Elder Mu voiced his judgment, and Su Yunlin nodded. All he could say was that Elder Mu truly lived up to his reputation. He had actually managed to see the general truth of it.
Elder Mu looked at Su Yunlin and smiled faintly. "Judging by your appearance, you already have an answer in your heart?"
Su Yunlin was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly. "Did I write the answer on my face again?"
Elder Mu shook his head. "No. It was your eyes. The eyes are the windows to the soul. Through a person's eyes, one can judge whether they are lying."
Tang Wutong rested her chin on Su Yunlin's shoulder, then raised her hand and said, "Teacher, I want to learn that skill!"
Elder Mu chuckled softly and shook his head. "This old man cannot teach that. It is related to one's experience and what one has gone through. It is an ability that can only be learned naturally with age."
"Oh…" Tang Wutong's head drooped, her face leaning against Su Yunlin's shoulder.
Elder Mu smiled. "And you two little fellows… it can also be considered that things have naturally fallen into place. Hurry up and give birth to a chubby little boy for your teacher to play with, while your teacher is still alive."
Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong's faces instantly turned red. A Limit Douluo could even see that?
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Sea God Island, Su Yunlin's room.
Su Yunlin had already returned to his room. At this moment, he was massaging Tang Wutong. The proper kind!
Tang Wutong, who had just experienced the pain of her first time last night, currently hurt all over. As the culprit, Su Yunlin naturally had to serve Tang Wutong properly. After all, he had only just won her over. Pulling up his pants and refusing to acknowledge her was absolutely unacceptable.
However, as the massage continued, a certain someone's hands began to become dishonest.
And so, strange sounds once again came from within the room.
Half an hour later.
Knock, knock.
The sound of knocking came from the door.
Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong both jolted, then immediately cleaned up the battlefield, straightened their clothes, and went to open the door.
When Su Yunlin opened the door, he saw Bei Bei standing outside. Bei Bei said irritably, "Why did it take so long? You two weren't doing something strange, were you?"
Su Yunlin's face instantly turned red, while Tang Wutong had already hidden herself inside the quilt.
Bei Bei was also sharp as a tack and instantly understood something. He patted Su Yunlin on the shoulder. "Congratulations! Ah, no—cough, cough. Let's talk about the serious matter first! Xiao Ya has broken through to rank seventy. I plan to go with her to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a Spirit Ring.
"Since there's a group of inner courtyard students who all need to hunt for Spirit Rings, we plan to go together. So I came to ask you and Little Junior Sister to come along. After all, the two of you are powerful and can help find better Spirit Beasts."
Su Yunlin nodded. "Understood. Wutong and I will go. As it happens, Wutong has also reached rank eighty. We can go to the Star Dou Great Forest and try our luck."
"Oh? Is that so? Then what a coincidence. I'll go register for you two. You two continue!" Bei Bei immediately left.
Tang Ya stood not far away. Seeing Bei Bei return with a wicked smile on his face, she looked puzzled. "What happened? Why are you smiling like that?"
Bei Bei pushed Tang Ya along and quickly left. "Nothing. I think I interrupted Little Junior Brother and Little Junior Sister making a baby."
"Making a baby…" Tang Ya instantly went red, her face burning as though it had caught fire.
"Xiao Ya, how about we…?" Bei Bei leaned closer.
"Hmph! You scoundrel~"
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An unknown amount of time passed.
"So this is the method of Spirit Souls?" Tang Wutong looked at the Spirit Soul method. This method had been given to Shrek Academy unconditionally by Huo Yuhao. It was precisely because of this method that Elder Mu had announced Huo Yuhao was qualified to become the next-generation successor to the Master of Sea God's Pavilion.
As for how many generations later that would be, that would depend on Su Yunlin's intentions. Su Yunlin was the clearly designated next Master of Sea God's Pavilion, directly bypassing Elder Xuan and Yan Shaozhe. As long as Su Yunlin reached Titled Douluo, he could assume the position.
In truth, Elder Mu was now gradually delegating authority to Su Yunlin. Su Yunlin already had sufficient say within Sea God's Pavilion. After all, among the elders of Sea God's Pavilion, three of them were his own family.
As for the other members of Sea God's Pavilion, they were either Su Yunlin's senior brothers and sisters, or they had ties to Elder Mu. As the disciple Elder Mu had taken in during his later years, Su Yunlin had also left the other elders rather satisfied.
For example, Su Yunlin's reforms. The first thing he changed was the standard of the outer courtyard cafeteria. He also had the outer courtyard dormitories renovated a little. Shrek Academy was, at the very least, the number one academy on the continent. It should at least have some dignity.
At the very least, the cafeteria should have tables and chairs, and the dormitories should not be so worn down. As for certain old fellows believing that this would weaken the students' willpower, that was the students' own matter.
As the saying went, "The master leads you through the door, but cultivation depends on the individual." Spirit Power cultivation had always relied on diligence making up for weakness, on accumulation over time. Of course, one could also "cheat," but without a "cheat," one should just cultivate honestly.
Shrek Academy was, after all, the Douluo Continent's equivalent of a top-tier elite institution. It only nurtured elites. The academy's rules were placed right there. If you failed to work hard and were eliminated, that was your own problem.
Then, regarding the matter of certain teachers liking to expel students recklessly, Su Yunlin also established several rules. He added regulations such as recording major demerits. As for those who violated academy rules or repeatedly contradicted their teachers, their homeroom teacher could apply to initiate the withdrawal process, which would then be submitted to the Academic Affairs Office for review.
Several new people in charge were added to the Academic Affairs Office to ensure that the review process was fair and impartial.
As for Shrek's elimination system, Su Yunlin did not touch it. Shrek had always been an academy where competition was pushed to the extreme. If you did not work hard and were eliminated, or if you were simply not outstanding to begin with yet still came to Shrek to bear the pressure, that was your own problem.
There were so many Spirit Master academies across the continent. You clearly could have gone to an advanced Spirit Master academy and become its top student, yet you insisted on coming to Shrek and being at the bottom. The key point was that after being struck down at the bottom, instead of striving forward, you chose to give up and slack off. Then you deserved to be eliminated.
Shrek Academy had existed for ten thousand years, and its mechanisms had always been placed right there. The entire continent knew about the academy's harsh elimination system. You still chose to come, so who could you blame after being eliminated?
In any case, Su Yunlin was not some great philanthropist who absolutely had to seek benefits for commoners. Sorry, but he was a heavenly dragon among men. From birth, he had three parents at the Titled Douluo level. He was simply born well!
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Inside Su Yunlin's room.
Su Yunlin looked at the Method of Spirit Souls. "Don't we already have several companions inside us? Why don't we try out this Spirit Soul method?"
"Alright!"
Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong each summoned the little companions within their bodies.
Inside Su Yunlin were the Dark Devilgod Tiger, Xuanjun; the Eight-Petal Immortal Orchid, Lan Lan; the Black Jade Divine Bamboo, Mo Mo; and the Primordial Immortal Grass, Yuan Yuan.
Inside Tang Wutong were the Beautiful Silk Tulip, Xiang Xiang; the Earth Dragon Golden Melon, Gua Gua; and the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, Xiao Ling.
The Spirit Soul method required both Spirit Master and Spirit Beast to be mutually willing. Su Yunlin and the others had long since become companions, so there was naturally nothing to say in terms of their feelings.
For example, the Dark Devilgod Tiger, Xuanjun. Although its reputation in both the Spirit Master world and the Spirit Beast world was not good, to Su Yunlin, it was nothing more than a proud, tsundere big cat. It liked eating, sleeping, and domineering names.
The name Xuanjun had been chosen by Su Yunlin only after thinking for a very long time. At first, Su Yunlin had wanted to call it Little Black, but that had been met with a hiss from the Dark Devilgod Tiger. For several days afterward, the Dark Devilgod Tiger had refused to let Su Yunlin pet it.
"There's also a sealing contract incantation. It allows a Spirit Beast to seal away its own energy, granting a Spirit Ring every ten ranks. Whoever created this method is truly a great talent!" Su Yunlin praised.
Xuanjun lay sprawled on top of Su Yunlin's head. "Unfortunately, what we used back then was sacrifice. All of our energy was condensed into that single Spirit Ring. If this Spirit Soul method had appeared earlier, this king and the others could have added even more Spirit Rings for you."
Su Yunlin smiled faintly. "Alright, don't be so troubled. I'm thinking, if a Spirit Soul could be preserved and become an inherited Spirit Soul passed down by a family, wouldn't that Spirit Beast have achieved immortality? An alternative form of immortality!
"And Spirit Souls can be equivalent to Spirit Bones, passed down generation after generation. Those Spirit Master clans would worship the Spirit Soul as an ancestor. Wouldn't that ease the conflict between Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts?
"After that, once soul tool technology improves again and artificial Spirit Rings can be created, the issue of Spirit Masters needing Spirit Rings will be resolved, and the problem of Spirit Beasts sharply declining in number can also be alleviated.
"Elderly Spirit Beasts could continue living through the Spirit Soul method. In that case, wouldn't the relationship between Spirit Masters and Spirit Beasts completely improve?"
Xuanjun was also somewhat surprised. Then, after thinking carefully, it said, "It does seem possible. If Spirit Souls can truly continue existing forever, this king believes that most Spirit Beasts would be willing. After all, once Spirit Beasts give birth to intelligence, they become curious about many new and novel things. Among them, the human world is the place that makes Spirit Beasts the most curious."
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