My Son Yun Ze Has the Potential to Become a God

Yun Ze hadn't liked what Yun Ming had said about remembering that he was part of the academy.

It sounded just like the brainwashing they'd done back in Douluo II, but seeing the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Soul Spirit now had eased his resentment a little.

After all, no matter how you looked at it, this was the real deal.

Unlike the empty promises of Douluo II, Yun Ming had actually given him something. And when Yun Ze thought it over, he realized he didn't have much room to turn against his own side, either.

Given his connections and his Martial Soul, even if he really did turn against his own side, no one would believe him.

In that case, while he studied and cultivated, changing some of Shrek's more corrupt elements seemed especially important.

Thinking this, Yun Ze gazed at the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Soul Spirit with a look of resolve.

Things had come to this, and Yun Ze had no way back. Or rather, ever since he'd transmigrated to Douluo Continent, his position had already been decided.

As Yun Ze reached out, it seemed that, by some unseen force, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Soul Spirit felt no hostility toward him.

As Yun Ze extended his hand, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Soul Spirit took a step forward as well, resting one small golden paw in his palm.

A Spirit Soul Fusion Seal several times more profound than a normal Soul Spirit fusion appeared between the human and beast.

Yun Ze felt the abundant power, while Yun Ming, standing behind him, silently spread his arms.

Invisible Soul Power formed a barrier, isolating everything here from the outside world.

The Sea God Pavilion Meeting had approved Yun Ze's attempt to fuse with the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Soul Spirit, but no one could be allowed to learn about this outcome.

There were two ways to fuse with this Soul Spirit. The first was a legacy fusion, the conventional method. After the person who fused with it died, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Soul Spirit could rely on her own Power of Fate to return to Shrek's line of fortune.

That meant she would simply accompany the person who fused with her for a time. But the Three-Eyed Golden Lion had chosen a different method.

Drawn to Yun Ze's own fortune, she had formed the legendary permanent fusion.

She had completely severed her ties to Shrek Academy's line of fate and bound her own fate tightly to Yun Ze's.

This was beyond what any of the Sea God Pavilion Elders, Yun Ming included, had expected.

As Yun Ming sensed the Power of Fate gradually manifesting around Yun Ze, he suddenly felt that it seemed to harmonize with some kind of stellar power.

"Truly, a godly countenance bestowed by heaven. My son Yun Ze has the potential to become a god."

Before this, Yun Ming had only hoped Yun Ze would be a ruler who maintained the status quo. If his innate gifts helped him reach Limit Douluo early and protect Shrek Academy alongside his father, that would have been more than enough to satisfy him.

But now, seeing the great upheaval in Yun Ze's fate, enough to attract a being like the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Soul Spirit to remain by his side for life, Yun Ming's mindset began to change.

No father wanted his only son to amount to nothing. Yun Ming had wanted Yun Ze to spend his life guarding Shrek because he believed it was the best and safest path for him.

But the situation had changed. Yun Ze clearly had a broader road ahead of him now.

The Three-Eyed Golden Lion Soul Spirit seemed able to sense the special nature of Yun Ze's Heaven-Propping Spear and Heaven-Surpassing Spear Martial Souls.

After giving the Heaven-Propping Spear its first Soul Ring, she had also created a yellow Hundred-Year Soul Ring for the Heaven-Surpassing Spear.

Feeling a Soul Skill appear in each of his two spears, Yun Ze couldn't help but feel stirred.

Though he'd spent plenty of time in his previous life mocking Douluo Continent as the bottom of the fantasy genre and making all kinds of jokes about its power levels, it was still a fantasy world, a world where one could wield the might of heaven and earth.

With a casual sweep of the Heaven-Propping Spear and Heaven-Surpassing Spear, their keen edges warped the air around them.

Yun Ming looked at Yun Ze with a hint of admiration.

"It seems you've adapted quickly to the changes brought by absorbing a Soul Spirit. Spend the next couple of days learning spear techniques from your Uncle Guan Yue."

"After a few more days, I'll look through the Sea God Pavilion's collection for a method of Soul Power cultivation suited to you."

Yun Ze looked at Yun Ming.

"Father, shouldn't you find me somewhere to get used to my new Soul Skills?"

Yun Ming shook his head.

"There's no need to rush that. I have my own arrangements. Getting into real combat too early can harm your mental and emotional well-being. After all, combat in this era always involves mental damage."

Yun Ze nodded. This wasn't what he'd expected. Based on his preconceived notions of Shrek from his previous life, he'd thought that the moment he gained Soul Power, they'd drag him off to fight someone.

That was practically too sensible to be Shrek.

After more than a month of learning spear techniques from Guan Yue, Yun Ze was already a completely different person from the one he'd been a month ago.

A thin layer of calluses had appeared on his hands. Guan Yue's training was extremely strict, but it also had its rationale.

Unlike the haphazard training methods of people like Zhou Yi in his previous life, every time Yun Ze pushed his body to its limits, they threw him into a medicinal bath made from herbs whose names he didn't know.

Once his body was completely exhausted, his pores opened wide, and each time he absorbed nearly an entire vat of the medicinal mixture.

Yun Ze's skin gradually grew pale, like white jade carved to perfection.

He could feel his entire body slowly transforming. The medicinal baths also seemed to help him absorb the Soul Spirit.

Yun Ze could feel himself growing closer and closer to the Three-Eyed Golden Lion Soul Spirit.

Though he hadn't practiced deliberately, he was beginning to understand the Soul Skills she'd given him on a deeper level.

It was as if the medicine had opened his mind.

That day, after Guan Yue woke him, Yun Ze left Shrek's Sea God Pavilion for the first time.

They boarded a Soul Guidance Train. Yun Ze looked at Guan Yue in confusion, hesitated, then asked,

"Teacher, where are we going?"

Guan Yue smiled faintly and answered in an even tone,

"To a Simulation Training Room owned by Shrek. The real combat you've been looking forward to is about to begin."

Yun Ze narrowed his eyes. After more than a month of training, he'd learned to keep his emotions in check instead of letting them show.

A simulated battle? That sounded interesting.

He just didn't know whether he'd be fighting Soul Beasts, some Shrek expert, or a renowned figure from Douluo Continent's history.

And since it was a Shrek-owned business, the fact that they were leaving Shrek City was rather odd.

Guan Yue looked up toward the top of the Soul Guidance Train, then closed his eyes and rested, looking completely at ease.

Seeing Guan Yue like this, Yun Ze stopped bothering him and rested his chin in his hand as he watched the scenery outside the window.

This was his first time leaving Shrek. The Federation's scenery was pretty nice, at least—not nearly as bad as Yun Ze had imagined.

If you ignored the several thugs with tattooed sleeves who flashed past...