Douluo Continent: I can overdraft the future in advance

The upgrade assessment is still ongoing.

One by one, the students from Class One went off to compete. Most of them chose soul beasts that were between one hundred and eight hundred years old.

When it was Chen Jiyong's turn, he stood up, his legs trembling slightly.

Chen Jiyong took a deep breath and walked down from the stands.

He drew the Six Hundred Years Ghost Rabbit.

Among soul beasts of the same level, the Ghost Rabbit is not the most difficult to deal with, but it is definitely the most annoying - it runs too fast and releases a black mist that interferes with mental power during battle, causing the opponent's judgment to be distorted.

Although it was a bit troublesome, it was eventually approved.

Chen Jiyong walked up to the stands, plopped down next to Luo Yun, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"Six hundred years of Ghost Rabbit, not bad, right?" he said breathlessly, a hint of smugness in his voice.

"Well played." Luo Yun nodded.

Chen Jiyong chuckled twice, then turned his head and stared at Luo Yun's face for several seconds.

"Brother Yun, tell me the truth." His voice lowered, and his expression suddenly turned serious. "What exactly happened to you in the far north? How could a martial soul evolve to this extent? The martial soul you just had possessed had wings growing on its back! Where were the wings before?"

Luo Yun knew he couldn't hide it from everyone, but he didn't intend to tell them everything.

"I absorbed a piece of ice marrow," he said. "For ice-attribute martial souls, ice marrow is considered a top-tier treasure, and then the martial soul evolved."

Chen Jiyong was silent for a moment, then began to mutter to himself, "Ice Marrow... Ice Marrow... Brother Yun is ice-attribute, and he evolved his martial soul by absorbing ice marrow, so I'm earth-attribute... I should find earth marrow! If I can find a piece of earth marrow, can't my martial soul evolve too? I can become both handsome and strong, killing two birds with one stone!"

Luo Yun glanced at him, but couldn't bear to discourage him, so she simply nodded and said, "I wish you find it soon."

"Absolutely!" Chen Jiyong clenched his fist. "Once I find the Earth Marrow, I'll become handsome too, and then we'll be the two most handsome guys at Shrek Academy!"

Luo Yun's lips twitched, but he didn't reply.

---

After the last student finished their assessment.

"Luo Yun, stay here for a moment, come with me."

Wang Yan led Luo Yun to a small office next to the fighting arena. Wang Yan closed the door, turned around, and looked at Luo Yun excitedly.

"Could you release your martial spirit so I can observe it?" His voice was much faster than usual, as if he was suppressing some emotion.

Without hesitation, Luo Yun activated his Martial Soul.

Wang Yan stood in front of him, motionless.

His eyes were fixed on the pair of wings, feeling the chill in them.

"Ultimate Ice." His voice was low, as if he were talking to himself, "This must be Ultimate Ice...it must be..."

He reached out his hand, his fingers trembling slightly, not from the cold, but from excitement.

"The Ice Phoenix Martial Soul, the ultimate ice, an evolved Martial Soul..." he murmured, his eyes gleaming with the light of an academic researcher discovering a new species. "Such a case is extremely rare across the entire continent... This completely overturns traditional Martial Soul theories..."

He withdrew his hand, paced back and forth in the room a couple of times, then suddenly stopped, looked at Luo Yun, and took a deep breath, as if forcing himself to calm down.

"Thank you for your cooperation," he said. "I need to confirm a few things."

He opened the door and strode out, his pace much faster than usual, almost a jog. Luo Yun watched his figure disappear at the end of the corridor, then withdrew his martial spirit and left the office.

---

That afternoon, in Shrek Academy's inner courtyard, at the Sea God Pavilion.

The conference room was long and narrow, with a dark brown table in the center, around which nine people sat.

Mu En's gaze swept across the long table, finally landing on Elder Xuan.

"Xuanzi, you proposed convening a meeting of the Sea God Pavilion. Speak."

Elder Xuan cleared his throat and placed his hands on the table.

"There's a student in the second year of the outer academy with exceptional talent, worthy of the academy's full support." His voice wasn't loud, but every word was clear. "His martial soul is the Ice Phoenix, the ultimate form of ice, and he's already a three-ring Soul Master at the age of twelve. Moreover, the martial soul he registered with upon enrollment was the Ice Falcon, indicating that his martial soul has evolved after birth. Such cases are extremely rare throughout the entire continent."

Yan Shaozhe tapped his finger lightly on the table.

No sooner had Elder Xuan finished speaking than Yan Shaozhe spoke up.

"Is Elder Xuan referring to Luo Yun?"

Elder Xuan glanced at him: "You know this student too?"

"A year ago, Ma Xiaotao reported to me that his ice attribute was helpful in suppressing evil fire." Yan Shaozhe opened the document in his hand. "Today, during the upgrade assessment, he chose the Thousand-Year Wrathful Blood Bull and froze it without using any soul skills. Du Weilun saw it with his own eyes and has already reported it to me."

"So what you're talking about, and what I'm talking about, are the same person," Elder Xuan said.

Yan Shaozhe nodded.

There was a moment of silence in the conference room.

Xian Lin'er spoke up, her tone unhurried: "The student you mentioned, the Soul Guidance Department also has his information. He was registered as a Level Two Soul Guidance Master when he enrolled, and he also has exceptional talent in soul tools."

She glanced at Qian Duoduo, who understood.

"We found his assessment records from Level 1 to Level 2 Soul Master, and he passed both assessments on the first try." Qian Duoduo's voice was calm and steady. "His talent in Soul Tools is also one in a million."

Moon tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest of the chair. Speaking of this boy, he had some recollection of him.

"So," his voice wasn't loud, but the entire conference room fell silent, "you're all talking about the same child. The Martial Soul Department says he has the ultimate Martial Soul, and the Soul Guidance Department says he's a genius at Soul Guidance Devices."

Elder Xuan took over the conversation.

"I noticed this student a long time ago." His tone carried a hint of pride. "During the first-year student assessment, Wang Yan told me about his abnormal ice attribute temperature. Later, I personally watched his competition. At that time, his martial soul was still the Ice Falcon, his second soul ring was quasi-thousand-year, his combat awareness was good, and his physical fitness far exceeded that of his peers. But I didn't make a move immediately. I wanted to observe him for a while longer—to see what this student's nature was like and whether he was worth nurturing."

He paused, glancing at the people at the long table.

"After a year of observation, I'm certain. This child is highly talented, has a clean background, a calm personality, is friendly, and works diligently in his cultivation."

Thankfully, Wang Yan wasn't here. Otherwise, if Wang Yan had heard Elder Xuan's words, he might have secretly complained, "You were the one who said that the child had no hope and couldn't evolve."

"In that case," Yan Shaozhe spoke up, "I propose that Ma Xiaotao cultivate with him. Ma Xiaotao's problem with her evil fire has never been completely cured. Although Ling Luochen's ice can suppress it, its effect is limited. Ultimate ice will be much more effective at suppressing evil fire. If he can help Ma Xiaotao control her evil fire while cultivating, it will benefit both of them. Perhaps in the future, our Shrek Academy will have two Title Douluos with ultimate attributes."

After listening to Yan Shaozhe's words, Xian Lin'er spoke slowly and deliberately.

"I have no objection to the training program for the Martial Soul system, but we can't abandon the Soul Guidance system either." She looked at Mu En. "This child's talent in Soul Guidance Devices is no less than that in Martial Souls. Passing the Level 2 Soul Guidance Master exam at eleven years old is top-tier even in the Sun Moon Empire. If he can also pursue the path of Soul Guidance Master, our Shrek Academy will have a powerful individual with both an ultimate Martial Soul and a high-level Soul Guidance Master in the future. You can't find another talent like this on the entire continent."

Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er exchanged a glance, neither of them showing any intention of backing down.

Moon tapped his fingers on the armrest twice more, as if deep in thought.