Yan Shaozhe Taking a Disciple

As Ma Xiaotao's Sixth Soul Skill, once Phoenix Meteor Shower was unleashed, even a Soul Saint-level powerhouse would suffer and be injured if they failed to dodge in time.

"It's over!"

Seeing this, Mu En smiled faintly, then gently tapped his scepter downward.

The Phoenix Meteor Shower still hanging in the air vanished out of thin air the next moment, as though it had never appeared at all.

"Do you have anything else to say?"

After the match ended, everyone gathered around. Mu En and Yan Shaozhe looked at the four before them and asked calmly.

"Elder Mu, did you already know that this junior's defense was incredibly strong?"

After glancing at Li Changsheng, who stood beside Ma Xiaotao, Dai Yueheng asked in great confusion.

"Correct."

Mu En nodded in admission, then asked in return, "Otherwise, why do you think I brought him into the Inner Court and had him take part in your affairs?"

"Then, Elder Mu, what is this junior's martial soul called? And what is its origin?"

Dai Yueheng was not the only one baffled. Even Ma Xiaotao was completely stunned and shocked.

If she remembered correctly, the martial soul that had suppressed the evil fire within her back then did not seem to be this Golden Pagoda.

That meant Li Changsheng had Twin Martial Souls?

At that thought, her pupils contracted slightly and her small mouth fell open, clearly showing her surprise.

Though Twin Martial Souls were no longer particularly rare after ten thousand years of development, that did not mean just anyone could possess them.

Moreover, the drawbacks of Twin Martial Souls had yet to be fully resolved even now.

"The Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda. As for its abilities, I believe you have all seen them. Its defensive power is exceptionally strong," Mu En answered.

"The Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda?"

Hearing that name, Ma Xiaotao furrowed her brows. After lowering her head to ponder for a moment, she asked, "Then, Elder Mu, can this martial soul restrain those Evil Soul Masters to some extent?"

"It should be able to."

Mu En replied, "As for the specifics, we will only know after experiencing it firsthand."

After saying that, he turned his gaze toward Dai Yueheng and Lin Sheng again and asked, "Dai Yueheng, Lin Sheng, what do you say? Are you convinced?"

"We are!"

This had been their own choice. Even if they truly felt wronged or unwilling, they could only bury it in their hearts and could not show it. After all, the two people before them were respectively the dean of Shrek Academy and the master of the Sea God Pavilion.

"Good, then. I hereby announce that Ma Xiaotao will return to the Shrek Seven Devils and serve as their captain!"

Upon hearing this, Ma Xiaotao's beautiful face instantly broke into a smile.

"Then what about me?"

Seeing Ma Xiaotao receive what she wanted, Li Changsheng could not help rubbing his hands together.

"Don't worry. You certainly will not get the short end of the stick. I'll give it to you later."

Mu En shook his head helplessly, then asked in front of everyone, "Changsheng, if Shaozhe wanted to take you as his disciple, what would you think?"

"What? Take me as his disciple?"

"Huh? Am I getting another junior brother?"

"No way?"

"Really?"

Not only Li Changsheng and Ma Xiaotao, but even Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, and the others were utterly shocked.

"Yes, that's right!"

Yan Shaozhe nodded in confirmation. They had heard correctly.

"F-forget it!"

Under normal circumstances, becoming this man's disciple would not have been a bad thing. After all, he was not some useless trash like Yu Xiao Gang.

Not only was he the dean of the Spirit System, his cultivation had also reached Rank 95, making him a Super Douluo.

But the current situation was different.

Leaving aside the fact that his awakened martial souls were the Taiji Diagram and the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, the mere presence of the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable in his mind was enough to make him abandon the idea. Compared with the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable, what did Yan Shaozhe even amount to?

To put it bluntly, Yan Shaozhe simply could not compare to the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable. If it had been the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable saying this instead, he would have dropped to his knees on the spot.

"Why?"

Everyone was confused. Before this, none of them had imagined that Li Changsheng would refuse Yan Shaozhe's offer to take him as a disciple.

Li Changsheng was not a noble, nor did he have any powerful backing. He was an ordinary commoner through and through. Logically, upon hearing that Yan Shaozhe wanted to accept him as a disciple, he should have immediately knelt and performed the rites of apprenticeship. After all, that would mean having all of Shrek Academy as his backing in the future!

"If I did that, would you pass your position on to me, or to Senior Sister?"

Li Changsheng was rather speechless. He could not exactly say that Yan Shaozhe could not compare to the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable. That was clearly unrealistic, since none of these people were worthy of knowing the Grand Pure Daoist Venerable's name or existence.

"Uh... well..."

Yan Shaozhe stammered, somewhat unsure how to answer.

Although Li Changsheng surpassed Ma Xiaotao in both talent and potential and was the best candidate to inherit his position, deep down, he wanted to pass it on to Ma Xiaotao. Their relationship was there, after all.

"See? You don't know how to answer either, do you?"

Li Changsheng shrugged and said calmly, "If you pass it to me, Senior Sister will definitely feel slighted, because she entered under you before I did. She will think I stole the position that should have belonged to her. But if you pass it to her, I will be unwilling to accept it as well. After all, who does not want to improve? Who would willingly let someone else suppress them? Even princes of the imperial family fight among themselves, let alone sects and academies. Don't you agree?"

Ma Xiaotao had been unwilling to yield even the captain's position to Dai Yueheng, much less the position of dean of Shrek Academy's Spirit System.

"Sigh, fine!"

Hearing this, Yan Shaozhe could only give up on the idea and see whether he could get these two youngsters together instead.

That evening, Mu En escorted Li Changsheng back to the Outer Court dormitories. As they walked, he asked, "Changsheng, what do you think of Xiaotao?"

"Sister Xiaotao? She's pretty good. Why?"

Although he could not quite figure out what Mu En was thinking, he could only play along.

In terms of appearance, Ma Xiaotao was slightly inferior to Jiang Nannan, but her figure was truly beyond reproach.

The two of them each had their own advantages. That was undeniable.

"If I made the decision for you and had you two get together, would you be willing?" Mu En asked with a smile.

"Fuck!"

Mu En's words startled Li Changsheng. Was this not absurd? He and Ma Xiaotao had only met twice at most.

Did things really need to progress this quickly?