Chapter 1: Martial Soul Ice Dragon King, Senior Sister Ma Xiaotao
"Xiaotao, do you want a husband?"
On Sea God Island, inside a quiet courtyard, a voice came from the doorway.
Immediately after, an elderly man with a white beard slowly walked in, leading a handsome young boy by the hand.
"Teacher, I already told you I don't want any—" A fiery red figure emerged from the yard, her tone filled with helplessness and impatience.
However, when she saw the young boy being led by the old man, she instantly froze.
"Ah, teacher, where did you pick up this little brother? He's so cute~"
Ma Xiaotao lunged forward, swooping the boy right out of Yan Shaozhe's hands and squeezing him tightly in her arms.
"Alright, alright, Xiaotao, don't scare your junior brother." Yan Shaozhe patted Ma Xiaotao's shoulder helplessly, then explained, "His name is Ye Chen. He's my newly accepted disciple. He possesses a pure Ice Dragon martial soul — and moreover, it's the Ultimate Ice martial soul."
Yan Shaozhe emphasized the words "Ultimate Ice." Clearly, that was the real reason he accepted Ye Chen as his disciple.
As for the Ice Dragon King, Yan Shaozhe didn't actually know it; he only understood that it was a type of ice dragon.
"What! Ultimate Ice!"
Ma Xiaotao slowly released Ye Chen, her dark red eyes staring unblinkingly at him, as though she were gazing at a priceless treasure.
No wonder she'd felt so comfortable the moment she saw him. Just from holding him in her arms, the evil fire within her body had been slightly suppressed, bringing her an inexplicable sense of relief.
Hmm… perhaps her teacher's earlier suggestion wasn't so unacceptable after all…
"Hello, Senior Sister."
Ye Chen took in her fragrance and smiled brightly at Ma Xiaotao.
Big is good.
Good is big.
The Great Lei Yin Temple is good.
Ye Chen could relate.
"Hehehe~ Junior Brother, you're so adorable~"
Ma Xiaotao giggled, the sound like silver bells. A blush spread across her fair face, and her gaze toward Ye Chen overflowed with affection.
"Alright, Xiaotao, take Ye Chen to handle his enrollment. From now on, he's your junior brother. The new term has just started; arrange a class for him and let him participate in the freshman assessment."
With that order, Yan Shaozhe turned and left, clearly entrusting everything to Ma Xiaotao.
It wasn't because he was lazy — rather, he thought this would help Ye Chen and Ma Xiaotao grow closer more quickly.
"Junior Brother, come, let's go. You must have just joined; I'll help you with the admission procedure first~"
Ma Xiaotao didn't even know why, but she was in excellent spirits. She grabbed Ye Chen's hand and led him out.
"Alright, Senior Sister."
Ye Chen felt the warmth of her hand and didn't refuse. He happily let her lead him.
…
Ye Chen was a transmigrant. He had lived in this world for twelve years.
He was born into a family of medical practitioners with a martial soul called "A Needle"—the acupuncture kind. His innate soul power was rank 2, and before this, he had reached rank 12.
But just yesterday, he awakened a check-in system — one check-in per day.
The system's novice gift pack contained the Extreme Ice martial soul, the Ice Dragon King, along with +999 Luck and +999 Charm.
The Dragon King had nine offspring, each controlling one of the attributes: ice, fire, earth, wind, light, darkness, space, time, and stability (the Mountain Dragon King).
Ye Chen's martial soul was one of these — the "Ice Dragon King."
Moreover, because of the system, Ye Chen's martial soul seemed to have fused directly with his bloodline, making it even stronger — almost comparable to the real Ice Dragon King itself.
He had originally planned to pass through Shrek Academy casually, but unexpectedly met Yan Shaozhe halfway.
Perhaps due to his Luck stat — and his extraordinarily powerful martial soul — he was instantly accepted as a direct disciple and brought straight to Shrek Academy…
…
"By the way, Junior Brother, what's your current rank?" Ma Xiaotao asked curiously while leading Ye Chen along.
"Rank 41," Ye Chen replied.
When his Ice Dragon King awakened, it automatically gave him four soul rings and soul skills.
The first soul ring was 999 years old, the second 5,999 years, the third 9,999 years, and the fourth 59,999 years.
The gift pack also came with a massive boost in soul power, instantly elevating him to the Soul Sect realm — a one-step ascension.
After all, even his ninety-nine-year-old great-grandfather was only a rank 41 Soul Sect.
As for his first martial soul and its original rank 12 — not worth mentioning…
"What—Soul Sect? How old are you?" Ma Xiaotao exclaimed in shock, pausing in her steps.
"Why? Is that impressive?"
Ye Chen feigned ignorance, looking up at her curiously.
"Haha… yeah, quite amazing. But compared to your Senior Sister back in the day, still a bit worse." Ma Xiaotao chuckled awkwardly, though inside she was screaming in disbelief.
What the hell! A twelve-year-old Soul Sect! That's even more monstrous than she had been!
She had set Shrek's record by reaching Soul Sect at age 13.
She never imagined Ye Chen's talent would surpass hers!
Unfortunately, because of her Evil Phoenix Fire's side effects, her cultivation had slowed drastically since reaching the Soul Emperor level. She was constantly at risk of losing control, which greatly troubled her…
But now that her teacher had brought Ye Chen — this was truly a blessing in disguise!
Even just holding Ye Chen's slightly cool hand, she could feel her evil fire being suppressed.
The irritation and melancholy within her lessened, and just imagining the possibilities with Ye Chen made her heart race. Her thoughts began drifting into rather colorful territory.
…
Maybe Ma Xiaotao was doing it on purpose — or maybe she genuinely got lost.
Either way, she led Ye Chen around in circles for nearly half an hour before finally bringing him to the academy's administration office.
Although enrollment had technically ended, Yan Shaozhe was the headmaster, so naturally there was some privilege involved.
And since Ma Xiaotao herself delivered the new student, everything went smoothly.
The middle-aged man handling the paperwork looked to be about fifty. Ma Xiaotao addressed him as "Director Du."
Ye Chen recalled for a moment and realized this must be Du Weilan, the Director of the Martial Soul Department of the Outer Court.
"Dean Yan is truly blessed, to accept such an extraordinarily talented disciple, and one with the Ultimate Ice martial soul no less…"
While processing Ye Chen's forms, Du Weilan sighed in admiration, his eyes full of wonder.
Although Ye Chen's bone age exceeded twelve, with his kind of talent, the academy would never reject him.
Only a fool would turn away such a prodigy. Shrek was, after all, the Academy of Monsters!
Rules were made for ordinary people.
Monsters, naturally, could break them!
Even if it was known as the "Academy of Monsters," most of its students were actually noble-born. True "monsters" appeared only rarely. Among the current Shrek Seven Devils, Ma Xiaotao was the only genuine monster — but she was plagued by her evil fire.
Du Weilan's mind suddenly clicked. He looked at Ma Xiaotao, then at Ye Chen, his expression frozen in surprise.
Well, well.
Dean Yan had long sought a soul master with Ultimate Ice to help Ma Xiaotao.
And now he'd found one…
That meant Ma Xiaotao's Evil Phoenix Fire problem might truly be solved!
If so, the academy would soon gain two future powerhouses.
With that thought, Du Weilan's smile grew even warmer.
"Xiao Chen, there are ten freshman classes in total. Pick whichever number you think is lucky."
He handed Ye Chen a chart, smiling kindly. His gaze was now filled with respect and goodwill.
With Ye Chen's talent and Ultimate-grade martial soul, becoming a Titled Douluo someday was almost guaranteed — maybe even a Super or Ultimate Douluo!
Naturally, it was wise to build good relations early.
(END CHAPTER)
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