As he pondered, his eyes drifted toward the old man lying in front of the dormitory.
Song Mu knew who he was. He was the strongest person at Shrek Academy, a Level 99 Limit Douluo: Dragon God Mu En.
His talent could definitely be called the best at Shrek, and so could his strength. If Song Mu captured him, Shrek would have to think twice before trying anything against him.
It could work. Practice was the sole criterion for testing truth. If he wanted to try, then he should give it a shot.
Having made up his mind, Song Mu got up and went downstairs.
He came to the front of the building and looked at Mu En on the lounge chair, wondering how he could get Mu En to touch the King Ball without arousing suspicion.
Ah, got it.
Song Mu summoned the King Ball and walked toward the lounge chair.
"Ah, what lovely weather today."
Hearing the familiar voice, Mu En raised his eyes slightly.
Song Mu didn't stop until he was right in front of the lounge chair. He looked down.
"Hey, my shoelace came undone." As he spoke, he shoved the King Ball in his hand into Mu En's and said, "Grandpa, could you hold this for a second? I'll tie my shoe."
Even after Song Mu had tied his shoelace, the King Ball still hadn't reacted. He could only stand up and, with a sigh, put it away.
"Thanks, Grandpa." With that, he walked off without looking back. He didn't head for the dormitory, but instead set off toward Shrek's store.
The letter Chen Yunlin had sent to Shrek had naturally mentioned the details of Song Mu's Martial Soul. Mu En had understood what Song Mu was trying to do.
It was a ridiculous idea, but it was certainly the sort of thing a boy his age would try.
Still, if this Martial Soul could really capture human Soul Masters, then it would be remarkable.
Mu En closed his eyes again.
About ten minutes passed before Mu En sensed Song Mu returning.
He came back to Mu En's side, making the old man wonder if the boy still hadn't given up and wanted to try again. But Song Mu's next move made Mu En find the whole thing rather amusing.
Song Mu used his Soul Power to take a lounge chair he had just bought at the store out of his Soul Tool.
He had only meant to find a chair, but he hadn't expected them to sell lounge chairs. It just wasn't the same model as Mu En's.
After setting it down, Song Mu lay back just like Mu En and took out a book. The cover read Soul Beast Encyclopedia.
It was his favorite book, and he took it out to leaf through almost every day. Its once-smooth pages had grown a little rough from all the handling.
Song Mu had long since decided that once his Martial Soul Awakening succeeded, he would catch every Soul Beast mentioned in the book!
An old man and a young boy lay side by side beneath the dormitory, looking just like a grandfather and grandson. Passing students couldn't help glancing at the two of them.
Another ten minutes passed, and a clear voice rang out in front of them.
"Hello, Grandpa. I'm a new student, here to move into the dormitory. Would you like to check my new-student badge?"
Song Mu looked up and saw a blue-haired boy standing in front of Mu En's lounge chair. The most striking thing about him was his pair of bright blue eyes.
Blue hair, handsome eyes, polite manners. This had to be the Child of Destiny, Huo Yuhao. Song Mu thought.
Hmm, could Huo Yuhao meet the requirements? After all, in a certain sense, Huo Yuhao's talent was even better than Mu En's. Maybe it would work?
While Song Mu was pondering, Mu En had already checked Huo Yuhao's new-student badge, and Huo Yuhao was about to leave.
Song Mu hurriedly called out, "Hey, classmate, wait a moment."
Huo Yuhao stopped and looked at Song Mu. "Hello. Is there something you need?"
"Could I ask you to touch this?" Song Mu took out the King Ball and held it out.
Huo Yuhao had never been good at turning down other people's requests, especially such a simple one. Although he didn't know what Song Mu was getting at, he agreed.
He stepped forward and placed his palm against the red ball.
Ten seconds passed, but nothing happened.
Seeing this, Song Mu felt a little deflated. "All right, thank you."
"No problem."
After Huo Yuhao left, Song Mu picked up his book again. He glanced casually at Mu En beside him and noticed the old man's mouth seemed to be turned up in a faint smile.
That old man was definitely laughing at him, Song Mu thought.
Looks like he could only wait for someone from Shrek to come find him. Sigh. A Soul Beast with a particular talent—what exactly counted as a particular talent?
This Martial Soul didn't even bother to explain itself. He'd stop thinking about it. Song Mu turned his attention back to the Soul Beast Encyclopedia.
Before long, he fell asleep while reading.
Time passed slowly. By the time Song Mu woke up, it was already evening.
Mu En was gone, and so was the lounge chair. A blanket covered Song Mu; it was the one Mu En had used during the day.
"Mmm... I'll grab some food, then go back to sleep."
Song Mu got up, put away both the blanket and the lounge chair, and headed to the cafeteria.
After eating, he returned to the dormitory, washed up, and went to sleep.
The next day, after breakfast, he returned to the front of the dormitory.
Mu En had arrived early. Song Mu marveled that old people really did get up early.
After setting up his lounge chair, Song Mu lay down and pulled out not the Soul Beast Encyclopedia, but a clean, neatly folded blanket.
Song Mu handed the blanket to Mu En. "Grandpa, here's your blanket."
Looking at the white blanket, Mu En didn't take it. "If you don't mind an old man like me, you can keep it."
"Sure. Thanks, Grandpa."
Song Mu didn't stand on ceremony and put the blanket away.
Who knew how many years this blanket had been with Mu En, the Light-Attribute Limit Douluo? It was soaked through with light-attributed Soul Power. When draped over him, it made his whole body feel warm.
"Grandpa, do you know who I am?"
Song Mu suddenly spoke.
Mu En glanced at him. "Oh? Are you some important figure, that even an old man like me needs to know who you are?"
Song Mu pursed his lips after getting snubbed, then continued, "Grandpa, you're an elder of the academy, right? I'm Song Mu, and my older brother is Chen Yunlin."
When Mu En nodded, Song Mu continued, "Then you know about my Martial Soul too, right? When will the academy take me to catch a Soul Beast?"
"There's a lot to do at the start of the school year. Someone will contact you in a month."
Getting a definite answer, Song Mu felt relieved and said happily, "Great. Thanks, Grandpa."
He was about to take out the Soul Beast Encyclopedia and read, just like the day before, when Song Mu suddenly yawned.
Looks like he'd stayed up too late thinking about his Martial Soul Awakening last night and had gotten up too early today.
Song Mu decided to sleep for a while first. He'd see about the rest after waking up.
It was still the day for new-student registration, and students streamed in and out of the dormitory building.
As Song Mu drifted in and out of sleep, he seemed to see six big characters above someone's head: "Incredible Talent."
There were words above that person's head. How was that possible?
Could it be?!
Song Mu instantly came fully awake. He jumped to his feet and looked around.
But he didn't see any words above anyone's head.
Had he seen it wrong? Song Mu scratched his head, got up, and walked around the dormitory building, but he still didn't see words above anyone's head.
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