Douluo: The Peerless Tang Sect - The Ordinary Life of a Supporting Character

Chapter 75 The True Dragon Skeleton

As he stepped out of the dormitory building, the dazzling sunlight made Wang Nan squint involuntarily on his face.

Wang Nan looked at the highest peak on Poseidon Island. He remembered that when he first entered the inner courtyard, Mu En had told him that deep meditation could only yield greater benefits after accumulating some experience.

Wang Nan has been a member of the Inner Academy for a year now. In this year, he has obtained his fifth soul ring, mastered a new self-created soul skill, defeated a powerful opponent head-on, and now absorbed a soul bone.

Both his soul power and his own personality are completely different from a year ago, and it's time for him to use this privilege of being an inner court disciple.

With that in mind, Wang Nan first went to the canteen and had a delicious meal before following the mountain path to the front of the Sea God Pavilion.

Moon was still lying on the deck chair in front of the Sea God Pavilion as usual, with Bebe standing beside him, her face slightly flushed.

Upon seeing Wang Nan arrive, Bei Bei could no longer stand still. After saying goodbye to Mu En, she ran down the mountain. Wang Nan glanced back and saw that Bei Bei's ears seemed to be turning red.

"You've arrived." Moon watched Beibei's figure disappear before turning to Wang Nan. "Sigh, children always have their own ideas as they grow up."

"Elder Mu, I've come here to take advantage of the opportunity for deep meditation among the inner disciples."

"Oh?" Mu En opened his eyes and looked Wang Nan up and down. "Not bad. I see that your soul power is generated from within, and when it circulates, it is perfectly smooth and can reach every part of your body. You must have gained something during this time. Now is indeed a good time to meditate."

As expected of a Limit Douluo, Mu En's cultivation experience was indeed rich, and he immediately noticed the changes in Wang Nan.

Moon closed his eyes and pondered for a moment before slowly speaking, "Come on, help me, I'll take you to a place suitable for meditation."

Upon hearing this, Wang Nan stepped forward and took Mu En's arm, preparing to help him up. But then, everything went blurry, and the next moment, he and Mu En found themselves in a strange hall.

Wang Nan then realized that Mu En did not mean to help him up, but rather to make contact with him so that Mu En would bring him here.

Before Wang Nan was a spacious hall, over a hundred meters long and square in shape. Several passageways surrounded the hall, seemingly endless at first glance.

"This is the underground of the Sea God's Pavilion," Moon explained. "It's also the interior of the Golden Tree that you usually see. The Sea God's Pavilion was carved from the Golden Tree, and all the furnishings inside are made of Golden Tree wood."

"This golden tree can be said to be the foundation of our Shrek Academy." Moon said, glancing at Wang Nan. Seeing Wang Nan's calm expression, he sighed inwardly.

"Go, head east from here, to the seventh room. You'll understand when you get there."

"Yes, Elder Mu."

Wang Nan identified the direction and walked into one of the passages.

As Wang Nan continued forward, he felt a faint tremor within his spiritual sea. Just as he clearly sensed this change, he arrived at the seventh door.

Wang Nan raised his hand and placed it on the wooden door in front of him. He could feel a presence waiting for him behind the door, with a faint smell of decay mixed in.

Wang Nan pushed open the door and entered, a familiar aura immediately hitting him.

As for why, it's because Wang Nan had faced this kind of aura when he obtained his fourth spirit ring. Without a doubt, this was the might of a dragon.

There was nothing else in the room before Wang Nan except a skeleton, the skeleton of a dragon.

But the room did not appear spacious; on the contrary, the skeleton was so enormous that it seemed as if the room was binding the dragon.

"Wang Nan." Mu En's gentle voice rang in Wang Nan's ear, "I guess you must have had some doubts in your heart as well. You and your uncle Wang Yan both use the Panlong Staff, but your martial souls are not the same."

"Perhaps many people have forgotten some things about the Panlong Staff martial soul. But in fact, these records have always existed in Shrek Academy, whether they are about the Panlong Staff or about the Dragon Soul."

"Actually, I already saw it when you first made your move in the outer courtyard. There was something else hidden in your Panlong Staff. As I got to know you better, I also realized that with your talent, you would eventually unleash the true power of the Panlong Staff martial spirit."

"To my shame, my life has been quite eventful, yet I have never had a disciple who truly suits my taste. Even Shao Zhe, whom I had the highest hopes for, has significant flaws in his character. I once considered taking you as my disciple, but I realized that your heart was not in that field."

"Although Shrek Academy is renowned throughout the Douluo Continent, and every teacher and student is proud to be a member of Shrek, I see no such pride in you. Your gaze seems to never be here."

"As the saying goes, a dragon rides the clouds and roams the four seas. Perhaps it is because of this that you were able to awaken the true Panlong Staff martial spirit."

Wang Nan remained silent, simply listening attentively.

Even the most slow-witted person, after living for over two hundred years and constantly interacting with all sorts of people, would become perceptive of human nature. Moreover, Mu En, having become a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo, was certainly no fool.

This is why Wang Nan never hides his true feelings from Mu En. He hasn't lived as long as Mu En in both his lifetimes combined, and his lies are crystal clear to Mu En.

"I'm not saying all this to ask you to do anything for Shrek Academy. After all, it's just an academy, and its only responsibility is to teach students. It's enough that I can see the sense of justice in your heart."

"Wang Nan, the skeleton in front of you was something I obtained by chance on the southeastern coast of the Star Luo Empire more than a decade ago. On the Douluo Continent, although soul beasts and martial souls with dragon bloodlines are not uncommon, the true dragon race no longer exists."

"But the skeleton before you is the remains of a real dragon. I hope you can take this opportunity to feel the aura of a dragon and to experience your own martial spirit. I'm sure you'll gain something from it."

Moon's voice fell silent, as if he had already left.

Wang Nan calmed down and reflected on what Mu En had just said. Sometimes, one's true self can be seen more clearly by others. Mu En's words were not just a simple chat; they were also helping Wang Nan clarify his own state of mind.

Scenes that had happened to Wang Nan flashed before his eyes.

Defeating Ji Tongxuan, obtaining a soul ring, mastering self-created soul skills, absorbing soul bones, practicing hard with a staff in childhood, learning meditation, awakening a martial soul... until opening his eyes in this world for the first time.

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