Shrek Academy, Martial Soul Department Dean's Office.
The spacious room was not extravagantly decorated, but every arrangement carried an air of grandeur. An old man in white sat behind a golden-brown wooden desk, reading a letter.
A girl in red sat on a stool across from the desk with her legs crossed.
Her features were strikingly beautiful, and her pink crystal-like eyes carried an inexplicable hint of bewitching allure. At the moment, however, displeasure colored her face, and her full crimson lips were pressed tightly together.
"Xiaotao, have you thought it over?" After a long while, the old man set down the letter and asked.
"Not well." Ma Xiaotao answered bluntly, without the slightest politeness in her tone.
The old man let out a long sigh. "Xu Sanshi's Black Tortoise Shield martial soul possesses an exceptionally pure ancient Divine Beast bloodline. It is one of the world's finest water-attribute martial souls. His Black Tortoise Blackwater is equal in strength to your Phoenix Evil Fire, both only a thread away from the ultimate level. When the two of you cultivate together, it benefits both sides, and you are close in age... You will not find a better match for you anywhere in the world."
What Shrek Sea God Pavilion valued even more, however, was Xu Sanshi's identity and background.
Xu Sanshi was the heir to the Profound Nether Sect of the Dou Ling Empire and also possessed Dou Ling imperial blood. Though the Profound Nether Sect was a reclusive sect, its influence within the Dou Ling Empire remained considerable.
If Ma Xiaotao, who was destined to become part of Shrek's upper ranks, could marry him, Shrek would certainly receive greater resource support from the Dou Ling Empire in the future—perhaps even gain an opportunity to absorb the Profound Nether Sect.
Furthermore,