Tian: I'm Going to Blow Up Shrek, Really?

Seeing this, Xiao Xue immediately flashed in front of Tian Mucheng and firmly shielded him behind her. Her eagle-like gaze locked tightly onto Tian Shaosheng, who was writhing on the ground in unbearable pain.

At that moment, Tian Shaosheng seemed to be trapped in an endless abyss of agony. Every tremor appeared to be gathering frenzied power. Alarm bells rang in Xiao Xue's mind; the slightest sign of Tian Shaosheng going berserk, and she would strike without hesitation and kill him.

Tian Mucheng quietly watched it all, his mind racing. He secretly wondered what end awaited this man trapped in extreme pain. Would he completely sink into agony and erupt with astonishing power, or would he collapse for good and become a corpse?

"Roar—"

A deafening dragon roar suddenly erupted within the cage like thunder exploding from the ground, making their eardrums ache.

Nine soul rings floated around Tian Shaosheng, emitting an eerie yet powerful glow. Immediately afterward, a Bone Dragon covered in dark blue flames appeared out of thin air before Tian Mucheng and Xiao Xue.

The Bone Dragon's body was enormous. Ghostly blue flames flowed through the gaps in its bones, and its hollow eyes brimmed with brutality as it stared fixedly at the two of them, as though it would tear them to pieces the next second.

However, this bizarre sight did not last long. The originally surging blue flames soon began to flicker and dissipate.

Just as Tian Mucheng and Xiao Xue were filled with confusion, an even more terrifying black-red flame surged forth like a raging tide and instantly enveloped the Bone Dragon. Carrying a chilling aura, the black-red flames began madly eroding the Bone Dragon. Every flicker seemed to proclaim the arrival of an even more dreadful crisis.

"Lord Saint?" Xiao Xue looked to Tian Mucheng beside her, seeking his opinion.

Tian Mucheng stared intently at the agonized Tian Shaosheng and gave his answer. "No rush."

Hearing this, Xiao Xue stopped what she was doing and waited patiently with Lord Saint.

A few more minutes passed. The Bone Dragon slowly returned to Tian Shaosheng's body, and Tian Shaosheng, who had been in indescribable pain, stopped crying out as well. At that moment, he lay sprawled on the ground like a dead dog, neither dead nor alive.

Just as Xiao Xue was about to step forward to check on him, Tian Mucheng stopped her. "No rush."

He could sense that the mutating Bone Fire Dragon was transforming Tian Shaosheng's body, and those hidden injuries were also vanishing.

A moment later, Tian Shaosheng, who had looked like a dead dog, suddenly moved.

He slowly rose to his feet, then dropped to one knee. His movements were smooth yet carried a hint of reverence as he said to Tian Mucheng and Xiao Xue, "Greetings, Lord Saint and Lady Xiao Xue."

His voice had completely lost the madness from his earlier painful struggle, replaced by an almost devout respect.

Watching this scene, Tian Mucheng's lips unconsciously curled into a meaningful smile.

He was secretly amazed. This experiment had unexpectedly brought such a pleasant surprise. Originally, refining a Dragon Soul into a Dragon Slave and removing the unnecessary life force required a massive amount of Soul Power. The process was cumbersome and difficult.

Yet now, merely relying on a pill containing a trace of fortune had achieved results far beyond expectations. It was incredibly interesting. This discovery undoubtedly added more possibilities to his future plans.

What about the fortune refined from immortal grasses?

"Check whether there have been any changes to your body or Martial Soul."

"Yes." Tian Shaosheng began sensing the changes in his Martial Soul. A minute passed in the blink of an eye. He slowly opened his eyes, surprise and certainty gleaming within them, then knelt on one knee again and respectfully reported truthfully to Tian Mucheng.

"Lord Saint, after this transformation, my physical body has been significantly strengthened. Thinking back to when my Soul Power was at level ten, if I had possessed such physical strength then, absorbing a hundred-year soul ring would have been no challenge.

"My Martial Soul has undergone an astonishing transformation as well. It has come infinitely close to Extreme Fire, though unfortunately, it has not yet truly reached that ultimate realm."

Tian Mucheng nodded slightly, a sharp glint flashing through his eyes. He rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, then took out a pill refined from ordinary immortal grass from his Spatial Soul Tool ring and handed it to him. "See if this works."

Tian Shaosheng accepted the pill and swallowed it without hesitation. A few seconds later, he replied, "Lord Saint, there have been no changes at all. It seems my body has developed drug resistance."

"Just as expected." Tian Mucheng had already anticipated this. After some thought, he took out another immortal grass pill that could be considered an immortal-grade item and handed it to Tian Shaosheng. "Try this one."

Tian Shaosheng swallowed it again, sensed the changes in his body, and truthfully reported, "Lord Saint, I do not feel that my Soul Power has improved at all, but my Martial Soul's control over flames seems to have advanced another step."

Tian Mucheng understood now. Whether it was an ordinary-quality item, an immortal-grade item, or something capable of increasing fortune, it could only improve Soul Power once. However, Martial Soul Evolution seemingly had no upper limit.

Then could he remove the evolution function and retain only the function of enhancing cultivation or revealing Martial Soul flaws? Tian Mucheng still remembered that Moyan had once asked him for immortal grasses. At the time, Moyan had probably intended to scheme against those people from Shrek Academy.

In that case, perhaps... After pondering for a while, he ultimately decided to set the idea aside for future research.

After all, it was not yet time for Moyan to ask for immortal grasses.

"From now on, I'll call you Tian."

"Yes!" Tian Shaosheng immediately agreed without the slightest hesitation. Such was the loyalty produced by Dragon Soul Evolution.

Tian Mucheng was overjoyed. As expected of his golden finger. Satisfied, he instructed, "Pack up and head to Shrek Academy. Protect Moyan. If Moyan and the others ever encounter danger, have Yan take Moyan and A Luo away, while you directly blow up Shrek's inner court."

"Really?" Tian's eyes were filled with fanaticism and disbelief. His humanity had already returned, and his past memories had awakened with it. Upon hearing Lord Saint's words, his breathing immediately quickened.

What did he hate most now? Shrek Academy and the Xuanming Sect! They were both the very definition of bullying the weak and fearing the strong—utterly disgusting!

If possible, he truly wanted to set the Xuanming Sect ablaze as well. Unfortunately, with his current strength, he could only choose one.

"Do I need to lie to you?" Tian Mucheng smiled, then told the Dragon Slaves outside, "Prepare some luggage for Tian. Also, have A Shi get a house in Shrek City ready."

A Shi was the Dragon Slave specifically responsible for preparing a house in Shrek City for Dugu Yan. He had little cultivation, but he truly owned many houses.

In exchange for letting him cultivate, Tian Mucheng had made him his real-estate Dragon Slave.

"Yes!" Those subordinates immediately obeyed.

Tian Mucheng left Tian behind to familiarize himself with his newfound power, then departed with Xiao Xue.

"Lord Saint seems to truly hate Shrek Academy," Xiao Xue suddenly said.

"Not seems." Tian Mucheng stopped walking, turned around, and met Xiao Xue's eyes. He reached out and stroked her chin. "Absolutely. Even without fortune, I would destroy that place. Clashing with them is inevitable!"

Shrek Academy would always follow Sea God Tang San.

Although Mu En of this generation was somewhat decent, the others were truly... hard to put into words.