Legend of the Dragon King: I really didn't mean to provoke them!

An invisible yet powerful pulling force instantly enveloped his body.

Xie Xie was startled, and before he could react, a violent wave of dizziness washed over him.

The scene before my eyes blurred rapidly, and my consciousness seemed to plummet into an abyss, instantly plunging into complete darkness, until I lost all feeling.

Chapter 84 Two Millennium Soul Rings, Light Child's Spirit Ascension

After an unknown amount of time, Xie Xie's consciousness gradually returned.

He felt his eyelids were as heavy as if they were filled with lead. With great effort, he opened them a crack, and the blinding white light made him squint instinctively.

The faint metallic scent unique to the soul power instrument lingered around my nose, and I could hear the soft murmur of conversations. The fierce roars and howling winds from the Spirit Ascension Platform were gone.

Xie Xie slowly opened his eyes, and what came into view was the cold metal ceiling of the observation room.

Beneath him lay the cold observation instruments, and several fine soul power sensing lines were still connected to his body, gently touching his skin.

Xie Xie tried to sit up, but his whole body ached and he felt weak. The fatigue from the fierce battle with the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear at the Spirit Ascension Platform swept over him instantly, and his limbs felt sore and weak.

He turned his neck and looked around; the area around him was already full of people.

Wu Changkong stood at the forefront, his face still indifferent, but a hint of scrutiny was hidden in his eyes.

Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, Zhang Yangzi, and Wang Jinxi all surrounded the instrument, staring at him with worried expressions and concerned eyes.

"Xie Xie, you're finally awake!" Tang Wulin stepped forward first, his voice urgent yet tinged with lingering fear as he called out.

Upon hearing Tang Wulin's voice, the staff who were adjusting the control panel not far away also looked over, and everyone's eyes were focused on Xie Xie.

Clearly, everyone had been waiting here for him to wake up.

Xie Xie scratched his head, looking completely bewildered: "So, what exactly is going on?"

Gu Yue stepped forward and said, "It's like this..."

Listening to Gu Yue's detailed explanation, Xie Xie gradually understood what had happened.

It turned out that just as he was conjuring the Annihilation Rasengan, preparing to deliver a fatal blow to the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear—

The monitoring screen in the observation room suddenly went completely black without warning.

The next second, a sharp, piercing red alarm rang throughout the room, the system alarm sounding incessantly, indicating that the energy fluctuations inside the Ascension Platform had seriously exceeded the safety threshold.

Staff rushed to repair and debug the screen, but the image on the screen still did not return.

Seeing that Xie Xie had not voluntarily withdrawn from the Spirit Ascension Platform and showed no signs of waking up, and that his soul power signals were becoming increasingly disordered.

Left with no other option, the staff activated the emergency teleportation device, forcibly pulling his consciousness back from the Ascension Platform.

"Brother Xie, what exactly happened in the end? Did you take care of that Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear?" Zhang Yangzi couldn't help but ask excitedly and curiously, his face full of unfinished business.

He had been watching Xie Xie's fierce battle with the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear in the Spirit Ascension Platform from outside, and he was thrilled. But just at the crucial moment, the screen suddenly went black.

The feeling was like being in the middle of taking a dump and then having it forcibly cut off.

It made Zhang Yangzi feel uncomfortable all over.

Xie Xie opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Wu Changkong in a cold voice: "We'll talk about the specifics back at the academy."

"As for now..." Wu Changkong paused slightly, a thousand-forged titanium vest appearing in his hand at some point. He glanced at the four people in front of him and said calmly, "Let's talk about your cheating first."

Upon seeing the slightly larger Thousand-Refined Titanium Vest, Wang Jinxi's expression changed.

He immediately touched his waist and abdomen, and was shocked to find that his Thousand-Refined Cloud Titanium Vest had disappeared at some point. So what Wu Changkong was holding was his own vest.

Tang Wulin, Gu Yue, and Zhang Yangzi exchanged a glance, their faces simultaneously showing an awkward expression.

Oh dear, I've been caught.

Seeing this, Xie Xie immediately grinned and approached, rubbing his hands together, saying, "Teacher Wu, look... Hey? Hey hey hey!"

Before he could finish speaking, Wu Changkong's large hand had already pressed down on his head.

Without a word, Wu Changkong abruptly turned him around and casually tossed him aside.

Wu Changkong looked at Tang Wulin and said calmly, "Well done. You've already reached the Thousand Refinements stage?"

"what?"

Tang Wulin was stunned for a moment, then nodded hurriedly: "Yes!"

Wu Changkong glanced at Xie Xie again before continuing, "In the first subject of the final exam, everyone else got full marks. As the team leader, you led the way in cheating and encouraged others to cheat. Your final exam score..."

Upon hearing this, Tang Wulin's heart tightened.

"Let's go with 99 points."

"what?"

Before Tang Wulin could react, Xie Xie immediately rushed over and hugged Wu Changkong's arm, shouting happily:

"Yay! I knew Teacher Wu was the best!!"

Looking at Xie Xie swinging on his arm, Wu Changkong's eyes flashed with helplessness. He let Xie Xie swing as he pleased, and said coldly:

Don't get too excited yet.

"You have a second subject in your final exam. You only pass the exam if you pass this subject as well."

After saying that, without giving the others a chance to ask questions, he grabbed Xie Xie and strode out of the observation room.

The group quickly returned to Donghai Academy.

"Go back and rest. We'll have a debriefing meeting tomorrow."

"Xie Xie, come to my dormitory." Upon returning to the academy, Wu Changkong immediately issued the order to dismiss the students.

Upon arriving at Wu Changkong's dormitory, Xie Xie effortlessly plopped down on the sofa.

Then, he collapsed onto the sofa.

Wu Changkong sat in the chair, first picked up her Q-version snow leopard water cup and took a sip before slowly saying, "Are you alright with those two thousand-year soul rings?"

Upon hearing this, Xie Xie's back pain and leg pain disappeared, and he quickly got up from the sofa.

"I'm perfectly fine, and—it feels so good!!"

With a thought, two magnificent purple soul rings slowly appeared beneath Xie Xie's feet. He couldn't help but put his hands on his hips and burst into laughter.

"Hehehe! Not only that, the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, as expected of the guardian of the primary Ascension Platform, even dropped a hundred-year-old torso bone for me! It was swallowed by the Light Child, and then successfully ascended!"

Upon hearing that the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear had dropped a soul bone, and a particularly rare torso bone at that, a hint of surprise flashed in Wu Changkong's eyes.

Then, she frowned slightly and glanced discreetly at the two thousand-year-old soul rings at Xie Xie's feet.

Wu Changkong tapped the table lightly with his fingertips. "Your soul can also devour soul bones?"

"...Truly a miracle born from the martial spirit itself."

Wu Changkong put down his cup and looked at Xie Xie, saying, "I'm here to protect you. You should experience the changes after your spiritual ascension."

"No problem!" Xie Xie readily agreed.

With a thought, a faint light suddenly flickered in front of him, and a slender figure appeared out of thin air—it was the ascended Light Child.

After Guangzai appeared, it first affectionately rubbed its head against Xie Xie's cheek, and then turned to look at Wu Changkong. Its pair of golden dragon eyes were clear and bright, without the slightest fear.

The energy emanating from Guangzai was significantly more powerful than before.

Xie Xie could even sense a trace of the unique ferocity of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear mixed in with it, but the Light Child perfectly contained it, without leaking it out at all.

Chapter 85 Xie Xie: That's my mom! (Guangzai: Protest!)

Looking at Wu Changkong, Guangzai felt as if he had found someone he was particularly close to.

With a flick of its tail, it went straight to Wu Changkong's side, gently biting the hem of her clothes with its small mouth, and with a soft but forceful pull, it dragged her towards the sofa.

Looking at this clingy yet bold spirit, a rare hint of tenderness flickered across Wu Changkong's usually cold and aloof expression.

So she simply followed the force and slowly sat down on the sofa.

As soon as Wu Changkong sat down, Guangzai immediately loosened his grip on her clothes.

Guangzai nimbly climbed onto her waist, its dragon body tightly wrapped around her, its head drooping affectionately against her shoulder, happily rubbing against her, refusing to leave.

Xie Xie was unhappy, because that was clearly his special spot!

In Xie Xie's heart, although Wu Changkong appeared aloof, she was actually very gentle and could be his mother.

If Wu Changkong (A Ke) hadn't forbade it, Xie Xie would have already chased after her calling her "Mom."

So Xie Xie immediately went over, reached out and pulled the light-hearted creature clinging to Wu Changkong off, then snuggled into Wu Changkong's arms, comfortably nestled inside.

He leaned his head against Wu Changkong's neck and then turned his head to make a smug face at Guangzai.

Guangzai was pulled aside, whimpered a few times in grievance, its dragon tail gently sweeping the ground. The next second, it pounced again, wrapping itself around Wu Changkong's arm and refusing to let go.

"Get down here! This is my seat!"

Xie Xie nestled in Wu Changkong's arms while pulling Guangzai down.

"Ow!"

Guangzai let out a defiant howl, its dragon body wrapping even tighter around Wu Changkong's arm, its claws gripping Wu Changkong's sleeve tightly.

"Hey? You're still going to argue with me, huh?" Xie Xie immediately reached out to pry the cub's claws off, while continuing to pull the clingy dragon down, "Down, down, down!"

If Xie Xie hadn't been worried about tearing Wu Changkong's sleeves, he would have simply grabbed Guangzai's tail and pulled it off.

The human and the soul began to frolic in Wu Changkong's arms.

Xie Xie cursed, and Guangzai yelled.

Wu Changkong didn't say a word the whole time, but quietly looked down at the two people playing in his arms, letting them wrestle and fight in his arms without showing the slightest impatience.

As she gazed at the warm and lively scene before her, it was as if she had suddenly recalled some tender memories from the past.

Gradually, Wu Changkong's cold eyes softened.

A gentle smile unconsciously spread across her eyes, silently melting away the frost around her.

"What do you want to eat tonight?" Wu Changkong asked.

"Sweet and sour pork ribs... Guangzai! That's my water cup, not for you to wash the mane on your tail!"

"Also, stop sweeping my flowerpots off the windowsill!"

After the human and the spirit left Wu Changkong's embrace, they continued to cause trouble in the dormitory. Mainly because Guangzai was too noisy and curious about everything, either scratching at it or taking a bite.

Xie Xie wanted to capture Guangzai and take him back, but the guy was as slippery as an eel and could directly refuse to return to the Sea of ​​Spirit.

Wu Changkong opened the refrigerator without changing his expression, picked up the ribs, and walked into the kitchen.

Because Xie Xie was usually quite mischievous, and now there was just one more equally mischievous spirit, she was able to take it all in stride.

The initial indulgence was actually a result of Wu Changkong's desperate headache.

She couldn't kick him away, so she abandoned him. But Xie Xie installed an autopilot system, and every night he would come by the scent.

By now, Wu Changkong has become accustomed to Xie Xie's presence.

If Xie Xie didn't come one day, or wasn't making a fuss, she would feel uneasy, thinking the dormitory was too quiet.

So Wu Changkong thinks it's fine as it is now.

At least……

It's better than dwelling on painful memories every day.

During dinner, Wu Changkong learned some more details.

Wu Changkong was able to remain calm in the face of her somewhat extraordinary disciple. While washing the dishes, she pondered her next plan.

After washing the dishes, Wu Changkong found that his bed had already been occupied by a man and a dragon.

Xie Xie slept sprawled out, not forgetting to cover his belly button with a blanket. Guangzai also lay on its back to the side, occasionally using its tail to roll up the blanket and pull it over itself.