The Elderly Know Everything

"Senior! Why are you in the classroom? Didn't you say you'd wait for me at the cafeteria entrance?"

Xiao Xiao had been packing up her textbooks when she heard Wu Feng's piercing voice. When she stepped out of the classroom, she saw Chen Yuan standing there.

Wu Feng had already dragged Ning Tian away at top speed.

"I finished my exam early and had nothing to do, so I came by. A friend happened to ask me to pass along his greetings to this classmate."

"I see. I thought you had come here specifically to find me, Senior."

The inexplicable flutter in Xiao Xiao's heart vanished. She had thought one of those scenes from novels was about to happen to her, but it had only been a dream.

Maybe it was because she and Chen Yuan were not familiar enough yet?

Even though they had completed a Soul Power fusion, they were, in the end, merely a senior and junior who had only just met.

Chen Yuan only looked after her because of the special bond between them. Otherwise, Xiao Xiao definitely would not have formed any deep connection with Chen Yuan so quickly.

Xiao Xiao quietly encouraged herself. She had to get along well with Chen Yuan. A Martial Soul Fusion Skill was simply too important.

Seeing that Xiao Xiao seemed to have made up her mind about something, Chen Yuan felt somewhat helpless.

The underlying code of Douluo Continent was at work.

Martial Soul Fusion Skills were more likely to appear between siblings. As for other Soul Masters, if they encountered someone with whom they could form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill—

If they were of the same sex, they would basically become inseparable, life-and-death friends; if they were of the opposite sex and their age gap was not too great, they would basically become husband and wife.

Of course, there were exceptions. For example, the participants in Douluo III's fusion skill, "Emotion Moving Heaven"—Amorous Douluo Zang Xin and Heartless Douluo Cao Dezhi. Those two had developed feelings for each other.

So, it was perfectly normal for Xiao Xiao to have different thoughts about Chen Yuan, the senior with whom she had a Martial Soul Fusion Skill but was not yet very familiar.

This world was simply too precocious, making Chen Yuan seem rather out of place.

"Let's not talk about that. It's still early before lunch. Come with me to meet someone first. He should know about our situation."

"Senior, is that person very powerful?"

"Yes, extremely powerful. I don't know his exact strength, but he definitely holds a certain position in Shrek."

Xiao Xiao froze. She had not expected Chen Yuan to know someone like that.

She followed Chen Yuan in a daze. When she came back to herself and realized they were heading toward the dormitories, Xiao Xiao was confused. She remembered there being no other buildings there apart from the dormitory buildings.

Could it be that she had not been at Shrek long enough and was not strong enough, so she could not see some hidden building over there?

Xiao Xiao's imagination ran wild as she eagerly anticipated meeting the top expert.

However, when she finally met that person, the expectations in her heart shattered.

The two of them arrived before the dormitory building. Before them was an elderly man with a face full of wrinkles, a beard more than half a meter long, and a kindly expression, reclining in a lounge chair and basking in the sun.

Chen Yuan bowed respectfully.

"Senior, that voice last night was yours, wasn't it?"

"Correct. It was indeed this old man."

Mu En opened his clouded eyes and glanced at Chen Yuan. The moment he had spoken up last night, he had known Chen Yuan would be able to guess it was him.

After all, at the time, he had been the only person near the dormitory building who stood out so starkly from the surrounding students.

Mu En had not intended to hide anything. In any case, there was no way these two children could guess that he was the Sea God Pavilion Master.

Last night, Mu En had merely seen the unusual fusion between these two children and felt compelled to offer a few pointers. In the end, it was an opportunity belonging to the two of them. It would have been such a pity if they had missed it due to a lack of understanding.

It would have been one thing if he had not seen it, but since he had, he gave them a little guidance.

"Senior, the fusion between Xiao Xiao and me is somewhat strange. My knowledge is limited, and there are many things I do not understand. Could you please offer us some guidance?"

Mu En was intrigued. He wanted to know what Chen Yuan meant by "strange."

Chen Yuan had given this careful thought before asking Mu En for advice. Xiao Xiao possessed Twin Martial Souls and did not come from a major power, so she would definitely become a primary target for Shrek's recruitment in the future.

He was already one of the next generation's Pre-selected Seven Monsters, and his own bargaining chips were sufficient. Still, he did not mind adding one or two more.

There was no need to emphasize the importance of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, especially one between two geniuses.

Mu En had already seen their Soul Power fusion yesterday, so there was no point concealing it. Revealing it under these circumstances would benefit both Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao without causing either of them any harm.

Why not use a secret that had already been exposed to obtain more resources? Only what he had in his own hands was real.

Moreover, Mu En was not only one of the three great Limit Douluo of the present era, but also possessed a Martial Soul Fusion Skill himself. He often basked in the sun beneath the dormitory building, making him easy to find.

His status was high, his cultivation profound, and his experience abundant. Was there anyone more suitable than Mu En to seek guidance from?

A warm current of Soul Power enveloped Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao. Before either of them felt anything, they had appeared in a spacious room unfamiliar to them.

Since they were going to test a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they naturally could not do so in public.

"This place has been isolated by this old man. You two children, show me your fusion."

Xiao Xiao and Chen Yuan clasped each other's hands and released their Soul Power. Their Soul Power circulated through their bodies and merged, its speed more than twice as fast as when they cultivated alone.

Sensing this brand-new Soul Power fluctuation, golden light burst from Mu En's previously clouded eyes.

Chen Yuan felt as though every detail of his body had been laid bare beneath Mu En's scrutiny.

"Hm... It is indeed strange. The Soul Power has fused, but the Martial Souls have not."

"Release your Martial Souls, then try to sense each other's Martial Souls."

Chen Yuan released his Flame Gauntlet. His unarmored left hand continued holding Xiao Xiao's hand.

Xiao Xiao immediately released both of her Martial Souls. She could feel a connection between Chen Yuan's Martial Soul and each of her own two Martial Souls.

"Other than dragons and phoenixes, this old man cannot think of even the slightest similarity between your Martial Souls. And they can still fuse? The world truly is full of wonders."

"What are you two children waiting for? Fuse them."

"Um... Senior, my Martial Souls and my senior's Martial Souls have never fused before. What should we do next?"

As a new student, Xiao Xiao truly knew very little about this. No one had taught her such knowledge at the junior Soul Master Academy before.

Because Martial Soul Fusion Skills were so rare, most people did not deliberately learn about them unless they were Soul Masters who possessed one or scholarly researchers.

"Embrace each other, then carefully feel each other's aura, Soul Power, and Martial Soul. Follow the connection between your Martial Souls."

Mu En gave a simple explanation, then assumed the posture of someone waiting to watch a good show.

He knew that these two children had only known each other for a short time. Even though ninety-nine percent of opposite-sex Soul Masters with Martial Soul Fusion Skills would become husband and wife in the future, that was a matter for the future.

For Chen Yuan and Xiao Xiao, who had only just met, an embrace was truly rather embarrassing.

In the end, Chen Yuan was still somewhat shy, but Xiao Xiao threw herself into his arms. Yet her flushed face revealed that her heart was far from calm as well.

Chen Yuan no longer hesitated and wrapped his arms around Xiao Xiao's petite, soft body.

The girl in his arms was incomparably nervous. Chen Yuan could clearly sense that the connection between Xiao Xiao and himself had deepened.

Feeling Xiao Xiao's aura at such close range, Chen Yuan felt that the girl before him was no longer a character from a novel, but a living, breathing person.

Perhaps having one more person to care about in this world would not be so bad... It was still too early to think about that.

Everything could be left to the future.