Return to Notting Academy
Several days later.
Outside Notting City—
A young black-haired boy slowly walked along the mountain road beneath afternoon sunlight.
Dust lightly covered his clothes.
His appearance looked somewhat travel-worn.
Yet—
His eyes remained calm throughout.
Lin Yuan had finally returned.
After spending several days inside Star Dou Forest—
His entire temperament subtly changed.
Especially after:
life-and-death battle spirit ring absorption spirit bone fusion The lazy aura around him still existed.
But hidden beneath it—
Was dangerous sharpness.
Like a sword concealed inside calm waters.
At this moment—
Lin Yuan quietly sensed spirit power within his body.
Level 16.
Even he felt slightly surprised by this growth speed.
Normally—
Most spirit masters required years to rise several levels after obtaining first spirit ring.
Meanwhile—
He directly advanced from level 10 to 16.
If this cultivation speed spread outside—
Even major spirit master clans would become shocked.
Fortunately—
Lin Yuan already decided: he would temporarily conceal most of his true strength.
Especially:
thousand-year first ring twin martial souls spirit bone Any one of these could attract massive attention.
Current him still lacked enough strength to ignore consequences completely.
Soon—
The familiar outline of Notting City gradually appeared ahead.
Compared to dangerous Star Dou Forest—
The city atmosphere instantly felt peaceful.
Vendors shouted loudly.
Children played nearby.
Carriages continuously moved along streets.
Meanwhile—
Lin Yuan calmly walked through the city while observing surroundings casually.
Then suddenly—
Several nearby pedestrians revealed strange expressions after seeing him.
Especially older men.
Their gazes unconsciously drifted downward toward the package hanging beside Lin Yuan’s waist.
Refined whale glue.
Lin Yuan: “…”
Right.
He forgot he still carried remaining whale glue supplies.
One middle-aged man revealed understanding expression immediately.
Another noble-looking merchant even gave him approving thumbs-up.
Lin Yuan’s mouth twitched slightly.
These people’s thoughts were definitely impure.
Unfortunately—
He couldn’t even explain properly.
After all—
Lin Yuan sighed internally.
Forget it.
Experts were destined to endure misunderstanding.
Soon—
He finally returned toward Notting Junior Spirit Master Academy.
At this moment—
The academy gate remained lively as usual.
Several students chatted nearby casually.
Meanwhile—
The familiar gatekeeper sat lazily near entrance.
The moment the gatekeeper saw Lin Yuan—
His expression instantly froze slightly.
Because compared to before leaving—
Lin Yuan now gave people entirely different feeling.
Especially those eyes.
Too calm.
Too steady.
Nothing like ordinary six-year-old child.
Then—
The gatekeeper suddenly noticed the purple spirit ring quietly rising beneath Lin Yuan’s feet.
Purple.
Deep purple.
For several seconds—
The gatekeeper’s brain completely stopped functioning.
Then suddenly—
“PU—PURPLE?!”
His terrified scream instantly echoed throughout academy entrance.
Nearby students immediately turned around in confusion.
Then—
Everyone froze too.
Purple spirit ring.
First ring.
A thousand-year first spirit ring.
This completely shattered common sense.
One nearby student directly rubbed eyes repeatedly.
Another almost fell backward from shock.
Meanwhile—
The gatekeeper himself looked ready to faint.
His legs trembled continuously.
“You… you…”
“How is this possible?!”
Lin Yuan lazily scratched cheek.
Then calmly withdrew the spirit ring.
The terrifying pressure instantly disappeared.
Only silence remained.
At that moment—
Several teachers rapidly rushed outside after hearing commotion.
Among them—
Yu Xiaogang arrived fastest.
Then—
The moment he saw Lin Yuan—
His pupils instantly contracted sharply.
Especially after sensing spirit power fluctuations from Lin Yuan’s body.
Level 16?!
Yu Xiaogang’s breathing visibly became unstable briefly.
He originally expected: even if Lin Yuan succeeded somehow—
A hundred-year spirit ring already represented miracle.
But now?
Purple first ring?
Level 16 spirit power?
This completely exceeded his understanding.
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Tang San also hurried over after hearing noise.
The moment he saw the purple spirit ring—
His usually calm expression instantly changed.
Shock.
Genuine shock.
Because he understood better than ordinary people: what this actually represented.
A first spirit ring beyond limit.
Meanwhile—
Lin Yuan simply looked completely relaxed.
Almost like nothing unusual happened.
At that moment—
Xiao Wu suddenly squeezed through crowd aggressively.
Then instantly froze after seeing Lin Yuan.
Especially the purple spirit ring.
Her rabbit ears nearly popped out subconsciously.
“A thousand-year spirit ring?!”
“You actually succeeded?!”
As spirit beast transformed human—
She understood more clearly than everyone present how absurd this was.
A six-year-old child absorbing thousand-year ring?
Completely monstrous.
Meanwhile—
Lin Yuan casually smiled.
“Barely survived.”
The surrounding crowd instantly became speechless.
Barely survived?
This wasn’t something normal humans should survive at all.
At that moment—
Yu Xiaogang finally spoke slowly.
His voice carried unprecedented seriousness.
“Lin Yuan.”
“What spirit beast did you absorb?”
The academy surroundings instantly became silent.
Everyone stared toward Lin Yuan closely.
Meanwhile—
Lin Yuan calmly replied:
“Blue Vine Serpent.”
The next second—
Yu Xiaogang’s expression changed again.
Because he knew this spirit beast.
A vicious thousand-year plant-type spirit beast possessing:
poison vitality absorption powerful restraint abilities An extremely dangerous target.
Yet—
Lin Yuan hunted it alone?
Yu Xiaogang suddenly realized something terrifying.
This child’s combat strength…
Might already exceed many adult Spirit Masters.
At that moment—
Lin Yuan suddenly yawned lazily.
“I’m tired.”
“Can I sleep first before interrogation?”
The atmosphere instantly became strange again.
Everyone: “…”
This fellow truly had no tension whatsoever.
To be continued…..
[End OF Chapter 20].
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