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"Go to the sea? What does the Plane Master mean?" Feng Zaixing stopped, his sword-like brows furrowed.
"He persuaded the Life Core of Douluo Star to grant you the identity of Son of Nature. Only the sea is not monitored or obstructed by Tang Hao," Ji Juechen said.
"This is truly good news, thank you for informing me." Feng Zaixing pondered.
In another timeline, Elder Jin, the Life Core, gave Tang Wulin 30% of his life energy, forming the fifth spirit ring, Son of Nature. This indirectly led to the Life Ancient Tree's energy depletion when the Holy Spirit Cult attacked, causing it to be destroyed by a Divine Rank Soul Guided Cannonball.
Elder Jin perished as a result, and Ah Yin took Possession.
The Son of Nature Spirit Ability was a super-large-range Domain, but Tang Wulin never used it normally. Either his spirit power was insufficient, or the Seed of Life activated on its own—making it seem somewhat useless.
Another effect was making the Vicious Beasts at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well submit, which Feng Zaixing didn't need. However, the temptation of 30% of his life force was immense.
In the future, when encountering powerful enemies that were difficult to defeat, he could directly "sacrifice" himself without hesitation. It would simply be a life for a life, killing Evil Soul Masters until they "trembled with fear."
Moreover, the scattered life force during the spirit ring formation process was a huge benefit. Thinking of this, Feng Zaixing opened his eyes and quietly said to Yu Xin, "Sister, I have a way to extend one's lifespan. After some time, you can notify your Old Ancestor to come for a visit."
From Le Zhengyang, he learned that the strongest person in the Yu Family was not Yu Guanzhi, but his elder brother, Yu Guanjun.
Yu Guanzhi's father was older in generation and age. His eldest son, Yu Guanjun, was about the same age as Chen Xinjie. In his early years, he pursued and killed the previous leader of the Holy Spirit Cult and suffered a hidden injury.
Since he was an old comrade, he naturally needed more care, and then he could contribute his remaining strength to collectively eliminate the Holy Spirit Cult.
Yu Xin came to her senses, a hint of strangeness appearing in her ink-black eyes. She muttered, "He seems to have some opinions about you."
"Opinions?" Feng Zaixing was stunned. What problem did he have? He was already in the ICU.
Yu Xin thought for a moment, organizing her words, "I wanted to get a Divine Artifact from home as a dowry—a personal item. The Old Ancestor felt it was a loss. Also, he had some disagreements with Elder Le in his early years."
Feng Zaixing blinked, "What do you think?"
"Of course, I argued logically."
Yu Xin said, "He believes that with the God Realm gone, even a Genius cannot become a God. I believe you can create miracles, and at worst, several generations can work together. He remained noncommittal."
"So that's how it is." Feng Zaixing suddenly understood.
Very good, this was the first time in his life he encountered someone who didn't believe in his talent, but it wasn't strange; after all, the younger generation of Douluo was generally weaker, and there were many outrageous individuals among the older generation.
Except for a few individuals, the older generation of powerhouses all had their unique skills, often unleashing Divine Rank combat power. There were plenty of individuals with strange mechanisms and exaggerated stats.
According to the God-becoming standards of the previous two eras, they could all pass the divine trials; the later generations were not as good as the previous ones, so the old man could only despair.
As for the disagreement with Le Zhengyang, Feng Zaixing directly ignored it. The Old Ancestor was a complete bandit, and few people could get along with him.
"These old men value longevity the most. Extending one's lifespan is a great benefit. I'll pass on your message and make sure he shuts up."
Yu Xin pondered for a while, a confident smile playing on her lips.
Seeing this, Feng Zaixing's expression became very strange: "You're helping me trick your elders like this, won't your conscience hurt?"
"Whoosh!"
Yu Xin shifted her gaze, her ink-black eyes suddenly radiating sharpness. A flourishing smile appeared on her beautiful face, and she shook the god sealing list.
"The god sealing list has the power of Seal. If you talk any more, your sister will take you in and keep you locked up for half a year."
"Generally speaking, only outstanding direct Disciple of the Yu Family who Breakthrough to Titled Douluo receive such treatment."
Feng Zaixing's eyes instantly cleared, and he waved his hands repeatedly, "I appreciate the kind offer, but it's really not necessary. Let future generations enjoy it."
"Don't annoy me so much in the future."
Yu Xin glanced at him. This man was usually steady in front of others, but he just liked to annoy her from time to time. "Just kidding, I get tired too."
Feng Zaixing shook his head. Normally, he was the pillar of the younger generation, protecting everyone behind him. Only in front of Yu Xin did he relax a little.
Shrek City Spirit Pagoda. Na'er, with Xu Xiaoyan's eyes full of novelty, walked out of the Soul Spirit Tower and thanked Leng Yaozhu.
"Thank you, Aunt Leng. The Illusory Star Sky Fox you chose for Yan is really beautiful."
Na'er stood tall and graceful, observing the Teacher chosen by Gu Yue, her smile sweet.
Leng Yaozhu also looked at Na'er and Xu Xiaoyan, a kind and casual smile on her mature and beautiful face.
"That's also your ability. It's a pity you are the third Disciple of the Body Sect, otherwise I would definitely invite you to join the Spirit Pagoda."
Although it wasn't the first time she had seen Na'er, every time they met, this young girl would give Leng Yaozhu a sense of amazement. Her talent and appearance were impeccable.
What a pity.
Sighing, she looked at Xu Xiaoyan, who was still a bit reserved, and smiled softly:
"You shouldn't have joined any faction yet, right? If you choose the Spirit Pagoda, we will give you the best support."
Xu Xiaoyan had just broken through to three spirit rings and didn't understand all the situations yet. She thought for a moment before speaking:
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, the Heavenly Phoenix, I need to consult my Family's opinion."
"That's true, but I believe your Family won't refuse your joining the Spirit Pagoda. Joining the Spirit Pagoda doesn't mean leaving your Family."
Leng Yaozhu gave Xu Xiaoyan a meaningful look. The Star Wheel Ice Staff Family was one of the few historically long-standing existences in the Tianhai Alliance. Historically, seven "Absolute Prodigy" had appeared, all of whom became famous in their time.
Tracing back, this Family had some origins with the former Star Luo Empire imperial Family and the Star Crown Sect Xu Family, being a branch lineage.
"Mhm." Xu Xiaoyan nodded, her sky-blue eyes twinkling.
At this moment, Na'er's gaze looked at the long queue outside the Spirit Pagoda Academy and said with a smile, "Aunt Leng, your Spirit Pagoda Academy is recruiting students."
"Yes, thanks to the Federation's support; although it can't compare to you all and Shrek, it has attracted quite a few Geniuses."
Speaking of this, Leng Yaozhu relaxed her posture considerably and chuckled:
"Each of our families has been exerting effort. You all emptied Shrek's Young Talent Ranking last time. In the new list, four people have already come to us."
"They can't compare to you all, and certainly not to your Senior Martial Brother, but this is a good start."
The Spirit Pagoda's ability to collect information was unparalleled. Mingdu could contact Geniuses in advance, and the Spirit Pagoda could do even more, including those favored by the Phoenix Family.
"What about Shrek?"
Xu Xiaoyan's eyes flickered, and she said, "I have four friends who went to apply for Shrek. How many people from the Young Talent Ranking are in their batch?"
"There are three. One of them, named Luo Guixing, you've met. He was a defeated opponent you easily dealt with back then. The other two are stragglers."
Leng Yaozhu suddenly frowned and said to the two girls, "Shrek brought Cai Yue'er back a few days ago, and they've added some things to the freshman assessment."
Na'er raised an eyebrow, "Added what?"
Leng Yaozhu said, "A grand melee. Outer court freshmen first brawl with second-year students, then fight against your simulated images."
"The inner court is experiencing a generation gap, so the new inner court students cannot fight their Senior Martial Brother and Senior Martial Sister. They will directly fight against your simulated images."
"Us?"
Leng Yaozhu nodded and said, "It's your Nine Stars Association. The informant said that Cai Yue'er is in charge of this assessment. After passing, she will lead them to shout slogans and swear to wash away the disgrace."
"Heh, all the trash has gathered together!" Na'er raised an eyebrow, scoffing repeatedly.
Worry appeared in Xu Xiaoyan's eyes.
Wu Lin and the others don't know Cai'er is there, will they be fooled?
...
"Wu Lin, we passed the final stage. According to Teacher Wu, we are now official students of Shrek."
Coming out of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's skull simulation, Xie Xie's face was full of the joy of "mission accomplished." Although the process was arduous, the result was beautiful.
Wang Jinxi was beaming, "My dream since childhood was to enter Shrek Academy. The air here is so fresh."
Zhang Yangzi agreed. Walking in Shrek's teaching building, it felt as if his horizons had broadened.
Tang Wulin also had a joyful expression. Since they hadn't overslept and Gu Yue wasn't with them, they were fortunate not to be deliberately difficult.
However, luck wouldn't always be with them. When the four walked to the empty grand stadium and joined the main group, they saw a group of students, clearly older than them, standing opposite.
"What's going on? Didn't Teacher Wu say we'd be enrolled after listening to the speech?"
The four looked at each other, finding that the other students also looked bewildered.
In the shadows, Wu Changkong frowned tightly and said to Shen Yi, "I still don't approve of the Academy's decision. How can they put such pressure on outer court freshmen?"
"This is Elder Cai's will. Her words are the rules, what can we do?"
Shen Yi said with a bitter smile, "We always have to fight for it. What if they succeed?"
"I can say right now that it's impossible! I've seen Feng Zaixing make a move many times. Students are like grass in front of him!" Wu Changkong's tone was decisive.
"Wu Changkong, you're speaking too much for them. How can you boost others' morale and diminish our own?"
A silver light flashed, and Cai Yue'er, with a proud and spirited stride, returned like a queen, exclaiming with high spirits:
"Sister Yue wants to re-establish the Shrek Supervisory Group in the inner court, but I believe that's fundamentally not enough! What good are those few people in the inner court? We should bring in the outer court as well!"
"Inner and outer court students carry Shrek's pride and glory, fighting against Evil Soul Masters with their lives to defend the Academy's dignity. What a grand and beautiful picture that is?"
Wu Changkong paused, about to say that she was joking with the students' lives, but he couldn't speak at all. Cai Yue'er's Soul Pressure was too strong.
"Hmph!"
Cai Yue'er gave Wu Changkong a cold glance, already labeling him as a "surrender faction, not to be reused."
She took a step forward, appearing in the empty space between the new and old students, raising her arms high and shouting:
"The second to last stage of the freshman assessment: a grand melee with second-year students, to prove that you can bear Shrek's glory. Begin now!"
"There are no rules in the battle. It lasts for five minutes. Anyone who doesn't fight or is knocked down during this period will be expelled from Shrek!"
Tang Wulin and Xie Xie were dumbfounded, then their faces filled with despair. No one told them this old woman had come out of the Spirit Pagoda before they arrived!
Is it too late to regret now?