Shrek Academy

"Ah!" Seeing Huo Yuhao lying on the ground, one of them let out a cry of surprise. Ignoring the fact that Xia Linyuan was still present, she accelerated her pace and ran over.

The person rushing at the front was a young girl who looked to be about fourteen years old. Her long black hair was tied into a ponytail, and a light blue athletic outfit outlined her, full of youthful vitality.

Following behind the girl was a slightly older-looking youth with short dark blue hair. He had a slender build and a refined, scholarly appearance.

It seemed that this man and woman were none other than Beibei, a descendant of the era of Yu Xiaogang, and Tang Ya, the sect master of the Tang Sect.

"Little Brother Yuhao! Little Brother Yuhao!" Tang Ya carefully helped Huo Yuhao up from the ground, her face full of worry.

"Hello, may I ask what happened here?" Beibei asked.

A refined and easygoing smile appeared on Xia Linyuan's face. "I'm sorry, I also noticed the commotion here and came to see what was going on. I arrived just to find this child had already fainted."

He currently appeared to be in his twenties, so he had to be careful with his words and actions.

Hearing Xia Linyuan say this, Beibei apologized, "My apologies."

Xia Linyuan asked with a smile, "Are you with this child? How could you let him come to the Star Dou Great Forest all by himself?"

Beibei said with some embarrassment, "We only met by chance on the road. I didn't know Little Brother Yuhao would come to the Star Dou Great Forest alone."

"His blood and energy are stable, and the spirit power fluctuations in his body are normal and quite vigorous. I think there shouldn't be any major problems, so you can rest assured."

Hearing Xia Linyuan say this, Beibei and Tang Ya immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

"Ugh..." After a while, Huo Yuhao let out a soft groan and then slowly opened his somewhat dazed eyes.

Seeing that Huo Yuhao had finally woken up, Tang Ya was overjoyed. "Little Yuhao, you're finally awake. You really scared me to death."

After being dazed for a good while, Huo Yuhao finally regained his senses and scratched his head in embarrassment. "I'm sorry, Big Brother Beibei, and Big Sister Tang Ya."

Beibei let out a sigh of relief. "As long as you're okay."

At this moment, Huo Yuhao saw Xia Linyuan and was slightly stunned. "Who is this?"

Xia Linyuan smiled slightly. "Let me introduce myself. My name is Nyarlathotep. You can just call me Nya."

Huo Yuhao quickly said, "Hello, Big Brother Nya, my name is Huo Yuhao."

Beibei and Tang Ya also hurriedly introduced themselves.

Tang Ya gave Huo Yuhao's head a playful knock. "You kid, you've got some nerve, actually daring to head to the Star Dou Great Forest all by yourself."

Huo Yuhao rubbed his sore forehead and smiled awkwardly.

He tried to guide the spirit power in his body, and when he felt the few things that had appeared inside him, Huo Yuhao's eyes immediately welled up with tears. He couldn't help but shout, "I did it! I really did it!"

A ring of pearly white light rose from under Huo Yuhao's feet, finally hovering quietly beside him.

Xia Linyuan smiled slightly. "Congratulations, Yuhao."

"A spirit-attribute Martial Soul? And it's a spirit-attribute Martial Soul that fused with a Wind Baboon as its first Spirit Ring?" The usually composed Beibei was a bit dumbfounded at this moment.

According to the spirit master theory he had mastered, it seemed impossible for a spirit-attribute Martial Soul to absorb a Wind Baboon's Spirit Ring!

Beibei had no idea that what Huo Yuhao had absorbed was not a Wind Baboon's Spirit Ring, but a Spirit Ring from the Tianmeng Iceworm with a cultivation of a million years.

Tang Ya asked in surprise, "Little Yuhao, is your Martial Soul spirit-attribute?"

"Yes." After calming down, Huo Yuhao scratched his head and said, "My Martial Soul is my eyes, a mutated Martial Soul with the spirit attribute. I call it the Spirit Eye."

Hearing that Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul was a body-type Martial Soul, Tang Ya's eyes immediately lit up.

Beibei sighed and said, "It's a pity we arrived late, otherwise we could have helped you find a more suitable spirit beast, Yuhao."

Huo Yuhao felt a warmth in his heart and smiled. "Thank you, Big Brother Beibei, Big Sister Tang Ya, and Big Brother Nya."

Xia Linyuan smiled. "Since you're fine now, I should be going."

He had already obtained Electrolux, so the purpose of his trip was achieved; there was no point in staying any longer.

Beibei asked, "Big Brother Nya, do you have any plans?"

"I heard that it's the enrollment period for Shrek Academy recently. I plan to try my luck and see if I can apply to be a teacher for fun."

Hearing Xia Linyuan's words, the three of them slipped at the same time, almost falling to the ground.

Seeming to think of something, Beibei asked with some difficulty, "Big Brother Nya, the minimum requirement for Shrek Academy to recruit teachers is the Spirit King level. Could it be that you have already..."

Xia Linyuan laughed. "Do I look that young? Young enough that I don't even have the cultivation of a Spirit King?"

"No, no, no." Beibei hurriedly waved his hands. "That's not what I meant. I just feel that Big Brother Nya, you look only a few years older than us. It's truly surprising that you have the strength of a Spirit King at such a young age."

Xia Linyuan smiled. "I may look like I'm only in my twenties, but I've forgotten how long I've actually lived."

Tang Ya giggled. "I personally think Big Brother Nya, you are at most twenty-seven, no more than that."

Xia Linyuan said, "I actually think I should be twenty-one forever. After all, my age has been permanently fixed at twenty-one."

"Hahaha." The three children were amused by Xia Linyuan's dry humor and burst into laughter.

"I should go. You three remember to stay safe."

"We will."

After leaving the line of sight of Huo Yuhao and the others, the smile on Xia Linyuan's face gradually faded, returning to his usual indifferent expression.

A few days later, Lima Plain, the east gate of Shrek City.

"Is this Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent?" The girl with silver hair and violet eyes, possessing an exquisite face, spoke to the boy beside her who was equally refined and handsome.

The arrival of the two caused the bustling crowd outside the city to become much more reserved, with at least eighty percent of the gazes fixed upon them.

"Having such beautiful eyes but using them as mere decorations is a complete waste," the boy mocked the girl without the slightest bit of mercy.

Blue veins immediately bulged on the girl's fair forehead as she gritted her teeth and said, "Xia Linyuan, please show some self-respect!"

These two, a man and a woman, were none other than Xia Linyuan and Gu Yuena.

"Heh," Xia Linyuan smiled slightly, "If you can beat me, I'll show some self-respect."

Gu Yuena's breath hitched; she shouldn't have bickered with this bastard, as she would only be the one getting angry.

"Alright, stay close to me and don't get lost; I won't be the one to go and fetch you back." Xia Linyuan waved his hand and then walked toward a group of young men and women at the east city gate.