The Legendary Divine Beast Bi An

"Dean, this is the information on that new student the Heavenly Curtain showed Elder Mu favoring."

Looking at the suddenly appearing Dean Yan Shaozhe, Director of Studies Du Weilun handed over the documents without delay.

[Name: Shao Zhuang] [Gender: Male] [Age: Twelve] [Martial Soul: Tiger (Note: Has many peculiarities compared to standard tiger-type martial souls)] [Soul Power Level: Twenty-ninth] [Soul Ring Configuration: Two Yellow] [Recommendation Letter Source: City Lord of Xuanyao City, Heaven Dou Empire]

"This new student—our Martial Soul Department needs to put extra effort into nurturing him."

After reading through Shao Zhuang's information, Yan Shaozhe instructed Du Weilun.

When he referred to himself as the Martial Soul Department Dean, he usually meant the Inner Courtyard Dean.

After all, the Inner Courtyard was the foundation of Shrek Academy.

As for the Outer Courtyard Martial Soul Department, aside from the Outer Courtyard Dean himself, Director of Studies Du Weilun held the most important position.

Most Outer Courtyard affairs were handled by Du Weilun.

"Yes, Dean." Du Weilun naturally had no objections.

A genius student with such immense potential, and personally favored by Elder Mu—if he didn't take this seriously, he might as well have wasted his position as Director of Studies.

The two then went into great detail discussing plans for cultivating Shao Zhuang.

As for Huo Yuhao, who often greeted Elder Mu, neither of them mentioned him once throughout the conversation.

The reason was simple: if the other party's talent had truly been passable, Du Weilun would have submitted his information as well.

But since that step never happened, Yan Shaozhe naturally understood the situation.

So during their discussion, Huo Yuhao was never brought up.

This was a matter of reality—there was no such thing as unconditional affection in this world.

Only when your talent was outstanding would you be treated with such importance;

A talented person who was also kind and polite became a true bonus point.

"This so-called Heavenly Curtain is truly a double-edged sword."

As he left the office, Yan Shaozhe couldn't help but sigh.

With the Heavenly Curtain's exposure, Elder Mu's personal monologue had progressed to the era they now lived in.

Even the dullest person could basically understand one thing:

That the content revealed by the Heavenly Curtain could indirectly predict the future.

Knowing the future—even just fragments of it—carried enormous significance.

For good things, you could act ahead of time and seize the initiative;

For bad things, you could prepare in advance and prevent them...

But at the same time, having the future revealed in advance would also throw the continent's situation into greater chaos.

Take now, for example: without the Heavenly Curtain's exposure, the best possible development for this new student Shao Zhuang's life trajectory would have been:

Discovered by his teacher Elder Mu for his immense potential, secretly supported and nurtured by him, and eventually becoming a super powerhouse.

After all, for his teacher to declare that he would inevitably become a Sea God's Pavilion Elder and the bane of all Evil Soul Masters in the world, Shao Zhuang's talent spoke for itself.

The Dragon God Douluo's credibility was beyond doubt, so on this point, not just Yan Shaozhe, but ninety-nine percent of soul masters across the continent would believe it outright.

Originally, this matter should have been known only to Shrek Academy's upper echelons.

But now, the entire world knew.

Shao Zhuang's original life trajectory had been completely rewritten.

Just within the academy, many people's attitudes toward Shao Zhuang would undergo massive shifts.

Let alone the outside world.

If it were only goodwill, that would be manageable.

But the problem was that Shao Zhuang also had to face far more dangerous malice from hostile forces, even assassination attempts by Evil Soul Masters.

After all, the better Shao Zhuang's talent, the more worried his enemies became.

Especially his teacher's prophecy of being the 'bane of Evil Soul Masters'—it would make every Evil Soul Master in the world sit on pins and needles, eager to nip him in the bud.

'I'll need to find a suitable guardian for this boy Shao Zhuang.' Yan Shaozhe rubbed his chin, beginning to consider appropriate candidates.

Since the Heavenly Curtain had already exposed everything, not only should intensive training and resource allocation be prioritized, But the most critical matter—personal safety—should also be placed at the forefront.

Furthermore, Yan Shaozhe was still thinking about what kind of meeting gift he should present when he met Shao Zhuang later.

The value of that meeting gift would definitely make his eyes light up.

Because only then could he show Shao Zhuang the sincerity of their Martial Soul Department and Shrek Academy.

This tactic had never failed Yan Shaozhe when it came to winning over talented students.

Of course, it was only because Shrek Academy was wealthy and generous that they could frequently employ this method.

For other forces, achieving this level was still very difficult.

[Later, to my surprise, this child Shao Zhuang was able to complete his Martial Soul awakening without the academy's help.]

[After he broke through thirtieth level, requested leave to hunt Soul Beasts, and absorbed his third Soul Ring, his Martial Soul fully awakened, revealing its true form.]

[It turned out to be the legendary Divine Beast—Bi An! Not a tiger-type Martial Soul with Bi An bloodline, but a true Bi An Martial Soul in every sense! No wonder I had sensed that aura of justice and righteousness from that child back then, the ultimate sacredness and judgment!]

[If Xuan Zi, who possesses the Divine Beast Taotie Bloodline, could grow into a Level 98 Super Douluo, then what kind of achievements would Shao Zhuang, who possesses the true Divine Beast Martial Soul Bi An, reach in the future? It seems that back then, I still underestimated this child's potential.]

Without a doubt, once Shao Zhuang's talent truly revealed itself, this child instantly became highly sought after. Since he also cultivated in the Soul Tool Department, he was naturally fought over by both departments. Shaozhe and Lin'er even brought the dispute over his allegiance to the Sea God Pavilion.

[I naturally understood that this child was extraordinary. After investigating and confirming that he was a native of the Heaven Dou Empire and not a spy from the Sun Moon Empire, I decided to increase the academy's investment in training Shao Zhuang.]

[After all, if a Soul Master with a Divine Beast Martial Soul grew up, it would bring immense benefits to Shrek as well. So, while finalizing Shao Zhuang as a Core Disciple of both the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Tool Department, I also accepted him as my Last Disciple.]

[As the academy went on break, I instructed this child to stay at the school. Because his talent had deeply shaken me, I planned to use this holiday to teach him 'Reign Over the World' in advance.]

"The legendary Divine Beast Bi An?!"

Yan Shaozhe hadn't expected Shao Zhuang's true Martial Soul to be revealed so quickly.

Bi An was no obscure minor divine beast; its origins were astonishingly grand.

Legend has it that the Dragon gave birth to nine sons.

And the Divine Beast Bi An was the seventh son of the Dragon God.

It was said that Bi An resembled a tiger, which explained why Shao Zhuang's Martial Soul had looked like a tiger-type before its awakening.