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Lin Jin stood in his office, his gaze drifting to the figure alone on the playground. He took a deep breath.
"I'm not afraid of being foolish. I'm afraid of being cruel."
A voice broke his thoughts.
"What are you talking about?"
Dai Mubai entered the room, carrying the hot water Lin Jin had asked for. He looked puzzled.
"I don't think that boy is a cruel person," Lin Jin said, nodding toward Pang Hu, who stood quietly in the distance.
"Oh? What happened?" Dai Mubai asked, now intrigued.
Lin Jin had no choice but to recount what had just occurred.
As he spoke, Dai Mubai's eyes gradually widened.
When Lin Jin finished, Dai Mubai turned to look out the window.
"Tsk, you really can't joke around with people like that. If we meet someone like him again, things could get... intense."
Lin Jin shook his head with a sigh, then took the kettle from Dai Mubai and poured hot water into the teacup on his desk.
He took a sip, then suddenly smiled as a thought struck him.
"By the way, Mubai, how do you like the gift I gave you?"
Dai Mubai's eyes lit up. He looked at Lin Jin with excitement, his voice trembling slightly.
"Dean, how did you manage to pull it off?"
Naturally, Lin Jin wouldn't reveal the system's secret.
With a mysterious smile, he said, "The Buddha once said: speak not, speak not."
"Note that the accelerated training effect will only last for five days. Make the most of it."
"Five days?" Dai Mubai blinked, then nodded in understanding.
Of course—something so extraordinary couldn't last forever.
Though a trace of disappointment flashed across his eyes, it was quickly replaced by determination.
He looked up and met Lin Jin's gaze.
Seeing the expression on the young man's face, Lin Jin smiled knowingly. He leaned in slightly and said softly, "Go on, train well."
"Yes!" Dai Mubai replied solemnly, then turned and left without hesitation.
Time wasted was progress lost.
As the office grew quiet again, Lin Jin sat back in his chair.
Watching these young trainees pour everything into their cultivation, he couldn't help but feel that he needed to work harder himself.
If his students surpassed him too quickly, that would not be very comfortable.
He sipped his tea slowly, a calm moment settling over him—until a flicker of doubt stirred in his mind.
Had he forgotten something?
Lesson planning?
No, he'd finished that.
He opened his spirit guide, flipping through its contents: Miscellaneous items, a few textbooks. Nothing stood out.
Frowning slightly, he opened his system panel.
[Grand Academy System!]
[Host: Lin Jin]
[Martial Spirit: Ruler]
[Spirit Power Cultivation: Level 47 (1%)]
[Spirit Bone: None]
[Academy: Tianxing Master Master Academy]
[Tier: Junior Spirit Master Academy (Under Aura of Self-Improvement)]
[Next Upgrade: Intermediate Spirit Master Academy]
[Special Skill: Eye of Exploration]
[Items: Adaptive Spirit Ring ×5, Unknown Spirit Bone ×1Triple Cultivation Speed Pack (25 days remaining)]
His eyes suddenly widened.
"A spirit bone?!"
Staring at the item in his inventory, Lin Jin was stunned.
Then he jumped from his seat so fast that his tea rippled and spilled across the desk.
"How could I have forgotten about that?
Lin Jin almost couldn't help but slap himself. His eyes locked onto the four glowing words on the system panel:
[Unknown Spirit Bone.]
Only now did he realize what he'd forgotten.
A spirit bone—something most people would treat as a priceless treasure—had nearly slipped his mind entirely.
"Am I stupid?!" he muttered, exasperated.
Without another word, Lin Jin jumped to his feet and strode out of his office, grumbling to himself.
He marched straight into the dormitories and woke Dai Mubai, who had just entered a deep state of cultivation.
"Mubai! Mubai! Help me out for a second!"
Still groggy, Dai Mubai was half-dragged by Lin Jin as he led him back toward the office building. He blinked sleepily.
"What… what's going on? Is your breakthrough coming?"
He rubbed his temples.
'Bro, my butt just touched the cushion and now you're dragging me off again.'
'Do I look like the Academy security guard?!'
Since the academy hadn't yet built a specialized training or closed-door cultivation room, Lin Jin had no choice but to seclude himself in his bedroom.
Sitting on the bed, he summoned the item from his system storage.
In his hand appeared a radiant cluster of swirling, chaotic light. Even looking directly at it made his heart race.
[Unknown Spirit Bone — Not Identified.]
"Identify it," he whispered.
[Identification in progress…] the system replied.
Lin Jin took a deep breath. He was nervous. He wasn't precisely unlucky, but he wasn't blessed by Jesus either.
Whatever came out of this… was up to fate.
"Spirit Bone Identification Complete!"
His eyes shot open.
Before him hovered a spirit bone wrapped in shimmering, rainbow-colored light, illuminating the room with an ethereal glow.
[Spirit Bone Information]
[Name: Dance of Angels]
[Rating: SSR]
[Location: Exoskeleton (External Spirit Bone)]
[Age: Universal (No age limitation)]
[Passive Effect: Flight]
[Spirit Bone Skill ① – Feathers of the Sky Unleash a storm of radiant white feathers. Power scales with the spirit power injected. Base power increased by 300%.]
[Spirit Bone Skill ② – Light Energy Absorption Absorbs ambient light to restore spirit power. The brighter the surroundings, the faster the recovery. Max regeneration: 150%.]
Lin Jin's voice echoed through the building.
"HEAVENS! YOU'RE MY OWN GRANDPA!"
In the room next door, Dai Mubai—just moments into his cultivation—jerked upright in alarm. His spirit power surged chaotically.
He forced his breathing to calm, his teeth clenched.
This is the second time… I swear, Dean or not, if you do this again—
Back in his room, Lin Jin's eyes glistened with tears as he stared at the spirit bone hovering before him.
For over a decade of bad luck, he had struggled. He had suffered. And now… this!
A rare external-type spirit bone… and not just any kind—it granted the ability to fly.
Flight.
That meant one thing: He was going to the heavens, literally.
He reached out with trembling hands, caressing the crystal-like bone.
Colorful streamers shimmered across its surface, unlike anything mundane.
Of course, it's not ordinary… this thing is divine!
Once the rush of excitement faded slightly, a new question formed in his mind:
How do I use it?
The system hadn't uploaded any specific information about spirit bone absorption.
After a moment of thought, Lin Jin decided to treat it like a spirit ring.
He carefully wrapped his spirit power around the spirit bone, slowly pulling it into himself.
As the spirit bone responded, a strange sensation began to spread through his body. It was working.
He exhaled, relieved.
Calming his mind, Lin Jin closed his eyes—and began fusing with the Dance of Angels.