Intercepting Electrolux's Soul Fragment

Yan Shaozhe led Lin Yun to follow the source of the sound, but the noise cut off once they reached the vicinity.

Lin Yun had a guess in his heart, so he spoke to Yan Shaozhe immediately.

"Teacher Yan, why don't we split up to search?"

Yan Shaozhe pondered for a moment; primarily because he did not view Lin Yun as a student requiring high-priority protection, he nodded and gave a word of caution.

"Watch your safety. If you discover anything amiss, signal immediately. Do not try to handle it yourself."

Lin Yun nodded, acknowledged the order, and immediately ran off in one direction.

Yan Shaozhe also departed in the opposite direction.

Just as Lin Yun passed through a thicket of bushes, he saw a youth lying on the ground in a clearing, his eyes tightly shut.

Although the youth's eyes were closed, one could tell they were quite large; it was highly likely to be Huo Yuhao. Just as Lin Yun took a step forward, a Little Black Ball suddenly flew out.

The Little Black Ball flew out from Huo Yuhao's forehead and slammed directly into Lin Yun's mind.

A roar from the Skeletal Bone Dragon erupted within Lin Yun's mind, and immediately after, his soul power climbed steadily, quickly reaching the bottleneck of level twenty.

"Such dense necromantic aura; it has actually surpassed the peak of this old man's life."

The Little Black Ball emitted a faint voice, ethereal yet carrying a sense of humility, as if it were an otherworldly expert with a transcendent aura.

Lin Yun naturally did not report to Yan Shaozhe immediately, but instead probed, "Senior, you have awakened?"

Electrolux's voice came again, ethereal and unhurried. "I am the Holy Necromancer, Undead Disaster, Electrolux. You may call me Electrolux. The necromantic aura contained within your martial soul attracted and awakened me."

Lin Yun sighed and said, "You have truly come to the wrong place. I can barely protect myself; I might die at any moment."

Electrolux was clearly stunned for a moment and asked Lin Yun, "What is going on? Explain in detail."

Lin Yun recounted the world's prejudice against dark-attribute martial souls, then slapped his forehead and said, "Oh no, I was only level nineteen after absorbing my soul ring. Now that I've hit level twenty in the blink of an eye, they might just kill me for this."

Electrolux said, "The people of this world cannot even understand that power is not inherently good or evil; it is indeed quite difficult to describe. However, you need not worry too much. This soul power is genuinely derived from your martial soul; the person who brought you here should be able to discern that."

Lin Yun took a deep breath and said, "I hope so. Let me think of a reasonable way to explain this."

At this moment, Yan Shaozhe had already arrived. He froze the moment he saw Lin Yun, then asked, "You have reached level twenty?"

Lin Yun nodded and said to Yan Shaozhe, "Just now, after I completely absorbed the power of the soul ring, I felt some energy blocked in my dantian. After slowly refining it, I reached level twenty."

Yan Shaozhe reached out and gripped Lin Yun's neck, a trace of soul power accompanied by mental energy surging into Lin Yun's body. Lin Yun naturally restrained his martial soul to avoid a counterattack.

Electrolux was naturally able to conceal himself. Yan Shaozhe pondered for a moment, then released Lin Yun and said, "Your martial soul awakened later than others; it is quite possible for a surge of soul power to occur when absorbing your first soul ring."

Clearly, Electrolux was right; Yan Shaozhe's examination proved that this was a normal breakthrough and did not involve any evil arts.

It was also largely because, after merging with Electrolux, a portion of the necromantic aura from the Skeletal Bone Dragon had been absorbed by him. In Yan Shaozhe's eyes, the evil aura actually seemed to have thinned out.

Lin Yun then asked, "Then, shall we head back now, or continue to obtain the second soul ring?"

Yan Shaozhe looked at the sun, and after a long while, said, "I will accompany you for one more day. If we do not encounter a suitable soul beast by this time tomorrow, we shall return."

Lin Yun nodded and thanked Yan Shaozhe. Yan Shaozhe then said, "By the way, I haven't asked yet—what is the situation here?"

Lin Yun shook his head and said to Yan Shaozhe, "When I arrived, I only saw him lying there by himself."

Yan Shaozhe tapped his finger on Huo Yuhao's forehead. After a long while, he muttered to himself, "A body-type martial soul. It's a pity the soul power is a bit low, but it is worth cultivating to see."

Afterward, Yan Shaozhe used his soul power to lift Huo Yuhao and placed him under a tree nearby.

Huo Yuhao opened his eyes and saw Lin Yun peeling an unknown wild fruit nearby, so he said, "That is poisonous."

Lin Yun: "...Thanks for the warning."

Huo Yuhao sat up and asked, "Who are you?"

Lin Yun explained the general situation to Huo Yuhao: Yan Shaozhe had gone off to hunt for some game, leaving him to keep watch and, incidentally, help finish the recruitment brochure for Yan Shaozhe.

"Right, Teacher Yan also wanted me to ask you if you would like to join Shrek Academy."

Huo Yuhao nodded, then lowered his head and said, "My soul power is only level twelve; it doesn't meet the recruitment standards for Shrek Academy."

"You don't need to worry about that. The Innate Soul Power of Body Martial Souls is generally low, so we can grant you a special admission quota."

Yan Shaozhe walked back carrying a rabbit and spoke to Huo Yuhao in a gentle tone.

Huo Yuhao hurriedly stood up, his eyes filled with eager anticipation as he looked at Yan Shaozhe and asked timidly, "Really? Can you really give me a spot?"

Yan Shaozhe nodded, his tone sounding somewhat strange as he said, "Of course it's true. Besides, the quotas for this year at Shrek are just being passed around anyway."

As he spoke, Yan Shaozhe took out a slip of paper, scribbled a line of text on it, and then left his personal seal upon it.

"For the next two days, you and this Lin Yun will follow me. Once you reach Shrek City, the two of you just need to take this note to register."

Huo Yuhao accepted the slip of paper with the utmost care, as if it were some rare and priceless treasure.

Afterward, Huo Yuhao moved closer to Lin Yun and introduced himself in a very friendly tone. "My name is Huo Yuhao, and my Martial Soul is the Spirit Eye—it's my eyes."

"My name is Lin Yun, and my Martial Soul is called the Skeletal Bone Dragon; one could say it is a monarch among the undead."

Lin Yun responded to Huo Yuhao with equal courtesy. Yan Shaozhe had just intercepted Huo Yuhao, but it hadn't triggered any celestial phenomena, which meant this wasn't a matter of great importance to Tang San.

Lin Yun didn't have any convoluted plans; he would just develop his strength at Shrek Academy and leave once the timing was right. Adjusting Huo Yuhao's fate slightly, provided it didn't harm himself, would be a tribute to his nostalgia for his past life.

As for anything deeper, well, Lin Yun was a realist. He didn't have enough trump cards right now to go up against God King Tang, so he could only say that there would be plenty of time for that in the future.