Setting Off, Heading to Shrek!

"Brother Yuhao, this is..."

A treasure! It had to be a treasure! This strange fruit could actually make his martial soul react? Could it be one of those legendary immortal herbs?

Bei Bei was deeply astonished. When he learned that this was merely the payment for taking Huo Yuhao to Shrek City, he became even more at a loss.

"This is a fruit I picked up on the road before. It looks like some kind of medicinal herb, but I don't know how to use it. I want to use this to ask Brother Bei Bei to take me to Shrek City."

Huo Yuhao said. All of that was just an excuse. He did not know where he would go in the future anyway, so he might as well visit Shrek City. Besides, Huo Yuhao had always yearned for Shrek. Even if he could not join Shrek, it would still be nice to take a look.

"I can do that. But this is surely an extremely precious medicinal herb. How about this, little Yuhao—do you want to join Shrek Academy?"

After thinking for a moment, Bei Bei decided that while he really wanted this strange fruit, he did not want to take advantage of Huo Yuhao.

He could find a way to get Huo Yuhao into Shrek Academy. If the fruit proved useful to him, he could gather resources to cultivate the boy. If it was useless, he could at least secure Huo Yuhao a place as an outer academy student.

An outer academy student of Shrek—this was also an exceptionally valuable status.

"Huh? Join Shrek Academy? Me?"

Huo Yuhao pointed at himself in surprise.

Could he study at Shrek Academy? Really?

"Mm. I have a special admission slot. If you're willing, little brother Huo, I can use it to exchange for that apple in your hand."

Bei Bei continued, "Don't worry, I won't take advantage of you."

No matter what, Bei Bei had to obtain a treasure that could resonate with his bloodline. It was only a special admission slot; it was no big deal.

Of course, this special admission slot was not from the Tang Sect. Bei Bei had his own connections.

As Shrek's number-one privileged insider, getting a special admission slot was hardly difficult.

"Alright!"

Huo Yuhao's eyes lit up. That was Shrek! The holy land every soul master on the Douluo Continent dreamed of!

"Good. Once Xia Ya finishes absorbing her soul ring, we'll head back."

The two completed their transaction, and Tianmeng's voice appeared in Huo Yuhao's mind.

"Brother Tianmeng? You're awake?"

"What do you mean, 'big brother'? Just call me Brother Tianmeng from now on."

Tianmeng rubbed his still-aching face. That guy had really shown no mercy!

Earlier, while Xia Liang had been feeding Electrolux a regeneration potion, Tianmeng had secretly taken a drink from the side and accidentally drank himself unconscious.

Tianmeng's strength had been severely depleted before. Having so much life energy replenished at once was more than his body could handle, so he had passed out instantly. Xia Liang had only just "gently" woken him up.

"Where's Brother Xia Liang?"

"Him? I don't know where he went. It looked like he passed through a door and left."

Tianmeng did not know where Xia Liang had gone either. After waking up, he had received an order to protect Huo Yuhao, and then Xia Liang had summoned a purple door and left.

Minecraft...

"The potions will have to be brewed slowly."

One-tenth of the potions had been used while restoring Electrolux's life force. Mainly because Xia Liang had no real use for potions here—this was not Hardcore Mode. If he died, he could just respawn at any time. As for the potions, they had either been brewed earlier or dropped by witches.

Fortunately, he had plenty of Glistering Melons. Healing potions should work too, though their effect would only last an instant.

After simply setting up an automated potion-brewing line, Xia Liang sorted the items into chests and hoppers, and that was that.

About half an hour later, Xia Liang returned to Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness.

"Little Yuhao, is my grilled fish ready...?"

Tang Ya watched Huo Yuhao grill fish while acting coquettishly. She could not help it—absorbing the soul ring had consumed too much soul power. Although she had rations, how could they compare to little Yuhao's grilled fish?

Within the sea of consciousness, Xia Liang looked at Huo Yuhao's grilled fish and suddenly thought of the boy's body.

The current Huo Yuhao was a thoroughly bad boy. How bad? He was severely malnourished.

Now that Xia Liang was here, he certainly could not let Huo Yuhao keep going hungry. Besides, the automatic slaughterhouse Xia Liang had built before for the sake of freedom to maintain moisture seemed never to have stopped running. It was probably overflowing by now.

The next second, a palm-sized piece of pork appeared directly in Xia Liang's hand.

"Here, eat some meat. There's plenty."

Xia Liang directly placed a stack each of raw beef and cooked beef into Huo Yuhao's little chest, along with quite a few carrots and potatoes.

"Brother Xia Liang, you're back?"

Hearing Xia Liang's voice, Huo Yuhao was delighted. Then he sensed that quite a few items had appeared in his little chest.

"Brother Bei Bei, Sister Xia Ya, I have some meat here. Let's grill it together."

Huo Yuhao spoke to Bei Bei and Tang Ya in front of him. Naturally, he would not keep it all to himself.

"Sure, sure!"

Bei Bei did not particularly care, but Tang Ya was thrilled. The grilled fish was already so delicious—wouldn't grilled meat be even better?

Then Huo Yuhao took several pieces of meat from the little chest.

"Hmm?!"

Tang Ya froze at once. Huo Yuhao held more than ten steaks, each one the size of two palms. Every piece required both hands to hold.

Huo Yuhao's hands were naturally not that large. Unable to steady the pile, the stacked meat toppled down.

Fortunately, he was not alone. Tang Ya reacted quickly, summoning several strands of Blue Silver Grass to bind the chunks of meat before they could hit the ground.

"Thank you, Sister Xia Ya."

"It's nothing, it's nothing! Hurry up and grill the meat!"

Tang Ya's eyes shone. With so much meat, she could finally eat her fill tonight!!!

After a hearty meal, Xia Liang also learned about the current situation.

"So you can join Shrek Academy? That Bei Bei gave you the slot?"

Xia Liang listened in the sea of consciousness as Huo Yuhao described his deal with Bei Bei. He had not expected Huo Yuhao to end up going to Shrek Academy after all. Forget it, it was a small matter. It was on the way anyway. When they got there, he could see whether any gods would panic over some trivial matter and lash out desperately. He could also let Huo Yuhao see Shrek's true face.

"Let's go! Back to school!"

After the group traveled at full speed, Bei Bei and Tang Ya finally returned to Shrek Academy.

Three statues came into view. Xia Liang had no comment on the bespectacled man in the middle or the woman on the right. The one most deserving of commentary was that Grandmaster. He was truly outstanding among men—he had taught a god, after all!

Then came the seven statues behind them. Naturally, the most handsome one was Tang San. Xia Liang could sense a strange power contained within that stone statue. It was probably the power of faith.

Like soul rings, Shrek Academy's teaching buildings were divided into four colors: white, yellow, purple, and black. The teaching buildings in the distance belonged to the soul tool department.

"Save me..."

That strange voice entered Xia Liang's ears again, exceptionally clear.

Xia Liang looked over lightly. At the end of his gaze stood a massive Golden Tree.

So it really is you, the plane's consciousness.

With Bei Bei leading the way, Huo Yuhao's enrollment went smoothly—except when it came time to pay the gold soul coins.

Shrek's tuition for one academic year actually cost ten gold soul coins, and that did not include meals. If a student failed the assessment or withdrew midway, the tuition would not be refunded.

"I forgot that Yuhao, you're short on money."

Xia Liang suddenly remembered that the Douluo Continent required money. Gold soul coins... they were gold, right?

"Brother Xia Liang, you have money?"

Huo Yuhao, who had felt somewhat inferior because of worldly matters, heard Xia Liang's question and asked.

"Wait a moment."

Xia Liang returned to his house through a portal, then opened the chest where he stored gold blocks. The entire chest was packed full of gold blocks.

Xia Liang took out one and put it in his inventory.

"Logically speaking, one block should occupy one cubic meter. This much gold should be enough."

Then Xia Liang returned to Huo Yuhao's sea of consciousness.

"What is this?"

Watching Xia Liang place a golden cube on the ground, Huo Yuhao asked in confusion. He had a vague guess, but that could not be possible, right?

Who would have nothing better to do than turn gold into this shape?

"Gold."

Huo Yuhao: "..."

Looking down at the plain, unremarkable gold—no, gold block—beneath him, Huo Yuhao did not know what to say. This...

Just as Huo Yuhao was at a loss, Tang Ya outside saw Huo Yuhao's teacher assignment.

"Zhou Yi? Why is it that old hag?"

Hearing that name, Xia Liang raised an eyebrow. Still Zhou Yi? Yuhao had arrived so early, yet it was still her? Forget it. It was not important.

After receiving his dormitory key, Huo Yuhao came before Mu En, one of the strongest people in the world.

"Grandpa, I'm a new student here to move into the dormitory. Do you need to inspect my freshman badge?"

Huo Yuhao remained very polite. Mu En gazed deeply at him. There was something strange about the boy, something he could not understand.

Of course, Mu En did not care. Shrek was, after all, a gathering place for monsters.

"Go on. Dormitory 108 is the third room on the left side of the first floor. Starting from the fourth floor are the girls' dormitories, so you are not allowed up there. If you're caught, you'll be expelled."

"Thank you, Grandpa."

Huo Yuhao thanked him and easily found his dormitory according to the old man's directions.

The dormitory had been unoccupied for a long time and was covered in dust. Huo Yuhao's first task was to clean it up.

After cleaning the dormitory, Huo Yuhao bought some daily necessities.

Once he had finished settling in, it was naturally time to cultivate.

The cultivation method Huo Yuhao practiced now was certainly not the Mysterious Heaven Skill. It was a technique Bei Bei had sponsored out of friendship. Though it could not compare to the Mysterious Heaven Skill, it was still far superior to the trash found outside.

While Huo Yuhao cultivated outside, Xia Liang and the others chatted within the sea of consciousness.

There was good news. After so much time, Electrolux had finally awakened.

"Thank you, young friend, for providing me with life force. This old man, Electrolux, offers you his thanks."

"You're welcome. There will be many matters in the future where I'll need your help, Senior."

Xia Liang replied politely. Minecraft items would surely undergo changes in the future, but he himself was not particularly good at research. He needed to find a suitable candidate.

Thus, Xia Liang chose Electrolux as his researcher. His qualifications were absolutely sufficient.

After all, who would not want to see battle armor forged from Netherite?