The Glory of the Sun and Moon in the Peerless Tang Sect

Waves of heat swept in, noticeably raising the temperature of the surrounding air. For an ordinary person, breathing in this air would be enough to burn their lungs.

"This...this is a soul bone?!" Wu Ming's voice trembled slightly.

As a senior inner court disciple, she herself had fused with a soul bone. However, the quality of the soul bone she fused with was incomparable to that of the one before her.

It's no exaggeration to say that this right arm bone, which comes from the Earth King with a cultivation level of nearly 45,000 years, would have a starting bid of at least five million gold soul coins in any auction house on the continent.

The quality of this soul bone is indeed ridiculously high.

Xu Zihuang and Zhang Lexuan were fine, their expressions calm. But Chu Qingtian and Ye Liu both looked envious, their eyes filled with longing.

“Senior Wu, a soul ring and soul bone from the same soul beast can only exert their maximum effect when absorbed by the same person. This soul bone should rightfully belong to you.” Xu Zihuang’s gentle voice calmed Wu Ming down.

Seeing the clarity in Xu Zihuang's eyes made her feel ashamed, and her cheeks flushed.

When she saw this soul bone, her first thought was to keep it for herself.

Is this really you, Wu Ming? How could you do this?! You're not even as good as a junior from the Foreign Languages ​​Department.

Wu Ming couldn't help but silently curse in his heart.

Zhang Lexuan looked at Xu Zihuang with admiration. It was truly rare for someone to maintain their composure in the face of such a treasure.

Then she spoke up.

"Ming'er, accept it. We'll find an opportunity to integrate it when we get back to the academy."

Wu Ming's gaze swept over Xu Zihuang and Zhang Lexuan one by one, she took a deep breath, and then nodded heavily.

"Ah."

That's just her personality; she doesn't say "thank you" often. But she remembers those feelings more deeply than anyone else.

Zhang Lexuan's words essentially settled the issue of who owned the soul bone.

The Earth King was originally killed by Zhang Lexuan, Xu Zihuang, and Wu Ming working together. Since Xu Zihuang and Zhang Lexuan both expressed their intention to give up, it was perfectly reasonable for the soul bone to ultimately belong to Wu Ming.

Chu Qingtian and Ye Liu had nothing to say to each other.

As darkness was approaching, Zhang Lexuan decisively led the group away from the core area before nightfall.

The fact that Xu Zihuang and Wu Ming didn't encounter any attacks from spirit beasts while they were cultivating and absorbing spirit rings was simply good luck. At night, the Star Dou Great Forest becomes even more dangerous than during the day, so the wisest choice is to spend the night in an area where the spirit beasts are weaker.

Afterwards, the group returned to the outskirts of the mixed zone and rested for a night. The next day, they continued to search for suitable soul beasts for Ye Liu.

It's unclear whether their luck turned around after encountering the Earth King, but on the very next day, they met a soul beast perfectly suited to Ye Liu.

A swift with a pointed tail, possessing cultivation of over ten thousand years.

Ten thousand years ago, the direct descendant of the Min clan, one of the four affiliated clans of the Haotian Sect, possessed the Sharp-tailed Swift as their spirit. Although this spirit beast had little offensive power, its speed was among the best of all spirit beasts that excelled in speed.

The reason everyone was considered lucky was that this swift, lacking powerful offensive soul skills, would find it extremely difficult to cultivate to the ten-thousand-year level or higher. The most they occasionally encountered was at the thousand-year level.

Under the combined attack of the crowd, especially with Xu Zihuang's powerful control-type soul skills, the swift with the pointed tail was ultimately unable to escape and was transformed into Ye Liu's sixth soul ring.

This trip has come to a successful conclusion.

That day, the group headed directly towards the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, continuing until late at night before stopping. They encountered several groups of soul beasts along the way, but none posed a significant threat.

After resting for half a night, the group set off again at dawn, leaving the Star Dou Great Forest as quickly as possible. They emerged from the forest in less than two days.

Chapter 135 Upgrade Assessment

Upon leaving the Starry Sky Forest and seeing the vast plains, Xu Zihuang and the others felt a sense of comfort and ease.

Without the constant pressure of being attacked by soul beasts, everyone completely relaxed their minds.

After five or six days, they finally emerged. Everyone who needed a spirit ring successfully obtained one that suited them.

The feeling of complete relaxation and exhilaration filled everyone's faces with a sense of relief.

Even Zhang Lexuan was no exception, smiling slightly at everyone.

"Judging from the current sky, we should be able to get back to the academy before noon. Let's get going first, and we can relax once we get there."

"Yes," everyone answered in unison.

The trip was very rewarding for everyone.

The biggest beneficiary was naturally Wu Ming, who not only obtained a perfectly suited soul ring to advance to Soul Saint, but also acquired a soul bone of extremely high quality.

With that soul bone strengthening her foundation, she will definitely be able to greatly reduce the time it takes to break through to the Title Douluo level. Perhaps in the future, she will even have the opportunity to reach the level of a Super Douluo above level 95.

Chu Qingtian and Ye Liu both obtained soul rings that far exceeded their expectations.

As for Xu Zihuang, his gains were second only to Wu Ming's.

His first three soul skills were primarily focused on control and support. With this fourth soul skill imprint, he will have more flexible attack methods in battle.

This will undoubtedly be a huge boost to his overall strength.

For the next leg of the journey, the group traveled exceptionally fast, more than an hour ahead of schedule. They finally saw the familiar city and its familiar gate.

"Ah, I'm finally back!" Chu Qingtian shouted as if to vent his frustration, then burst into laughter.

He was quite satisfied with his gains. For him, as an agility-type Soul Master, the skill that the ten-thousand-year-old Netherworld Tiger had given him was simply a divine skill.

It should be noted that the teleportation distance of a typical soul skill is only a few dozen meters at most.

However, his sixth soul skill, Netherworld, allows him to instantly appear a hundred meters away. It's a complete and utter crushing defeat in every sense of the word.

Having this skill will be of great benefit to his future development.

Wu Ming glared at Chu Qingtian with annoyance.

"Stop yelling like that."

Chu Qingtian immediately chickened out and awkwardly shut his mouth.

He did indeed break through to the Soul Emperor realm, but Wu Ming also advanced to the Soul Saint realm. The gap in strength between the two not only didn't narrow, but actually widened.

All he could do now was pray that Wu Ming wouldn't ask him to spar with anyone again in the future.

"Senior Sister, we're leaving now." After walking side by side for a while, Chu Qingtian and Ye Liu, feeling uncomfortable, respectfully greeted Zhang Lexuan, then put their arms around Xu Zihuang's neck on either side and walked into Shrek Academy.

Wu Ming stared blankly at Chu Qingtian's retreating figure, lost in thought.

Zhang Lexuan came to her side and smiled, "Let's go, Ming'er."

"Mm." Wu Ming nodded gently, the confusion in her eyes vanished, and she returned to her previous carefree demeanor.

Xu Zihuang, Chu Qingtian, and Ye Liu walked all the way to Shrek Square in front of the teaching building before parting ways.

Chu Qingtian and Ye Liu are inner court disciples, so they will definitely be going to Seagod Island.

Xu Zihuang, on the other hand, went straight to the classroom of Class 1, Grade 2.

He moved from first grade to second grade. He used to be in the white teaching building for first graders, but now he's in the yellow teaching building for second and third graders.

Apart from the newly enrolled freshmen, there are only four classes in each grade, so they are easy to find.

When Xu Zihuang arrived at the classroom door of Class 1, Grade 2, Wang Yan's gentle voice came from inside.

"The assessment for moving from first to second grade is relatively easy. Compared to the higher grades, your assessment will be much simpler. The assessment content for Class 1 and Class 2 is the same, while Class 3 and Class 4 will have different assessments due to their own martial spirit abilities."

Xu Zihuang knocked lightly on the classroom door a few times. Wang Yan was right next to the door, so he opened it. Seeing Xu Zihuang standing at the classroom door, whose demeanor had subtly changed, Wang Yan was first taken aback, then excitedly asked.

"How's it going?"

A few days ago, he learned from Du Weilun that Yu Tianhuang's soul power level had broken through to level 40.

"It went fairly smoothly. Teacher Wang, are you explaining the content and precautions for the upgrade assessment now?" Xu Zihuang nodded politely.

Wang Yan took a deep breath, calmed himself down, and waved to Xu Zihuang.

"You're back just in time. The upgrade assessment is this afternoon, so find a seat first."

"Yes, Teacher Wang."

Xu Zihuang walked from the doorway towards the center of the classroom. Looking around, he noticed that Huo Yuhao was missing. However, he didn't pay too much attention and simply found an empty seat nearby.

Sitting next to him was Huang Chutian, and on Huang Chutian's other side were the Lan sisters, Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo. He was quite familiar with these three.

The three of them were among the top in the entire second-year class, and they had always been very friendly to him.

Huang Chutian nodded slightly to Xu Zihuang, while Lan Susu and Lan Luoluo lowered their heads as if they were a little shy.

Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, and Tuoba Yu, who were sitting at the back of the classroom, kept winking at Xu Zihuang until Wang Yan looked in their direction, at which point they stopped.

Wang Yan stood behind the podium and continued, "Next, let's talk about the promotion assessment. Our class's promotion assessment will be held in the academy's Beast Fighting Area. The Beast Fighting Area is located south of the Soul Fighting Area, within that high gray wall that resembles a castle. Inside the Beast Fighting Area are various levels of Soul Beasts captured by the academy over the years. They are specifically provided for senior students to use for training and practice. If you are able to advance to the fourth year in the future, then you will also train in the Beast Fighting Area. The practical training there will be an important assessment of your future performance."

"In this upgrade assessment, you will engage in face-to-face combat with spirit beasts in the Beast Fighting Area. You will also be able to choose the spirit beasts you choose to fight. Different spirit beasts represent different point values. The stronger the spirit beast you challenge, the greater your chance of getting a high score in the assessment. The assessment will be scored by senior teachers from the Spirit Martial Arts Department. The maximum score varies depending on the strength of the spirit beast you choose, but only those who score 60 or above can pass the upgrade assessment."

"Furthermore, I have a few crucial points to remind you. First, don't be too timid. If the soul beast you choose is too weak, even if you defeat it, you might not be able to pass the test. Second, don't be too reckless. If the soul beast you choose is too strong, you may find it difficult to unleash your full potential."

"Thirdly, you must remember that losing a battle does not necessarily mean elimination. If the spirit beast you challenge is powerful enough, and you perform admirably during the battle, your final score may not be low."

Furthermore, the assessment standards for control-type and attack-type Soul Masters are different. In this one-on-one assessment, the requirements for attack-type Soul Masters are higher, with the goal of defeating the Soul Beast. For control-type Soul Masters, the focus is on controlling the Soul Beast, and points are awarded based on the length of time the battle lasts.

Wang Yan explained the details that needed attention during this upgrade assessment in great detail. He was truly dedicated and responsible.

The upgrade assessment was scheduled for the afternoon, and Wang Yan didn't wait for the bell to ring before ending the class. He announced the end of get out of class early, telling the students to go back and prepare, get themselves into top condition, and meet in the fighting area in the afternoon for the assessment.

The students in the classroom immediately scattered, and apart from those who were confident in their own abilities, the rest of them looked rather grim.

They all possess spirit rings and have experience killing spirit beasts, but facing a ferocious spirit beast in person is vastly different from hunting one with the help of elders or teachers.

Those trainees who were unsure of themselves didn't even greet Xu Zihuang as usual before leaving in a hurry.

Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu also passed by Xu Zihuang.

Dai Huabin appeared much taller, and his previously cold and hard expression had taken on a more sinister air. He didn't look like a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy at all.

This contrasts sharply with Xu Zihuang's warm smile.

The difference in quality is immediately apparent.

As he passed by Xu Zihuang, he gave Xu Zihuang a long, intense look.

After a period of intensive training during the holiday, his soul power broke through another level, reaching level thirty-six. Looking at the entire second year, it's likely that only Yu Tianhuang could rival his skill.

He firmly believes that the gap between himself and Yu Tianhuang will become smaller and smaller.

The afternoon's upgrade assessment was the perfect stage for him to showcase the results of his hard work.

Following behind him, Zhu Lu had grown into a more shapely woman. She had developed early and was nearly as tall as Dai Huabin. Her steps were silent.