Elder Xuan's Temperament, Princess Tang Comes Calling!

However, the moment Xian Lin'er extended the invitation, Yan Shaozhe immediately stepped in front of Gu Chen, refusing to let her see the Martial Soul Department's little treasure.

What a joke. Sending such an uncut gem to the Soul Guidance Department would be absurd.

Yan Shaozhe said bluntly, "Lin'er, give up on that idea. I won't let an outstanding Martial Soul Department student go study in the Soul Guidance Department. Besides, Gu Chen is the most exceptional student our academy has seen in ten thousand years. Even if Elder Mu personally asked me, I still wouldn't agree."

"You're so stingy!"

Xian Lin'er crossed her arms, looking somewhat disgruntled.

Fortunately, after acquiring an uncut gem like Huo Yuhao, the corners of her mouth gradually curled up, and she nearly laughed aloud.

Although Huo Yuhao had lost, the boy possessed twin martial souls and was deeply favored by Fan Yu. His future accomplishments certainly would not be low.

At that thought, Xian Lin'er smiled so broadly that she could barely close her mouth.

At that moment, Gu Chen stepped forward and said, "I think I can go learn about soul tools. It's not that I want to join the Soul Guidance Department. I simply believe I need to learn how to use and make them."

What!

The instant those words left his mouth, Yan Shaozhe exploded. He immediately turned around and urged, "Are you stupid? You don't understand anything, so why learn that garbage soul tool stuff? Hurry up and cultivate—that's what matters. You're already this strong at only Rank Seventeen. Won't you be even stronger once you reach three rings? The entire Martial Soul Department's future rests on you."

Gu Chen rolled his eyes.

Yan Shaozhe was still the ignorant dean of the Martial Soul Department, mistaking the development of the era for a trap set by the era.

Couldn't he handcraft Battle Armor in this age?

He wasn't some native.

His soul power advanced at a snail's pace. Douluo Star's current life level simply could not provide a great amount of heaven and earth origin energy, unless he cultivated inside the Life Ancient Tree every day.

But if he did that, the inner court students would have objections, and Mu En would not open that back door for him yet.

Since that was the case, he might as well do something meaningful.

Beside him, Xian Lin'er was overjoyed. She grabbed Gu Chen's hand and said excitedly, "Gu Chen, you really do have foresight. You're different from that country bumpkin Yan Shaozhe. That old bastard still hasn't broken through to Super Douluo because of certain reasons. I look down on him."

"Although the Soul Guidance Department is weak, it represents the trend of the era. If you can, come to the Soul Guidance Department every day. I'll have Fan Yu teach you personally."

Gu Chen nodded. "I'll go take a look when I have time."

"It's a deal!" Xian Lin'er held out her hand.

Gu Chen extended his left hand and clasped hers. "It's a deal!"

Yan Shaozhe's face turned green with rage, as if his wife had cheated on him right in front of him. Such a wound would be difficult to heal.

What a painful wound!

Forget it!

Gu Chen could go if he wanted. He was still part of the Martial Soul Department anyway. Learning about soul tools in his spare time was no big deal. It was also time for Yan Shaozhe to let go of his prejudice against soul tools.

Just then, Elder Xuan gnawed on a chicken leg and drank wine as he chuckled. "You're all chatting so happily, so I'll indulge my temperament for once as well. Gu Chen has performed well, so I'll make an exception and take him as my disciple. What do you think?"

He mainly had his eyes on Elder Mu's legacy and wanted to pass down his own legacy as well.

Yet the moment he said that, not only did Yan Shaozhe's expression change, but so did those of Xian Lin'er, Qian Duoduo, Du Weilun, and the other elders.

Gu Chen becoming Elder Xuan's disciple? How could that be allowed!

Gu Chen himself did not want to acknowledge Elder Xuan as his master and carry the title of disciple to a Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Church.

"No!!"

Yan Shaozhe and the others spoke in startling unison, rare unity forming among them.

The Martial Soul Department and Soul Guidance Department no longer stood apart. They joined forces to resist Elder Xuan taking a disciple.

The main issue was that Elder Xuan had little to teach and could easily lead a student astray. Every day, he ate, slept, woke up, and ate again. Whenever he ran out of food, he went looking for Elder Mu.

Such an elder was fine for fighting or guarding a gate, but letting him teach a disciple would truly ruin someone's future.

"You..."

Elder Xuan blew at his beard, reeking of wine, his eyes wide with anger.

Yet when he saw Yan Shaozhe and the others sheltering Gu Chen behind them, he silently sighed.

A bunch of juniors who had no respect for their elders. Why was taking a disciple so difficult?

Elder Xuan left dejectedly, like a lonely wanderer.

Then Yan Shaozhe turned to Gu Chen and said, "The rewards will be distributed tomorrow. Your core disciple status will be announced, and there'll be class assignments. Remember to come."

"Alright."

Gu Chen nodded in agreement, then left the assessment area. He hurried to the cafeteria for food, intending to wait for Princess Tang's arrival that night.

In the middle of the night, nearly all the lights in Shrek Academy's dormitories had gone out.

After going out for a meal with Ning Tian and the others, Gu Chen returned to his dorm alone to cultivate and restore his vigor.

After returning, he swallowed the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue that old Mu En had given him. He used his powerful bloodline to refine the energy contained within it, then took a cold shower before finally escaping the Whale Glue's side effects.

An ordinary person would explode and die immediately after consuming Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, but Gu Chen, who possessed the Dragon God Bloodline, would not. There was nothing the Dragon God Bloodline could not refine. The two bloodline powers within his body had an enormous demand for energy and could not be easily filled.

That was also why Gu Chen could fight above his rank. His soul power density differed from everyone else's.

Soon after, Gu Chen's soul power reached Rank Eighteen and a half.

Gu Chen silently sighed. "The Dragon God Bloodline is great, but its cultivation speed is comparable to a snail crawling. Before Douluo Star completes its evolution, it can't provide this much heaven and earth origin energy. Unless it's on the Dragon Horse Twin Stars, where Long Tianyang and the super divine artifact Ascension Dragon Pillar can help one quickly pass through the early stages."

"Still, in this Unrivaled Tang Sect era, a Dragon God Bloodline wielder is basically invincible once they reach five rings."

Just as he was sighing, he suddenly saw two black figures sneak in through the window. They were Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, both dressed in black.

It had to be said that although Princess Tang loved gambling, she was quite good at keeping her word.

She could afford to gamble and accepted the outcome. She followed through from beginning to end. She was a decent woman.

Gu Chen looked over the two exceptionally beautiful girls, crossed one leg over the other, and unconsciously revealed the smile unique to a villain.

So being a villain was this satisfying!

The female leads delivered themselves to his door, while Huo Yuhao kept watch over an empty dormitory and shed tears alone.

Xiao Xiao in particular truly inspired pity at first sight.

Princess Tang was still a little lacking for now, still disguised as a boy. Gu Chen did not expose her, merely cleared his throat and said, "You're here."

Wang Dong crossed her arms and lifted her delicate chin. "I can afford to gamble and accept defeat. Whenever I bet with someone, I've never broken an agreement. That's called gambling with integrity."

"That even rhymed. How many times have you lost before?" Gu Chen asked curiously.

Wang Dong frowned and thought about it seriously. "Only once. And it just happened to be to you."

Gu Chen said, "Then I feel rather embarrassed. I can only reluctantly become the first one."

Wang Dong furrowed her little brows, feeling that something about those words was strange, yet unable to pinpoint what was wrong.

That bastard Gu Chen only knew how to play with words!

She was so angry she trembled!

Veins bulged on Wang Dong's forehead as she felt the urge to smash him to death with a hammer.

Suddenly, Xiao Xiao pointed at the facilities around them and cried out, "Wang Dong, Gu Chen actually lives alone in this dorm! He even has a private bathroom, and all the furnishings are brand-new."

"What's there to envy..." Wang Dong had been about to retort, but after glancing around, she realized that there was a large bed in the dorm and everything was private.

Compared with this, their own place practically felt like a doghouse.

The academy actually gave him special treatment!

Even she, the young sect master of the Clear Sky Sect, had never received such treatment, yet Gu Chen, an outsider, was already enjoying it. It was infuriating.