Chapter 4: Awakening

"Xiao Ming, Xiao Yu, are you done fighting? I, the old man, have been watching for quite a while," Li Yusong smiled as he approached. Qin Ming and Mo Yu both turned around.

"Teacher Li, are you back?"

"Teacher Li, the grandson on your back is the one you mentioned who was confused. He looks quite normal to me," Mo Yu said, looking at Li Luochen with curiosity.

"Hahahaha, teacher, I'm lucky. My eldest grandson is normal now. He hasn't been sick for the past few months," Li Yusong said happily. He originally thought that Li Luochen would become confused again after being normal for a while, but there was no change after a few months, which finally made Li Yusong breathe a sigh of relief.

"Hey, you two guys watching the show over there, go call out the dean and the teachers," Li Yusong instructed two nearby new students who had been watching the scene. The two new students ran off to call for help.

After a while, all the teachers of Shrek Academy came out, including the four-eyed cat-owl Flender, Acala Zhao Wuji, Shao Xin, Lu Qibin, and Li Yusong, who was carrying Li Luochen on his back. The teaching team of Shrek Academy was complete.

"Lao Li, why did you call us here? Is that kid on your back Xiaochen? Why did you bring him here?" A middle-aged man, who looked to be close to 40 with a very ordinary appearance and a solid body, asked. Although he was not tall, he gave off a strong feeling. His broad shoulders were like a city wall, and his coat could not hide his strong muscles that seemed to be cast in steel. Although his expression was kind, his strong body gave off a strong sense of oppression.

"Hey, Old Zhao, my precious grandson has returned to normal. If you don't believe me, just look. Xiaochen, call Uncle Zhao," Li Yusong said, beaming with pride.

"Uncle Zhao!" Li Luochen called out in a crisp voice. Although Li Luochen was only three years old, he was exceptionally handsome and very attractive, with big eyes and short black hair that made him look very refreshing.

"Hey~ Xiaochen, are you back to normal? Hahahaha, Old Li congratulates you. Come here, Xiaochen, let Old Zhao hug you," Zhao Wuji came over carelessly, and Li Yusong allowed Zhao Wuji to hold his grandson.

"Come on, Xiaochen, give your uncle a smile," Zhao Wuji said, chuckling.

"Uh... Uncle, why do your words sound so rude?" Li Luochen replied, puzzled.

"Hey, kid, it seems you have really recovered. You all know that I, Old Zhao, said this to tease young girls. Why don't you learn from your young age?" Zhao Wuji laughed heartily.

While Zhao Wuji and Li Luochen were interacting on the side, Lu Qibin looked at Li Luochen. "Xiaochen, do you still remember me?"

"Well, I remember you are Grandpa Lu. You can easily be identified by your goatee," Li Luochen said with a smile.

"Hahaha, great, congratulations, Old Li. The only grandson you've been worried about is finally well. I remember Xiaochen is only three years old. I'll come and awaken his martial spirit in three years," Lu Qibin said, stroking his goatee.

"Congratulations, Old Li. Your grandson has finally returned to normal. I wonder if he can become a little monster in the future. If he does, I will waive all his tuition fees!" Flender, the dean, also congratulated his old friend. If Li Luochen was a genius, it would be even better. The more geniuses started from Shrek, the greater the reputation of Shrek would be.

"I think my grandson must be a little genius. Old Li believes in him," Li Yusong said confidently.

"Hahahaha, Old Li is very happy today. The dean is treating us to a big meal at the Soto City Hotel. Let's go, little monster," Flender announced, in a rare moment of generosity.

"Oh yeah, Dean is the best. Qin Ming, Su Qingyun, Liu Ying, it's rare for the Dean to treat us, so we should have a good meal," Mo Yu jumped up happily. He knew that Dean Flender was usually stingy, so he was excited for a feast.

Shrek and his group headed to Soto City.

Three years later, at Shrek Academy

Now six-year-old Li Luochen was finally facing a major hurdle in his life: awakening his martial soul.

"Has this day finally come?" Li Luochen was still a little nervous. After all, he hoped his talent was not bad. He wanted to fight for it since he had a rare chance to live again.

"Come on, Xiaochen, walk to the center of the formation and Grandpa Lu will awaken your martial spirit for you," Lu Qibin instructed, taking out six stones and placing them in a hexagram formation on the ground.

"Xiaochen, stand in the formation. Don't be afraid. Close your eyes and feel yourself," Lu Qibin said. The golden light illuminated Li Luochen's whole body.

"Xiaochen, stretch out your right hand," Lu Qibin continued. Li Luochen felt all the energy in his body gather in his right hand, and a scarlet long stick appeared, with black gold hoops at both ends and ancient dragon patterns engraved on the stick.

"It is indeed a dragon-patterned stick. Old Li, I remember your son only had an ordinary long stick," Lu Qibin said, looking at the scarlet stick.

"Yes, but Xiaochen's dragon pattern stick seems to be different from mine. The dragon pattern is more complicated. It feels stronger than my dragon pattern stick. It should be a mutant dragon pattern stick," Li Yusong replied, releasing his own dragon-patterned stick for comparison.

"Is that so? Xiaochen, test your soul power first," Lu Qibin took out a blue crystal ball, used to test innate soul power. Li Luochen put his hand on the crystal ball and felt the energy in his body being sucked out. The crystal ball sparkled brightly. The light wasn't very bright, but it was bright enough.

"Huh?!! His innate soul power is level eight and a half, close to level nine. Hey, Old Li, it seems your grandson is also a little monster, stronger than Xiaotian and Xiaoying," Lu Qibin said, astonished.

Li Yusong didn't expect his grandson to be so powerful. The dragon-patterned stick that his martial soul awakened was stronger than his, and his innate soul power was also very high. An innate soul power of level eight and a half, close to level nine, belonged to the genius sequence. The innate soul power awakened by Dean Flender was only close to level eight. This meant that Li Luochen would definitely become a Soul Douluo in the future, a powerful Soul Douluo who would be respected by all parties.

At this time, Li Luochen was looking at the dragon-patterned stick in his hand. He had just heard the conversation between Lu Qibin and Li Yusong. The innate eighth-level and a half soul power, close to the ninth level, was really good. Moreover, the dragon-patterned stick had also undergone a small mutation, improving its quality.

The original dragon-patterned stick was considered pretty good among high-level martial spirits, and now the dragon-patterned stick in Li Luochen's hand could be considered one of the top-grade ones among high-level martial spirits.

"Come on, Xiaochen, this is the best soul meditation method that the dean has collected. I'll give it to you. Break through to level ten as soon as possible. Lao Li and I will take you to hunt soul beasts and obtain the first soul ring," Lu Qibin said, handing a book to Li Luochen. The cultivation of soul power depends on meditation, and there were very few martial arts in this world. Otherwise, Tang San would not have been able to dominate the world with just a book on Xuantian Gong.

"Okay, I will definitely try my best," Li Luochen said determinedly, holding the book tightly.