Chapter 32: A Win-Win Situation

After Lin Yun left, Mu En sat in his wheelchair made from the Golden Tree, his aged face filled with seriousness.

"That feeling just now...?" Mu En's eyes were filled with shock, and his heart was in turmoil.

When he had made eye contact with Lin Yun moments ago, his Bright Holy Dragon martial soul had actually trembled, giving him the urge to bow down and worship Lin Yun!

How was this possible?

A soul master's ability to withstand their martial soul is limited. The more powerful the martial soul, the stronger the body needed to bear it. The best example of this was the situation of their ancestor, Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang's body couldn't withstand his powerful martial soul, which caused his martial soul to mutate in reverse when he awakened it at the age of six, degenerating into the farting Luo Sanpao). Only by combining forces with Flender and Liu Erlong to form a martial soul fusion skill could he unleash the true power of his martial soul.

Mu En's Bright Holy Dragon martial soul, while not at the ultimate level, was still a dragon-type martial soul, representing the limit of what a human soul master could bear.

But in Mu En's perception, Lin Yun's martial soul was far stronger than his own.

How could such a martial soul possibly belong to a human?

The terrifying pressure of the dragon bloodline—his Bright Holy Dragon martial soul had genuinely expressed submission.

"It seems Shrek Academy has finally welcomed a true little monster," Mu En muttered to himself. After the initial shock, he suddenly smiled with relief.

As the current master of the Sea God's Pavilion, Mu En was all too aware of Shrek's predicament.

Xuan Zi was incompetent, Yan Shaozhe's personality flaws were difficult to overcome, and no one else was suitable to succeed him as the master of the Sea God's Pavilion and take on the responsibility of leading Shrek.

The only two with potential, Zhang Lexuan and Bei Bei, were still too young. Mu En had been deeply anxious as he approached the end of his life.

Lin Yun's appearance was undoubtedly a ray of dazzling light for this old man who cared deeply for Shrek.

It was a win-win situation. Mu En had found the genius successor he wanted, and Lin Yun had successfully infiltrated Shrek's inner circle.

Lin Yun, who was already cultivating in his dormitory, naturally had no idea that with just a single encounter, he had given Shrek's strongest powerhouse a small taste of the shock that came with being a "cheat character."

And Mu En wasn't entirely wrong. Normally, not only would Lin Yun be unable to bear the Golden Dragon King martial soul, but even the weakened Golden Dragon would be too much for him. However, he had someone backing him!

Currently, he couldn't bear the full power of the Golden Dragon King, but with the help of the Golden Dragon King bloodline, bearing the Golden Dragon martial soul was no problem at all.

He was fundamentally different from ordinary humans.

In this encounter with Mu En, Lin Yun had successfully left a deep impression on the master of the Sea God's Pavilion. Barring any unforeseen circumstances, this would serve as his entry point into the eyes of Shrek's higher-ups.

With Mu En's love for talent, even Yan Shaozhe would have to think twice before trying anything against Lin Yun.

Such as coercion, bribery, or subtle brainwashing.

Not that Lin Yun was afraid of any of that, of course.

Meanwhile.

In the Star Dou Forest, Bei Bei and Tang Ya, who had originally intended to find Huo Yuhao and offer him assistance, had walked a long distance without encountering him. They had even secured Tang Ya's soul ring, but Huo Yuhao was nowhere to be found.

Without Huo Yuhao's spiritual detection sharing, Bei Bei's fight against the Man-Faced Demon Spider wasn't as effortless as in the original story, but he still managed to defeat it without injury.

After all, he was a direct descendant of Mu En and a prodigy of Shrek Academy's outer academy. Dealing with a thousand-year soul beast wasn't a problem for him.

However, even after Tang Ya absorbed her soul ring and they left the Star Dou Forest, they still hadn't found Huo Yuhao. Despite Tang Ya's reluctance, they had no choice but to return.

The Star Dou Forest was simply too vast. It wasn't something two Soul Elders could fully explore. Trying to find Huo Yuhao in the massive outer area was like searching for a needle in a haystack.

But just as the two were returning, Bei Bei's sharp eyes coincidentally spotted Huo Yuhao unconscious in the grass by the roadside.

After Tianmeng Iceworm used its once-in-a-lifetime teleportation ability, whether by luck or fate, they had ended up right by the road leading to Shrek Academy—the same road Bei Bei and Tang Ya were taking to return.

After considering multiple factors, Bei Bei and Tang Ya decided to take the unconscious Huo Yuhao with them. Huo Yuhao woke up that very night.

Recalling the words Tianmeng Iceworm had spoken to him earlier, Huo Yuhao was moved to tears. He eagerly released his martial soul and looked at the smooth, jade-like white soul ring. A surge of heroic spirit rose in his heart.

I, Huo Yuhao, start with a million-year soul ring!

And Tianmeng said that my potential is limitless. I am destined to become a god in the future!

It had to be said that Tianmeng Iceworm's words had given Huo Yuhao a hearty dose of inspirational talk. Little Huo was now filled with fighting spirit.

Having used its final teleportation ability to escape the Star Dou Forest, Tianmeng Iceworm, already exhausted from merging with Huo Yuhao's body, fell into a deep sleep. No matter how Huo Yuhao tried to communicate, it didn't respond.

If it weren't for the soul ring on his body, Huo Yuhao might have thought it was all a dream.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya exchanged glances, unsure why Huo Yuhao was so excited about his "ten-year soul ring." They assumed he was just thrilled to have finally become a soul master.

They didn't dwell too much on whether Huo Yuhao's white soul ring was truly a ten-year one.

Then, Tang Ya enthusiastically invited Huo Yuhao to join the Tang Sect and described the "great" and "glorious" deeds of the Tang Sect's ancestor, the Sea God.

After a brief moment of hesitation, Huo Yuhao bowed his head and accepted, receiving Tang Ya's新 newbie starter pack.

[Shrek Academy Tang Sect Special Admission Slot]

[Cultivation Technique: Mysterious Heaven Technique]

[Secret Skill: Mysterious Jade Hands]

[Secret Skill: Purple Demon Eyes]

[Secret Skill: Crane Control and Dragon Subduing]

[Secret Skill: Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track]

Huo Yuhao obtained an admission slot and the Tang Sect's secret techniques, while Tang Ya gained Huo Yuhao, a promising disciple who could revitalize the Tang Sect.

A win-win situation*2!

That night, Bei Bei exhausted his soul power to help Huo Yuhao circulate the Mysterious Heaven Technique for the first time, helping him unblock the meridians needed for the technique.

As for Huo Yuhao's fragile and blocked meridians...

Well, Bei Bei couldn't do much about that. They would have to see if there was a chance to improve them in the future.

And so, Huo Yuhao followed Tang Ya and Bei Bei to Shrek Academy, entering through the Tang Sect's special admission slot.

Just as Bei Bei finished registering Huo Yuhao and was about to take him into Shrek, the student responsible for new student registration mysteriously approached Bei Bei and whispered, "Senior Bei, do you know that a terrifyingly powerfu) new student arrived at our academy yesterday?"

Bei Bei couldn't help but stop in his tracks, tilting his head curiously. "Terrifyingly powerful?"

(End of Chapter)

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