Entering Heaven Dou Royal Academy

Mu Yuan's Soul Power rose to level fifty-seven during this period, and he was not far from level fifty-eight.

Mu Yuan could feel that his Divine Tree Martial Soul was becoming increasingly solid, and its growth rate was accelerating as well.

Everyone at Shrek Academy had improved in their own ways.

Some had raised their Soul Power by a level, some had brought their control over Soul Power into the next stage, and others had forged powerful Hidden Weapons.

Over the past two months, Tang San had crafted eighteen Mother-Child Soul Chasing Darts.

Although these Mother-Child Soul Chasing Darts were still unfinished products without poison applied to them, their power was still not to be underestimated.

The countless steel needles unleashed after their explosion alone were enough to give ordinary Soul Masters a hard time.

In addition, Tang San had also made eight Flying Sky Divine Claws.

The so-called Flying Sky Divine Claws were a type of grappling hook that could assist Soul Masters in climbing while also possessing a certain degree of lethality.

Tang San demonstrated the effects of the Flying Sky Divine Claws before everyone at Shrek Academy.

Tang San strapped a Flying Sky Divine Claw onto his arm, then activated its mechanism.

In an instant, a metal claw trailing a steel cable shot out and seized a palm-sized stone, crushing it directly.

Ma Hongjun immediately praised it. "That's incredible! It actually has enough power to shatter rock!"

Tang San smiled faintly, clearly pleased by Ma Hongjun's praise. "That isn't even its most impressive feature. Its greatest strength is its mobility—it can help Soul Masters move quickly!"

Everyone cried out in amazement.

Ma Hongjun said, "Third Brother, that's amazing! Can you make one for me too?"

Tang San nodded. "Of course. Actually, I prepared them for everyone a long time ago!"

As he spoke, Tang San took seven Flying Sky Divine Claws from his Soul Tool.

Including the one Tang San was wearing himself, there were eight in total.

Mu Yuan was somewhat surprised. Tang San had even prepared one for him?

After all, Mu Yuan had thoroughly humiliated Grandmaster in front of Tang San before, creating no small amount of bad blood between them. It was only because they were in the same academy that no conflict had broken out.

Given Tang San's personality, it would have been good enough if he had not excluded him. Yet he had actually prepared a gift for him.

Mu Yuan found himself seeing Tang San in a new light.

Tang San handed the Flying Sky Divine Claws out one by one to everyone at Shrek Academy.

"This one is for Boss Dai, this one is for Fatty, Oscar, Zhuqing, Rongrong, and Xiao Wu."

Finally, it was Mu Yuan's turn.

Tang San held the Flying Sky Divine Claw in his hand and made as if to give it to Mu Yuan, only to suddenly pull it back.

"Mu Yuan, I originally wanted to give this to you, but after thinking about it, you're so strong that you don't need something like this at all. My teacher's strength is rather ordinary, so I think it would be better to save this for him. Don't you agree?"

Mu Yuan looked at Tang San with a calm expression and said indifferently:

"It is your possession. Naturally, you may give it to whoever you wish. There is no need to ask for my opinion."

Hearing this, Tang San put the Flying Sky Divine Claw away and said:

"Mu Yuan, then I'll save it for my teacher. Sorry, I hadn't considered that. Sigh, everyone has one now except you. You won't hold a grudge against me, will you?"

The others immediately turned to look over when they heard that.

What was wrong with Tang San?

He was actually provoking Mu Yuan like this.

If what he had done just now could still be explained as insufficient preparation, then what Tang San had said now could only be called a provocation.

Mu Yuan shook his head.

Such tactics were far too low-level.

Before he could say anything, Xiao Wu beside him said:

"It's fine, Mu Yuan. I'll give you mine!"

As she spoke, Xiao Wu shoved her Flying Sky Divine Claw into Mu Yuan's hand without giving him a chance to refuse.

Tang San stared at Xiao Wu in disbelief.

Everything he had done had been to protect Xiao Wu!

Tang San hurriedly stopped her. "Xiao Wu, if you give the Flying Sky Divine Claw to Mu Yuan, what will you do?"

Xiao Wu raised her head slightly and looked at Mu Yuan's profile.

"Third Brother, don't worry. Having Mu Yuan protect me is enough."

The moment he heard those words, Tang San froze stiffly in place.

His Xiao Wu... why?

After that.

Everyone at Shrek Academy began preparing to head for Heaven Dou City.

Flender stood beneath Shrek's battered signboard, somewhat reluctant to leave. This place had accompanied him for twenty years. How many twenty years did he have in his life?

"Set off!"

As expected of Flender, despite the immense distance from Suotuo City to Heaven Dou City, he still had not prepared any means of transportation.

Everyone still relied on their own legs to travel.

A group of high-level Soul Masters traveling on foot was quite a spectacle.

After walking for some distance, Xiao Wu became somewhat tired and grabbed Mu Yuan's arm.

"Mu Yuan, I want to ride your Wood Dragon!"

Mu Yuan nodded and brought his hands together. A Wood Dragon rose from the ground.

Xiao Wu sat securely atop the Wood Dragon's head.

Ning Rongrong lowered her head as she watched from the side.

She did not want to ride any Wood Dragon!

Tang San clenched his fists in secret.

Several days later, everyone from Shrek Academy arrived in the Silves Kingdom within the Heaven Dou Empire.

There were four kingdoms and one duchy within the Heaven Dou Empire, all under the Empire's rule. Suotuo City, where Mu Yuan and the others had previously been, belonged to the Balak Kingdom, one of the four kingdoms. Once they passed through the Silves Kingdom, they would reach Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire.

After resting for several days in Silves Royal City, they set out once more.

Several days later, they finally arrived outside Heaven Dou City.

They did not need to enter the city, because Heaven Dou Royal Academy had been built outside it.

The Heaven Dou royal family had designated an entire mountain as the site of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. This allowed the students to stay away from the city and focus on cultivation, while also making it convenient to establish mimetic training grounds in the mountains.

They headed up the mountain, but trouble came after only a few steps.

Around ten young Soul Masters dressed in Heaven Dou Royal Academy uniforms blocked the path of everyone from Shrek Academy. The leader had an arrogant demeanor and glanced at them disdainfully.

Because of Flender's stinginess, they had traveled for a long time, and their clothes had inevitably become covered in dust. They had not yet had time to change.

The young man therefore looked down on them greatly.

"Who are you people, and what are you doing here?"

Flender frowned.

"We are from Shrek Academy. We were invited by your academy to come here for exchanges. You are a student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, right? Lead the way for us!"

The young man burst into laughter upon hearing this and pointed at everyone from Shrek Academy.

"You lot want to come for exchanges? You look more like beggars to me. Hahaha!"

Dai Mubai flew into a rage and was about to lash out.

However, Mu Yuan stopped him, stepped forward, and said to the young man:

"Xue Beng, take a good look at who I am!"

The young man found the voice somewhat familiar and hurriedly looked over. When he saw Mu Yuan's face, his entire body began to tremble.

"Y-you're Big Brother's junior brother!"

When Mu Yuan had been at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Xue Qinghe had often invited him to the palace to win him over. Over time, Mu Yuan had come to know the Fourth Prince Xue Beng, the little princess Xue Ke, and the others.

For Xue Beng, fear of his eldest brother had been deeply etched into his mind. Whenever he faced Xue Qinghe, he wished he could kneel on the ground and beg his eldest brother to spare him.

Now that he saw Mu Yuan, he trembled all over in fright, terrified that Mu Yuan would summon Xue Qinghe.