Shrek Campus Urban Legend: Never Cultivate in the Dormitory Building

Huo Yuhao secretly regretted it. She had not expected Xiao Xiao to react so strongly to Lin You. After all, in her heart, Lin You was her brother. Though they were not related by blood, their years together had long given them the tacit understanding and affection of family.

She hurriedly cut off the strange atmosphere. "Ahem, Xiao Xiao, don't get starry-eyed just because my brother is handsome. He's not so easily charmed by girls."

Hearing this, Xiao Xiao's cheeks flushed even redder. She quickly waved her hands in explanation. "No, no. I just think Lin You looks very gentle, and his temperament is quite special too."

Seeing this, Lin You chuckled. "Xiao Xiao, there's no need to be so reserved. We'll be classmates from now on, so it's only right that we look out for one another."

Seeing the atmosphere ease, Huo Yuhao also breathed a sigh of relief. Taking Xiao Xiao's hand, she said, "All right, Xiao Xiao, let's head back first. My brother still has to tidy up his room."

Xiao Xiao nodded and gave Lin You one last reluctant look before following Huo Yuhao upstairs.

After the two left, Lin You rubbed his chin. With nothing better to do, why not cultivate?

No sooner said than done. He shut the door directly. Since his roommates had not arrived yet, there was no need to mind anyone else. Then he sat cross-legged on the wooden bed, unconcerned by its cold hardness. Before long, he entered a meditative state.

With a gentle inhale, his soul power vortex spun at high speed. The Heaven and Earth Origin Power it drew in formed a visible energy whirlpool, surging uncontrollably toward Lin You.

The range continued expanding as his meditation deepened. Before long, it encompassed the entire room, then began spreading outward in every direction with him as its center. Nearly a quarter of the Dormitory Building was enveloped by it.

Pale golden soul power formed an almost tangible mist and entered Lin You's body. Along with it came vast numbers of countless atoms, such as hydrogen atoms and oxygen atoms. After entering Lin You's body, these atoms spontaneously broke down into Soul Atoms—that was, soul power.

Originally, because Hydrogen Element made up only a small proportion of the air, the amount of Heaven and Earth Origin Power being compressed toward him was not that great. But once Lin You awakened Oxygen Element, this element, which accounted for nearly twenty-one percent of the air, multiplied the amount of soul power being compressed over several times!

Within the area affected by Lin You, soul power seemed to briefly hang suspended in the air!

In the past, this had been completely impossible with Hydrogen Element alone!

As a result, the amount he absorbed far exceeded before. With just one breath, Lin You could feel a faint stabbing pain and swelling in his meridians, as though he had reached the limit of what he could absorb and could barely contain any more Heaven and Earth Origin Power.

"Phew."

He gently exhaled a breath of turbid air. Multicolored light flashed across his body and vanished, while various attributes dispersed into the surroundings, forming incomparably pure soul power. This soul power did not need to undergo another cycle of refinement within a soul master's body before it could be absorbed to improve cultivation.

This pure soul power was of no use to him, but to soul masters of other attributes, it was simply a priceless treasure!

Absorbing it could fully equal a day of their own cultivation!

"So this is the limit? Sure enough, my body's limits are restricting my rate of improvement. It seems my decision to get in touch with Mu En as soon as possible was correct." Lin You slowly opened his eyes. Feeling the surging soul power in his body gradually being absorbed by the inner walls of his meridians, he found it somewhat troublesome.

After cultivating for a while, he had to stop and let his body's meridians slowly absorb it.

Although a single breath was almost equivalent to someone else cultivating for an entire night, his digestion speed was not that fast. Besides, if this continued for too long, his body would not be able to withstand it either. He needed to get some Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from Shrek Academy to improve his physical condition as soon as possible.

Just as Lin You performed stretches to speed up the digestion of his soul power, the students and upperclassmen cultivating in their rooms on the floors above and below almost simultaneously opened their eyes. They looked around in confusion, their faces full of bewilderment.

What was going on?

They had been cultivating for quite a while, so why had there been no improvement at all?

They could not feel any soul power being drawn into their bodies. It felt like eating for half the day, only to discover they had been drinking nothing but the North Wind.

Before long, this strange sensation faded. The Heaven and Earth Origin Power nearby once more filled the Dormitory Building's area, causing the upperclassmen who had intended to go out and investigate to pause, scratch their heads, and return to their dormitories.

Strange. Why had something this bizarre never happened before?

Forget it, forget it. Since things had come to this, they should cultivate first. The stupid bird flies early; the new semester was about to begin, and they could not afford to fall behind others.

That night, after cultivating five times in a row, Lin You finally felt rather stuffed. However, the results were gratifying. He could feel that the bottleneck in his Soul Power Level had loosened considerably. At this rate, after another half month of cultivation, he could reach Level 16 soul power. Raising a level in half a month—tch, not even Innate Full Soul Power could achieve such an absurd rate of improvement!

Of course, that was also because Soul Power Levels improved relatively quickly in the early stages. After all, people like Tang San and Xiao Wu, who possessed Innate Full Soul Power, had already reached Levels twenty-seven or twenty-eight by the age of twelve.

"Even without Shrek Academy's help, it seems I can raise five levels within half a year." He nodded in satisfaction, then called Huo Yuhao downstairs so they could go home for dinner together. They should not keep Huo Yun'er waiting too long.

After the two left the Dormitory Building together, Mu En opened his eyes and gave the children a slight glance. The information he had gathered that afternoon still echoed in his mind.

"I never expected the White Tiger Duke's child to possess a Spirit Eye Martial Soul, while the son of the Star Luo White Tiger Legion's commander mutated into such an Air Martial Soul. Heh heh, the power of bloodlines truly cannot be fathomed. Anything is possible in this world."

The old man smiled from his reclining chair, then quietly instructed the white-robed elder standing respectfully beside him, "Protect Huo Yun'er. This is the highest priority. At least one Venerable Elder must live nearby. Arrange a team of senior students to carry out a secret protection mission. Finally, activate the eyes within the White Tiger Duke Residence. She must be kept absolutely safe."

The white-robed elder's pupils widened as he stared at his teacher in disbelief. For the first time, the Martial Soul Department Inner Courtyard Dean, who had lived for so long, felt his throat go dry. He could not help asking, "Teacher, Venerable Elders are all Title-level combatants. Is it appropriate to send them to protect an ordinary person? And Inner Courtyard students are already stretched thin. The Shrek Supervision Group badly needs manpower. If we pull people away like this, there will naturally be fewer places across the continent under protection."