Half a Step from Ultimate Ice, Off to Hunt Souls

"I'll leave you two to it."

Once Mu En had the answer he wanted, he took his leave.

But when he returned to the academy, a heaviness he could not put into words weighed on his mind.

How long had it been since Huang Jinxu's breakthrough? Yet his cultivation had already risen again.

At his own level, Mu En could clearly sense that the change was not merely an increase in cultivation. It went deeper, to Huang Jinxu's very essence.

That was the most frightening part.

Huang Jinxu's combat strength had already rivaled a Rank 99 Limit Douluo's when he first broke through to Rank 98.

Now he had gone a step further, with an improvement to his very essence. Just how far had his combat strength climbed?

And how terrifying would he be once he reached the Limit Douluo realm?

Mu En was certain that once Huang Jinxu became a Limit Douluo, Long Xiaoyao would be no match for him.

At that point, Huang Jinxu would be the only person on the continent who could lock horns with Di Tian.

If only Huang Jinxu were truly one of us and shared Shrek Academy's ideals.

Unfortunately, their conflicting beliefs meant he could never fully be one of them.

Then again, without that strength of character, how could Huang Jinxu have reached such heights?

"Looks like I need to put more on Xuan Zi's shoulders."

Sensing Huang Jinxu's latest advance, Mu En immediately thought of Xuan Zi.

Mu En had placed just as much hope in him. He was older than Huang Jinxu, had a Martial Soul with deeper foundations, and even possessed Divine Beast Bloodline. Yet he remained stuck at Rank 97.

Not only had his cultivation fallen behind, but his Divine Beast Bloodline showed no sign of awakening.

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