Douluo Continent: Shrek Prince, Getting to the Root of the Matter

"Who goes there!"

A furious shout suddenly rang out at the door, which was flung open, and golden light instantly flooded the warehouse.

Upon hearing this, Yu Wudao immediately and with lightning speed threw the dragon crystal into his mouth and swallowed it in one gulp. Then he turned around and shouted angrily:

"Be honest! Let me tell you, the man next to me and I are both great-great-grandsons of the Dragon God Douluo!"

You might not know me, but you definitely know him! If you accidentally hurt either of us, even a single hair, I'll give Grandpa a good talking to!

As he spoke, Yu Wudao shielded Bei Bei in front of him, despite her lifeless expression.

"Beibei?"

This senior student clearly knew Bei Bei, and his voice immediately softened. However, when he looked at Yu Wudao behind him, his face darkened with displeasure, and he said:

"How dare you talk so arrogantly, brat? You stole the birthday gift and didn't even wipe your mouth clean! You're too outrageous!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Wudao subconsciously touched the corner of his mouth and found that there was indeed a red mark, which must have been left when he ate the earthworm fruit.

Suddenly, Yu Wudao realized that his perspective had been raised.

Looking up, he was surprised to see that the senior student had lifted him and Beibei up, one in each arm.

"Please come with me, both of you. Although this is Elder Mu's private property, I'm afraid I'll be expelled from the academy if I don't hand you over."

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"Hahahahaha!"

After hearing what had happened, Mu En was not angry at all; instead, he smiled happily and waved to stop Mu Yuyan from speaking.

"You little rascal, come here and let your great-grandfather give you a hug."

Although Yu Wudao was muddle-headed, he still had a clear sense of right and wrong.

For example, although Tianlong Laodeng treated him well, he was a rather stubborn and proud person. Since Tianlong didn't give him face, he naturally couldn't back down. But Mu En clearly didn't care and completely tolerated his mischievousness, so he couldn't act recklessly.

Therefore, Yu Wudao was unusually well-behaved for once, and he walked up to Mu En with his body, which had become even fatter.

Mu En chuckled and reached out to pinch Yu Wudao's arms, calves, and waist.

With his arm around Yu Wudao's shoulder, he asked with a smile:

"I heard that you caused a great disturbance in the Tianlong Sect and even stole a lot of things from Tianlong."

"Can you tell Grandpa why? Did Tianlong offend you? Don't be afraid, just tell me, Grandpa will back you up."

Mu Yuyan looked at her son with worried eyes, afraid that he would say something shocking, and then Mu En would kill Tianlong Douluo with a single palm strike.

But to everyone's surprise, Yu Wudao shook his head, knowing that the opportunity had come, and immediately seized the opportunity.

"Although Old Deng Tianlong is proud, he's been pretty good to me. I eat his food because I really want to eat it! Not because I'm hungry, and not just because I'm craving something, it's just... um... anyway, I really want to eat it!"

Upon hearing this, Mu En's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he understood somewhat. He beckoned Mu Yuyan over, and then used his soul power to create a protective shield around the four of them.

Mu Yuyan seemed to remember something and quickly said:

"Speaking of which, Wudao mentioned this to us before. But we all just thought he was a gluttonous kid, and he's always had a sweet tooth, so we ignored it. Could it be...?"

Mu En ignored him and instead asked Yu Wudao:

"May I have my health checked by Grandfather?"

Yu Wudao nodded. This was his main purpose for this trip, so of course he couldn't refuse.

The warm soul power instantly surged into Yu Wudao's meridians, and he felt as if he were soaking in a hot spring in winter, feeling extremely comfortable all over.

And this feeling comes and goes quickly.

"Child, this is your martial spirit seeking evolution."

Yu Wudao: "?"

Mu Yuyan seemed to suddenly realize something and said:

"Just like our ancestors?"

Mu En shook his head and said, "No, this child's potential is far more terrifying than that of our ancestor. The path of martial spirits is vast and profound. Even at my peak, I still cannot see it clearly, but I have still gained some insights."

Moon paused, as if organizing his thoughts.

"The innate martial soul is determined at birth, and it cannot be completely changed no matter what you do before it is awakened, unless it is a miracle. I am absolutely certain of this."

However, this doesn't mean that a person's talent cannot be changed through hard work! Although a martial soul is fixed, even the same martial soul can have differences in strength, which is called innate soul power. Even the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus, hailed as the strongest beast martial soul, can still produce weak individuals with only level five innate soul power.

If it becomes too weak, it will fall out of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex range and degenerate into other sub-dragon martial souls.

This leads to another aspect of a Soul Master's talent: physical talent.

A strong physical talent can better nurture a martial soul, thereby awakening a higher quality martial soul and innate soul power. Ancestor Yu Xiaogang is the best example.

The ancestor possessed top-tier martial soul talent, enough to awaken the Holy Dragon Martial Soul, but his physical talent was too weak to meet the nutritional requirements of the martial soul, causing him to degenerate into Luo Sanpao.

This child is different; he possesses both powerful martial spirit and physical talent.

His physical talent was so powerful that it could even warn his master, prompting him to draw nourishment from the outside to nurture his martial soul. And his martial soul was so powerful that it still felt hungry even after consuming so many heaven-defying resources!

After saying that, he added with some relief, "Luckily, this child isn't a well-behaved little thing; he'll find something to eat when he's hungry. Otherwise, after three years of starvation, his martial spirit might have..."

As one of the pinnacles of contemporary Soul Masters, Mu En's understanding of Martial Souls is naturally exceptional.

It's important to know that among the three books in the Douluo Continent trilogy, the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect's world view is the only one that explicitly requires "the improvement of one's comprehension and realm."

Because the requirement to condense a second soul core at the limit necessitates that the soul master have a very high level of understanding of their own martial soul, it is extremely difficult to achieve this through soul power or talent alone.

Even Du Busi, who possesses the top-tier original martial soul, and Xuanzi, who possesses the super martial soul Taotie Divine Ox, were both stuck at level 98. If it weren't for Huo Yuhao's pills, Xuanzi would never have been able to break through in his lifetime.

Without the ultimate empowerment, Huo Yuhao and Princess Tang's breakthroughs would have been delayed by at least five years.

Therefore, as one of the three extremes of the world, Mu En had a thorough understanding of martial souls, and in a short while he completely understood Yu Wudao's situation.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yuyan's face turned pale. "So, we almost harmed Wudao... Great-grandfather, now this child Wudao..."

Mu En waved his hand, "It's alright, but the closer he gets to awakening his martial soul, the more nutrients he needs. After today, you all go back. Wu Dao, you can stay and keep this old man company."

Mu Yuyan readily agreed and nodded in acknowledgment.

Seeing this, Yu Wudao realized that he had firmly grasped Mu En's powerful backer, and he was immediately overjoyed, so he started joking.

"They say a half-grown boy can eat his father out of house and home. With my physique, can my great-grandfather afford to feed me?"

As he spoke, he tugged at his full stomach.

Mu En burst into laughter and said, "Don't worry, even if you eat up all of your great-grandfather's savings for his coffin, he'll still praise you for your good appetite!"

Having his thoughts exposed, Yu Wudao immediately felt embarrassed and shielded Beibei in front of him to divert attention.

"Beibei did it too!"

Upon hearing this, Beibei remembered the whale jelly she had stolen before and scratched her head somewhat embarrassedly.

Moon glanced at him and laughed, "You're spineless! That piece of whale glue was given to you in the first place, so you ate it. Why are you so honest? What good is being honest! Learn from your cousin so you won't suffer in the future!"