Xuan Zi: I'm Here to Save You, Huo Yuhao!

"So many people! Huh? How come there are even people from Shrek here?"

Su Tianxuan glanced at the ecstatic spectators below the stage and spotted a Shrek inner court teacher. He was a little surprised.

Given the Sun Moon Royal Academy and the Hongchen Family's relationship with Shrek, Wang Hongchen had actually let them in to watch?

When had this guy become so generous?

In that case, should he fleece him for more this time?

Hearing his question, Wang Hongchen's mouth spread into an extremely arrogant grin. He boasted:

"What Shrek? That fellow Xuan is one of our own.

"To study Soul Tool Technology more deeply, he turned from darkness to light, left Shrek, and chose to join our Sun Moon Royal Academy."

Nani?

Su Tianxuan stared at him in disbelief.

Someone had actually managed to break through Shrek's "divine brainwashing art"?

That wasn't Tang Study!

Considering how loyal those Shrek graduates were in the original Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King, it was hard not to suspect that Shrek had mastered some great brainwashing technique.

That was no longer something that could be explained by a shared interest or students' love for their school.

It was a fanatical religion, plain and simple.

Seeing his reaction, Wang Hongchen added smugly:

"That fellow Xuan was a researcher for Shrek and the Tang Sect, a madman obsessed with Soul Tools. He's even more obsessed with them than I am.

"People like that will betray anyone as long as they're offered more advanced Soul Tool Technology.

"So I showed him some of the things we made before, and he came running over with his tail wagging.

"Oh, that made that old shrew Long Yeyue furious. She stood at the gate cursing for a whole day! Hahaha, I recorded it. I'll send it to you later."

Wang Hongchen's skills had always been a cut above Shrek and the Tang Sect's, but not enough for him to lure their people away so easily.

With Su Tianxuan in the mix, though, things were different.

With him around, all Wang Hongchen had to do was design boldly, making his designs as difficult to build as he wanted. He didn't have to give a damn whether the craftsman lived or died.

After all, as long as there was the slightest possibility, Su Tianxuan would find the most perfect timeline sooner or later.

With the strongest researcher on one side and the most perfect craftsman on the other, their partnership had long since left the entire world in the dust.

"His surname's Xuan?"

Su Tianxuan's expression grew a little strange. He thought of someone and suspected Wang Hongchen had deliberately chosen that surname:

"You dare use a traitor?"

"Use him, my ass!"

Wang Hongchen sneered.

"I'm just using him to disgust Shrek and the Tang Sect. Once I've squeezed all his Soul Master knowledge out of him, I'll throw him out.

"You think I'm the Tang Sect? Letting a traitor become a hall master?

"If that damned traitor hadn't stolen so much of our technology, how could the Tang Sect, in its wretched state ten thousand years ago, possibly have caught up with us?"

Well, he really had done it on purpose...

No wonder he had left Shrek. So his underlying code was incompatible.

Su Tianxuan curled his lip.

Xuan Ziwen really was a thorn in the Hongchen Family's heart. Even after ten thousand years, they still couldn't let it go.

He casually replied:

"Not quite. Huo Yuhao's skills weren't bad either. If he'd been willing to focus on research, the Tang Sect wouldn't have been far behind."

Wang Hongchen clicked his tongue.

"So what if he was clever? Could Shrek and the Star Luo Empire back then have taught him? Did they have anything for him to research?"

"Weren't you people still around? You taught him, you gave him things, and you helped someone else raise their daddy."

"Cough, cough, cough! Get up there! This old man's going to beat you until you cry!"

Beyond the Sky Screen.

Su Tianxuan and Wang Hongchen's casual chat had actually stirred up a storm on the Douluo Continent.

Shrek Academy.

Those who had crossed paths with Huo Yuhao could finally confirm that the Spirit Ice Douluo who would dominate the world in the future was the Huo Yuhao they knew!

Ten thousand years ago, the Tang Sect, Shrek, the Star Luo Empire, a Soul Engineer...

Could all those words together point to anyone else?

Listening to her classmates cheer and Zhou Yi laugh without restraint, Wang Dong felt a little disappointed.

She thought of the mural from before, and of the words "his wife, the Dragon Butterfly Douluo Tang Wutong."

He can perform Martial Soul Fusion with me, yet he can still get together with someone else?

Is this young lady really so lacking in charm?!

She lay on her desk in a huff.

She had been a little interested in Huo Yuhao, but not anymore!

She would never pay him any attention again!

But as ill luck would have it, Xiao Xiao unwittingly added fuel to the fire:

"Yuhao's amazing! And his wife is so beautiful too. Don't you think so, Wang Dong?"

Wang Dong walked out of the classroom, her face expressionless.

Go to hell, you stinking man!

Sea God's Pavilion.

All the pavilion elders frowned at the documents in their hands.

They truly found it hard to believe that Huo Yuhao, who had only one ring, could have such tremendous potential.

But the Sky Screen probably wouldn't fool them.

"So, where is Huo Yuhao?"

Yan Shaozhe frowned as he asked Fan Yu and Du Weilun.

Both of them oversaw the outer court and were relatively familiar with Huo Yuhao.

Fan Yu pointed at Du Weilun.

"Yuhao went to hunt for his second Soul Ring. Director Du arranged for someone to help him."

Du Weilun was stunned and hurriedly denied it.

"I didn't! Don't talk nonsense. He never came to me!"

At those words, the Sea God's Pavilion fell silent.

Although the senior elders didn't know what had happened, they understood that something serious was about to happen.

An unparalleled genius, a genius who could change the entire Soul Master system, had slipped through their fingers.

After a long while, Mu En rapped on the table and spoke.

"There's no need to worry. That child isn't the sort to betray Shrek. There must be another reason he left on his own.

"Xuan Zi, take some people to look for Yuhao, and warn the other forces not to make any reckless moves."

Now that the Sky Screen had exposed Huo Yuhao, many people were bound to have designs on him.

Whether they wanted to recruit him or kill him before he could grow, Huo Yuhao was certain to be in a dangerous position now.

Only by sending an expert like the Level 98 Xuan Zi to protect him could they keep him safe.

Xuan Zi also knew how serious the situation was. He devoured the rest of the chicken leg in his hand, grabbed his wine jug, and accepted the order.

"Rest assured, Mu En. I won't let Huo Yuhao suffer the slightest harm!"

With that, he took several Super Douluo and left.

"Huo Yuhao, wait for me! I'm coming to find you!"

Mu En watched them leave, and for some reason, a trace of unease welled up in his heart.

But his body made it difficult for him to move, and Xuan Zi was already their strongest fighter. At this point, he could only put his faith in him.

Yan Shaozhe glanced down at the words "not a core disciple, receives core disciple benefits" on Huo Yuhao's file and found them extraordinarily jarring.

"Make Huo Yuhao a core disciple of the Martial Soul Department. No, wait, admit him directly to the inner court's Martial Soul Department!"

"No!"

Qian Duoduo immediately jumped in to object.

"Didn't you hear what was said just now? Huo Yuhao has great talent as a Soul Engineer, and we've already verified it!

"Under normal circumstances, your Martial Soul Department wouldn't have accepted him, and he would have joined our Soul Tool Department next semester.

"For him to achieve so much with an innate level of one, he must have had some special fortuitous encounters. If you force him to join the Martial Soul Department and he misses them as a result, what then?

"I think we should keep things as they were and let events unfold normally, according to history."

After hearing him out, everyone fell silent.

There seemed to be some sense in what Qian Duoduo had said.

But Yan Shaozhe wasn't buying it. He raised his eyes slightly and said rather coldly:

"Haven't things changed enough already? It's meaningless to insist on keeping them the same.

"Besides, I think what's more important now is discussing the fact that someone from the Soul Tool Department will betray Shrek in the future!"