Mu En then looked at Wang Nan, and with a wave of his hand, another red light from the Corrosion Moon Mad Mastiff landed in his palm.
"It really is a leg bone," Mu En nodded. "Although there isn't a definitive conclusion in the Spirit Master world yet, after many years of research by the Academy, we've found some patterns in the production of Spirit Bones."
"Strength-type Spirit Beasts mostly produce arm bones, speed-type Spirit Beasts mostly produce leg bones, and skull bones are mostly produced by mental-type Spirit Beasts. As for torso bones, there is no definitive statement. Therefore, for Spirit Masters, skull bones and torso bones are the most difficult to obtain."
Mu En took this opportunity to tell Wang Nan a secret about Spirit Bones, one he hadn't known before.
"Although you didn't find a suitable spirit ring on this trip, this Spirit Bone is also a good harvest. If you need it, you can absorb it here now. Although it's not a torso bone, every absorption of a Spirit Bone will enhance your physical strength, and after absorbing this Spirit Bone, the age limit for your sixth spirit ring can also be increased."
With Wang Nan's current mental force and physical strength, he could even attempt a spirit ring of around 70,000 years. If he absorbed another Spirit Bone, the limit for his sixth spirit ring would likely be heading toward 90,000 years.
Wang Nan naturally wouldn't refuse and reached out to take the Spirit Bone.
This was a left leg bone, smooth on the surface, with solid and delicate bone tissue. A blood-red light was binding around it, and Wang Nan seemed to be able to feel the unique ferocity of the Corrosion Moon Mad Mastiff from it.
Wang Nan was quite familiar with absorbing Spirit Bones. He circulated his spirit power to refine the Spirit Bone into a liquid state and then gradually fused it with his left leg.
There was no Spirit Beast consciousness within the Spirit Bone, so absorbing Spirit Bones was not restricted by cultivation or spirit power rank.
However, the Spirit Ability provided by the Spirit Bone still carried some of the original characteristics of the Spirit Beast. As the Spirit Bone gradually fused with Wang Nan, the content related to the Spirit Ability emerged in his mind, and a wave of inexplicable irritation rose in his heart.
A blood-red light invaded his Sea of Consciousness, and the Evil Breaking Dragon instantly began to swim, golden light flashing and vying with the blood-red light of the Spirit Bone.
After all, it was just a Spirit Bone. The blood-red light quickly lost, being absorbed and purified by the Evil Breaking Dragon, and a brand new Spirit Ability immediately appeared in Wang Nan's consciousness.
When Wang Nan opened his eyes again, only Zhang Lexuan was left in front of the Sea God Pavilion. Her Spirit had been completely withdrawn, clearly indicating that she had successfully absorbed her eighth spirit ring.
"Senior Sister," Wang Nan stood up and called out. Zhang Lexuan already possessed an eighth spirit ring, so the day she became the Senior Sister must not be far off.
"You're awake. It seems the improvement brought by this Spirit Bone is significant. It's already the seventh day."
Wang Nan clearly hadn't expected so much time to have passed, but for a Spirit Master, a few days of secluded cultivation was commonplace, so he quickly adjusted.
Thinking of what happened a few days ago, Wang Nan cupped his fists toward Zhang Lexuan. "Thank you, Senior Sister, for what happened in the Star Dou Great Forest a few days ago."
"It's nothing. As the captain, protecting my teammates is my duty. Besides, even if I hadn't intervened, you wouldn't have been harmed." Zhang Lexuan quickly changed the subject. "Elder Mu told you to go see him once you woke up. At this time, he should be near the Outer Courtyard new student dormitories."
Outer Courtyard?
Wang Nan looked toward the Shrek Academy Outer Courtyard along Sea God Lake. Calculating the days, it was indeed time for new students to enroll at Shrek Academy again.
Thinking back, it had been exactly six years since Wang Nan first came to Shrek Academy.
"Alright, I'll go now."
Just like during new student enrollment in previous years, multiple registration points had been set up in Shrek Plaza, and many new students were lining up in long queues in front of the registration points.
The number of people who could register at Shrek Academy each year was indeed not small, but only a few hundred could pass the entrance examination and new student assessment.
Wang Nan quickly scanned the crowd and actually saw an acquaintance.
"Second Uncle, are you in charge of registration this year?"
Wang Yan looked at Wang Nan, who was now as tall as he was, first stunned, then raised his hand to pat his shoulder. Since Wang Nan entered the Inner Courtyard, the uncle and nephew had rarely met, and coupled with Wang Nan's year-long deep meditation, Wang Yan didn't recognize him at first.
"Yes, I'm in charge of the first-year students this year, so I'm doing the new student registration. It's been a year, and your strength has already surpassed mine, Second Uncle."
First year?
Wang Yan teaching the first year reminded Wang Nan of many things. He looked up, scanning the crowd, and indeed found a rather special young man.
On the Douluo Continent, due to the existence of Spirits, various hair colors were not uncommon, but at this time, Wang Nan only knew of one person who had short pink-blue hair.
"Teacher Wang, please come over here and take a look!"
Hearing someone call Wang Yan, Wang Nan quickly spoke, "Second Uncle, you go ahead and be busy. I'll come find you to chat in a few days."
"Alright." Wang Yan nodded, walking aside with his characteristic smile.
"Teacher Wang, this new student's Spirit is called the Bright Goddess Butterfly. I've never heard of this kind of Spirit before, what do you think…?"
Although the distance was a bit far, and the teacher who had just called Wang Yan also lowered his voice, with Wang Nan's mental perception, it was no different from them chatting right next to him.
Wang Yan frowned upon hearing this and walked over to the pink-blue-haired young man, examining him up and down.
"Student, what is your name, and please tell me your age and Spirit."
"My name is Wang Dong."
Indeed.
Wang Nan simply walked to the side, wanting to witness this rather memorable scene.
"Eleven years old, my Spirit is the Bright Goddess Butterfly," Wang Dong continued.
"This might be a bit abrupt, but would you mind telling me your gender?" Wang Yan listened, then suddenly asked out of the blue.
Huh?
Even with Wang Nan's mental force, he almost couldn't maintain his expression at this moment.
Huh?
Wang Dong quickly looked himself up and down but couldn't see where he had revealed any flaws.
"I… I am a male."
Wang Yan's frown deepened.
Since Wang Nan brought back news of the Heavenly Scale Sect from the Douling Empire three years ago, Wang Yan also gained an opportunity to enter the Inner Courtyard library. He had always been dedicated to Spirit research, and when perusing the Shrek Academy Inner Courtyard's books, he paid close attention to this area.
Although three years had passed, Wang Yan never forgot what he had read. He clearly remembered that one book had a record stating that the Bright Goddess Butterfly Spirit was the epitome of beauty among Beast Spirits on the Douluo Continent, and therefore, it only appeared on female Spirit Masters with extremely beautiful appearances.
Knowledge about the Bright Goddess Butterfly Spirit was very scarce; even most teachers at Shrek Academy were unaware that it only appeared on female Spirit Masters. But Wang Yan, obsessed with Spirits, had seen this record by chance.
Wang Yan deeply trusted the records of Shrek Academy, so in his eyes, the problem naturally lay with Wang Dong.