Shrek's Arrival: If I Can't Have It, Should I Destroy It? Am I Born with an Evil Martial Soul?
Lin Tian had been impatient for a while now,
and he picked up his chopsticks and wolfed down the food.
He ate incredibly fast,
one bite after another,
without needing to chew for long,
before swallowing it straight down.
The energy-rich food
was instantly digested as soon as it reached his stomach,
and its pure energy flowed toward his right hand,
where the Blood Martial Soul devoured it.
As the energy poured in,
the various blood cells within the Blood Martial Soul began regenerating like mad.
Within the Blood Sea,
countless Blood Sea Monsters appeared out of thin air
and charged toward the Sea Soul Beasts.
"Not good!
The number of these monsters has surged again!"
The Mermaid Clan chieftain, who occupied the northern region,
was the first to notice the disturbance in the Blood Sea, thanks to her powerful mental strength.
Her face turned pale with fright,
and she hurriedly mobilized her mental power,
urgently taking command of the entire clan
to deal with these monsters.
Meanwhile,
in the southern region!
"Men,
kill!
This place isn't under the Sea God's control,
and there's more food than we could ever eat.
We have to seize this territory,
and slaughter every last one of these disgusting local monsters.
Eat them all!
Kill, kill, kill!"
Led by their chieftain, the naturally bloodthirsty Evil Spirit Orcas
weren't afraid in the slightest.
Instead, they were brimming with fighting spirit.
Bloodlust was the very essence of their souls.
The Seahorse Clan and the Sea Snake Clan, which occupied the eastern and western regions,
as well as the Soul Beast clans scattered throughout the Blood Sea,
had also entered another round of fierce fighting.
As for the culprit behind all this,
Lin Tian had no idea what was happening.
Alone in Linhai Pavilion, he was frantically devouring one high-energy delicacy after another.
His stomach seemed like a bottomless pit,
and soon he had eaten all of them.
Just then,
Na'er pushed her own serving toward Lin Tian.
"Brother Xiaotian,
if it's not enough, you can have mine."
"If it's not enough, we can order more.
Why would I take your food, Brother Xiaotian?"
Lin Tian patted Na'er on the head,
then immediately called out,
"Waiter,
bring me another serving exactly like this."
"Huh?
Can you still eat more, sir?"
The waiter stared in shock,
then glanced at Lin Tian's stomach,
which hadn't even bulged.
That left him even more dumbfounded.
What was going on?
Was this guy's stomach a bottomless pit?
Where was all the food he'd eaten going?
But since there was nothing wrong with him
and he had money,
only a fool would turn down a paying customer.
The waiter immediately ran to the kitchen to hurry the cooks along.
Before long,
one delicacy after another was brought out,
only to be devoured by Lin Tian in no time.
By then,
every customer in Linhai Pavilion had been drawn to him.
They set down their bowls and chopsticks,
some astonished,
some puzzled,
some disdainful,
as voices rose all around them.
"Oh my god,
was this kid reincarnated as a starving ghost?
He's eaten so many high-energy delicacies,
and he's still eating!"
"Didn't you see?
He's eating the highest-grade high-energy delicacies.
One serving is enough to sustain an ordinary Soul Master for a whole day,
and he's already had dozens of servings.
He's still eating!
This is downright bizarre!"
"How can he eat so much
without his stomach bulging at all?
Is his stomach a bottomless pit?"
Lin Tian ignored what everyone was saying
and kept his head down, wolfing down food.
At that moment,
in a corner not far from Lin Tian,
Spirit Master Zhang Hu was sitting there,
enjoying a meal while secretly watching him.
At the same time,
a Communication Soul Tool in front of Zhang Hu was glowing,
emitting a pale blue light.
It captured everything Lin Tian was doing
and transmitted the footage to the other end.
At the Spirit Pagoda in Eastsea City,
Tower Master Han Tianxin was sitting in the main seat of her office, her long legs crossed,
staring intently at the screen.
The image displayed was none other than Lin Tian's eating spree.
The longer she watched, the more her brows furrowed.
"Are you sure none of those delicacies were adulterated?"
Zhang Hu, who was on the other end, heard her question
and immediately answered,
"Absolutely, Tower Master.
I'm right here, and every dish is genuine."
"Now this is interesting."
A smile tugged at the corner of Han Tianxin's mouth.
"The amount he's eating right now
is more than even I could manage.
And I'm a Titled Douluo.
His Blood Body Martial Soul
is even stranger than I expected.
It must have an extremely terrifying ability to devour and evolve.
There's something a little sinister about it.
His Innate Soul Power is level five, right?
And his other Martial Soul is a Starfish?"
"Yes, Tower Master.
His Twin Martial Souls are the result of a mutation,
not an inheritance from his parents,
so his Innate Soul Power isn't high.
But level five Innate Soul Power is already quite good for a Body Martial Soul."
"Do you think you need to tell me things I already know?"
"Your subordinate overstepped."
"It's fine.
Keep a close eye on that boy.
That little fellow has limitless prospects,
so make sure nothing goes wrong.
Innate Soul Power doesn't mean everything.
With such a powerful devouring talent,
he'd already be formidable even without Twin Martial Souls.
Nothing can appear or disappear out of thin air.
Those high-energy delicacies he's eaten...
After all, his body absorbed it—either boosting his Soul Power, increasing his mental strength, or strengthening his vitality and physique.
In short, any energy he absorbed through his own abilities would benefit his body.
Go take care of the paperwork. Bring him over tomorrow. I can hardly wait to meet him.
Also, I'll approve more funding for you. Don't let the future ace of the Spirit Pagoda go hungry."
"Understood."
Zhang Hu answered respectfully at once.
Han Tianxin was just about to end the call when, at that moment, a middle-aged man in a suit walked straight over to Lin Tian's table, sat down, and began chatting with him.
When Han Tianxin saw the man, she couldn't help frowning.
"Isn't that Zhao Hao, Long Yeyue's number-one lackey at Shrek? Why would he show up in some remote place like Aolai City? What's he doing there?" Han Tianxin asked in a displeased tone.
"You mean him, Tower Master? Don't worry. He didn't come here on purpose. Zhao Hao happens to be on vacation right now, traveling to Aolai City with his wife and daughter. I didn't think it was important, so I didn't report it to you. After all, I was the first to make a move, and I successfully recruited Lin Tian into the Spirit Pagoda. I even gave him the money. This little guy knows how to repay kindness, so he shouldn't go back on his word."
The reason the Spirit Pagoda had spread across the entire Douluo Continent, placing even the lowest-grade junior Spirit Pagoda in the most remote places and assigning a Spirit Master to each, wasn't to make a little money. After all, how many Soul Spirits could a small place like this sell?
The main purpose was to gather intelligence, just like the Spirit Hall two thousand years ago. Every Spirit Pagoda served as an intelligence relay station.
With communications so advanced nowadays, information could be reported at any time. That was why Zhang Hu knew so much about Zhao Hao's whereabouts, though he hadn't reported them to his superiors.
But Han Tianxin's expression turned cold.
"Even so, we can't let our guard down. Everyone knows that Shrek Academy has an insatiable possessiveness toward geniuses. If they can't get them, they'll destroy them instead. Keep an eye on the boy. I'll be there right away."
The main reason was that Lin Tian's Martial Soul Awakening had caused such a huge commotion that everyone had heard about it. Twin Martial Souls geniuses were exceedingly rare, and it was hard to imagine Shrek wouldn't be tempted.
Meanwhile, when Lin Tian saw the unfamiliar middle-aged man suddenly approach him, his face immediately turned wary.
"Can I help you, sir?"
"Hello, Lin Tian. I'm Zhao Hao, a teacher at Shrek Academy. Would you be interested in joining Shrek Academy and reaching the pinnacle of the Soul Master path?"