Damn, I've become Brother Fly?

For You Jie, his thoughts regarding Huo Yuhao were quite simple.

First, sever the two leashes known as the Tang Sect and Wang Dong'er, then see if Huo Yuhao could become his teammate.

Or rather, You Jie wanted to confirm what kind of experience it would be to have Huo Yuhao as a teammate without the interference of those leashes.

For instance, would it be the experience of Fudo Yusei, or that of Jaden Yuki?

Although in his past life, You Jie had already savored many different possibilities through internet forums and various fan fictions.

Whether it was the "Prisoner Huo" depicted by some Sun Moon Empire noble who was even more of a clown than Yu Xiaogang, or the incredibly reliable teammate Huo Yuhao he had seen in an autobiography not long ago, the possibilities for Huo Yuhao were truly infinite, much like a certain "Race Rabbit."

Thus, You Jie was quite looking forward to seeing what kind of expert the Huo Yuhao in his reality would become.

After all, since You Jie's own martial souls were Stardust Dragon and Tamashi, reliable friends were an equally important existence to him.

Without reliable friends to form sufficient bonds, Fudo Yusei, when facing ZONE, could at most perform Accel Synchro to summon Shooting Quasar Dragon and stare down the Timelords, with neither side being able to do anything to the other.

If You Jie's martial soul were Elemental Hero Neos (crossed out), he could have pursued the Path of Heartlessness or the Heavenly Martial Killing Path, establishing no bonds with anyone and pushing heartlessness to its limit.

Therefore, You Jie did not mind using the opportunity of Huo Yuhao's first soul ring to try and further establish a certain bond with him.

"A white ten-year soul ring... that's not easy to handle. Bei Bei isn't stupid; with you and me present, it won't be so easy to brush him off if we only help him find a ten-year soul beast to absorb."

Zhang Lexuan also saw the white soul ring with its golden patterns, a look of contemplation appearing in her beautiful eyes.

"Let's wait and see what that big bug says for itself later. Since it can speak human language, it must have at least the intelligence of a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast; perhaps it can come up with a suitable excuse."

"By the way, Sister Lexuan, please keep an eye on Brother Bei Bei and Sister Tang Ya. If they are about to wake up, just let them sleep a little longer."

You Jie stretched his body slightly and looked around. Since the spiritual fluctuations just now could lull Bei Bei and Tang Ya into a peaceful sleep, they could certainly make many soul beasts sleep just as soundly.

Perhaps there was a spiritual-attribute soul beast right here...

However, after the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm officially became Huo Yuhao's first soul ring, the excuse it provided left both You Jie and Zhang Lexuan wide-eyed.

"I don't know why, but a ten-year soul ring just appeared?... Forget it, as long as you're happy."

Hearing the excuse given by the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, You Jie and Zhang Lexuan exchanged a glance and then sighed in unison.

This reason did indeed sound stupid, but it seemed sufficient to fool Bei Bei and Tang Ya.

As for whether this would damage the reputation of Zhang Lexuan, a Soul Douluo...

As long as the few people present didn't spread it, it didn't seem to be a problem.

Sometimes, a stupid reason is more believable because reality is often even more unreasonable.

"Right, Huo Yuhao, what is the first soul skill that bug gave you?"

You Jie seemed to remember something and continued to ask.

Huo Yuhao "honestly" revealed the skill Spiritual Detection Sharing and even demonstrated it for You Jie and Zhang Lexuan.

"What an incredible support soul skill..."

Feeling the powerful effect of Spiritual Detection Sharing, Zhang Lexuan exclaimed subconsciously.

Such detailed detection capability, and the potential to increase its range as spiritual power grew—the effect of this skill was far from as simple as it appeared.

"Indeed, the effect of this skill is excellent. Old Qian is in dire need of such talent."

"Sister Lexuan, can you do me a favor? I intend to recommend Huo Yuhao to the Soul Tool Department. Please help handle the paperwork properly for Old Qian."

"Although Vice Dean Cai is easy to talk to, if we ask her for help, there's no guarantee that a certain guy won't find out and interfere."

You Jie looked at Zhang Lexuan and proposed, keeping some things reserved in front of Huo Yuhao.

The "certain guy" he referred to was usually titled "The Creator of Evil Soul Masters" in You Jie's vocabulary—the Dean of Shrek Academy who had birthed a Vice Sect Master of the Holy Spirit Cult with a single blast: Bright Phoenix Douluo Yan Shaozhe.

Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe were a pair of smiling tigers, two black-horned sharks, and the twin museum pieces of Shrek Academy.

Moreover, Yan Shaozhe was extremely biased, petty, and calculating. If he found out that the Soul Tool Department had bypassed Shrek Academy's standard recruitment to take in a student, he would definitely find a way to rob the Soul Tool Department of many things.

Three years ago, when Fan Yu brought back He Caitou, Yan Shaozhe had come over to nag, and even though the furious Xian Lin'er had summoned her true body to launch a direct attack on him, Yan Shaozhe had still snatched quite a few things from the Soul Tool Department.

This time, You Jie would not let that "Creator of Evil Soul Masters" succeed in his schemes again. Beyond some unconventional off-field tactics, You Jie intended to make his standard procedures seamless.

And Zhang Lexuan, who would take over the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy in the future, clearly had the authority to do so.

You, Yan Shaozhe, still want to find an excuse to blackmail the Soul Tool Department? Go talk to Mu En about it!

"Brother You Jie, is it really okay?! Can I really join Shrek Academy?!"

As soon as Huo Yuhao heard that he could enter the legendary Shrek Academy to study, his entire demeanor became much more spirited.

"Rest assured, if a monster like you can't enter Shrek Academy, then it only means it's time for Shrek Academy to be destroyed."

For example, the Shrek Academy of ten thousand years later, which became so arrogant and domineering that it eventually received two twelve-level rockets from the Holy Spirit Cult and the Spirit Pagoda, You Jie thought silently to himself.

"That's great! Thank you, Brother You Jie! Thank you, Sister Zhang!"

The excited Huo Yuhao immediately bowed to You Jie and Zhang Lexuan, failing to notice the subtle change in You Jie's expression.

Oh no, have I become "Brother Fly"?!

After a while, Bei Bei and Tang Ya woke up from their slumber one after another, and the events that had just occurred were simply glossed over by You Jie and the others.

"What a terrifying bug, to be able to escape from the hands of the Senior Sister and Little Jie..."

Bei Bei thought with lingering fear, while the hand he held of Tang Ya's trembled even more violently.

A soul beast that could escape from a normal Soul Douluo and a "five-second" Soul Douluo was clearly not something the current Bei Bei and Tang Ya could contend with, let alone the fact that its spiritual fluctuations alone were enough to render them unconscious.

Tang Ya, who had been lively and energetic on the road, had now become very well-behaved, which saved Zhang Lexuan quite a bit of worry.