Setting Out to Hunt Spirit Beasts

Facing Dai Mubai's question, Oscar merely smiled faintly before saying, "There's nothing wrong with understanding it that way, but I don't have Twin Martial Souls."

Hearing this, Dai Mubai was instantly confused. What did he mean, there was nothing wrong with understanding it that way? And then he said he did not have Twin Martial Souls? If he did not have Twin Martial Souls, how could he cultivate the sword?

Oscar had no intention of hiding it from Dai Mubai, because there was no need. After all, he would be using the Azure Spirit Jade Sword often. Unless he chose not to use it, there was no point in concealing it.

Moreover, now that Dai Mubai had joined Shrek Academy, he would not be leaving, so he posed no danger to Oscar.

Besides, even in the worst-case scenario, Oscar still had his powerful teacher, Gai Yue. Unless a Titled Douluo showed up, who could possibly hurt him? And Titled Douluo would not care about his External Soul Bone either. Once an External Soul Bone fused with someone, it could not be removed and reused like the six main Soul Bones. Therefore, Oscar had no concerns in that regard at all.

Outside the academy, Oscar would simply present himself as a Spirit Master with a Sword Martial Soul, so he would not have to worry about others coveting his External Soul Bone.

Seeing Dai Mubai's puzzled expression, Oscar raised his left hand, and an azure jade sword appeared directly within it. At the same time, an orange sausage slowly appeared in his right hand.

Seeing the "Martial Souls" in Oscar's hands, Dai Mubai exclaimed, "Twin Martial Souls!"

"But these are clearly Twin Martial Souls. Brother Ao, why do you say they aren't?"

Oscar smiled and explained, "My Martial Soul is the Supreme Sausage, and this is my External Soul Bone."

As he spoke, Oscar put away the sausage while keeping the Azure Spirit Jade Sword in his hand for Dai Mubai to see.

Dai Mubai was even more confused upon hearing that. An External Soul Bone? Was there really an External Soul Bone of this kind?

And could an External Soul Bone be cultivated like a Martial Soul? But how was that possible? As they walked, Oscar continued explaining his External Soul Bone to Dai Mubai. After hearing it all, Dai Mubai found it utterly incredible.

Leaving aside Oscar's luck, Oscar's talent and perseverance alone were beyond Dai Mubai's reach.

As a Food System Soul Master, he had relied on an External Soul Bone to cultivate into someone comparable to an Assault System Spirit Master. He was undoubtedly a unique existence within the Spirit Master World.

Dai Mubai did not doubt Oscar's words. Whether it was Ma Hongjun's earlier description or Vice Dean Zhao Wuji's attitude toward Oscar just now, it was clear that Oscar held an unparalleled status at Shrek.

At this moment, Dai Mubai increasingly felt that he might have come to the right place. With such talented students here, perhaps he too could improve like them after joining?

After all, one was influenced by the company one kept, and Oscar and Ma Hongjun were clearly as bright as could be.

More importantly, the two possessed such talent. If he became friends with them, or even brothers, then when he faced pursuit from his elder brother in the future, would he not be able to escape disaster with their help—or with the backing of the forces behind them? Of course, this was merely one of Dai Mubai's thoughts. How things would truly turn out depended on how he approached the two of them.

By the time Oscar had finished showing Dai Mubai around the academy, it was already afternoon. Oscar had not even eaten lunch, so after the tour, he took Dai Mubai straight to the cafeteria and enjoyed a hearty meal.

When Dai Mubai saw the ingredients in the cafeteria, his whole person was stunned once more. This was actually Spirit Beast meat? And judging by the energy he could sense from the food, it had definitely come from Spirit Beasts at least a thousand years old.

This meal was made from the Sea Spirit Beast that Flender and the others had hunted before. Sea Spirit Beasts were enormous, and even with so few people at Shrek Academy, it would take them more than half a year to finish it all.

Gai Yue had frozen the leftovers, and they only needed to thaw some whenever they wanted to eat.

After Oscar took Dai Mubai to eat, the day's admissions came to an end. Just like in the original work, Dai Mubai was the only one who enrolled.

However, admissions lasted for three full days, and there were still two days left. Other than Oscar, no one knew that Dai Mubai would likely be the only student admitted this year.

Naturally, Oscar would not remain at the academy to wait for further admissions. After all, he had already broken through to Level 30, and Acquiring Spirit Rings was his top priority.

So that evening, after settling Dai Mubai in, Oscar went to find Gai Yue. He planned to set out tomorrow to acquire his Third Spirit Ring.

Of course, Shao Xin was coming as well. He had also broken through to Level 70 and only needed one Spirit Ring to advance to Soul Saint.

And since these days were the academy's admission period, Gai Yue only needed to take Oscar and Shao Xin to acquire Spirit Rings.

Because Shao Xin was a Food System Soul Master, they chose the closer Sunset Forest as their destination. Sunset Forest lay within the Heaven Dou Empire, a little over a hundred li south of Heaven Dou City.

The reason for choosing Sunset Forest was not only because it would be easier for Shao Xin to acquire a suitable Spirit Ring there, but also because of Oscar himself.

For his Third Spirit Ring, he still wanted a flight-type Spirit Ability, just as in the original work. However, Oscar had a much clearer choice of Spirit Beast this time.

Rather than the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent from the original work, he wanted the Pointed Tail Swift, known as a pure agility-type Spirit Beast and the fastest of its kind. There happened to be a Pointed Tail Swift colony in Sunset Forest, which was why Oscar chose it.

Since he was choosing a flight-type Spirit Ability, speed naturally came first. Oscar was determined to obtain the very best Spirit Ring.

He would not be as directionless as in the original work, taking whatever came his way. Otherwise, would all those years of preparation have been for nothing?

With the target and destination decided, Gai Yue set out with Oscar and Shao Xin the next day.

Flender and the others did not go with them. Instead, they stayed at the academy to oversee matters, since it was still the new student admission period and they hoped to recruit a few more geniuses.

After all, even with Dai Mubai included, the academy only had three students. They could not even form a proper team.

Oscar, who had already left the academy, did not have such thoughts. He knew that Dai Mubai would be the only student this year, and there would be no newcomers for the next two years either. Only in the third year would more people arrive.

And by then, if nothing unexpected happened, the Shrek Seven Devils should be complete.

That was something Oscar was looking forward to. If Tang San came, Oscar would have the chance, just like in the original work, to receive an Immortal Herb and increase his strength even faster.

It was not that Oscar did not want to go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well himself. The problem was that he simply had no opportunity right now. If he did, while Oscar did not dare claim absolute certainty, he was quite confident that he could take down Dugu Bo and claim the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well for himself.

After all, he had not been idle over the past five years. He had continuously conducted experiments in both pharmacology and alchemy. Combined with having read the original work, he had also done some small-scale experiments on how to detoxify Dugu Bo.

Though he could not be certain of success, if he had the chance to try on Dugu Bo or Dugu Yan, Oscar would certainly be able to find the correct method quickly.

After all, there were plenty of medicinal herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Oscar had also collected many books on pharmacology over the years, including several that recorded Immortal Herbs. Though they did not cover everything, they were enough for Oscar's purposes.

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