The Transformed Light-Breaking Demon, Yan Shaozhe's Embarrassment

The entire process melded together seamlessly, without any of the pain or abnormalities he had expected. It was as though Light-Breaking Demon had always been a part of his body and was merely returning to it now.

After the super-intelligent Slightly at his side explained things to Lu Yuan, he understood Elder Yi's specific method.

As a Soul Bone that could be given away alongside the Ice Blast Soul Bone in the original story, Light-Breaking Demon had never been of low age, probably around eighty to ninety thousand years. After Elder Yi used the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Rubber and Lu Yuan's blood essence, he relied on Lu Yuan's Ultimate Light to help Light-Breaking Demon make a further breakthrough, raising it to the hundred-thousand-year level. Given the natural compatibility between Lu Yuan's blood essence and Light-Breaking Demon, the current Light-Breaking Demon could be regarded entirely as a part of Lu Yuan. Even if Lu Yuan died, Light-Breaking Demon would no longer separate from his body.

After quietly sensing it for a while, Lu Yuan understood the soul skill Light-Breaking Demon had brought him.

Holy Light!

Because Light-Breaking Demon's extreme demon-breaking attribute had fused with Lu Yuan's Ultimate Light, the reborn Light-Breaking Demon had evolved to gain a holy attribute.

This soul skill could simply fire high-energy, highly destructive holy beams, use Holy Light to condense all kinds of weapons, or add an additional holy attribute to Lu Yuan's existing soul skills!

Moreover, due to Light-Breaking Demon's demon-breaking attribute, the holy attribute derived from it dealt an additional one hundred percent damage against darkness, evil, death, and similar attributes! Not only that, after purifying such evil energy, Light-Breaking Demon could absorb part of the purified energy to strengthen itself and even further evolve in quality.

After carefully sensing Light-Breaking Demon's effects, Lu Yuan began his seated meditation for the night.

On the second day of the elimination rounds, the morning and afternoon respectively held the matches for sixteen into eight and eight into four.

Strangely, Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department, who normally only appeared during the finals, showed up in a corner of the stands with Xuan Zi when the round of sixteen had only just begun.

As a result, today's referee lineup was especially extravagant. Even Du Weilun, the director of the Martial Soul Department and an eight-ring Soul Douluo, personally took the field as a referee for one of the arenas.

The arena Du Weilun oversaw was precisely Lu Yuan's team's competition venue for the day.

In this round-of-sixteen match, Lu Yuan's team had good luck. They did not encounter a team with a Soul Elder; the opposing team consisted of only three Soul Grandmasters. Thus, the match was relatively easy overall.

After yesterday's frustration, Wu Feng could finally take this opportunity to vent properly today, while Lu Yuan intended to try out Light-Breaking Demon's new soul skill.

"Elder Xuan, that child is Teacher's newly accepted final disciple, my... junior martial brother?" Looking at Lu Yuan onstage and sensing his exceptionally pure aura of light, Yan Shaozhe still asked Xuan Zi hopefully despite already knowing the answer.

"Do you really need me to tell you?" Xuan Zi beside him still looked slovenly and drunk. Squinting through bleary eyes, he took a bite of chicken leg. "Mu En should have informed you that your teacher had taken in a disciple, shouldn't he?"

"Don't tell me that you, the dignified dean of the Martial Soul Department's outer court, a Super Douluo with the Radiant Phoenix Martial Soul, can't tell that the kid possesses Ultimate Light?" Xuan Zi added.

This was bad!!!

Hearing Xuan Zi's words, Yan Shaozhe no longer had any room for hope. He completely confirmed that Lu Yuan was indeed his teacher's newly accepted final disciple.

This should have been a good thing.

Ultimate Light, cultivation nearing Soul Ancestor before even reaching twelve, and a super soul ring configuration of yellow, purple, purple—when these conditions appeared in the same person, even at Shrek Academy, he was unquestionably monster-class!

Not to mention that this child was his actual junior martial brother and their teacher's final disciple. If the two martial brothers joined forces, what was there to fear for Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department?!

But the trouble with this world was that you were tangled up with me, and I was tangled up with you.

He was indeed Yan Shaozhe's junior martial brother, but he was also the student Xiaotao had knocked unconscious beside Sea God's Lake that day!

This was truly a flood washing into the Dragon King's temple—family had accidentally harmed family.

Although Yan Shaozhe had already compensated Lu Yuan according to high-level standards that day, and had even given him additional compensation at Ma Xiaotao's request,

that compensation had been quite generous for an outer-court student. But if Lu Yuan was Teacher's final disciple, Yan Shaozhe's junior martial brother, and Xiaotao's actual martial uncle—

This was deceiving the heavens!

Taken seriously, it could be called Ma Xiaotao attacking a fellow disciple, even disrespecting her teacher and betraying her ancestors!

On Douluo Continent, where respecting teachers and honoring one's path were paramount, this could absolutely be considered a grave offense against the sect.

Xiaotao, Xiaotao, you had really given your teacher a huge problem.

Yan Shaozhe rubbed his brow, but his expression remained calm as he continued watching the match.

Given Teacher's current physical condition and the talent Lu Yuan had displayed, Shrek's future would most likely be led by either Lexuan or Lu Yuan. Even if Lu Yuan did not become the master of Sea God's Pavilion, he would most likely hold a high position.

As for Xiaotao's Evil Fire, although she was also extraordinarily talented, the possibility of backlash would only grow as she continued cultivating. Without some other opportunity, she might only reach Soul Douluo or Soul Sage in this lifetime!

If he did not settle this matter with an apology now, and if this junior martial brother of his happened to be petty, then Xiaotao...

The round-of-sixteen match went extremely smoothly without any suspense. Lu Yuan's team won and forcefully advanced to the next round.

Just as Lu Yuan bid Ning Tian and Wu Feng farewell and prepared to return to his dormitory to rest, he encountered an unexpected person at a bend in the road.

Yan Shaozhe, his nominal senior martial brother.

"Junior Brother Lu Yuan," Yan Shaozhe said with a smile and a nod upon seeing Lu Yuan approach. "I am Yan Shaozhe. Teacher should have told you that I am your eldest senior martial brother, as well as the academy's dean of the Martial Soul Department."

"Greetings, Senior Brother." Seeing Yan Shaozhe's polite manner, Lu Yuan returned the gesture in an equally restrained fashion, already beginning to speculate about his purpose.

After a round of meaningless pleasantries, Yan Shaozhe saw that he could not extract any useful information from this little fox's mouth, so he took the initiative to bring up the matter. "Junior Brother, a few months ago by Sea God's Lake..."

"What Sea God's Lake? Why don't I remember that?" Lu Yuan looked puzzled.

"The day you received some 'little gifts,' like Soul-Enhancing Pills and heavenly treasures!" Fortune could not be avoided, and disaster could not be escaped. For the sake of his precious disciple, Yan Shaozhe gritted his teeth and said it outright.

"Ah, so those 'little gifts' were from Senior Brother." Lu Yuan said meaningfully. "It's fine. Your junior brother doesn't remember it. Your junior brother doesn't hold grudges!"

This was bad. The kid was petty, and he held grudges!