Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

Available targets: Chen Luo, Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin...

Upgradeable Soul Skills: Thunder Cannon, Thunderous Might...

"I didn't expect so many people to be able to use this Soul Skill Upgrade Card. Since I can use it too, I'll leave the others aside for now."

Chen Luo thought to himself, and then decisively used the Soul Skill Upgrade Card on himself.

The next moment, Chen Luo received a notification from the system—

[Soul Skill Upgrade Card - Lightning Storm successfully used! Soul Skill Thunder Cannon has been successfully upgraded to Lightning Storm!]

That's right, upgrading soul skills is that simple. As long as the system matches a suitable target, the soul skill upgrade is basically done.

As for Chen Luo's elaborate efforts in helping Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiuyuan upgrade their soul skills during their time in the Lost Canyon, it was simply to find a relatively reasonable reason for the upgrade. The nonsense he said to Ma Hongjun and Yu Xiuyuan was completely useless; it was mainly the soul skill upgrade cards that played a role.

After upgrading his soul skill, Chen Luo was completely wide awake.

He really wanted to find a suitable place to test his upgraded first soul skill, Lightning Storm, but it was obviously not the right time. If he sneaked out of bed in the middle of the night, he would be discovered by Liu Erlong in no time.

Unable to sleep through the long night, Chen Luo tossed and turned, but ultimately extended his evil clutches to Liu Erlong beside him...

early morning.

Despite not sleeping all night, Chen Luo was still in great spirits, but Liu Erlong next to him was quite tired. She gave Chen Luo a resentful look as he got up, and then went back to sleep.

Logically speaking, Liu Erlong, who is at the Contra Douluo level, should not be tired from this amount of exercise. The main reason for this situation is that Liu Erlong did not use her soul power and was fully engaged in the activity.

Of course, Chen Luo didn't use his soul power; he used all his real skills.

Chen Luo had breakfast at the college cafeteria, and brought some back for Liu Erlong before going to find Yu Xiuyuan.

While it was urgent to test his first upgraded soul skill, Lightning Storm, it was even more important to hand over the soul bone to Yu Xiuyuan and protect him as he absorbed it.

Chen Luo did not go to Yu Xiuyuan's dormitory, but went directly to the academy's simulated training environment area.

Sure enough, Chen Luo found Yu Xiuyuan there.

Yu Xiuyuan may not be the most talented, but when it comes to hard work, he is definitely no less hardworking than the other little monsters, and may even be more hardworking.

After returning, Yu Xiuyuan spent almost all his time in the simulated cultivation environment, except for eating, drinking and relieving himself. Flander and the others jokingly called Yu Xiuyuan a cultivation madman.

Above a cave, Chen Luo saw that Yu Xiuyuan was still cultivating, so he silently waited outside.

About half an hour later, Yu Xiuyuan's voice came from the cave: "May I ask who this is? What do you need me for?"

Yu Xiuyuan could sense that someone was outside, but he couldn't accurately determine the other person's identity.

Chen Luo calmly said, "It's me."

Yu Xiuyuan's slightly surprised voice rang out: "Teacher?"

Footsteps sounded, and Yu Xiuyuan quickly arrived in front of Chen Luo, a surprised smile on his face: "Teacher, what can I do for you?"

Chen Luo said, "Come with me."

Chen Luo led Yu Xiuyuan to the mountainous area behind the academy, which was where he and Liu Erlong lived.

After confirming that no one was around, Chen Luo took out the Dark Spirit left arm bone and handed it to Yu Xiuyuan: "This is a soul bone I recently obtained by chance. It is called Dark Spirit and is located in the left arm bone position. It is a perfect match for the dark power in your body. You should absorb it."

Yu Xiuyuan froze on the spot, wanting to say something, but was stopped by Chen Luo's gaze.

"Keep it safe. Don't be polite with your teacher. I gave your senior brother a soul bone during the preliminary rounds of the Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, so don't overthink it."

Chen Luo said, "If you feel that this soul bone is not suitable for you, you can also decide to exchange it for something else that you think is suitable."

"No, no, no, this soul bone is very suitable. As soon as I came into contact with it, I felt a very close feeling."

Yu Xiuyuan quickly said, then bowed and thanked him, "Thank you, teacher!"

Chen Luo smiled and said, "Absorb it, I'll protect you."

Yu Xiuyuan nodded vigorously, his eyes already red: "Yes!"

Chen Luo and Yu Xiuyuan were in a corner of the mountain forest area, which would not affect Liu Erlong's rest.

However, Liu Erlong still noticed their arrival, or perhaps she didn't continue sleeping after finishing breakfast.

After Yu Xiuyuan began absorbing the soul bone, Liu Erlong came to Chen Luo's side.

"Where did this soul bone come from?" Liu Erlong asked softly.

Chapter 229 An incredible stroke of luck: another extremely high-age soul bone!

"I was lucky to find it."

In response to Liu Erlong's question, Chen Luo calmly replied.

Liu Erlong frowned slightly: "I don't believe it."

"Oh." Chen Luo appeared very calm, clearly not wanting to continue the topic.

Liu Erlong didn't dwell on the topic any further. She simply wanted an answer, even if it was a ridiculous one, it was enough, after all, it was an answer nonetheless.

"You're so good to your disciples," Liu Erlong changed the subject.

Chen Luo frowned: "What, do you, as the teacher's wife, have a problem with this?"

Liu Erlong laughed: "I was just expressing my feelings."

Chen Luo appeared very calm on the surface, but inside he was panicking. However, he knew that a man sometimes had to be tough to avoid unnecessary trouble. He had clearly done so.

If Liu Erlong had kept pressing the issue of the soul bone, he wouldn't have been able to find a suitable reason to explain it. Fortunately, Liu Erlong was also very sensible.

The waiting process was tedious and boring, so Liu Erlong brought up a new topic: "Do you still remember the name 'Peerless Dragon and Snake'?"

Chen Luo nodded slightly: "I remember, what's wrong?"

Liu Erlong chuckled, "I think this title should be changed. You and Xiu Yuan are more suitable for the title 'Peerless Dragon and Serpent'! You are the true dragon and serpent!"

Chen Luo laughed: "It seems like it works too. You even thought of that."

Liu Erlong suggested, "When you have time later, you can also study your martial souls, master and disciple. Maybe you really have a dragon-snake martial soul fusion technique?"

Chen Luo knew that this suggestion was nonsense and impossible to implement, but he still nodded seriously: "Yeah, I'll try it when I have time."

The absorption of a soul bone takes a certain amount of time to complete. Yu Xiuyuan started absorbing the soul bone in the morning and did not finish until the evening. The process was very smooth.

After successfully absorbing the soul bone, Yu Xiuyuan's soul power level also increased by one level.

The enhancement brought by the soul bone is not just about that one level of soul power.

Yu Xiuyuan's entire demeanor underwent a dramatic change, giving people a profound and powerful feeling.

After absorbing the soul bone, Yu Xiuyuan immediately went to Chen Luo and bowed respectfully, saying, "Thank you, teacher!"

Chen Luo helped Yu Xiuyuan straighten up, a relieved smile on his face: "Yes, you've improved a lot. As long as you can become stronger, that's the best thing."

"Hurry back and cultivate to consolidate your strength. It's good that your strength has improved rapidly with the help of various opportunities, but you must also keep your mind steady. Only by taking each step steadily and solidly can you go further."

Yu Xiuyuan nodded vigorously: "Yes, I understand, teacher!"

Watching Yu Xiu's departing figure, Chen Luo felt a sense of satisfaction.

In the past, Chen Luo was kind to his disciples mostly because he wanted to obtain rewards from the system.

But at some point, receiving system rewards began to feel like a side effect, rather than the main goal.

After watching Yu Xiu leave, Chen Luo returned to his residence, intending to cultivate for a while to consolidate his strength.

As for Liu Erlong, he had already gone to work in the morning.

With the academy's reputation soaring, numerous complicated matters inevitably arose that needed to be handled. Flander and his team were simply too busy to keep up, so having more people meant more strength. Liu Erlong could also help with these matters. After all, she had once been the head of an academy, even though she had mostly been a hands-off manager. But being a hands-off manager still required ability, and Liu Erlong's management skills were beyond doubt.

Speaking of a hands-off manager, Chen Luo is the epitome of one. He doesn't get involved in most of the academy's affairs, and even when the academy needs him, he's just there in person; the actual work is mostly arranged by Flander.

It was only during the initial reconstruction phase of Shrek Academy that Chen Luo invested a great deal of time and energy.

"My current soul power level is only level 66. There is still a long way to go before I can reach the Soul Saint level."

Chen Luo sighed inwardly. It was precisely because of his own lack of strength that he had to temporarily put aside his plans and ideas and wait until he was strong enough to carry them out.

"Cultivation, cultivation! There are no shortcuts. The only way to improve your strength is through solid cultivation."

"I possess an SS-level martial soul and a god-level cultivation technique. Even if I rely on cultivation to increase my strength, it won't take too long for me to reach the Soul Saint level!"

Chen Luo adjusted his mindset and then prepared to begin his cultivation.

However, just as Chen Luo sat down on the bed, a crisp and familiar notification sound suddenly rang in his mind—

"Ding!"

[You gifted a soul bone to Yu Xiuyuan... successfully triggered a tenfold reward for mentoring, obtaining the Holy Dragon Left Arm Bone!]

Chen Luo was stunned. He never expected that giving the soul bone, a reward from the system, to Yu Xiuyuan would actually trigger the apprenticeship return reward!

Isn't it said that the probability of getting back the items given by the system when you teach someone is almost zero?

Wait, the system didn't seem to mention that either...

The arrival of the apprenticeship reward was undoubtedly a huge surprise for Chen Luo!

The tenfold return on apprenticeship means that the Holy Dragon Left Arm Bone rewarded by the system is at the level of 500,000 years old!

This system is really something else. Every time I want to work hard, it throws these kinds of things at me. It's like it's preventing me from working hard at all!

Chen Luo immediately checked the information on the Holy Dragon's left arm bone—

【Holy Dragon Left Arm Bone】(Special - Soul Bone)

Lifespan: 500,000 years.

Soul Bone Skills: Dragon Fist, Dragon Shadow.

Note: The left arm bone of the Holy Dragon is neither the bone of the Divine Dragon nor the bone of the Dragon King.

Note: Special items cannot be given away as gifts.

Note: The use of special items is not limited by strength.

Note: This special item has unlocked all its power; absorbing it carries certain risks.

After examining the left arm bone of the Holy Dragon, Chen Luo became even more excited.

He originally thought that the Holy Dragon Left Arm Bone would be like the Dragon Skull he received from the Timeless Soul Bone he gave to Tang San before, requiring him to increase his strength to unlock its full power. He didn't expect that the Holy Dragon Left Arm Bone was the "power-unlocked version".

Absorbing this 500,000-year-old soul bone will definitely greatly enhance one's strength.