In the Shrek Academy freshman dormitory, an old man lay there. He was of ordinary appearance and not particularly tall, but his voice had a soothing quality, belying his age.
He wore a gray cloth robe, his face lined with wrinkles deep enough to trap dozens of flies, his eyes were dim and yellow, his eyelids drooping, giving him the appearance of someone nearing the end of his life.
The old man's name was Mu En, the current head of the Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion, a level 99 Power Attack type Limit Douluo, titled "Dragon God,"his martial soul being the Holy Light Dragon. After his battle with the Body Sect's leader, Du Bisi, he attempted to absorb the power of the Dragon Pill to recover from his injuries and break through to level 99.
However, the hidden malevolent energy within the Dragon Pill caused him to be unable to straighten his back; when standing, his waist was almost bent at a ninety-degree angle, requiring a cane for support. Therefore, he often lay on a recliner.
At this moment, he lay there, feeling the vibrant energy emanating from the freshmen; only in this way could he feel that he was still young and energetic.
"Youth is truly wonderful!" Mu En sighed inwardly. Sensing someone approaching, he slowly opened his cloudy eyes and looked at the person. Seeing that it was Zhang Lexuan, he asked with some surprise and curiosity, "Lexuan, what happened that made you come to see this old man?"
Zhang Lexuan came to Mu En's side at this moment and respectfully said, "Elder Mu!"
"There's no need to be so respectful outside. I'm just an old man who's about to retire."
Hearing Mu En's words, Zhang Lexuan looked at the frail old man and felt a pang of worry and pain in her heart. She hadn't expected that Mu En would also grow old so slowly without her noticing.
"Elder Mu, I just met a young man in the Shrek City food street. The moment I saw him, my martial soul trembled, or rather, I was excited." Zhang Lexuan told Mu En about what happened in the food street and her thoughts in detail.
Mu En listened very carefully and quickly gave his opinion, "That child's martial soul may have a martial soul fusion skill with yours. The excited reaction couldn't be fear."
"Is that so?" Zhang Lexuan's mind went blank with thought.
Mu En, watching Zhang Lexuan's thoughtful expression, fell silent. After hearing this from her, he began to doubt whether his actions back then were correct.
"A boy with a spirit fusion skill with Zhang Lexuan—if he joined Shrek Academy, could he help Zhang Lexuan improve her spirit power? And since he could fuse with Lexuan's spirit, the boy's spirit quality must be quite high." Mu En couldn't help but think to himself. He should have gone with Zhang Lexuan and brought that boy back to Shrek Academy.
His time was truly running out.
"Thank you for your explanation, Elder Mu. Lexuan will go down to cultivate now and prepare for the next Soul Master Competition." Zhang Lexuan quickly recovered and respectfully greeted Elder Mu.
Watching Zhang Lexuan leave, Elder Mu couldn't help but speak, "Lexuan, you didn't have to keep our promise."
"I'm sorry, Elder Mu, I'm a person who keeps my promises."
Zhang Lexuan left these words and walked towards Sea God Lake. She had long since fallen in love with Bei Bei, and her heart could no longer hold anyone else.
"Sigh~" Mu En stared at Zhang Lexuan's retreating figure, finally able only to sigh. He seemed truly unable to persuade anyone.
Like Xiaoyao, like Xuanzi, like Shaozhe, and now Lexuan was like this too.
Mu En: ε=(ο｀*))) Sigh.
He could only turn his gaze back to the new students, feeling their vitality to alleviate his exhaustion and powerlessness.
Where are the future leaders? —At the Tianhun Empire Hotel,
Tianmu Cheng finally regained all his strength and abilities, sat up, and opened the box beside him. Upon seeing what was inside, his mind went blank.
A photograph? ???
The box contained a photograph, but why were all those people looking for it?
Were they out of their minds?
Or something else?
Tian Mucheng flipped it over. "Zhang?" The back of the photograph only had the character "Zhang" on it, nothing more.
"Wait a minute!" Tian Mucheng immediately realized something, looking at the front—an old man and a young girl, and she looked very familiar.
Zhang? A young girl? Could it be Zhang Lexuan? Holy crap!
Could it be such a coincidence?
Could I be the chosen one ?
But why am I so weak and sickly!
Jin Tianming also came over at this moment, looking at the girl in the photograph, and couldn't help but sigh, "What a small world. What are you going to do, main body?"
After saying that, he stared at Tian Mucheng curiously, really looking forward to the main body's next plan.
There was also a piece of paper at the bottom of the box, which Tian Mucheng picked up to examine.
"Xiao Cheng, when you received the photo, I knew you had survived. I have no children of my own, so I treated you like my own grandson, raising you with my own hands. But when I learned of your martial soul and physical defects, I initially planned to send you to Shrek Academy.
However, considering that your soul power aptitude would likely be difficult to cultivate to level 15 or higher, I had no choice but to keep you with me. I used to be a member of the Zhang family, a noble family in the Heavenly Soul Empire. Once, I returned from a trip to find the Zhang family wiped out. I was filled with hatred and wanted revenge, but when I arrived at that family, I learned that they had already been exterminated by the Shrek Supervisory Group.
My eldest brother's granddaughter was accepted as a disciple by Shrek Academy. The royal family, knowing I was still alive, wanted to silence me. They were afraid I would go to Le Xuan and tell her the truth.
At that moment, I realized that the noble family that could destroy the Zhang family must have the royal family's shadow behind them.
"From that day on, I began to flee everywhere, and that's when I found you,A-Cheng!"
"If you encounter any danger in the future, take this piece of paper I left you and that piece of paper that a Soul Master created using Soul Skill. You can take these to Shrek Academy to find that girl, Le Xuan. Just mention my name, and she will still take care of you."
"Main Body, that old man has paved the way for you." Jin Tianming saw through the old man's intentions at a glance: leaving a backup plan and paving the way for the future for the main body.
This grandfather of the main body is not his biological father, or even his biological father.
Envious, envious.
Tian Muchen took out the last item from the box, a spatial Soul Guidance Device ring, put it on his thumb, put all the items back into the box and put them into the ring, and shook his head, "I have my own path to walk now. If the old man leaves, then I'll consider it a favor to Zhang Le Xuan."
"So decisive?"
"I will never get the main body into Shrek Academy in the future." Tian Muchen had already decided that his sickly body would never enter Shrek Academy in the future, otherwise, something unexpected would definitely happen.
Tian Mucheng, realizing something, looked at the arrogant clone and said, "Tianming, you should intensify your cultivation. We still need to make arrangements at the Sun Moon Royal Academy. If possible, you should take down Meng Hongchen." "Sorry, main body, my pride won't allow me to rise to power through a woman!"
Jin Tianming refused the main body's request this time. For him, conquering everyone with strength was what he truly desired.
Hearing Jin Tianming's answer, Tian Mucheng wasn't angry. This clone was only obedient in front of him; in front of outsiders, he was arrogant. He said, "Whatever."
He then began to think for himself. Jin Tianming going to the Sun Moon Royal Academy was enough; he needed at least two or three clones at Shrek Academy, especially the Golden Tree and the planar seeds within it.
During the Battle of Douluo Continent III, Ah Yin had consumed a life core to become a new life core. Could he use his Dragon Soul to devour it?
He summoned the incredibly transparent Dragon Soul, vaguely sensing that its power was only the tip of the iceberg.
(End of Chapter)