Return to Shrek Academy

Once they were beyond the poisonous miasma surrounding the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Bo took Dugu Yan to hunt for a Soul Ring, while Lin Hao headed toward Heaven Dou City.

Back at the house he had rented in Heaven Dou City, Lin Hao packed up his belongings, then went to the rental agency and ended the lease.

Leaving Heaven Dou City, Lin Hao set off for Suotuo City with all kinds of Immortal Herbs and medicinal plants stored in his Storage Soul Tool.

On the way back, Lin Hao considered how to distribute them among his classmates at Shrek Academy.

First, Dai Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun would not be getting Immortal Herbs. A medicinal plant over fifty thousand years old would be generous enough.

Oscar, though, could have a Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma. After all, the original story had said that if Oscar reached Titled Douluo by forty, he would be offered the Food God's divine position and trials.

Oscar had been lazy about cultivating before, but ever since Lin Hao had given him his assessment of his Martial Soul, he had been working especially hard.

As for the other three, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were another matter. In the original story, they had Tang San of Shushan to thank for becoming gods.

Then there was Ma Hongjun. Since Lin Hao had joined them, Ma Hongjun had not been visiting brothels to release the Evil Fire inside him, and he was training hard now too.

There was also someone else on Douluo Continent who possessed an Ice Phoenix Martial Soul: Shui Bing'er. She was a perfect match for Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire Phoenix. They both possessed phoenix Martial Souls and might even have a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

But Ma Hongjun in the original story had been fat and had visited brothels from a young age to release his Evil Fire, which made him seem rather lecherous. Neither he nor Shui Bing'er had realized they could get to know each other and share their experiences cultivating phoenix Martial Souls. And so they had missed their chance.

In this life, Ma Hongjun had improved somewhat despite his Evil Fire, though he was still a little pudgy. For now, however, he was chaste, with clear eyes.

As for his Evil Fire, once Lin Hao got back, he would give him an Ice Snow Lotus over forty thousand years old, along with some of the essence of a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower. Together, they would solve Ma Hongjun's Evil Fire problem completely and turn his Martial Soul into a true Fire Phoenix Martial Soul.

If Ma Hongjun and Shui Bing'er got together during the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, perhaps they would both inherit divine positions one day.

The two Immortal Herbs Lin Hao had prepared for Tang San were Ink Jade Divine Bamboo and Narcissus Jade Muscle Bone.

One would strengthen the origin of his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, while the other would improve his physique. A perfect combination.

For Xiao Wu, besides the Lovesick Heartbreak Red he had to give her, he would also give her an Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid and a Nine-Grade Ice Snow Lotus.

The Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid had gentle, rich properties. It was easy to absorb but difficult to fully digest, and its effects lasted. It could strengthen one's foundations, replenish vitality, and remove impurities.

The Ice Snow Lotus had immense vitality and could strengthen one's foundations, replenish vitality, and cleanse the body.

It was also an ice-attribute Immortal Herb. With Xiao Wu's Jade Rabbit Martial Soul, taking both herbs could help its origin evolve toward the Taiyin Jade Rabbit Martial Soul, the embodiment of the Taiyin Star.

On the way back, Lin Hao's Storage Soul Tool was packed with the Immortal Herbs and medicinal plants he had gathered at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. He had to be careful, careful, and then more careful.

At the slightest hint that something was wrong, he immediately used his third Soul Skill, Extreme Teleportation, and fled.

Lin Hao's third Soul Skill, Extreme Teleportation, let him teleport freely anywhere within two hundred meters of himself. Terrain posed no obstacle, and there was no limit on how often he could use it. As long as he had enough Soul Power, he could keep teleporting.

As a result, Lin Hao stretched a ten-day journey into twenty days.

It was noon when he reached the village where Shrek Academy stood. The Clone at the academy finished lunch, then went outside the village to meet his true body.

At the entrance to Shrek Academy, Lin Hao recalled all his Clones. Then, carrying the Storage Soul Tool packed with Immortal Herbs and medicinal plants, he went to find his classmates.

Usually, after lunch, Lin Hao took a walk around Shrek Academy with Xiao Wu and Tang San, while Ma Hongjun and Oscar cultivated diligently in their dormitory.

Dai Mubai, meanwhile, spent time with his fiancée.

Lin Hao had finished eating early today. The others probably had not finished yet, so he headed straight for the dining hall.

Sure enough, he had barely reached the entrance when Tang San and Xiao Wu came out toward him.

"Xiao Wu! My Clones are back!"

Lin Hao's soaring cultivation could not be hidden from the others, much less from Xiao Wu, who was intimate with him every day.

So Lin Hao had told her the truth. He had not revealed the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well yet, of course, saying only that he had found a treasure-filled place with many medicinal plants. Xiao Wu also knew that his second Soul Skill, Shadow Clone, let his true body switch places freely with his Clones, so...

"Xiao Wu, Tang San, are Dai Mubai and the others in the dining hall?"

Tang San nodded.

"They're all eating in there, but they're nearly done. They should be out soon."

"Good. Tang San, wait a moment. I'll go in and tell the others something."

Lin Hao took Xiao Wu's hand as she came up beside him.

Inside the dining hall, everyone had indeed more or less finished eating and was sitting around chatting.

"Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, Fatty, Oscar, since you're done eating, come with me to the boys' dormitory. I've got something good for you."

Ma Hongjun asked, "Brother Hao! What good stuff did you bring us?"

Oscar chimed in, "Yeah, Brother Hao! What did you bring us?"

Lin Hao smiled.

"You'll find out soon. Come on."

With that, Lin Hao took Xiao Wu's hand and headed for the dormitory.

Before long, the seven Shrek students had formed a circle in the open space outside the dormitory.

"Good, everyone's here. I'll get straight to it."

Lin Hao first took out two white jade boxes. One held a Five-Grade Purple Ganoderma over fifty thousand years old, and the other held an Ice Snow Lotus of the same age.

Both medicinal plants could strengthen one's foundations, replenish vitality, and cleanse the body.

He gave the Five-Grade Purple Ganoderma to Dai Mubai and the Ice Snow Lotus to Zhu Zhuqing.

"Here."

"Mubai, Zhu Zhuqing, these are a Five-Grade Purple Ganoderma and an Ice Snow Lotus, each over fifty thousand years old."

"The Purple Ganoderma is for Mubai, and the Snow Lotus is for Zhu Zhuqing."

"They have the same effects: strengthening your foundations, replenishing vitality, and cleansing your bodies. Take them and absorb them."

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing carefully accepted the white jade boxes from Lin Hao.

"Brother Hao, we're brothers, so I won't say thanks. With these two Immortal Herbs helping Zhu Zhuqing and me, I'll definitely beat my elder brother."

"How do we take them?"

"There's nothing special to it. Just eat them."