Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor

“You’ve set your sights on one of the most valuable treasures in my Treasure Pavilion, so of course I, as the Pavilion Master, have to come and take a look.” Lin Huiqun smiled slightly and sat down opposite Ye Qing. “Alright, little guy, tell me why you want to buy it. I remember you’re a light attribute user and you’ve already absorbed the right arm bone.”

She gave Ye Qing a deep look and said bluntly, "The privileges of the red card level are decided by the academy. These privileges can only be used on yourself. Don't expect to buy them from me at a low price and then resell them at a high price."

"If you don't come up with a reason that can convince me, then you'll have to buy it at the original price."

Ye Qing sat back down on the sofa and smiled slightly at Lin Huiqun: "Elder Lin, you are powerful and knowledgeable. You should know about the secret technique of soul bone fusion, right? By borrowing a secret technique soul bone, you can fuse two soul bones with similar characteristics into a brand new and powerful soul bone."

"The Star attribute, in the end, is just a branch of the Light attribute, only with new characteristics. I want to use it as a fusion material to make my right arm bone stronger."

This was a reason he had already come up with. Last year, the golden left arm bone was obviously taken out by Elder Lin as a reward for him winning the freshman assessment.

He had already used that soul bone as a high-level fusion material.

It's perfectly reasonable for me to use this excuse again now.

"Soul-bone fusion? Such a risky secret technique, you're too daring!" Lin Huiqun frowned.

"Is it daring? I think it's just a necessary sacrifice. After all, the risks and benefits are equal." Ye Qing raised his right hand, and intense light elemental soul power gathered on his right arm, with powerful soul power fluctuations gradually spreading.

"My original right arm bone was a 70,000-year-old Light-Breaking Demon gift from my teacher. However, thanks to Elder Lin's gift last year, I obtained that piece of golden light, and now my Light-Breaking Demon has become an 80,000-year-old soul bone."

"And even more changes have occurred." After saying that, Ye Qing clenched his right fist, then suddenly opened it, and the light element soul power gathered in his palm was instantly compressed into a rapidly spinning wheel of light.

Then he took out a fine iron dagger from his soul tool and used the tip of the light wheel needle in his hand to cut the blade of the dagger.

Without encountering any obstacles, the light wheel sliced ​​the dagger in half as easily as cutting tofu.

But the smile on Lin Huiqun's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a look of heartache: "You spendthrift! The Golden Light is a top-grade dragon soul bone. You can't find many soul bones with such pure dragon bloodline in the entire Douluo Continent. And you actually used it for soul bone fusion!"

"It's fortunate that you succeeded. Do you know how much you would have lost if you had failed?"

One wrong move and tens of millions of gold soul coins would be wasted! What's more, those are rare items that money can't buy!

"Ahem, I've always had pretty good luck." Ye Qing dispelled the light halo in his hand and then asked, "So, Elder Lin, can you sell me that Eternal Radiance Star now?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Huiqun was still a little hesitant, but Ye Qing's statement did convince her. As long as it wasn't resold, she didn't care what Ye Qing used it for after buying it.

"Alright, since you want to buy it, I'll sell it to you."

In the end, Lin Huiqun relented.

Ye Qing smiled slightly: "Elder Lin, don't feel bad. After all, I didn't say I would use gold soul coins to buy it. Money is just a string of numbers. True equivalent exchange is to exchange something of similar value. Since I have taken this soul bone, I will naturally exchange it for something of equal value."

"Oh? Barter?" Upon hearing Ye Qing's words, Lin Huiqun became interested instead. "I'd like to see what you'll offer in exchange."

Under Lin Huiqun's watchful gaze, Ye Qing took out a piece of Yuan Magnetic Thunder Gold from his soul tool and placed it in front of her.

The strange, deep purple metal seemed to have electric arcs flowing inside. Lin Huiqun's expression turned serious at just one glance.

"Magnetic Thunder Gold?!"

As the owner of the Treasure Pavilion, she must have extensive knowledge of treasures, including rare metals. She couldn't wait to take it in her hand, and after examining it carefully for a while, she exclaimed in surprise.

“That’s right, it’s Yuan Magnetic Thunder Gold, a rare ninth-order thunder attribute metal.” Ye Qing smiled and continued to take out more Yuan Magnetic Thunder Gold. He took out all twenty-five kilograms of Yuan Magnetic Thunder Gold that he had separately obtained. In terms of value, it was enough to exchange for the Eternal Radiance Star’s right arm bone at the original price.

"So much..." Lin Huiqun was dumbfounded. As a top-grade rare metal, Shrek Academy naturally had a stockpile of Yuan Magnetic Thunder Gold, but it was only a small piece, weighing less than three kilograms.

If Ye Qing's fourth spirit ring hadn't been the Thunderous Hell Vine, he wouldn't have had anywhere to find something so precious.

"Well, Elder Lin? The market price for one gram of Yuan Magnetic Thunder Gold is five hundred gold soul coins, but that's just the listed price. The actual price will be higher. There are nearly twenty-five kilograms of Yuan Magnetic Thunder Gold here, which should be enough to exchange for that piece of Eternal Radiance Star Soul Bone, right?" Ye Qing said with a smile.

"Twenty-five kilograms of Yuan Magnetic Thunder Gold, if placed in an auction house, would not be surprising even if it sold for a high price of twenty million. I am taking the risk of fusing the soul bone myself, so naturally I will not let the academy pay for it."

Lin Huiqun took a deep breath and nodded gently, saying, "Since you have made up your mind, then I agree to this transaction. The Eternal Radiance Star Soul Bone is yours from today onwards!"

After speaking, Lin Huiqun put away the Yuan Magnetic Thunder Gold on the table.

"Of course, I won't let you suffer a loss. Since you plan to fuse with a soul bone, I'll give you another ten-thousand-year-old secret technique soul bone!"

Chapter 93 Revisiting Xingluo City, Emperor Xu Jiawei

That evening, not long after Ye Qing returned to his dormitory, Jubaoge delivered the Yongyao Xingchen right arm bone and the ten-thousand-year-old secret technique soul bone, which Lin Huiqun had gifted him, to him.

Just like Huo Yuhao in the original novel, it's impossible for him to take such a treasure on the spot. It would be too conspicuous. Even if he is a member of Shrek Academy, it's always better to keep a low profile.

If you are not afraid of thieves stealing, you are afraid of thieves missing you.

After the transaction was completed, Lin Huiqun naturally asked Ye Qing if he still had any Yuan Magnetic Thunder Gold. He pretended to regretfully say that he had obtained these by chance when he was traveling and acquiring his fourth soul ring, and they were all here.

Given Ye Qing's explanation and the rarity of Yuan Magnetic Thunder Gold, Lin Huiqun didn't have much doubt and believed it directly.

Ye Qing was quite pleased with the successful sale of a batch of Yuan Magnetic Thunder Gold, and carefully preserved the Eternal Radiance Star Right Arm Bone and the Ten Thousand Year Secret Technique Soul Bone.

Fusion?

Of course, they cannot be merged.

Although stars and light share the same origin, their compatibility is far inferior to that of the Light of Destruction and the Golden Radiance; when they merge, one remains silent.

After the trip to Jubaoge, Ye Qing returned to being the top scholar in the outer courtyard, much to Bei Bei's dismay.

So much so that after less than half a month of battling with him, he simply gave up and stopped battling with Ye Qing every day. He would play during the day and sleep at night, spending at most two or three hours meditating before bed, basically living like a salted fish.

And so, my second year of school came to a quick end.

Although Ye Qing's cultivation speed was slightly faster with the help of the Life Gold, honest cultivation could not compare to cheating. Even with all the hidden meridians in his limbs open and a large amount of life force assisting him, Ye Qing only improved by two and a half levels in eleven months.

Having reached the peak of level 48 from level 46, it will probably take another month or two to break through to level 49.

On average, it takes more than four months to reach level one.

The fact that a Soul Master with ultimate attributes can level up in less than five months is already terrifying, but compared to Ye Qing's previous meteoric rise, this speed seems somewhat comical.

What's even funnier is Beibei.

When he started second grade, his cultivation level was level 37, but by the end of second grade, he was only level 39, not even level 40.

An ordinary Soul Master's level-up speed is actually slower than that of Ye Qing, a Soul Grandmaster with extreme attributes. The happier he is with Tang Ya every day, the slower his Soul Power level is, like a tortoise crawling.

Of course, Ye Qing is no longer interested in comparing himself to Bei Bei.

At first, he might have had a sense of superiority over Beibei, but now that's completely gone.

What's the point of comparing yourself to someone whose back you can't even see? Are you trying to see who's more pretentious or who's more pathetic?

Meaningless.

"Level 48..." Feeling his soul power gradually increasing and about to break through, Ye Qing sighed, stood up, stretched, picked up his bag, and continued his journey away from home.

"Bridget, are you getting tired of Shrek City? This time, I'll take you to see the human cities of other empires!" Ye Qing walked out of Shrek Academy, spread his Wings of Light, and soared into the sky.

“I don’t care where we go, you decide,” Brigitte said gently, shaking her head.

Over the course of this year, Brigitte's training of Ye Qing has been truly effective. At least his standards have been greatly raised. Facing such a great beauty as Brigitte every day, Ye Qing feels as if everyone else is just an ordinary woman.

Looking back at the beautiful and charming Han Ruoruo, Ye Qing no longer feels any excitement. At most, she thinks that this older sister is quite pretty and gentle.

"By the way, you haven't finished telling me the story of 'Douluo Cangqiong' you told me last time? What exactly happened to that boy with innate level three soul power after he was jilted?"

"I'll tell you a story later, let's get going now~" Ye Qing laughed, his second soul ring suddenly lit up, and he transformed into a golden streak of light that streaked across the sky.

……

Xingluo City, the Royal Palace.

"Ugh……"

A beautiful young woman in a long golden dress sat in the pavilion, letting out a long, vacant sigh. The vibrant flowers in the royal garden did not stir any emotion in her eyes.

"Ye Xuan...where have you gone...?"

This girl was Princess Xu Jiujiu. Ever since Ye Qing left last year, she could never forget the moments she spent with 'Ye Xuan' and could no longer find that relaxed feeling of letting her guard down.

She misses it all, she misses that person, and she misses the feeling of being with that person.

The symptoms were not obvious when Ye Qing first left, but they became more and more serious over time.

One of the few normal people in Douluo Continent was driven mad by Ye Qing.

Even Xu Jiawei could easily see that something was wrong with his sister. He was furious and powerless, his eyes blazing with impotent rage, but he also had to grit his teeth and order people to find this blond-haired kid named Ye Xuan.

No matter how angry he was that his sister's heart had been stolen by that blond guy, he still couldn't bear to see Xu Jiujiu's growing illness of longing.

What made Xu Jiawei feel both relieved and helpless was that, although Ye Xuan had said that he was from the Star Luo Empire, he searched through all the middle and high-level academies in the Star Luo Empire but could not find out about Ye Xuan.

But today...

"Your Majesty! The Ye Xuan you ordered to be searched for has just entered Xingluo City through the North Gate!"

Xu Jiawei, who was processing memorials, suddenly sat up from his desk and asked in a gloomy tone, "Is the news true?"

The palace guard, kneeling on one knee, cautiously replied, "The news is true. According to the latest information, he has already checked into the Starry Hotel and has not left yet!"

"Prepare the carriage! I want to see which young talent has captivated my sister so much that she can't eat or sleep!"

……

Meanwhile, Ye Qing returned to the same room she had stayed in before, and lay down comfortably on the hotel's soft bed.

A bright green light shone on Ye Qing's chest, and then Bi Ji's voluptuous and soft body gracefully sat down on the edge of the bed.

While at Shrek Academy, she could only live in the Silver Dragon's Reverse Scale, since there were too many strong people at Shrek and she was worried that she might be discovered by accident, so she rarely came out.

Even the most beautiful environment can become boring after a while.

Moreover, the space inside the Silver Dragon's Reverse Scale is only so big. If she can come out and get some fresh air, Brigitte certainly wouldn't want to continue living in the cage.