I Am Song Mu, Your Master

Furthermore, judging by Tang San's various actions in the original work, he cannot personally intervene in the lower realm for quite some time; it will be at least several years before he can descend himself.

Moreover, Tang San's primary target must be Huo Yuhao. With him there to attract Tang San's attention, Song Mu is relatively safe.

Setting aside thoughts of Tang San, Song Mu refocused his attention on Wang Dong'er.

Only a soul, no physical body—can she even be released? Song Mu wondered.

He gave it a try, and sure enough, she could not be released. A prompt popped up, instructing him to heal this soul beast first.

It can even heal? Song Mu rummaged through the interface and found the healing option at the very bottom.

After selecting it, a prompt appeared: "Spend 710 Locke Berry. Confirm healing?"

Locke Berry must be the exclusive currency for this martial soul. Song Mu tried selecting confirm, and the healing was successful.

This was unexpected. He decided not to rush into releasing Wang Dong'er, choosing instead to first understand the functions of this panel.

In a room with pink and blue tones, a young girl lay quietly on a large bed. With long, pale blue hair and a white dress, she looked exactly like the model displayed on the panel.

The girl was none other than Wang Dong'er.

Her long eyelashes fluttered slightly, as if she were about to wake up.

"Ugh..."

Wang Dong'er slowly opened her eyes, looking hazily at the room before her.

She propped herself up, rubbed her eyes, and thought groggily: Why am I in bed? Didn't I remember being about to have a fight with that new roommate?

Looking around again, Wang Dong'er was astonished to find that she was in a room within the Clear Sky Sect.

"Why am I home? Didn't I go to Shrek to attend school?"

Confusion flooded her mind, and Wang Dong'er decided to go find her Big Uncle and Second Uncle to ask what was going on.

Passing by a mirror, her peripheral vision caught the figure reflected within, and it instantly grabbed her attention.

She spun around quickly, staring at herself in the mirror in disbelief, discovering that this was a face she had never seen before.

"This is... me?"

Wang Dong'er's palms trembled as she touched her face; the sensation was real—she wasn't dreaming.

This series of shocks caused fear to rise rapidly in her heart. But the moment the fear emerged, it completely dissipated.

A voice appeared in the depths of her heart, telling her that this was her true appearance, that this was the real her.

The real me? All of Wang Dong'er's fear transformed into confusion.

Just then, Wang Dong'er sensed something outside the door calling to her.

Perhaps that was the answer to her confusion.

Following her intuition, Wang Dong'er lifted her feet and walked slowly to the door, reaching out to push it open.

Suddenly, a flash of white light erupted, and Wang Dong'er couldn't help but close her eyes.

When she opened her eyes again, she found that she had arrived in a new place.

On the bed in front of her sat a golden-haired boy of similar age, cross-legged. For some reason, the boy made her feel very close to him.

Wang Dong'er observed the room again and found that the decor and layout were very similar to the dorms at Shrek Academy.

She looked back at the boy without speaking.

Song Mu watched as Wang Dong'er stood there, noticing him first, then shifting her gaze to observe the dormitory, and finally returning her focus to him.

Judging by the panel alone, Song Mu already thought Wang Dong'er was beautiful enough, but seeing her in person, she was actually even more stunning.

As their eyes met, Song Mu spoke first.

"Ahem, let me introduce myself. My name is Song Mu. My martial soul can capture soul beasts, and you are the first soul beast I have captured. In other words, I am your master."

After saying this, Song Mu clearly saw Wang Dong'er's eyes tremble, though she still did not speak.

It seems she doesn't believe the fact that she is a soul beast at all, Song Mu thought.

"Your consciousness must still be stuck at the moment you were about to fight your roommate."

"In truth, you are a Radiant Goddess Butterfly. The reason you still maintain a human form is because you are a transformed soul beast."

"Originally, your physical body was destroyed, and your soul was stuffed into the body of that pink-and-blue-haired boy, temporarily taking control of the body. When I captured the soul beast, I caught your soul as well."

"As for your current body, I reshaped it for you. This is your original appearance." As he spoke, Song Mu pulled out a mirror and held it up to Wang Dong'er.

To Song Mu's surprise, Wang Dong'er showed no reaction when she looked into the mirror.

Has she accepted her identity? So quickly?

If Wang Dong'er believed it, that was for the best. If she didn't, there was plenty of time in the future to slowly convince her.

Song Mu put the mirror away and continued, "You are my first soul beast, and perhaps the one with the best talent and the most worth cultivating. I say all this because I want there to be no barriers between us; we will be fighting side by side from now on."

"Alright, if you have any questions, feel free to ask me. As long as I know the answer, I can tell you."

Wang Dong'er finally spoke, uttering her first words to Song Mu.

"Have you ever been to the Clear Sky Sect?"

"Hm? No, why do you ask?"

Song Mu was taken aback by this inexplicable question.

"When I woke up, I found myself lying in a room with the exact same layout as my own. My home is at the Clear Sky Sect."

Hearing this, Song Mu thought for a moment and quickly realized the reason.

"You were inside my martial soul just now. My martial soul creates an environment based on the place you are most familiar with, which is also where you stay whenever I retract you."

Song Mu took out the King Ball and showed it to Wang Dong'er.

"Any other questions?"

Wang Dong'er was silent for a while before asking, "Can I go back?"

"Of course."

Song Mu snapped his fingers. Immediately, Wang Dong'er felt that familiar pull again, and the next moment she opened her eyes, she was back in her room.

Walking over to the bed to sit down, Wang Dong'er recalled everything Song Mu had just said. His words gave her an inexplicable sense of trust, making her truly believe that she was a soul beast.

However, she knew she couldn't blindly accept that inexplicable trust or let herself be led around by others. She needed to calm down and think carefully.

Watching Wang Dong'er vanish from the dormitory, Song Mu let out a long sigh of relief.

He had expected this meeting to be unpleasant, but as it turned out, they had gotten along reasonably well.

Perhaps Wang Dong'er's behavior was largely due to his martial soul, which prevented her from feeling any hostility toward him.

All that remained was a wariness of the unknown.

How they would get along in the future would depend on Wang Dong'er's attitude toward him.

Just now, while exploring his martial soul, Song Mu had figured out how he had successfully healed Wang Dong'er.

After his martial soul fully awakened, ten thousand Locke Berry appeared in his inventory as starting capital, but there was nothing else besides that.

This martial soul had quite a few functions, and he would need to spend some time getting to know them better.