The Improper Old Mu En

"Shrek Academy's Outer Court is divided into the Martial Soul Branch and the Spirit Tool Branch. Yuhao, I will take you to the Martial Soul Branch to register."

"Yuhao, I will explain your situation to the teachers in detail, but I cannot guarantee you will be able to enter the Inner Court immediately. So, could you tell me first what your Martial Soul is, and what your Spirit Skills are? Why are you able to use so many Spirit Skills when you only have one Spirit Ring? The stronger the abilities you demonstrate, the smoother your subsequent admission to the Inner Court will be," Zhang Lexuan said, her eyes filled with a hint of curiosity.

Even she had been startled by yesterday's battle. The biggest question was why Huo Yuhao could use so many different Spirit Skills; it was highly illogical.

Even for self-created Spirit Skills, the sheer number was somewhat outrageous.

Huo Yuhao pondered for a moment, organized his thoughts, and then said, "My Martial Soul is a mental-type Martial Soul. It is my eyes, called the Sharingan. However, I truly only have one Spirit Skill. In yesterday's battle, I mostly fought using the inherent abilities of the Martial Soul itself. Those techniques can be considered innate Spirit Skills of my Martial Soul."

"Innate Spirit Skills?" Zhang Lexuan asked in surprise.

Huo Yuhao nodded. "That's right. This is an ability inherent to my Martial Soul. I can release the Spirit Power within my body using a method called a Seal. I have named the skills released after this 'Jutsu'!"

"The afterimage technique from yesterday is called the Clone Technique. Its purpose is to leave behind an afterimage clone in place to confuse the enemy. As for the lightning technique later, it is called Chidori, which is currently my most powerful offensive Jutsu."

"Truly heaven-defying! To think there is such a Martial Soul in this world, possessing such powerful innate Spirit Skills!?" Zhang Lexuan's face was full of shock.

The capabilities of Huo Yuhao's Martial Soul were simply shocking. While adding a Spirit Ring, it also came with other functions and powerful Spirit Skills. No wonder Huo Yuhao could defeat opponents of a higher rank; this Martial Soul was simply heaven-defying.

Shock aside, Zhang Lexuan did not doubt him. The Douluo Continent was full of strange and varied Martial Souls, so a Martial Soul with such innate skills was plausible.

Huo Yuhao secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Martial Souls on the Douluo Continent were diverse, making it convenient to pin all the ninjutsu on his Martial Soul.

In reality, Huo Yuhao's Sharingan currently only had three functions: basic insight, copying, and genjutsu.

The genjutsu he used to control Xu Sanshi earlier was performed through the Sharingan.

After all, he was only at the Two-Tomoe stage; many heaven-defying ocular techniques were beyond his reach.

As for the ninjutsu he possessed, they were actually obtained by attaching Sasuke's abilities through the system panel.

Huo Yuhao attributing them directly to the Sharingan's power was a subconscious disguise. After all, he had no need to expose the true capabilities of the Sharingan; he wasn't stupid.

Exposing a portion of his abilities was enough to ensure his smooth entry into the Inner Court.

The two walked slowly, and through the wide green trees, a vast expanse of water could be seen.

"Is that Sea God Lake?" Huo Yuhao felt a burning sensation in his heart and took a deep look in the direction of Sea God Lake.

Zhang Lexuan noticed Huo Yuhao's gaze and smiled. "Don't worry, Yuhao. With your talent, you will definitely be able to join the Inner Court. Those who can set foot on Sea God Island... I believe that in the future, you will also be proud of Shrek."

Huo Yuhao rolled his eyes.

Who wants to be proud of your Shrek? I just want to siphon the life energy of the Golden Tree.

"That over there is the teaching building of our Shrek Academy. The Spirit Tool department's building takes up one-third, and the Martial Soul department's takes up two-thirds. Besides these buildings, there are many specific areas behind them, such as the assessment area, the Spirit Fighting Arena, the dormitory area, the teacher office area, and so on. Yuhao, I will take you to the freshman office to register first. For this stage, stay in the first grade. Once I discuss it with the teachers, I'll see if we can specially recruit you into the Inner Court ahead of schedule."

Huo Yuhao and Zhang Lexuan walked toward the bustling Shrek Plaza.

Because it was currently the period for recruiting freshmen, the entire plaza was exceptionally lively and clamorous, with some freshmen who had already passed the assessment registering and reporting in.

As soon as Zhang Lexuan arrived at the freshman registration desk, the two Outer Court students in charge immediately stood up and looked at her with awe. "Senior Sister!"

Zhang Lexuan smiled gently and said, "Don't mind me, you two carry on with your work. I'm just bringing a friend to register."

Hearing this, the two replied very cooperatively, "That's perfect. We'll help this little brother register first. It'll be quick, so we won't waste your time, Senior Sister."

Subsequently, Huo Yuhao completed his reporting and registration very smoothly. It is worth mentioning that the two students in charge of registration looked at Huo Yuhao with strange expressions after hearing his name.

After Huo Yuhao received his dormitory key, two sets of school uniforms, and his freshman badge, he felt somewhat confused by the way they were looking at him like a rare animal.

Zhang Lexuan laughed from the side. "Your business with Xu Sanshi last night has spread everywhere. You can now be considered a celebrity in our Shrek Academy."

"A one-ring Spirit Master beating up a three-ring Spirit Grandmaster—tsk tsk, now many people in the Outer Court want to have a spirit fight with you to see for themselves what kind of 'monster' you really are."

Huo Yuhao shook his head, speechless.

"Yuhao, registration is over. You can go to the dormitory by yourself; I won't accompany you. As for joining the Inner Court, I will give you an answer within a week at the earliest, or a month at the latest."

"If you need anything, you can come to the Inner Court to find me. As long as I am at the academy, I will definitely find a way to help you."

Zhang Lexuan was part of the Shrek Inspection Team and was not always at the academy.

Zhang Lexuan gave a few more instructions, then bid farewell to Huo Yuhao and turned to leave.

Huo Yuhao followed the directions and arrived in front of a dilapidated building.

Just as he reached the entrance of the dormitory, Huo Yuhao noticed an elderly man who looked very old lying on a lounge chair. The old man was wearing gray cloth clothes, his face covered in enough wrinkles to crush a few flies, and his eyes were dim, looking like a candle flickering in the wind. At this moment, the old man was lying on the chair, enjoying the sun with a look of contentment, his eyes half-closed as if he were very comfortable.

Is this the level 99 Limit Douluo? The Dragon God Douluo, Mu En?

Huo Yuhao's heart stirred. Although he wasn't particularly familiar with the plot of Douluo II, he still had an impression of this strongest person in Shrek who liked to play the "sweeping monk" at the dormitory entrance.

It was not advisable to have too much contact for now; it was better to keep a low profile.

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to enter the dormitory from the entrance, the gray-clad old man stretched out a withered hand and tremblingly blocked his way. "Young man, bring your enrollment badge and dormitory key over for me to see."

Hearing this, Huo Yuhao took out his enrollment badge and dormitory key from his storage spirit tool—the ring he had snatched from Xu Sanshi—without haste and handed them to the old man.

"Hmm..." The old man lowered his eyes, glanced at the key, nodded, and after returning it to Huo Yuhao, said, "Dormitory 108 is the third room on the left on the first floor. The fourth floor and above are girls' dormitories; you cannot go up. If you are caught going up, you will be expelled."

"What if I'm not caught?" Huo Yuhao asked on a whim.

"Young people, always thinking about such nonsense!"

"But if you aren't caught, cough cough, then, hehe..."

"In any case, don't try it, you hear?"

The old man first offered a reprimand, then, perhaps recalling some amusing anecdote from his youth, let out a soft chuckle.

Huo Yuhao was left speechless; he suspected the Dragon God Douluo hadn't been much of a saint in his younger days either.

"Understood." Despite his internal grumbling, Huo Yuhao cupped his hands in a salute to the old man before turning toward the dormitories.

Once Huo Yuhao had entered the dormitory, the old man's tightly shut eyes cracked open just a sliver, revealing a flash of sharp light.

"Such formidable spiritual power. To possess such strength at such a tender age—he's nearly on par with a Spirit Ancestor. A little monster, truly, tsk tsk."

With that, the old man settled back into his rocking chair, leisurely basking in the sun.