Chapter 33: Treasure Appreciation Gathering

The next morning, Su Yun Tian looked at Wang Dong, whose cheeks were covered by a blanket, blushing and dripping blood, and smiled slightly, "Wang Dong, it's time to get up."

"Alright~" Wang Dong lightly nodded, a faint moan escaped his mouth and nose, then he crawled out of the bed.

The clothes were disheveled, the powder‑blue dress wrinkled, the snow‑white thighs barely covered, and faintly a strip of pink fabric could be seen.

The white stockings that had been on the legs had at some point been torn and fallen off, revealing snow‑white, delicate jade feet.

Su Yun Tian thoughtfully brushed her tangled hair.

Don't get the wrong idea; nothing happened between them, especially since Su Yun Tian knew very well that Tang San had placed a Chastity Lock on Wang Dong.

But the other matters were also nearly settled, only the final step remained.

When the two arrived at the classroom, it was already full; Mu Jin was already accustomed to this, since the pair practically checked in every day, so it was no longer surprising.

With everyone present, Mu Jin stepped up to the podium and said:

"The assessment for promotion from first to second year is relatively easy.

Compared with the upper‑grade assessments, yours is much less demanding.

The content for Class One and Class Two is the same; Classes Three and Four, due to their martial soul abilities, will have different assessments."

"Our assessment will take place in the academy's Dou Beast Area.

I reckon many of you still don't know where the Dou Beast Area is.

Now I'll tell you, the Dou Beast Area is just south of the Dou Soul Area, within that castle‑like gray wall.

The Dou Beast Area houses various tiered soul beasts the academy has captured over the years.

They are provided specifically for senior students to train and employ.

If you later advance to fourth year, you will also train in the Dou Beast Area.

The practical combat classes there will be a crucial assessment of your future performance."

"For this promotion assessment, you will fight soul beasts face‑to‑face in the Dou Beast Area.

Moreover, you will choose the soul beasts you wish to face.

Different soul beasts correspond to different point values; the stronger the beast you challenge, the higher the chance of scoring well.

The scoring will be done by senior teachers of the martial soul department; the maximum is one hundred, and anyone reaching sixty or above passes the promotion assessment."

"Here, I have a few points to remind you.

First, don't be overly conservative; if the soul beast you pick is too weak, even defeating it may not guarantee you pass.

Second, don't be too reckless; if you choose a beast that's too strong and the proctor can't intervene in time during the fight, then…"

Speaking of that, Mu Jin paused and gave a slight smile.

No need for further explanation; everyone understood that if the proctor is late, the consequence is death at the beast's hands.

"Third, remember, failing in battle doesn't automatically eliminate you.

If the beast you challenge is strong enough and your performance is commendable, your final score may not be low.

Moreover, the standards differ between the Control Class and Attack Class assessments; in a one‑on‑one test, Attack Class is judged more on defeating the beast.

For Control Class, the focus is on restraining the beast, with points based on how long you can hold out."

Su Yun Tian listened absentmindedly, his mind filled with the stark scene from last night.

Until the afternoon, Su Yun Tian was cultivating in the dormitory when Wang Dong, for some reason, burst in excitedly, holding two gold‑stamped red sheets.

"What's making you so happy?" he said, taking the gold‑stamped red paper from Wang Dong.

Wang Dong chuckled, switched back to female attire, naturally perched on Su Yun Tian's lap, arms around his neck, and exclaimed enthusiastically, "This is an invitation to the Treasure Appreciation Gathering!"

"Treasure Appreciation Gathering?" Su Yun Tian feigned puzzlement.

"Uh‑hm! The so‑called Treasure Appreciation Gathering is organized by some major merchants of Shilaike City.

Isn't Shilaike City our commercial hub?

Merchants from many countries often conduct business here.

When the merchants of Shilaike City acquire good goods, they first hold a Treasure Appreciation Gathering for our Slake Academy.

It's essentially letting our academy pick first, then we take the leftovers and hold an auction."

"Alright, got it. Shall we go now?" Su Yun Tian nodded; there are plenty of good items here, especially that Ten‑thousand‑year Whale Glue, truly a rarity.

"Tch, look how eager you are, let's go, dummy." Wang Dong said with a bright smile, and switched back to male attire before leaving the dormitory.

……

The Treasure Hall itself is a large store dealing in various items related to soul masters and soul instructors.

From a distance, the Treasure Hall appears as a massive four‑story building over twenty meters tall, occupying a sizable footprint, its exterior resplendent in gold and jade, resembling a giant treasure basin.

Especially at the entrance, four short‑skirted girls stood, appearing only sixteen or seventeen, their snow‑white, slender jade legs causing Su Yun Tian to glance twice.

Seeing this, Wang Dong felt a pang of jealousy and said irritably, "What are you looking at, didn't you have enough fun last night?!"

"Huh? No, Wang Dong, I wasn't looking," Su Yun Tian quickly defended.

Wang Dong ignored him, strode forward into the building.

Before they even passed the doorway, eight girls came to greet them; seeing their school uniforms, the girls instantly recognized their identities.

After receiving the invitation, they went to the backstage and shortly handed each of them a card.

However, with an unmistakable look of shock, after handing a Purple Card to Wang Dong, she respectfully said, "Mr. Wang, your credit limit is 100,000 Gold Soul Coins, usable only once per year, and you enjoy a permanent 10% discount on purchases. At your age, the Purple Card is already the highest tier."

Looking at the cold Purple Card in his hand, Wang Dong smiled smugly.

But then he saw that the girl, with great respect, handed a Red Card to Su Yun Tian, her tone slightly trembling, "Mr. Su, you have no credit limit; you may take any item from the Treasure Hall each year without any payment."

"This… Red Card!" Wang Dong was slightly stunned, not expecting Su Yun Tian to be valued so highly by the academy.

"Alright, Wang Dong, let's go in and take a look."

"Okay!"

Wang Dong nodded, and shortly after, their gaze settled on a display booth.

In that booth, there lay a soul bone.

This soul bone was gold‑red in color, actually hovering above the booth; it looked like an arm bone, five slender finger bones pointing upward, each fingertip emitting a faint gold‑red glow.

Not only did they notice this soul bone, but almost everyone who passed by it would notice it.

Moreover, the booth housing this soul bone was at least twice the size of the others, and a huge crystal cover diffused its gold‑red light into a brilliant shimmer.

Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone!

(End of chapter)