"Teacher Tibao! I'm leaving!"
Feng Jin hurriedly dressed today, waved to her roommate Tibao, and prepared to go out.
Tibao shook her newly tied red hair, her blue starry eyes revealing a look of confusion.
"Little Feng Jin, I remember Shrek Academy's official classes are supposed to start tomorrow, right?"
"Our homeroom teacher's name is Wang Yan, isn't it?"
"I've been looking into this teacher a bit these past few days."
"The students at Shrek Academy all say that this teacher is very dedicated and responsible, has a unique teaching method, and likes to befriend his students."
Upon hearing this, Feng Jin patted her chest and said,
"That's great!"
"Yesterday, when Die Bao and I were strolling around Shrek Academy with Grandpa Mu, we saw that Dai Huabin's class from last time run a full two hundred laps around the track!"
"Those who didn't complete the full laps would be expelled!"
"The freshmen watching outside the track were terrified.
Many of them only had level ten or so soul power, and their martial souls were weapon martial souls."
"They simply couldn't withstand that level of training."
"I remember Grandpa Mu's face turned black at the time."
"It seems he was very angry."
"However, this time we're planning to leave the school gates."
Ti Bao put on her white socks, and her clear, childlike voice reached Feng Jin's ears.
"Going out?"
"Are you planning to go shopping with Butterfly and the others?"
Feng Jin's lips curled slightly, then she shook her head and said,
"No."
"I'm planning to go to the Passion Building in Shrek City to see Dr. Roman."
"Dr. Roman and I agreed that he would teach me alchemy called Reality Marble today."
"When Dr. Roman and I traveled to the Heavenly Dou Plain before, he taught Butterfly and me, but unfortunately, I didn't understand it at the time."
"Dr. Roman once showed Butterfly and me Reality Marble, it's really amazing!"
"It can change the world in an instant, I heard that Reality Marble is related to mental landscapes."
"I guess my Reality Marble will definitely be related to healing."
"By the way, Teacher Tibo, do you want to learn alchemy?
I can ask Dr. Roman if he can give you a related book."
Tibo nodded thoughtfully and said,
"Alchemy."
"Then I'll leave it to you, little Feng Jin."
"Should I use the Hundred Worlds Gate to send it directly to you?"
Feng Jin shook her head, her pink twin tails swaying slightly in the air.
"No need."
"I've arranged to walk with Diebao."
"Goodbye!"
Feng Jin turned back and waved to Tibao before energetically walking down the stairs.
At the top of the stairs, a purple figure was waiting.
Long white-purple hair and beautiful eyes like purple gemstones attracted the attention of many students just by standing there.
These hot-blooded young men didn't choose to approach Xia Die, because her cold temperament and perpetually indifferent expression made many people afraid to get close.
At this moment, Xia Die was talking to Mu En beside her.
Xia Die was asking her some questions about martial souls, and Mu En was answering her questions with a smile.
"Diebao and Grandpa Mu!"
Feng Jin's voice came from the stairs, followed by footsteps approaching the two of them.
Xia Die's indifferent face broke into a smile, and she nodded to Feng Jin.
Mu En turned around in his wheelchair and looked at her, saying,
"Little Feng Jin."
"Are you in such a hurry today because you want to go out with Xia Die?"
Feng Jin nodded and smiled at Mu En, saying,
"Yes, I have something to do with Die Bao today."
"I won't accompany Grandpa Mu for a walk at school."
Mu En's aged face also showed a kind smile as he waved his hand at the two girls, saying,
"It's alright."
"I can walk around school by myself in my wheelchair."
"Since you're in such a hurry, then hurry up and go."
"Remember to be careful."
"Okay! Thank you, Grandpa Mu!"
Then, Feng Jin smiled and pushed Xia Die towards the Shrek Academy gate.
One was lively, the other indifferent; they seemed like fire and water, yet they could coexist perfectly.
Mu En thought it might be because both of them had kind hearts.
These five children had distinct personalities and abilities.
Looking at their personalities alone—the arrogant Madmos, the sunny Bai E, the energetic Feng Jin, the aloof Xia Die, and the innocent Ti Bao—it was hard to imagine that these people would get along so well, let alone be such close friends.
The only explanation Mu En could think of was that they shared a common heart, a righteous and kind heart.
Just like with Long Xiaoyao, who also had very different personalities, they became best friends after an accident where they wiped out a village of evil spirit masters from different directions.
They even developed a spirit fusion technique later on.
Mu En thought he had almost forgotten Long Xiaoyao, but seeing Bai E and the others constantly reminded him of his former best friend.
The three who once roamed the continent together were now like strangers, their fates unknown to each other.
Mu En often wondered what would have happened if, when the two of them confessed their feelings to Ye Xishui, they had taken a step back like Flander, the first principal of Shrek Academy.
Would they still be able to roam the continent together, fighting for justice and helping the weak?
Mu En shook his head, banishing the jumbled thoughts from his mind.
Leaning back in his wheelchair, he quietly watched Feng Jin and Xia Die's backs, mainly focusing on Xia Die.
In the past two days, through his interactions with this girl, Mu En discovered that her martial soul was likely related to the legendary concept of death.
That power of decay and rot was all too familiar to Mu En, for his own body was slowly crumbling into a grave.
He dealt with death every day, and was intimately familiar with the decay of life.
As the head of the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En naturally knew that the power of death was close to that of an evil soul master.
If he had met this girl named Xia Die when he was young, he probably would have immediately labeled her an evil soul master, given his youthful impetuosity and strong opinions back then.
Now that he's older, he's become more open-minded and understands that many things in the world can't be judged solely by right or wrong; most things are a delicate gray.
As long as this girl named Xia Die maintains a love for life, she will never be an evil soul master.
He will personally explain the child's situation to Yan Shaozhe and the others later; Mu En is willing to vouch for her.
Because he sees that this girl genuinely loves life and appreciates the world's vitality.
Such a person who loves life, even if their power is evil, could never become an evil soul master.
Just then, a gentle breeze blew by, ruffling Mu En's pale hair and obscuring his slowly narrowing eyes.
He was now pondering how to reform Shrek Academy's outer court, and even the inner court.
Especially the Soul Guidance Department; it couldn't continue to languish like this, it needed increased support.
This time, nothing Yan Shaozhe said would work;
if he dared to outwardly comply but inwardly defy him again, Mu En wouldn't mind using his belt to make up for Yan Shaozhe's slightly flawed childhood. "
…
Butterfly, hurry up!"
Feng Jin pulled Xia Die's hand and jogged through the streets of Shrek City, heading south towards the Passion Building.
The two beautiful girls attracted many eyes, including some mysterious gazes lurking in the shadows.
"Boss! I saw the girl in that group in the picture,"
the third brother, dressed in a black robe, said to the boss, who was eating a hamburger, from a high platform.
Upon hearing this, the boss quickly finished his hamburger, casually wiped his mouth, and stood up, watching Feng Jin and Xia Die's retreating figures.
Then he smacked the third brother on the head and said,
"Why are you telling me about them?"
"We're not going to lay a hand on either of them!"
"Focus your attention on finding that disabled old man."
"I don't believe that old Bi Deng will stay holed up in Shrek Academy forever."
The third brother rubbed his head, and the second brother asked,
"What if that old man really doesn't come out?"
The eldest brother thought for a moment and said,
"In that case..."
"We'll just find any old man, break his legs, get him a matching wheelchair, then find a way to put on makeup for him, beat him up, film it, and send it to the second young master."
The fifth brother, hiding in the shadows drinking milk tea, raised his hand and asked the eldest brother,
"Then why don't we do it now?"
"Just find someone to impersonate."
The eldest brother walked menacingly to the fifth brother, snatched the milk tea from his hand, took a big sip, and said to him,
"Attitude!"
"It's an attitude issue!"
"A fake is a fake. What if we get exposed?"
"I don't want to go to the Mingdou Mountains to see spirit beasts baring their teeth!"
"This plan should only be used as a last resort! It should not be used lightly unless absolutely necessary!"
"Do you all understand?!"
The other five men in black robes nodded in unison, indicating they understood.
Feng Jin and Xia Die arrived at the Passion Building and went straight to the office.
Roman had informed the members there of their identities beforehand, so no one stopped them.
"Roman, here, these documents are for you too!"
Huo Yuhao, with his legs crossed in Roman's office, took out a large stack of documents from his storage soul tool and handed them to Roman.
Roman sighed, took the documents from Huo Yuhao, and flipped to the first page, where he saw a message from Su Tong.
"Dr. Roman, you must be looking at this document, right?"
"I knew it!"
"Give these documents to the teacher to handle himself. He's supposed to be the enthusiastic leader, but he never gets anything done!"
"..." "
If the teacher continues like that, tell him for me that he should just buy fast food himself when he returns to Xilu City!"
Roman's eyebrows twitched, and he handed the document to a bewildered Huo Yuhao, saying,
"Here, your apprentice's message."
"What do we do?"
Huo Yuhao glanced at Su Tong's neat handwriting, whistled, and used the Dream Remnant Blade to turn the words into dream bubbles.
"Just pretend you didn't see anything."
"If Su Tong asks, just say you didn't see anything."
Roman slumped onto the table, his green eyes dull and lifeless, and said weakly to Huo Yuhao,
"What a joke."
"You unscrupulous boss! Aren't Bai E and the others from the same age?"
"By birth order, I'm only one year old!"
"This is child labor exploitation!"
"Bai E and the others are celebrating their youth, and I'm here doing 007!"
"Is that right?"
Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes and said to him,
"Whose one-year-old is that tall?!"
"Work hard! Don't think about those things."
"If you don't work, how will I drive luxury cars and live in villas in the future?"
"You're really only thinking about yourself."
"You should think more about the boss!"
"Some things, you'll understand when you reach this age."
Huo Yuhao earnestly conveyed the concept of employee responsibility to Roman and patted him on the shoulder.
Roman was completely dumbfounded. He didn't expect Huo Yuhao to say such shameless things.
"No? Boss! Don't you want to hear what you're saying?"
Huo Yuhao finally smiled and said,
"Alright, just kidding."
"Help me process these documents, and I'll give you some extra money."
"I'll treat you to dinner at the best restaurant in Shrek City later."
"I'll give you a break for next year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.
You can go with Bai E and the others there and make sure no one dies during the competition."
Roman said weakly,
"Okay~"
Then, Roman perked up again and looked at Huo Yuhao, saying,
"By the way, what are you going to do with the three dragon corpses beneath the Emerald Soil in Xilu City?"
"The familiar I buried there told me that the dragon corpses' soul reaction is close to zero."
"It's estimated that their sanity won't completely collapse for another half month."
"Do whatever you want now, this is the period when they are most confused."
"After this period, there really will only be three corpses left."
Huo Yuhao smiled and said,
"I just wanted to talk to you about this."
"The dragon corpses are related to the Dragon Tomb."
"This is an opportunity that cannot be missed."
"Are you ready with that thing?"
Roman straightened his expression and took out a strange dagger from his storage soul tool.
The blade was like countless interwoven speckles, emanating an extremely eerie aura.
Huo Yuhao's soul power was involuntarily agitated, as if encountering entropy.
"Here, this is a pirated 'Symbol of the Laws of All Things' that I made using alchemy over several months."
"It uses entropy as its core power, and is wrapped and utilized by the core matrix of alchemy."
"The effect is slightly different from the original."
"But overall it's about the same."
"It can remove all soul power effects."
"Theoretically, it can break the spatial barrier of the Dragon Tomb."
Huo Yuhao picked up the dagger's hilt and examined it carefully.
Then he asked Roman,
"Can you break a spirit ring contract?"
Roman smiled at Huo Yuhao and said,
"Yes."
"It can break spirit ring contracts."
"A spirit master who loses a spirit ring will lose the corresponding spirit skill, and their cultivation level will also regress."
"Uh, this is the result of testing on D-rank personnel."
Huo Yuhao continued to ask,
"Since it's a bootleg, I think this alchemical structure won't be used many times."
Roman said helplessly,
"Didn't you say you were treating it as a consumable?"
"A dagger can only be used three times, and it will disintegrate after that."
"So, why are you focusing on the contract breaking function?"
Roman's green eyes were filled with doubt.
Huo Yuhao's lips curled slightly as he said to Roman,
"Because it's very important."
"The Symbol of Breaking the Laws of All Things, and the Soul Spirit Technology that a certain big shot is researching, can change the entire Soul Master system."
"I remember I showed you the Soul Spirit Technology report, right?"
Roman nodded and said,
"Another form of Soul Ring, it can preserve the soul of a Soul Beast, and can even accompany the Soul Master in battle."
"Um, I think it's a bit like Pokémon."
After hearing Roman's words, Huo Yuhao said:
"The Magic Network enabled communication between humans and Soul Beasts."
"Soul Spirits and the Talisman for Breaking the Laws of All Things are the technological singularity that will change everything."
"The only drawback of Soul Spirit technology is that the lives of Soul Beasts and Soul Masters are still strongly bound, just like Soul Rings and Soul Masters."
"This technology alone cannot change the world."
"The Talisman for Breaking the Laws of All Things can break Soul Ring contracts and also Soul Spirit contracts."
"Soul Spirits can unbind from Soul Masters; this is the complete Soul Spirit technology."
"Roman! Can you find a way to retain only the ability of the Talisman for Breaking the Laws of All Things to break contracts?"
"Also, if possible, can it be mass-produced?"
Roman pondered the specific technical details for a while, and after a long time, he nodded seriously and said:
"Give me two and a half months, and I can solve it!"
Huo Yuhao showed a delighted expression, patted Roman on the shoulder, and said:
"You're amazing!"
"Okay!"
"I'll send you the Soul Spirit technology immediately.
Modify the Talisman for Breaking the Laws of All Things according to this technology, so that it can break Soul Spirit contracts."
"From here, we will officially begin to disrupt the Soul Master system of this world!"
"The Soul Master system is clearly a system with immense potential."
"The Soul Skills here are incredibly diverse, each one more powerful than the last."
"A single Soul Ring can actually bind two races so tightly!"
"The person who invented Soul Rings is a true genius!"
"They've practically locked down the entire ceiling of this civilization's development!"
(End of Chapter)
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