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Shi Quan chuckled, "Does this need proof? Haven't Tool Spirits always been able to absorb spirit rings from beast Spirit Beasts?"
"But plant Martial Spirits…"
Yu Xiaogang still wanted to explain, but Shi Quan didn't give him a chance to speak, directly interrupting him, "Just tell me, do plant Martial Spirits belong to Tool Spirits?"
Yu Xiaogang was speechless and gritted his teeth again, replying, "They belong to Tool Spirits."
"That's it then. So, don't go around saying that all these theories were proposed by you. Besides, plant-type Martial Spirits have a higher compatibility with plant Spirit Beasts. People absorb plant Spirit Beast spirit rings if they can. Your emphasis on plant Martial Spirits being able to absorb spirit rings from beast Spirit Beasts, aren't you just making excuses for yourself? I've never seen a plant-type Spirit Master absorb a beast Spirit Beast spirit ring as their first spirit ring. Tang San, you're the first!"
Saying this, Shi Quan couldn't help but give Tang San a thumbs up.
In Tang San's eyes, that thumbs up was exceptionally mocking.
"However, the Datura Snake is quite a bit stronger than plant Spirit Beasts. Master Yu Xiaogang truly put thought into this!" Shi Quan then pointed his thumb at Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang's face was grim. Others didn't know how the Datura Snake died, but he and Tang San knew clearly that he had barely exerted any effort. To say it was due to Tang San's accidental actions, in reality, Tang San killed it with his own strength.
"Shi Quan…"
Shi Quan originally wanted to disgust the two of them a bit more, but Marde's voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Teacher." Shi Quan's open mouth paused slightly, and he turned to look at Marde, who had come down at some point.
Marde shook his head at him, saying critically, "No matter what, Xiaogang is still a good friend of your teacher. Show some respect."
"Understood, Teacher." Upon seeing Marde, Shi Quan immediately adopted a docile demeanor.
Glancing at Tang San and Master Yu Xiaogang, he walked over to Marde with a grin, "Teacher, you still can't bear to part with me, so you came down to see me off?"
Marde glared at Shi Quan, "I was afraid you'd cause more trouble before you left."
"How could that be." Shi Quan quickly shook his head, "Look, Tang San asked me to spar, and I didn't even agree."
"Oh, you, you. Why didn't I know you were so glib before?" Marde shook his head with a smile.
Shi Quan chuckled, "It's not too late to know now, right?"
Marde and Shi Quan were chatting and laughing, while Tang San and Yu Xiaogang's expressions on the other side were the complete opposite.
"Captain, the team has assembled." A soldier's call came from a distance.
"Sir, we can depart now." Frey looked at Shi Quan.
"Teacher, since you're already down here, why don't you see me off?" Shi Quan stepped forward and linked arms with Marde.
"Oh, you." Marde shook his head with a smile and called out to Yu Xiaogang, "Xiaogang, I'll come find you in a bit. Wait for me."
Back door.
The disciplined Iron Guardss had all assembled.
Marde and Shi Quan walked towards the back door, chatting and laughing, showing no signs of reluctance at the impending separation.
"Teacher, I'm leaving. I'll come back to see you later." Shi Quan chuckled as he released Marde's arm, standing on tiptoe to simply straighten his clothes.
"Go." Marde affectionately stroked Shi Quan's head.
Shi Quan waved his hand as he walked towards the carriage prepared for him by the Iron Guardss. Even after getting into the carriage, Shi Quan immediately poked his head out and kept waving goodbye to Marde until his figure became blurry.
Watching the gradually receding figure, Marde's smile slowly faded, replaced by worry, "Shi Quan, Teacher believes your theory will definitely succeed."
"In the near future, your name will surely resound throughout the continent and you will become a true Master!"
With that, Marde turned and returned to the academy.
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"Sir, where are we going?"
"My home, Shi Family Village!"
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Shi Family Village.
The sun was setting in the west.
Golden light spilled onto the villagers chatting in the streets and alleys.
Thump, thump, thump!
The sound of clashing armor came from a distance.
Because they were wearing iron armor, the Iron Guards's marching speed was not fast. It wasn't until dusk was about to fall that the group arrived outside Shi Family Village.
The commoners in the village had never seen such a sight and were all frozen in place, scared stiff.
"Captain Frey, you all set up camp outside the village. I'll go in and inform the village chief." Shi Quan quickly got out of the carriage.
"Sir, I'll go with you."
"Set up camp on the spot." Frey leaped off his horse, issued the order to the team, and immediately chased after Shi Quan.
Shi Quan couldn't help but shake his head at the sight.
He was starting to wonder if Xue Qinghe had sent these people to monitor him or to protect him.
After Shi Quan entered the village, upon seeing an acquaintance, he immediately stepped forward and said, "Uncle Shi Yi, please go tell the village chief that these soldiers are here to protect me, so the villagers don't need to panic. I'm going home first."
Looking at Shi Quan's already distant back, Shi Yi finally reacted and quickly ran towards the village chief's house.
"Dad, Mom, I'm home."
Before he even entered the door, Shi Quan's voice had already carried over.
Inside, Shi Jian and Li Meili were idle when they suddenly heard the voice from outside the door. The two first exchanged glances, then realized what was happening.
Li Meili sprang to her feet and quickly walked out of the house, "Shi Quan, you're back."
Shi Jian was more composed, walking out with a hint of worry in his expression.
"Mom." Shi Quan excitedly stepped forward and hugged Li Meili.
Li Meili was first delighted, but when she saw Frey behind Shi Quan, her body stiffened, "Shi Quan, who is this?"
Shi Quan proudly said, "Dad, Mom, you don't need to worry. This is Captain Frey, and they are here to escort me to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy."
"Heaven Dou Imperial Academy?" Li Meili and Shi Jian were both stunned.
"Sir, please come in and sit first." Without time to think much, Shi Jian could only first invite Frey to come in and sit.
Frey waved his hand, "You two don't need to mind me. You can go inside and talk about your matters. I'll just stand guard outside."
"How can that be…"
Shi Jian was about to say something, but Shi Quan interrupted him, "Dad, you don't need to worry about them. They have their own discipline. We'll just talk about our things. Let's go, let's go inside."
Saying that, Shi Quan pulled Li Meili and Shi Jian into the main central room.
Shi Jian looked at Frey at the door, then at Shi Quan, and asked with a frown, "Weren't you still studying at Nuoding Elementary Academy? Why are you suddenly going to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy?"
"That's because your son is amazing, of course." Shi Quan said with a grin.
"Shi Quan, speak properly." Li Meili glared at Shi Quan, then whispered, "This person doesn't seem simple. What exactly is going on?"
"Got it." Shi Quan waved his hand, "I've already graduated early from Nuoding Elementary Academy. Because the dean recommended me, he helped me enroll in Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, and then I was admitted to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. They are here to escort me to study."
Shi Jian continued to ask, "Why is it an Advanced Academy? After graduating from an Elementary Academy, shouldn't you go to an Intermediate Academy? How did you jump directly to Advanced?"
"Didn't I tell you? Because your son is amazing, of course?"
Shi Jian thought of something and quickly asked, "What spirit power level are you now?"
Shi Quan mysteriously whispered, "Level twenty-one."
Upon hearing this, Shi Jian and Li Meili's eyes widened instantly. Li Meili even covered her mouth, unable to speak.
"Alright, they already know, so you don't need to be so surprised. Otherwise, how do you think I got admitted to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy?" Shi Quan said with a grin as he summoned his Martial Spirit, and two dazzling spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, emerged from beneath his feet.
"Two spirit rings!" Shi Jian and Li Meili's eyes were filled with shock.
"But Shi Quan, why are your spirit rings one yellow and one purple? I remember the Master of Awakening had white and yellow ones, didn't he?" Li Meili curiously touched the spirit rings beneath Shi Quan, her hand passing directly through them.
Shi Quan said with a smile, "They're all spirit rings, there's no difference. They're all the same. There are even some people whose spirit rings are black and red."
Frey, who was outside the door, couldn't help but glance into the room upon hearing that.
How could they be the same?
And black, red? Are ten-thousand-year spirit rings and hundred-thousand-year spirit rings just something you can casually talk about like that?
Shi Jian asked again, "What kind of academy is Heaven Dou Imperial Academy? An academy of the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family?"
"Captain Fu, could you please introduce Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to my parents?" Shi Quan looked at Frey at the door.
Hearing Shi Quan suddenly call him, Frey paused for a moment before reacting and began to introduce, "Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, affiliated with the Heaven Dou Empire imperial family, is one of the best academies within the Heaven Dou Empire. The dean is His Majesty, the current Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire. The academy has three elder teachers, all of whom are Spirit Douluo at level eighty or above. Its teaching staff is the strongest in the entire Empire, without exception."
Listening to Frey's introduction, Shi Jian and Li Meili's mouths had been agape from the beginning and had not closed.
They had never even left Fasinuo Province, let alone the Heaven Dou Empire, which was above Fasinuo Province.
And now, their son had actually been admitted to an academy established by the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family, and the dean was even the current Emperor.
They had never dared to imagine such a thing before, but now it was truly happening.
Even Shi Jian, who was usually known for his composure, was too excited to speak at this moment.
It was Li Meili who reacted first, embracing Shi Quan, "I knew our Shi Quan was the best!"
Shi Jian was naturally happy for Shi Quan upon hearing this news, but at the same time, he still had some worries. He worried that Shi Quan was too special and would be targeted by people with ulterior motives.
Shi Quan knew that his father was steady in his actions and would always think more than ordinary people about everything. One of his main purposes in returning this trip was to prevent his parents from worrying about him.
Shi Quan clenched his fists and looked at Shi Jian and Li Meili with his head held high. "Once I go to Heaven Dou Imperial Academy to study, the entire Heaven Dou Empire will be behind me. If anyone dares to bully me in the future, I'll go complain to His Majesty the Emperor…"