Why Are There Words On Your Head? Then I'll Catch You!

Perhaps I'm just too desperate to encounter a soul beast with specific talents, to the point of hallucinating. Thinking this, Song Mu returned to his lounge chair to continue his nap.

Not long after, the sound of arguing coming from the dormitory building jolted Song Mu awake.

Song Mu looked up, intending to see what was happening, but the moment he caught sight of them, he couldn't look away.

Two people walked out; one had short blue hair, and the other had short powder-blue hair.

The one with short blue hair was Huo Yuhao, whom Song Mu had seen yesterday.

As for the youth with powder-blue hair, Song Mu deduced it must be Wang Dong.

What caught Song Mu's attention was not Wang Dong's appearance, which rivaled his own, but the six red characters floating above his head: Extraordinary Talent.

This must be that so-called soul beast with specific talent! Song Mu was overcome with excitement.

The person he had seen earlier in his daze with words above their head was indeed Wang Dong.

With a surge of soul power, the King Ball instantly appeared in Song Mu's hand. As long as he threw it and hit Wang Dong, his martial soul would be able to awaken.

However, Song Mu gripped the King Ball tightly, hesitating to make his move.

When he tried to capture Mu En and Huo Yuhao earlier, he had only done so out of playfulness; he knew deep down that the chances of success were slim to none.

But this was different. He could even feel the King Ball in his hand trembling, as if it would fly toward Wang Dong on its own if he just let go.

He wasn't acting now because he was weighing the pros and cons.

Wang Dong's identity was not simple. She had come to Shrek Academy disguised as a boy; her real name was Tang Wutong, and she was the daughter of the Sea God, Tang San.

If he captured her, Tang San would surely find out.

But what if he didn't? This was the first time in six years that Song Mu had seen talent displayed above someone's head.

Although a Title Douluo from Shrek would take him to the Star Dou Forest to find a soul beast in a month, what if he couldn't find a suitable one? Wouldn't that mean his martial soul would never awaken, leaving him stuck at level ten for the rest of his life?

Even though he didn't understand why Wang Dong, a human, met the capture criteria, Song Mu knew that if he missed this one, it would be hard to find another.

In the end, Song Mu decided to capture her. If something terrible happened, he would just release Wang Dong later.

He stood up abruptly, startling Mu En, who was nearby.

In the open space ahead, Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were already standing face-to-face, preparing to fight.

"Hey! You kid with the powder-blue hair, catch!"

Song Mu shouted toward Wang Dong while simultaneously whipping his right hand forward to throw the King Ball.

Wang Dong's attention was entirely focused on Huo Yuhao. Caught off guard by the shout, he didn't react in time and instinctively caught the red sphere flying toward him.

The moment he touched the sphere, Wang Dong felt a powerful suction force pulling from within it, and then he lost consciousness.

Everyone except Wang Dong only saw him freeze the moment he touched the sphere, remaining motionless in the posture of catching the ball. Mu En, however, noticed something unusual.

The red sphere broke free from Wang Dong's hand, flew into the air, wobbled, and then flew back into Song Mu's hand.

Song Mu clutched the ball, his eyes locked on the motionless Wang Dong.

After a dozen seconds, Wang Dong began to move.

He first looked at his palm, finding the red ball gone, then looked at Song Mu and saw the ball in his hand.

"What did you do!" Wang Dong shouted angrily at Song Mu.

Seeing that nothing else happened, Song Mu breathed a sigh of relief.

Wang Dong was still standing there, but his King Ball had indeed captured something. As for what it was, he wasn't entirely sure; he would have to go back to his dorm to find out.

"Nothing, I was just testing my soul skill. Sorry about that."

"You're a lunatic!" Wang Dong cursed.

On the other side, Huo Yuhao saw the red ball and remembered it was the same one Song Mu had asked him to touch yesterday, though he hadn't felt anything when he touched it.

Not thinking too much about it, his current priority was to fight this annoying roommate.

Huo Yuhao shouted, "Are you going to fight or not?"

Hearing this, Wang Dong turned his head, refocusing his attention on Huo Yuhao, and said, "Why wouldn't I?"

Seeing that Wang Dong was no longer paying attention to him, Song Mu hurriedly turned his consciousness inward, clearly feeling his martial soul awaken—a fact that thrilled him to his core.

Now, he needed to return to his dorm to study his martial soul and see the first soul beast he had ever captured.

"Old man, I'm heading out." With that, Song Mu walked quickly into the dormitory building.

Mu En's eyes were now fully open. He stared at Song Mu's back until he entered the dorm, then, with a ripple in space, Mu En and his lounge chair vanished.

Mu En had left, and neither Huo Yuhao nor Wang Dong noticed a thing.

The battle between the two finally began.

Wang Dong struck first, using his superior physical fitness to steadily suppress Huo Yuhao.

But that was all he could do.

Huo Yuhao seemed to be able to predict Wang Dong's movements in advance; every time Wang Dong made a move, Huo Yuhao was already prepared to counter it.

Suddenly, Wang Dong felt as if his head had been struck by a hammer, a sharp pain surging through him. By the time he recovered, Huo Yuhao had already lunged at him.

Wang Dong knew that if he let Huo Yuhao grapple him, he would lose.

How could he accept defeat at the hands of this trash soul master who only possessed a single white soul ring?

Wang Dong's soul power surged violently. He released his martial soul, instantly blasting Huo Yuhao away.

Huo Yuhao was sent flying, slamming hard into the ground and letting out a miserable cry.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't use your martial soul!"

Before the fight, Wang Dong had boasted that he could defeat him without even using his martial soul. By releasing it now, wasn't he just acting like a sore loser because he knew he was about to be beaten?

Huo Yuhao glared viciously at Wang Dong, his hands clenched into tight fists.

Wang Dong retracted his martial soul and strolled leisurely over to Huo Yuhao, sneering, "I have a martial soul, why shouldn't I use it? Do you think everyone's martial soul is as trashy as yours, so pathetic you don't even dare to manifest it?"

"Now, I'll give you two choices: stay in the dorm and follow my rules, or get lost."

Huo Yuhao felt as though Wang Dong had become a completely different person; the tone he used in the dorm earlier was worlds apart from his current demeanor.

The words he was speaking now were almost identical to the taunts he had endured back at the Duke's Mansion.

At that moment, he desperately wanted to charge forward and fight this detestable guy to the death.

But he couldn't. He had worked so hard to get into Shrek to study and grow stronger, holding onto the hope of taking his revenge. He didn't want to leave.

"I will follow your rules," Huo Yuhao whispered, hiding the murderous intent in his eyes.

"You're smart enough to know your place," Wang Dong snorted, turning around and walking toward the dormitory.

Huo Yuhao climbed up from the ground, staring at Wang Dong's retreating back, secretly swearing that once he became strong, he would make Wang Dong pay back a hundredfold!