Yan Shaozhe: As expected of Teacher. Brilliant!
Sea God Pavilion.
The azure lake water rippled in the wind.
The night was quiet.
At the summit of an ancient Golden Ancient Tree, an elderly figure sat in a wheelchair, quietly gazing down at the Shrek Academy in the distance, lost in thought.
"Teacher." Yan Shaozhe's figure slowly appeared, skillfully pushing the wooden wheelchair, and gently exhaling a breath of stale air.
"That child... what do you think?" Mu En asked softly.
"While it must be admitted, he is indeed exceptionally talented, even surpassing Xiaotao and Lexuan to some extent. His Second Awakening of the Blood Pupils, regardless of the method, signifies his terrifying talent in his Body Martial Soul."
"Once the Body Sect discovers this kid, they will definitely use every means to poach him, or even forcibly take him away."
Yan Shaozhe's eyes held a complex expression, revealing the turmoil in his heart.
"Knowing that, you still pushed the door open..." Mu En said leisurely.
"You know about this, sir?" Yan Shaozhe, looking somewhat embarrassed.
"It's because Xiaotao and Lexuan are here. I think Lu Cheng treats them quite well. As long as Xiaotao is still at the Shrek Academy, Lu Cheng will definitely not take even one step towards the Body Sect." However, soon, a confident look filled his face.
This is the source of his confidence in manipulating Lu Cheng.
His own prized disciple has that kid completely Divine Soul. Want to run away? Heh, no way...
"Perhaps." After a long pause, Mu En uttered a puzzling statement.
His thoughts were not much different from Yan Shaozhe's. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied with his disciple's behavior, he also knew that Ma Xiaotao and the boy had a close relationship, even surpassing that of ordinary lovers. Although this mysterious affection was somewhat abrupt, it was ultimately a good thing for the Shrek Academy, so he didn't mind too much...
"But Lexuan... seems to have discovered something." Mu En narrowed his eyes and spoke slowly.
"Teacher, what do you mean?!" Yan Shaozhe's pupils dilated in shock. This was the successor of the Sea God Pavilion of the Shrek Academy, the true direct descendant of Shrek, and the future leader. If something went wrong with him, the entire Shrek Academy would suffer a shortage of high-level combat power in the future.
"Just a guess," Mu En waved his hand dismissively.
"Moreover, I made more than one preparation back then. Even if that girl Lexuan investigated to the end, she could only trace it back to the Holy Spirit Cult. After that night, Xiaoyao killed all the Evil Soul Master who knew about it, just to prevent future troubles."
"Unless she already knew the truth and used that knowledge to deduce it." Mu En suddenly chuckled and shook his head, "I'm getting senile; how could I say something like that?"
"So that's why you've been giving Bei Bei special training lately?" Yan Shaozhe suddenly realized.
"That's only one aspect..."
Mu En shook his head.
"I'm increasingly confused about today's younger generation. If I once thought Lexuan would be the future leader of the Shrek Academy, her behavior since awakening her Second Martial Soul, the Spirit Eyes, two and a half years ago has raised some doubts. She's been crying all the time because of a boy in her dream... and now she's even more suspicious."
"Xiaotao Tao is too carefree and outgoing to be a leader. Lu Cheng is meticulous and good, but unfortunately he's not from my Shrek lineage. Even if he marries Xiaotao in the future, he can never have the dominant decision-making power. I don't trust him."
"So you mean..." Yan Shaozhe's pupils suddenly contracted.
"That's right, right now the only suitable and trustworthy one is Bei Bei. Before I die, I will give him a special empowerment to help his Martial Soul advance to the Bright Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, which will at least keep Lu Cheng in check..." Mu En tapped his fingers lightly.
"As for Lu Cheng, with Xiaotao keeping him in check, no matter how monstrous he is, he can only play a role similar to Xuan Zi, becoming a henchman under Bei Bei, or rather, the entire Shrek Academy. Of course, I still need to personally train him."
"As for Lexuan, it would be best to facilitate the matchmaking and assist Bei Bei in becoming the Sea God Pavilion Master. As for Tang Ya, the only remaining girl in the Tang Sect, all we can say is 'I'm sorry.'"
"As expected of a teacher."
"Brilliant!" Yan Shaozhe exclaimed, completely convinced.
The next day, early morning.
A beam of light shone into the dormitory.
Many new students filed out of the corridor, their urge to urinate rising after holding it in all night. Nearly a thousand new male students from the three floors of the building completely blocked the entrance to the toilets.
The noise echoed through the hallway.
"Hey... move aside, don't take my spot."
"I was here first, okay?"
"Get out of here, wanna fight?!"
Faint noises and sounds of playing and commotion drifted into the dormitory.
Wang Dong'er rubbed her eyes and realized that she was still lying on Lu Cheng's bed. Blushing, she tidied her clothes. Fortunately, the dormitory had a washbasin, otherwise she would have had to run to fight with a group of boys for it.
He patted his delicate face in the mirror, hesitated for a moment, and then used his disguise technique. In no time, he reverted to his original boyish appearance as Wang Dong.
But just as she was leaving, her light blue eyes glanced at the cluster of toilets at the end of the corridor, and an unnatural look appeared on her face.
"Let's go to the office building, the blue one..." Lu Cheng yawned lazily, his voice coming from inside the dormitory. "The second floor, that's the restroom for the female teachers from the foreign language department."
"Oh... Brother Cheng." Wang Dong blushed and nodded, recalling what happened last night, not daring to look Lu Cheng in the eye.
"..."
Lu Cheng slowly washed up.
Second graders have no classes today.
Or perhaps he simply didn't have classes. With his strength and cultivation level, he had long since escaped the tedious and boring training environment of the outer court disciples. In fact, if he were willing to join the inner court, Yan Shaozhe would most likely not say anything more.
but...
He had no intention of developing a deep relationship with the Shrek Academy; he was content to just get by and wait for the major competition a year from now to make his mark.
And the task now is...
The Soul Tool Department Building.
The gray-black color gleamed with a metallic sheen, and Lu Cheng, dressed in a yellow school uniform, swiped his card expressionlessly and entered. He skillfully arrived at the third floor, the only place where Soul Engineer of Level Six and above could conduct experiments and inscribe core formations.
Having already completed the game once, he could easily handle anything, even Level 9 Soul Tool, the so-called secret Sun Moon Divine Needle of Ye Yulin (a Level 9 Soul Tool with an exaggerated coverage and attack range), or the most secret things of the Sun and Sun Moon Empire... soul-guided humanoid mechs, or even Level 9 Fixed Soul Guidance Shell, as long as his cultivation and Spiritual Power were up to par.
In the Simulation Device, he used another identity to study at the Sun Moon Empire Royal Academy, and even gained Kong Deming's favor, taking the opportunity to learn about many of the Sun Moon Empire's core research achievements.
Right now, there's only one thing that he can still dedicate time to studying...
Battle Armor.
As the most overpowered auxiliary equipment in the entire Douluo Universe, capable of increasing the wearer's strength by nearly twenty levels on average, and allowing them to withstand attacks, fight, fly, and run, he naturally couldn't miss it.
However, it would take at least ten thousand years for the complete technology of the Battle Armor to mature, so for now he can only explore it step by step on his own.
The engraving room is completely sealed off.
With his fiery red Carving Knife flying like dragons and phoenixes, Lu Cheng carved one soul-guiding array core after another, all of which were of level seven quality. Such speed would probably attract a crowd of onlookers in the outside world, but Lu Cheng and Tian Meng were already used to it.
As the individual parts were pieced together and assembled into a nearly three-meter-tall humanoid mecha that looked quite impressive, Lu Cheng put down his Carving Knife and crawled inside to try and connect to the control system.
The mecha moved nimbly, and as the core array was activated, countless parts of its body began to operate. Judging from its specifications, it had basically reached the pinnacle of humanoid mecha research in the Sun Moon Empire, but it was far from meeting Lu Cheng's expectations.
"Clatter~"
The hatch opened, Lu Cheng jumped out, his brows furrowed.
"Still not quite there..."
If I had known, I should have asked Xuan Ziwen to develop that mental Control System during the Simulation. In the original work, at this time, the humanoid Soul Tool that was closest to the Battle Armor was the Ice Extreme War God Armor, which was jointly developed by Xuan Ziwen and Huo Gua. It could even be said to be the prototype of the Battle Armor ten thousand years later.
However, the strength of the forged metal was compensated by the superhuman material, Ice Extreme Divine Crystal.
The Illustrious Virtue Hall's original failed and abandoned project... the mental Control System, actually shone brightly again in Xuan Ziwen's hands, becoming the most important part of the Battle Armor.
"It's a pity I don't have an ice-attribute Martial Soul, otherwise the first thing I would do is run to the Earth Dragon Sect and dig it up clean." Lu Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly.
Of course, what's giving him a bigger headache right now is the control system.
This isn't something that can be made in a day or two.
Even he has now reached a bottleneck. To break through, he would probably need to reach at least the Level 9 Soul Engineer before he would be qualified to continue advancing the Battle Armor Project.
"It's too time-consuming and laborious..." Tian Meng also had second thoughts and said hesitantly.
Although Lu Cheng's promises were grand and beautiful, the time and effort required to achieve them were also extremely staggering.
With that time, you could probably level up a few more times.
Even if Lu Cheng learns metal forging, the so-called Four-Word Battle Armor, or even the Six-Word Divine Armor that automatically evolves after advancing to godhood, is still as far away as the heavens and earth.
"No rush."
Lu Cheng shook his head.
This was his trump card against God King Tang, so naturally he wasn't in a hurry to achieve immediate results.
With a casual wave of his hand, he stored the damaged humanoid mecha into his soul-guided storage ring and left the laboratory.
I took a stroll around the playground.
Huo Yuhao was found to be in Zhou Yi's rather unfortunate situation, running around the playground with heavy armor, while Wang Dong had gone to the Mu Jin Class and was leisurely leaning against the classroom window, seemingly lost in thought about what had happened the night before.
He glanced at Huo Gua with a grin and cheered him on.
He then leisurely walked towards the dormitory.
"Sister Xiao Ya?"
However, downstairs in the dormitory, Lu Cheng caught a glimpse of a beautiful figure with a slightly surprised expression. She was dressed in a light blue outfit that accentuated her graceful curves, with a white silk belt around her waist. She had her hair tied in a neat ponytail and wore light blue peep-toe high-heeled boots. She was idly kicking the bark of a tree while craning her neck to look at the men's dormitory on the first floor.
Her almost perfectly oval face was filled with conflict and hesitation.