Shrek Academy's Choice

Soul Rings could only be obtained by hunting Soul Beasts!

A 400,000-year Ferocious Beast had willingly transformed into a Spirit Soul!

What did that mean?

Did it mean a brand-new path, one that might ease the conflict between humans and Soul Beasts?

No. In the eyes of the vast majority of powers...

It meant a moving, living, peerless treasure that contained unimaginable energy!

Not to mention this Huo Yuhao.

He was very likely the very same boy from the previous Martial Soul Ranking, the one who possessed that inconceivable "Million-Year Soul Ring" and "Ice Empress Spirit Soul"!

Greed!

Boundless greed instantly flooded the hearts of countless powers!

Shrek Academy, Sea God's Pavilion.

The joyful atmosphere that had filled the room just a moment ago because of Mu En's recovery vanished in an instant.

In its place came a heavy, Deathly Stillness like they had fallen into an icehouse!

Everyone's gazes.

Shot like sharp swords toward Huo Yuhao, who stood behind Yan Shaozhe, his face already as pale as paper!

"Yuhao... you..."

Yan Shaozhe's voice was incredibly dry.

He looked at this student he had placed such high hopes in, his eyes filled with shock, complexity, and a trace of worry he could hardly conceal.

He had long known that Huo Yuhao possessed extraordinary talent and carried secrets.

But he had never imagined that this secret would be so earth-shattering!

A 400,000-year Spirit Soul!

The Ice Empress had transformed into his martial soul!

This had already exceeded the scope of what he could shelter!

Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, and the others also sucked in a breath of cold air.

They finally understood why they had previously felt that Huo Yuhao's ice attribute was so peculiar and powerful. So this was the source!

Xuan Zi suddenly slammed the table and rose to his feet, his powerful aura erupting uncontrollably.

"A 400,000-year Spirit Soul! Extreme Ice! And that Million-Year Soul Ring too! Kid, you... you really kept us in the dark!"

His tone held shock, but even more than that, there was a heaviness like a storm about to break.

Huo Yuhao only felt cold all over, as if he were standing naked in a world of ice and snow.

The gazes cast at him from all around held shock, and curiosity too.

His lips moved. He wanted to explain, but he found he could not say a single word.

It's over... everything's been exposed...

Brother Sky Dream, Ice Empress...

They've all been exposed!

Boom, boom, boom!

Just then, the Reward Light Pillar containing the origin of Extreme Ice descended and enveloped Huo Yuhao.

His aura instantly surged, his Soul Power becoming even purer, while his control over ice reached an entirely new level.

Even more profound information about the upgraded "Eternal Frost Domain" appeared in his mind.

If this had been any other time, he would certainly have been wildly overjoyed.

But at this moment, he only felt that this reward was like a death warrant, pushing him completely into the eye of the storm!

"Enough, Xuan Zi."

Mu En's calm voice, carrying unquestionable authority, rang out and instantly suppressed the slightly out-of-control atmosphere inside the pavilion.

Everyone looked toward Mu En.

They saw Mu En slowly rise to his feet.

That newly recovered, upright body was like a towering mountain.

His gaze swept over everyone.

In the end, it landed on the trembling Huo Yuhao, his eyes carrying a hint of understanding and gentleness.

"I already knew part of the secret on Yuhao."

Mu En's first sentence left everyone stunned.

"I just never expected the Golden Ranking to be made public in this way."

He paused, his gaze sharpening as it swept across everyone present. "But right now, this is not the time to investigate how it happened. The Golden Ranking has already exposed it. That means from this moment on, Yuhao, and the secrets he carries, will become the focus of the entire continent!"

"The Holy Spirit Cult, the Sun Moon Empire, and even certain greedy recluses will all come lunging like sharks scenting blood!"

Yan Shaozhe said urgently, "Teacher, then what should we do now? Yuhao, he..."

Mu En said in a deep voice, "What are you panicking for? Shrek has stood for ten thousand years. What storms have we not weathered?"

"Since it has already happened, then what we need to do is face it!"

His gaze flashed like lightning as he issued his orders. "First, activate the Sea God's Pavilion Highest Protection Order immediately. From this moment on, Huo Yuhao is to receive the highest level of protection from every member of Sea God's Pavilion."

"Without my permission, no one is to approach him, much less pry into his secrets!"

"Second, Shaozhe, personally lead people at once to transfer all of Yuhao's belongings in the Outer Court to Sea God's Pavilion, and seal off any information that could possibly leak."

"Lin'er, strengthen security inside and outside the academy. Activate all defensive Soul Tools. Allow people out, but no one in!"

"Third, Elder Zhuang, I'll trouble you to personally examine Yuhao's physical condition, ensure that the reward has fused with him properly, and prepare to respond to any unexpected situation."

"Fourth, Xuan Zi, you will hold Sea God's Pavilion. Without my order, no one is to act rashly. I will personally go and meet those... 'guests' who are about to arrive!"

Mu En gave one clear order after another, steady as a mountain, instantly calming everyone's hearts.

Everyone accepted the orders solemnly.

They all knew that Shrek Academy was about to face an unprecedented storm!

Huo Yuhao listened to Mu En's arrangements and looked at the old man's firm yet gentle gaze.

His heart, once cold and despairing, seemed to be infused with a warm current, and his eyes reddened in an instant.

He knew.

The academy, Mu En, had chosen him!

"Mu En... I..."

Huo Yuhao's voice choked.

Mu En walked up to him, gently patted his shoulder, and said warmly, "Child, don't be afraid. Fortune rests on disaster, and disaster hides within fortune."

"The Golden Ranking exposed you, but it also granted you even greater power."

"Remember, you are a student of Shrek. As long as Shrek still stands, no one can touch a single hair on your head! Stand tall!"

Holy Spirit Cult.

"Huo Yuhao! Shrek Academy!"

"400,000-year Spirit Soul! Million-Year Soul Ring! Hahahaha!!"

Zhongli Wu let out a crazed and greedy laugh. "Heaven is helping me! Heaven is helping me! If I can capture this boy and extract the source of his Spirit Soul and soul ring, my Death God Puppet will surely evolve to an unprecedented level! It might even... even surpass the limit!"

A terrifying gleam also erupted in Ye Xishui's eyes. "A 400,000-year Spirit Soul... If I can refine it, my Blood Soul Demonic Puppet may be able to repair its foundation and advance another step!"

"Zhongli Wu, we must obtain him at any cost!"

Long Xiaoyao frowned slightly, but did not speak against it.

The secrets on Huo Yuhao were indeed enough to drive any Soul Master mad.

Sun Moon Empire, imperial palace.

Xu Tianran suddenly rose from the Dragon Throne, his eyes flickering with extreme greed and killing intent. "Huo Yuhao... so it was you!"

"A 400,000-year Spirit Soul, Extreme Ice, a Million-Year Soul Ring... Jing Hongchen! I don't care what method you use. If he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see the corpse!"

"You must bring him back to me! If you can't bring him back... then destroy him! We absolutely cannot allow Shrek to possess such a future monster!"

Jing Hongchen's eyes were also filled with shock. "Rest assured, His Highness the Crown Prince! This subject will make arrangements immediately! All of Mingde Hall's hidden agents will move!"

The Body Sect, the various great empires, the hidden clans...

Almost every power with sufficient qualifications turned its gaze toward Shrek Academy at that moment, toward the young man named Huo Yuhao.

Greedy undercurrents surged and roiled beneath the entire continent.

Shrek Academy seemed to have become the center of the storm in an instant.

And the Golden Ranking still hung high above.

Coldly watching the strife and turbulence it had caused.

Fifth place had already stirred up such towering waves.

Then what kind of heaven-defying existence would fourth place, which ranked above the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion, be?

Would it, too, raise new ripples?

Across the entire continent, even as undercurrents surged against Huo Yuhao, everyone once again involuntarily turned part of their attention toward the Golden Ranking, whose light was growing ever deeper.