The warm little rabbit is about to become a cold soul bone

In the end, Bibi Dong had no choice but to let it go.

After several days of travel, the group finally returned to Martial Soul Hall.

However, because Cen Yu was merely a disciple of Bibi Dong, the differences between genders and strict protocols meant he could not reside within the Martial Soul Hall itself.

After much deliberation, Cen Yu was eventually granted a residence within Martial Soul City.

Yes, the fully furnished kind.

"Little Junior Brother, is this the house Teacher bought for you?" Hu Liena looked at her unexpected junior brother in surprise.

Teacher hadn't even bought her a house to live in alone... she was a little envious.

Cen Yu smiled and said, "Because I was taken in as a disciple halfway through, and I didn't enroll in the Martial Soul Academy, living here is the only appropriate option."

"It's really the only way."

Hu Liena pouted and said helplessly, "I actually envy you; it's much freer here than in the Martial Soul Academy."

"Right." Suddenly, she remembered something and pulled a package from her storage space.

"Here, a welcome gift. I made it myself, don't turn your nose up at it."

"Eh? Thank you, Senior Sister." Cen Yu took the package, and a fragrant scent wafted toward him.

Opening it, he found a box of pastries that were still somewhat warm.

"This is... Senior Sister, you know how to make pastries?"

As expected of a native genius of the Douluo Continent; she could even learn culinary arts in the gaps between her cultivation.

With the intention of not letting her kindness go to waste, Cen Yu picked up a piece and took a bite...

"!!!"

It was incredible.

In just an instant, the flavors of sour, sweet, bitter, spicy, and salty all gathered in his mouth.

Cen Yu swore that in both his lifetimes combined, he had never eaten such an extreme delicacy.

Hu Liena watched as Cen Yu's complexion shifted from red to white, then to green... like a painter's palette, before he spat out the pastry she had made.

"Little Junior Brother, is it not to your taste?"

"Senior Sister, are you dissatisfied with me?!"

Two voices rang out simultaneously.

"What?! I'm dissatisfied with you?"

Hu Liena picked up a piece of her own pastry in confusion.

"If I were dissatisfied with you, why would I have personally—"

Her words froze as she took a bite of the pastry.

Following that, Hu Liena hurriedly spat out the pastry in her mouth and ran to the side to rinse it.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..."

Cen Yu felt helpless.

"Alright, Senior Sister, I believe you aren't dissatisfied with me."

A moment later, Hu Liena smiled with a face full of embarrassment and silently packed away the pastries: "Junior Brother, let me make it up to you with a proper welcome gift once I'm done with my tasks."

"...Then thank you, Senior Sister."

After Hu Liena left, Cen Yu sighed and walked out the door to pick up some supplies.

The house was fully equipped with necessities, but he still needed to buy clothes and other items.

But as luck would have it, just as Cen Yu reached the street, he saw a line of people he never expected to see.

"???"

That was... Tang San? And the people from Shrek?

This wasn't right. What point in time had he been dropped into? Why would he see Shrek in Martial Soul City?

The next second, Cen Yu's eyes turned blood-red, and he turned to head toward the Pope Palace.

Tsk tsk, a little rabbit was really being quite flashy in Martial Soul City.

It was just a pity~ the warm little rabbit was about to turn into a cold spirit bone~ hee hee~

Bibi Dong looked at the arrogant Cen Yu and said with a helpless expression: "What happened? Why are you rushing in so frantically?"

It seemed the personality that had awakened now was the little rascal again.

Cen Yu pulled Bibi Dong off the throne and lay down on it himself.

Under Bibi Dong's furious glare, he hurriedly said: "Hey, hey, hey! Master, there aren't any other sofas here; you wouldn't have the heart to make me stand, would you?"

"I came to ask you, Master, is the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition currently underway?"

"It is. It seems Na Na told you. Do you want to participate?"

"Hehe~ I do~ I want to join the Martial Soul Hall Team and be in the same group as Senior Sister and the others."

"Oh?" Bibi Dong asked in surprise, "Looking at you like this, did something happen?"

After spending this time together, she had figured him out to some extent.

Judging by the expression on this little rascal's face, it was definitely nothing good.

Sure enough, hearing Bibi Dong's words, the corners of Cen Yu's mouth curled up slightly.

"As expected of Master, you know your disciple so well~"

"My Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone has arrived. Will Master honor your promise?"

He had already laid it out this clearly; he hoped she wouldn't disappoint him~

As long as Bibi Dong wanted to stop it, even if that guy Tang Hao risked his life here, he wouldn't be able to take that rabbit away.

When the time came, she would take the soul ring, and he would take the soul bone—the best of both worlds~

Anyway, the little rabbit couldn't possibly sacrifice herself for him. If he kept her until he could absorb a hundred-thousand-year soul ring... who knew if one or two unexpected variables might pop up?

It was more reassuring to turn her into a soul bone~

"A transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast has snuck into Martial Soul City."

"What?!"

Hearing this, Bibi Dong looked sharply at Cen Yu.

"How do you know that?"

She had been worrying about where to find a soul ring for her second martial soul, and now one had been delivered to her doorstep?

But this little rascal was only a Soul Grand Master; how could he recognize a transformed Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?

Cen Yu chuckled, a wisp of evil purple soul power swirling around his fingertips.

"Master, you're behind the times. You should read more storybooks in your spare time."

"With a martial soul like mine, what's so strange about recognizing a hundred-thousand-year soul beast?"

After a moment's thought, he feigned ignorance and added, "However, that hundred-thousand-year soul beast seems to be a member of a certain team; they should be participating in the competition as well."

"Come to think of it, that academy is like a bunch of perverts, actually wearing a set of disgusting green uniforms."

It was a good thing he wasn't with Shrek; otherwise, just looking at those uniforms would have been enough to make him drop dead on the spot.

Bibi Dong clicked her tongue twice, examining Cen Yu with interest: "I didn't expect you to have such a sharp eye. I agree."

"When the time comes, that soul beast's soul bone will be yours. Consider it your apprenticeship gift."

Still... she hadn't expected that hundred-thousand-year soul beast to be in the Shrek team.

As for how she knew it was Shrek...? Wasn't it obvious? Besides Shrek, what other academy would have such disgusting uniforms?

Although the plan for Gui Mei and Yue Guan to assassinate Tang San had failed, she hadn't expected the boy to dare to come to Martial Soul City.

Moreover, he had brought such a grand gift.

Thinking of this, she called out toward the hall, "Enter."

As the words fell, Gui Mei and Yue Guan walked into the hall.

Seeing Cen Yu lying on the Pope's throne, both of them were stunned.

But seeing that the Pope didn't say anything, they didn't speak further, then knelt on one knee to salute Bibi Dong.

"Rise."

Bibi Dong looked at the two of them: "Your mission last time failed. Now, there is a new mission for you."

"Monitor Shrek Academy. If anyone wants to leave Martial Soul City, take them down once they are outside the city."

Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance, then bowed their heads in unison: "As you command, Your Holiness."