Holy Angel and Fallen Angel

"Don't even think about it. Although it is true that different Spirit Pagoda branches provide access to different Spirit Ascension Platform environments, and theoretically, every ecosystem has guardians in both platforms that can drop Spirit Bones..."

"But this is a controlled system. If you have already obtained a Spirit Bone in a primary Spirit Ascension Platform, you won't receive any additional Spirit Bone rewards when you kill guardians in other primary platforms."

"The Spirit Pagoda has existed for over ten thousand years; it's not an organization where you can just find loopholes whenever you want."

As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his father. The moment Yun Ze voiced his idea, Yun Ming rattled off a string of words like a machine gun.

Yun Ze could only abandon his plans; in truth, this outcome was already within his expectations.

One could only say that the Spirit Pagoda was certainly not entirely brainless.

It was just that this generation happened to be saddled with a bastard Pagoda Master who collaborated with Evil Soul Masters.

Yun Ze narrowed his eyes and looked toward the Spirit Pagoda headquarters in the distance.

At this moment, the interior of the Spirit Pagoda headquarters was in chaos. As soon as Qiangu Dongfeng returned and discovered that the energy in the headquarters' primary Spirit Ascension Platform had been significantly depleted, he immediately began reviewing the records with a puzzled expression.

Yun Ze's name naturally caught Qiangu Dongfeng's attention, though Qiangu Dongfeng held no malice toward him at the moment.

"Yun Ze... is that Yun Ming's son? They say a tiger father has no dog for a son. It makes sense that he could consume so much of my energy at once, but the fact that he only displayed a single martial soul is definitely not right."

As someone who had spent his life studying spirit souls, although Qiangu Dongfeng did not recognize the Three-Eyed Golden Lion spirit soul, he could see that the energy the Three-Eyed Golden Lion attached to the Heaven-Propping Spear was only half of its true capacity.

Therefore, he could immediately deduce that Yun Ze possessed another martial soul, which shared the energy of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion spirit soul with the Heaven-Propping Spear.

"My dear nephew, if you had told me you were coming, I should have picked out a more suitable Spirit Bone for you."

Qiangu Dongfeng tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his gaze fixed on Yun Ze's face.

"If only he were my son."

Qiangu Dongfeng thought of his own disappointing descendants and sighed inwardly, deciding to simply delete all the records.

Yun Ze's performance, if left in the Spirit Pagoda's files, would only affect the morale of the Spirit Pagoda's spirit masters. The opponent had only revealed one martial soul, and that martial soul held no reference value.

After all, Qiangu Dongfeng did not believe that Yun Ze could wield the Heaven-Propping Spear more skillfully than Yun Ming.

At dusk two days later, Yun Ze opened his eyes and looked at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion spirit soul, which had grown slightly in size, reaching out to tease its fox-like head.

"I really didn't expect your evolution to take up two whole days of my time."

Yun Ze looked at the three spirit rings at his feet; his spirit power had now reached level 35.

At the same time, Yun Ze's spiritual power had reached 1,200 points, marking his official entry into the Spirit Sea Realm.

This was mainly because, during the process of the spirit soul's evolution, it had released a portion of the fortune energy it had plundered from the Spirit Pagoda to nourish Yun Ze's body.

This had significantly accelerated Yun Ze's cultivation speed, though he feared he wouldn't have such a glorious achievement of gaining three levels in two days again until he plundered such a massive amount of fortune energy next time.

Yun Ze suddenly thought of a perfect direction for collecting fortune.

Evil Soul Masters.

These beasts committed countless evils, and the fact that they hadn't died under the Federation's purges despite their heinous crimes only meant that their own fortune had not yet run out.

If he killed them and let the Three-Eyed Golden Lion devour their fortune, it would be the most reasonable and legitimate way to level up.

He could even do a service for the public while he was at it.

Yun Ze pondered; with the Shrek Academy admissions happening recently, his father's attention on him had relaxed slightly. He might as well take this opportunity to connect with Guan Yue, gather some intelligence from the War God Temple, and hunt down some Evil Soul Masters.

This was much faster than orthodox cultivation.

Yun Ze glanced at the setting sun, stood up, and stretched, preparing to take a stroll through Shrek City.

The current Shrek City was much better than it had been ten thousand years ago, with many interesting shops selling various soul tools and the like. If one had enough insight and luck, one could even pick up some great bargains.

Since his cultivation had reached a point of fatigue, going out to relax was a good idea.

After getting dressed, Yun Ze walked out of Shrek Academy.

Shrek City was brilliantly lit, no less than the top-tier cities from before his transmigration, and the streets were still filled with all kinds of pedestrians and shops.

It seemed as if Shrek City was a machine that never stopped running; one group of people would rest, while another group's life was just beginning.

Turning into a random drink shop, Yun Ze ordered a non-alcoholic sparkling beverage.

Sitting at a table by the window, Yun Ze sipped his drink while looking outside.

At this moment, a golden-haired youth was following behind a red-haired girl, his gaze carrying the feeling of someone eyeing prey.

The girl seemed to sense something, turned back, and said to the youth.

"I've already told you, I am not an Evil Soul Master, stop looking for trouble."

Yun Ze tapped his fingers lightly on the table, thinking to himself that this was interesting; these two appeared to be Yuanen Yehui and Le Zhengyu from the original story.

Le Zhengyu then said.

"Don't try to fool me! I have already sensed the disgusting aura of the Fallen Angel on you!"

As he spoke, Le Zhengyu actually activated his martial soul right there on the street; golden wings emerged from his back, and a golden Angel Holy Sword appeared in his hand.

Yuanen Yehui frowned, then looked at Le Zhengyu and said.

"You really don't understand human speech!"

With that, a pair of black wings appeared behind Yuanen Yehui, and a black Angel Longsword appeared in her hand as well.

The surrounding crowd showed no signs of panic, for they knew that before long, members of the Shrek Patrol Team would arrive to take these two away.

Instead, these people gathered around to watch the spectacle.

Yun Ze watched this scene, then stood up, paid for his bubble drink, stepped outside, and arrived at the best vantage point.

After the two released their martial souls, they didn't waste any words; their two longswords simply clashed together.

"Boom!"

After the two longswords collided, they remained locked in a stalemate, but at this moment, a sudden change occurred.

A single-edged spear soared into the sky, and immediately after, the two felt a touch of the power of rules pressing down upon them.

This was the unique attribute of the Heaven-Propping Spear martial soul that Yun Ming had unlocked for Yun Ze—Air Prohibition!

The two were instantly pressed back to the ground, while Yun Ze approached with measured steps, holding his spear.

"Are you two newcomers? Do you not know the rules within Shrek City?"

At this moment, Yun Ze held the Heaven-Propping Spear in one hand and walked slowly toward the pair with the spear slung behind his back. The Enforcers behind him, who had been preparing to intervene, recognized the Heaven-Propping Spear and immediately held their positions nearby, watching Yun Ze's actions...