Silver Moon, Ah

Shrek Academy certainly has quite the ambition.

Of the three famous inherited Martial Souls of the Sun Moon Empire, they have already managed to secure two. If it weren't for the fact that the Purple Imperial Heaven-Extinguishing Dragon rarely appears in the Sun Moon Empire and remains largely unknown, otherwise...

Wait, doesn't having him here mean they have gathered them all?

Xu Yanli: ...

After finishing his classes the next morning, Xu Yanli prepared to head to Yan Shaozhe's office.

Xu Yanli walked along the shaded path of Shrek Academy, the surroundings deserted.

Xu Yanli felt refreshed at this moment, his mind seemingly a little more relaxed.

However, he hadn't walked far before he collided head-on with a woman wearing an Inner Court uniform.

Xu Yanli shifted his footsteps slightly, glanced over, and immediately withdrew his gaze.

Yet, that Inner Court senior sister paused in her tracks, her gaze landing directly on Xu Yanli.

She asked in confusion: "Why do you have an aura on you that originates from the same source as my Martial Soul?"

Xu Yanli was puzzled as to how his Martial Soul could possibly share a source with hers, wait...

She is Zhang Lexuan!

The expression on Xu Yanli's face at this moment was one of perfectly measured confusion and politeness, and he subconsciously said: "Perhaps we have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?"

Although he spoke somewhat casually, his heart instantly understood everything.

Silver Moon.

Moreover, it was similar to a part of the Silver Moon origin within his own body. Not only that, but what shocked him most was that this aura was clearly identical to the Martial Soul of Kong Deming.

In the Douluo Continent, over ninety percent of Martial Souls are inherited, and the remaining less than ten percent rely on mutation.

It seems his previous guess wasn't purely speculation; there is definitely an inexplicable connection between these two people.

"Classmate, is your Martial Soul also related to the moon?" Zhang Lexuan asked after hesitating for a moment.

Xu Yanli nodded, but said apologetically: "Um, Senior Sister, I have something to discuss with Dean Yan Shaozhe, so could we chat another time when I'm free?"

"Alright." Zhang Lexuan smiled slightly, nodded apologetically at Xu Yanli, and then left in the direction she had originally been walking.

Xu Yanli no longer felt that sense of relaxation; his expression turned somewhat sinister, though he quickly reined it in.

It must be said that if the scene just now had been seen by people from the Sun Moon Empire, they would surely have remarked that his expression was exactly the same as his brother Xu Tianran's—truly brothers by blood.

Xu Yanli quickened his pace, abandoning any thought of a stroll, and headed straight for Yan Shaozhe's office.

However, what he didn't expect was that as soon as he walked through the door, Yan Shaozhe stood up to welcome him with great enthusiasm, starting off with a barrage of praise.

Yet, Xu Yanli soon felt something was very wrong, because as the praise continued, Yan Shaozhe's tone suddenly changed, and his gaze, resting on Xu Yanli, clearly carried a hint of probing.

"Your Martial Soul's ability seemed to possess the power of solar fire during that fight the other day. Can it suppress special flames?" Yan Shaozhe's voice carried a hint of pleading.

Xu Yanli understood the moment he heard it, and his heart relaxed; he had thought they were suspicious of something else, but it turned out they were merely probing his Martial Soul's fire.

And that "special flame"—it was obvious at the mention that it was evil fire; he was talking about Ma Xiaotao.

Xu Yanli smiled slightly, his eyes revealing a perfectly measured confusion, and then said: "I don't know what kind of special flame that is, but I am willing to try. After all, I need to understand the specific situation first; I cannot make blind promises, can I?"

Yan Shaozhe nodded, stopping the beating around the bush. His tone carried the kind of certainty and arrogance unique to Shrek's upper echelons, yet it softened involuntarily when he mentioned his disciple.

"This matter concerns my direct disciple. Her Martial Soul is unique, and her evil fire is restless and hard to suppress; only a high-quality Martial Soul fire can barely keep it in check. If you can help her stabilize this hidden danger, Shrek will not treat you poorly. Resources, quotas, opportunities for Inner Court cultivation—I can tilt them all in your favor. As long as you handle this properly, you may name your conditions."

After sneering in his heart, Xu Yanli said very respectfully: "It is my honor to share the burden for the Academy."

Yan Shaozhe looked very satisfied and couldn't help but nod.

Xu Yanli was mainly sneering internally; this Shrek Academy had truly delivered a golden opportunity right into his hands.

Xu Yanli asked with a calm smile: "Um, Dean, could you give me a pass to the Library Pavilion? I want to learn some knowledge about Martial Souls and Spirit Beasts; I haven't had much contact with them back home..."

"Is that all? Wait until tomorrow, and I will issue you a pass for the Inner Court Library Pavilion; you can go straight in. Just remember, you cannot take the books inside out casually." Yan Shaozhe was in a good mood and agreed without hesitation.

Meanwhile, after Zhou Yi learned that her husband had finished his experiment, she arrived at the Soul Tool department and walked straight to the office of her husband, Fan Yu.

At this moment, Fan Yu was looking at the Soul Tool in his hand with a puzzled expression. Seeing Zhou Yi enter, he asked: "What's wrong?"

"You have no idea how excessive that Xu Yanli was today! Just because he has a bit of strength, he made them run 100 laps. He dared to make me lose face in front of the whole class, undermining me both openly and covertly—it's clear he doesn't put me, his head teacher, in his eyes at all!"

The more she spoke, the angrier she became, her fingers trembling, her face full of resentment and murderous intent.

"I've taught students for so many years, and I've never seen such a show-off, such a disrespectful freshman! Relying on a bit of talent to act lawlessly—if I don't teach him a lesson today, won't he be riding on my head and acting like a tyrant in the future?"

Fan Yu just wanted to open his mouth to persuade her, but Zhou Yi said urgently: "Don't try to talk me out of it! I just can't swallow this insult! Who does he, Xu Yanli, think he is? He just arrived at Shrek and already dares to embarrass me. If I just let it go, how will I ever hold my head up in the Academy again?"

Zhou Yi gritted her teeth, her eyes full of defiance and grudges, all her pettiness written clearly on her face.

"I don't care, I must vent this anger! Doesn't he like to hog the spotlight? Then I'll make sure he gets enough of it!"

Fan Yu knew his wife's personality, so he was silent for a moment before saying: "Fine, I will speak with the Dean and see if we can manipulate the rules and content of the freshman assessment to trip him up and make him suffer a loss."

Zhou Yi narrowed her eyes, which, paired with her ugly fake face, felt somewhat nauseating.

Zhou Yi sneered: "Then you must make sure he takes a massive fall in front of all the freshmen."

However, Zhou Yi suddenly let out an "ah," perhaps thinking of something, tore off her mask, and then went up to hug Fan Yu...

At this moment, after Xu Yanli left the Dean's office, he didn't go back to cultivate, but instead headed to the Xiaoyao Pavilion.