"You managed Shrek Academy very well while I was in seclusion!"
"Though this period of secluded recuperation hasn't completely healed my injuries, I can live another fifty years!"
Mu En rested both hands on his chair and released his imposing presence. Everyone present fell utterly silent.
Although some of the elders were extremely curious about how Mu En had treated an injury that reached his soul, none asked further. They only knew that the Dragon God Douluo who had once commanded the winds and clouds had returned.
Since emerging from seclusion, Mu En had been just a step away from the Demigod Realm. He wanted to break through, but the Douluo Plane seemed unwilling to allow it.
Mu En kept feeling that an invisible hand was manipulating the entire Douluo Continent. Back when his cultivation was only rank 99, the feeling hadn't been so clear. Now that he was infinitely close to the Demigod Realm, it grew stronger and stronger.
"Let's end today's meeting here! But since everyone is here, stay and watch Na'er's Martial Soul awakening!"
"Na'er! Come to your great-great-grandfather!"
Mu En spoke again to conclude the Sea God Pavilion meeting, raising a hand to beckon Na'er, who sat primly in Zhang Lexuan's lap.
"Okay!"
Na'er moved swiftly, pushing off with her legs to hop out of Zhang Lexuan's lap before scampering over to Mu En.
Smiling, Mu En stroked Na'er's long silver hair. He stood, took six awakening stones from inside his robes, and walked a short distance from the conference table to arrange them into an awakening formation.
Holding Na'er's fair little hand, Mu Changqing came with her to stand beside Mu En at the awakening formation. Not a single elder had left; they were all curious about what Martial Soul Na'er would awaken.
"Na'er, step into the center of the awakening formation! Don't be nervous when your Martial Soul awakens. Your big brother will be right beside you."
Mu Changqing pointed at the awakening formation. Na'er's large, limpid eyes met his, and she hurried into its center.
Mu En circulated his Soul Power, and a phantom Holy Dragon of Light appeared behind him as he poured Soul Power into the formation.
Golden light surrounded Na'er, and Soul Power seeped into every limb and bone. Her body felt pleasantly warm.
Na'er squeezed her eyes shut and clasped her hands before her chest in prayer.
Na'er mustn't hold her big brother back. I want to awaken a better Martial Soul.
Gods, please...
Na'er's entire little face strained as she prayed to the gods with all her heart.
In response to such an urgent wish, some power deep within Na'er's tiny body answered her.
"Roar-!"
A piercing dragon's roar exploded within the Sea God Pavilion, carrying far and wide.
Shrek Academy.
Shrek City.
Star Dou Great Forest.
The students of Shrek Academy and the Soul Masters in Shrek City were all drawn by that dragon's roar, their gazes turning toward Sea God Island.
The Soul Beasts of Star Dou Great Forest prostrated themselves toward Shrek, welcoming the sovereign of all Soul Beasts.
The Lake of Life in Star Dou Great Forest.
"That's the Lord!"
Di Tian opened his draconic eyes and beat his dragon wings, flying into the sky. He gazed toward Shrek City, his eyes filled with worry.
Ever since the Silver Dragon King had left a year ago, there had been no further news. Di Tian sometimes worried about her.
The Silver Dragon King was already injured. If the gods of the Divine Realm discovered her, wouldn't she be done for? Their wish for the revival of the Soul Beasts would come to nothing.
"Big Brother! Why has the Lord appeared in the human world? Should we bring her back?"
Bear Lord ran out of Star Dou Great Forest, his massive body making the ground tremble.
"The Lord must have her own plans for going to the human world!"
A woman's captivating voice came from the center of the lake.
A beautiful, enchanting woman with a lovely figure walked above the Lake of Life, dressed in a green gown that accentuated her full, rounded curves.
She was Bi Ji, ranked fourth among the Ten Great Fierce Beasts. Her true form was an Emerald Swan, and she could be called the Goddess of Life of Star Dou Great Forest.
"I'm worried that those in the Divine Realm will notice the Lord."
Di Tian returned to human form and floated in midair, his face full of concern.
"All right! Have you forgotten the Golden Dragon King's roar a year ago? That came from Shrek City too!"
"That means our master has found him. Perhaps our Soul Beast race will gain another God King-level powerhouse in the future!"
Bi Ji floated up beside Di Tian and pressed both hands against his back to soothe him. She had learned about the Golden Dragon King from Di Tian.
When Bi Ji first learned of him, she had also been utterly shocked. Their Soul Beast race actually had another powerhouse like the Silver Dragon King.
A phantom Silver Dragon King appeared behind Na'er, its head raised in a furious roar. Its presence matched that of Mu Changqing during his awakening.
The Martial Souls of every Sea God Pavilion elder present were suppressed, including even rank-99 Mu En.
This was suppression between Martial Souls, something that even greater cultivation could not make up for. The only person unaffected was Mu Changqing.
"It's actually a Silver Dragon Martial Soul! Heaven truly favors our Shrek!"
Mu En's face was wreathed in smiles. Had age not made him more composed, he would have leaped up in excitement.
"Just as I thought!"
Elder Xuan, who had been dozing off to the side, perked up. A year ago, he had noticed that Na'er clung to Mu Changqing as soon as she met him and had suspected that her Martial Soul was a Silver Dragon.
Shrek Academy had truly stumbled upon a treasure.
"Our Martial Soul Department will gain another Limit Douluo in the future!"
Yan Shaozhe clapped, his face flushed as he watched the phantom Silver Dragon King. The Martial Soul Department's elders were overjoyed.
Those from the Soul Tool Department were excited as well. Although Na'er would not join their department, she belonged to Shrek.
Shrek was now vigorously developing Soul Tools. Bei Bei would also become the Sea God Pavilion's deputy master in the future, and he and Mu Changqing were brothers. The Soul Tool side had no fear of being suppressed.
The future belonged to Soul Tools and Soul Masters fighting side by side.
"Changqing! You've truly found yourself a wonderful little sister! Changqing? Changqing..."
When Mu Changqing did not respond beside him, Mu En frowned and turned his head.
Everyone's attention was on Na'er, and no one had noticed Mu Changqing's condition.
Mu Changqing's head was lowered, his entire face turned toward the floor. Veins bulged on his forehead, half his body had already undergone dragon transformation, and his eyes had become golden dragon eyes.
Under the influence of that dragon's roar, Mu Changqing clamped his golden dragon claw over the left side of his chest. His heart pounded violently, and the Golden Dragon King bloodline within him grew excited.
Mu Changqing felt a force inside him that he could no longer suppress, about to burst free.
"Aah!"
An enormous phantom Golden Dragon King manifested behind Mu Changqing, leaving everyone exclaiming in amazement.
Na'er's eyes also became silver dragon eyes, and the Silver Dragon King behind her roared at the Golden Dragon King.
The two Dragon Kings' imposing presences were evenly matched!
A golden Soul Ring appeared beneath Na'er's feet. In the blink of an eye, it became a purple thousand-year Soul Ring with golden markings.
Before everyone's eyes, Mu Changqing and Na'er transformed into two streaks of light, one gold and one silver, and flew out of the Sea God Pavilion.
"Roar-!"
Two deafening dragon roars rang out above the Golden Ancient Tree.
Everyone inside the Sea God Pavilion rushed outside.
Mu Changqing had become an enormous golden dragon, his golden wings blotting out the sky and sun as he flew above the Golden Ancient Tree.
Na'er's second personality awakened, and she too transformed into an enormous silver dragon.
Both dragons radiated killing intent in the air. A great battle was poised to erupt, and neither was willing to yield a step.
"They aren't going to start fighting, are they?"
Bei Bei pointed at the sky. Today's spectacle truly left him awestruck.
The sight of the two enormous dragons appearing above the Golden Ancient Tree was already being recorded by a flying Soul Tool.