At that moment, Yu Daoyun raised his chin slightly, feeling utterly smug.
This is the power of status!
As long as you're talented enough, even the rules set by the ancestors can be broken.
Han Ruoruo handed over the token with a bright smile. "So you're our junior schoolmate. Then you'd better watch your privacy. There are lots of female students in the Inner Court, so you should keep that Little Peanut of yours tucked away."
Wu Ming teased him too. "That's right, Little Peanut."
Zhang Lexuan covered her little mouth and laughed like a goose.
Yu Daoyun immediately felt mocked. He snatched back the token and covered his crotch. "I'm only six, so of course it's small! You rude female ruffians picked me up without asking and didn't consider my feelings at all."
"When my Peanut grows up, it'll scare you to death. Just you wait!"
The girls couldn't help bursting into laughter. Even Han Ruoruo, who was usually so gentle, laughed.
Just then, the stooped figure of an old man emerged from Sea God Pavilion. It was the Sea God Pavilion Master, Mu En.
After all these years, a smile had finally returned to his face.
Mu En looked at the girls. "Ruoruo, what are you all laughing about?"
The smiles vanished from Han Ruoruo and the others' faces, and they quieted down.
They might act more freely around an ordinary elder, but this man was the one who called the shots at Shrek: a level 99 Dragon God Douluo and the Sea God Pavilion Master.
Han Ruoruo said, "We didn't expect the Pavilion Master to personally train a student. That's really rare at our academy."
"We saw our junior schoolmate bathing just now and thought he was drowning. Then..."
The girls explained the whole story.
A smile spread across Mu En's aged face.
For some reason, whenever someone mentioned Yu Daoyun, his face lit up, as if he had found hope.
Still, the boy really did say everything that came to mind.
Mu En said, "All right, stop teasing him. He's your junior brother, so you'll have to look after him from now on."
Han Ruoruo nodded and said with a grin, "Don't worry, Elder Mu. We'll make sure to give him special attention. Our junior schoolmate is quite amusing. Are you going Soul Hunting? Can I come along?"
Mu En waved his hand. "You girls stay at the academy. I'll take Daoyun to hunt for a Soul Ring. We'll be back soon."
Then Mu En looked deeply at the beaming Lexuan, a profound sense of guilt welling up inside him.
That girl Lexuan seemed better suited to Daoyun.
If he got the chance someday, he could try to bring them together.
Mu En then took Yu Daoyun and vanished from Shrek, heading for the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a Soul Ring, leaving the girls staring at one another.
Zhang Lexuan's smile vanished at once.
Han Ruoruo asked, "Sister Lexuan, why did you stop smiling?"
Zhang Lexuan quietly turned away. "It's nothing. I'm just feeling a little emotional. I want to be alone for a while."
After leaving Shrek Academy, Mu En took Yu Daoyun straight to the Star Dou Great Forest. In less than two hours, they reached the skies above its outskirts.
The speed of a Limit Douluo was terrifying.
Yu Daoyun asked, "Ancestor, are we going straight in to look for Soul Beasts?"
Mu En laughed heartily but didn't answer.
A mighty Limit Douluo didn't need to go looking for Soul Beasts to hunt them. If he wanted, he could grab a few thousand-year Soul Beasts right here in the outskirts.
When top-tier experts hunted Soul Beasts, they never bothered with all those twists and turns. Besides, Mu En hadn't left Shrek's gates in decades.
Now that he had come to Star Dou, his old friend had surely sensed him.
Just then, the sky suddenly darkened as the terrifying aura of a super Ferocious Beast swept over them.
Winds howled, and the skies shifted.
Yu Daoyun was nearly blown away by the gale. He couldn't help marveling at how terrifying the strong could be.
A colossal dragon's head appeared in the sky, its vertical pupils fixed on Mu En and Yu Daoyun. The forms of several other super Ferocious Beasts emerged as well.
The one who had arrived was the continent's strongest, Beast God Di Tian, along with the other super Ferocious Beasts.
The moment Mu En appeared here, Di Tian and the others had sensed him and come out to meet him at once.
Di Tian looked down at Mu En and said coldly, "Dragon God Douluo Mu En, you haven't left Shrek in decades. Have you come to the Star Dou Great Forest today to start a war with us, or to challenge my authority?"
"I may not be able to kill you, but Shrek will disappear for good. Have you thought this through?"
Mu En stood with his hands behind his back, his aura undiminished. The phantom of the Light Holy Dragon appeared behind him, forcing back the pressure from Di Tian and the others.
He said, "Di Tian, I came this time to hunt a Soul Ring for one of my juniors. I didn't expect you to notice so quickly."
"Since that's the case, I won't enter the Star Dou Great Forest. Just find me a thousand-year Soul Beast with light attributes, preferably one with Dragon Clan blood. Then we'll consider this matter settled."
Di Tian flew into a rage.
The dignified Beast God had fallen so low that a human was threatening him and demanding he find a Soul Beast—and one with Dragon Clan blood, no less.
Mu En was pushing his luck and practically begging for death!
He roared, "Mu En, you're outrageous! You dare humiliate the Soul Beast Clan like this? Today, I, the Beast God, will teach you a lesson!"
Mu En didn't humor him either. He gave a cold snort, and his Seventh Soul Ring lit up.
In an instant, a thousand-meter-long Light Holy Dragon thrust its head through the clouds and looked down at Di Tian, radiating the bearing of a sovereign surveying the world.
Di Tian's face flushed. He opened his enormous jaws and spat out Dragon Flame.
Wherever the Dragon Flame passed, grass and trees turned to ash, and even space trembled.
The Light Holy Dragon spat out Dragon Flame as well, revealing its formidable power.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The two sides' attacks grew fiercer and fiercer. Dragon Flame sprayed in every direction, setting the forest below ablaze.
After several rounds of fighting, Di Tian relented. He said in a low voice, "Mu En, I hope this is the last time you come to the Star Dou Great Forest. I don't want us to fight to the death, because your death would bring me no benefit."
"It's only a thousand-year Soul Beast. I'll give it to you. That doesn't mean I'm afraid of you. I just don't want certain people to profit from our conflict."
Mu En also returned to his original form and stood with his hands behind his back. He said calmly, "Di Tian, I'm pleased you understand the bigger picture."
To be honest, he didn't want to fight Di Tian either, but he had no choice.
The Soul Beasts were restless and wanted to unleash a beast tide.
Mu En had brought Yu Daoyun to obtain a Soul Ring today, and at the same time, he wanted to intimidate Beast God Di Tian, lest the Soul Beasts grow restless and attack Shrek.
At that moment, Di Tian was furious enough to explode.
Humiliation, resentment, anger—all these emotions filled his heart. He wanted nothing more than to tear Mu En limb from limb.
For the sake of the Dragon Clan's rise, he had no choice but to show weakness.
Once Master revived, it would be time to settle accounts with humanity.
He then sent his subordinates to find a Soul Beast.
Yu Daoyun had witnessed the battle and couldn't help marveling at Mu En's strength.
Di Tian might have his reservations, but a Limit Douluo was still a Limit Douluo. His strength was beyond what ordinary people could match. He had actually been able to fight the Beast God.
Just then, he suddenly noticed Di Tian looking right at him.
Yu Daoyun gathered his courage and glared back.
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