Roommates

Beibei?!

After Feng Tianyu walked into the dormitory, he saw a boy standing in the room. He wore a blue outfit, had neat short hair, and smiled with gentle warmth, like the big brother next door. Feng Tianyu silently complained to himself:

So this is the roommate Mu En picked for me. He even arranged for his great-grandson to move in. Is he playing the friendship card and trying to forge a bond between us?

Sure enough, after investing so much in my cultivation, Elder Mu couldn't have made no preparations at all. That's why he arranged for his great-grandson to be my roommate, someone I'd be with day and night!

No matter what Feng Tianyu suspected, Elder Mu had indeed invested a great deal in him. He ought to give something in return:

"Hello, my name is Feng Tianyu. I'm a transfer student the dean made an exception to admit!"

Beibei scratched his head, a cheerful smile spreading across his handsome face:

"My elders at home suddenly arranged for me to transfer here, too. I'm only ten this year, so normally I wouldn't be old enough to join Shrek Academy yet. But since my elders arranged it, I could only go along with it."

"You look so young. Since we'll be roommates from now on, and I'm older than you, I'll do my best to look after you."

"After I got here, I tidied up the room. You don't need to prepare bedding, either. I got a set ready for you, too. You just need to spread it out on your bed."

Feng Tianyu looked around. In the small dormitory stood two wooden beds and two sets of tables and chairs. The walls and floor looked a little dark, as if they'd been there for years, but everything had been cleaned spotless.

The bedding on one bed had already been laid out. The other set hadn't been spread, but it was folded neatly.

Feng Tianyu let out a long breath, and the light in his eyes softened.

Even if Beibei had been deliberately arranged to get close to him, he'd still put real thought into it.

Feng Tianyu thanked him sincerely:

"Thanks, Beibei. Since you've already prepared everything, I won't stand on ceremony."

With that, Feng Tianyu went over to the bed and spread out the neatly folded bedding. It was brand-new and very soft, with the scent of sunshine lingering in it.

Beibei smiled brightly, a hint of pity in his eyes. He'd been given his assignment in a hurry; all he knew was that he was supposed to room with a specially admitted student.

The special admit was an orphan whose parents had both died. He was only six years old and had just awakened his Martial Soul.

But he had exceptional talent: Innate Full Soul Power. He'd already absorbed his First Soul Ring and become a Soul Master. Beibei had been asked to look after him.

Beibei could relate, and considered them kindred spirits. He was an orphan, too, but he still had his great-grandfather, as well as Sister Zhang Lexuan, who had cared for him since he was little.

Thinking of this, Beibei pitied Feng Tianyu even more. Feng Tianyu didn't seem at all as lively as a six-year-old should be. Instead, he seemed far too mature, much like Beibei himself. Children without parents had no choice but to grow up early.

That sense of shared misfortune made Beibei feel close to Feng Tianyu. He was about to say something more when Grey Wolf walked in. Beibei jumped in fright.

"Holy crap, what is that?!"

Beibei looked as if he were facing a formidable enemy!

Sensing Beibei's hostility, Grey Wolf bared his fangs in a wide grin. He raised both hands, and a row of sharp claws shot out:

"Kid, what's with that look? You want to make an enemy of the Great King? Then the Great King won't go easy on you!"

Feng Tianyu turned around and saw Beibei and Grey Wolf squared off against each other. He hurriedly stepped between them to explain:

"Grey Wolf, he's not an enemy. Stop acting like you're about to tear into him."

"Beibei, this is my externalized Martial Soul. It mutated from a Gale Demon Wolf and has a certain degree of intelligence. It doesn't want to be locked away, so I keep summoning it."

Only after Feng Tianyu intervened did Beibei and Grey Wolf each stand down.

Beibei let go of his hostility and looked at Grey Wolf with curiosity:

"An intelligent externalized Martial Soul—what a strange mutation. No wonder you were specially admitted to Shrek Academy. As far as I know, apart from taking the regular entrance exam, the only ones allowed to recommend students are sects closely connected to the academy, like the Tang Sect and the Clear Sky Sect. Each of them gets one spot."

Feng Tianyu had actually wanted to say that Yan Shaozhe hadn't thought much of Grey Wolf at first. If Mu En hadn't appeared later and revealed the secret of his Twin Martial Souls, he wouldn't have exposed his Body Martial Soul, and he wouldn't have been specially admitted.

But he silently shook his head. The fewer people who knew about his Twin Martial Souls, the better. Even though Beibei was his roommate, Feng Tianyu didn't intend to tell him.

"Maybe. I got into Shrek Academy through a Martial Soul Mutation."

"Beibei, thanks for the bedding. You saved me a trip home to get my own."

"I don't have class until tomorrow. I just finished the academy's high-grade nutritious meal, and I'm feeling warm all over. Cultivating now will give me twice the results for half the effort."

"Grey Wolf, come over and cultivate with me."

After speaking, Feng Tianyu kicked off his shoes and climbed onto the bed. Grey Wolf was determined to grow stronger so he could return to Green Green Grassland as soon as possible. He leaped onto the bed just like Feng Tianyu. The boy and wolf assumed their cultivation postures and began circulating their meditation technique.

A hazy blue glow enveloped them, making their cultivation speed twice what it would have been under normal circumstances.

Beibei was astonished. He'd never heard of a Martial Soul cultivating alongside its host. What was more, the Soul Power fluctuations coming from the air were no weaker than his own.

But he was a Soul Grandmaster with Soul Power at level 24!

The Soul Power fluctuations Feng Tianyu produced while cultivating were actually comparable to his.

Beibei looked at Feng Tianyu, then at Grey Wolf, his expression thoughtful:

"I've only heard of two Soul Masters with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill cultivating together to improve their speed. I've never heard of a host cultivating with an externalized Martial Soul and improving their speed, too."

"Still, this is probably the first time an intelligent externalized Martial Soul has appeared at Shrek Academy."

"Feng Tianyu is not only diligent, he can also cultivate alongside his Martial Soul to increase his speed. He's really putting pressure on me. I'm four years older than him. If I don't hurry up and cultivate, he'll catch up to me."

Feng Tianyu's diligent cultivation put Beibei under some pressure, so he sat cross-legged on his bed and began circulating his meditation technique as well.

At this time, Tang Ya hadn't yet come to Shrek Academy, and Beibei hadn't joined the Tang Sect or learned the Mysterious Heaven Skill. He was still cultivating with the meditation technique.

As Beibei meditated, wisps of blue-violet lightning began to coil around him, flickering and glittering. Those arcs of lightning came from his Martial Soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

Feng Tianyu and Beibei cultivated all afternoon. Beibei was the first to wake. Seeing that Feng Tianyu was still asleep, he decided to look after him and brought back a meal for him after eating dinner in the cafeteria.

When Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf woke to the delicious aroma, they saw four steamed buns, a plate of stir-fried pork, and a bowl of egg-drop soup on the table.

Seeing them wake, Beibei greeted them:

"Tianyu, you're awake!"

"I brought you dinner when I went to eat. I didn't know how much you could eat, so I got a little extra!"

Feng Tianyu looked at the steamed buns, pork, and egg soup on the table, then at Beibei. A person's character showed in the little things; Beibei was someone he could be friends with.

With that in mind, Feng Tianyu thanked Beibei:

"Beibei, thanks. I'll definitely repay you when I get the chance."

Beibei smiled casually. He wanted to look after Feng Tianyu because they were kindred spirits, not because he expected anything in return.

Then Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf split the four steamed buns between them and polished off the stir-fried pork and egg-drop soup.

After eating their fill and resting for a while, Feng Tianyu and Grey Wolf cultivated again until midnight. It was well into the night before the boy and wolf finally fell fast asleep. After all, sleep was the best way to recover their energy.