Douluo: No one but me can become a god.

As soon as Sikong Zheng finished speaking, four shocked gazes turned towards him simultaneously.

Sikong Zheng stared ahead expressionlessly, unmoved.

Dai Mubai spoke first: "Xiao Zheng, you've broken through to level 30?"

"Yes, I just broke through this morning," Sikong Zheng nodded, having already anticipated everyone's shock. After all, he was only nine years old and had reached level 30; few people could achieve that.

"Wow, you're the same age as me, and you've already reached level 30 so quickly? Are you even human? No, you're not human, you're a monster."

Ma Hongjun flattered Sikong Zheng in a very familiar manner, looking at him with admiration.

"Xiao Zheng, I... sigh, never mind," Oscar said with a wry smile, patting Sikong Zheng on the shoulder.

"Oh, nine years old and level 30. I didn't expect that Zhao Wuji would actually recruit a monster like you while I was away. Kid, you're not bad, hahaha."

Flander looked at Sikong Zheng with shining eyes. He was extremely happy to be able to recruit such a powerful monster into Shrek Academy.

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Flander, I have the Cat-Owl Martial Soul, I am a level 75 Agility-Attack Soul Saint, and I am the Dean of Shrek Academy. I will be guiding your studies from now on," he said, then looked at Sikong Zheng again.

"Now that you've reached level 30, I'll personally take you to the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow morning to hunt spirit beasts and obtain your third spirit ring. The rest of you can come along tomorrow; let's meet here again. Alright, the rest of you take Ma Hongjun to the dormitory first."

Early the next morning, Sikong Zheng, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Dai Mubai, led by Flander, headed to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Unlike the Soul Hunting Forest, which is a forest of captive soul beasts, most of which have ten-year or hundred-year soul rings, with only a small number having thousand-year soul rings.

The Star Dou Great Forest is completely different. It does not belong to anyone. Hundred-year-old soul beasts can be seen everywhere, as well as a large number of thousand-year-old and ten-thousand-year-old ones. Titan Giant Apes and Azure Bull Pythons are even a hundred thousand years old, powerful and extremely wild.

Sikong Zheng took a deep breath. The air was so fresh. This was what a forest should look like. It was cleaner than most places in his previous life, and the damp soil carried the unique scent of the forest.

Of course, Sikong Zheng did not forget the purpose of this trip. With the four-eyed owl Flander leading the way, at least in this outer area, their group was like crabs, running rampant without any fear.

"Xiao Zheng, may I call you that? Do you have any favorite soul beasts? If so, I'll go and capture them directly. If not, I'll take my time looking and choose the right one."

With his hands behind his back and his head held high, Flander said that as the headmaster, he naturally wanted to leave a strong impression on the children in order to establish his authority.

"Dean, I hope to find a thousand-year-old Hidden Demon Slayer Vine, preferably close to seventeen hundred years old."

This had been planned long ago, and of course he couldn't miss it. This was related to his third soul skill, and he had to make sure it was foolproof.

"Dark-faced Ghost Slayer Vine? You've got a good eye for this. This soul beast is quite suitable for a control-type like you. No problem. You guys stay here for now and don't run around. I've already scouted this area, and there aren't any powerful soul beasts around."

After saying that, Flander immediately activated his martial spirit, soared into the sky, and flew over the forest to search.

Flying-type martial souls are so useful! They can come and go like the wind. Flander searching personally is much faster than him taking us searching. Let's just relax and let Flander take us flying.

"Now that the dean has temporarily left, let's stay where we are and increase our vigilance," Dai Mubai, the oldest among them, gave the order without hesitation.

Fortunately, nothing happened, and everyone introduced themselves again.

"So, Fatty, you have a mutated martial soul? From chicken to phoenix, interesting," Dai Mubai teased Ma Hongjun.

"It's a Fiery Phoenix, a top-tier beast soul, but unfortunately it's not fully evolved and has a flaw..."

After hearing this, everyone looked at Ma Hongjun strangely, but Sikong Zheng already knew and didn't find it strange.

Although Ma Hongjun's martial soul is a top-tier beast martial soul, in Sikong Zheng's opinion, its evolution is not perfect. The problem of the evil fire is a huge obstacle, and he must release the fire regularly, otherwise Ma Hongjun will really explode.

Only after Tang San arrives, obtains the immortal herb from Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, and feeds it to Ma Hongjun the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower can this problem be completely solved.

As everyone teased Ma Hongjun, they gradually got to know each other and started calling him Fatty.

"Hmph, stop talking about me, tell us about you guys. Let's start with Boss Dai..."

Ma Hongjun was only halfway through his sentence when a loud bang was heard.

The four of them quickly sprang to their feet, looking warily at the curled-up black creature. Flander landed slowly and put away his martial spirit.

A purplish-black vine crashed to the ground, its surface covered with purplish-black thorns, each dripping with a small amount of black ink-like liquid. Each thorn gleamed with a purplish-black light, leaving no doubt about its sharpness.

Because of the violent twisting, dirt flew everywhere, plowing out small pits.

"Hey, Xiao Zheng, this is a Dark Vine that's nearly 1,600 years old. It took me a lot of effort to find it. Hurry up and kill it, absorb its spirit ring, and I'll protect you."

Flanders rubbed his shoulder, gesturing to Sikong Zheng.

Sikong Zheng stared intently at the purplish-black vines writhing on the ground like pythons. No matter how much he tried to pretend to be calm, he couldn't suppress the rapid pounding of his heart.

His slightly trembling hands revealed his immense excitement.

He drew the sword from his waist, took a few steps forward, and stepped on the thornless part of the black vine. At this moment, the black vine's struggles were becoming weaker and weaker, so he did not hesitate any longer.

With a clean and swift strike, he aimed at the purplish-red round protrusion at the center of the black vine. The slash struck like a snake at its vital point, immediately stopping its struggle. Then, a purple soul ring slowly rose, as if telling the story of his thousand years of cultivation.

Sikong Zheng sat cross-legged on the ground and summoned the purple thousand-year soul ring. The soul ring quickly flew over and enveloped Sikong Zheng's body. The next step was to absorb the soul ring. He kept his mind focused and dealt with the resentment of the soul beast that had died on the soul ring.

"I wonder what Zheng-ge's first thousand-year soul skill will be? I'm really curious! Zheng-ge is only a little older than me, and he's already a Soul Master. I need to work even harder and not let my teacher down."

Ma Hongjun looked at Flander with respect and secretly made a vow in his heart.

.....................

The absorption of the soul rings was completely finished without any accidents. The third soul skill, Tree World Descent, was successfully awakened. Sikong Zheng slowly opened his eyes, the corners of his mouth slowly turned up, and a confident smile appeared on his face. At this moment, his aura underwent a tremendous change.

If the former Sikong Zheng was somewhat timid and hesitant, now he exudes an invincible arrogance; to put it simply, he's become arrogant.

Of course, he certainly deserves to float, not only because he possesses the power of the Tree Realm, but also because his soul power has soared to level thirty-five.

For most Soul Masters, the seventh Soul Skill, the True Form of the Martial Soul, is a huge watershed moment. But for Sikong Zheng, in the early stages, the third Soul Skill was a watershed moment.

Previously, they were a disorganized bunch, lacking any powerful means of victory. With the third soul skill, the soul skills can be linked together to form a cohesive whole, allowing them to coordinate attacks and completely overwhelm the enemy.

"Little one, how's it going? What kind of soul skill did the thousand-year-old Hidden Demon Slayer Vine grant you?"

Flander looked at Sikong Zheng with undisguised admiration. After all, Sikong Zheng would be the face of Shrek Academy from now on. The stronger the students he taught, the more outstanding students Shrek Academy could attract.

"Well, my third soul skill is called Tree World Descent, and I'm already level 35. Dean, let's go back to Shrek Academy first! This time, I want to challenge Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Oscar by myself. After defeating them, I'll challenge Vice Dean Zhao Wuji."

Sikong Zheng said in an extremely domineering manner.

"Oh? So confident? Wait, what did you say? Level 35? You actually jumped five levels?"

Hiss! Flander gasped. He had never seen anyone jump five levels in a row. This was a monster among monsters.

Flander stared at Sikong Zheng with gleaming eyes, as if he were looking at a stunningly beautiful woman who was completely naked, making Sikong Zheng's heart pound with unease. At that moment, Flander had only one thought: he had struck gold!