"Huu..."
A mist was exhaled from Lu Cheng's mouth.
He slowly opened his eyes. Absorbing a spirit bone was not just an increase in soul power but also an enhancement of his physical body, and at the same time, it granted him two spirit bone skills.
The Golden Earth Dragon King granted him a spirit bone skill: it added the attribute of Light Fire, increased power by forty percent, and included a continuous burning effect. The other spirit bone was purely for enhancing arrow-firing speed and range, increasing it from the original one thousand meters to about one thousand five hundred meters, while also increasing his own movement speed.
The former's Light Fire was the bane of Evil Soul Masters, comparable to Ye Guyi's Sacred Angel. He remembered that in the original story, Wang Donger's Goddess of Light Butterfly martial soul also absorbed a Golden Earth Dragon King in the early stages, and later, relying on the characteristics of her martial soul, she was able to suppress the Holy Spirit Cult team in the tournament.
Although the latter was a hundred thousand-year spirit bone, its fire attribute ability was completely devoured by the Golden Crow Fire, making it lean more towards a passive enhancement skill; it was equivalent to icing on the cake, purely increasing combat power and adding points to his stats.
The moment Lu Cheng opened his eyes, the red sun-shooting bow condensed in his left hand. He pulled back with his right hand, and a crimson arrow condensed between his fingers.
He narrowed his eyes, aiming into the courtyard at a large tree outside the gate.
Boom~
With a boom, the large tree snapped in half, wood chips splattered everywhere, and dust filled the air.
The moment the arrow shot out, it carried the power of light and holiness, like an angel's arrow, bearing pure white flames that devoured all darkness.
Lu Cheng nodded slightly, a hint of joy in his eyes. After absorbing the spirit bone, his waist and arm strength had been significantly enhanced.
A tool spirit like an arrow excelled at long-range attacks, killing silently. By the time the enemy reacted, it had already pierced their throat, so firing speed was an extremely important enhancement.
The sun-shooting bow slowly dissipated. Lu Cheng moved his shoulders; the area where the spirit bone was located emitted residual heat, which was a sign of the spirit bone being activated.
"Not bad. In two days, come with Sister to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain your third soul ring." Ma Xiaotao covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Okay." Lu Cheng nodded, a hint of joy flashing in his eyes.
...
Three days later.
"Mom?"
Shrek City.
In a quaint little courtyard.
Lu Cheng spoke softly. A restless, beautiful middle-aged woman saw Lu Cheng, and her pink eyes relaxed slightly. She stepped forward to examine Lu Cheng, cupping his face and saying softly, "Xiao Cheng, are you alright?"
"I'm fine... How is your health?" Lu Cheng sighed in relief while asking with concern.
"Much better. This gentleman specifically invited a physician to clear my meridians and treat my illness, and now I am much better." Mother Jiang revealed a gentle smile.
"This must be young friend Lu Cheng. I've heard so much about you."
An elderly man with gray hair walked out from the backyard, smiling as he spoke.
"Thank you for the spirit bone, and... for saving my mother's life. I, Lu Cheng, will never forget this." Lu Cheng said with a serious expression, bowing slightly.
Mother Jiang was his weakness, an existence like family. He would definitely repay this kindness from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
"Don't mention it, don't mention it..." The white-haired elder appeared kind and amiable.
"Your mother's illness is actually not very serious, but there is too much accumulated medicinal residue in her body, so she needs a period of quiet recuperation. If you are comfortable with it, you can continue to stay here. This is the property of my Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, and no one will come to cause trouble."
"Then I will trouble you." Lu Cheng nodded.
As the many disciples of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School retreated.
Mother Jiang's eyes softened: "Before I left, those guys were still blocking me from leaving. This matter is all thanks to you; otherwise, Nannan and I would probably have been devoured completely by those guys."
Jiang Nannan received the news and rushed over.
The moment she pushed open the door, her large, watery, pink eyes couldn't hold back anymore; she threw herself into Mother Jiang's arms, her eyes blurred with tears.
Lu Cheng stood with his hands behind his back, his eyes warm.
With his worries resolved, he could now focus on his cultivate.
...
"Damn it! Damn animals!"
"You can't even handle these small matters, and it even reached the ears of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School."
Xuanming City.
In a small courtyard in the core area.
Xu Jiangliu was furious and slammed the jade bead in his hand onto the ground. The jade bead shattered into pieces, but his anger remained difficult to suppress.
She was practically the heaven-chosen girl for the awakening of his Xu family. He had planned for so many years, and seeing that his son was about to undergo martial soul awakening, he had even specifically called him back from Shrek Academy before the holiday. Now that everything was prepared, the person for the awakening was gone?!!
That Jiang Nannan was a prodigy of Shrek Academy; not only was her talent formidable, but she would also be an impeccable wife to marry into the Xu family. And now?
Was he supposed to just find some random nobody for his son's martial-soul awakening?
"Master, please calm your anger..." Steward Chen lay on the ground, trembling all over.
He had been watching almost the entire time. The moment he encountered those people, he had dispatched troops to intercept them. Who would have thought that those people would pull a "sneaking across the channel" trick? The person had been swapped at some unknown time and had long since left Xuanming City. The carriage they intercepted was carrying another village woman.
Not to mention that those people were from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School; who didn't know that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School was the wealthiest on the continent and also extremely difficult to provoke? It was only because this was Xuanming City that they could use their advantage as local tyrants to throw their weight around. If they were outside Xuanming City...
"Who on earth could have convinced the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School to take action? It absolutely couldn't be Jiang Nannan. I've already investigated; her only social connection is a down-and-out Tang Ya. Could it be..." Xu Jiangliu narrowed his eyes, thinking of another possibility.
"Could it be that Lu Cheng?"
"Absolutely impossible!" Chen Nian's face darkened, and he shouted loudly.
"Shut up! You useless trash who can't accomplish anything."
Xu Jiangliu glanced coldly at Chen Nian. The latter continued to shrink his head back like a quail.
"Investigate for me..."
Xu Jiangliu said with cold eyes: "I want to know everything that Lu Cheng has done since going to Shrek Academy."
"Daring to snatch people on my Xuanming Sect's territory, even if it is the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School? Don't think they will get off easily! Do they really think I'm a coward who hides in his shell, letting anyone trample all over me?"
"Then... the Second Young Master's awakening ceremony?" Chen Nian asked hesitantly.
"No rush, wait a bit longer." Xu Jiangliu narrowed his eyes.
"Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School... hmph hmph."
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