Flender Learned Where Yu Xiaogang Was

The two had just finished introducing themselves.

Xiao Wu and Tang San had finished settling into their dorms and came over too.

After everyone had exchanged names, Lin Hao summoned his Heavenly Blade Martial Soul.

"Lin Hao, nine years old, a two-ring Soul Grandmaster. My Martial Soul is a Mutated Long Saber. I call it the Heavenly Blade, and I have Innate Full Soul Power."

"What about you two, Fatty and Little Ao? What are your Martial Souls?"

Before Ma Hongjun and Oscar could answer, Tang San and Xiao Wu saw Lin Hao summon his Martial Soul. They summoned theirs and introduced themselves as well.

"Tang San, nine years old, a two-ring Soul Grandmaster. My Martial Soul is the Blue Silver King, and I have Innate Full Soul Power."

"Xiao Wu, nine years old, also a two-ring Soul Grandmaster. My Martial Soul is the Jade Rabbit, and I have Innate Full Soul Power."

At the sight of their Martial Souls and the sound of their introductions, Ma Hongjun and Oscar exclaimed together.

"Wow!"

"There are five students at Shrek Academy now. You four all have Innate Full Soul Power, and I'm the only one who started with level-nine Soul Power."

Ma Hongjun looked miserable. It was bad enough that his Innate Soul Power was lower than theirs; his Martial Soul had not even finished mutating.

"Ma Hongjun. Mutated Martial Soul: Evil Fire Phoenix. Level-nineteen Soul Master. Innate level-nine Soul Power."

"Oscar. Mutated Martial Soul: Sausage. Level-nineteen Soul Master. Innate Full Soul Power."

Xiao Wu took one look at Ma Hongjun in Martial Soul Possession and burst out laughing.

"How is that a phoenix Martial Soul? You look like a fat barnyard chicken."

Ma Hongjun had expected a reaction like that, but Xiao Wu's teasing still darkened his face.

Seeing his expression, Lin Hao hurried to smooth things over.

"Fatty, Xiao Wu didn't mean it. Xiao Wu, come on, apologize to him."

Ma Hongjun waved them off.

"Don't bother! I'm used to it."

"Besides, my Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul mutated from barnyard poultry in the first place.

"The mutation just wasn't complete. It never fully became a Fire Phoenix Martial Soul."

"Now that we've all met, Little Ao, why don't you show Tang San and Xiao Wu around the academy?"

"The dean asked me to take Lin Hao to see him."

Oscar nodded.

"Sure!"

"Little San, Xiao Wu, come with me."

After Oscar and the other two left, Ma Hongjun took Lin Hao to Dean Flender's office.

Flender's office was in a wooden building, but this one had three stories and covered more than five hundred square meters. It was the tallest and largest building in the village, and his office occupied the biggest room on the second floor.

Ma Hongjun knocked hard on the door. Flender, who had been waiting inside for some time, answered at once.

"Come in!"

The door creaked open. Ma Hongjun stepped in, saw Flender, and called out to him.

"Master! I've brought Lin Hao."

Lin Hao followed him in and greeted Flender too.

"Hello, Dean!"

Flender glanced at the belt-shaped storage Soul Tool around Lin Hao's waist, then waved Ma Hongjun away.

"All right, Hongjun. You've brought him here, so you can go. I have a few things to ask Lin Hao."

"Yes, Master!"

Ma Hongjun gave Lin Hao a look, then turned and left the office, closing the door behind him.

Once Ma Hongjun had gone, Flender asked Lin Hao,

"Lin Hao, where did you get that belt-shaped storage Soul Tool?"

Lin Hao took off the belt and bounced it lightly in his hand.

"This? I got it in a trade with Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, the Corner of Wisdom—one of the famous Golden Iron Triangle."

Flender's face filled with pride at the mention of the Golden Iron Triangle. Their Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill was one of a kind on the continent.

"Oh, you know about the Golden Iron Triangle? You must study hard. We've been out of sight for nearly twenty years, yet people still remember the name we made for ourselves across Douluo Continent."

Seeing how proud Flender looked, Lin Hao offered another compliment.

"Of course. If you ask around Douluo Continent, you can still hear of a few pairs with a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

"But your Golden Iron Triangle's Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill is unique on the entire continent."

Lin Hao's praise pleased Flender.

"Enough of that. If you traded with Xiaogang for that belt-shaped storage Soul Tool, you must know where he is now, right?"

Lin Hao nodded.

"I do. He was in Notting City, Fasinuo Province, in the Heaven Dou Empire. But he was likely to leave sometime around now, so I don't know whether he's still there."

Why had Lin Hao told Flender where Yu Xiaogang was without worrying that Flender would retaliate once the two met and he learned the truth?

Because after taking the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges, Lin Hao had pointed Yu Xiaogang toward another path. Yu Xiaogang already knew Tang San's Martial Soul was the Blue Silver King.

So Lin Hao had told him outright about Blue Silver Grass's greatest trait: its powerful vitality. It could grow anywhere. A few stalks could even sprout in the harsh conditions of the Far North.

Whether Yu Xiaogang had understood the hint and taken on a few disciples whose awakened Martial Soul was Blue Silver Grass and who had Innate Soul Power,

Lin Hao did not know.

Still, he figured Yu Xiaogang had probably caught on.

Once Flender learned where Yu Xiaogang had been, he could hardly bear to stay at Shrek Academy another moment.

"All right, that's everything. You probably haven't had a proper look around Shrek Academy yet. Find Hongjun and have him show you around."

Lin Hao left Flender's office, went downstairs, and headed straight for the Fourth Freshman Exam.

This was the year Dai Mubai joined Shrek Academy. Lin Hao figured he would find Xiao Wu and Tang San at the fourth exam.

Sure enough, as soon as he arrived, he saw a bruised and swollen Dai Mubai eating one of Little Ao's Recovery Sausages.

Xiao Wu, Tang San, and Ma Hongjun were there too.

"Xiao Wu! Little San!"

Hearing him, Xiao Wu skipped over to Lin Hao, took his hand, and led him back to the others.

Ma Hongjun stepped up on Lin Hao's other side and pointed to Dai Mubai.

"Little Hao, let me introduce you. This is Dai Mubai. He just passed Shrek's entrance exam."

Then Ma Hongjun moved beside Dai Mubai and pointed to Lin Hao.

"Mubai, this is Lin Hao. He's a new student this year too."

When the introductions were done, Lin Hao held out his fist to Dai Mubai.

"Lin Hao. Heavenly Blade Martial Soul, level-twenty-three assault-type Soul Grandmaster. You can call me Lin Hao or Little Hao."

Dai Mubai's swelling had begun to go down. He held out his fist and bumped it against Lin Hao's.

"Dai Mubai. Evil-Eyed White Tiger Martial Soul, level-twenty-five assault-type Soul Grandmaster. You can call me Dai Mubai or Mubai."