Was He Really a Twin Martial Soul?

The steward swallowed.

Of course, he could not say that he had been injured by a ten-level brat. That would have been far too humiliating.

So he changed his angle.

"There is a child in South Suburb Ox-Horse Village. During his awakening, he displayed a powerful darkness-type Martial Soul. His Martial Soul manifested as black flames and a pair of swords, accompanied by a dragon's roar. Preliminary judgment suggests it may be some kind of dragon-type Evil Martial Soul."

Du Weilun's expression did not change. "And?"

"I was preparing to bring him back to the academy for observation and registration according to procedure, but the child reacted unusually violently and attacked me with his Martial Soul!"

The steward subconsciously drew back his right hand. "I judged that he may have been experiencing a certain degree of... loss of control."

"You were injured?"

Du Weilun's gaze fell upon the sleeve covering his right hand.

"Only lightly."

Du Weilun looked at him and asked sternly, "He escaped from your grasp?"

"That child's Martial Soul... was rather strange. Its darkness attribute was extremely concentrated, and its attack directly severed the circulation of my Soul Power. I was unprepared at the time, so he got away."

The office fell silent for a moment.

Du Weilun's expression darkened.

Are you kidding me?

What kind of child could escape from the hands of a Soul Grandmaster? Especially a child who had only just awakened his Martial Soul.

He took out a sheet of paper and pushed it toward the steward.

"Come on, write down the situation in detail."

A short while later, the steward finished writing.

Du Weilun leaned forward slightly, picked up the paper, and read it carefully. His gaze gained a sharpness that had not been there before.

"Suspected Innate Full Soul Power? Even so, how could a child possibly injure a two-ring Soul Grandmaster like you?"

Sweat trickled down the steward's temples. "That Martial Soul of his... is truly bizarre. Director, I suspect it may be an Ultimate Evil Martial Soul. If it isn't dealt with quickly, it may eventually..."

"Eventually what?"

"It may... become a calamity."

Du Weilun sat there, staring at the steward for a while. The scrutiny in his gaze made the steward's injuries ache faintly all over again.

At last, Du Weilun waved his hand. "You may leave first."

As if granted a pardon, the steward saluted and hurried out.

After the sound of the door closing faded, Du Weilun sat alone for a while.

A darkness-attribute dragon Martial Soul? Suspected Innate Full Soul Power?

Could it be the Dark Saint Dragon?

Du Weilun could not help recalling Long Xiaoyao, the Dragon Emperor Douluo who had shaken the continent two hundred years ago. His Martial Soul had been the Dark Saint Dragon.

But the Dark Saint Dragon did not seem to have a pair of swords.

Did his Martial Soul mutate?

Still, no matter how powerful the Martial Soul was, a six-year-old child was still just a child.

If he had run into the Star Dou Forest, he would most likely not survive three days.

After thinking it over, Du Weilun decided to report the matter to Dean Yan Shaozhe first.

After all, setting aside the darkness attribute, that child was undoubtedly a genius. He was worth Shrek Academy's careful reforming.

Besides, Shrek Academy was not without students with darkness attributes.

Du Weilun gathered his thoughts, rose from his desk, and headed toward the inner courtyard.

Inner courtyard, Yan Shaozhe's office.

Du Weilun stopped at the entrance to the pavilion and knocked on the door.

A moment later, Yan Shaozhe's voice came from inside. "Come in."

He pushed the door open and entered.

Yan Shaozhe was seated in a wooden chair by the window, holding a steaming cup of tea. His posture was relaxed and casual.

His handsome face carried the gentle air of a scholar, and he looked refined and elegant.

"Old Du, what brings you here personally?"

Yan Shaozhe set down his teacup and pointed to the chair beside him.

"Sit and tell me."

Du Weilun sat across from him and handed over the report. "Something happened during this year's awakenings. There was a child in a village in the southern suburbs. He had just awakened, but his Martial Soul was abnormal."

Yan Shaozhe took the report, his gaze sweeping across the page.

"Six years old, just awakened, and already capable of injuring a two-ring Soul Grandmaster?"

Du Weilun said, "I checked. The steward's right hand was indeed injured. To inflict that level of damage on a two-ring Soul Grandmaster... that child's Martial Soul could not be low-grade."

Yan Shaozhe frowned. "Black flames, a pair of swords? And a dragon's roar during awakening? A darkness-attribute dragon Martial Soul?"

"Interesting! Dragon-type Martial Souls have never been weak on the Douluo Continent, and the darkness attribute only makes them more aggressive. Injuring a Soul Grandmaster across ranks at the age of six..."

"Old Du, do you think there's a possibility that this child actually has Twin Martial Souls?"

Du Weilun froze. "You mean?"

A profound smile appeared on Yan Shaozhe's face, as though he had everything under control. "His first Martial Soul is those two swords, while his second Martial Soul is that darkness-attribute dragon!"

"Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power! That is entirely possible!"

"Old Du, where do you think that child is now?"

Du Weilun said, "The steward said he ran toward the Star Dou Forest. A six-year-old entering the Star Dou Forest alone has little chance of surviving."

A glint flashed through Yan Shaozhe's eyes. "But there is also a chance that he survived."

Du Weilun raised his eyes to look at Yan Shaozhe. "Dean, what do you mean?"

Yan Shaozhe rose from his chair and walked to the window.

"Six years old, Innate Full Soul Power, Twin Martial Souls. Such a promising seedling appeared near Shrek City, yet is wandering outside. Do you think that is appropriate?"

Du Weilun said, "Then should I arrange for people to search in the direction of the Star Dou Forest tomorrow?"

Yan Shaozhe turned around. "What level of people were you planning to send?"

"Ten Soul Elders."

"A six-year-old child who can injure a Soul Grandmaster, and you plan to send ten Soul Elders to find him?"

Yan Shaozhe shook his head slightly. "Old Du, have you still not realized this child's value?"

"Twin Martial Souls, Innate Full Soul Power. If he is given suitable resources and systematic training, what level do you think he will reach at twelve? At twenty?"

Du Weilun fell silent for a moment. "Dean, you mean... raise the level of the team?"

"At least send a Soul King to lead them!"

"Once you find him, bring him back to the academy no matter what method you must use!"

As he said this, a cold glint flashed through Yan Shaozhe's eyes.

"If he refuses... then use force. He is only six years old; there will always be a way to make him obedient!"

Du Weilun nodded and said gravely, "I understand."

Yan Shaozhe added, "Also... if he resists too fiercely, or if Soul Beasts are protecting him, and it truly proves impossible to bring him back..."

"Then designate him an Evil Soul Master and announce it to the entire continent."

Du Weilun's heart chilled slightly.

Having served as dean of students for so many years, he naturally understood the weight of those words.

Designating him an Evil Soul Master meant that everyone across the continent could rightfully hunt and kill that child. It meant that the child would lose every place he could possibly belong and become a rat crossing the street, hated by all.

Yet he raised no objection.

After all, this was a genius with Twin Martial Souls!

If he accepted Shrek Academy's training, his future would be limitless!

At the same time, he could become a sharp blade of Shrek!