CHAPTER 36: CHAPTER 36: TRANSMUTING GOLD, THE MONARCH AND THE APOSTLE

It stood there, seemingly the monarch of skeletons, the embodiment of death.

Su Xinyan’s mind burst with endless inspiration; this was the true skeleton imagery!

Then, her long black dress moved without wind, and a spiritual power far more robust than Fang Zhou’s erupted from her body, forming an enormous invisible vortex.

Fang Zhou, caught off guard nearby, was suddenly pushed several meters away.

Bang!

Several instructors from the surrounding offices dashed in; Lu Hu, who had previously abandoned Fang Zhou, was among them.

They looked extremely shocked.

"This commotion, is Instructor Xinyan about to break through to Gold?"

"Truly a prodigy. I remember it hasn’t been many years since she broke through to Silver Upper Rank, right?"

"This is so sudden; we haven’t even prepared protection yet."

Lu Hu instinctively looked at the bewildered Fang Zhou; a man’s intuition told him Su Xinyan’s sudden breakthrough must be related to Fang Zhou.

Soon, Principal Su Tiankuo hurriedly arrived at the office.

"Principal!" the instructors saluted collectively.

Fang Zhou also saluted, taking the opportunity to observe this renowned legendary principal.

Su Tiankuo was burly, with a tough demeanor, like a giant bear ready to strike at any moment.

He raised his hand slightly, helping Su Xinyan control the rampaging spiritual power in her body, then frowned and asked, "What happened?"

The instructors turned to Fang Zhou, the only person present who knew what had transpired.

Fang Zhou, innocent-faced, reported truthfully, "Principal, I passed my modified Skeleton Meditation Method to Instructor Su, hoping for her guidance.

But unexpectedly, she gained insight while watching, leading to her current state."

Hearing his words, the instructors had a strange expression, uncertain of what to say.

Improving a meditation method would naturally be startling for others, but for Fang Zhou, who had already developed the Skeleton Series Skill Tree, it seemed not such a big deal.

However, a mere apprentice’s modified meditation method could make a Silver Upper Rank mage gain such insight and break through the Gold barrier,

This is a bit too exaggerated!

Su Tiankuo’s expression was more rigid.

A month ago, he publicly declared in front of the instructors that he did not have high hopes for Fang Zhou.

Unexpectedly, his daughter broke through to Gold under Fang Zhou’s enlightenment.

Though it was a good thing, why did it feel somewhat awkward?

Seeing Su Tiankuo’s twisted expression, Lu Hu coughed lightly, quickly mediating, "I think mainly it’s Major Xinyan’s exceptional talent; Fang Zhou’s modified meditation method was just an opportunity."

Other instructors also came to their senses, strongly agreeing.

They didn’t want Fang Zhou, such a talented prodigy, to be targeted by the principal who was naturally sarcastic, over a trivial matter.

Seeing them, Su Tiankuo’s expression slowly relaxed.

He somewhat unnaturally said, "Haha, what do you mean?

Sea City Military Academy has produced such a genius as Fang Zhou; as principal, I couldn’t be happier.

It’s not like I, a dignified legend, would trouble a mere apprentice?"

The instructors promptly shook their heads, but in their hearts, they were nodding wildly.

Who didn’t know Principal Su’s petty nature?

Though he wouldn’t truly trouble Fang Zhou, sarcasm and teasing were surely unavoidable.

Fang Zhou wasn’t a fool; he vaguely realized Principal Su might have a slight issue with him and quickly said modestly, "Principal, esteemed instructors, Instructor Su is my role model."

Then, recalling Su Xinyan’s previous words, he said admiringly, "The principal is right; Instructor Su’s silver hair is a manifestation of undead mana, demonstrating her high talent.

Not to mention, Instructor Su then broke through to Middle Rank apprenticeship in just one month and a few days; as a junior, I’ve benefited from seniors’ accomplishments.

Now that Instructor Su is breaking through to become a Golden Powerhouse at such a young age, I must certainly learn more from him."

After Fang Zhou finished speaking, he suddenly noticed the atmosphere in the office seemed somewhat off, so quiet that a pin dropping could be heard.

His heart tightened, did he say something wrong?

But these were exactly Su Xinyan’s words from before.

With a slight chuckle.

Lu Hu suddenly couldn’t hold back and burst into laughter.

"Hahaha! Silver hair? Hahaha! A month and a few days?

I can’t stand it, principal; I couldn’t help it."

Su Tiankuo’s old face flushed red, glaring at Lu Hu with anger, and then, with a wave of his sleeve, instantly disappeared, with an air of fleeing in embarrassment.

The other instructors also showed an expression wanting to laugh but dared not.

With an embarrassed shout of "Get out," they dragged the tear-eyed Lu Hu out of Su Xinyan’s office as if escaping.

Fang Zhou turned his confused face, looking at Su Xinyan who had just succeeded in breaking through Gold and awoken.

She was now blushing all over, even the back of her ears was hot and burning.

The previously cool as the moon demeanor was swept away, and she seemed much more lively.

Fang Zhou keenly noticed that Instructor Xinyan’s ivory-white toes inside her high heels were rhythmically curling and uncurling.

He somewhat understood.

The words Su Xinyan had said earlier might have been artistically embellished to some extent.

Worse, the tall tales she had told seemed to have been inadvertently exposed by him in front of everyone.

No wonder Lu Hu couldn’t help but laugh, and Principal Su was embarrassed to stay here.

To prevent the awkward atmosphere from continuing, Fang Zhou pretended not to notice and changed the subject, "Congratulations, Instructor Su, on successfully breaking through to Gold!"

Su Xinyan flicked the silver strands by her ear, not daring to look at Fang Zhou’s face, pretended calmly, "Thanks to your modified Skeleton King Meditation Method, through it I seemed to envision a skeleton monarch, and at that moment my connection with the Undead Realm became much closer.

Therefore, I could enter a state of enlightenment and successfully break through the golden barrier."

Fang Zhou was slightly stunned upon hearing this.

He hadn’t expected his modified Skeleton King Meditation Method to have such a good effect on ordinary undead mages.

Instinctively, he focused on the skeleton clone and was shocked to discover that the skeleton clone’s attribute panel had a brand new column.

[Apostle] 1 (Su Xinyan, Gold Lower Rank Undead Mage)

What is this about?

He concentrated on the apostle column and a sense of enlightenment arose in his heart.

It might be because he replaced the meditation imagery with his skeleton clone, and it just so happened that the skeleton clone was blessed by the Undead Realm, gaining the Skeleton Monarch skill.

Ordinary undead mages like Su Xinyan, who cultivated the Skeleton King Meditation Method, managed to form a mysterious connection with the skeleton clone through meditation, thus becoming the so-called apostles.