All Fierce Beasts!

"No beast fire? How typical of you, the floor tile of the fantasy world."

On the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, the ground was littered with splintered wood, clearly the aftermath of a fierce battle. A handsome youth in blue robes cursed, standing before the corpse of a soul beast topped with a white soul ring.

The youth was Lin Feng, and the creature he had just hunted was a ten-year Blazing Fire Ape.

Lin Feng had just transmigrated from Blue Star, initially believing that his familiarity with the plot of Douluo Continent would allow him to dominate the world. To his dismay, he discovered this was a new era, ten thousand years after Tang San had ascended to godhood.

His plan to bully Tang San in the early stages had fallen through completely; he would have to wait until the later stages to even consider it.

(The protagonist has no spoilers for the second installment of the series, only knowledge of the first.)

Exotic flames were hard to find, and while beast fires were plentiful, he had no idea how many years of devouring it would take to evolve his Flame Mantra to the Heaven Tier.

He had heard that among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts of the Douluo Continent, there was one with a fire attribute. The quality of its beast fire should be quite decent...

Lin Feng muttered to himself, sitting cross-legged on the spot to recover his state rather than absorbing the soul ring immediately.

He had only hunted this soul beast to test the power of his Flame Mantra, as his Water Lotus martial soul was water-attributed and did not harmonize with fire-attributed soul beasts.

Most importantly, the cultivation age of this Blazing Fire Ape was too pathetic; it hadn't even condensed a rudimentary form of beast fire.

Just then, deep in the dense forest, a flock of birds suddenly took flight in terror, followed by a violent tremor of the earth.

A Fierce Beast?!

Before he could react, a figure flew past him in a panicked rush.

Lin Feng looked up, and the sight of the surging waves nearly caused a nosebleed.

The woman wore her red hair in a bun and appeared to be around eighteen. Her voluptuous, curvaceous figure, draped in a red dress adorned with phoenix patterns, was incredibly enchanting and alluring.

It was a pity she wore a mask, hiding her true face.

Before Lin Feng could properly appreciate this spring-like scenery, the vast forest behind her collapsed in swathes, and a Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff the size of a mountain charged out...

Scarlet King?!!

A legendary member of the Ten Great Fierce Beasts of the Star Dou Great Forest, ranked eighth, a terrifying existence with three hundred thousand years of cultivation...

This—this isn't right, is it?

Who is trying to frame me today?!

Lin Feng froze in place. It wasn't that he didn't want to run, but the terrifying pressure of the Scarlet King was not something a mere level 10 soul master could resist. Not wetting himself on the spot was already a sign of dignity.

"Run!"

The red-haired woman shouted angrily at Lin Feng. The Scarlet King behind her was firing blasts of rage-flames from all three heads; it was clearly pushed to the limit, as this was the forest's periphery, and Shrek Academy would not tolerate it crossing the boundary to provoke them at will.

Run? How the hell am I supposed to run?!

The evil fire arrived first, followed by the rage-flames, swallowing Lin Feng on the spot.

Is this the end?

I'm so unwilling... I just transmigrated, and I haven't even met a single beauty...

Scarlet King! Retreat!

At the same time, the terrifying consciousness of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King Di Tian transmitted through the air.

Before the Scarlet King could grasp the meaning, it was caught in a terrifying explosion. Caught off guard, it was blasted several miles away, its body covered in horrific, massive burns.

A black fire lotus?!

How terrifying. Is this a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?

Di Tian, what exactly is going on?!

The Scarlet King asked in shock as it retreated in a sorry state.

Di Tian did not answer. Instead, the mysterious master within the Lake of Life suddenly awakened and teleported the Scarlet King away.

The black fire lotus, which even Di Tian feared and whose origins he could not identify, was the ultimate product of the Flame Mantra, fused with the Phoenix Evil Fire and the hellfire of the Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff.

Lin Feng himself was stunned; the power of this fire lotus was truly terrifying.

In the end, what truly injured the Scarlet King was its own hellfire; the Phoenix Evil Fire had only dealt limited damage.

"I am Ma Xiaotao of Shrek, save..."

Before Ma Xiaotao could finish her sentence, her body went limp, and she collapsed onto Lin Feng without reservation.

So round, so hot, so bouncy, so heavy...

With the dual suppression of these massive peaks and the Phoenix Evil Fire, how could the hot-blooded Lin Feng possibly resist?

Lin Feng immediately began to circulate the Flame Mantra to devour the evil fire.

So bloated!

My soul power seems to have broken through level 10?!

Level 11!

Level 12!

It's still rising!

Level 20!

Hoo--

Lin Feng finally succeeded in devouring the Phoenix Evil Fire, a legendary immeasurable karmic fire born from the fusion of a male phoenix and a female phoenix during their rebirth through fire.

Because of this, he also obtained his first soul ring—an Exotic Flame Soul Ring condensed from the endless Phoenix Evil Fire.

"Mm..." Ma Xiaotao's body trembled, and she subconsciously hugged Lin Feng, who was beneath her, even tighter.

"So comf..."

The feeling of the Phoenix Evil Fire fading from her body was simply too comfortable.

It seems... it's that boy's!

Damn it, what is this kid doing!

"Big sister, you're finally awake. You're so heavy, can you get up now?" Lin Feng's strained voice rang out right by Ma Xiaotao's ear.

Ah--

I am going to kill him!

Ma Xiaotao scrambled off Lin Feng in a panic and quickly pulled clothes from her storage device to drape over herself.

Forget it, the whole thing started because I lured the Scarlet King here...

"You had better—you had better pretend nothing happened, or I will hunt you down to the ends of the earth."

After weighing the pros and cons, Ma Xiaotao spoke with some urgency and tossed a set of clothes to Lin Feng.

"Thank you!" Lin Feng nimbly put on the clothes and added, "Your evil fire hasn't been completely eradicated yet. I might be able to help you..."

Before Lin Feng could finish, Ma Xiaotao's face suddenly lit up with joy, and she excitedly interrupted, "Did you just say you can help me remove the evil fire?!"

"Yes, my constitution is special; I can devour all kinds of flames in this world."

Lin Feng did not reveal the secret of the Fen Jue. After all, a man's wealth is his own ruin. This was, after all, the same protagonist cheat used by the Flame Emperor from the neighboring world.

"That black Fire Lotus, is it your soul skill?"

"Mm, yes and no. My original martial soul was a Water Lotus. After coming into contact with the flames from you and the Three-Headed Red Demon Mastiff, it mutated, accidentally causing a terrifying explosion."

As he spoke, Lin Feng released his martial soul; the once snow-white Water Lotus had transformed into a crimson Fire Lotus.

"Good, good, the Fire Lotus is good."

Ma Xiaotao praised him three times in a row, subconsciously reaching out to touch the Fire Lotus, finding that it had an extraordinary affinity with her.

"Big sister, be careful!"

Seeing this, Lin Feng hurriedly warned her, simultaneously dissipating the Fire Lotus for fear that it might hurt her.

"It's fine, my martial soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix, a being reborn through fire."

Ma Xiaotao retracted her restless little hand and waved it, boasting.

"I haven't asked your name yet. Do you have anywhere to go now?"

"My name is Lin Feng, and I don't have a place to go. My parents passed away a long time ago. I wanted to join a Soul Master Academy, but unfortunately, my Innate Soul Power is only level one. My talent is too poor, and no one is willing to take me in."

"Then would you be willing to join Shrek? I can provide a recommendation."

"Really? I'm willing! That's the place every soul master yearns for; there's no reason to refuse."

"Then from now on, this senior sister will cover for you. Shrek will also be your second home."

"Thank you, Sister Xiaotao!"

"Such a sweet talker. Oh, right, Lin Feng, what is your current cultivation level? I need to report it to the academy in advance."

"Level 20, a one-ring soul master. Thanks to the martial soul mutation, I just broke through from level 11 to level 20."

"Damn, how much did you jump?" Ma Xiaotao cursed, but then forced herself to remain composed. "Very good, you've reached Shrek's enrollment standards."

As a genius soul master herself, she had also benefited from a martial soul mutation, transforming directly from a common chicken into a phoenix.

But fortune and misfortune are intertwined; Ma Xiaotao was currently suffering from the torment of the Phoenix Evil Fire, especially after hitting a bottleneck while attempting to reach the Soul Saint realm. The uncontrollable evil fire made her a walking "powder keg."

Following this, Lin Feng revealed his soul ring configuration.

It was actually a black... ten-thousand-year soul ring!

Ma Xiaotao froze on the spot, not knowing how to respond; this exceeded her understanding.

Even Lin Feng didn't know what was going on; he hadn't even noticed the age of the soul ring earlier.

Unprecedented!

One had to know that the absorption limit of a soul ring was directly linked to the strength of one's physique. Even for a peerless genius, it was impossible for their first soul ring to exceed a thousand years.

Even the legendary God King Tang San could not have achieved this.