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After the fifth assessment concluded, the subsequent tests were of no importance.

Mu Han had achieved a perfect score in all five preceding rounds.

Furthermore, his performance in the fifth round had far surpassed that of any other candidate who had achieved a perfect score.

Aside from him, the most outstanding blacksmiths seemed to be only at the third-rank level, right?

The best mecha makers were also only at the third-rank standard.

While there were fourth-rank designers and repairers, they paled in comparison to Mu Han.

A thirteen-year-old master craftsman.

Mu Han was more than just a monster.

Even Shrek Academy would scramble to recruit such a unique talent.

Because he could absolutely be considered a seedling for a Divine Craftsman.

There was only one Divine Craftsman in the world today.

This was also why, even within Shrek Academy, most top-tier Battle Armor Masters only possessed Three-Word Battle Armor.

Because without a Divine Craftsman, there could be no Four-Word Battle Armor.

If Shrek Academy could have a Divine Craftsman of its own.

Then all their Three-Word Battle Armor Masters could advance to four words.

Thinking of this, Zhuo Shi swallowed hard; strictly speaking, Mu Han was his grand-disciple.

Although Mu Han had already established an organization called the Fatui and could not remain at Shrek, that bond of kinship still existed.

Just as Gu Yue and Leng Yaozhu had gone their separate ways, Leng Yaozhu remained Gu Yue's teacher.

Mu Han was a student of Wu Zhangkong, and Wu Zhangkong was a disciple of Zhuo Shi.

It was truly accurate to call Mu Han the grand-disciple of Zhuo Shi.

The key was that Mu Han did not seem to object to this: "Grandmaster, I wish to learn how to utilize bloodline power."

Zhuo Shi's eyes revealed confusion, and he shook his head: "Driving bloodline power requires powerful life force and blood energy."

Wu Zhangkong was his favorite disciple, yet he had never taught him techniques in this area.

It was not that Zhuo Shi was being stingy with his teachings, but rather that Wu Zhangkong was not suited for it.

And as it currently appeared, Mu Han was not suited for it either.

Mu Han did not speak, simply silently activating his fourth soul skill.

Countless pieces of metal turned into liquid and hovered around him, resembling blood.

The fourth soul ring, which should have possessed absolute established properties, now retained only the pure bloodline of the Three-Legged Golden Toad.

But that blood-like life force and blood energy successfully choked off the rest of what Zhuo Shi was about to say.

He had only refined a single drop of essence blood from the Three-Legged Golden Toad.

It could not compare to the Golden Dragon King bloodline of Tang Wulin at all.

After all, what Tang Wulin possessed was the complete inheritance of the Golden Dragon King bloodline!

However, the Three-Legged Golden Toad possessed the ability to manipulate metal, and in Mu Han's fourth soul skill, metal was no different from blood energy.

Moreover, Mu Han already had a precedent for using Memory Metal to create clones.

Now, with this fourth soul skill, his control over metal had reached an even higher level.

The two began their training on Sea God Island.

Mu Han did not learn the Nine Absolutes of the Red Dragon from Zhuo Shi; he only needed the methods for circulating blood energy.

A master leads you through the door, but cultivation depends on the individual.

True combat techniques must be explored by oneself through actual combat.

And the opportunity for this actual combat arrived very soon.

In the original story, Cai Yue'er had taken a fancy to Gu Yue's talent and wanted her to enter the inner court to become her disciple.

But because Gu Yue had already apprenticed under Leng Yaozhu, and because Cai Yue'er had previously injured Tang Wulin, she chose to refuse.

Now, Cai Yue'er valued Xu Xiaoyan more.

After all, compared to the original story, the current Xu Xiaoyan was indeed more than a little bit stronger.

Not only had she begun her cultivation nearly half a year earlier than in the original, but the secondary awakening of her martial soul had also occurred three or four years ahead of schedule.

The current Xu Xiaoyan was already at level forty; she was only one second soul spirit away from advancing to a four-ring Soul Ancestor.

Perhaps because of Mu Han, Xu Xiaoyan had also pulled every string to upgrade her first soul spirit to the thousand-year level.

Thus, her soul ring configuration was the same as Mu Han's three years ago: three purple soul rings.

However, Xu Xiaoyan wanted to follow Mu Han, so she could not stay at Shrek Academy.

Therefore, she rejected the invitation to become Cai Yue'er's disciple, even though Cai Yue'er dangled soul spirits and soul bones as bait.

At Shrek Academy, the Sea God Pavilion was where the rules were made.

And Cai Yue'er was the Dean of the Outer Court.

If she wanted to make things difficult during the entrance exam, no one could change it, not even the other elders.

Cai Yue'er sneered, "There is no absolute fairness in this world. Never pin your hopes on others to grant you fairness."

"Only you can bring yourself fairness, provided that your strength is already sufficient to suppress fairness."

Although Xu Xiaoyan appeared gentle on the outside, she was incredibly strong and stubborn on the inside; she turned and walked away the moment she finished listening.

Just then, Gu Yue caught up to her: "Let's go, I'll take you to the Spirit Pagoda to obtain a soul spirit."

Although Leng Yaozhu was no longer there, Gu Yue was still a member of the Spirit Pagoda.

"Hey, hey, don't go yet." Tang Wulin hurriedly grabbed Gu Yue, "Do you still want to enter Shrek Academy or not?"

Gu Yue shook off his hand: "We aren't entering this trash academy!"

Cai Yue'er turned around abruptly, staring at Gu Yue with a dark expression: "Shrek is not lacking in geniuses; there are many people stronger than you."

"Is that why you were beaten like a dog by Mu Han three years ago?" Gu Yue did not mince words, directly exposing the old wound.

Shen Yi's face turned pale with fright, as she felt the terrifying soul power radiating from Cai Yue'er.

At this moment, she had no idea what to do and was so anxious she was on the verge of tears.

Just then, a thunderous shout rang out: "A stubborn mule raised by a stubborn mule, indeed."

"You all think you're so great, don't you? Get lost, all of you, get lost."

Gu Yue and Xu Xiaoyan, who were preparing to leave, were both stunned.

Shen Yi hurriedly signaled to them: "This is the teacher of Senior Brother Wu and me, which makes him your grand-teacher."

Zhuo Shi's expression softened slightly: "Do you think you're all so remarkable?"

"You can give up everything for your companions, very impressive, right?"

"What was your purpose in coming here? Just to show off your stubbornness?"

"Can't you try a little harder? You only know how to resist; you don't even know how to plead?"

"I never wanted to be a soul master in the first place." Xu Xiaoyan's tone was flat, as if she were stating a mundane fact.

"Hmm?" Zhuo Shi's eyes widened; her meaning was clear—she would not bow her head just to stay at Shrek.

Shen Yi's eyes were complex, a myriad of emotions swirling in her heart.

This scene was very similar to the past, when her senior brother had left with the same stubbornness.

"Leave if you want, but you have to vent your anger before you go." Just then, a large hand landed on top of Xu Xiaoyan's head.

"Mu Han!" Xu Xiaoyan's eyes instantly turned red, "I was bullied by that old hag!"

"You little brat, who are you calling an old hag?" Cai Yue'er was nearly driven mad with rage, barely suppressing the urge to strike.

But Mu Han would not suppress anything: "I'm calling you, Cai Yue'er. Can't you hear it?"

With that, he threw a punch with his right hand.

Countless liquid metals condensed into a massive truck, with the four characters "Explosive Corrosive Burning Poison" written on it.

The truck slammed directly into Cai Yue'er.

A crescent moon quietly emerged behind Cai Yue'er.

Nine soul rings spiraled up from beneath her feet.

But the next moment, her body flew backward like a cannonball.

She was embedded directly into the wall.