Douluo Continent: Becoming a God of Magic Starting with Your Martial Soul

Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan, who frequently interacted with Huo Yuhao and his two companions, were already well aware of Zhou Yi's teaching methods and her reputation for suppressing students.

Lu Yi sighed softly.

In the end, could he not escape Zhou Yi's clutches?

He looked at the group of teachers, and Wang Yan, who was in the group, noticed his gaze and returned a kind smile.

But Zhou Yi, standing to the side, kept her old face covered by a mask cold, her eyes revealing no emotion.

After the conference concluded, the other participants and teachers returned to their classrooms for lessons.

Lu Yi and the other two were taken to Du Weilun's office and awarded their championship prizes.

"This left leg bone of the Void Demon Leopard can increase speed and also grant attack soul skills. Any of the three of you can absorb it..."

Du Weilen took out a leather bag and began to explain.

When the palm-sized soul bone appeared in front of the three of them, Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan's eyes widened and their breathing became heavy.

"This...this is a reward for us?"

Zhou Sichen could no longer remain calm, while Cao Jinxuan stood there stunned.

Du Weiren had anticipated this reaction from the three men, and he chuckled as he scanned their faces.

Seeing Lu Yi's calm expression, her smile faded slightly, replaced by a hint of doubt: "Lu Yi, aren't you surprised? This is a soul bone!"

"Surprised! How could I not be surprised?" Lu Yi smiled slightly at the opportune moment. "But Director Du, when I saw Sister Le Xuan before, she personally dug out a 100,000-year-old soul bone!"

"Uh~ Hahaha, it's you, kid!" Du Weilun's expression changed rapidly, finally masking his embarrassment with a smile. "I was wondering why I got an inner court recommendation letter this year!"

Recalling Lu Yi's numerous self-proclaimed "self-created soul skills" displayed during the competition, Du Weilin understood.

If he were to encounter such a peculiar Soul Master, even if his cultivation level wasn't outstanding, he would still choose to bring him into the academy.

As for what had happened in the inner courtyard, Du Weiren was certainly aware of some of the details.

To emerge unscathed from the 100,000-year-old soul beast incident, Lu Yi is no ordinary person.

But I definitely can't go into details in front of the other two students.

Finally, in an effort to save face and demonstrate the value of the academy's reward, Du Weilen gave the group a detailed introduction to the ten-thousand-year-old soul bone.

"...So, soul bones are something you can only come across by chance, so don't be too ambitious!" Du Weiren gave Lu Yi a meaningful look. "But you two mustn't let a soul bone affect your friendship, understand?"

"Don't worry, Director!" Zhou Sichen put his arm around Lu Yi's shoulder, grinning as he stated his position. "If it weren't for Lu Yi, we might not even have made it to the finals, don't you think, Lao Cao?"

Cao Jinxuan was suddenly asked the question, and he forcibly looked away from the soul bone: "That's it! That's it!"

Du Weilen looked satisfied: "You must keep this a secret from the academy. Once you're assigned to your classes, get back to them quickly. Don't show off, lest you attract the attention of bad people. Now go back to class!"

After thanking them, the three left the office and immediately began discussing the allocation of tasks.

"Lu Yi, I think you've turned the tide in almost every crucial match, so this soul bone should rightfully be yours!" Zhou Sichen said modestly, while giving Cao Jinxuan a look.

Although he was usually carefree and jovial, Zhou Sichen had noticed Cao Jinxuan's state just now, and he knew that his good brother was tempted.

"Stop flirting with me!"

When Cao Jinxuan saw Zhou Sichen gesturing to him with her eyes, she immediately became furious: "I was 'asleep' during the finals and didn't know what happened. How could I possibly ask for it? I was just curious to take a look. This soul bone must belong to Lu Yi."

"Since you've made your decision, then I'll say something."

After Lu Yi and the other two finished their discussion and had almost decided on the ownership of the soul bone, Lu Yi finally spoke up: "The acceleration skill of the soul bone is somewhat useful to me, but to be honest, I don't need the attack skill."

Lu Yi was well aware that his abilities were mainly derived from magic spells, and in the original work, Xiao Xiao had never been heard to use this soul bone after absorbing it. It was estimated that for a soul master who already had offensive means, the offensive skills granted by the soul bone were not particularly outstanding.

Moreover, Lu Yi, who had a good understanding of the distribution of opportunities on the mainland, looked down on this mere ten-thousand-year-old soul bone.

Soul bones, even if they're not all 100,000 years old, should at least be at least 50,000 years old, right?

Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing for time travelers.

Just because he doesn't need it doesn't mean his teammates don't.

Offensive skills are more suitable for both Cao Jinxuan, a pure control-oriented Soul Master, and Zhou Sichen, a Beast Tamer.

"We all contributed, and each of us deserves one-third of this reward."

Lu Yi proposed his own distribution method: "How about this, whoever wants this soul bone can buy it at 60% of the market price, and then divide it among the other two people, each receiving 30%. This way, the person who gets the soul bone will essentially get a 10% discount off the market price. What do you think?"

Lu Yi believed that friendship could remain pure in the face of interests, but he did not intend to test friendship in this way, so he proposed this seemingly cold but flawless solution.

Soul bones are inherently priceless and rarely available. Ordinary soul masters would never sell their soul bones for gold soul coins, so the person who buys the soul bone actually makes a profit.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan were taken aback at first, but after a moment's thought, they realized that this method was very fair.

Cao Jinxuan patted Zhou Sichen's chest and said, "Old Zhou, you'd better pay up! Even if the soul bone is discounted by 60%, I still can't afford it."

Zhou Sichen stopped refusing and accepted the pouch containing the soul bone, thanking Lu Yi and Cao Jinxuan.

He stored the soul bone in his storage soul tool, then checked it over, before giving an awkward smile: "It seems I don't have enough money. Can I pay you back with my body?"

"Get out!"

Cao Jinxuan immediately gave Zhou Sichen a hard flick on the forehead.

Zhou Sichen wasn't annoyed at being tapped on the head; he just rubbed it and said, "Hehe, just kidding. Wait for me to go to Jubaoge after school and get a market value estimate. I can't let you two get ripped off, right?"

"What are you three doing, sneaking around like that?"

Mu Jin happened to return to the office building and saw her three favorite students coming out, discussing something privately. She walked over and took out a metal box from her storage bracelet.

"I promised the champion an extra reward, and you guys did a great job, see for yourself!"

As she spoke, Mu Jin opened the box.

Inside the metal box were a pair of exquisite wearable soul tools that were attached to the legs.

"This is a soul-guided thruster. It can be powered by injecting a small amount of soul power, increasing movement speed and agility. It can be used from now until you reach the Soul King level, but it will take some time to get used to it. By the way, what was the reward Director Du gave you?"

Mu Jin's gaze swept over the three students, her eyes filled with relief, but the thought that these three students would no longer be in her class made her feel somewhat melancholy.

Having received two rewards in a row, Lu Yi and his companions immediately explained the previous rewards and how they were distributed, and took the opportunity to inquire about the soul bone.

Hibiscus affirmed this fair distribution method, but she did not intend to interfere.

"You two can discuss it yourselves. And be more obedient in class from now on. Zhou Yi isn't as easy to talk to as I am."

Mu Jin closed the box again and handed it to Lu Yi. Before entering the office building, she added, "Also, try not to let Zhou Yi see this soul tool."