Chapter 19 Farewell
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Fulfilling days can make one inadvertently forget the passage of time.
Five years have passed, and the moment of parting is approaching.
Yan Jin has grown from a tomboy into a charming little girl.
Her soul power has increased to level twenty-eight, and her second soul ring was also absorbed beyond the limit with Amon's help.
The soul ring came from a 1500 year old slime, but because the Worm of Time shared the energy, her soul ring's quality dropped to about nine hundred and fifty years.
Lei Yin stood beside her, his deep blue, fragmented hair swaying slightly. This seemingly delicate boy was already a level twenty-two Soul Grandmaster.
His two soul rings also came from slimes, the only difference being that he hunted lightning-attribute slimes and did not exceed the age limit.
The source of Yan Jin and Lei Yin's soul rings was not a secret among the soul masters of Frost Leaf City. Both of them displayed extremely powerful combat abilities.
It was for this reason that the slimes inhabiting the Xilin Mountains suffered. More and more soul masters took this easy-to-hunt and easy-to-find soul beast as their soul ring target.
It wasn't until they discovered that the vast majority of people's soul skills did not meet expectations that this wave gradually subsided.
Five years had turned Amon from a half-grown boy into a handsome and upright young man. He was seventeen years old.
Shi Guantao looked at the three people in front of him, his expression somewhat complicated.
"It's been five years. I've watched you grow step by step to where you are now. Amon, I once promised you that if you reached level twenty before the age of eighteen, I would write a letter of recommendation for you to the Northern Advanced Soul Master Academy... You are even more outstanding than I imagined. With your current qualifications, I'm afraid no letter of recommendation is needed, and no advanced soul master academy would reject you."
Amon smiled slightly, "Your letter of recommendation is also an essential condition. It can save me a lot of effort."
Shi Guantao remained noncommittal. He said to Yan Jin:
"Yan Jin, your talent is excellent. I have never seen a child with such aptitude as you. You must work hard and not waste this talent. I hope that our Frost Leaf City, this remote land, can also produce a world-renowned powerhouse. However, you need to change your violent personality and learn more from your mentor, Amon."
Yan Jin scratched her head and giggled.
Dean Shi was also very considerate of them, so she could patiently listen to him say so much. If it were someone else, she would have interrupted him with a "Stop nagging" long ago.
Finally, he looked at Lei Yin again.
"Although your talent is not as good as your sister's, you also have the potential to become a Douluo. I hope you can work hard."
Lei Yin smiled shyly and said politely, "Thank you for your encouragement and thank you for your care over the years. I will work hard."
He joined the academy at the age of nine, skipping grades directly to the same grade as Yan Jin.
Amon took the letter of recommendation and their three excellent graduate certificates from Bingfeng Junior Soul Master Academy from Shi Guantao, took off his hat, and bowed slightly.
"Then we will say goodbye here. Thank you for your care."
"Go, go." Shi Guantao waved his hand, with a gratified smile on his face.
He stood at the entrance of the academy, watching the backs of the three people leaving, speechless for a long time.
Lu Wencong walked up to him and said softly:
"Are you worried about them? There's no need... They are already famous powerhouses in Frost Leaf City. I heard that Yan Jin recently took care of that Soul Venerable named Vassef under Ma Wen."
Shi Guantao shook his head: "Frost Leaf City is just a small place. When they get to the big cities, their strength will not be enough."
"They are still young," Lu Wencong said with a smile.
"Yes, they are still young."
Arriving at the city gate, Ma Wen, Glenn, Vassef, Mo Lei, and others had been waiting for a long time. They came to see them off.
"Madam Ma Wen, I didn't expect you to come in person," Amon pinched his monocle and said softly.
Ma Wen showed a kind smile, which was a very surprising scene in the eyes of others. It was hard for them to imagine that this Shadow Queen of Frost Leaf City would smile so kindly.
"Your potential is worth anyone's serious attention. As partners, of course I have to see you off. Our cooperation has been very pleasant over the past five years, and I hope our friendship can continue."
Ma Wen was so friendly partly because of the potential of Amon and others, and partly because the advertising effect brought by Yan Jin over the years had also earned her a lot of money.
Yan Jin's fame was not only spread in the academy. After she became a Soul Grandmaster, she defeated a Soul Elder and became a newly rising powerhouse in Frost Leaf City.
As an infinite potential supernova, she was naturally admired and imitated.
The clothing styles she endorsed had a considerable market among the young soul masters in Frost Leaf City.
Ma Wen also made a small profit from this. Her investment in Amon and others had already paid off and even had a slight surplus.
"Of course... We have been able to get to where we are now smoothly. Your support is also a crucial part. Without your help when we needed soul rings, we would not have the achievements we have today," Amon nodded slightly.
Ma Wen's smile grew even brighter, "Don't worry, I will take good care of those seven little ones."
Amon looked at Glenn standing beside Ma Wen, who just said faintly: "Goodbye, take care."
Vassef on the other side was a little uncomfortable. He had provoked Yan Jin before and was taught a lesson.
Then he went to find Lei Yin to cause trouble, but he still couldn't beat him.
As for Amon, he felt a little scared when he saw him. He always felt that this man with a monocle and a smile on his face was extremely dangerous.
Yan Jin and Lei Yin were saying goodbye to Mo Lei and others.
"Mo Lei, you are the oldest at home from now on. Take care of your younger siblings. If you have anything, go to Madam Ma Wen. She will help you. If you really can't solve it, write to us," Lei Yin instructed Mo Lei.
Except for Yan Jin and Lei Yin, the other seven had no soul master talent.
"Don't worry," Mo Lei nodded, "Brother Lei Yin, you have to keep an eye on Sister Yan Jin too. She is more likely to cause trouble."
"I will," Lei Yin said seriously. He deeply understood this. A large part of their reputation in Frost Leaf City was due to Yan Jin fighting with others.
But this was also a tradition. It wasn't a big deal. Often, they would be fighting fiercely one day and be arm in arm, calling each other brothers the next day.
"What do you mean I'm more likely to cause trouble? It's clearly trouble that comes to me," Yan Jin muttered in a low voice.
Her performance showed that she wasn't very confident about this, otherwise she would have shouted loudly.
Yan Jin instructed Mo Lei a few more words, then jumped into the hired carriage.
Her gaze swept over Ma Wen, Glenn, Vassef, lingered on Mo Lei for a while, glanced at the top of the city gate, waved her arm, and shouted: "Then we're leaving, everyone take care!"
"You take care too!" A voice came from the top of the city gate, it was the other graduates.
"Goodbye everyone!"
On the side of the road outside the city, a young man in patched, tattered clothes, looking at the departing carriage, adjusted the monocle on his right eye, and the corners of his mouth slowly turned up.