Return to Shrek Academy!

"Understood, Master."

Youye nodded.

Then, she raised her hand.

With a gentle wave.

A massive boulder a kilometer away vanished without a sound.

It wasn't shattered.

It wasn't sliced apart.

It simply disappeared.

As if it had never existed at all.

Bai Lan fell silent.

Elder Mu fell silent.

Youye withdrew her hand and looked at Bai Lan:

"Master, this is merely the most basic ability."

Bai Lan took a deep breath.

"That's enough," he said. "Return and rest for now."

Youye nodded, transforming into a streak of purple light that submerged into the Contract Book.

Bai Lan closed the book and turned to look at Elder Mu.

"Elder Mu, let's head back."

Elder Mu looked at him and suddenly asked:

"Kid, do you know how strong you are right now?"

Bai Lan thought for a moment and shook his head:

"I don't know."

Elder Mu smiled.

"It's good that you don't," he said. "If you knew, you'd easily get carried away."

"As of now, as long as beings on the level of Di Tian don't make a move, you are basically out of any major danger."

"That's good, it puts my mind at ease quite a bit."

He turned and began walking toward the exit of the canyon.

Bai Lan followed him.

After walking a few steps, Elder Mu suddenly asked:

"By the way, what level is your Soul Power?"

Bai Lan was stunned.

Only then did he remember to check his Soul Power.

With a thought.

Level thirty-seven.

Bai Lan was taken aback.

Level thirty-seven?

Jumping straight from level thirty to level thirty-seven?

He looked at Elder Mu.

Elder Mu was looking at him as well.

There was a hint of complex emotion in those eyes.

"Level thirty-seven..." he muttered. "Three Contract Beasts: one thirty thousand years, one one hundred thousand years, one three hundred thousand years..."

"It's a good thing you didn't absorb them as direct Soul Rings, otherwise your current Soul Power level would likely have soared straight to level forty."

He shook his head:

"Kid, you've left this old bag of bones not knowing what to say."

Bai Lan was silent for a second, then smiled: "I am a true monster."

Elder Mu paused in his tracks.

He turned back to look at Bai Lan.

A deep sense of anticipation appeared in those aged eyes.

His voice was very soft: "Yes, you are the true monster; those in the academy are merely ordinary people compared to you."

Bai Lan nodded.

I agree with this point of view.

Although he does not have a system.

But this Contract Book is abnormal enough.

"Youye, can you use your Void power to take us directly back to Shrek Academy?" Bai Lan looked at the stunningly beautiful Youye and asked.

"I can."

"It's a small matter."

Youye nodded.

Mu En also became curious.

The next second.

Youye mobilized her Void power, enveloping herself, Bai Lan, Mu En, and Yinxing, turning into a stream of light that entered the void.

Returning to Shrek Academy through a void passage.

This could save a great deal of time.

As for that bamboo, it had returned to the space within the Contract Book.

Inside the void passage, everything was flying backward at high speed.

Bai Lan was enveloped by Youye's power, his entire body suspended in a strange state.

Surrounded by distorted light and shadows, he could not see anything clearly, only feeling his body moving at high speed.

"Youye." He spoke up.

"Hmm?"

"At this speed... about how long until we arrive?"

Youye was silent for a second, as if calculating.

"Half an hour," she said. "Three days faster than traveling normally."

Bai Lan raised an eyebrow.

Half an hour to save three days.

A 300,000-year-old Void Shadow Lord is truly outrageous.

He turned his head to look to his side.

Elder Mu was also in the void passage, his expression calm, but his eyes held a hint of novelty.

This Peerless Douluo, who had lived for over a hundred years, did not often have the opportunity to experience void travel.

Yinxing was suspended on the other side, her complexion much better than before.

Youye's power enveloped her as well, allowing her to rest properly without needing to fly herself.

"Yinxing," Bai Lan said, "how are your injuries?"

Yinxing looked at him, her eyes soft:

"Much better, Master need not worry."

Bai Lan nodded, not saying anything more.

The void passage was very quiet.

So quiet that he could hear his own heartbeat.

I do not know how much time passed—

A point of light appeared ahead.

The point of light grew brighter and larger.

Then—

Boom!

The three of them rushed out of the void and landed on solid ground.

Bai Lan steadied himself and looked up.

The dormitory entrance.

His dormitory entrance.

"We're here," Youye's voice came from behind him.

Bai Lan turned around.

Youye stood there, her purple-black hair swaying slightly, her body surrounded by a faint shadow glow.

There was no expression on that beautiful face, but her eyes were fixed on him.

Yinxing landed by his side, her moonlight-like aura brushing past gently.

Elder Mu stood at the very back, his hands clasped behind his back.

He looked at these three young people—no, two Soul Beast transformations and one six-year-old boy—and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

"That's enough," he spoke up. "I'll be heading back now."

Bai Lan turned to look at him. "Elder Mu, won't you come inside and sit for a while?"

Elder Mu waved his hand dismissively.

"Sit for what? You young people should spend time together."

He turned and began walking in the direction of the Sea God Pavilion.

After a few steps, he suddenly stopped.

"Right."

He turned his head back to look at Bai Lan, his gaze profound.

"Kid, just keep today's events to yourself."

"Don't go talking about it to others."

Bai Lan nodded. "I understand."

Elder Mu gave an "en" of acknowledgement, turned, and left.

Under the moonlight, his silhouette gradually vanished into the night.

Bai Lan withdrew his gaze and looked at the dormitory door.

The door was closed.

He had locked it when he left, and the lock was still in place.

"Let's go in," he said.

He pushed the door open and walked into the room.

The room was the same as when he had left.

A simple bed, a simple desk, a simple cabinet.

Moonlight spilled in through the window, spreading a sheet of silver-white across the floor.

Bai Lan stood in the room, suddenly feeling a bit dazed.

When he left, he was only level thirty.

When he returned, he was already level thirty-seven.

When he left, he only had two Contract Beasts.

When he returned, he had gained a three-hundred-thousand-year-old Void Shadow Lord.

"Master."

Yinxing's voice sounded from behind him.

Bai Lan snapped out of his thoughts and turned to look at her.

Yinxing stood at the doorway, the moonlight spilling onto her, shrouding her entire figure in a soft glow.

That cold, aloof face carried a trace of faint exhaustion.

Youye stood by her side, his purple-black figure almost blending into the darkness, with only those deep purple eyes glowing.

The two of them just looked at him.

It was as if they were waiting for his instructions.

Bai Lan was silent for a second.

Then, he looked at the only bed in the room.

The bed was not large, about one point five meters wide, which was just right for him to sleep in alone.

Now—

"You two..." he began, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Yinxing seemed to sense his hesitation.

"Master, I can stand," she said, her voice calm. "Soul Beasts do not need to sleep every day."

Youye also nodded. "I can slip into the shadows; it is more comfortable."

Bai Lan: "..."

He looked at the two of them, then back at the bed.

"No," he said.

The two were slightly taken aback.

Bai Lan walked over and sat on the edge of the bed.

"You two have been fighting alongside me for half the day, evolving and traveling."

"You need to rest."

He looked at them.