hell CivetSpirit were hidden in her eyes and brows.
Her steps were neither hurried nor slow, and she carried an aura of aloofness that kept strangers at a distance.
Xiao Wu hopped and skipped, occasionally tugging at the sleeve of Lin Qingmo beside her, her eyes brimming with vivid curiosity.
Lin Qingmo had changed into a moon-white robe, twirling an ink-colored jade pendant between his fingertips, his gaze sweeping over the academy’s building complex, unable to help but sigh in his heart.
This place was truly luxurious.
This display was more than a hundred times better than those drafty, broken wooden houses at Shrek.
Within the Heaven Dou territory, only the Sect residence of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace could compare to this place.
"Qingmo, look there, that is the exclusive training ground of our Royal Fighting Team, it’s three times larger than the academy’s ordinary training grounds!"
Dugu Yan leaned over, pointing to an open field not far away, her tone filled with a bit of pride.
Qingmo, this was the form of address Lin Qingmo allowed in public.
It was impossible to let her call him Young Lord in public.
Lin Qingmo nodded slightly; before long, the owners of this training ground would be replaced.
...
The group walked all the way to the faculty office building.
The heavy solid wood door was tightly closed, and muffled, angry shouts could be heard from inside.
Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow.
He didn’t knock; he raised his hand and waved it, and an irresistible force of spirit power pushed the door open directly.
The room was in a mess.
In front of the sandalwood desk, three old men were standing in place, their faces livid.
Meng Shenji, the leader, clenched his fingers until they turned white, his knuckles turning blue, and he was gritting his teeth, muttering, "Unreasonable."
The other two faculty members, Bai Baoshan and Zhilin, were also full of indignation.
The chests of the three were heaving violently, obviously angry to the extreme.
Hearing the door open, the three of them suddenly looked up.
Their gazes, originally wrapped in anger, instantly froze when they saw Dugu Bo at the door.
Meng Shenji’s originally tense jawline suddenly relaxed, his body leaned forward slightly, and he quickly cupped his hands.
His tone was filled with cautious respect: "I did not know Your Excellency Poison Douluo was visiting; we failed to welcome you, please forgive us, please forgive us!"
His heart started beating like a drum.
Why did this god of plague come suddenly?
The Heaven Dou Royal Academy hadn’t offended him recently.
Could it be that Dugu Yan had been wronged at the academy?
But Yan Yan was the vice-captain of the Royal Fighting Team, and most people knew she was the granddaughter of the Poison Douluo; who in the academy would be so blind as to upset her?
Or was it because of the incident where Yu Tianheng confessed to Dugu Yan?
(End of Chapter)
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