Do I Have to Become an Evil Soul Master Too?

Wait, what gave Shrek Academy the right?

Many Soul Masters were immediately dissatisfied when they were forbidden from cultivating the Dragon Transformation Art.

They hadn't harmed anyone, nor had they increased their strength through evil rituals like devouring flesh and blood, had they?

They had gained it entirely through their own cultivation.

They hadn't offended heaven or reason, so why should they be considered Evil Soul Masters?

Was Shrek lumping them together with the Holy Spirit Cult's Evil Soul Masters, who grew stronger by devouring the souls of living beings or consuming their essence blood?

"I only grew a few dragon scales on my body, and that's enough to brand me an Evil Soul Master?"

Who would want to spit out the meat once they had gotten a taste?

Especially when the effects of the Dragon Transformation Art were plain to see.

It was clearly a God Level cultivation technique.

Besides, growing dragon scales wasn't all that ugly.

It was cool as hell, all right?

Over at the Spirit Pagoda, the effects were unmistakable when Qiangu Zhangting cultivated the Dragon Transformation Art.

He opened his eyes, and his original Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul gradually vanished, replaced by the more striking Heavenly Awakening Sacred Golden Dragon.

That was the Break Evil Dragon.

The dragon soul that resided in the Coiling Dragon Staff.

But after he cultivated the Dragon Transformation Art, things seemed to have changed. Before, the Coiling Dragon Staff had been dominant, with the dragon soul residing within it in a supporting role.

Now, however, the dragon soul had grown stronger and suppressed the Coiling Dragon Staff instead, holding it in its mouth.

His Martial Soul had changed from the Coiling Dragon Staff into the Break Evil Dragon?

What was this? An automatic Martial Soul Mutation.

Qiangu Zhangting had been a little worried at first, especially since he had grown dragon scales too.

Was I going to turn into a monster?

But then he saw that his Soul Power, originally at level 42, had shot straight up to level 50.

Holy crap.

A full eight levels!

And that was in the space of a few breaths.

Growing dragon scales didn't seem so hard to accept after all.

Beside him, Qiangu Dongfeng, who had suffered backlash from the Ancestral Dragon Scripture, was having a rough time. His Break Evil Dragon seemed to have been dispersed, leaving his Martial Soul without the dragon attribute and preventing him from cultivating the Dragon Transformation Art.

"Dragon Transformation Art, Dragon Transformation Art..."

Qiangu Dieting murmured the words "dragon transformation," then looked again at the dragon scales on Qiangu Dieting's arm. Unlike those that appeared during Martial Soul Possession, the scales remained even after the Martial Soul was dismissed.

"This is a cultivation technique for transforming into a dragon. It's very likely meant to turn us humans into dragons in the end."

"Huh? That can't be, can it? How could humans become dragons?" Qiangu Zhangting's first instinct was disbelief.

Yes, how could a human become a dragon?

But Qiangu Dieting countered, "Soul Beasts can take human form, so why can't humans do the reverse and turn into Soul Beasts? Isn't our Beast Martial Soul Possession one form of that?"

That... seemed to be true.

But Qiangu Zhangting immediately grew wary. "Does that mean I'll turn into a dragon if I cultivate the Dragon Transformation Art? Then will I drop a Soul Ring when I die?"

That was a problem.

And after a human transformed into a dragon, would they still be human?

Nevertheless, Qiangu Dieting couldn't resist the temptation of the Dragon Transformation Art and began practicing it as well.

Although his strength had already reached the Quasi-God level, there were gaps even among Quasi-Gods.

A vast gap still separated him from Yun Ming, the so-called number one under heaven.

And after cultivating the Dragon Transformation Art, he could feel that his Soul Power, which had previously been growing slowly, really was increasing.

"This really is incredible!"

"Think about it. Not only can the Dragon Transformation Art increase our strength, it can even let us humans... do you know what that means?"

"We humans can have lifespans like Soul Beasts too!"

Soul Beasts envied humans for being able to reach, in just a few years, a level of cultivation that took Soul Beasts hundreds of thousands of years.

And didn't humans likewise envy Soul Beasts for living so much longer than they did?

But the Dragon Transformation Art seemed poised to make up for that.

It truly was incredible.

Qiangu Dongfeng, however, looked at Shrek Academy's warning hanging on the sky screen.

"But why would Shrek Academy oppose it? This is clearly a good thing for Soul Masters."

Wasn't Long Yeyue herself a Soul Master whose Martial Soul possessed Dragon Clan blood?

Qiangu Dieting sneered. "It's simply because the Dragon Transformation Art can rapidly increase people's strength, threatening Shrek Academy's position."

"If everyone could cultivate the Dragon Transformation Art, what would anyone need Shrek Academy for?"

"Just like the Tang Sect has the Mysterious Heaven Skill, a God Level cultivation technique passed down by the Sea God. Why have they never made it public?"

As for how to define an Evil Soul Master?

That really was a problem. Shrek Academy's definition of an Evil Soul Master was rather hasty.

But generally speaking, if they said it was a form, then it was a form of releasing a flood; if they said it wasn't a form, then one wasn't an Evil Soul Master. There was no standard at all.

"Never mind Shrek. Our Spirit Pagoda must devote itself to researching and cultivating the Dragon Transformation Art."

"Shrek Academy has no authority over our Spirit Pagoda."

At that moment, Qiangu Dieting was brimming with confidence.

That was the confidence the Dragon Transformation Art had given him.

At Eastsea Academy, Tang Wulin instinctively looked up at the sky.

Old Tang's voice warned him, "This cultivation technique has a tremendous limitation. It will turn you into a Soul Beast in the future, not a human."

"This is an evil art. Remember, we are humans."

Tang San didn't want his son to become some Soul Beast.

"Focus on the Mysterious Heaven Skill. Don't let these things lead you astray."

But that raised a question: if Tang Wulin really could cultivate the Dragon Transformation Art and become the Golden Dragon King, would he drop a Soul Ring when he died?

Next door, Wang Jinxi looked down at the bone dragon scales gleaming coldly on his arm, feeling his strength rise at a rapid pace.

For a moment, he was a little worried.

"Do I have to become an Evil Soul Master too?"

But Long Yeyue had branded Soul Masters who cultivated the Dragon Transformation Art as followers of a deviant path and regarded them as Evil Soul Masters.

That was bound to cause dissatisfaction.

In the past, with the prestige of Shrek Academy, the holy land of Soul Masters under heaven, everyone would naturally have been willing to listen to Shrek.

But this time, things did not develop as Long Yueyue had expected.

The temptation of the Dragon Transformation Art was simply too great.

In Mingdu, deep beneath the Federation Parliament Building, lay the secret chamber where the highest decisions were made.

The lights were dim and yellow, the air heavy. Every person present was a titan who could shake the entire continent with a stamp of their foot.

The Federation speaker, senior military figures from the War God Temple, the Spirit Pagoda's highest-ranking elders, and several veteran Titled Douluo who had long withdrawn from worldly affairs yet still wielded enormous influence.

Of course, one person was automatically excluded.

The master of the War God Temple, who was also the number one fangirl of Shrek Academy's Grandpa Long.

In fact, Chen Xinjie was not the Douluo Federation's only top-tier expert.

But most Titled Douluo were constrained by age, and many had no sky to sacrifice to in order to stay alive.

Nearly all of them had stepped down from their positions to enjoy the last of their lives.

Long Yeyue, for instance, actually didn't have much time left either.

And naturally, there were people like that in the Federation too, including quite a few Titled Douluo.