Meeting Yan Shaozhe

The person Song Mu spoke of was Mu En. As the Pavilion Master of the Sea God, he was arguably the most reasonable person among Shrek's upper echelons.

While Mu En was still alive, Song Mu could remain at Shrek; once he passed away, he could consider leaving.

However, Wang Dong'er had reminded him of something.

Xuan Zi might actually pose a threat to Wang Dong'er. No, he had to speak with Mu En to take some precautions.

As it happened, Song Mu had already arrived at the dormitory building.

Mu En would lie down in front of the dormitory building almost every morning from six or seven o'clock, leaving at the same time in the evening.

It was not yet noon, and Mu En was lying on his chair, sleeping.

Song Mu stepped forward and said softly, "Grandpa, Grandpa."

Mu En opened his eyes slightly and asked, "What is it?"

Song Mu scratched his head and said, "You know about my martial soul, the King Gulu Ball. When my martial soul awakened, a soul beast appeared within it, but it was a soul beast that had already taken human form. I'm afraid..."

Mu En replied, "No one in the academy will harm you or your humanoid soul beast."

Song Mu bowed and said with a smile, "Thank you, Grandpa."

From his lounge chair, Mu En watched Song Mu's retreating back and sighed, "A humanoid soul beast... that little girl named Wang Dong is not simple either."

On the other side, after Du Weilun returned, he met with Yan Shaozhe and relayed all the information he had gathered.

"Is that truly the case?"

Yan Shaozhe asked, somewhat startled. This kind of miraculous martial soul exceeded the knowledge of a Martial Soul Department Dean at Shrek Academy.

"I witnessed the capturing of soul beasts and the controlling of them in battle with my own eyes. As for whether the soul beasts inside that King Ball can grow, I cannot say."

Yan Shaozhe crossed his hands, resting his chin upon them as he pondered Du Weilun's words.

This result was far more powerful than what he had originally predicted for Song Mu's martial soul abilities.

Song Mu possessed innate full soul power; with Shrek's resources, there would be no issue in pushing him all the way to a Super Douluo.

By the time he reached level ninety-five, not to mention capturing soul beasts like Di Tian—who was equivalent to a human level ninety-nine Limit Douluo—even if he were to control nine beasts of his own cultivation level simultaneously...

Even if his teacher were in his prime, he would likely have met his end if he encountered such a force.

In terms of talent potential, Song Mu's combat power was currently the highest.

Even his beloved disciple, Ma Xiaotao, whose martial soul was the Evil Fire Phoenix and who had the potential to become an Ultimate Fire soul master, could not compare.

However, this was only the ideal scenario. After all, finding nine fierce beasts was difficult enough, and even if he found them, capturing them was another matter entirely.

Even for a single fierce beast, the cost of capture would be immense.

In Yan Shaozhe's view, the most he would allow Song Mu to capture were hundred-thousand-year soul beasts.

In summary, Song Mu had a certain value for cultivation. He could eventually be made a member of the Sea God Pavilion and become a Super Douluo-level combatant for Shrek in the years to come.

With this in mind, he knew what bargaining chips to use to win Song Mu over.

Du Weilun had been stunned when he first saw such a miraculous martial soul.

In truth, if one thought about it carefully, this martial soul did not possess the absolute strength that a Super Martial Soul would have upon reaching a high level.

Soul masters still had to rely on themselves. Relying on the power of soul beasts as Song Mu did was similar to soul masters who used soul tools—it was far inferior to traditional soul masters.

However, the functionality of Song Mu's martial soul was quite strong. For this reason alone, Song Mu was worth meeting in person.

After organizing his thoughts, Yan Shaozhe said, "Director Du, bring Song Mu to see me tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Du Weilun was immediately surprised; Dean Yan actually wanted to meet a freshman.

But he would not question Yan Shaozhe's decision. He nodded and said, "Yes, Dean Yan."

The dormitory door opened, and Song Mu walked in, summoning his panel martial soul at the same time.

His consciousness locked onto the task options at the bottom of the screen.

Tasks, as the name implied, were completed by accepting them to earn rewards.

There were two types of tasks. The first were basic tasks, similar to "Capture a hundred-year soul beast for the first time" or "Capture a thousand-year soul beast for the first time." The completion conditions were simple, and there were no time limits.

The second type were special tasks. Three were generated every day, and one could choose whether or not to accept them. They were more difficult than basic tasks, and some had time limits.

However, the rewards for these tasks were much more generous.

The rewards for basic tasks consisted entirely of soul power increases, Locke Berry, and Gulu Balls that could be purchased in the shop.

The special task rewards included these items as well, with additional rewards of other goods.

Song Mu glanced at the refreshed tasks. None of them could be completed at the moment, so he ignored them and only claimed the rewards for the basic tasks.

He gained several thousand Locke Berry and a small amount of soul power.

For the rest of the day, Song Mu stayed in his dormitory.

Soon, the day passed, and the next day remained clear.

After Song Mu got up, he said good morning to Wang Dong'er just like yesterday, narcissistically admired himself in the mirror for a bit, and greeted Mu En on his way downstairs to the cafeteria.

He hadn't even walked two steps when that familiar voice came from behind him again; it was truly just like yesterday.

Song Mu turned his head, and before the young man could speak, he said in advance, "What is it, Senior? Is Director Du looking for me?"

The young man nodded vigorously.

After finishing breakfast, Song Mu headed to Du Weilun's office once more, and Du Weilun led him to the Dean's office.

After Du Weilun escorted Song Mu inside, he took his leave.

Seeing Song Mu, Yan Shaozhe greeted him, "Student Song Mu, please sit."

Arriving before the spacious desk, Song Mu pulled out a chair and sat down.

After seeing Song Mu sit, Yan Shaozhe said:

"Student Song Mu, I will be straightforward. Your talent is enough to be called the number one in Shrek's Outer Court, and your martial soul's abilities have also left me astonished. Last night, after discussions among the academy's top brass, the academy has decided to cultivate you with all its might."

"First, you will bypass the evaluation and directly become a core disciple of the Outer Court's Martial Soul Department, and the department's resources will be tilted in your favor."

"Second, when your cultivation reaches level forty, you can enter the Inner Court directly without participating in the examinations."

"Third, in the future, the academy will send people to help you capture at least one hundred-thousand-year soul beast, as well as at least five soul beasts over ninety thousand years old."

"Furthermore, if you make contributions to the academy in the future, the academy will help you capture even more soul beasts."

After listening, Song Mu did not rush to answer.

Previously, Shrek had promised to take him to the Star Dou Forest to find a soul beast and awaken his martial soul.

Although they hadn't ended up going, they had agreed to it after all, and Mu En had even given his word.

There was also the matter of capturing soul beasts from the Beast Fighting Zone and having Shrek's people seal them so he could capture them easily.

These were all favors, but they were still within a controllable range.

Before coming here, Song Mu had already intended that if Yan Shaozhe offered him resources, he would not accept them.