Zhuge Lan's complaint left Huo Yuhao utterly confused.
"Brother Tianmeng, Elder Electrolux, do you know what this means?"
The Skydream Iceworm stayed silent.
—As a professional slacker, it was even more confused.
"You can understand it as a form of will cultivation." Electrolux explained succinctly.
"Because of martial souls and spirit rings, this world lacks innovation and neglects inner cultivation. The artistic conception of Tai Chi fills in that gap. The stronger the existence, the greater the benefits they may reap."
Huo Yuhao immediately understood.
"So it's just like what Brother Lan always says… Dimensional Strike, right?"
"Young one who can be taught." Zhuge Lan nodded in satisfaction. "Now then, have you decided what to do with that 240,000-year-old spirit bone?"
At the mention of it, Huo Yuhao instantly became a little bitter.
Over a month ago, the resource gift package Mu En had given him—he had only managed to digest a little bit of it by now.
The most valuable of all was none other than this 240,000-year torso bone.
But the problem was…
This torso bone came from a 240,000-year-old fierce beast, a Dragon Horse, pure Light attribute, belonging to the melee assault system.
Meanwhile, Huo Yuhao's attributes were spiritual and ice, with very low compatibility with it.
On the other hand, Wang Dong…
Light attribute, flying martial soul, assault type!
Not just compatible—this was tailor-made for him!
But Mu En had still handed this torso bone to Huo Yuhao.
No need to ask why.
It must have been for the sake of that mysterious demigod.
—Wang Dong's first and second uncles at home wouldn't make Mu En pay such a price.
This left Huo Yuhao in a bind.
A 240,000-year torso bone!
If this opportunity had come before, he would've absorbed it without hesitation.
So what if the attributes didn't match? The age alone was worth it!
Just the income in Fortune Points alone would be at least five digits.
But now that he had Brother Lan, a 240,000-year spirit bone was basically equal to 240,000 Fortune Points.
He could just save them up steadily, and the resulting spirit bone would be absolutely perfect for him.
Therefore…
Even knowing that this bone suited Wang Dong more, and that they were both Mu En's last disciples, Huo Yuhao couldn't just secretly absorb it for himself.
That would only waste a valuable spirit bone slot.
But then again, to just give away such a priceless bone to Wang Dong…
He really couldn't bear it.
So he became a little bitter of indecision.
Seeing this, Zhuge Lan laughed heartily.
If it had been anyone else making Huo Yuhao hesitate like this, he would've scolded them bloody.
But if it was Wang Dong?
Grab the melon seeds and a bench—this was a show worth watching!
"If it really doesn't work, then just trade it." The Skydream Iceworm spoke kindly. "As the young sect master of the Clear Sky Sect, Wang Dong will surely be willing to pour resources into cultivation."
Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up!
Yes! The real issue was just that giving it away for free was too painful.
Losing a spirit bone meant losing Fortune Points too.
But if he could trade it for resources more suited to himself, that would be a win-win!
Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao squirmed a few times in excitement, then dashed back to the dormitory in a hurry—so rushed that he pushed the door open without knocking.
By the time he realized he'd forgotten, he was already staring at a "slender and smooth as glass back."
"Ahhhh!!!"
Huo Yuhao quickly shut the door and backed out, awkwardly rubbing his face.
So strange! Why was his heart racing from looking at a boy's back?
'Must be because I was too excited just now.'
In his spiritual sea, Zhuge Lan, riding on top of the Skydream Iceworm, caught this thought and laughed loudly.
"Why doesn't Shrek Academy have physiology classes? Truly misleading the students."
"Physiology class?" Electrolux asked curiously.
"It means teaching the structural differences between bodies and providing timely sex education."
"Zhuge's homeland… was so progressive?"
"To recognize the world correctly, to enlighten early, to avoid cases like little Yuhao here, where the answer is right before his eyes and he still can't see it."
Electrolux nodded in agreement.
With such advanced thinking, no wonder Zhuge Lan had grown into such a remarkable person.
Creak—
The dormitory door opened, and Wang Dong glared at Huo Yuhao angrily.
"Why are you back so fast today? And without knocking!"
"Sorry, I was too excited and forgot." Huo Yuhao said casually. "Come in, I'll show you a big secret."
He wrapped an arm around Wang Dong's shoulders and pulled him inside, completely unaware of the odd look on Wang Dong's face.
—Show a big secret?
Was it what he thought it meant…?
Had his identity finally been exposed?
While Wang Dong's thoughts were running wild, Huo Yuhao had already taken out the torso bone.
Pure white light illuminated the room, and the dense fluctuation of spirit power made Wang Dong's eyes go wide.
Definitely a spirit bone over 100,000 years!
And the attribute matched him perfectly!
"This… where did you get such a high-quality spirit bone?" Wang Dong asked dumbfounded.
"My teacher gave it to me." Huo Yuhao scratched his head. "But I think it suits you better…"
Wang Dong's face turned solemn.
His first thought wasn't—Why did the teacher give it to you and not me?
Instead, it was—
"No way!"
"Since the teacher gave it to you, then it belongs to you!"
"I can't take it!"
"Hurry up and put it away. If someone else sees it, it'll cause big trouble!"
To reject a 100,000-year spirit bone so firmly—Wang Dong truly had great determination.
That only strengthened Huo Yuhao's resolve further. —For such an outstanding "other half," he must repay with sincerity!
"Who said I'm giving it away for free?"
Huo Yuhao pretended to frown. "This torso bone suits you, and its age is a whole 240,000 years. So I was thinking of trading it with you—cultivation resources, self-created spirit skills, compatible spirit bones—something of roughly equal value."
Hearing that, Wang Dong became interested.
His eyes couldn't help but linger on the torso bone, his heart burning with desire to obtain it.
But he soon frowned again.
"A 240,000-year torso bone?
The sect's inherited spirit bone set is only around 80,000 years each, and they'd never be traded to you. This is… tricky…"
Wang Dong thought hard about the valuable items his sect possessed, but found nothing that could match.
"Why don't you write home and ask your first and second uncles?" Huo Yuhao reminded him.
"After all, they're the sect masters. They definitely know about many secrets you don't.
"For example, Brother Lan mentioned before—your Clear Sky Sect has a godly technique worth just as much."
Wang Dong's eyes widened at the reminder.
"The Great Sumeru Hammer requires the Clear Sky Hammer to learn. Are you talking about Ring Explosion? That's the Clear Sky Sect's forbidden inheritance. Even within the sect, only the most extraordinary geniuses can learn it."
"Yuhao, you…"
Wang Dong shook his head, clearly not hopeful.
"I see…" Yuhao scratched his head. "Then I'm not sure either."
At the same time, he asked Brother Lan inwardly—was the information wrong?
"Hmph. Just let him ask. Don't worry about the rest." Zhuge Lan replied vaguely.
Dare to doubt me?
Normally, outsiders definitely couldn't learn Ring Explosion.
But if one became the Clear Sky Sect's son-in-law… then that was another story.
Even if Ring Explosion wasn't traded, a sect that had stood for tens of thousands of years would surely have something fierce to offer.
At worst, they could exchange it with "favors"—promising to help Huo Yuhao with several matters in the future, which would also yield extra Fortune Points.
One way or another, there was no way to lose.
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