Sea God's Pavilion Conference, Four Ultimate Attribute Martial Souls

Ling Mo walked out of the Beast Fighting Arena feeling refreshed and immensely comfortable. The pent-up frustration from the Far North had been completely vented.

After Huo Yuhao finished his assessment, Wang Yan took him away. Wang Dong had also been called off by Zhou Yi to deliver a note to Fan Yu. To be honest, Ling Mo had no idea what major events from the original story would happen anytime soon. However, in four days, it would be time for the core disciple assessment Xuan Zi had mentioned. Ling Mo remembered that its purpose was to select the Shrek Seven Devils Reserve Team, so it should be quite interesting.

The few entertaining things in the Douluo World, aside from those two Continental Soul Master Tournaments, are probably the Spirit Pagoda Huo Yuhao establishes later on. The former needed no explanation—it was a distinctive, continent-wide event of Douluo Continent. The latter had a bit of that Pokémon feel to it, which Ling Mo found rather interesting. However, with his Martial Soul, finding a suitable Soul Spirit would likely be difficult, and it was still uncertain whether Soul Spirits even existed yet.

Ever since transmigrating to Douluo Continent, Ling Mo had genuinely felt as though the war was over and he had entered retirement. He truly could not find much worth pursuing in the Douluo World. Still, life has to go on. Ling Mo stretched lazily and strolled toward the commercial district outside the academy instead of returning to his dormitory to cultivate.

The reason he was not cultivating was not because Ling Mo had grown lazy, but because there was no need. After the three snow lotuses and the Snow Empress incident, his Soul Power Level had been forcibly pushed to level forty! These past few days, he had only been taking time to digest the lingering medicinal effects of the snow lotuses and stabilize his cultivation. In fact, if not for the assessment a few days later, Ling Mo might already have been in the Star Dou Great Forest searching for a Soul Ring. This interruption made him temporarily set aside that thought, and he planned to go after fully absorbing the remaining medicinal effects.

The moment Ling Mo arrived at the commercial district, he released Benares from the Imaginary Space. Her tiny, half-foot-tall body circled Ling Mo twice before finally landing on his shoulder. The soft growls from her mouth and her narrowed little eyes showed just how delighted she was.

A blue God-rank Soul Ring might appear to be merely a matter of color, but the previous known owner of a God-rank Soul Ring, Tang San, had ultimately broken through level ninety-nine and become a god at level one hundred. Therefore, the appearance of another God-rank Soul Ring would definitely draw the attention of the academy and even the entire continent.

After Xuan Zi learned the origin of the blue Soul Ring, the academy's upper ranks would surely soon hear of it as well. Thus, Ling Mo no longer needed to carefully hide Benares's existence as he had before. He could openly carry the little dragon wherever he went, adding much more enjoyment to his life.

Just as Ling Mo had expected, Xuan Zi would likely inform the other elders of his circumstances during the Sea God's Pavilion Conference convened because of Huo Yuhao. In fact, that was exactly what happened.

"Everyone's here, right? Then let's begin the meeting. Shaozhe, you'll preside over it."

Just as Ling Mo had expected, after Yan Shaozhe learned of Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Twin Martial Souls in Wang Yan's office, he began competing with the Soul Tool Department for Huo Yuhao. When neither side could settle the dispute, they immediately decided to convene a Sea God's Pavilion Conference to determine where Huo Yuhao belonged.

Six people sat on either side of the round table, with the Martial Soul Department on the left and the Soul Tool Department on the right. The person in the seat of honor at the head of the table, however, was half reclining. If Ling Mo, Huo Yuhao, or any other outer academy student had been present, they would have been astonished to discover that this half-reclining old man was the dormitory caretaker who often lay outside the dormitory entrance.

The old man was named Mu En, a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo with the title Dragon God. The previous words had also been spoken by Mu En.

Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department seated fourth on the left, respectfully stood and said, "Teacher, esteemed elders, Xian Lin'er and I have gathered everyone today over a matter concerning whether Shrek Academy can continue to flourish and remain strong in the future."

Bang. The moment Xian Lin'er, the dean of the Soul Tool Department sitting opposite Yan Shaozhe, heard that, she slapped the table and rose to her feet. "Stop with the alarmist nonsense and get to the point!"

Her slap was nothing, but it gave the six elders quite a fright. The old man seated at the head of the right side warned Xian Lin'er, "Lin'er, this is a Sea God's Pavilion Conference! Make another scene, and you can leave!" Hearing that, Xian Lin'er sat down with an unwilling expression.

Once Xian Lin'er was seated, Elder Lin, at the head of the Soul Tool Department side, turned to Yan Shaozhe. "Shaozhe, continue."

"Yes, Elder Lin." Yan Shaozhe then explained his wager with Qian Duoduo, vice dean of the Soul Tool Department, as well as Huo Yuhao's circumstances and various performances.

What followed needed no further explanation. The Martial Soul Department and Soul Tool Department engaged in a fierce debate. Yet strangely, Xuan Zi, seated at the head of the Martial Soul Department side, did not show any determination to claim Huo Yuhao, aside from occasionally offering his opinion.

Why was that? Naturally, it was not because Xuan Zi did not value Huo Yuhao. On the contrary, Xuan Zi valued Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Twin Martial Souls greatly. However, his current attitude was not without reason.

Originally, Xuan Zi had only known that Ling Mo possessed Twin Martial Souls, but he had not investigated the specifics of either Martial Soul in depth. Once he learned that Ling Mo's Second Martial Soul possessed a God-rank Soul Ring, Xuan Zi could no longer refrain from asking questions as he had before. He immediately asked what Ling Mo's Second Martial Soul was, and Ling Mo gave him a half-true, half-false explanation of the Herrscher Martial Soul's current condition.

After learning some details about the Herrscher Martial Soul, Xuan Zi, who was already shocked by the God-rank Soul Ring, was even more shaken. That was why he could remain so calm during the Sea God's Pavilion Conference.

As the two departments argued fiercely, Mu En's gentle voice rang out. "Enough. Qian Duoduo, tell me: during Huo Yuhao's studies in the Martial Soul Department, did his Soul Tool Department studies ever fall behind? Shaozhe, during his studies in the Soul Tool Department, did his Martial Soul Department studies fall behind? Did his cultivation fall behind?"

"No." The two men addressed by Mu En answered truthfully.

Mu En smiled after hearing their answers. His laughter was slightly hoarse as he continued, "You two are too caught up in the matter to see clearly. Since neither of his studies has fallen behind, and he has shown genius-level talent in both, why not be bolder and let him study both departments at once?"

Although Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er both had doubts, they believed that as the courses progressed, studying in both departments simultaneously would take up a great deal of Huo Yuhao's time and affect his studies in their respective departments.

But who was Mu En? In the end, he overruled all objections, and the decision for Huo Yuhao to study both departments passed unanimously. Just as everyone believed the Sea God's Pavilion Conference had ended after the vote concerning Huo Yuhao's affiliation, Xuan Zi finally spoke.

"Now that Shaozhe and Lin'er's matter is settled, let me talk about mine." Xuan Zi's words made everyone who had risen to leave return to their seats.

Everyone looked at Xuan Zi in confusion, while Mu En spoke directly. "Old Xuan, go ahead."

"Everyone knows Ling Mo. He also possesses Ultimate Twin Martial Souls." Xuan Zi dropped a bombshell.

"What?! Another soul master with Ultimate Twin Martial Souls?!"

The elders of Sea God Pavilion naturally knew who Ling Mo was, but none of them knew that the child Xuan Zi had picked up and raised actually possessed Ultimate Martial Souls.

"Xuan Zi, you're not joking, are you?" Elder Lin, seated opposite Xuan Zi, was the first to question him. Ultimate Martial Souls were incredibly rare—calling them a once-in-a-millennium occurrence would not be an exaggeration. Huo Yuhao's appearance alone had already been shocking, and now there was another one?

The others nodded in agreement after hearing Elder Lin's words. Clearly, they shared his thoughts.

Xuan Zi snorted. "Do you think I would joke about Shrek's prosperity and future?"

Everyone paused. Right—did they not know Xuan Zi's character? Could what he said be true? If so, this was no small matter.

"Tell us what happened, Old Xuan," Mu En said. "I know Ling Mo. I was there when his Martial Soul awakened. If he truly has Ultimate Martial Souls, why did you only find out now?" Xuan Zi had never married, and he treated Ling Mo like his own grandson. Naturally, Mu En had kept an eye on Ling Mo.

After Mu En finished speaking, Xuan Zi recounted everything Ling Mo had told him that day. Looking at the people lost in thought, Xuan Zi continued, "After that three-hundred-thousand-year Super Soul Beast sacrificed itself, Ling Mo's Martial Soul mutated. Its original spatial attribute reached the ultimate level! It was also affected by the Super Soul Beast's attributes, gaining wind, lightning, and ice attributes. All three also reached the ultimate level!"

At this point, Xuan Zi let out a long breath and continued in a deep voice, "That gem-shaped Second Martial Soul of his is now a Four Ultimate Attribute Martial Soul of wind, lightning, ice, and space!"

If Huo Yuhao's Ultimate Ice had brought the elders a pleasant surprise, then Ling Mo's four ultimate attributes brought them true shock.

Ultimate Martial Souls were exceedingly rare, and there had never been a case of multiple ultimate attributes coexisting, much less four. However, knowing that Xuan Zi would not joke about something concerning the academy's future, Mu En believed that Ling Mo truly possessed a Four Ultimate Attribute Martial Soul, just as Xuan Zi had said.

After thinking for a moment, Mu En said in his usual gentle voice, "If what you say is true, then this certainly deserves attention. Like Huo Yuhao, the academy can assist him in obtaining Soul Rings for his Second Martial Soul, and we can also allocate more resources to him. By the way, you said the Soul Ring enhanced by that Super Soul Beast was blue. Do you know what Soul Skills it provides?"

Hearing Mu En's promise, Xuan Zi was naturally happy for Ling Mo. At the following question, he quickly answered, "Two Domain Skills."

As he described Ling Mo's Soul Skills, Xuan Zi wore the same expression an elder would have while bragging about a child to relatives and friends. In his heart, he had indeed always regarded Ling Mo as his grandson.

"Domain Skills?! Two of them?!"

There were truly surprises upon surprises this year. Four ultimate attributes were shocking enough, yet the two Soul Skills granted by the God-rank Soul Ring were both Domain Skills.

"Yes, two Domain Skills. One is an ice-attribute domain. The other's exact effects are unknown. When it is activated, a white sea of flowers appears. According to Ling Mo, injuries can rapidly heal within that domain." Seeing the astonishment written across everyone's faces, Xuan Zi continued explaining.

While Sea God Pavilion was still immersed in shock over the two soul masters with Ultimate Twin Martial Souls, Huo Yuhao anxiously awaited the conference's outcome. Ling Mo, however, was completely different.

"Bella, is this barbecue good? Oh, there's another shop selling pastries over there. Let's go take a look." Unlike Huo Yuhao's anxious waiting, the carefree Ling Mo carried Benares in and out of food shops. As he ate the delicious food in his hand, he did not forget to feed Benares in his arms, having the time of his life.

At first, passersby had been astonished by Benares's young dragon form. But after discovering Ling Mo's identity, they calmed down. After all, he was a student of the continent's number one academy. In their eyes, Shrek Academy had practically been deified, so it was only normal for something unusual to appear there.

Happy times always passed quickly. Walking back toward the dormitory, Ling Mo held a candied hawthorn skewer in each hand and occasionally took a bite. Little Benares, lying atop his head, clutched a piece of roasted meat and continuously gnawed on it.

The figures of one person and one dragon slowly stretched beneath the setting sun. What surprises would the Douluo World bring them next?