Gu Xingyue suddenly remembered something and called out to Yan Shaozhe, "Oh, Dean Yan, one more thing-I hope you'll let Huo Yutong study soul tools. Her martial soul is a spiritual-type body martial soul. Putting her on a conventional cultivation path would be such a waste."
The moment he finished speaking, Yan Shaozhe made an aircraft-carrier U-turn, forcibly braking her previous movement as her eyes fixed straight on Gu Xingyue.
What? A body martial soul?
An unmistakable flicker of surprise crossed her eyes.
Any mention of body martial souls inevitably brought up the Body Sect, that rising star.
Over the years, its strength had indeed reached the point where it could sit at the same table as Shrek.
But those people's way of doing things was really hard to judge-a few years ago, they had been brazen enough to hunt down hundred-thousand-year soul beasts one after another in the Great Star Dou Forest, triggering a beast tide. As the first line of defense against it, Shrek had suffered devastating losses.
Ever since then, relations between the two had been very delicate.
Now a body martial soul had actually appeared before her, and one with the rare spiritual attribute at that. Yan Shaozhe could hardly help giving Huo Yutong a few extra looks.
Still, the girl was twelve and could not even meet Shrek's admission requirements. Her talent was truly mediocre. Unless she later displayed potential worth investing in, Yan Shaozhe would not rashly place a bet on her.
But the Soul Guidance Department... Yan Shaozhe weighed it up. It really was a good place for her.
Shrek's Soul Guidance Department was currently just getting started. Though it was still a hundred and eight thousand miles from the Sun Moon Empire's flourishing scene of soul tools for everyone, at least its framework was in place.
The academy's goal was not necessarily to catch up with the Sun Moon Empire. It mainly wanted its students to have a basic understanding of soul tools, so they would not end up on a battlefield utterly bewildered by the other side's high-tech attacks.
Had Gu Xingyue known what she was thinking, he probably would have snorted in contempt: You're making all of that up! As if I don't know Shrek Academy's attitude toward soul tools!
"Certainly." Yan Shaozhe nodded decisively. "I approve her admission to the Soul Guidance Department. I'll also write up a promotion report for her and have the person with the greatest talent for soul tools in the academy teach her, guaranteeing her the best learning environment."
Gu Xingyue nodded in satisfaction.
Parallel universes really are great. No need to deal with that brainless, heartless, petty old bastard Yan Shaozhe from the original. This beautiful dean in front of me looks barely twenty. Not only is she a feast for the eyes, she's also ridiculously easy to talk to.
As for the person with the greatest talent for soul tools in the academy... that should be Fan Yu.
I just wonder whether that person's sex has changed in this parallel world too.
After all, Xi Xi should originally have been a man, yet had turned out to be a girl. It had left him completely unwilling to make any guarantees about the genders of this world's characters.
So, Douluo Continent has turned into Genderbent Continent?
He even wanted to write a novel. The title would be:
"Douluo: Transmigrated into the Peerless Era, but Everyone's Genderbent?"
Just as his thoughts were running wild...
Yan Shaozhe said nothing more. After leading Gu Xingyue through turn after turn, the view before them suddenly opened up.
A vast expanse of rippling blue lake spread out in the morning light, its mirrorlike surface reflecting the bright sky and drifting clouds.
Through the rising mist, the staggered outlines of buildings were faintly visible on the opposite shore.
"This is Sea God Lake. Across the lake, at its center, is Shrek’s Inner Court. It's part of the core area."
With that, Yan Shaozhe stopped, and a pair of magnificent wings of light suddenly spread from her back.
Countless golden-red feathers drifted down from their edges like a miniature rain of fire.
Three long tail feathers trailed behind the wings, shimmering with flowing colors in an extraordinary display.
She reached out, grabbed Gu Xingyue's arm, and beat her wings to take flight. In an instant, she swept across the broad lake and landed steadily on the opposite shore.
The scenery in the Inner Court was completely different from that of the Outer Court.
There were few people around, but the surrounding buildings and facilities were clearly more than a cut above those in the Outer Court.
Most striking of all was a towering ancient tree standing at the center of Sea God Island.
Its crown blotted out the sky and sun, and its entire body gave off a lustrous green glow.
Faint golden halos also flowed among its branches and leaves, as though countless tiny particles of light were dancing between the leaves.
The entire tree was shrouded in a sacred, majestic aura. Merely standing before it made one involuntarily feel a sense of reverence.
"This is the foundation of our Shrek Academy-the Golden Tree." Standing before the tree, Yan Shaozhe's eyes flashed with pride.
Gu Xingyue tilted his head back to look at the enormous tree. His expression remained unchanged, but inwardly, he could not help curling his lip.
Not only did he know that this was the Golden Tree, he also knew it was the planar core. More than that, he knew it might be an indispensable part of that Buddha Tang's ten-thousand-year plan.
That "dear mother" might well be plotting how to invade this planar core and pull off a civet-cat-for-the-crown-prince switch.
"Impressive," he said, his tone as flat as if he were commenting on today's weather.
Yan Shaozhe glanced at him, clearly noticing his perfunctory response, and thought, Silly child. I won't hold it against you that you don't yet know how remarkable the Golden Tree is. Once you understand someday, you'll naturally know why I said that today.
She did not dwell on the matter. Turning, she continued forward, a faint smile playing at the corners of her lips. "All right, let's keep going. I still have an important figure to introduce you to."
Gu Xingyue followed behind her, his mind racing.
An important figure?
Who in all of Shrek could qualify as an "important figure" other than Mu En?
But he would not vouch for what Mu En looked like in this world. His previous experiences had taught him that every preconceived impression had to be tossed into the trash first.
While his thoughts were wandering, a figure approached gracefully from around a bend in the path ahead.
She was a woman who looked as though she had stepped out of a classical painting, her ink-black hair falling to her waist.
She wore a moon-white dress, her face lovely and dignified. A gentle, tranquil air rested in her features, and her steps were light, as though she were walking over ripples.
Yan Shaozhe turned to Gu Xingyue. "This is an outstanding talent from Shrek’s Inner Court—Zhang Lexuan. From now on, just call her Eldest Senior Sister along with everyone else."
Gu Xingyue nodded and looked up at Zhang Lexuan.
In theory, after the earlier information overload comparable to "Unlimited Void," no matter how outrageous this world's settings were, they should no longer have caused so much as a ripple in him.
Yet now that he actually saw Zhang Lexuan, a subtle trace of surprise still arose in his heart.
Not Eldest Senior Brother...
Genderbent Continent, no doubt about it. Damn, this is wild...
He gathered his thoughts, gave Zhang Lexuan a slight nod, and greeted her naturally. "Hello, Eldest Senior Sister."
Zhang Lexuan stopped and rested her gaze on him. Her lips curved into a gentle smile, and her voice flowed like a murmuring stream. "Hello, new little junior brother. To enter the Inner Court at such a young age, you must be exceptional."
Her tone was sincere and open.
Gu Xingyue smiled, and the face he had kept tense for so long finally relaxed.
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