"Ugh, so tired."
"What happened last night?"
"Wait! The crown!"
The slightly cool morning sunlight streamed through the window onto Feng Jin's pretty face, dispelling the girl's drowsiness and highlighting her current panicked state.
In her wide green eyes, a golden eye of the sky flashed by—a symbol of "the sky."
"It's over, it's over."
"I can't find it!"
The pink-clad girl threw back the covers and peered under the bed, but found nothing; it was as if the small crown had long since dissolved into the air.
"Beep beep beep?"
"Beep beep beep!"
A strange sound suddenly rang out above Feng Jin's head, immediately attracting her attention. Feng Jin looked up and saw a chubby white pony staring at her with its big, bright eyes.
Behind the pony were a pair of tiny wings that seemed completely out of place with its body; it was unbelievable how this thing could fly.
If a biologist saw this, they would all proclaim that biology didn't exist.
The little white horse wore a small golden crown on its head, and its tail, the same color as Feng Jin's hair, resembled a curling cloud, faintly bearing the symbol of its spirit, the Wind God Horse.
"What a lovely little white horse!"
"Hello?"
Feng Jin felt a tremor in her heart upon seeing it, an inexplicable joy welling up inside her, like seeing an old friend she hadn't seen for years.
The little white horse flew into Feng Jin's arms, and she quickly hugged it.
"Ugh!"
"So heavy!"
Fortunately, a spirit master's strength was considerable, especially since Feng Jin was a beast spirit master with the bloodline of the Dragon King.
She instinctively buried her face in the little white horse's soft chest, inhaling deeply, then rubbing her fur against it.
"So soft! So fragrant!"
"Little one, what's your name?"
"Dududu!"
The little white horse happily flapped its wings, rubbing its cheek against Feng Jin's face.
"Little Ika?"
"Is that your name? I can actually understand the meaning of your voice! How amazing!"
"Where did you come from? Your spirit is so similar to mine!"
"And did you see that small green crown? It's very important to me, I can't find it."
Little Ika broke free from Feng Jin's warm embrace and gestured with its short front legs in front of her, its cute voice seemingly trying to tell Feng Jin some information.
"Beep beep beep!"
"Beep~ beep~ beep~ beep!"
The bloodline connection allowed Feng Jin to understand Little Ika's voice, as if she was born with this strange language.
"You mean that crown entered my body!?" "
And you are the manifestation of the crown's internal power combined with my bloodline?"
"Huh?"
Seeing Little Ika obediently nodding, Feng Jin's eyes widened slightly.
No wonder she couldn't find the crown; she thought it had been broken into.
Then, Feng Jin hurriedly used her mental power to sense the situation inside her body, trying to find the crown.
Unfortunately, the crown had long since been completely integrated into her bloodline, hidden within her very essence, awaiting future activation.
With her current spiritual power, she couldn't find its existence at all.
When her cultivation reached the level of a Title Douluo, and her spiritual and soul power were sufficient to withstand the crown, it would automatically connect to the sky, autonomously coronating her and initiating the godhood ritual.
However, she discovered something else: her soul power suddenly surged to level thirty-five, even more powerful than if she had consumed a divine herb, surpassing Bai E and others in one fell swoop.
"Level thirty-five?"
"But I didn't absorb any soul rings! How did I advance?"
Feng Jin promptly discovered the blind spot. She hadn't absorbed any soul rings, so why had her level broken through the limit?
She immediately summoned her martial soul; a gentle rainbow light filled the room.
Today's light was more sacred than ever before. The wind element had successfully transformed due to the crown, becoming the ultimate wind.
This girl had just caught the debuff period of the ultimate martial soul; she was quite the little glutton.
However, Feng Jin's ultimate wind was completely different from what Shrek Academy had recorded.
Within those myriad flowing winds, one could see all the changes in the celestial phenomena of the world.
Within the colorless breeze lay the rumble of thunder, the brilliance of the sun, the mystery of the cold moon, and the fury of a storm.
The moment her Martial Soul was summoned, Feng Jin felt as if she could control the celestial phenomena, able to conjure a downpour or unleash a thunderstorm from the clear sky above the Star Emperor Hotel in the blink of an eye.
However, instinct told her that the consumption of soul power would be enormous, and her mental strength was too weak to precisely control the celestial phenomena.
At the same time, with the activation of her Martial Soul, three soul rings appeared around her body.
The sudden appearance of one soul ring made Feng Jin's eyes widen.
As the class monitor of Class One, she knew very well that self-formed soul rings represented soul beast transformation, but she was certain she was not a soul beast in human form.
If she were, she would have been discovered long ago.
Whether in Xilu City or Shrek Academy, Title Douluo were not a rare commodity; how could a soul beast transformation go undetected?
Moreover, the third spirit ring was quite peculiar.
While it appeared to be a normal thousand-year spirit ring, a closer look at its patterns revealed its significant difference from other spirit rings.
The center of the ring featured the Eye of the Sky pattern, and the outer ring was composed of abstract runes depicting various celestial phenomena; simply gazing at it allowed one to feel the power of nature.
With a slight touch of her spiritual power to the third spirit ring, the third spirit skill appeared directly in her mind.
"Third Spirit Skill: Eye of Dawn and Dusk: Amplifies spiritual power by one hundred percent, increasing with level. It can detect all changes in the flow of wind."
"Open eyes bring day, closed eyes bring night. When the Eye of Dawn and Dusk is activated, it can interfere with day and night."
"Beep beep beep!"
"Beep!"
Little Ika flew to Feng Jin, its cute face displaying a boastful expression.
It meant that Feng Jin didn't need to hunt for spirit rings afterward; "the sky" would help her condense them, and the spirit skills would definitely satisfy her.
The third spirit ring was a gift from the sky, a divinely bestowed spirit ring in another sense.
Not having to hunt spirit beasts made Feng Jin very happy, but something seemed amiss.
Feng Jin let out a sharp crack, her pink twin tails swaying with the movement.
"Huh?"
"But I'm a healing-type Soul Master!"
Sensing the information from the third Soul Skill, Feng Jin felt a little numb.
The description of this Soul Skill had nothing to do with healing and saving lives.
And what did "interfering with day and night" mean?
Before she could think further, a message notification appeared on her magic network.
She opened it and immediately saw a message from Xia Die.
"Golden Chef": "Feng Jin, are you awake?"
"Teacher Xia said if you're awake, remember to come to Xingluo Square; the competition has already started."
"But if you're not feeling well, you can continue resting; we don't need to compete today."
"Sunshine Rainbow Little White Horse": "I'm coming right now!"
Feng Jin quickly changed her clothes and headed to Xingluo Square. Little Ika saw her and flapped her wings, following closely behind.
Along the way, Little Ika attracted a lot of attention.
Seeing this, Feng Jin picked her up and held her in her arms to prevent attracting unwanted attention.
Soon, she arrived at Shrek Academy's rest area, slightly out of breath.
Little Ika was too heavy, making her a little tired.
Bai E stared wide-eyed at Little Ika in Feng Jin's arms and asked curiously,
"Feng Jin, what's up with that little white horse?"
"It's so fat!"
Upon hearing this, Little Ika's bright eyes narrowed instantly.
She pulled away from Feng Jin's embrace and glared angrily at Bai E.
"Beep beep beep!"
"Beep! Beep beep!"
Bai E looked at it curiously, unable to understand what it was saying.
"What is it saying?"
"Does it like me?"
Feng Jin sweated a little and said embarrassedly,
"I won't translate that."
"Anyway, it doesn't mean it likes you, Bai E."
Xia Die quietly came to Xiao Yika's side, looking at Feng Jin with longing, and asked,
"Can I...can I touch it?"
Feng Jin and Xiao Yika looked at each other, and then said,
"Of course!"
Xia Die gently rubbed Xiao Yika's body, feeling its soft, white body, and a smile appeared on her indifferent face.
She took out an apple from her storage soul tool, and Xiao Yika happily rubbed against Xia Die's cheek, then gulped down the apple.
Xia Die happily fed it one after another, and Xiao Yika accepted them all; who knows how its stomach could hold them all.
The Shadow Cat, who was lying on the ground sunbathing in the distance, sensed the danger and its eyes widened slightly when it saw Xia Die feeding Xiao Yika.
The cat trotted over to Xia Die, gently rubbing against her soft, white legs, then meowed softly, trying to reclaim its little human.
Xia Die looked at the Shadow Cat, patted its large head, and said,
"No."
"You still need to lose weight."
The Shadow Cat sensed the double standard, its gaze shifting between Xia Die and Little Ika, as if asking why it could eat.
That little white horse didn't seem much better than it! Why didn't it lose weight?
Was it, the Shadow Cat, some kind of bad little cat?
Aglaia, who was in the waiting area, walked over and picked up the Shadow Cat, saying,
"Feng Jin, so what exactly is this white horse?"
Aglaia, of course, knew what this white horse was. She was happy to see it again. The Shadow Cat rubbed against Aglaia's cheek.
It could tell at a glance that this blonde woman was a cat lover, unlike Bai E, who was a potential cat slut.
Elder Song also approached, sensing Feng Jin's condition with his spiritual power. He hurried to Feng Jin's side and excitedly exclaimed,
"This feeling! The Ultimate Wind!"
"Feng Jin, you've successfully taken that step?!"
Elder Song's spiritual power had just made contact when he felt his own wind attribute being suppressed, immediately realizing that Feng Jin had achieved the Ultimate Wind.
Feng Jin nodded, then explained her situation in detail to Elder Song, Aglaia, and the others.
"The crown turned green and merged into her body, and then Little Ika appeared? And she even acquired her third spirit ring?"
"This..."
"This is indeed the first time I've seen something like this."
"Can I see her third spirit ring?"
Elder Song was certain that Feng Jin was 100% pure human, definitely not some spirit beast in human form.
Feng Jin then summoned three spirit rings, and Bai E and the others looked curiously at the peculiar third purple spirit ring.
Elder Song observed this spirit ring, lost in thought.
This spirit ring had no spirit beast aura whatsoever; it was extremely pure.
Other forces might not notice this, but Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion had recorded this phenomenon: a divinely bestowed spirit ring.
Only divinely bestowed spirit rings would be free of any spirit beast aura.
Moreover, Elder Song only touched this spirit ring with his spiritual power, yet he felt thunder rumbling in his spiritual sea, as if facing the might of heaven.
"Feng Jin, can you tell me what your third spirit skill is?"
"Hmm, my third spirit skill is called Eye of Dawn and Dusk.
It can amplify spiritual power by one hundred percent, and as the level increases, it can also interfere with day and night."
"However, I haven't used it before, so I'm not sure about the specific effects."
Elder Song's eyes widened slightly. This level of spiritual power amplification was already incredible, and interfering with day and night was unheard of.
Day and night were natural laws; how could mortals interfere with them?!
"Interfering with day and night..."
"That's the realm of the gods."
"Feng Jin, are there any strange marks on your body?"
Feng Jin shook her head, her pink twin ponytails swaying slightly as she said,
"Probably not."
Old Song said earnestly,
"That's hard to say, you might just not have noticed."
"However, this is a good thing!"
"Hahaha, even the heavens are on my side, let's see what Lao Zhuang can use to compete with me this time!"
(End of Chapter)
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