Journey to Shrek

Huo Yuhao had already left, so there was naturally no need for Lin Yun to linger here any longer.

His goal had been achieved. There was no point in staying, and witnessing the process of Huo Yuhao's fusion with the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm had also confirmed one of Lin Yun's suspicions.

That was, Electrolux was not Tang San's arrangement. He was a genuine accident!

From beginning to end, Lin Yun had not seen any god-level power shatter space before merging into Huo Yuhao's body. This meant that Huo Yuhao only had the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and not Electrolux.

Electrolux, who should have appeared in Huo Yuhao's Spirt Sea, had arrived in Lin Yun's Spirt Sea six years ago!

Besides that, there was another unexpected gain!

"Honored One, this is that ice silkworm's exuviae." Di Tian respectfully presented the exuviae.

After casually taking the exuviae, Lin Yun stored it in his Storage Soul Tool.

He could not use this thing yet, nor did he intend to. Even ordinary soul bones could become Soul Bone Divine Armor after being transformed by divine power. The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's million-year exuviae could certainly be crafted into a divine artifact with terrifying defensive power!

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm simply lacked knowledge and had wasted its own exuviae. In Lin Yun's or even Electrolux's hands, this exuviae was a genuine high-grade material.

As for Soul Tools...

Far too many Soul Engineers had died in the Star Dou Great Forest. Although Di Tian and the other fierce beasts did not deliberately collect human belongings, over the years, they had still kept quite a few human items.

Storage Soul Tools alone had been piled into a small mountain: Storage Belts, Storage Rings, Storage Bracelets, Storage Necklaces...

The Gold Soul Coins inside were an astronomical sum.

Di Tian and the others had no use for them, so these things naturally ended up in Lin Yun's hands.

When he saw those Storage Soul Tools, Lin Yun had nearly leaped up in excitement. They were enough for him to spend extravagantly in the human world.

This was the benefit of having powerful backing!

Lin Yun even felt some regret. Why did the Soul Engineers of the Sun Moon Empire rarely come to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt soul beasts? Otherwise, Di Tian and the others would have gained a vast collection of Soul Engineer equipment.

There were probably even collections belonging to Ninth Level Soul Engineers among them. Perhaps there might be Level 9 Soul Tools or even Level 9 Fixed Soul Cannon Shells!

He really wanted to visit the Evil Demon Forest.

After returning to the Lake of Life, Gu Yuena was still asleep. Lin Yun did not disturb her. Di Tian would not be accompanying him to Shrek anyway, so he could simply have Di Tian tell her when she woke up.

Lin Yun had returned to the Lake of Life for a simple reason: to inform the fierce beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest that his plan was about to begin and have them make their preparations!

Among them, aside from Xiong Jun, who was given no assignment, the Myriad Demon King needed to conceal his identity and accompany him to Shrek, serving as his messenger when he gave orders.

The Ice Empress would follow the original plan and hide on Lin Yun's person, protecting him at all times. To conceal the Ice Empress's aura, Lin Yun had even plucked a scale from Gu Yuena to mask her soul beast presence.

Di Tian would remain at the Lake of Life to guard Gu Yuena, and he would leave a Black Dragon Reverse Scale on the Three-Eyed Golden Lion. He had to ensure that she could not come into contact with Huo Yuhao.

The Scarlet King would protect the Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Bijie was still helping the Snow Empress undergo her Heavenly Tribulation. The Snow Empress was far stronger than the Ice Empress, so the difficulty of her Heavenly Tribulation was naturally countless times greater. Moreover, she intended to use the opportunity to condense a second Soul Core.

It was difficult to say how long this would take. The Snow Empress would most likely be unable to show herself for quite some time.

Everything was ready.

The Myriad Demon King stood behind Lin Yun, while the Ice Empress lay on his shoulder. Before him stood the fierce beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Even Yaoling, who never showed himself, had appeared. He was an uninhibited young man with a somewhat sinister air. He looked exceptionally lively by nature, yet he did not dare act presumptuously before Lin Yun.

"While I am gone, guard the Star Dou Great Forest well. Avoid conflicts with humans if possible, but if a fight breaks out, do not hold back. If you can kill them, kill them!" Lin Yun said.

"It will not be long before I return to my peak and make the soul beast race the rulers once more!"

"Yes, Honored One!!!"

"Honored One, Shrek Academy is fifty li ahead. These days are Shrek Academy's enrollment period, so Shrek's experts are quite active. This subordinate will not accompany you any farther," the Myriad Demon King said respectfully as he set Lin Yun down.

Though he was the beast king of the Star Dou Great Forest most skilled at concealing his aura, a soul beast was still a soul beast. He could not become completely identical to a human.

Experts above the rank of Titled Douluo might still recognize him.

"Fine. Hide in the shadows, then. Once you reach Shrek City, find somewhere to stay. I'll contact you when I need you." Lin Yun nodded.

As he had said, in the entire Star Dou Great Forest, only the Myriad Demon King could endure solitude. Even if he were made to stay in one place without moving for years, he would not grow impatient in the slightest.

After watching the Myriad Demon King depart, Lin Yun headed toward Shrek City and entered Shrek Academy through its eastern gate.

Shrek Academy's enrollment had already begun and generally lasted about half a month. Lin Yun had arrived rather late.

The eastern gate was already packed with people. Normally, only Shrek's teachers and students passed through here, but during enrollment season, the place was nearly impassable.

As the continent's number one academy, entering Shrek meant being a genius. It meant becoming a powerful Soul Engineer in the future. Even if they had to spend their entire fortunes, the young men and women who met Shrek's enrollment requirements would try to obtain a letter of recommendation from Shrek.

Looking at the crowd packed tightly together around him, Lin Yun unconsciously frowned.

After returning to human society, he did not feel as happy as he had imagined. The atmosphere of the mortal world did not feel familiar to him. Instead, it felt unbearably noisy.

Perhaps... I preferred a quiet place removed from the world?

At that moment, the people around him also noticed Lin Yun, who stood out like a crane among chickens.

His medium-length brilliant golden hair, his imposing golden eyes, his youthful yet dignified and handsome face, and the aura of authority he had gradually developed in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Compared to Lin Yun, they felt like ordinary commoners standing before the supreme ruler, unconsciously oppressed by his presence.

The person standing directly in front of Lin Yun lowered his head instinctively after meeting those majestic golden eyes, then stepped aside.

Where there was one, there was a second, until at last, a path leading directly to the registration area opened before Lin Yun.