Su Ming got up and quietly followed the mature and voluptuous figure. Suddenly, he hugged her from behind and grabbed her soft and smooth hand.

Su Xuan'er felt her fair wrist being grabbed, and her delicate body tensed up suddenly. She almost couldn't control herself and raised her long, shapely white leg to kick backward, but the next moment she knew from the familiar warmth behind her that it was her younger brother playing a prank.

"Hehe, were you scared?" Su Ming said smugly. He keenly noticed that the warm body pressed against his chest stiffened for a moment before softening.

The older sister tilted her head slightly, her long, smooth black hair cascading down like a waterfall. The tangled strands brushed against Su Ming's nose, tickling him and disturbing the young man's heart.

She smiled and boldly flirted, "How could I be scared? I know you so well, I even know your temperature perfectly."

Feeling the gentle tenderness of the mature woman in front of him, Su Ming almost couldn't resist the urge to embrace her from behind forever, but reason stopped him.

Su Ming smiled, habitually letting go of her hand, preparing to keep his distance from his sister's plump and soft back.

But Su Xuan'er was unwilling. She quickly grabbed her brother's hand and, with a little skill, Su Ming's body was caught off guard and bumped into her full and perky breasts.

uh-huh!

Su Ming groaned, feeling a heavy blow to his abdomen. His face flushed red as he struggled, trying to break free of his right hand, which was tightly wrapped in his sister's warm palm.

But Su Xuan'er remained as immovable as a towering mountain, her slender, fair hand holding her younger brother's hand, while her other hand playfully and gently stroked the boy's palm.

"You little brat, how can you not pay the price for scaring your older sister?" The gentle woman smiled and rolled her eyes at the boy behind her, exuding extreme charm.

Su Ming felt a slight tingling sensation in his palm, and felt the warm, jade-like body pressed against his skin. His face turned as red as could be.

The boy felt he was about to lose control and couldn't help but plead with his sister in a low voice, "I was wrong, sister."

Su Xuan'er held her younger brother tightly for a few seconds before letting go. She turned around with a smile, her movements as graceful as a dancer, her snow-white dress swaying, indescribably beautiful and moving.

“Little guy, you started it, and then you just said you didn’t want to play anymore. You have to be punished.” His sister straightened her back and made her demands with a righteous air.

Two heavy white jade bowls came crashing down, and Su Ming instinctively dodged them. After hearing his sister's domineering and unequal treaty, he argued with her for a while, but then had no choice but to accept it reluctantly.

Su Xuan'er smiled, and the two of them intertwined their arms, her slender hands tightly holding the boy's hand.

Su Ming felt the soft, warm touch of her palm, and while feeling shy, he also had a few inappropriate thoughts: "Sister's hands feel so good... if only..."

“Hey, weren’t you going to go on stage to receive an award? Shall I go with you?” Su Xuan’er suddenly remembered and raised an eyebrow.

After saying that, without waiting for her younger brother to struggle, she forcefully pulled Su Ming's hand and walked out of the lounge.

"Wait? This won't do." Su Ming said in a low voice. The actions between the two were really ambiguous. It was fine in private, but in public, it would be a disaster.

“No problem, this is your punishment for playing a prank,” the older sister said domineeringly, not allowing her younger brother to refuse.

Emerging from the lounge, Su Xuan'er's mature and charming face revealed a perfectly elegant smile. She confidently took her younger brother's hand and gracefully walked towards the champion's podium under the spotlight.

Su Ming felt countless gazes directed at him, and he became flustered. He had an instinctive urge to avoid all eyes. He was usually fearless in such a large-scale situation, but now he felt hesitant and wanted to leave this place immediately.

But his sister held his hand firmly and calmly, the fine sweat on her palm evaporating with warmth. The boy felt the long, strong, jade-like arm pressed against his body, and his heart calmed down.

Su Ming turned his head slightly and looked up at his sister beside him. Her snow-white dress swayed with each step, her figure graceful and her temperament elegant and noble. It was as if she was not stepping onto the champion's stage, but leading her beloved into a magnificent hall.

In a daze, the boy felt as if the two of them were walking on a long, blood-red carpet, with crystal petals falling one by one, and surrounded by smiling guests offering their blessings.

When he came to his senses, he was already standing on the champion's podium. Su Ming's steps were still a little unsteady, and everything felt like a dream.

But Dean Xianlin'er had already come before the two of them, ready to present the championship trophy and have him express his gratitude.

Su Ming was completely unprepared for all of this. All his carefully prepared thoughts were forgotten in the face of his sister's bold actions. The young man stood there awkwardly, at a loss for what to do.

Su Xuan'er gracefully helped him answer some questions and even spoke on his behalf. Her elegant and confident demeanor as a mature woman was evident in her laughter and conversation. Everything was natural and did not offend anyone or overshadow the host.

Everyone smiled kindly at the boy in the room, not thinking there was anything wrong between the siblings.

The main reason is that Su Mingcai is only a teenager, so it's normal for him to be used to relying on his family.

But among the many onlookers, a pair of bright eyes noticed something subtle in the way the siblings held hands.

"Wait, these two? What happened to Sister Xuan'er..." A woman dressed entirely in black in the front row of the audience said in disbelief.

The reason why it was easy to tell at a glance that the person in black was a woman was because the loose and thick black clothes could not hide her graceful figure. Her curvaceous figure with a prominent bust and buttocks was stunning, and her silhouette was so sculpted that it seemed unreal.

Ma Xiaotao, who was already a "rat crossing the street" and hated by everyone, could only wear a thick black coat to watch the boy's championship moment.

Here's what happened: A while ago, Zhang Lexuan's close girlfriends were wondering why Su Xuan'er's relationship with her had become distant. So, without thinking of hiding anything, Su Xuan'er directly revealed what Su Ming had done to her.

Now she's completely ruined in that circle. A group of "older sisters" are furious and beat her up every day under the pretext of training. There's nothing Ma Xiaotao can do but hide when she dares to go out on the street.

"Sister Xuan'er, Sister Xuan'er! I never thought you were this kind of person." Ma Xiaotao whispered excitedly as she saw the siblings' hands clasped tightly together. As a woman, she was very perceptive to this kind of behavior.

Normal siblings rarely hold hands like that. In fact, they rarely even do.

Something's not right, something's very wrong!

Ma Xiaotao felt she had discovered the truth.

On the podium, Su Ming, who had gradually calmed down, breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that no one was paying attention to them holding hands.

Looking at his elegant and reserved older sister beside him, he felt conflicted and awkward, as if he were the submissive one.

Su Xuan'er glanced at her younger brother from time to time, and when she found that he didn't seem to be resisting much, she smiled knowingly.

She felt that their relationship had progressed another step forward. It seemed that what the book said was true: you have to let your loved one get used to some intimate little gestures in front of others, and eventually fall into the trap called "love".

Only after a series of trivial matters were completed could the process of claiming the reward take place in the background.

"The champion team's rewards include full disciple benefits, the academy granting each member a free soul ring, and three months of [Mimicry Cultivation]," Fan Yu paused before continuing.

"You all know these are part of general welfare."

"The real reward is yet to come. The academy has decided to give you three top-grade ten-thousand-year soul bones. As for how to distribute them, that's a matter for your team, and I won't interfere. Once the decision is made, you can go into the treasure vault to choose the soul bones that suit you."

Fan Yu explained earnestly.

"No need, we've already decided. All three ten-thousand-year soul bones belong to Su Ming. After all, we couldn't have won the championship without him. It's already a huge gain that he unexpectedly became a core disciple."

The two Pang brothers, who could still walk with difficulty, spoke up.

"Hmm." Fan Yu nodded gently. He understood that this team had made it to the finals entirely thanks to Su Ming's hard work and dedication. If there were any ungrateful people, the academy would say it wouldn't interfere, but in reality, it would teach them a profound lesson.

After all, the academy truly hopes that the soul bone will end up in the hands of an outstanding student, so that it will not be wasted.

Su Ming didn't feign modesty; this was agreed upon before the competition, and he had already provided some compensation.

The second-in-commands like the Pang brothers have directly entered the core of the "Desperate Situation" plan, and after a while, Su Ming will personally bestow upon them the "Bull Demon Mighty Spring".

As for Cao Jinxuan and Cao Jinxuan, who made greater contributions and had stronger talents, Su Ming planned to use the Mingxuan Chamber of Commerce to find some thousand-year-old soul bones that matched their attributes.

For the Su family, a behemoth today, a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone is still rare and unattainable, but a thousand-year-old soul bone can still be bought by spending money.

"But... how should I choose among these three top-grade ten-thousand-year soul bones?" Returning to his own situation, Su Ming couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Chapter 103 Su Ming's First 100,000-Year Soul Bone?!

"I'm currently lacking in control techniques and some unpredictable moves in terms of soul skills. But I can make up for that with my fourth soul skill." Su Ming recalled his soul skill combination system and was surprised to find that he didn't lack anything.

Moreover, he did not want to fuse with a rare ten-thousand-year-old top-grade soul bone that only had one soul skill. Su Ming desperately wanted to have a body full of one hundred-thousand-year-old soul bones, because each additional soul skill meant that he would be stronger.

But that's unlikely in reality; even the chosen one, Huo Gua, has one or two ten-thousand-year soul bones.

"So how should I decide?" Su Ming hesitated. Three top-grade ten-thousand-year soul bones were an incredible opportunity. If he carefully selected the soul bones and soul skills that matched them, he could form a complete system and his strength would definitely increase significantly.

Sigh, what a happy problem!

"Dean, do you have any soul bones that are older and of better quality?" Su Ming asked after thinking for a moment. He wasn't lacking in soul skills, but he wanted soul bones that were older so that he could have the opportunity to upgrade them to the 100,000-year level in the future.

“Yes, but you can only exchange two top-grade soul bones that are over 50,000 years old,” Fan Yu replied.

Upon hearing this, Su Ming felt that this exchange method was not worthwhile. Before the quantitative change leads to the qualitative change, the combat power of two older soul bones in the early stage is not as good as that of three soul bones.

While Su Xuan'er understood her brother's thoughts, she suggested, "If you really can't decide, then choose three soul bones with divine-level soul skills. Then the Mingxuan Chamber of Commerce can try to trade them for the 100,000-year soul bone you want."

"No, there are only a handful of 100,000-year-old soul bones left, and they are almost all in the possession of peerless experts. No one is willing to exchange them, and at this level, their value can no longer be measured."

Su Ming shook his head, but then he thought of a crazy idea.

"Dean, do you have the [Soul of Arcane Arts] soul bone?" the boy asked hurriedly.

Upon hearing this, Fan Yu's eyes sharpened. He gave Su Ming a deep look, feeling overwhelmed by the immense pressure and a sense of unease in his heart.

The dean paused for a moment and said, "Shrek Academy does have such a soul bone, but now that you know about it, you must also know that it's forbidden, right?"

Su Ming breathed a sigh of relief, as he naturally knew what the Soul Bone of the Secret Technique was.

Before the collision between the Sun and Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent, the most advanced research in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms was probably on [artificial soul bones] and [soul bone fusion].

The two are closely related and can be considered as two results of the same research topic.

First, let's talk about artificial soul bones. What exactly is the [Mystic Soul] soul bone?

Having read the original novel, Su Ming's most memorable unique product from the Douluo Continent was the secret soul bone that Huo Yuhao obtained after winning the freshman elimination tournament. Of course, his was only at the thousand-year level, and it came from a bet between Zhou Yi and someone else.

The Secret Soul Bone is obtained through a special and cruel method. If you kill 100 of any kind of soul beast within half an hour, you have a 10% chance of obtaining a Secret Soul Bone by using secret methods to activate their soul rings. This is considered a relatively simple way to obtain soul bones.

Recalling the essence of the secret technique's soul bone, Su Ming couldn't help but marvel at how much progress Douluo had made. This artificial soul bone could actually utilize the soul rings generated after a soul beast's death, and its future was bright if it continued to develop perfectly.

After all, the energy utilization rate of the spirit rings might be low at the beginning, but with continuous development, it will gradually increase, to 80%, 90%, and so on.

Unfortunately, this progress of the original Douluo was interrupted by the sudden arrival of the Sun Moon Continent, and people rushed to research a more efficient, powerful, and faster-developing soul tool system.

"This method of obtaining a soul bone goes against the natural order and does not conform to Shrek Academy's philosophy. Most importantly, its quality is simply too low. A soul bone obtained through a common thousand-year-old secret technique can only increase the total soul power by five percent."

Fan Yu shook his head and said that he was very averse to this kind of soul bone.

Su Ming's lips twitched upon hearing this. He had gradually become accustomed to everything in Douluo Continent and had almost forgotten the terrifying nature of percentage-based amplification. People here were used to percentage-based amplification, and they would be embarrassed to say that they didn't have an amplification of more than 30%.

Even a mere 5% increase in total soul power would significantly boost Su Ming's potential. This kind of increase is permanent; the stronger his base strength, the more extraordinary the effect he would have.

It just so happens that Su Ming has an extremely deep foundation, so for him, a 5% increase is equivalent to several times the amount of others.

Moreover, this is not even the greatest use of the Mystic Soul Bone.

"The [Secret Soul] Soul Bone allows any two Soul Bones to fuse together. I plan to gamble with this ability and synthesize a 100,000-year Soul Bone!" Su Ming proposed his crazy idea.

In the original novel, Huo Qubing used the [Soul of Secret Techniques] soul bone as a guide to forcibly fuse with the 400,000-year-old Ice Emperor's torso bone, greatly reducing the difficulty of accommodating the soul bone and also getting a free 5% increase in soul power.

"Is that so? The Mystic Bone can indeed improve the quality of the fused Soul Bone, but whether it can be pushed to the 100,000-year level is still unknown," Fan Yu said with interest.

"I want a ten-thousand-year-old secret technique soul bone. This level allows for the fusion of two soul bones consecutively, increasing the chance of synthesizing a one-hundred-thousand-year soul bone. I wonder if Shrek Academy has any?" Su Ming asked directly.

"It's quite a coincidence that you mentioned this. Generally speaking, we at Shrek Academy disdain using such unethical secret techniques, but evil spirit masters don't mind. Over the years, the Shrek Academy's inspection team has gained a lot by cracking down on evil spirit masters," Fan Yu said thoughtfully.

"There are a few thousand-year-old secret bones, as for the ten-thousand-year-old ones... wow, you're really lucky. Shrek Academy happens to have one, and it's the only one. Its attributes are also very compatible with your dark element."

Fan Yu said, as if remembering something.

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