The god-bestowed spirit bone was a right arm bone. Just like a god-bestowed spirit ring, this Spirit Bone's age could be increased, though it was much more difficult; how many years it could reach depended entirely on one's own capability.
If Furina were still at the Spirit King level, she estimated she could only raise it to around ninety thousand years at most. But now that she was in the Spirit Emperor Realm, her strength had taken a massive leap forward, and reaching one hundred thousand years would be no problem at all.
Having the prior experience of absorbing a god-bestowed spirit ring, Furina was already very proficient in the steps to increase the age of a god-bestowed spirit bone. This time was even ten percent faster than the last, and the Spirit Bone's age quickly reached the hundred-thousand-year standard.
Only then did Furina begin the absorption.
She could feel that this Spirit Bone seemed to have the potential to be raised even further. However, she chose to play it safe.
Wealth is found within danger—
It wasn't that she didn't understand this logic. But she was already very wealthy; there was simply no need to seek it through danger.
Besides, she wasn't in any dangerous situation right now.
Although Buddha Tang's giant hand was still hanging in the shadows, the God of Destruction was surely staring him down now, and the Goddess of Life and the Water God were keeping an eye on her side. The God of Destruction was also paying extra attention to Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Gu Qiuer.
There was no need to worry about Buddha Tang taking the opportunity to strike. If he were to act, he would have to be prepared for a desperate, all-or-nothing struggle, removing the thorns in his side with lightning speed.
But in that case, the first person he would deal with wouldn't be her, but the God of Destruction. After all, in the God Realm, aside from the sealed Golden Dragon King, only the God of Destruction could contend with him.
So Furina was currently quite relaxed and felt at ease.
A hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone was already sufficient. Unless her limit could reach over two hundred thousand years, raising it by another ten thousand or so wouldn't have much effect, and the improvement wouldn't be obvious.
After all, once a Soul Beast Cultivates to a hundred thousand years, its strength only undergoes a qualitative change every hundred thousand years thereafter. Except for that fellow Tianmeng Ice Silkworm who just eats and sleeps; it purely has quantity without quality.
Still, being able to coast to a million-year cultivation base was indeed not easy; it could be said to have consumed all the Luck of its entire species.
After Furina finished absorbing the Spirit Bone, she immediately checked the Spirit Abilities granted to her by this right arm bone.
Just like a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone granted two Spirit Abilities.
Her two Spirit Abilities were Intangibility and Teleportation. Both were for life-saving.
Compared to attack-type Spirit Abilities, life-saving ones were indeed more practical. Because with these, one could attack or dodge, advancing or retreating at will.
Even the most powerful attack Spirit Ability would likely struggle to surpass her Water Burst Technique; that was a total area-of-effect attack, unless there was absolutely no water around. But even then, her Second Martial Soul could create water, so it could still be used.
And after absorbing the hundred-thousand-year Spirit Bone, Furina's Soul Power smoothly rose from Level 69 to Level 70. She only needed to absorb one more spirit ring to Breakthrough and become a Spirit Saint.
"Perfect, good Luck!" Furina stretched her body, a satisfied smile on her face. "I'll rest for a bit, then go to the System shop to buy a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring. The seventh spirit ring is 100% the Martial Soul True Body, so it doesn't matter even if I rely on Luck."
She stretched lazily, intending to rest for a moment before absorbing the spirit ring.
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Meanwhile, on the other side.
Yan Shaozhe was sitting in his office when he saw Ma Xiaotao push the door open. He immediately put down the documents in his hand and went to greet her with concern.
"Xiaotao, how is the situation?" His gaze swept over Ma Xiaotao, his tone carrying unconcealed worry. "Has that Evil Fire in your body been completely removed?"
Ma Xiaotao nodded vigorously, her face brimming with a relaxed smile that hadn't been seen in a long time. "Although it hasn't been completely purified, it's much better. I expect I won't have to worry about being unable to Cultivate or going berserk for a long time."
Her eyes were sparkling, and even her tone was much lighter as she spoke.
"Furina also told me to go over once a week for her to help with the purification, to see if it can be completely removed over time." Ma Xiaotao added, pausing before continuing, "She also said that if that doesn't work, she'll try to find an Immortal Herb to help later."
"That's simply wonderful." Yan Shaozhe finally breathed a sigh of relief, his heart that had been hanging in suspense finally settling back into place.
He could finally rest easy and let Ma Xiaotao Cultivate properly, and finally feel at ease with her becoming a world-standing Spirit Master.
Although Shrek would certainly owe Furina a debt of gratitude for this, it didn't matter. For the sake of Xiaotao's future, these were minor issues.
After all, Xiaotao was one of the monster students in the history of Shrek Academy; they couldn't just give up on her, and they certainly couldn't sit by and watch her fall and become an Evil Soul Master due to the Evil Fire.
As for the fact that Furina could obtain an Immortal Herb, while it was indeed no small matter, thinking back on the various means Furina had shown—creating spirit tools that didn't require Soul Power, her Axis Cult creating Artificial Soul Rings and Spirit Bones, and having a Limit Douluo powerhouse backing them.
In comparison, the matter of the Immortal Herb was relatively minor.
To be honest, he was very curious about what means Furina could use to obtain Immortal Herbs that had been extinct for ten thousand years. But he knew even better that Shrek must now cling tightly to the Axis Cult's thigh. For the sake of Shrek Academy's future, they absolutely could not make an enemy of the Axis Cult.
This was why he didn't feel comfortable letting Ma Xiaotao go find Furina alone; with Xiaotao's impulsive personality, it would be easy for her to cause trouble if she were by herself.
"Alright, Xiaotao, you go Cultivate first." Yan Shaozhe patted Ma Xiaotao on the shoulder. "Then go report the situation to Elder Mu."
"Okay." Ma Xiaotao responded respectfully and left the office with a light step.
Yan Shaozhe watched her leave, seeing the heartfelt smile on her face, and couldn't help but feel emotional: it had been a long time since he'd seen Xiaotao so happy.
After she left, Yan Shaozhe sat back in his chair, looking down at the mountain of drafts and documents on his desk, and his head began to ache again.
"There really are so many things to deal with..." He rubbed his temples and muttered to himself.
He picked up a document, put it down, and picked up another.
"Let's start with the simplest ones. Moral education, this is something unheard of on the continent... this part can wait, it needs careful planning."
He muttered as he marked things on the document.
"The dormitory buildings and the cafeteria can be started first. Enrollment will be a bit difficult..." He tapped the desk with his pen. "I can't make the decision on this alone; I'll have to convene a Sea Gods Pavilion meeting to discuss it thoroughly with the Elders and Qian Duoduo's group. We must at least recruit some true commoner students."
He picked up another document, his brow furrowing slightly.
"Right, and the matter of the Soul Fighting Area. This also needs to be changed, mainly the issue of fees; change it to be free as much as possible, to allow the students to learn better and give them more opportunities to train."
He put down his pen, stood up, and walked to the window, gazing at the sky outside.
The sky was somewhat gloomy, looking as if it were about to rain.
"Sigh..." He sighed deeply. "I hope the continent doesn't experience any more wars for a while, at least not before my Shrek has completely reformed."
His gaze became distant, and his brow furrowed even tighter.
"But the world is unpredictable. The movements from the Sun Moon Empire give me the feeling that they are ready to start a war at any time. The Axis Cult's influence is spread throughout the Star Luo Empire, and there are even signs of infiltration into the Heaven Dou Empire and the Dou Ling Empire."
He stood with his hands behind his back, his figure looking somewhat desolate.
"It gives me a feeling like a storm is coming; whether it's Sun Moon or the Axis Cult, it's as if everyone wants to dominate the continent. Our Shrek Academy can only choose a side to stand on, otherwise this ten-thousand-year Legacy might be destroyed by my hands."
He looked at the grey sky outside the window and sighed deeply again.
In that moment, he seemed to have aged a few more years.
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