Meanwhile, in Shrek Academy.
The students from the Sun Moon Imperial Academy are also undergoing some physical exams and more, for the academy to figure out their training regimens. And naturally they're being trained by the Martial Soul Department, taken in as core disciples.
Most of them are assigned as sixth-grade students in the outer courtyard. And the few, specifically the Hongchen siblings and a couple others, would be taught directly by teachers.
Their situation is almost similar to Huo Yuhao's group in Sun Moon Imperial Academy, but they're mainly focused on improving their physique, martial soul, and close-combat abilities.
However, they're not the main focus of the story right now.
Outer courtyard, Administration Area
Wang Yan pursed his lips, examining the papers in his hands.
"....I will be honest here. I've interviewed and screened many special exceptions over the years," He looked up at the two girls standing before him.
"But you two take the cake. Recommendation letters from the city lord is one thing, but to bring recommendation letters from Di Tian...? If it weren't for the feeling of dread I could feel from this letter, I would've thrown this into the trash and tossed you both out." He said with a deadpanned expression.
One of the girls looked sheepish while the other looked at him coldly.
"....You seem oddly calm after believing those letters to have been written by Di Tian," The one who looked at him coldly, with long silver-white hair and purple amethyst-like eyes, asked.
Di Tian, the Beast God, the strongest mortal creature in the world. Even a Transcendent Titled Douluo would be shaken if they knew they had gotten his attention.
"I'm simply being professional as an instructor. I don't get paid to scream and run," Wang Yan replied dryly, setting the letter down as if it might bite. Although in-name only, he was a disciple of Xuan Zi—a rank 98 Transcendent Douluo.
Considering the old man's very.... eccentric personality, Wang Yan would sometimes undergo rigorous heavy pressure of the old man's soul power to strengthen his physique.
There was no doubt in his mind, for Di Tian to recommend these two, they must be soul beasts reincarnated into humans.
Almost any soul master would've jumped at the chance of hunting them down.
But not Shrek Academy, not right now at least.
For one, they're deathly afraid of Di Tian. And two, they're under truce. Thirdly, they are extremely afraid of Di Tian.
"But that doesn't mean I'm not internally screaming at the top of my lungs for the Gods to come save me for what trouble you two are going to bring me. So, let us get this over with, shall we?" Wang Yan said with a smile.
He picked up one of the papers and said,
"Name: Na'er. Age: 14. Soul Rank: Rank 45 Soul Ancestor. Martial Soul: Tool Martial Soul; Silver Dragon...Spear? This is..." Wang Yan's eyes widened, a strange glint flickered as he looked at Na'er.
"This is the first I've heard about such a martial soul!"
Not to toot his own horn, but besides Xuan Zi and Mu En, Wang Yan is likely the most knowledgeable about martial souls!
He has read hundreds of books pertaining to soul masters, martial souls, soul beasts, etc.
But he's never heard about a Silver Dragon Spear!
Sure, there were Tool-type Martial Souls with the characteristics of a soul beast. His martial soul, the Coiling Dragon Staff, had some characteristics of a dragon when used.
'From what I've understood about the few records we've had about soul beasts reincarnated into humans, their martial soul is usually tied to their original forms—does that mean her true form is something close or is a Silver Dragon?' Wang Yan furrowed his brows, contemplating.
Silver Dragons are extremely rare and are mostly known to possess either the Space Element or several other elements with frightening mastery. They were the second of the twin top-tier True Dragons: Golden Dragon of Ultimate Strength and Silver Dragon of Elements.
There was also the legend of the two dragon kings that came to existence after the fall of the Dragon God: Silver Dragon King and Golden Dragon King.
The last sighting of a Silver Dragon had been more than ten thousand years ago!
As for a soul master who possesses one, there has never been a single mention of it in the Shrek Academy archives!
So Wang Yan is extremely excited to see a never before seen martial soul for the first time, and a rarely seen soul beast.
"Miss Na'er, would you please demonstrate your martial soul?"
Na'er nodded and took a few steps back. The girl accompanying her, went over beside Wang Yan's desk. Her eyes shared the same unconcealed look of curiosity and excitement that the latter had in his eyes.
This is simply because this was also the first time she'd ever seen Na'er's legendary 'martial soul' in person.
Na'er outstretched her right hand and intense soul power fluctuations surged out of her hand, as a bright silver light appeared and expanded.
It became a silver spear that is more than seven feet in length and very slender. On its slender body, there are fine silver scales, which are presented in a hexagonal shape, very delicate, and well-proportioned. This spear only has a tip at one end, whose length is about one-third of the length of the spear.
There is an oval-shaped silver bead adorned at the tip of Silver Dragon Spear. It appears to have no spearhead yet a ray of radiant energy spurted out from the silver bead. Purple and black colors —purple, purple, black, black! An extraordinary set of four soul rings.
Wang Yan's eyes bulged and he almost screamed in glee.
"Oh my Sea God! Dazzling! Utterly dazzling! Such a magnificent silver dragon spear, and that soul ring set of colors! H-How is this...? Aaaaiiie! This is incredible!!"
The girl standing near him and Na'er took a collective several steps back, visibly creeped out by his behavior.
Na'er wasn't like any other soul beast reincarnated as a human. She was a clone made from the human aspects of the Silver Dragon King! Her body was moulded by the latter, her physique is at the same level of a True Dragon with the capability of utilizing several elements. If she went all out, she could fight even a Soul Sage or a Soul Douluo!
She was basically the Silver Dragon King in human form.
"Haaa.... Haaa.... Gasp! I-I apologize for my manner!" Wang Yan snapped out of his daze, pulling a handkerchief from his sleeve and wiping the sweat from his forehead with a shaky hand.
"I-It's just.... in all my years... I have never—never—witnessed something so divine!"
It was unlike any weapon he had ever seen before!
Appearance aside, there was just a certain aura to it, although faint, he managed to get a glimpse of it—an oppressive majesty that didn't belong to any other Tool-type Martial Soul.
It was like a divine spear, forged from the elements of the world.
It was like the king among all spears.
Wang Yan compared the Silver Dragon Spear's hidden might to when Mu En unleashed Golden Brilliance to kick out Du Busi and the other experts of Body Sect.
Obviously the power of the Silver Dragon Spear and Golden Brilliance aren't of the same level yet, but the feeling they gave—the presence—was hauntingly similar.
Unchallengeable.
Peerless.
Divine.
"Are we done here?" Na'er coldly asked.
Wang Yan nodded. "Y-Yes, and no. Your cultivation and martial soul fits the basic criteria for passing the special exam. There's still a combat exam after this."
Na'er nodded and stood to the side, waiting patiently.
Wang Yan placed down Na'er's information paper and grabbed the next paper.
"Name: Huo Qiu'er. Age: 14. Soul Rank: Rank 44 Soul Ancestor. Martial Soul: Beast Martial Soul; G-Golden Dragon?!" He choked a little as he read the paper.
Huo Qiu'er didn't wait for his words to finish before she walked up to the front.
She was a beautiful girl; tall and possessed long golden hair that poured down her body like a waterfall. She looked rather mature for her age, she was especially gifted in certain areas. The girl was extremely beautiful and radiated a heroic aura, her beauty could bring disaster to a country or a city.
Her golden eyes looked strange and evil, with three comma-like dots around her pupils. Under the gaze of these golden evil eyes, it was as though the entire world would submit to her.
Golden hair, golden eyes, and an emperor's aura radiating from her body — she was like a Golden Goddess given mortal form.
This was the auspicious emperor, reincarnated as a human — Qiu'er!
Without the influence of the other half of Tang Wutong because Wang Dong'er didn't meet the Auspicious Emperor when she was still a soul beast, she didn't take on the appearance of Wang Dong'er.
This was the true appearance of Qiu'er, who took on the Huo name after Huo Yuhao.
"Hmph!" Huo Qiu'er raised her right arm and clenched her hand.
Almost instantly, her right arm became a golden dragonic arm. Majestic golden dragon scales covered her right arm from the hand to the elbow and her dainty fingernails grew and narrowed, similar to a sharp talon.
Her golden eyes turned red and her pupils turned into dragon pupils with three black rings around, and a strange slit appeared on her forehead. Her long, silky golden hair lit up and looked divine; it was as if each strand of her hair was made from real thin gold! Soul rings materialized under her feet; purple, purple, black, black.
An impressive set of soul rings that weren't inferior to Na'er.
Dazzling!
Powerful!
Absolute!
Otherworldly!
Unlike in another timeline, Qiu'er reincarnated as a human with the support of their slumbering Lord and the Great Beasts to experience the human world. With their support and guidance, they made sure to nurture her human physique so she could handle high-level soul rings.
Qiu'er wanted to go after Huo Yuhao initially, but Na'er and the others obstructed her and gave her choice: wait for Huo Yuhao in Shrek Academy or stay in the Star Dou Forest.
She chose the former.
'When you come back, Yuhao, you'll be greatly surprised! I'll show you how strong I can become.' Huo Qiu'er inwardly pumped herself, already imagining the look on her best friend's face when he comes back.
Meanwhile, Wang Yan's face twitched.
A Silver Dragon Spear and Golden Dragon for martial souls.
The most top-grade of martial souls in rumored history! And just by judging their cultivation, they were heaven defying geniuses that are even above the Heavenly Demons, excluding Huo Yuhao!
This was too much for a scholarly Soul King such as himself to oversee this... but...
The forces of a scholarly researcher and professional instructor inside of him waged on.
Should he ask and study their martial souls now? Or should he go find a higher-up to handle this situation first?
In the end, the logical side of him won.
"...Can you girls wait here for a few minutes? I need to speak to someone, it wouldn't take long."
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(AN: Sup. Also, the world just got a bit crazier in just a week huh? *Also, just edited it now.)