Chapter 372: Three 10,000-year Spirit Bones, Liu Erlong Returns from a Soul Hunt, Spirit Douluo
Chapter 372: Three 10,000-year Spirit Bones, Liu Erlong Returns from a Soul Hunt, Spirit Douluo
Heaven Dou Royal Academy, back mountain cultivation room.
Candlelight flickered gently.
A dark shadow clung silently to the side of the stone door.
"Young Lord."
Dugu Bo’s voice was hoarse and low, as if it were seeping out from the cracks in the ground.
Lin Qingmo sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, not even lifting his eyelids.
"Back already?"
"Yes, I have already successfully helped Liu Erlong with her Soul Hunt."
Lin Qingmo’s fingers paused, resting on his knees, and a slow curve formed at the corners of his mouth.
"That’s much faster than expected. Let Teacher Erlong in."
Dugu Bo bowed, stepped back three paces, and his figure melted into the shadows.
"With Old Poison personally taking action, the efficiency is incomparably faster than her fumbling around on her own in the original work."
A moment later, the stone door was pushed open with a boom.
A gust of wind rushed in, causing the candlelight to tilt sharply to one side.
Liu Erlong strode in.
Her combat outfit still bore the traces of the Soul Hunt.
Her sleeves were torn in three places, and the bloodstains on the hem of her garment had dried to a dark brown, resembling blooming rust flowers.
A corner of the armor on her left shoulder was shattered, revealing the inner lining that had been scorched by spirit power.
But there was no sign of fatigue on her mature and bright face.
Her brows were raised, her lips curled, and her whole person was like a sword that had just been tempered in a furnace.
The fluctuating spirit power aura around her was like a dormant mother dragon slowly breathing.
Heavy, scorching, carrying an overwhelming, wild pressure.
Level 83.
A genuine Spirit Douluo.
"Teacher Erlong."
Lin Qingmo stood up, gestured vaguely with his right hand in a welcoming gesture, and said, "You’ve worked hard."
Liu Erlong stood where she was, her back straight, but she bowed solemnly.
This etiquette was three parts more thorough than when she met any noble while serving as the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy.
Lin Qingmo looked her up and down, then suddenly chuckled.
"Teacher Erlong, you used to call me A-Qing directly."
Liu Erlong’s shoulders trembled imperceptibly.
"..."
Lin Qingmo knew that because Dugu Bo was here, Liu Erlong appeared somewhat reserved.
Lin Qingmo turned his head and tilted his chin toward the figure in the shadows by the door who had not yet left.
"Old Poison, go down and rest first."
"Yes."
When Dugu Bo retreated, those emerald eyes lingered on Liu Erlong for a moment.
It was a meaningful glance.
It was as if to say: You owe the Young Lord more than just one spirit ring.
The stone door closed.
Only two people remained in the cultivation room.
Lin Qingmo lifted his robes and sat down again, taking out a tea set from his spirit tool.
He lifted the pot to pour water, his movements unhurried, and the fragrance of tea spread bit by bit through the scorching air.
He pushed one cup in front of Liu Erlong.
"Teacher Erlong, what was the harvest from this Soul Hunt?"
Liu Erlong pursed her lips, picked up the teacup, rubbed her fingertips twice against the rough surface of the cup, but did not drink.
Her gaze fell into the tea, as if looking at something very distant.
"His Excellency Dugu Bo helped me hunt an 80,000-year Fire Dragon Beast."
80,000 years.
Lin Qingmo raised an eyebrow.
With Dugu Bo’s strength, hunting an 80,000-year Spirit Beast was doable, but "hunting" and "capturing" were two different things.
Old Poison probably had to reveal most of his trump cards.
"Now I have reached level 83 and have become a genuine Spirit Douluo."
Liu Erlong put down the teacup and took a deep breath.
She took an item out of her storage spirit tool; it was a bright red Spirit Bone.
Its shape was close to a human torso bone, but its surface was covered with a layer of fine scale patterns, glowing with a dark red, lava-like luster under the candlelight.
Every scale pattern seemed alive, slightly opening and closing with the natural fluctuation of spirit power.
A surge of violent Dragon might erupted from the Spirit Bone.
The temperature in the cultivation room rose sharply, and visible white steam even rose from the surface of the tea on the table.
80,000-year Fire Dragon Beast torso bone.
"This was obtained when hunting that Fire Dragon Beast."
Liu Erlong held the Spirit Bone up with both hands, lifting her arms to eyebrow level, and said, "A-Qing, please take it."
Lin Qingmo did not reach out.
He sat upright on the meditation cushion, holding the teacup with one hand, watching her calmly.
"Teacher Erlong, why don’t you absorb it yourself?"
A bitter smile appeared at the corners of Liu Erlong’s mouth.
"A-Qing, you are joking."
She paused, her voice lowering a little, as if stating an obvious fact.
"Being able to have His Excellency Dugu Bo help me hunt an 80,000-year spirit ring is already enough to make me feel honored and fearful."
"If it were me, let alone 80,000 years, I might not even be able to easily take down a Spirit Beast over 50,000 years on my own."
"This Spirit Bone is a byproduct of the Soul Hunt; by all rights, it should belong to you. How could I possibly have the qualifications..."
"So you intend to give it to me?"
"This is what you deserve, A-Qing."
"Deserve?"
Lin Qingmo suddenly laughed.
The laughter was louder than before, carrying a meaning that left people confused.
"Teacher Erlong, do I look like someone who lacks Spirit Bones?"
Liu Erlong was stunned.
A few images flashed through her mind.
Every piece Zhu Zhuqing and the others had was casually taken out by Lin Qingmo, without the slightest reluctance, and he hadn’t even mentioned any conditions.
Like handing out candy during the New Year.
"But..."
"No buts."
Lin Qingmo flipped his wrist and stuffed the Spirit Bone back into her palm.
Palm against palm, the heat of the Spirit Bone and the slight coolness of Lin Qingmo’s fingertips were transmitted simultaneously.
Then he took out two more things from his own spirit tool.
A left arm bone.
A right arm bone.
Both Spirit Bones were complete, and although their spirit power fluctuations were a notch weaker than the 80,000-year one, each surface flowed with a pure luster.
40,000-year level, the last two Spirit Bones he had left in his hands.
"You should fuse these two as well."
Lin Qingmo pushed both these Spirit Bones in front of Liu Erlong.
Three Spirit Bones.
One 80,000-year, two 40,000-year.
"???"
Liu Erlong was completely stunned in place.
Her five fingers subconsciously tightened; the three Spirit Bones in her palm radiated distinct temperatures and pulsations, like three hearts beating at the same time.
Her breathing became somewhat unstable.
"A-Qing, what is this..."
Her voice trembled, not because of excitement, but because of a deeper emotion that she herself could not explain.
She raised her head, wanting to find an answer on Lin Qingmo’s face.
But this young man’s face was calm and indifferent, and he even had the leisure to pick up his teacup again and blow on the hot steam.
She really couldn’t see through him.
"Teacher Erlong."
Lin Qingmo sipped his tea, his tone as casual as chatting with a neighbor.
"You haven’t been in the Chat Group for a short time."
Liu Erlong’s heart jumped violently.
"So, Teacher Erlong, you must be clear about what I have said in the Chat Group, and those topics naturally included Yu Xiaogang."
Lin Qingmo sipped his tea again to moisten his throat.
"After you knew these things, you didn’t stay at Blue Tyrant Academy to continue being your dean, nor did you go to find Flender to huddle for warmth, but instead packed your bags and came to Heaven Dou Royal Academy all alone."
"Thinking about it, you must be completely disappointed in Yu Xiaogang, right?"
Silence.
The color visibly drained from Liu Erlong’s face.
She lowered her head, gripping the corners of her clothes tightly, her knuckles protruding as if they were about to pierce through her skin.
(End of Chapter)
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