Martial Soul Is Taking Shape

Immediately afterward, under Yan Shaozhe's guidance, Shao Zhuang also ascended to the second floor of the Sea God Pavilion.

"Junior Disciple Brother, the first room on the right is yours."

Following Yan Shaozhe's words, Shao Zhuang looked over.

The door stood open, allowing him to take in the room's layout at a glance.

To describe it with one word: excellent.

It was several grades better than the original freshmen dormitories.

It was clear that Shrek Academy had put considerable thought into furnishing this room.

"Thank you for going to so much trouble, Academy." Shao Zhuang expressed his gratitude at the appropriate moment.

After all, he still looked like a twelve-year-old child. He could show intelligence, but he also had to appropriately display the traits expected of someone his age.

"As long as you like it, Junior Disciple Brother." Yan Shaozhe was quite pleased with Shao Zhuang's reaction.

Ever since meeting Shao Zhuang, he had addressed him as Junior Disciple Brother at every turn.

Even through verbal address, he intended to steadily draw closer to Shao Zhuang.

Until he had completely brought Shao Zhuang aboard Shrek Academy's warship.

That was only human nature.

"Alright, hurry in."

"That grand gift is sitting on the dorm room's table."

Looking at Shao Zhuang, Yan Shaozhe began urging him on.

At first, he had considered what kind of presentation would best convey their sincerity when giving Shao Zhuang that gift.

But after thinking it over, he decided it was most suitable for Shao Zhuang to open it himself upon moving into his new room.

That kind of surprise would be truly one of a kind.

"Alright, Senior Brother." Shao Zhuang nodded before walking into the room.

Sure enough, a wrapped gift box sat prominently atop the table.

What could it be?

Shao Zhuang was quite curious what sort of welcoming gift Shrek would give him, one worthy of having a private room within the Sea God Pavilion serve as its backdrop.

Urged on by Yan Shaozhe at the side, Shao Zhuang opened the gift box.

As the box opened, a dense radiance burst forth from within.

That power was so holy that it even stirred Shao Zhuang's origin.

A voice from deep within his heart told him that he absolutely had to absorb this soul bone.

Because it was an exceedingly rare left leg bone with a Holy Attribute.

Moreover, judging by Shao Zhuang's own assessment, this left leg bone was at least fifty thousand years old.

"Originally, the Academy intended to give you an extremely precious Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone as a welcoming gift."

"But after the Elders discussed it, they decided that the choice of a soul bone should not depend only on its age. More importantly, it should suit your actual circumstances, Junior Disciple Brother.

"The best option would be to prioritize helping you awaken your Bi An Martial Soul, or to prepare a suitable match for when you awaken your Bi An Martial Soul in the future.

"That way, one of your soul bone slots would not be wasted for nothing."

After Shao Zhuang opened the gift box and the gift inside was revealed, Yan Shaozhe spoke up at the right moment to explain Shrek Academy's painstaking consideration.

"Therefore, when selecting a soul bone, we gave priority to those with a Holy Attribute, or attributes close to it, such as the Light Attribute."

"If there had been a Hundred Thousand Year soul bone with a Holy Attribute, that would have been ideal. We could have settled everything in one step."

When it came to soul bones, provided one had the means, one should not only choose those with higher cultivation ages, but also select attributes compatible with one's own Martial Soul.

Only then could the soul bone be combined with one's Martial Soul and its effects maximized.

Unfortunately, ninety-nine percent of Soul Masters in this world did not have the luxury of making such a choice.

After all, they might never obtain even a single soul bone in their entire lives.

So there was no point in talking about suitable attributes or high cultivation ages.

Simply having one was already exceptionally fortunate.

Only Shrek Academy, with its immense wealth and resources, had the confidence to say such things.

The next moment, Yan Shaozhe changed the subject and continued, "But the Holy Attribute itself is an extremely rare attribute."

"Forget about the absurdly valuable Hundred Thousand Year soul bones—even soul bones with a cultivation age of ten thousand years are very rare across the entire continent."

"But fortunately, our Academy happens to possess such a soul bone."

With that said, Yan Shaozhe directly began introducing the specific details of this left leg bone.

"The Sacred Invocation Sacred Left Leg Bone came from a Sacred Unicorn with a cultivation of sixty-seven thousand years."

"This Soul Beast did not possess the Light Attribute as most people believed, but an even more powerful and purer holy power. This left leg bone had also perfectly inherited the Holy Attribute it took such pride in."

"Although this soul bone is too rare and unique for us to identify its additional effects and attached soul skill, I can guarantee on my character that the benefits after absorbing it will be unimaginably great..."

It had to be said that the left leg bone Shrek Academy had carefully selected for Shao Zhuang was exceptionally good.

Not only was its age high enough, but its attribute was also a perfect match.

In terms of compatibility, practical effect, and every other aspect, this Sacred Invocation Left Leg Bone was worth far more to Shao Zhuang than an ordinary Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

"Oh, right. Before absorbing the soul bone tonight, take this Mysterious Water Pill first."

Immediately afterward, Yan Shaozhe took out a small jade bottle from his storage Soul Tool.

The little jade bottle was so crystalline and translucent that the pill inside could be seen clearly.

This so-called Mysterious Water Pill was an exceedingly precious medicinal pill controlled by the reclusive Xuan Ming Sect.

It was worth a fortune, requiring more than a dozen water-attribute spiritual materials, more than a dozen types of water-attribute Soul Beast blood essence, and a special refining method to produce.

After taking it, it could relax the tendons, improve circulation, cleanse the marrow, enhance one's aptitude, and increase Soul Power.

Of course, it could only produce such outstanding effects on Soul Masters with ordinary aptitude and weak Soul Power.

For Soul Masters with exceptional talent, it was more like icing on the cake, though it still offered some benefit.

In order to help Shao Zhuang awaken the Bi An Martial Soul ahead of time, Shrek Academy had truly gone to great lengths, with every step linked to the next.

The Mysterious Water Pill would cleanse him first, after which they would use the Holy Attribute inherent in the soul bone to try to help Shao Zhuang complete his Martial Soul awakening tonight, allowing him to awaken the legendary top-tier Divine Beast Bi An!

Even the awakening environment had been arranged beneath the Golden Ancient Tree, maximizing its effect.

This showed just how much effort Shrek had invested in this matter.

It also made it even clearer just how high Shrek Academy's expectations for Shao Zhuang were.

And even if he could not awaken it tonight, it would not be a big deal.

Once Shao Zhuang completed his Martial Soul awakening in the future, the soul bone would still be able to display tremendous power.