Xuan Zi: "I Must Help Him Obtain a Hundred Year Soul Ring!"

Shrek Academy. Beibei and Tang Ya returned here after hunting for soul rings and walked up to the student dormitory.

An ordinary-looking old man was lying on a lounge chair, appearing very leisurely. Although he didn't exude a terrifying aura, just mentioning his name would shock the entire Douluo Continent. He was Dragon God Douluo Mu En.

Beside Mu En, a disheveled old man was gnawing on a chicken leg, his mouth slick with grease. He was Taotie Douluo Xuan Zi.

"Great-grandfather, Elder Xuan, we're back."

Beibei respectfully bowed.

Mu En slowly opened his slightly cloudy eyes, his gentle gaze falling on the two young juniors. A smile of relief appeared on his lips.

"It's good that you're back. Was the trip smooth? You should have obtained Xiao Ya's third soul ring by now."

"Yes, Elder Mu."

Tang Ya nodded obediently, then a strange expression appeared on her face.

"It's just... we encountered some... very strange things outside the Star Dou Great Forest, and... strange people."

"Oh?"

A flicker of interest flashed in Mu En's eyes.

Beibei took a deep breath, organized his thoughts, and recounted the bizarre "one becomes three" incident they witnessed by the river involving Huo Yuhao and his two brothers, and the small river. He suspected Lin Feng was the god of that river, the River God.

Upon hearing about one Huo Yuhao turning into three, and the River God, even Mu En's usually calm eyes rippled.

"Hmph!"

A cold snort filled with disdain suddenly rang out, interrupting Beibei's narration.

Xuan Zi casually tossed aside the clean chicken bones, wiped his greasy mouth, and sneered.

"What River God, what 'one becomes three'? I think it's just those three kids being pretentious, putting on a show to attract attention. They probably lack talent but want to join Shrek Academy."

His tone was filled with contempt for such behavior.

Mu En ignored Xuan Zi's words. His aged fingers tapped lightly on the armrest of the lounge chair, his gaze still fixed on Beibei, and he asked in a steady voice.

"Beibei, continue. Tell me more details about those three children, especially their martial souls."

"Yes."

Beibei steadied himself and continued.

"The three of them do look identical. Except for their hair and eye color, their temperaments are completely different. I didn't get to know the martial souls of the other two. I only learned about the eldest brother's martial soul. His martial soul is called Eye of Sanction. Even without a soul ring, he can restrict the opponent's actions for 0.5 seconds."

As soon as he said this, Xuan Zi, who had seemed somewhat careless, abruptly stopped gnawing on his chicken leg.

Mu En's fingers, which had been lightly tapping the armrest, also stopped.

"Is what you said true?"

Xuan Zi looked at Beibei with disbelief.

"Yes, thanks to his help, my and Xiao Ya's action to hunt for a soul ring went so smoothly."

Beibei nodded, still feeling immense emotion when recalling the event. He was already so strong without a soul ring, and he would definitely become even stronger after obtaining one. If he grew up, he would definitely become one of the top powers on the Douluo Continent.

"This martial soul is truly quite formidable."

Mu En closed his eyes. The soul beast Beibei helped Tang Ya obtain was a thousand-year-old Mandala Snake. Without a soul ring, he wasn't even level ten yet. Yet, he could restrict a Mandala Snake for 0.5 seconds without being level ten. It was truly a terrifying martial soul.

"Wait!"

Xuan Zi suddenly spoke. His usually sleepy eyes were wide open, and his brows were tightly furrowed.

"Kid, you said the one called Huo Hao has such a heaven-defying martial soul, why didn't you invite him to join Shrek Academy?!"

His tone was full of questioning, as if Beibei had committed some grave mistake.

Such an astonishing talent, if missed, would be a huge loss for Shrek Academy!

Upon hearing this, Beibei revealed a helpless wry smile.

"Elder Xuan, I... I did invite him."

Well, although the person invited wasn't him but Tang Ya, and the invitation wasn't to Shrek Academy but to the Tang Sect, their intentions were quite clear: they wanted to venture out on the Douluo Continent.

"Then why didn't he come?!"

Xuan Zi pressed, his voice rising a few decibels. In his opinion, no talented soul master on the Douluo Continent could refuse an invitation from Shrek Academy, nor would anyone dare to refuse.

Beibei directly relayed Huo Hao's original words: they planned to gain experience and didn't want to be bound by anything.

"What?! He doesn't understand, and you don't understand either? Without the nurturing of our Shrek, even the most powerful genius will become mediocre! You, you!"

Xuan Zi's voice rose again, causing Beibei and Tang Ya's eardrums to ache slightly.

His protective and talent-cherishing nature was instantly ignited.

Huo Hao must join Shrek Academy. As for the other two, if they had talent, they could join too; if not, then forget it.

Without another word, Xuan Zi turned and walked out, his sturdy body stirring up a gust of wind.

"Elder Mu, I'll go meet this kid personally! I don't believe there's any student on this continent that I, Xuan Zi, can't invite!"

Mu En watched Xuan Zi's hurried back without trying to stop him.

He slowly opened his eyes, a sharp glint flashing in his cloudy pupils, tacitly approving Xuan Zi's actions.

Whether it was true or not, Shrek could not afford to miss such a genius.

On the bank of an unknown small river, on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Xuan Zi's figure was like a ghost. With the speed of a Super Douluo, he quickly arrived here. Not much time had passed since Beibei met the three of them. Coupled with their desire to obtain a soul ring, they shouldn't leave too quickly.

Thinking of this, Xuan Zi couldn't help but frown. Beibei, that guy, should at least help this promising talent obtain a Hundred Year Soul Ring. How could he just let him be?

How muddled!

He had rushed over now, hoping it wasn't too late. He had to help that promising talent obtain a Four Hundred Year Soul Ring before he absorbed it!

After he helped him obtain the soul ring, the other party would surely be grateful to him. Then, he would take the opportunity to invite him, and the other party would definitely join Shrek Academy directly.

Shrek Academy was the number one Soul Master Academy on the Douluo Continent. They would definitely not refuse if they knew about it. With their status, they probably only heard about it. After all, with such a martial soul, they didn't even have a guard by their side, clearly not a disciple of a major family.

Soon, Xuan Zi saw the three people sparring on the grass.