Sky Dream Ice Silkworm

Shrek Academy of ten thousand years ago truly had been a third-rate academy, but today, ten thousand years later, Shrek Academy indeed possessed the honor of being the continent's number one academy.

Although Shrek Academy's Outer Court teaching ability was merely passable, one could not say that its Inner Court teaching standards were weak.

Moreover, as one of the continent's top powers, Shrek Academy lacked neither soul bones nor all kinds of pills. As long as one had talent, one could obtain them easily.

What was more, the various secret arts taught by Shrek's Inner Court had undergone ten thousand years of refinement and were all first-rate top-tier secret arts. Wu Xuan would be lying if he said he did not want to learn them.

Therefore, all things considered, Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department deserved its position as the continent's number one.

As for the Soul Tool Department? Was that some kind of joke? With the Wind Element Martial Soul and the Soul Breaking Spear Martial Soul, two top-tier Martial Souls, Wu Xuan would have to be insane to pursue Soul Tools.

At the edge of the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest, inside yet another marketplace, Wu Xuan made a slight disguise. He darkened his fair, handsome face to a wheat-colored complexion, then pulled off the few tufts of beard he had stuck on. His appearance changed instantly. Even if Qin Lan and Wang Zhen stood before him now, they might not recognize him.

Wu Xuan swaggered into a tavern, sat at a table in the middle, and began tapping on it.

Seeing this, the tavern waiter hurried over and greeted him. "Is this guest staying the night or having a meal?"

Wu Xuan said in a gruff voice, "Both lodging and food! Bring three jin of green ox meat first. If you have Hundred-Year Soul Beast meat, bring another three to five jin. Arrange some fruits and vegetables as you see fit, and finally, bring a jar of green bamboo wine!"

The tavern waiter's eyes immediately lit up. "Please wait a moment, Lord Soul Master. The wine and dishes will be here shortly."

Soon, the food and wine were served. Wu Xuan lifted the wine jar and tipped it back for a long drink. The crisp fragrance of the green bamboo wine made his spirits increasingly exhilarated.

After eating and drinking his fill, Wu Xuan waved his hand, and a small pouch of Gold Soul Coins landed on the table. "Prepare one hundred jin of green ox meat for me by tomorrow morning, along with fifty jin of various Soul Beast meats. I want the goods ready before I leave!"

"Rest assured, Lord Soul Master! Everything will be ready by tomorrow morning!" the tavern owner said with repeated nods and bows.

"Mm." Wu Xuan nodded faintly, then headed toward the guest rooms on the second floor.

For Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, Wu Xuan had lived on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest for nearly two and a half years. During that time, he had disguised himself and gone to investigate the White Tiger Duke's Residence. By using money to pave the way with the gate guards, he had obtained quite a bit of information. Judging by the timing, Huo Yuhao would be heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a soul ring within the next few days. It was time for him to make preparations.

Casting aside his thoughts, Wu Xuan sat cross-legged and began cultivating the Enlightenment Scripture, which had been distributed by the martial arts school in his Previous Life to calm one's mind and nourish one's spirit.

Back then, the martial arts school owner had bragged that the Enlightenment Scripture had been passed down by a true Daoist master from Wudang Mountain. He claimed that mastering the scripture could calm the mind and was especially suitable for martial artists to recite.

Wu Xuan had been half-convinced at the time, but now he admired him immensely. The owner truly deserved to be the owner.

Naturally, Wu Xuan also possessed the Mysterious Heaven Skill. His mother had taught it to him, but whenever he thought of how this cultivation method had been brought into this world by Tang Buddha Ancestor, a chill ran through him and goosebumps rose all over his body.

Wu Xuan had once carefully compared the Enlightenment Scripture and the Mysterious Heaven Skill, but his conclusion was that after several thousand years of continuous refinement, the Enlightenment Scripture had long surpassed the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

A mind scripture casually passed down through the ages in his Previous Life was actually slightly superior to Tang Buddha Ancestor's Mysterious Heaven Skill? This further strengthened Wu Xuan's resolve to overthrow Tang San.

Two days later.

At the back gate on the northern side of a magnificent golden palace-like estate, a slight figure quietly slipped out.

He was a youth who appeared to be eleven or twelve years old. His build was well-proportioned, and he wore simple, clean gray cloth clothes. A small bundle was slung across his back. His short black hair was neat and tidy, while his small face showed a determination far beyond that of an ordinary person.

The youth gently closed the back gate, quickly took several steps, then abruptly stopped and turned to look back at the duke's residence. Deep hatred filled his dark-blue eyes.

"Mother, watch over me from heaven. No matter how much effort it takes, one day, I will return and trample everything here beneath my feet. From now on, I will take your surname. I will be called Huo—Huo Yuhao."

After saying this, he took one last deep look at the duke's residence, then turned around and left without hesitation.

Several days later!

In the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest, as Wu Xuan continued exploring ahead, several Black Shadows suddenly appeared and launched a sneak attack against him.

A fierce gale burst forth, sending the Black Shadows flying backward.

Wu Xuan narrowed his eyes. They were three wind baboons, each roughly one meter tall. Their bodies were covered in brownish-yellow fur, their eyes were brown, and their arms were unusually long. Sharp claws protruded from their hands, while large teeth stuck out from their lips. They stared at Wu Xuan with vicious expressions.

"Three ten-year wind baboons?" Wu Xuan raised a brow. He had noticed these trash Soul Beasts long ago, but he had not expected them to actually dare attack him. After all, he had not restrained his Soul Power aura in the slightest.

Buzz!

A dark silver light rapidly spread through Wu Xuan's palm. The next moment, the Soul Breaking Spear appeared in his grasp.

The spear's afterimages flashed repeatedly, and its chilling spear light directly burst the heads of the three wind baboons. White brain matter and red blood immediately sprayed like fountains from their necks.

At the same time, Huo Yuhao appeared in the outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Wu Xuan chewed on the green ox meat in his hand as he traveled through the dense vegetation of the Star Dou Great Forest. Although he had not ventured into the mixed zone, there were still countless ten-year and Hundred-Year Soul Beasts in the outer region that did not know their place.

Even though Wu Xuan used the Wind Element Martial Soul's advance perception to avoid troublesome Soul Beasts, the mindless ten-year Soul Beasts still left him overwhelmed and looking somewhat disheveled.

"My Storage Soul Tool is almost full. Should I return to town first and deal with these Soul Beast corpses?" Wu Xuan muttered to himself as he looked toward the forest ahead.

Just as Wu Xuan hesitated over whether to stay or leave, a powerful burst of Spiritual Power struck him. A voice abruptly rang out in his mind: "At last, I've encountered a human with a Spirit Attribute Martial Soul. What a pity I can't cry, or I'd definitely be weeping tears of joy!"

"Who's there?" Wu Xuan shouted coldly, immediately becoming alert.

"I've suffered too much. I finally managed to temporarily escape those Fierce Beasts!!"

Before Wu Xuan could react, threads of icy chill began seeping from cracks in the ground, and the surrounding temperature visibly dropped. The cracks spread wider and wider, reaching more than five meters in diameter in just a short while. At last, the golden-white glow revealed its true form.

It was a round, plump head, fleshy in appearance and over a meter in diameter. Its body was more than seven meters long. Its entire body was jade-white, and its crystal-clear, smooth skin was completely free of dirt. It looked like a silkworm larva.

A halo flowed beneath its skin, and a pair of tiny glittering golden eyes rested on its head. Starting half a meter below its head, a ring-shaped Gold Pattern appeared at intervals. From head to tail, there were no fewer than ten Gold Patterns.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm?! Wu Xuan's expression remained unchanged, but the hand gripping the Soul Breaking Spear tightened involuntarily. His well-defined fingers turned slightly pale from the force.

Just as Wu Xuan's Spiritual Power became somewhat excited, a trace of human-like excitement appeared in Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's little golden eyes.

"You're actually a Twin Martial Souls wielder! At such a young age, your Soul Power has already reached rank thirty. Among human Soul Masters, you must be considered one of the greatest geniuses. Even rarer, your physical constitution is this strong, allowing you to bear more of my origin power. Heaven must have sent you to save me—oh, no, Heaven sent me to guide you."

"A talking giant bug! Don't come any closer. If you do, I'll attack!" Wu Xuan pointed his spear at Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and cried out theatrically.

"Pah! You're the giant bug! Don't attack, little boy! I won't hurt you. I like you too much for that!" Sky Dream Ice Silkworm said, his ecstatic voice carrying a shamelessly smug tone.

"You won't hurt me? Then what do you want by approaching me?" Wu Xuan put away the Soul Breaking Spear and continued pretending.

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's massive head warily glanced toward the Star Dou Great Forest, then turned back to Wu Xuan. "There's no time to explain now. In short, I won't harm you. I'm starting now! Don't worry, I'll be gentle, hehe!"