The Benefits of Being a Genius

Martial Soul Possession: Blue Lightning Overlord Dragon. His right hand transformed into a blue dragon claw wreathed in electric arcs, colliding with that figure.

With a single clash, Bei Bei was forced back several steps.

Only then did the four of them clearly see the figure.

"It's a thousand-year Datura Snake! Bei Bei, that's the one! That's the very same soul beast our ancestor Tang San chose!"

Upon seeing it was a thousand-year Datura Snake, Tang Ya set her heart on it immediately.

Bei Bei nodded, then illuminated his first soul ring.

His first soul skill was named Thunder Dragon Claw.

After activation, both of his hands transformed into dragon claws, and his overall aura rose slightly.

Watching the Datura Snake, Mu Chen inexplicably thought of Tang San's Bind soul skill and couldn't help but want to laugh.

Seeing Bei Bei struggling so much against the Datura Snake, Mu Chen finally made his move.

Tang Ya only heard the sound of crashing waves beside her, and then she witnessed a scene that made her jaw drop.

Mu Chen held a Trident, with his Ocean Martial Soul manifesting behind him.

Beneath his feet were four soul rings: yellow, purple, purple, and black.

"A ten-thousand-year soul ring!"

Two voices rang out in unison; the other, naturally, was Huo Yuhao.

Ignoring their shock, Mu Chen gripped his Trident and joined the fray.

A mere thousand-year Datura Snake was nothing more than a small spicy strip in front of Mu Chen wielding his Trident.

Strike a snake at its seven-inch mark.

Mu Chen thrust his Trident toward the Datura Snake's seven-inch point.

"Hiss!"

With just one strike, Mu Chen pinned the Datura Snake to the ground, drawing a painful hiss from the beast.

Seeing Mu Chen's cultivation as a Soul Ancestor and his ten-thousand-year soul ring, Bei Bei displayed the same shock as Tang Ya.

Killing a thousand-year soul beast in one move—isn't that too terrifying?

"What are you standing there for? Go absorb the soul ring."

Prompted by Mu Chen, Tang Ya finally snapped back to reality.

She approached the Datura Snake and quickly ended its life.

A pale purple soul ring drifted out, hovering above the corpse of the Datura Snake.

Tang Ya released her Martial Soul.

Stalks of Blue Silver Grass rose from the ground, swirling around her body.

She sat on the ground and began to absorb the soul ring.

Guided by her soul power, the pale purple soul ring settled onto Tang Ya's body.

Bei Bei stood guard for Tang Ya, while Mu Chen retracted his Martial Soul and leaned against a nearby tree.

"Big Brother Mu, do you think I can become as strong as you one day?"

Mu Chen smiled and looked at Huo Yuhao: "As long as you have confidence in yourself, you definitely can!"

Looking at Mu Chen's smile, Huo Yuhao felt deeply moved and greatly encouraged.

He did not know, however, that while the two of them were together, a certain blue-haired handsome man in the sky was secretly and bit by bit transferring his luck to Mu Chen.

Tang Ya's process of absorbing the soul ring was quite smooth, requiring almost no effort.

When she opened her eyes again, two yellow and one purple soul ring hovered beneath her feet.

"Alright, let's head back!"

Along the way, Tang Ya kept questioning Mu Chen.

"Mu Chen, how did you absorb your fourth soul ring? Isn't it only possible to absorb a ten-thousand-year ring starting from the fifth?"

"Just luck."

Mu Chen brushed her off casually.

"Then Mu Chen, it's a deal—once we join the academy, you're joining the Tang Sect!"

Mu Chen nodded indifferently; this was part of the plan anyway.

Even if Tang Ya didn't say it, Old Tang would have.

The four of them walked out of the Star Dou Great Forest together and entered Shrek City.

Because the Tang Sect's enrollment quota was a bit different from the standard registration, Mu Chen temporarily parted ways with the three of them.

Arriving at the registration site, Mu Chen found that because he had come early, there were only a few people ahead of him.

"Twelve years old, level twenty-one. Go in and register."

"Twelve years old, level eighteen. Go in and register."

The teacher in charge of registration was checking the forms of the new students one by one, letting them through to register only after verifying the information.

Soon, it was Mu Chen's turn.

Mu Chen picked up the pen on the table and filled in his information on the form.

"Twelve years old, level forty-three? You didn't write that wrong, did you?"

The teacher looked at Mu Chen with some suspicion.

Mu Chen nodded.

As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd waiting in line behind him instantly erupted.

A twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor—this was truly a rare sight.

Reaching the level of Soul Ancestor before the age of eighteen was enough to graduate smoothly from the Outer Court.

A twelve-year-old Soul Ancestor was something even the prodigies of the Inner Court might not be able to achieve.

The crowd behind him whispered among themselves, most still refusing to believe that Mu Chen was a Soul Ancestor.

The registration teacher did not rashly express his own opinion; as a teacher at Shrek, he knew full well that monsters truly existed.

"Release your Martial Soul. I need to verify it."

Mu Chen didn't waste words and released his Martial Soul directly.

The Ocean Martial Soul appeared, followed by the Trident in Mu Chen's left hand.

Finally, four soul rings—yellow, purple, purple, and black—emerged.

The intense pressure caused the few people standing closest to him to collapse onto the ground instantly.

The commotion here attracted a middle-aged man.

"Director."

The registration teacher hurriedly said respectfully upon seeing the middle-aged man.

After understanding the situation, the middle-aged man came before Mu Chen.

His face wore a signature smile, yet it still revealed a sense of sternness.

"Hello to this student about to join Shrek. I am Du Weilun, the Director of the Outer Court. I apologize for the previous teacher's suspicion of you. The academy will waive your tuition for the first academic year. I will take you to register now, how about that?"

This was the benefit of being a genius, even at Shrek.

Mu Chen nodded politely: "Then many thanks, Director Du."

Following Du Weilun to the registration area, Mu Chen received his school uniform and other items, as well as the key to his dormitory.

"Second floor, first room on the left..."

Following the instructions of the dormitory manager, Mu Chen successfully found his room.

However, he did not seem to notice that his dormitory number was 201.

Pushing open the dormitory door, he saw two beds inside.

Mu Chen chose one at random, placed his belongings on it, and began to tidy up.

His other roommate had not yet appeared, so Mu Chen continued to unpack on his own.

The environment here could not be called luxurious, but having grown up in a steamed bun shop, this environment was quite good for him.

Just as he was tidying up, the dormitory door was kicked open.

A figure appeared at the entrance.

"Is this Shrek's dormitory? The environment is really mediocre. And they call this the number one academy on the continent!"

He walked in while grumbling.

Mu Chen stopped tidying his things and locked eyes with him.

It was a youth with an extremely handsome appearance.

Powder-blue short hair paired with a handsome face, he was a match for Mu Chen.

Wang Dong also noticed Mu Chen at this moment.

"Hey, you must be my roommate. Let me introduce myself, my name is Wang Dong."

"Hello, my name is Mu Chen."

When Wang Dong's eyes met Mu Chen's, he acted just like a little girl, becoming somewhat stuttery.

But soon, Wang Dong adjusted himself, returning to that arrogant demeanor, looking down at Mu Chen.