The inner court main team was stunned.
The outer court reserve team was stunned.
Wang Yan, the team leader,'s jaw almost dropped to the floor.
Xian Lin'er's expression was blank, her bright eyes filled with bewilderment. It was clear that Lin Yun's single sentence had fried her CPU.
Xiao Xiao looked at Lin Yun with a strange expression, her gaze shifting back and forth between Lin Yun and Xian Lin'er.
At this moment, Xiao Xiao's little head was filled with huge doubts. The intelligence she had temporarily lost due to being love-struck seemed to have returned to her at this moment.
You... are you really that hungry?
Although Xian Lin'er was indeed beautiful, even though she was close to a hundred years old, as a Titled Douluo, her age-reversing techniques made her look only in her early thirties. Her appearance was at the most charming age for a woman, so it wasn't too surprising for a beautiful woman to make a young man go wild.
But...
If they remembered correctly, wasn't Dean Xian Lin'er a married woman?
Weren't Dean Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo, the vice dean of the Soul Tool Department, husband and wife?
Damn it, I can't believe you, Lin Yun, are such a person!
Cao Thief!!!
Everyone's expressions became strange.
Xian Lin'er, the person involved, was speechless with emotion. Her slightly broken mindset turned into a mix of amusement and frustration. She didn't overthink it, only assuming that Lin Yun was just joking with the innocent words of a child.
After all, she was almost a hundred years old. While bickering with Yan Shaozhe and Qian Duoduo, she might display a childish stubbornness unbefitting her age, but when facing students like Lin Yun, Xian Lin'er merely regarded them as children.
"Never mind. Since you have no intention of joining the Soul Tool Department, I won't say more. But the doors of our Soul Tool Department are always open for you." Xian Lin'er smiled helplessly, moving past the topic.
Xian Lin'er looked at the young and tender faces before her with a smile and said, "Children, congratulations! You have successfully won the championship of this Soul Dueling Competition and upheld the academy's honor! On behalf of the academy, I thank you for everything you have done for the academy."
"Now, let's go home! The academy can't wait to welcome its little heroes back!"
The competition ended, and they naturally had no need to stay in Star Luo City. Led by Xian Lin'er, they returned all the way to Shrek City.
Returning to the academy again, Huo Yuhao was arguably the most deeply touched.
Under Shrek's veteran PUA brainwashing, Huo Yuhao had developed the mindset that 'Shrek is my true home.' Dai Hao and the Duke White Tiger's mansion were nothing; they couldn't compare to a single bit of Shrek Academy.
What puzzled Huo Yuhao, however, was that Xian Lin'er did not let them stop at the outer court but instead brought them to the edge of Sea God Lake.
As soon as they returned to Shrek Academy, Xian Lin'er received a telepathic message from Mu En.
The outcome of this competition surprised Mu En, yet it was also within expectations. After all, with Lin Yun, the team's main powerhouse, and having 'cured' Ma Xiaotao, the other powerhouse in the team—two soul masters with ultimate attributes, one a high-level Soul King and one a Soul Emperor—
If they had lost, Mu En would have found it ridiculous.
But since they had won the competition, and it was an unplanned victory, Mu En naturally wouldn't be stingy with their rewards.
Mu En was very generous. He understood the principle that to make a horse run, you must first let it eat grass. He never resorted to empty promises or underhanded tricks to win over students. Instead, he used undeniable benefits to bind talented students.
This decision to award them in the Sea God Pavilion on Sea God Island was certainly partly to commend the children publicly, but it also had the intention of winning over Lin Yun.
Not only was Xian Lin'er coveting Lin Yun, but Mu En also coveted him greatly.
After all, that was a Golden Dragon!
His Radiant Holy Dragon martial soul was already a super dragon martial soul on the Douluo Continent; it was basically impossible for a martial soul stronger than the Radiant Holy Dragon to appear.
As a fellow dragon-type martial soul user, Mu En understood Lin Yun's immense potential far too well.
As long as Lin Yun could be successfully won over, Shrek would undoubtedly be safe for the next three to five hundred years.
This time, he intended to show Shrek's greatest sincerity and try to recruit Lin Yun to Shrek.
That's why this scene unfolded before them.
"Perhaps you are curious why we have come to the shore of Sea God Lake." Xian Lin'er's voice was gentle and kind. "Given your outstanding performance in this competition, the academy's high-level officials have unanimously decided that the awards ceremony will take place in the Sea God Pavilion!"
Sea God Pavilion!
Huo Yuhao, Jiang Nan'nan, and others who had never heard these three words were somewhat puzzled.
But any student who understood what the Sea God Pavilion signified had excited expressions on their faces.
This included Beibei and Xu Sanshi, those good buddies, and Ling Luochen and Yao Haoxuan's expressions were not calm either.
Wang Yan was no exception; his face was flushed with excitement.
Ma Xiaotao, however, remained calm. After all, she was a contestant who even had a fixed room in the Sea God Pavilion; the Sea God Pavilion was not mysterious to her.
'Going to the Sea God Pavilion for the awards?' Lin Yun blinked, a slight smile playing on his lips.
The three soul bones that the Star Luo Empire awarded to the champions were all pocketed by Lin Yun and not brought out. Neither Xian Lin'er nor Wang Yan asked Lin Yun to take out the soul bones to share.
Xian Lin'er and Wang Yan had no objections, and neither did the other participants.
Because, to be frank, this competition was largely carried by Lin Yun and Ma Xiaotao; they barely exerted any effort.
Even Ma Xiaotao, who had the second-highest contribution, said nothing, so how could they have the nerve to say anything more?
These were all things Lin Yun deserved.
Without him, Shrek might have even stumbled in the first round of eliminations, not to mention that the teams after the top sixteen were all incredibly powerful, and Lin Yun was at the forefront against all of them.
Everyone felt it was only right that Lin Yun didn't take out the championship reward soul bones.
And at this moment, Lin Yun was curious.
The original plot had been so drastically altered that even Lin Yun couldn't foresee the future. So, what would Mu En take out as a reward?
It was truly something to look forward to!
Lin Yun only hoped it wasn't something too shabby. Otherwise, he wouldn't be able to stay in Shrek for even a second. Being stingy, frugal, and loving to freeload and brainwash—who in their right mind would come here to study?
Xian Lin'er waved her hand, and a bubble lifted everyone, soaring into the air.
"Let's go, little heroes!"
A stream of blue light swept across the lake, rapidly approaching the island in the very center of Sea God Lake.
As they got closer to Sea God Island, Lin Yun also saw the tall, ancient tree located in the center of Sea God Island. From Lin Yun's perspective, it was constantly emitting dazzling golden light.
The Golden Tree!
(End of Chapter)
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