Muye Comes Calling

At night, the portholes went dark, and the once-noisy ocean liner fell silent.

Tang Wulin leaped down from the deck.

From aboard the ship, the sea appeared calm and peaceful, but beneath the surface, undercurrents raged.

Tang Wulin had to follow closely in the ship's wake, or he would lose his way amid the waves.

Unfortunately, the current here ran against the ship's course. After swimming for only a short while, Tang Wulin began to feel strained.

A golden gleam flashed in his eyes. Dragon scales covered his body, his blood and qi surged, and his speed suddenly increased. Like a fish, he clung tightly to the ship's stern.

But the icy seawater continuously stole away his body heat, while the ceaseless waves washed him farther and farther away.

Tang Wulin had yet to reach his limit.

His eyes became golden vertical pupils. His blood and qi flowed in reverse, golden scales glimmered, and he accelerated in pursuit of the ship.

Who knew how much time passed.

Amid this repeated cycle of drifting away and closing in, Tang Wulin gradually began to feel exhausted.

At last, he roughly understood where the limits of his current stamina lay.

He surfaced. Just as he was about to use the Blue Silver Emperor to latch onto one of the ship's pillars and climb aboard, a wave of pressure descended, forcing him back down.

A hint of amusement flashed through Tang Wulin's eyes.

He had sensed a familiar presence aboard the ship earlier. Sure enough, the moment he left the school's sight, that person had come looking for him.

"Continue." A voice entered his ears, and immediately afterward, his soul power was sealed.

Tang Wulin stiffened. Then Muye tied him to the ship's stern.

Tang Wulin's face went blank. Why couldn't he escape this painful training even in this life?!

Given his current physical strength, Muye even added a little something extra.

As the waves tossed him up and down, Muye launched random attacks at him.

With his soul power sealed, Tang Wulin could only mobilize the power of his blood and qi to evade.

Back and forth, even his immense reserves of strength were nearly drained dry.

Tang Wulin gritted his teeth, his face somewhat pale from being soaked for so long. Seeing that Muye had no intention of releasing him, he hardened his heart. His blood and qi compressed, his spiritual power spread outward, and the surrounding waves instantly calmed.

Golden light flickered in Tang Wulin's eyes. The Golden Dragon King's sixth seal shattered, his aura rose steadily, and the Golden Dragon Spear shot from between his brows with an impassioned dragon's roar.

The waves froze in place.

Tang Wulin gave a low shout, and his Sea of Spirit surged backward.

Everything seemed like time rewinding. The waves retreated, then returned as Tang Wulin withdrew his spiritual power.

Tang Wulin slapped the sea surface and shot straight out of the water, landing on the deck.

By then, dawn had just broken.

Qiluo's figure flashed past, and her faint fragrance soothed Tang Wulin's exhaustion.

He lay on the deck, watching the blazing sun slowly rise.

Muye appeared beside him without saying a word.

Tang Wulin smiled. "Long time no see, Uncle Muye."

Muye snorted. "Those people who treasure you like some precious artifact didn't come out with you?"

Tang Wulin said helplessly, "I'm traveling. Why would my grandmasters come along?"

Muye said, "You'd better really be traveling."

Tang Wulin laughed awkwardly. "Uncle, you put me through hell. Aren't you giving me some compensation?"

Muye turned his face aside. "What do you want to eat?"

Tang Wulin's eyes lit up. There was actually an unexpected bonus?

A while later, Tang Wulin dried himself off, changed into fresh clothes, and walked out of the bathroom. He saw Muye carrying all kinds of food and setting them on the table in his room.

Every plate contained heavenly treasures.

Tang Wulin exclaimed sincerely, "Following you is truly wonderful."

Muye said, "Then just become my disciple."

Tang Wulin looked up suspiciously.

"You're not joking, are you? Didn't you dislike me because I'm from Shrek Academy?"

Muye said impatiently, "I don't care about that now, all right?"

Tang Wulin asked, "Do you have some history with Shrek?"

Muye glared. "Why do you have so much nonsense to say, brat?"

Tang Wulin quickly said, "Of course I'm willing to become your disciple. You're my senior martial uncle's friend, so I'm not worried you'll harm me. But you should at least tell me what this is about."

Muye considered it, and his expression turned serious. "Have you heard of the Body Sect?"

Tang Wulin nodded.

Muye said calmly, "I am the sect master of the current generation of the Body Sect."

Muye gave a somewhat tactful explanation of the Body Sect's decline. Tang Wulin then readily became his disciple.

After the ceremony, Tang Wulin began enjoying the food.

Muye watched with great satisfaction as his disciple finished every heavenly treasure.

"Very good," he said. "I'll teach you a secret technique. Use it during your training tonight."

Tang Wulin's expression stiffened, and he said with a bitter smile, "Understood, Teacher."

The cruise ship bound for Dou Ling drifted across the sea for four days, and Tang Wulin was brutally trained by Muye for all four.

One day, Muye took Tang Wulin to the depths of the sea to dig for treasures. By the time they returned to the surface, every golden scale on Tang Wulin's body had shattered. As a result, Muye changed that day's training plan to teaching Tang Wulin several new dishes.

The rest of the time, Tang Wulin was either being battered by the waves or being beaten by Muye.

When they came ashore, Tang Wulin let out a breath of stale air and felt utterly refreshed.

He was not afraid of hardship. Muye's training was exactly what he needed, and he was more than willing to let Muye help him improve.

What pleased him most was the many new treasures in his storage device.

Teacher Muye was good in that way—he often silently stuffed things into Tang Wulin's storage device.

Tang Wulin followed the crowd out of the dock.

At the same time, his soul communicator rang.

"Okay, I'll come over now." Tang Wulin answered the call.