"W... what do you want!? I am a dependent of the Sea God, a princess of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan! You cannot harm me, let me go..."
"So she's a princess of the Demon Soul Great White Shark clan... she should provide a decent soul ring and soul bone."
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and seal this creature."
"No... please no... Mother, save me... Lord Sea God, save me..."
The Star Net quintet naturally had no intention of stopping; instead, they deftly moved to completely pack Bai Xiuxiu into the God-Sealing Altar.
A dependent of the Sea God?
Laughable. Mentioning the Sea God at a time like this is damn well useless.
What else has that Sea God done besides issuing a decree that Titled Douluo aren't allowed to interfere in secular conflicts? Who cares about him?
No, didn't Mother and Father say that the Sea God's prestige is constantly praised across the Douluo Continent? Even if they won't rescue a Demon Soul Great White Shark—the Sea God's most devout believer—why are they capturing me?
They want to kill me and treat me as a soul ring and soul bone...
Bai Xiuxiu fell into despair. Mother, what should I do...
...
Extreme North, Ice God Lake.
The Snow Emperor looked at the twin-tailed loli-type Ice Emperor in her soul spirit state, and then at Skydream, who was shrinking his neck, afraid to show his face.
"Bing-er, is your current state what you all call a soul spirit?"
The Ice Emperor said with some regret, "Yes. Xue-er, if I had known you were going to take human form, I should have followed you..."
Black lines creased Skydream's face. Although the Ice Emperor had already sworn her loyalty, and Skydream imagined a Ferocious Beast would value her word, the things coming out of her mouth were really not pleasant to hear.
The Snow Emperor waved her hand. "Don't say that. If you hadn't met this human, I might have been captured by those damn Titled Douluo long ago."
Then the Snow Emperor stood up and gave a solemn bow to the Ice Emperor and Skydream. "Skydream, Ice Emperor, regardless of anything else, I should properly thank you."
Oh-ho...
Skydream's eyes lit up. First, the Co-lord of Soul Beasts apologized to him, and now the Ruler of the Extreme North was thanking him... Is this the happiness that comes from riding Yuhao's coattails?
"His name is Huo Yuhao, right? I feel he is about to wake up. Let's have a good talk then."
...
Shrek Academy.
Although the students of the Outer Court had a month-long vacation, it didn't mean all students chose to go home.
Take Lan Xuanyu, for example. He was an orphan in this life, homeless, and he couldn't enter the Core Area of the Star Constellation Great Forest. Nor could he return to the Clear Sky Sect like Wang Dong, so he could only stay at Shrek to cultivate.
The Outer Court martial arts arena.
"Ha!"
Three soul rings on Lan Xuanyu's body shone simultaneously. A light orb fused from red, blue, and yellow colors was flung from the Blue Silver King in his hand. The surroundings were instantly plunged into a violent elemental hurricane. After flying about a hundred meters, the water, fire, and earth attributes suffered a violent explosion due to absolute repulsion.
Lan Xuanyu sighed inwardly; this was far worse than his previous life.
No matter how much he didn't want to admit it, the fact was... in his previous life, 99% of his miraculous elemental control was because he possessed the Silver Dragon King bloodline, which made him intimate with all elements in the world—plus the meticulous teaching of Gu Yuena, the Ruler of Elements.
As it stood now, he lacked the Dragon God bloodline. Despite having the experience of controlling elements from his past life, he simply couldn't control them as exquisitely as before or combine various soul skills, like the Ascending Elemental Dragon. He could only stack them simply, dealing with enemies using uncontrolled elemental fission explosions.
'Right, my physical strength is also a major problem.'
He had tried many methods, even spending most of the money he earned from smithing to buy medicinal pills to strengthen his physique. He finally managed to barely suppress the conflict between different dragon bloodlines in his body, and his soul power had progressed to rank 35.
But his actual combat power was too far behind his previous life... Lan Xuanyu wasn't even absolutely certain he could defeat Bei Bei, who was also a Soul Elder.
Therefore, the Dragon God bloodline in Huo Yuhao's body was, in Lan Xuanyu's view, the key to whether he could truly take off!
'Huo Yuhao, you can't handle this Dragon God bloodline. Give it to me.'
But clearly, Huo Yuhao wouldn't obediently hand over the Dragon God bloodline with both hands, so his only option was one thing.
To rob him! Use the Mysterious Heaven Skill to forcibly suck the Dragon God bloodline out of Huo Yuhao!
But it just so happened he couldn't beat him...
Although he didn't know what Huo Yuhao was doing right now, the only thing Lan Xuanyu could think of was to cultivate desperately. Once he had strength exceeding Huo Yuhao's, he would ambush the guy.
As for those few guys from the Tang Sect? Don't count on them...
After releasing a few more elemental combination skills and exhausting his soul power, Lan Xuanyu sat on the ground exhausted and began meditating to recover.
Unconsciously, a greedy thought rose in Lan Xuanyu's heart: When can I obtain my mother Gu Yuena's Silver Dragon King bloodline again...
After Lan Xuanyu finished meditating, before he even opened his eyes, he smelled a foul odor.
It was the kind of stench from not bathing for a long time, mixed with alcohol and the smell of chicken legs—inexpressibly unpleasant.
He opened his eyes and covered his nose in disgust. Just as he was about to start cursing, he saw a disheveled old man sitting not far in front of him, staring at him.
His image was absolutely terrible: a grayish-brown robe that looked like it had never been washed, with multiple holes; his face covered in dust and grease; his messy hair unkempt. His bare feet were unimaginably black, and it seemed most of the smell came from there.
However, he had a pair of crimson eyes containing intense mental fluctuations.
"Using Blue Silver Grass to take the path of elemental control... Kid, you must be that Outer Court freshman named Lan Xuanyu."
Lan Xuanyu's brain worked rapidly. With his veteran experience, he could naturally see that the person before him was no ordinary man. His mental power was very strong, and he seemed to carry the aura of some kind of divine beast. Conservatively estimated, his cultivation was above Titled Douluo.
An elder of the Sea God Pavilion?
Lan Xuanyu felt a bit of pride. He guessed the Sea God Pavilion saw him using the Blue Silver Grass martial soul for elemental control and wanted to see if he was a piece of jade worth polishing.
I've finally waited for the attention of the upper management. Do you know how I've spent this past year?
Lan Xuanyu hid his original disgust and respectfully bowed. "Greetings, Senior. This junior is indeed Lan Xuanyu."
Xuan Zi raised his wine gourd and took a large gulp. "Mm-hmm... You didn't relax your cultivation even during the holidays. Little guy, this point of yours is very good. Much better than a certain self-righteous genius."
"And..." Xuan Zi suddenly turned serious. "Your Blue Silver Grass is unusual. At least I haven't seen Blue Silver Grass with silver patterns. It has likely undergone some mutation; otherwise, you wouldn't be able to control three whole elements."
Lan Xuanyu's pupils shrank slightly.
Seeing this tiny change, Xuan Zi very contentedly rewarded himself with another gulp of wine.
It was no accident that Xuan Zi had run to Shrek's Outer Court.
He was the one who ultimately saved Zhang Lexuan's life. Not only was she ungrateful, but she also repeatedly tried to get him to withdraw from the Sea God Pavilion. How ungrateful!
He knew Zhang Lexuan had taken a brilliant disciple, even causing a stir in the Sea God Pavilion because of him.
But what he didn't expect was that the kid named Huo Yuhao actually rejected the academy's kindness. How could Xuan Zi, who viewed the glory of Shrek Academy as his own responsibility, endure this!
He had been watching Lan Xuanyu for a long time. With his rich experience, he could naturally tell there was some friction between Huo Yuhao and Lan Xuanyu.
Given his status, he couldn't personally sabotage a young student like Huo Yuhao, so Xuan Zi's "stunning wisdom" thought of training a disciple himself to teach Huo Yuhao a lesson and knock Zhang Lexuan down a peg while he was at it.
"This old man is Xuan Zi, Deputy Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion, a rank 98 Super Douluo, titled Taotie."
Then Xuan Zi stood up and said quite solemnly, "Lan boy, I won't talk too much nonsense. You know, geniuses have privileges different from ordinary people. I've seen your talent and elemental control."
"Therefore, I plan to take you as my disciple. What do you think?"
Looking at the burning gaze of Xuan Zi, Lan Xuanyu's mind raced as he weighed the pros and cons.
In this life, he didn't have Gu Yuena and Tang Wulin to protect him; the path of cultivation was incredibly difficult. While Xuan Zi was far inferior to them, he was still a rank 98 Super Douluo—a powerful existence that could walk horizontally in this relatively backward era.
Moreover, becoming his disciple meant he could obtain more resources from Shrek Academy. At the very least, getting soul rings in the Star Constellation Great Forest wouldn't be so difficult later on.
What was there to hesitate about!
He suddenly took a step back, bent both knees, and knelt directly on the ground, speaking respectfully to Elder Xuan.
"Xuanyu has drifted for half his life, only regretting that he never met a famous teacher."
"If you do not disdain me, Xuanyu is willing to honor you as Master!"
"Hahaha... Good, good, good! Xuanyu, from now on, you are my personal disciple!"
Xuan Zi personally stepped forward to help Lan Xuanyu up, extremely satisfied with his attitude.
"Thank you, Teacher!"