Chapter 132 The Treasure Appreciation Event Begins! Ling Luochen's Desire and Ning Tian's Opportunity with the Nine Treasures
Ling Luochen put down her teacup, her eyes filled with shock.
Her martial spirit is the ice element, a pure ice attribute. Throughout Shrek Academy, she is a recognized ice-type genius, and the nickname given to her by the inner academy is "Ice Princess."
But an ice attribute is ultimately just an ice attribute.
Ling Luochen knew the gap between herself and the Ultimate Ice better than anyone else.
Ling Luochen had been pursuing the goal of achieving Ultimate Ice since she was a child.
She searched through all the books in the library about ultimate attributes and consulted several retired Title Douluo.
The answers were all the same: extreme attributes are either innate or due to chance, and are almost impossible to cultivate later in life.
She thought she would never be able to experience the Ultimate Ice in her life.
Then today, three more people from the Foreign Languages Department appeared.
Ling Luochen picked up the note again and read it once more.
Dai Huabin. A member of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, whose martial spirit has evolved into the Ultimate Ice.
Martial Spirit Evolution.
These four words made Ling Luochen's heart race even faster than the words "Ultimate Ice" themselves.
If Dai Huabin really has a way to evolve a martial spirit to its ultimate attribute...
Is it also possible for her ice element martial spirit?
Ling Luochen folded the note and put it in the drawer.
She wanted to go find Dai Huabin.
But it would be a bit strange for an inner academy student to take the initiative to seek out a junior from the outer academy.
Moreover, she had never had any dealings with Dai Huabin and had never even met him.
What reason could she give for suddenly showing up at his door?
Saying, "I want you to help me evolve my martial spirit"?
What's the difference between saying that and saying, "I want you to give me a miracle"?
Ling Luochen wrinkled her nose and took a sip of cold tea.
Never mind, I'll think about it first.
...
In the second period of the afternoon, Mu Jin stood on the podium and lectured on basic theories.
Dai Huabin sat in the first row, twirling a pen in his hand and listening attentively. Zhu Lu was to his left, her notebook filled with notes.
Cui Yajie was on the right, resting her chin on her hand, her long pink hair hanging over the table. She looked like she was listening to the lesson, but she was actually daydreaming.
Xiao Xiao sat in the back row. The little girl lay on the table, extremely sleepy.
Wang Dong'er sat upright, her long light-blue hair draped over her shoulders. From behind, the girl's posture looked like she was attending court.
Dai Huabin's thoughts drifted aimlessly.
This morning he had fused with the Ice Jade Scorpion Tail Soul Bone, and later helped Ma Xiaotao and Yan Shaozhe deal with the evil fire. He finally had some peace and quiet in class.
As for Dai Yueheng...
He was really not familiar with Dai Huabin.
Moreover, Dai Huabin had too many things on his mind right now, so there was no point in thinking about others.
Before he knew it, a class had passed.
Mu Jin closed her lesson plan and clapped her hands.
"That concludes today's lesson."
The students got up one after another to pack their things.
"Hua Bin, stay here for a moment."
Mu Jin waved to him from the podium.
Dai Huabin patted Zhu Lu's hand, signaling her to go first.
Zhu Lu nodded obediently and waited at the door with her notebook in her arms.
Dai Huabin walked to the front of the podium.
Mu Jin pulled an envelope from the lining of her lesson plan and handed it over. The envelope was dark gold, with a small wax seal pressed against the closure. It was exquisitely crafted.
"Dean Yan asked me to give this to you."
Mu Jin's voice was gentle.
"A treasure appreciation event?"
Dai Huabin took the envelope, turned it over, and glanced at the front.
The dark gold cover was printed with three words: Treasure Appreciation Event.
Below was a line of smaller print: Shrek Academy Treasure Appreciation Event, tonight at 7 PM, at the Treasure Pavilion.
"Yes." Mu Jin nodded. "The academy holds a treasure appreciation event every year. Not many students can get an invitation; usually only core disciples can."
"Your invitations, Zhu Lu's, Cui Yajie's, Xiao Xiao's, and Wang Dong'er's are all with me. Xue Qingyao and Bing Hanyue also have copies. Please give them to her if needed."
Dai Huabin nodded and thanked her.
As he walked out of the classroom, Zhu Lu was already waiting for him in the hallway. Dai Huabin handed her one of the letters.
"A treasure appreciation event?" Zhu Lu opened the package and looked at it for two seconds. "Tonight?"
"Mm."
Dai Huabin's mind was already racing.
He remembered the treasure appreciation event.
In the original story, this treasure appreciation event was a key event because it contained several valuable items.
The first one was whale glue.
It appeared to be thousand-year-old whale glue, but it was actually ten-thousand-year-old whale glue. The seller either didn't know its value or was deliberately trying to drive down the price.
In the original novel, Huo Yuhao acquired it at a low price, and when he refined the whale glue, Ma Xiaotao unexpectedly helped him.
The second one was even more crucial: the golden left arm soul bone.
In the original story, it was absorbed by Wang Dong'er and was highly compatible with her Goddess of Light Butterfly martial spirit.
Now that he had the Snow Empress and the academy was here, they might bring out even more treasures, so he had to attend the treasure appreciation event.
"Hua Bin?"
Zhu Lu called out to him from the side.
"I'm thinking about something." Dai Huabin snapped out of his reverie. "There's an event tonight, and we, Xue'er, Bing'er, Dong'er, Ya Jie, and Xiao Xiao all have to go."
"Okay," Zhu Lu said. "They went to the cafeteria. Let's go find them."
...
At this moment, in the classroom of Class 3, Grade 2, the last class had just ended.
The students packed up their things and left in twos and threes, the sounds of desks and chairs being dragged creating a noisy cacophony.
Ning Tian sat by the window and didn't move.
On the table in front of her lay a dark gold envelope with three words printed on the front: Treasure Appreciation Event.
She knew about the treasure appreciation event.
However, Ning Tian was not concerned about the treasure appreciation event itself.
She was thinking about something else: Dai Huabin.
Ning Tian was the young Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the inheritor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial spirit.
How strong was this martial spirit?
Of course it was strong.
However, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda had a bottleneck that everyone was well aware of.
From a young age, Ning Tian had been instilled with the belief that her mission was to transform the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda back into the Nine Treasure Pagoda.
How could it be changed?
The sect had tried countless methods.
Special spirit rings, rare and precious materials, secret techniques—they tried every possible approach.
But all of them failed.
Ning Tian herself had tried as well.
Just when Ning Tian thought she would never have a chance in this lifetime...
Dai Huabin's transformation shocked her.
His White Tiger martial spirit evolved into the Ultimate Ice attribute.
The White Tiger transformed into the Ice Soul White Tiger.
Zhu Lu's Netherworld Cat transformed into the Ice Shadow Cat.
Both of their martial spirits underwent a fundamental evolution.
Ning Tian immediately thought of one possibility: Dai Huabin might possess something that could allow a martial spirit to evolve. Or perhaps, he knew a method to evolve a martial spirit.
If this method worked for the White Tiger and the Netherworld Cat, what about the Glazed Tile Pagoda?
Ning Tian pursed her lips.
She knew, of course, how absurd the idea was. The White Tiger was a beast spirit, while the Glazed Tile Pagoda was a weapon spirit; their evolution mechanisms were completely different.
But what if?
Even if there was only a one percent chance, she had to try.
Dai Huabin would most likely attend tonight's treasure appreciation event as well.
When she first enrolled last year, Dai Huabin made a bet with her, which she lost, and she eventually agreed to become Dai Huabin's assistant.
At the time, Ning Tian thought that Dai Huabin was just talented, and it was normal to invest in someone with talent.
However, Ning Tian now understood that it was her good fortune that Dai Huabin had won her over back then.
However, Ning Tian's help to Dai Huabin had been limited; she had only provided some resources.
But if Dai Huabin really had a way to help her evolve the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Ning Tian was willing to pay any price.
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