First Hearing of Shrek Academy

A yellow Soul Ring settled around Wang Xiaofeng. Familiar heat suddenly surged into his body, and before he could react, it began scorching him like blazing flames.

In some unknown space, the Green Calabash Vine sensed the Soul Ring's power once more. This time, it did not need to act. The Purple Figure beneath the vines swallowed all the Soul Power from the ring, and a Red Calabash Phantom slowly grew into being.

Wang Xiaofeng once again experienced the sensation of ice and fire. He knew his Martial Soul had to be acting up again, but there was nothing he could do about it. He could only endure the torment passively.

At that moment, he desperately wished he had a system—one that could chat with him for free, give him all sorts of overpowered items, let him effortlessly marry a rich, beautiful woman, and rise to the peak of life.

As the Red Calabash Phantom stabilized, sweat stopped pouring from Wang Xiaofeng's body, and his tightly furrowed brows relaxed somewhat. The pale yellow Soul Power of the Soul Ring began sinking into his body, while a faint green glow quietly seeped out from within him.

"That Soul Ring was absorbed way too quickly." Wang Feng could not understand how anyone could absorb a Soul Ring in five minutes. It was not scientific.

Wang Danu and He Li calmly said that he was simply ignorant. He did not understand the world of geniuses.

"Could it be that giving Soul Beasts a painless death can greatly improve the efficiency of Soul Ring absorption?" Wang Feng came up with what he considered the best explanation.

Sharp-eyed student, you found the key point.

"Xiaofeng, how was it? What kind of skill did your second Soul Ring give you?"

As Wang Xiaofeng's guide, and someone who had watched him grow up, Wang Feng cared about him greatly and asked impatiently.

Wang Xiaofeng secretly winked at Wang Danu and He Li, then summoned the Martial Soul in his right hand. His second Soul Ring lit up. "I have a Red Calabash."

A red phantom flashed across the calabash, then its mouth aimed at Wang Feng. A beam of red light fell onto him.

At once, warm energy surged in from every limb and bone. Wang Feng immediately felt his entire body fill with strength, and even the Soul Power within him rushed upward as though boiling.

"My second Soul Ring can increase strength by 20% and attack power by 10%."

"Good heavens." Wang Feng stared at Wang Xiaofeng in astonishment. "Only Soul Rings over a thousand years old can grant the additional effect of increasing attack power, yet your second Soul Ring already has it. You truly are the pride of our Calabash Village."

Then, with Wang Xiaofeng's support, Wang Danu easily obtained his Soul Ring as well. It came from an eleven-hundred-year-old Ironbark Oak. The only advantage of this plant Soul Beast was that it was tough—extremely tough. Thus, the Soul Ring greatly enhanced the toughness of the Green Calabash Vine and also provided a decent Soul Skill, doubling the vines' resilience for ten minutes.

Before the sun set, they finally completed their goal. The four quickly packed their things and left the Star Dou Great Forest.

All four of them were fragile. At night, the Star Dou Great Forest was a carnival for assassins.

...A few days later...

Wang Feng weighed the Gold Soul Coins in his hand and smiled at Wang Danu. "Brother Niu, if you need anything next time, just come find me." After exchanging a few polite words, they parted ways at the Village Entrance.

After returning home and shutting the doors and windows, Wang Danu and He Li surrounded Wang Xiaofeng in the middle of the living room.

"What exactly is your second Soul Skill?" Wang Danu asked urgently. "I've been holding this question in for days. Hurry up and tell me—I need to sleep." He Li nodded beside him.

"It increases strength and attack power by 30%. The effect rises by 10% for every ten levels gained. With my current Soul Power, I should be able to support Soul Masters of the same rank for half an hour."

"Mm, now we can finally sleep peacefully." Wang Danu and He Li calmly returned to their room to sleep. Having witnessed an even more absurd First Soul Skill, no matter what the second Soul Skill was, it would not surprise them.

...A few weeks later...

Wang Xiaofeng returned to the academy with a group of little kids.

As Wang Xiaofeng grew over the past few years, his meditation sessions became longer and longer. However, the amount of Moon Dew he could obtain remained the same, barely enough to sustain the daily consumption of their family of three.

Still, Wang Xiaofeng did not rely too heavily on Moon Dew. Whenever the buff's duration ended, he would meditate until his meridians faintly ached and swelled, stopping only when continuing cultivation became dangerous.

This time, the addition of his second Soul Ring had made his Martial Soul act up again, letting Wang Xiaofeng realize that its mutation had not ended. This was only the beginning. Moreover, the Soul Skill and the Soul Ring's additional effect gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

That was right. After testing it, Wang Xiaofeng discovered that his Martial Soul could actually grow and shrink. Though it could only increase or decrease in size tenfold, and its weight and hardness did not change, making the ability somewhat useless, still...

Wasn't this one of the Calabash Brothers' abilities? And it even absorbed Soul Power. If it was going to cosplay Master Xiao's Golden Finger, it could at least be more useful! What kind of trash Golden Finger was this, damn it?

Complaining was one thing, but time would not stop just because he complained.

One year later...

"Now, let us welcome our outstanding graduate, Wang Xiaofeng, to give a speech. Please give him a round of applause."

Wang Xiaofeng calmly went onstage and gave his speech, then accepted his graduation certificate from the headmaster and completed the formalities.

"Wang Xiaofeng, wait a moment. The headmaster wants to see you." Just as Wang Xiaofeng was preparing to return to the dormitory to pack his things, a teacher suddenly stopped him. Upon learning that the headmaster was waiting in the office, he hurriedly followed.

Wang Xiaofeng had some idea why the headmaster wanted to see him. Over the past few days, he had received letters from several Intermediate Soul Master Academies, all hoping to recruit him. They had offered many favorable terms: free meals and lodging, a satisfactory Third Soul Ring, and so on.

But he still wanted to see what Shrek Academy, where the protagonist was, was actually like. Over the years, he had gathered some information about Shrek, but it was all hearsay. He would have to see it for himself to know what Shrek was really like.

After all, even after all these years, he still could not remember the details of Douluo Continent. He only remembered a few keywords: Tang San, Shrek Academy, and godhood. Still, any academy favored by the protagonist was bound to possess great fortune. A phoenix would not pass through a barren land.

Knock, knock.

"Come in."

"Headmaster, I brought Wang Xiaofeng."

"All right, you may leave first." The headmaster waved the teacher away.

"Student Wang Xiaofeng, quite a few intermediate academies have invited you these past few days, haven't they?" The headmaster looked at Wang Xiaofeng with a smile.

Wang Xiaofeng scratched his head and smiled modestly. "A few academies have invited me, but I haven't decided which one to attend yet. There is still a month before enrollment begins, so I want to go home and ask my parents for their opinion."

"Xiaofeng, you don't mind if I call you that, do you?"

"Not at all. Call me whatever you like." (^~^)

"Then, Xiaofeng, have you heard of Shrek Academy?"