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Starry Sky Forest - Core Area

The clear lake makes the air moist, and the surface of the lake is as clear as a mirror, shimmering with a faint golden light under the sun. The water reflects the swaying shadows of trees, surrounded by forests. The banks are lined with endless blue silver grass, like a light blue ocean. The air is elegant and fresh, and an extremely rich life force permeates the core area.

On the lakeside, the Titan Ape, as majestic as a mountain, was bowing its head and being lectured by a bunny-eared girl in a pink dress who was less than its foot tall. The girl's big, bright eyes revealed a human-like grievance, which was very endearing.

"Erming, why did you chase those soul beasts away again? They meant no harm, they just came to have a drink of water. Don't be so stingy."

Looking at the aggrieved Titan Giant Ape, Xiao Wu's slightly childish face showed a hint of helplessness. Back when she was still in the core area, this place was extremely lively, with all kinds of soul beasts. It was a gathering place for all kinds of beasts.

She returned to the core area full of expectations, but after only six years, there were no other soul beasts left in the core area besides the Titan Giant Ape.

Da Ming and Xiao Wu's mother both went to the Life Space for secluded cultivation. The Titan Giant Ape drove away all the soul beasts that had gathered in the core area, and occupied the core area alone, becoming the king of the forest.

Even some soul beasts that came to drink water were chased away by the Titan Giant Ape, which made Xiao Wu very angry.

The rabbit-eared girl reached out and stroked the Titan Ape's head, speaking softly as she began to teach it.

“Erming, you can’t be so domineering in the future. As the King of the Forest, you not only need to be strong, but also benevolent. You can drive away and kill those evil soul beasts, but you must protect those kind and weak soul beasts. The King of the Forest is not just a nice-sounding title, but also a responsibility. You must protect the soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, because you are the king of the Star Dou Great Forest.”

Upon hearing this, the Titan Ape nodded as if it understood, indicating that it would no longer casually drive away the soul beasts that came to the core area.

This finally satisfied Xiao Wu.

She's had enough fun in the core area these past two days and it's time to go back. She wonders when Uncle Di Zhao will come to pick her up.

On the outskirts of the forest, a golden divine light pierced through the dense forest, crossed the outer perimeter of the Starry Sky Forest, and entered the inner part of the forest.

Two days have passed; it's time to pick Xiaowu up and take her home.

The journey was unimpeded; no spirit beast dared to block the path of a peerless Douluo. They were all frightened away by the terrifying aura emanating from Gu Shenge and kept their distance.

Occasionally, some foolish flying spirit beasts would charge at him, only to be burned to ashes by the sun's fire.

After some time, the core area came into view, and Gu Shenge gradually saw the figure of the Titan Giant Ape, and unconsciously increased her flying speed.

The Titan Ape also sensed an incomparably powerful aura approaching the core area. It immediately raised its head, looked up at the sky, and discovered the golden flames flying towards it.

It raised its finger and pointed to the sky, and Xiao Wu's gaze was drawn to it. She saw Gu Shenge and her pretty face lit up with joy.

Her uncle, Emperor Zhao, came to pick her up.

As soon as Gu Shenge entered the core area, she checked in through the communication system to avoid forgetting and having to make another trip.

"System, sign in."

[Ding~ Sign-in successful. Congratulations, host, you have received: one random Bloodline Bead.]

[Name: Random Bloodline Bead]

[Description: Crush it, and you will randomly obtain a powerful bloodline. You can choose to fuse with it or gift it.]

After reading the description of the random bloodline bead, Gu Shenge's eyes flashed with a thoughtful look. She specifically marked it as a powerful bloodline, even though it was random, it was still pretty good.

After carefully storing the random bloodline beads, he landed on the ground. Xiao Wu, with her delicate pink legs, ran up to him, beaming, and grabbed his arm.

"Teacher, you've come to pick me up."

"Well, the holiday is over, it's time to go back to class."

Gu Shenge reached out and patted Xiaowu's head with a gentle smile, reminding her that the holiday was over and she had to go back to school.

Faced with his gentle head pat, Xiao Wu's pretty face flushed slightly, her pink eyes filled with joy, and her two pink rabbit ears went limp.

Looking at the well-behaved little rabbit, Gu Shenge looked up at the Titan Ape, telling it not to worry, as Xiao Wu was by his side and no humans would harm her.

The Titan Ape nodded, trusting in Gu Shenge's strength. With him around, no one on the continent could harm Xiao Wu.

Gu Shenge helped Xiao Wu relax, then used the laws of the Bright Realm to wrap her up and put her into the Bright Realm. After saying goodbye to the Titan Giant Ape, he returned to Tianshui Academy.

Not long after he left, a figure in a pink dress appeared beside the Titan Ape, gazing in the direction Gu Shenge had gone, remaining silent for a long time.

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After returning to the villa, Gu Shenge released Ye Yuci and Lan Qingyan from the Bright Realm.

As soon as Huo Yun'er came out, she went to Gu Shengge and the other women to prepare drinks, strictly fulfilling her responsibilities as a maid.

In less than five minutes, a fragrant flower tea was placed in front of everyone, its aroma filling the air and intoxicating the senses.

Gu Shenge sat on the sofa. He was a little tired from flying around these past two days. He wished he had a flying or space-traveling artifact.

Hu Liena took her leave after finishing her flower tea.

Lan Qingyan, having been away from the academy for two days, must have accumulated a lot of things that needed her attention, so she also left early.

Gu Shenge put down her teacup and looked at her disciple. Remembering that Zhu Zhuqing still had six soul bones that had not yet been fused, she reminded her.

"Xiao Qing, don't rush to fuse the soul bones in your hands all at once. Fuse them separately, with a three-day interval between each fusion. First fuse the arm bone, then the leg bone, and finally the external soul bone."

The Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear Paw Bone requires extremely high physical strength. In the original Douluo Continent II novel, Xiao Xiao, who possessed twin martial souls, failed to fuse with the two-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear Paw Bone even after fusing two soul bones.

Given Zhu Zhuqing's current physical strength, fusing the three-thousand-year-old Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear Palm Bone would be extremely difficult!

It's not too late to fuse the three arm and leg soul bones once her physical strength reaches a certain level.

The little wildcat was very obedient and nodded obediently in agreement: "I understand, teacher!"

After finishing her flower tea, Ye Yuci got up to leave, but before leaving, she invited Gu Shenge to her house for dinner the next day to express her gratitude.

Gu Shenge gladly accepted and watched the beautiful woman with the begonia leave.

After seeing the women off, he was going upstairs to sleep. He had been flying around these past two days and had also spent the night having a big battle with Bibi Dong, so he was quite tired.

"Yun'er, if anyone comes looking for me, just say I'm resting and don't disturb me."

Before going upstairs, Gu Shenge reminded Huo Yun'er to refuse anyone who came looking for him and not to disturb his sweet dreams.

Huo Yun'er nodded, then tidied up the teacups on the coffee table, closed the door, and made sure no one disturbed Gu Shenge's rest.

Meanwhile, back in her office, Lan Qingyan finished her official duties and asked one of her teachers to call Shui Bing'er to her office.

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Chapter 124: Lan Qingyan's Test of Shui Bing'er

"Mother, you wanted to see me?"

Shui Bing'er walked into the dean's office, her exquisite figure wrapped in an ice-blue long dress. She stood gracefully in front of Lan Qingyan, her voice cold and clear as she asked her mother what she wanted to see her about.

Looking at her daughter whom she hadn't seen for more than two days, the mature woman couldn't help but think of the time before she left when she and Gu Shenge had a secret tryst in the office and were almost seen by her daughter. A slight blush appeared on her fair face.

It was a close call. If her daughter had actually seen it, Lan Qingyan would have been mortified.

She suppressed the strange feeling rising in her heart, and a black lead box appeared in her hand. Inside was the 100,000-year-old Ice Feather Profound Phoenix Soul Bone that Lan Qingyanshe had fused with!

Lan Qingyan opened the lead box, and a surge of icy cold air immediately spread out, accompanied by a powerful fluctuation of soul power, instantly sweeping through the entire office!

The ground, walls, and desks were covered with a thick layer of frost, and some potted plants were even frozen by the cold, their vitality cut off.

Shui Bing'er was not spared either; her delicate body was covered with a layer of white frost, the cold seeped into her body, her face turned pale, and she shivered from the cold.

Seeing her daughter injured, Lan Qingyan quickly circulated her soul power to envelop the 100,000-year-old Ice Feather Profound Phoenix Soul Bone, suppressing the cold air and soul power fluctuations it was emitting, which made Shui Bing'er feel a little better.

The girl also mobilized her soul power to protect her body. Her blue eyes looked at the soul bone in the lead box, her pretty face full of surprise and astonishment.

"Mother, what is this?"

"The right arm soul bone of the 100,000-year-old Ice Feather Black Phoenix, a gift from your mother."

Lan Qingyan pointed to the Soul Bone, a gentle smile appearing on her beautiful face, and introduced the Soul Bone to Shui Bing'er, then explained its origin.

The girl was stunned after hearing her mother's story.

Although she didn't know what a soul spirit was, Shui Bing'er was shocked to learn that her mother's eighth soul ring had reached 100,000 years and that she had also obtained a 100,000-year soul bone.

Lan Qingyan took the 100,000-year-old Ice Feather Xuanluan Soul Bone into her hand, swayed her plump and fleshy buttocks as she walked to her daughter and handed it to her.

"Your mother thinks this soul bone is more suitable for you, so she didn't absorb it. Come on, absorb it quickly. With the soul power of this soul bone, it will be enough for you to break through to level 40 in the shortest time."

Looking at the 100,000-year-old soul bone handed to her, Shui Bing'er's eyes reddened and instantly became moist. She looked at her mother, deeply moved, and threw herself into her arms, burying her head in Lan Qingyan's chest and hugging her tightly.

"Mother, thank you."

Looking at her daughter, who was crying with emotion in her arms, the beautiful mature mother gently stroked her long, slightly wavy blue hair and whispered softly in her ear.

"Silly girl, you are my daughter. If I don't treat you well, who else will I treat well? Alright, stop crying. Let's fuse with this soul bone first, so that others won't see it."

Shui Bing'er lifted her head from Lan Qingyan's chest. The beautiful, mature mother reached out and wiped away her tears, her eyes filled with affection. She urged her daughter to quickly fuse with the soul bone so that others would not find out.

The girl nodded obediently and, under Lan Qingyan's guidance, gently placed the soul bone on her right arm.

hum-

A slight buzzing sound rang out, and Shui Bing'er felt her right arm tremble slightly. Then, a cool aura came from all directions, and the 100,000-year-old Ice Feather Xuanluan Soul Bone transformed into countless streams of icy blue energy that swirled around her right arm, gradually merging with it.

Perhaps because the Ice Phoenix Martial Soul and the Ice Feather Mystic Luan have a high compatibility, the soul bone fusion process was painless and comfortable, just like placing one's right arm in a cool lake, which was extremely comfortable.

Shui Bing'er was immersed in the energy fluctuations of the fusion of the soul bones. She felt her soul power flowing gently under the special pull from the soul bones. With each fluctuation, the surrounding air became softer, her soul power became purer, and it was significantly enhanced.

Immediately afterwards, the cool sensation brought by the soul bone spread from her right arm throughout Shui Bing'er's entire body. Her bones cracked violently, but she did not feel any pain. Her body was strengthened with the help of the soul bone's energy, and even her internal meridians expanded.

Gradually, Shui Bing'er closed her eyes, enjoying the strengthening and transformation brought by the soul bone energy. The cool and gentle airflow traveled through every part of her body, as if she were immersed in the cool lake water in summer, which was refreshing and intoxicating.

The fusion of soul and bone lasted for more than three hours, and every part of Shui Bing'er's flesh and blood and every meridian was strengthened.

The originally fair skin was covered with a layer of gray paste, which was the impurities expelled after the soul bone strengthened the body.

Shui Bing'er slowly awoke, her beautiful eyes opening, a flash of icy blue light passing through them.

She was about to say something when she felt something sticky on her body. When she raised her hand to look, she was shocked by the impurities on her skin. This was something that a girl who loved beauty could not tolerate no matter what!

Lan Qingyan opened the door to her lounge and let her go in to take a shower first.

Although the lounge was small, it was fully equipped. However, when Shui Bing'er looked at the large bathtub in the lounge, a question arose in her mind. This bathtub seemed a bit too big. It could at least accommodate three people. Why did her mother need such a big bathtub?

Seeing her daughter staring at the bathtub, the mature mother looked a little uncomfortable and urged her to take a bath quickly, saying that she had something important to tell her later.

Shui Bing'er had no choice but to put aside her doubts and sit in the bathtub to let Lan Qingyan help wash away the impurities from her body!