Qian Renxue: Master Shrek's strengths to defeat Shrek

In the library, Qian Renxue was brimming with ambition, fantasizing about grand plans and glorious achievements, when Chen An suddenly clapped her on the shoulder from behind. She jolted in fright and nearly fell off her chair.

"Are you all right, Xiao Xue?" Chen An asked, catching the little blonde girl.

Qian Renxue gave Chen An a reproachful look. "Why didn't you say anything or greet me first? Don't you know that suddenly tapping someone on the shoulder like that can scare them to death?"

Chen An smiled. "How was I supposed to know you were so absorbed that you didn't even notice me?"

After chatting for a while, Qian Renxue asked Chen An, "I haven't seen a trace of you these past three days. Where did you go?"

"I was on Sea God Island," Chen An replied.

Qian Renxue had spent these three days in the library, looking through all sorts of books and records to broaden her knowledge.

Thus, the moment Chen An mentioned Sea God Island, she knew he did not mean the island out in the ocean.

He meant Shrek Academy's Inner Court, located at the very heart of Shrek City.

Powerful experts gathered there. Supposedly, even the number of Super Douluos above rank ninety-five exceeded what could be counted on one hand, while the number of Titled Douluos was even more astonishing.

Looking at Chen An, Qian Renxue could not help asking curiously, "What's Sea God Island like? Are there lots of powerful experts there?"

Recalling what Sea God Island looked like, Chen An said, "Sea God Island isn't very big, but the scenery is especially beautiful, like a fairyland.

"There are towering trees everywhere, some of them dozens of meters tall, with all sorts of pavilions and buildings nestled among them.

"And right in the middle of Sea God Island, there's an enormous ancient tree, golden all over, that gives off golden light..."

"As for whether there are lots of powerful experts, I didn't see any. These past three days, Xuan Zi had me learn Shrek Academy's Meditation Method from Senior Zhang Lexuan.

"Apparently, after improvements by generations of Shrek Academy's predecessors, this Meditation Method is a full thirty percent more efficient than the one from ten thousand years ago."

"Thirty percent?"

Qian Renxue was startled. Meditation was the foundation of a Soul Master's cultivation, the beginning of everything. Without daily meditation to refine the primordial energy of heaven and earth, their cultivation would never advance.

Thus, Meditation Method had always been of paramount importance. Never mind a thirty-percent improvement—even a mere three-percent increase would yield enormous benefits as the days and months accumulated.

Qian Renxue thought to herself, Although four nations contend for supremacy ten thousand years later, Evil Soul Masters run rampant, and Soul Master sects and nobles hold sway over local territories, the various cultivation methods and combat techniques seem to have advanced considerably.

Seeing how surprised "Ren Xue" looked, Chen An smiled slightly. "Want to learn? I'll teach you."

Qian Renxue blinked. "You're allowed to teach it?"

"Of course. Senior Zhang Lexuan said everyone in the Shrek Inner Court can learn this Meditation Method. It's not a secret."

Qian Renxue then began learning Shrek Academy's version of the Meditation Method from Chen An.

As she learned, Qian Renxue thought to herself, Master Shrek's strengths to defeat Shrek!

I'll learn every good thing Shrek Academy has to offer, then use Shrek Academy's own methods to defeat Shrek!

While Chen An and Qian Renxue were busy, one teaching and the other learning...

On Sea God Island, inside a pavilion built atop the Golden Tree.

Ten people sat around a long, oval table.

In the seat of second-highest standing sat Xuan Zi, whose cultivation stood at the peak of level 98, making him Shrek Academy's second-strongest expert.

For once, Xuan Zi was neither eating chicken legs nor drinking. Instead, he sat upright in his seat.

There was only one person in all of Shrek Academy who could make Xuan Zi behave this way.

That was the level ninety-nine Dragon God Douluo, Mu En!

Mu En occupied the head of the table at its innermost end, where a reclining chair had been placed.

Mu En sat in the reclining chair, dressed in gray cloth robes. The wrinkles on his face were deep enough to crush more than a dozen flies at once.

His eyes were dim and his eyelids drooped, making him look like a candle guttering in the wind.

Sunlight streamed through the pavilion's windows, falling directly upon him.

Anyone would have found it hard to imagine that this decrepit old man, seemingly on his last breath, was a Limit Douluo.

Elder Song and Xuan Zi sat immediately below Mu En on his left and right, respectively.

The four deans and vice deans of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department and Soul Tool Department still respectfully occupied the lowest seats.

Mu En's gentle voice rang out. "This Sea God Pavilion Meeting has been called to discuss a child. Xuan Zi, you were the one who brought that child back to Shrek Academy, so you should explain."

Xuan Zi nodded and slowly rose to his feet, excitement in his crimson eyes. "This time, I brought a peerless genius back from the Star Dou Great Forest. You all know that old fellow Du Busi, the sect master of the Body Sect, don't you?"

The Sea God Pavilion Elders present nodded. How could they not know Du Busi of the Body Sect?

He was a mighty expert whose combat prowess rivaled that of a Limit Douluo. In all of Shrek Academy, probably only Mu En could hold the upper hand against him.

Lin Huiqun, an old woman who always enjoyed trading barbs with Xuan Zi, said, "Xuan Zi, stop keeping us in suspense. If you have something to say, say it. If you have a fart to let out, let it out."

Xuan Zi could not help retorting, "You old hag, you're always the one making a fuss."

Then Xuan Zi explained Chen An's True Self Martial Soul.

Xuan Zi sighed in admiration. "That child's body martial soul is unquestionably superior to that old fellow Du Busi's. He has only just reached the Soul Master realm, yet his physique and spiritual power already rival those of a three-ring Soul Elder.

"He's no longer merely a genius. He's an outright monster, and his attributes are the most formidable ones: physique and spirit. His becoming a Limit Douluo in the future is practically a nail already driven into the board."

At these words, every Sea God Pavilion Elder present drew in a sharp breath.

An old man dressed in white exclaimed, "Xuan Zi, does such a heaven-defying body martial soul truly exist? Physique and mental attribute—could this True Self Martial Soul encompass every organ in the human body, including the brain and the Sea of Consciousness?"

The man who had exclaimed was Yan Shaozhe, disciple of Dragon God Douluo Mu En, dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department, and a Super Douluo bearing the title Bright Phoenix.

As Dragon God Douluo Mu En's disciple, Yan Shaozhe naturally possessed exceptional talent. Not only did he have innate full soul power, but his martial soul was also the Bright Phoenix, one of the very finest beast martial souls.

Yet when Yan Shaozhe, who considered himself extraordinarily gifted, compared his own talent with that of the Chen An described by Xuan Zi, Yan Shaozhe felt that his martial soul was scarcely worth mentioning.

After all, what Soul Master could possess the physique and spiritual power of a three-ring Soul Elder while still having only one ring? Was that even human?

Still, shock was shock, and disbelief was disbelief. Yan Shaozhe felt that this child with the True Self Martial Soul was born to be taught by their Martial Soul Department.

Before Yan Shaozhe could speak, Xian Lin'er, dean of the Soul Tool Department, said, "I believe this child is suited to our Soul Tool Department.

"If such a genius joins the Soul Tool Department, I'm certain that in less than twenty years, our department will produce a Level 9 Soul Engineer!"