Yan Shaozhe: Not even as useful as hundred-year lone bamboo
Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was so angry at his words that it laughed, and its body rolled half a circle on the ice:
"So you were all that, shouting us over so enthusiastically, but you didn't even know which way the door faced, just making me do all the hard work for you?"
"Do you think we'll just stay in Ming Capital and wait, and Immortal Herb will fall from the sky?!" Yu Xiaogang's voice suddenly rose, seemingly to hide his guilty conscience, before he lowered his voice again.
"If Tang San makes a move and gets those things first, how much do you think he'll leave for Yuhao?"
Huo Yuhao pursed his lips, remaining silent for a long time.
He recalled the attitudes of Elder Xuan Zi and Dean Yan towards Tang San outside the underground Warehouse of the Mingde Hall.
Even the two Sea God Pavilion Elder, who stand at the pinnacle of the continent, must bow and obey the commands of that eight-year-old child. Once Tang San returns to the Shrek Academy and reveals his identity, who in the Sea God Pavilion can stop this founding ancestor from accessing its resources?
In the past, the academy valued me and allocated resources to me because of my Twin Martial Souls talents, future potential, and at most, my status as a teacher.
But now, Shrek has gained a true god who is undergoing reconstruction.
What does potential mean in the face of God?
Seeing that Huo Yuhao's expression softened, Yu Xiaogang knew that his words had worked, and immediately pressed his advantage:
"Yuhao, think about it carefully!"
"He could steal away the body that I, his master, had waited ten thousand years for and finally managed to regain to return to the mortal world without batting an eye, showing not a shred of master-disciple affection. Do you really expect him to have mercy and deliver the Immortal Herb to you?"
Speaking of that Innate Level Nine Sea Dragon body, Yu Xiaogang's voice couldn't help but show some anger again.
Seeing Yu Xiaogang's trembling Soul Body, Sky Dream Ice Silkworm surprisingly refrained from using the matter to provoke him further. It abandoned its playful demeanor, lowered its head, pondered for a moment, and then spoke seriously to Huo Yuhao:
"Yuhao, although this old man is unreliable, the matter of the Immortal Herb is probably true."
"Instead of going back to Shrek to see what that Sea God is thinking, let's go and see for ourselves."
"However, Sunset Forest is quite large. Finding that hidden Herb Garden in the vast forest will probably take quite some time. Tomorrow, go and inform the teacher in charge to prepare plenty of dry food, Antidote, and Soul Tool. We'll set off once everything is ready."
Huo Yuhao took a deep breath, and the hesitation in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by a determined light.
"Okay, we'll do as Brother Sky Dream and Teacher say."
Shrek Academy, Sea God Pavilion.
Before long, Yan Shaozhe returned to the council hall with a list in his hands and presented it to Tang San.
Tang San opened the cover, his gaze sweeping past the thousand-year and ten-thousand-year grades at the front, landing directly on the last page's list of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. With just a glance, his handsome brows furrowed.
"Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, how come there are only a few?"
Tang San looked up at Yan Shaozhe in front of him, tapped his fingers on the page, and spoke with obvious dissatisfaction:
"Such a large Shrek only has three items in stock? One is earth-attribute, one is fire-attribute, and the third one is even labeled as something left behind by Evil Soul Master?"
Yan Shaozhe immediately bowed respectfully, his attitude humble and his words impeccable:
"Grandmaster, you are unaware of this. Shrek Academy may seem to be a powerful and influential institution, but precisely because of this, it requires a massive amount of resources each year to cultivate its Inner Court disciples and the next generation of powerful individuals."
"Normally, when the academy organizes a hunt for Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the resulting Soul Bone are all absorbed by the Soul Ring acquirers to maximize their combat power. As for the high-level Soul Bone accumulated over the generations that occasionally become available, they are generally distributed by the Sea God Pavilion when the elders break through the bottleneck of Titled Douluo or Hyper Douluo."
He paused, glanced up at Tang San's expression, and sighed as he added:
"Moreover, the times we live in today are vastly different from those of ten thousand years ago."
"The overall number and habitat of Soul Beast on the continent are shrinking significantly. The Ferocious Beast in the Core Area Star Dou Great Forest are extremely sensitive to human hunting activities and will easily cause trouble. The academy no longer dares to easily venture into the Core Area to hunt Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast on a large scale."
"Therefore, in terms of the total number of Soul Bone passed down through generations of the Sea God Pavilion, it is indeed considerable, but most of them are located in the bodies of the elders and pillars of the Inner Court. At present, the only Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone that are truly left in the storeroom and have not yet been absorbed by anyone are these three pieces listed in the register."
After hearing this explanation, Tang San suppressed his irritation and sighed softly.
To be fair, even an ordinary sect could possess a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, which would be enough to be considered a treasured heirloom. Shrek's current possession of three such bones is not considered meager.
However, the attributes of these three pieces are really awkward—he currently possesses a water-attribute Sea Dragon Martial Soul, and the fire-attribute Soul Bone clashes with his innate aura. Furthermore, his current body is not original, and forcibly absorbing it would only impure his Soul Power.
The Soul Bone left behind by that Evil Soul Master must be filled with resentment and evil energy. With his weak body that has just reached level eighteen, he could easily suffer hidden injuries if he were to come into contact with it.
"What about Soul Bone with Mental Attribute?" Tang San flipped through the previous pages, settling for a less desirable option.
His Divine Sense is powerful; if he possessed a high-quality Mental Attribute Head Soul Bone, he could potentially unlock a higher realm of the Purple Demon Eyes ahead of time.
"Reporting to the Ancestor, the highest age of the Mental Attribute Soul Bone in the treasury is only 30,000 years," Yan Shaozhe, bowing his head.
Tang San frowned slightly. Thirty thousand years was a bit too short, taking up a precious Soul Bone slot for nothing.
His current Sea Dragon Martial Soul follows Power Attack System path. Although it is not a perfect match with the remaining earth-attribute Soul Bone, the earth element is moderate and can still protect him.
He flipped through the remaining pages of the list of Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, but couldn't find a better choice than a hundred-thousand-year-old one to directly boost his current combat power.
A moment later, Tang San closed the booklet, placed it back on the long table, and pointed to the first line of text on the last page.
"Right Arm Bone a 100,000-year-old Rock Armor Giant Ape. Bring this piece over first."
"Yes, I will go to the treasury to retrieve it immediately." Yan Shaozhe bowed in agreement, picked up the list with both hands, and steadily walked backward out of the council hall.
Only when the heavy doors of the Sea God Pavilion closed completely behind him, blocking all view of the hall, did Yan Shaozhe's straight back relax slightly.
He walked along the corridor leading to the Inner Vault, glanced down at the list in his arms, and sighed silently.
This list has obviously been tampered with.
Or rather, it can't be considered fake. With Mu En's tacit approval, he had just temporarily removed the most crucial page from the storeroom, selectively concealing a few truly top-grade Soul Bone that were his most treasured possessions.
After all, no matter how you look at it, even if the person standing inside has the foundation of God King from ten thousand years ago, he is currently just an eighteenth-level Soul Master who hasn't even broken through to the second ring.
Currently, it seems that the help it provides to Shrek is even less than the hundred-year-old Lone Bamboo planted on Sea God Island...