"Level ten, innate full soul power! Hahaha…"
Zhao Wuji burst into hearty laughter.
"Really?"
Shao Xin was overjoyed when he heard that. "Let me take a look!"
"Haha, innate full soul power! Zhao Wuji, you've struck gold!"
Zhao Wuji laughed for a long while, clearly in a great mood. He placed both hands on Xu Yunhan's shoulders. "Xu Yunhan, congratulations. Not only do you possess a martial soul, but it's also born with innate full soul power. Your future is limitless!"
"Innate full soul power!" Xu Yunhan was equally stunned once he came to his senses.
After all, when he first awakened his martial soul, it hadn't come with innate full soul power.
This was a tremendous stroke of luck!
Compared to his original Three-Eyed White Tiger martial soul, the current version was not only stronger but also came with innate full soul power.
This gave Xu Yunhan more confidence when facing Tang San with his twin martial souls. On top of that, he possessed knowledge from ten thousand years in the future, including how to craft soul tools and many pieces of precognitive information.
Everything that belonged to Tang San—his fortunes, his opportunities—Xu Yunhan was determined to seize them for himself. He would make Tang San suffer a fate worse than death.
Of course, Xu Yunhan knew he was still weak. It wasn't the time to confront Tang San head-on—especially with Tang Hao, that sly old fox, hiding in the shadows.
Even if he managed to kill Tang San, he'd be hunted down by Tang Hao. He couldn't act rashly.
Besides, Xu Yunhan didn't want Tang San to die too easily. That wouldn't satisfy the hatred he carried in his heart.
"Haha, once Flender returns, we'll give him a real surprise!"
"Yunhan, get some good rest. In a few days, I'll begin teaching you how to cultivate."
"Shao, come on—let's go tell Li Yusong and Lu Qibin the good news. They'll be thrilled."
Zhao Wuji was brimming with pride. A child he had randomly rescued turned out to have a mutated martial soul with innate full soul power. He couldn't wait to show off in front of Flender.
The two men left, leaving Xu Yunhan alone in the room to rest.
Lying on the bed, Xu Yunhan began thinking about his plans—laying them out early.
Should he leave Shrek Academy?
He decided not to—at least not for now.
For one, he was still just a seven-year-old child. Surviving alone outside would be extremely difficult.
For another, while Shrek Academy had been his enemy in his past life and was deeply connected to Tang San, that was something that happened ten thousand years later. Right now, Xu Yunhan had every opportunity to make Shrek Academy his own.
Taking over Shrek Academy would be a fitting form of revenge against Tang San—why not do it?
Time passed quickly. More than half a month went by.
During this time, Zhao Wuji, Candy Bean Shao Xin, Dragon Staff Li Yusong, and Star Chess Lu Qibin all took turns earnestly teaching Xu Yunhan how to cultivate.
They doted on him heavily. After all, a child with innate full soul power was a rare treasure—they couldn't afford to treat him lightly.
Xu Yunhan, with knowledge from ten thousand years in the future, naturally knew far more about cultivation than they did.
Still, he put in effort—not so much to learn, but to understand.
Understanding the current level of cultivation in the Douluo Continent would help him make better decisions.
According to Zhao Wuji and the others, Xu Yunhan would need to train for a while before they would help him obtain his first soul ring.
For a soul master, only after acquiring the first soul ring could one be considered a true soul master.
After a martial soul is awakened, every time the soul power level increases by ten, a new soul ring is required.
Soul rings come from soul beasts—and must be acquired through hunting them.
…
That afternoon.
Outside the gates of Shrek Academy, two figures appeared—one tall, one small.
"Oscar, this is Shrek Academy. From now on, this will be your home."
Flender held Oscar's hand as he looked up at the large characters above the academy gate.
"Home?"
Oscar looked at the simple, unremarkable entrance to Shrek Academy, a bit lost and confused.
He was now an orphan, his family destroyed—discovered by chance by Flender.
To Flender's astonishment, Oscar not only had a martial soul, but it was an innate full soul power food-type martial soul.
Food-type martial souls were rare to begin with. For one to have innate full soul power was practically unheard of—a true stroke of luck.
Flender felt like he'd won the lottery. He had brought back a prodigy among prodigies and couldn't wait to return to Shrek Academy with Oscar.
"Flender, you're finally back!"
Just as Flender and Oscar entered the academy, they ran into Dragon Staff Li Yusong.
"What happened?"
Flender, seeing the excitement on Li Yusong's face, assumed something bad had happened.
Li Yusong glanced briefly at the young Oscar, but didn't think much of it. Smiling, he said to Flender, "Good news! Fantastic news!
Zhao Wuji hit the jackpot—he picked up a kid with innate full soul power! Shrek Academy's fortune is about to change, haha…"
"What?"
Innate full soul power!
Flender was stunned. He looked down at Oscar, whose hand he was still holding.
Another one… with innate full soul power?!
"Really?"
Flender could hardly believe it.
Finding a food-type martial soul user with innate full soul power was already heaven-sent luck—and now Zhao Wuji had found another child with innate full soul power?
Heaven truly must be watching over Shrek Academy!
"Why would I lie to you?" Li Yusong laughed.
Li Yusong stroked his beard, still wearing an excited smile. "Come, I'll take you to see him. Zhao Wuji and Lu Qibin are currently teaching him how to cultivate."
Flender stood frozen for a moment, then said with growing excitement, "To think there's another one with innate full soul power… Heaven truly is watching over my Shrek Academy!"
"Another one?"
Li Yusong blinked in surprise and turned his gaze toward Oscar. "Flender, don't tell me… this child also has innate full soul power?"
"Haha…" Flender laughed heartily. "Not only is he born with innate full soul power—his martial soul is food-type!"
Innate full soul power—and food-type!
Li Yusong was stunned, staring at Oscar in disbelief. His eyes lit up with awe, making Oscar a little uneasy.
Then, unable to contain his excitement, Li Yusong stepped forward and grabbed Oscar's hand, checking his bone age, martial soul, and soul power level.
Six years old, level ten soul power—undeniably innate full soul power!
"Little Oscar, don't be afraid. Go ahead and release your martial soul," Flender said gently, trying to ease the boy's nervousness.
Oscar steadied himself, then slowly summoned his martial soul.
A sausage appeared in his hand. This was Oscar's martial soul.
Food-type martial souls varied greatly in form—candy beans, sausages, bread, steamed buns, dumplings… anything was possible.
However, Oscar's sausage martial soul looked a little... indecent.
"It really is a food-type martial soul—and with innate full soul power, no less!"
Li Yusong was thrilled. "Flender, you're even luckier than Zhao Wuji! The two of you must've been born in the year of the dog—this kind of luck!"
"Haha!" Flender laughed. "This is the fortune of our Shrek Academy!
Come on, let's go meet the other one with innate full soul power!"
Li Yusong led the way. "The child Zhao Wuji brought back is named Xu Yunhan. He's seven years old and hadn't awakened a martial soul before. Zhao Wuji only discovered it after bringing him back.
Xu Yunhan's martial soul is the Three-Eyed White Tiger—a powerful assault-type martial soul…"