Fourth Year Begins
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye, and Shrek ushered in a new school year.
After having dinner with Zhang Lexuan at the Keman Tower, Zhou Huan bid her farewell and resumed her daily training at the academy, waiting for her friends to arrive.
When Wang Qingya and her two companions saw the back-to-school gift package that Zhou Huan had brought them in their dormitory, they were all stunned.
Immortal Herb!
That's one immortal Immortal Herb per person!
They only ever had such fantasies while eating barbecue, drinking, and chatting.
Now that my fantasy has become reality, it would be a lie to say I'm not ecstatic.
Seeing the three of them looking so excited, completely unlike Sister Lexuan's composure, Zhou Huan could only say, "Look at you, acting like you've never seen anything like this before. It's no big deal."
Xiao Xiao, clutching her Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, couldn't help but swallow hard. Her large, bright eyes didn't even blink, completely unconcerned by Zhou Huan's pretentious attitude. "Zhou Huan, you're such a good friend! If you ever need anything, just come to me, and I'll take care of it perfectly. Now, I've decided to give Yaya to you as a deposit, hehe."
As he spoke, he pushed Wang Qingya forward.
Fortunately, Wang Qingya swiftly lifted Xiao Xiao up like a porcelain doll. "You little pet, do you dare to rebel?"
After a bit more playful banter, Wang Qingya finally said seriously, "Zhou Huan, thank you."
She was truly grateful to Zhou Huan, because among the four of them, even Zhou Huan, who was in the same camp as her, cultivated much faster than her. Moreover, he could instantly kill Soul Ancestor when he was Soul Grandmaster, so there was a more than 90% chance that he could enter the Inner Court.
Now that she has obtained such Immortal Herb as the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, she will surely be able to enter the Inner Court in the future.
Wang Qingya felt that even if her Soul Power Level couldn't catch up with her companions for the time being, at least she wasn't left behind, and they could still enter the Inner Court together to continue their studies.
This already made her very satisfied.
On the other side, Wen Xiaoshuai also spoke up seriously, "Brother Zhou, thanks. If you ever want to obtain Soul Ring that's over ten thousand years old, I'll ask Grandpa to help you."
Hearing this, Zhou Huan could only smile slightly, "Alright, you guys, stop being so sentimental. Hurry up and take the Immortal Herb. Shrek is safe, but what you eat is what's truly yours."
Xiao Xiao nodded her little head quickly. "Yes, yes, let's quickly take the Immortal Herb!"
So the three of them immediately began consuming the Refining Immortal Herb in their dormitory.
Whether it's the Eight-Petaled Immortal Orchid, the Crystal Blood Dragon Ginseng, or the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, they are all relatively neutral and mild immortal Immortal Herb. They will not cause the Soul Master to unleash destructive attacks such as fire or ice during the consumption process.
So it's perfectly safe to take it in the dorm; there's no need to worry about them blowing up the dorm.
After about half an hour, the three of them finally finished absorbing their respective immortal Immortal Herb.
Xiao Xiao exclaimed excitedly, "I've increased my Soul Power by five levels! I'm level forty-six now! No wonder it's Immortal Herb!"
Wen Xiaoshuai continued, "I'm also level 46." For some reason, his Soul Power Level always closely followed Xiao Xiao's.
Of course, the happiest of the three was Wang Qingya: "I've leveled up six times! I'm now a level thirty-nine Soul Elder, and I think I can break through to level forty Soul Ancestor in another month or two."
Then, Wang Qingya looked at Zhou Huan and asked, "What level are you?"
Zhou Huan replied, "I'm Level Forty-two now. I took the Immortal Herb during my vacation. Once you reach level 40, we'll go together to help you acquire Soul Ring."
Wang Qingya nodded quickly. "Yes, thank you."
Although she has been using Soul Tool for the past few years and her combat strength is not weak, she is still Food Type Soul Master after all, and it is still too dangerous for her to hunt Soul Beast alone.
When she obtained her third Soul Ring, it was Beibei and Tang Ya who took her there. After all, she was Disciple of the Tang Sect, even if she was the least noticeable one.
Because the other Tang Sect Disciple are all current Shrek Seven Devils.
Even Tang Ya entered the Inner Court.
Yes, after fusing with the Blue Silver King Soul Bone and having Mu En purify the dark attribute of the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, Tang Ya's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul has now evolved into the Blue Silver King Martial Soul.
Unlike the original storyline, she didn't rush back to seek revenge. Instead, she entered the Inner Court with Beibei, and her cultivation level broke through to the High-Rank Soul Ancestor Sect.
Therefore, when Wang Qingya broke through to the Soul Elder, it was Tang Ya who took the initiative to offer to take her to obtain Soul Ring.
Therefore, Zhou Huan didn't cause any trouble at that time.
However, nowadays, besides the fact that the Inner Court always has Supervision Team missions from time to time, Tang Ya and Beibei are thinking about the revitalization of the Tang Sect all day long. Therefore, Zhou Huan directly told Wang Qingya to leave the matter of obtaining Soul Ring to them.
Afterwards, Xiao Xiao and Wang Qingya didn't stay with Zhou Huan and the others for long before returning to their own dormitory, as they still needed to continue consolidating their cultivation.
The most important function of the Immortal Herb has never been simply to enhance Soul Power, but to continuously improve a person's foundation, making their cultivation path smoother, and its effect is lasting.
After entering fourth grade, Zhou Huan's daily school life did not change much.
It's nothing more than classrooms, cafeterias, dormitories, and libraries—a monotonous routine.
If I had to point out a difference, it would be the allocation of time.
After the fourth year of the Outer Court, the time spent on theoretical classes in the classroom was greatly reduced, to about one or two days a week.
Most of it is still practical experience.
One-on-one duels, Team Battle of three or seven, or even weekly duels against different Soul Beast in the Beast Fighting Arena!
It's clear from this that Shrek's status as the First Academy in Douluo wasn't based on reputation, but rather on combat strength and resources. Which other academy could raise Soul Beast, preserve their bestial nature, and use them to fight students every week?
Under such daily combat training, which Disciple graduating from the Shrek Academy, even if only an Outer Court Disciple, wouldn't be a formidable figure?
Of course, these things didn't mean much to Zhou Huan.
In every actual battle, whether it was a personal battle, Team Battle, or a battle against Soul Beast, Zhou Huan only demonstrated one word: speed!
Wang Yan once thought that Zhou Huan was developing from Control System Soul Master to Agility Attack System Soul Master.
Zhou Huan explained this by saying, "In the world of martial arts, speed is the only thing that cannot be broken!"
So, from some point onwards, Zhou Huan acquired a title that made him feel ashamed: Fast Man!
I wonder who first gave him that title. If Zhou Huan knew, he'd definitely beat him to a pulp.
Xiao Xiao was initially unhappy because in their group of four, Wang Qingya already had the nickname "Great Sword Sailor Moon," and now even Zhou Huan had the title of "Fast Man."
As a result, she, one of the Shrek Seven Devils, didn't even have a unique title?
Xiao Xiao felt she was falling behind her friends. She had thought she would be the second to receive the unique title, but she was greatly disappointed.
Rumor has it that there was a student organization in their year that specifically awarded titles, and all the titles were spread by them, but nobody knows who they are.
Zhou Huan felt helpless because of this.
Rumors and hearsay are the most unreliable things, and it's hard to trace their origins, especially in Shrek. Besides, this isn't some online message that leaves clear traces.
Who knows who started this story, which has been passed down by word of mouth?
And even if we knew, it wouldn't matter. Could we possibly change such a fabricated title?
So, on this day, in order to forget the troubles of "Fast Man", Zhou Huan came to the Sea God Lake again.
The tranquility and beautiful scenery here are indeed beneficial to both body and mind.
However, Zhou Huan had only just sat down when a burst of golden light suddenly shone on Sea God Island!
Immediately, a colossal white dragon radiating endless golden light coiled high above Sea God Island, its roar shaking the surroundings, as if it were Reign Supreme!
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