Although he was already in a soul state, Lin Xiao could still tell that Feng Shen's voice had suddenly risen in pitch.
"That's right. The soul beast you sealed in the Conferred God Platform is none other than the Snow Empress, the leader of the Three Heavenly Kings of the Extreme North."
The expression on Feng Shen's face was extremely vivid. It took him a long while before he slowly accepted Lin Xiao's words. "So that's how it was. No wonder sealing her back then was so perilous."
As he spoke, he shook his head once more. "Only now do I realize how incredibly lucky I was at that time. Back then, the Snow Empress must have encountered some unexpected accident, which allowed me to seal her in the Conferred God Platform."
"Now, let alone in my current state, even if I still had my full strength, it would be impossible for me to seal the Snow Empress again."
"That may not necessarily be the case." Lin Xiao had already walked to the dormitory door and reached out to push it open. "I don't need to seal her immense power, and soul beasts are inherently weak in mental strength. Her soul isn't that strong."
Feng Shen fell silent for a moment. After a long pause, he finally nodded. "I am indeed skilled in sealing-type soul tools. In that case, I can give it a try."
"However—"
"What's wrong?" Lin Xiao asked when he heard Feng Shen hesitate.
"I will need to use that alloy you researched."
"Of course."
Toward soul beings like Feng Shen and Shi Ling, Lin Xiao naturally held nothing back. Although they still possessed their own consciousness, in the end, they had completely become powerless under Lin Xiao's control.
Leaving Feng Shen floating to the side to design the blueprints for the soul tool, Lin Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed, gently closed his eyes, and the soul core within his body slowly rotated. The soul power in his meridians began to surge rapidly, drawing the surrounding heaven and earth origin energy to pour into his body.
Thinking carefully, ever since he returned to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, this period of time had been quite eventful.
After obtaining his eighth soul ring and waking from deep meditation, in less than a month, he first became the Eighth Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult, then consecutively encountered people from Shrek Academy and the Illustrious Virtue Hall. It had truly been lively.
Now that something had happened to the Illustrious Virtue Hall, he finally had time to deal with some other matters, for example, the corpse of the Grand Elder was still in his storage soul tool.
As a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, there should still be a soul bone inside waiting for him.
"Knock knock knock—"
However, not long after Lin Xiao entered meditation, just as the sky outside had begun to darken, a sudden knocking sound came from the door.
Lin Xiao abruptly opened his eyes, and Feng Shen at the desk "whoosh—" swiftly returned into Lin Xiao's body.
"Who is it?"
Lin Xiao got up and walked forward, asking casually.
There was no response from outside, but when he opened the door, a figure rushed into his arms and hugged him tightly.
Lin Xiao instinctively took a step back. Only after clearly seeing the person did he slowly lower his guard.
"Why are you here?"
The person who rushed in was none other than Ju Zi. However, ever since returning from the trip to the ice sea, she had been deliberately avoiding Lin Xiao. The last time they met downstairs in the teaching building, she hadn't said much either.
Lin Xiao could also guess why Ju Zi was acting this way. As the crown princess designated by Xu Tianran, she naturally would not appear too close to other members of the opposite sex.
But now...
Ju Zi slightly raised her head. The usual look in her eyes was gone, replaced instead by a vulnerability more befitting her age. A few crystalline tears were especially prominent under the illumination of the lighting soul tool in Lin Xiao's room.
"I'm leaving."
Ju Zi buried her head back into Lin Xiao's chest and spoke in a low voice.
Lin Xiao raised his hand slightly, but upon hearing her words, he paused again and did not push her away.
"A message came from the palace. Emperor Xu Jing heard the news of the attack on the Illustrious Virtue Hall, flew into a rage, and fell into a coma. It's unknown when he will wake up."
Ju Zi's voice came softly. "The imperial physicians in the palace have already examined him. The emperor has been ill for a long time. Even if he wakes up, his body will be far worse than before, and he won't be able to handle state affairs as he used to."
At this point, Lin Xiao already knew what would follow. As the crown prince of the Sun Moon Empire, Xu Tianran would likely take over the empire's affairs as regent and even prepare to ascend the throne at any time.
And Ju Zi, as the crown princess and future empress, naturally could no longer remain at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy.
Ju Zi did not continue speaking either. She knew that as long as Lin Xiao understood what was happening in the palace, he could guess the rest.
The room fell silent. Ju Zi's body trembled slightly, as if she were choking back sobs. After a long while, she slowly raised her head.
"I'm sorry, I have to go."
With that, without waiting for Lin Xiao's response, she immediately turned and walked toward the door.
"If—"
Lin Xiao suddenly spoke, causing Ju Zi to freeze in place.
"If one day, you have completed your revenge and no longer want that life, or no longer wish to continue this kind of life for the sake of revenge, you can come find me."
Ju Zi's body trembled. She did not respond, lowered her head, and quickly ran away.
Lin Xiao watched her disappear back, let out a soft sigh, and slowly closed the door.
"Feeling sorry for her?"
Electux's voice suddenly sounded in Lin Xiao's mind, carrying a hint of amusement.
"No." Lin Xiao shook his head. "I just feel that the hatred in her heart is too heavy. Sometimes it blinds her judgment and even forces her to the point where she cannot turn back."
"I've seen too many people like this. I was just giving her a chance to change her mind."
"If you like her, just admit it. I can see that the girl who resembles the moon isn't the petty type either."
The longer Lin Xiao spent with Electux, the more he realized that Electux wasn't quite the profound and unfathomable figure he had imagined. Instead, he would occasionally joke with him, like the old men in the village who loved teasing children when he was young.
However, upon mentioning Zhang Lexuan, he paused slightly before shaking his head again. "Her... I don't know how to describe it. Perhaps I like her, or perhaps not."
"Teacher, before I joined the Holy Spirit Cult, I also thought about what I would become in the future."
Lin Xiao let out a soft sigh. "I also imagined that I would possess a powerful martial soul and, in the future, eliminate evil, uphold justice, punish the wicked, and promote good. It's just..."
Lin Xiao paused and did not continue on this topic. "That girl is probably the embodiment of what I fantasized I should have become."
"Outstanding strength, exceptional talent, and a heart full of kindness. If my experiences are a dark night, then she is the moonlight I fantasized about becoming when I was young."
"That's why I want to help her more."
"Hahaha." Electux suddenly laughed.
"Teacher?" Lin Xiao asked in some confusion.
"Silly child... Never mind. These are things you'll only understand after experiencing them yourself. Your teacher can't tell you too much." Electux said meaningfully.
"However, even if your past is a dark night, there will eventually come a day when dawn breaks."
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