Sacred Invocation Sacred Left Leg Bone

"May I ask who you are, Senior?" Shao Zhuang deliberately pretended not to recognize the middle-aged man before him.

"My name is Yan Shaozhe. I am the Martial Soul Department Dean. I'm sure you've heard of my name. At the same time, I have another identity—I am your future Senior Disciple Brother."

Seeing that Shao Zhuang was safe and sound, Yan Shaozhe finally let go of the worry that had been weighing on his heart.

Faced with Shao Zhuang's question, he answered with great kindness.

His tone could not have been better, completely lacking the usual majesty of a Super Douluo and the Martial Soul Department Dean of Shrek Academy.

This was also a very realistic matter.

Ever since Shao Zhuang's future potential and achievements had been revealed, practically everyone wanted to build a good relationship with him and forge a bond of goodwill.

Even those factions wary of Shrek Academy were the same. Some even fantasized about recruiting such a monstrous genius into their own camps and pulling off a so-called snatching food from a tiger's mouth right under Shrek's nose.

Naturally, this excluded the Evil Soul Masters, who were born enemies standing on the opposite side.

After all, the Divine Beast Bi An Martial Soul, possessing the twin ultimate attributes of holiness and judgment, was their natural nemesis—born to exterminate them!

As for Evil Soul Masters turning over a new leaf and being spared?

That was simply far too naive.

If Evil Soul Masters could truly restrain themselves and reform so easily, the factions of the world would not treat them with such an attitude of eradicating evil completely.

There was a saying: line up all Evil Soul Masters and wipe them out without a second thought—perhaps one or two might be wrongly accused.

But if one killed an Evil Soul Master, skipped the next, then killed another, there would definitely be huge numbers slipping through the net!

Thus, to every faction on the continent, Evil Soul Masters had to be completely exterminated to prevent future disaster.

Yan Shaozhe said to Shao Zhuang, "This is not a place to linger. Junior Disciple Brother, come back to Shrek Academy with your Senior Disciple Brother first."

Although Shrek City was extremely secure, Shao Zhuang's circumstances were simply too special. Yan Shaozhe's caution was only natural.

Better safe than sorry.

If anything truly happened to Shao Zhuang, it would not only be a devastating loss that Shrek Academy could not bear—even the entire continent might be unable to bear it.

As for how he addressed him, Yan Shaozhe had very naturally begun calling him Junior Disciple Brother.

After all, although Shao Zhuang had yet to formally acknowledge Mu En as his master, everyone saw it as a done deal.

It was not as though no one had considered storming Shrek Academy and forcibly taking Shao Zhuang away.

But when they thought of Dragon God Douluo Mu En still being alive, and of him receiving the opportunity granted by the Heavenly Curtain—the Hundred Year Longevity Gu—who knew just how terrifying his strength might become?

If they truly tried to force their way in, they would likely face the judgment of the Dragon God Douluo.

"Alright, Senior Disciple Brother." Shao Zhuang naturally went along with Yan Shaozhe's words and acknowledged his identity as Mu En's Last Disciple.

If he did not make use of the background he had fabricated for himself in the Heavenly Curtain in reality, would it not be a complete waste?

Only by turning that identity and background into reality and establishing it in advance would it serve Shao Zhuang's current interests.

In any case, from the moment the Heavenly Curtain began revealing things and all living beings began believing, his aptitude and potential had already started transforming into what the Heavenly Curtain had displayed.

For Shao Zhuang, reversing effect into cause had never been empty talk.

Now that so many living beings firmly believed it, this talent had long since completed that reversal of effect and cause and become reality.

That was why Shao Zhuang had never worried from the very beginning that he would be exposed in the real world.

At this moment, Shao Zhuang's aptitude was no different from what had been shown in the Heavenly Curtain!

"Good, Junior Disciple Brother. Then let's go. Your Senior Disciple Brother has prepared a grand gift for you."

Yan Shaozhe was extremely pleased by the change in Shao Zhuang's form of address.

Ever since the Heavenly Curtain had revealed Shao Zhuang's monstrous and exaggerated potential, Shrek Academy needed to immediately cement his status as Mu En's Last Disciple.

Otherwise, if they delayed too long, some other faction might lure him away.

"Let's go!"

After obtaining Shao Zhuang's agreement, Yan Shaozhe brought him out of Shrek City and back to Shrek Academy, arriving on Sea God Island.

"Senior Disciple Brother, is this Sea God Island?"

Looking at the surroundings and sensing the dense aura, Shao Zhuang knowingly asked in amazement.

"That's right. This is Sea God Island."

"From now on, Junior Disciple Brother, you can stay in Sea God's Pavilion. Of course, if you would prefer to live outside, you may choose a place on Sea God Island, and the academy will build you a small courtyard as quickly as possible."

Yan Shaozhe spoke with great generosity, indicating that Shao Zhuang should feel free to raise any requests or concerns.

Having Shao Zhuang move to Sea God Island was a decision unanimously approved by the Sea God's Pavilion Elders.

After all, on Sea God Island, Shao Zhuang's personal safety could be guaranteed, and his cultivation would yield twice the result with half the effort.

"Then I'll thank the academy first..." Shao Zhuang said, somewhat flattered.

Cultivating on Sea God Island would indeed benefit his future Bi An Martial Soul, so there was no reason to refuse.

Besides, the Sea God's Pavilion Elders had considered everything very thoroughly.

He would first live within Sea God's Pavilion. If he did not find it suitable, they could simply build another small courtyard for him on Sea God Island.

This level of treatment was unprecedented in Shrek Academy's history.

But judging by the achievements Shao Zhuang had displayed within the Heavenly Curtain, he fully deserved such an honor.

And Shrek Academy's improved treatment for Shao Zhuang was far more than just this one matter. It was a comprehensive upgrade that took every aspect into consideration—a truly lavish investment!

Without stunting his growth by rushing things, they would help Shao Zhuang mature as quickly as possible, resolve every worry and problem he might have, and strive to help him attain the strength he possessed in the future revealed by the Heavenly Curtain as soon as possible.

It could be said that across the entire Douluo Continent, no one hoped more fervently than Shrek Academy for Shao Zhuang to grow stronger quickly.

"Come on. I'll show you around, Junior Disciple Brother. I can give you your welcome gift while we're at it."

With that, Yan Shaozhe took Shao Zhuang on a tour of Sea God Island, eventually bringing him outside Sea God's Pavilion.

Sea God's Pavilion was the treehouse standing before the Golden Ancient Tree.

It was not especially magnificent, nor did it possess any strange sights, yet it somehow gave people the sense that it was anything but ordinary.

After entering Sea God's Pavilion, the first thing they saw was a sitting room.

A long table stood in the center of the room. That was where the Sea God's Pavilion Elders held their meetings.