Mu En's Guidance, Shrek's Brainwashing Technique!

As the guidance grew more profound, the surprise and delight in Mu En's heart intensified.

Because the secrets within Xu Tianyao were far more astonishing than he had initially imagined.

At such a young age, he had already condensed a special soul core within his body.

Although that soul core was not a traditional one for storing Soul Power, it functioned more like a central hub maintaining the cycle of the sun and moon.

Regardless, it was still a soul core.

It was a realm that usually only Title Douluo, or even high-level Title Douluo, were qualified to touch.

Beyond that, what Mu En found even more inconceivable were the pair of Sunlight and Moon Martial Souls.

After several months of observation, he had finally begun to grasp the true essence of these two great Martial Souls.

The Sunlight contained Ultimate Fire.

The Moon nurtured Ultimate Ice.

Deep within these two diametrically opposed forces, there also hid a trace of destruction and spatial power that was extremely difficult to detect.

These four top-tier attributes were able to coexist perfectly within a single person.

Even with Mu En's hundreds of years of experience, he had never seen such a heaven-defying Martial Soul.

He even had a faint feeling that if their cultivation levels were the same, even he at his peak, or perhaps even with Long Xiaoyao added to the mix, might not necessarily be able to suppress this youth who possessed dual extreme attributes and twin Sunlight and Moon Martial Souls.

Of course, Mu En's dedicated guidance of Xu Tianyao was not solely for the purpose of nurturing him.

He was also conducting research.

He was studying this unprecedented cultivation system of Xu Tianyao's.

Twin Martial Souls... yet they could be cultivated simultaneously.

They cycled through each other, complementing one another.

The cultivation efficiency far exceeded that of ordinary soul masters, more than doubling it.

This had completely overturned the cultivation knowledge of the Douluo Continent for tens of thousands of years.

If he could summarize a set of cultivation methods applicable to twin-martial-soul soul masters from this, then the cultivation speed of all such soul masters would see a qualitative leap.

And what Shrek Academy lacked the least was precisely geniuses.

In the future, once someone with twin Martial Souls joined the academy, they would have the opportunity to replicate Xu Tianyao's path of cultivation.

In this way, Shrek's overall foundation would also be elevated to a brand-new height.

It was precisely because of this that Mu En's regard for Xu Tianyao was no longer just about the cooperation they had reached.

More importantly, he saw in this youth the very thing he wished to obtain.

For Xu Tianyao, being able to exchange a few promises for personal guidance from a Limit Douluo was a deal that was a guaranteed win, no matter how one looked at it.

Even though he was well aware that Mu En also had intentions of using him, so what?

Mu En was a man on the verge of death with little lifespan left; as long as their interests aligned, there was no need for him to fuss over such things.

Not to mention that he knew the future trajectory of events; upon careful reflection, it seemed everything was within his control.

However, what truly made Xu Tianyao marvel was Mu En's attainments in the way of Martial Souls.

In particular, his understanding of Soul Power circulation, the origin of Martial Souls, and cultivation techniques had reached an almost pinnacle level.

Compared to the Sun Moon Empire's development system, which centered on Soul Tools, Shrek Academy's foundation in Martial Soul cultivation indeed possessed an irreplaceable advantage.

Over these few months, Mu En had performed a vast number of deductions regarding his twin Sunlight and Moon Martial Souls, ultimately helping him perfect a brand-new method of Soul Power circulation.

Building upon this, Xu Tianyao thoroughly integrated his own understanding of the Yin Yang Duality into it.

By leveraging the characteristics of the sun and moon energies generating and sustaining each other, as well as the flow of Yin and Yang, he reorganized the circulation routes of his internal Soul Power, resulting in a massive boost to his cultivation speed and combat techniques.

Yet, it was precisely because of this theoretical hypothesis of Mu En's that a bold concept began to take shape in Xu Tianyao's mind.

It was still about the soul core.

To be precise, it was the development path of two distinct soul cores.

A Solar Soul Core, and a Lunar Soul Core.

Although he now possessed the Yin-Yang Complementary Twin Soul Cores, these cores were not intended for enhancing or storing soul power; they served merely as an auxiliary, meaning their overall amplification was not particularly strong.

According to his plan, he was currently focusing on his Sunlight Martial Soul. Once he reached the Soul Saint realm in the future, he would first condense his first soul core, using Solar Soul Power as the central hub for the storage and circulation of his own soul power.

After breaking through to the Title Douluo realm later on, he would then begin to complete the full set of soul rings for his Moon Martial Soul.

At that time, as the Moon Martial Soul was perfected, the Lunar Soul Core, which corresponded to the Solar Soul Core, would also be condensed in due course.

One Yin and one Yang, the two soul cores would correspond to each other, remaining independent yet circulating in harmony.

As for the third soul core...

Xu Tianyao already had a vision for it in his mind.

If he could truly succeed, he intended to use the principle of the two poles generating each other to attempt to condense a true Yin-Yang Complementary Twin Soul Core.

However, that step was still far too distant from where he stood now.

One must eat one bite at a time, and walk one step at a time.

It was still too early to consider such things.

Accompanied by a surge of vigorous soul power fluctuations slowly diffusing from within his body.

With the assistance of the rich life energy from the Golden Ancient Tree, Xu Tianyao finally broke through to level forty in his third month at Shrek Academy.

This signaled his official entry into the Soul Ancestor realm.

As of now, he was only one soul ring away from being a true four-ring Soul Ancestor.

However, before obtaining his fourth soul ring, there was one more matter that needed to be fulfilled.

This was part of the deal he had originally struck with Mu En.

Xu Tianyao slowly retracted his Martial Soul, adjusted the soul power within his body, and then walked before Mu En, bowing slightly.

"Your Excellency Dragon God."

"According to our original agreement, once I broke through to the Soul Ancestor realm, I could begin to address that matter for your academy."

"Now, it is time for me to fulfill my promise."

"I ask that Your Excellency Dragon God send someone to bring that person here."

Even now, Xu Tianyao persisted in addressing Mu En as "Your Excellency Dragon God."

This served as a reminder to both parties.

He was constantly reminding himself.

The relationship between him and Mu En had been, from beginning to end, nothing more than a transaction.

Each taking what they needed, nothing more.

He absolutely could not allow the past few months of interaction to influence his mindset, or even subtly develop a sense of belonging toward Shrek.

After all...

In his view, the most heaven-defying and baffling aspect of Shrek was their ability to brainwash others.

That was their so-called "Shrek Glory" ideology.

Over these past few months, Xu Tianyao had witnessed firsthand how the elders, the dean, and even the teachers step-by-step instilled the academy's philosophy into every student.

That silent, pervasive method was so sophisticated that even he had to admit it was extremely clever.

Sometimes, he would even stand to the side to observe carefully, analyzing the techniques and learning them in silence.

After all, controlling the hearts of men was, in itself, a profound discipline.

For someone like him, destined to hold a high position in the future, this ability was, to a certain extent, no less important than his cultivation ability.

On this Continent of Romance, it wasn't just about being love-struck.

What was truly terrifying were those whose thoughts had been completely molded, yet who still believed that all their choices were made of their own free will.