Should I Call You Master Su Yuntao?

Master, Flender, and Tang San were utterly shocked. This—how could this be? A Nine Thousand Year Soul Ring had turned into a ten-thousand-year one?!

Flender said in surprise, "Xiao Yu, what's going on? The ages of your soul rings have all increased, and your Nine Thousand Year Soul Ring has even turned into a black ten-thousand-year one!"

Ye Yu could hardly hide his excitement. "Teacher, Dean Flender, this is the second skill of my External Soul Bone. After I use it, the age of my soul rings increases! Right now, with half my face hollowfied, each soul ring's age increases by one thousand years, so my Nine Thousand Year Soul Ring has reached ten thousand years and become black. If I use Complete Hollowfication, then each soul ring's age increases by two thousand years. And unlike the first skill, the increase in age will grow as my strength improves."

Master and Flender immediately understood. This second ability was also terrifyingly powerful. It could actually increase the age of soul rings! And with his current strength at level thirty, it could already raise them by so many years. Then when he became stronger in the future, just how much would their ages increase?

Flender sighed in astonished relief. "Xiao Yu, thank goodness you insisted that I hunt the Heavenly Void Power Demon Bull. The two skills attached to this External Soul Bone are truly terrifying."

Tang San was extremely envious. "Brother Yu is amazing. After hollowfication, his first soul ring is equivalent to two thousand years, and his second soul ring has even reached ten thousand years. My first soul ring is four hundred years. Compared to Brother Yu, the gap is so huge."

Tang San gave a bitter laugh, and Master comforted him. "Xiao San, a four-hundred-year first soul ring is already extremely rare. You and Xiao Yu are both genius monsters. It's just that Xiao Yu's physique is far too special. If you were placed outside, you would already be a top-tier genius."

Tang San knew that. He really did count as a top-tier genius. It was just that being beside Ye Yu made him seem very ordinary.

With a thought, Ye Yu pressed his right hand against the hollowfied mask on the right side of his face. As his hand lifted the mask, dark red energy surged out and scattered, and the hollowfied mask on his face vanished with it.

At the same time, the soul rings lingering around Ye Yu changed back to their previous colors, and the black soul ring became a dazzling purple soul ring.

Master was extremely satisfied. "This mission is already complete. Xiao San and Xiao Yu have both gained tremendously. Let's head back now."

Xiao Yu faced Flender and gave him a salute, saying gratefully, "Dean Flender, sorry to trouble you. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to obtain these two powerful soul rings."

Flender said, "It was nothing. However, you must enter the Shrek Academy I founded in the future."

Ye Yu nodded. "Of course. I'll definitely go."

After that, Ye Yu and the others left the Soul Hunting Forest, while Flender departed and returned to Shrek.

The three of them headed toward Nuoding City. Master said, "We'll go to Spirit Hall first in a bit. Nuoding City has a Spirit Hall Branch. Go there for your advancement appraisal, obtain your exclusive Badge, and you'll also receive a subsidy every month."

"Got it, Teacher. Xiao San and I can go. You should head back and rest."

Master had been injured earlier. Although he had recovered after Ye Yu's Healing, his stamina and energy had been greatly drained, and he looked somewhat tired.

Warmth filled Master's heart, and he nodded. "Mm. Then you two go."

After they arrived in Nuoding City, Master returned to Nuoding Junior Academy. Ye Yu and Tang San asked passersby for directions, and soon arrived at Nuoding City's Spirit Hall Branch.

Just as they were about to enter, they were stopped by the two guards at the entrance, who crossed the long spears in their hands to block the way.

"Where did these children come from? This isn't a place you can just enter as you please."

The soul power fluctuations on the two guards were very faint. They were not even soul masters. As guards of Spirit Hall, they were only at this level, which showed Nuoding City's status in the Heavenly Dou Empire.

Nuoding City was very remote and was not considered a major city. From the level of its Spirit Hall, one could see the importance of each city within the Heavenly Dou Empire. Clearly, Nuoding City's Spirit Hall was very low grade.

Ye Yu pointed at the school uniform he was wearing and said, "We're students of Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy. Our teacher told us to come here to test our Soul Power Level."

The guards looked at Ye Yu and Tang San's uniforms. When they saw the emblem on the uniforms, their faces filled with envy. As men in their twenties facing two six-year-old boys, their tone became much more polite.

"So you're students of Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy. Please go in. Once you're inside, find Soul Grandmaster Ma Xiunuo on the first floor. He'll help you test your soul power."

The two guards stepped aside, and Ye Yu and Tang San entered.

The two guards were extremely envious. "If I'd been able to enter Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy back then, maybe I could have become a soul master. But shouldn't Nuoding Junior Academy have tools for testing soul power? Only soul masters coming for advancement would come here for an appraisal. Why did those two come all the way here to test?"

"No idea, and there's no need to think too much about it. If they want to enter this place, we still have to politely let them in."

Ye Yu and Tang San entered and looked at the magnificent Spirit Hall. Although it was a low-grade Spirit Hall, it was still spacious and imposing. The domed ceiling of the hall was covered in all kinds of landscape murals, while the walls were carved with golden patterns that glittered brightly. It looked luxurious without losing its ancient simplicity.

After entering, Ye Yu and Tang San ran into someone familiar. It was Su Yuntao, who had been responsible for carrying out their Martial Soul Awakening, the single dog martial soul—no, the Lone Wolf martial soul.

Tang San stepped forward and said, "Master Su Yuntao."

Su Yuntao looked over, but for a moment he could not remember who this child was. He only felt that he had seen him somewhere before.

"You are?"

Tang San said, "We're the children you were responsible for awakening in Holy Soul Village before. I'm Tang San. My martial soul is Blue Silver Grass."

When Tang San said this, Su Yuntao immediately remembered. If it had been children from some other village, he might not have remembered even with a reminder, but when he had been responsible for the awakening in Holy Soul Village, two children with innate full soul power had appeared, and both had Waste Martial Souls. That had left a deep impression on him. So as soon as Tang San reminded him, he remembered.

"So it's you. Why did you come here?" Su Yuntao was extremely puzzled.

Ye Yu said, "Su Yuntao, we came for an advancement appraisal and to test our Soul Power Level while we're at it."

Ye Yu's Soul Power Level did not need to be tested. With Innate Full Soul Power Level 30, after obtaining two soul rings, he had directly reached level thirty. But he believed that after obtaining his third soul ring, he would directly leap several levels in a row. The reason he had not leapt to over level thirty now was because he had not yet obtained his third soul ring.

Hearing this, after a brief moment of surprise, Su Yuntao frowned slightly and said, "I remember your name is Ye Yu, right? Watch how you address me. I am, at any rate, a level twenty-six Soul Grandmaster. I'm very surprised that you've come for an advancement appraisal, but even if you've become soul masters, you still need to be polite to me. Learn from Tang San. Don't think that just because you've become soul masters, you can disrespect me."

Su Yuntao was very surprised inside. These two children had reached level eleven and become soul masters so quickly? But after his surprise, he felt unhappy.

When Tang San addressed him, he still called him Master Su Yuntao. But when Ye Yu addressed him, he called him directly by name.

When he had carried out their Martial Soul Awakening before, he had seemed proud, and he had the standing for it. Now, facing them, he could still be proud, after all, he was level twenty-six.

Ye Yu asked, "You also want me to address you as Master Su Yuntao? Are you sure?"

Su Yuntao said unhappily, "Of cour—"

However, before he could say the word "course," he abruptly stopped!

Su Yuntao's eyes suddenly widened, filled with disbelief!

Ye Yu released his soul power, and Su Yuntao sensed that it was not just level eleven!

Ye Yu controlled his soul power to level twenty-one, so Su Yuntao could only sense that it was level twenty-one.