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"What's happening?"
Ning Rongrong had been focusing intently on Luo Yu.
Yet suddenly, the Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda within her stirred and trembled.
She followed her senses and looked over.
In front of Ye Lingling, a tender Nine-heart Asiatic Apple bloomed, shrouded in a layer of silver radiance on the surface of her Martial Soul, growing ever stronger as Ye Lingling gradually absorbed the Eight-petal Immortal Orchid.
"Why is my Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda attracted to her Nine-heart Asiatic Apple?"
Amidst her surprise, Ye Lingling opened her beautiful eyes, having completely absorbed the medicinal power of the Eight-petal Immortal Orchid, and the silver glow suddenly illuminated the entire boudoir.
"Swipe!"
The Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda, responding to the sensation, autonomously emerged.
A layer of golden light unique to the Damask Tulip appeared on the surface of the colorful glazed pagoda.
The golden light spread instantly, mingling with the silver.
Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong both showed expressions of surprise.
A mysterious special connection formed in the depths of their hearts.
It was as if their Martial Souls were linked by some sort of bond, connected to each other.
It seemed that if they focused their minds, some unimaginable and strange changes would occur.
"Rongrong, what's happening?" Ye Lingling asked in astonishment.
Ning Rongrong was equally puzzled, "You're asking me? How would I know?"
Ye Lingling had a flash of insight and speculated:
"Rongrong, could this be what Brother Yu mentioned before?"
"The Immortal Herbs are interconnected, and since we've absorbed them, our Martial Souls have also established a connection."
Ning Rongrong pondered upon hearing this and responded after a few seconds of silence.
"That must be it."
"This has never happened before when we released our Martial Souls at the same time."
"It must be because of the Immortal Herbs that this change has occurred."
Just as Ye Lingling was about to speak, a sudden, earth-shattering dragon's roar erupted.
The deafening cry sliced through the residence.
Glass shattered instantly.
A resonant dragon chant broke free and echoed to the heavens.
In an instant, it alarmed everyone at Shrek Academy, who promptly rushed in this direction.
Ning Rongrong and the other girl even ignored their own Martial Souls, which were undergoing strange changes, and both covered their ears as they looked towards Luo Yu.
At that moment, a Nine-colored Dragon God Phantom spread out behind Luo Yu, howling up at the sky.
Hís aura surged unceasingly.
"Bang!"
Luo Yu's shirt suddenly burst open.
Fabric fluttered, revealing his muscular and robust upper body.
Ye Lingling and Ning Rongrong's pupils shrank, and they both exclaimed in surprise.
Not because they were shy seeing Luo Yu's body.
But because his arms now looked terrifying beyond measure, startling them.
Luo Yu kept his eyes tightly shut, his face contorted in pain, his veins bulging all over.
His left arm was so hot it seemed to be filled with fiery red magma, emitting an intense heat.
His right arm was frozen to an extreme icy blue, as if entirely forged from Profound Ice, exuding a coldness that pierced right to the heart.
The whole room was thus plunged into a state of both ice and fire.
Ye Lingling's breathing grew rapid, full of worry: "Rongrong, what's happening to Brother Yu?"
Ning Rongrong clenched her small hands, "He's absorbing a soul bone."
Ye Lingling bit her lip, "With Brother Yu's strength, what kind of soul bone would make it look so painful to absorb?"
Ning Rongrong's lips parted slightly.
"Million-Year."
"What?"
Ye Lingling's eyes widened in shock, staring at Ning Rongrong.
Doubting whether she had heard incorrectly.
Ning Rongrong spoke with gravity:
"You didn't hear wrong; Brother Yu is absorbing a Million-Year soul bone."
"And not just one, but two."
"Don't ask me where they came from; I'm just as shocked as you are."
Ye Lingling dug her nails into the palm of her hand, her pretty face etched with tension, "Absorbing Million-Year soul bones at the same time, has Brother Yu gone mad? Even a Titled Douluo wouldn't dare to do this!"
Ning Rongrong echoed her thoughts, "I have the same concerns, but Brother Yu insisted there wouldn't be a problem."
"This... this isn't..."
Ye Lingling wanted to say that this was a suicidal act, sheer folly!
But since it was happening to Luo Yu, she instinctively felt that he wouldn't be so irrational.
He must have something to rely on to do such a thing.
It's just that they couldn't understand at their level.
"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!"
One after another, figures began to appear at the doorway.
A Wu arrived first, followed by the Zhu Zhuqing Sisters and Flander and others, all alerted to come here.
When they saw the various phenomena inside the room and Luo Yu's painful expression, their hearts skipped a beat.
A Wu's delicate face was panicked as she repeatedly asked, "What's happening? What's going on with Xiao Yu?"
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"Brother Yu, what's happening to him!"
"Is he okay?"
The Zhu Zhuqing sisters and Xiaowu rushed in, anxiously asking questions.
Flander, Dai Mubai, and others were alarmed by the aura emitting from Luo Yu's body, and anyone who wasn't blind could detect those two extraordinary auras.
It seemed like once those two auras erupted, they could instantly level the entire Shrek Academy.
Ning Rongrong quickly explained to them.
Everyone gaped in disbelief upon learning what Luo Yu was doing.
Million-Year Soul Bones.
And two of them.
He, with his Soul King cultivation, dared to absorb soul bones of this caliber?
Wasn't he afraid that the massive energy would blow him up?
Was he crazy? Or was his courage just too great?
Each piece of information Ning Rongrong revealed was a shocking and unbelievable jolt to everyone's nerves.
Flander and Zhao Wuji exchanged glances.
"Can't be real."
"Feels like a damn dream."
"Roar—"
"Roar!!"
Two distinctly different dragon roars sounded.
Luo Yu's left arm, red-hot like molten lava, seemed to come alive, with a fiery dragon phantom swimming within.
His frozen right arm simultaneously manifested a water dragon phantom, moving about.
All present could feel the room alternating between hot and cold.
Eyes filled with astonishment and shock, they watched Luo Yu in disbelief.
"Mom, Brother Yu won't be in trouble, right?" Xiaowu clenched her dress tightly with her jade hands.
"I don't know," the beautiful woman shook her head, "We can only stand here waiting for the outcome, Xiao Yu has already started the process of fusing the soul bones, and there's nothing we can do to help."
"Grit, grit!"
Luo Yu clenched his teeth, enduring the test.
Just as he expected, the Water-Fire Dragon King Soul Bone was not so easy to absorb.
The Soul Ring attached to the Dragon God Martial Soul was actually easier to handle.
But the soul bone had to fully integrate into his bones, transforming his body.
His arms underwent a transformation to become even more powerful, bringing him pain that penetrated deep into his marrow.
This was still because his Immaculate Divine Body was robust enough, and the lingering souls of the two grand soul bones conceded to him; otherwise, anyone else trying to absorb these soul bones might instantly shatter.
Besides him, what Mortal could even dream of absorbing Dragon King Divine-grade Soul Bones?
Damn, it hurts so much.
Luo Yu cursed, forcibly focusing his mind away from the intense pain in his arms.
As his arms transformed, he continuously drew out the power from the two great soul bones, channeling it into the red and blue light spheres within his Dantian.
With the strength of his current body, he was not yet capable of fully absorbing the God Rank dragon forces inside the soul bones at once.
He needed to store them temporarily, to be absorbed gradually in the future.
Only then could he establish the strongest foundation for his Soul Power.
On the outside, Ye Lingling and the others couldn't bear to watch, covering their mouths in heartache.
Because the scene before them was too harrowing.
Luo Yu's features were twisted in agony, his arms' skin cracking open.
The wounds seemed to ooze not blood, but drops of lava and ice.
They could hardly imagine the pain the man was undergoing.
Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and others watching from behind were terrified.
Struggling to grasp Luo Yu's actions, they muttered softly.
"I've realized this guy isn't just harsh on others, he's even harsher on himself."
"He already has such unbeatable strength, why can't he just relax and enjoy the pleasures of life, why go through the trouble of absorbing these terrifying soul bones? It's totally unnecessary."
"Isn't this just asking for misery?"
"Shut up!"
The women's beautiful eyes instantly glared over in unison, filled with a stern killing intent.
"Don't think Brother Yu is like you," Zhu Zhuqing scolded.
Xiaowu snorted coldly, "You three just don't understand what a strong heart is."
Ning Rongrong looked on disdainfully, not even bothering to glance at the three men behind her.
Biting her red lips, she couldn't bear to see Luo Yu in such pain.
"No, I must find a way to help Brother Yu!"
"Nine Treasures, bring out the Glazed."
"Whoosh!"
The Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda burst forth with a soft, gold-rimmed radiance.
Ye Lingling also made her move, urging the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple.
The targets of both women were Luo Yu.
Suddenly, something unexpected happened.
The Nine Treasures Glazed Pagoda and the Nine-heart Asiatic Apple left the two women, rising into the air and merging together.
They began to spin rapidly.
Everyone stood aghast, looking up above.
"This..."
"What's this situation?"