Shrek City

Over-model domain skill! And it was a domain skill that perfectly matched Lin Yan's initial expectations! This was the one!

There was nothing to hesitate about; being a second late would be an insult to a divine skill!

As Lin Yan's consciousness collided without hesitation with this soul skill, the next instant, the entire Soul Skill Rule Space suddenly erupted with an overwhelmingly strong repulsive force, violently casting his consciousness out in a split second.

The moment his consciousness was repelled back into the Martial Soul Origin space, Lin Yan dimly saw a Wither-Bloom Calamity Flame Ancient Dragon roaring up at the sky follow his consciousness, diving straight into the Emperor Flame martial soul along the gray-green thread that connected to the martial soul.

And the exact instant that Wither-Bloom Calamity Flame Ancient Dragon completely merged into the martial soul, a formless bottleneck seemed to shatter in the dark with a crisp sound.

Yet before Lin Yan could investigate closely, the mental shock caused by being repelled out of the Soul Skill Rule Space made it impossible for his consciousness to remain stable within the Martial Soul Origin space, instantly dragging him back into his physical body.

At the same time, Lin Yan's absorption of the soul ring in the outside world had also drawn to a close.

As the last wisp of berserk soul power was completely refined, that deep purple soul ring completely merged into his body, and soul ring absorption was successful!

Following that, Lin Yan did not rush to open his eyes, instead quietly sitting in place as he sorted through the soul skill information that surfaced in his mind; the joy in his heart was hard to suppress, and the corners of his mouth unconsciously curled up slightly.

Sure enough, there were no surprises!

The soul skill he ultimately obtained was precisely that domain skill his consciousness had selected just moments ago—[Wither-Bloom Calamity Flame Domain]!

Although he had experienced once again the feeling of being sapped by the rule space, considering the soul skill, of course he forgave it!

As for the force that had repelled him, Lin Yan also had a rough guess; that should be the power of the laws of the Douluo Plane.

When his consciousness collided with the rule fragments in the soul ring space, it also meant that those rule fragments had established a connection with him.

Moreover, according to the regulations of the laws of the Douluo Plane, soul rings under one hundred thousand years could only carry a single soul skill.

Therefore, the moment the soul skill was finalized, affected by the plane's laws, the soul ring instinctively initiated the soul skill solidification process, and so at that time he, this secretly slipped-in "stinky outsider," would naturally be ruthlessly expelled.

Facing this situation, the current Lin Yan had no good solutions; after all, he was just a tiny Soul Elder right now, and when facing the laws of the plane, he could only passively endure them.

However, "thirty years in the east of the river, thirty years in the west," once he developed stealthily, there would always be a day when he could say "I don't eat beef"!

The instant Lin Yan's consciousness completely returned to his physical body, the Prajna Heart Lamp hidden deep within his sea of consciousness automatically went out.

And abruptly losing the blessing of the Wisdom Divine Light, he instantly felt as though his spiritual platform had been covered with a thick layer of dust, his thinking becoming chaotic and turbid.

Yet in truth this was merely the sense of contrast caused by suddenly exiting the state of ultimate comprehension; to really speak of it, owing to the subtle influence of the Wisdom Divine Light, his comprehension was a notch higher than before.

Regulating his breath slightly, waiting for the sluggish feeling in his consciousness to gradually fade, Lin Yan slowly opened his eyes under Uncle Lin's gaze full of expectation.

Seeing this, Uncle Lin immediately hurried forward, asking softly, "Young master, how is the soul skill? Are you satisfied?"

Lin Yan stood up and replied with a smile, "Satisfied, very satisfied! Uncle Lin, the soul skill I obtained this time is—"

Before Lin Yan could finish speaking, Uncle Lin hastily interrupted him: "Young master, you've forgotten what this old servant enjoined upon you before! You don't need to tell this old servant the effects of your soul skill; the fewer people who know a soul skill's function, the less easily it is targeted by others, and the safer you can be."

Looking at Uncle Lin's resolute expression, Lin Yan helplessly nodded lightly.

He actually didn't mind letting Uncle Lin know the effects of his soul skill; after all, in this life, after his parents passed away, Uncle Lin was his closest person, and it was under Uncle Lin's meticulous care that he had been able to grow up safely.

Seeing Lin Yan nod, Uncle Lin's previously slightly stern face once again revealed a hearty and gratified smile.

"Hahaha! An eleven-year-old Soul Elder, my young master has the aptitude of extremes! Old master, madam, if you have spirit in heaven, you can rest in peace too!"

Looking at Uncle Lin crazily raising death flags, Lin Yan twitched the corner of his mouth, but still said nothing.

So be it, just let Uncle Lin be happy...

Shrek City

Built upon the Lima Plain, Shrek City was situated in the southeastern part of the Heaven Dou Empire; its southeastern direction was precisely the Star Dou Great Forest, to its east was the Dou Ling Empire, and to its south was the Star Luo Empire, making it a place that could be said to occupy the core intersection of the three great empires.

This city possessed an extremely vast land area, and throughout the entire continent, Shrek City was also one of the premier major cities, home to a population of over two million citizens, while Shrek Academy held absolute control over this city!

Shrek Academy was not located in the center of Shrek City, but rather in the eastern part of Shrek City, because this side faced away toward the direction of the Star Dou Great Forest.

It was precisely because of this that the southern, northern, and western gates of Shrek City permitted free entry and exit, whereas the eastern gate belonged exclusively to Shrek Academy.

After leaving the Ten Thousand Fire Mountains, because there were still some matters on the Lin Family's side that required Uncle Lin to handle, he and Lin Yan parted ways.

And estimating that Shrek's enrollment time this year was nearing its end, Lin Yan didn't return home either, instead coming straight to Shrek City.

When Lin Yan arrived at this city, the skies were already nearing dusk.

Yet because this period happened to be Shrek Academy's enrollment season, the area outside the city gates remained bustling with activity, with merchants from all around gathering here, wanting to make a large profit taking advantage of the enrollment fervor.

From the very moment Lin Yan stepped near the city gate, the gazes of the surrounding crowd intentionally or unintentionally converged upon him, because even on the Douluo Continent where handsome men and beautiful women were everywhere, Lin Yan's current looks still counted as top-tier standard.

Dark red long hair fell to his shoulders, bright eyes and starry brows, coupled with that unique temperament that was fiery yet retained refinement, along the way drawing who knew how many young girls and young wives to cast sidelong glances at him.

And just as Lin Yan was simultaneously fending off the enthusiastic young girls coming up to strike up a conversation and walking toward the city gate, not far away a red-haired woman took in this entire scene.

Her pink eyes were alluring as peach blossoms, her shoulders and back straight, her slender legs long and straight, and her slender waist outlined huge, full curves; looking at the women swarming around Lin Yan, a trace of indifference flashed across the depths of her eyes, and then she walked directly away.

By the time Lin Yan finally arrived at the registration area from amid a trail of chattering orioles and swallows, more than a dozen Shrek students wearing yellow school uniforms and green badges pinned to their chests were standing here, along with two enrollment teachers, a man and a woman, and they had long since noticed the crane standing among chickens that was Lin Yan.

Ignoring the several male passersby with faces full of jealousy and displeasure next to the enrollment teachers, Lin Yan calmly handed over his recommendation letter and said, "Hello, I am here to enroll."

Of the two enrollment teachers, the short-haired, neat, and delicate-featured female teacher swept a couple of looks pregnant with meaning across his face—one that was sufficient to "charm all living beings"—and after taking the recommendation letter and carefully inspecting it, she spoke, "The recommendation letter is fine. Come register your information first, then test your soul power."

Lin Yan swiftly finished registering his personal information, took the blue soul power crystal ball handed over by a student nearby, and slowly channeled the soul power within his body into it.

In an instant, the crystal ball burst forth with dazzling brilliance!

"Rank 32 soul power, Soul Elder!!!"