While absorbing the energy.
Shen Hanyu turned his gaze toward the several women who had been watching his battle with the Frost Moon Heavenly Wolf King the entire time.
The leader, Xu Yan, also noticed Shen Hanyu's gaze. After hesitating for a moment, she still stepped forward and said:
"Hello, my name is Xu Yan. I'm a teacher at Shrek Academy's Skywater Academy branch. The four behind me are my colleagues. We…"
Shen Hanyu waved his hand, interrupting Xu Yan, and said:
"I have a good relationship with your Skywater Academy's dean and her niece, so I'm half one of your own. You don't need to mind me, just focus on healing your injuries."
Xu Yan and the others were stunned. Then the expressions on their faces gradually relaxed, and their tense bodies slowly returned to normal.
Shen Hanyu looked over the five women and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. As expected of Skywater Academy's top-tier aesthetics, every single one was an outstanding beauty.
Although they lacked the youthful liveliness of teenage girls, each carried a mature and intellectual beauty, the kind that was extremely rare on the continent.
Moreover, among the five, the lowest soul power level was probably the heavily injured and unconscious A-Shui, who still possessed level 61 cultivation. On the continent, that placed her among the elite women, someone who would be a mid-level pillar even in the top forces.
Yes, don't ask Shen Hanyu how he knew her name.
His eyesight and hearing were as abnormal as his strength; even in the middle of battle, picking up a little gossip was very simple.
Xu Yan, Qin Ya, and the twin sisters Gu Yu and Gu Yu hurriedly bowed to Shen Hanyu, then carried the heavily injured A-Shui to the side of a protruding rock. They lit a campfire, apparently planning to spend the night there.
Shen Hanyu didn't stop them. Thanks to his million-year spirit skull, he could clearly see the state of the injuries inside these women's bodies. The woman named A-Shui had suffered severe internal damage, but her life was likely not in danger. It would just take one or two years for those internal injuries to fully heal.
Shen Hanyu sighed softly, took out a Dragon Spirit Mushroom from his soul storage device, and tossed it to the four women. He said indifferently:
"Dragon Spirit Mushroom. Have her take it. Regardless of other effects, it will at least wake her up sooner."
The four women looked at each other. In the end, Xu Yan stepped forward to accept it and said in a low voice:
"Thank you. We won't accept this favor and help for nothing. If you ever need anything, please tell us, the college, and we will definitely do our best to fulfill it for you…"
Shen Hanyu waved his hand again and said:
"No need. There's no necessity for that. All right, I still have things to do. You all go rest."
With that, Shen Hanyu sat cross-legged and began concentrating fully on absorbing the life energy from the Frost Moon Heavenly Wolf King.
Xu Yan opened her mouth as if to speak, hesitated for a long while, then silently walked back. She explained how to use the Dragon Spirit Mushroom to Qin Ya, and the two of them fed both pieces to the woman named A-Shui.
As for the twin sisters Gu Yu and Gu Yu, they were already leaning against the rock and had fallen into a deep sleep, clearly exhausted.
...
The night passed without incident.
The time came to the next morning.
Shen Hanyu stretched comfortably. Although he hadn't obtained his eighth spirit ring and couldn't directly raise his spirit power, the effect would manifest all at once after absorbing the eighth ring.
What troubled him was that even after absorbing the full energy of such a top-tier spirit beast, it would at most raise him just over one level within the Spirit Douluo realm. Compared to his normal cultivation speed, this increase was truly a bit small.
The woman named A-Shui had also woken up by now. Her face pale, she leaned by the campfire, sipping hot water; her condition wasn't good.
Xu Yan was dozing against Qin Ya, while Qin Ya still appeared quite energetic. The twin sisters Gu Yu and Gu Yu were already busy preparing breakfast.
Four ten-thousand-year-old snow rabbits had their skins removed and guts cleaned. Without adding any seasoning, they were placed directly over the fire to roast on high heat. Once the outside was charred and the inside tender, a bit of barbecue seasoning was casually sprinkled on. The fragrance immediately spread, instantly making Shen Hanyu's appetite surge.
At that moment, the woman named A-Shui also noticed Shen Hanyu walking over slowly. Her eyes brightened, and she struggled to stand up. Somewhat weakly, she said:
"I don't know your name. My name is Xu Shuishui. Thank you very much for your help this time…"
"Shen Hanyu. Han as in cold, Yu as in feathers."
Having said that, Shen Hanyu gestured for her to sit down. After all, Xu Shuishui's condition really didn't look good. After standing for just a short while, cold sweat was already beading on her forehead.
Seeing Shen Hanyu sit down as well, the Gu Yu sisters hurriedly handed him one of the roasted rabbits.
Shen Hanyu didn't stand on ceremony; he accepted it directly and took a big bite.
A rich fragrance exploded in his mouth, and Shen Hanyu's eyes lit up—he clearly hadn't expected it to taste this good.
The Gu Yu sisters beside him also revealed smiles, then hurriedly distributed food to the others, fully acting like little chefs.
It's in women's nature to gather and chat.
Sure enough, in less than half a day, they seemed to have completely forgotten Shen Hanyu's presence and started teasing each other playfully.
Xu Shuishui insisted on chatting with the group for a couple of sentences before sitting to the side and entering meditation. Blue spirit power surged, and a gorgeous crown that seemed crafted from crystal appeared above her head, emitting a clear, gentle glow.
Shen Hanyu's gaze swept over, then, as if remembering something, he urged his spirit force to carefully probe in secret. Finally, he concluded.
Xu Shuishui seemed to notice Shen Hanyu's gaze as well. She slowly opened her eyes and met his deep, dark pupils directly, involuntarily feeling a wave of shyness.
Of course, if it had been an average-looking man, she probably would have directly attacked and humanely eliminated him.
Shen Hanyu lightly raised an eyebrow, walked a few steps closer, slowly sat down, and said:
"I see that Miss Xu has extraordinary talent. You probably don't come from commoner origins, right?"
A barely perceptible gloom flashed in Xu Shuishui's eyes, but it was still caught by Shen Hanyu.
"You're joking. My hometown is at the border between the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires; it's very far from here. I really am of commoner origin."
Xu Shuishui forced a smile; it was somewhat strained.
Good heavens, this old lady thought love had arrived, but you're here to probe this old lady's background.
Shen Hanyu smiled with interest. The next words he spoke nearly made Xu Shuishui jump up.
"Then may I presumptuously ask one thing?"
"How about we don't…?"
"Thank you, then I'll ask."
"No, you—this person how…"
"There's a sect inheritance martial soul in the Star Luo Empire called Star Crown. I wanted to ask how much you know about the Star Crown martial soul."
Xu Shuishui: "(□)*"
"Um, Young Master Shen, I don't know any Star Crown martial soul… and I definitely don't know any Star Crown Sect. Please don't ask me, I really am not from the Star Luo Empire! Ah, no no, I mean I really don't know...!"
Xu Shuishui: ()
Shen Hanyu: Awesome
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