Huo Yuhao from The Peerless Tang Sect is incredibly talented.

Looking at the three people who had been knocked unconscious by Huo Yuhao, Bei Bei turned to the butler and said.

"Professor Li, please take these people away and question them thoroughly. Make sure their confessions are truthful and credible. You can go back now; I'll stay here and reassure the younger students."

"Yes, sir. I guarantee they will tell the truth, and I will extract a confession through torture."

The butler's voice was rhythmic and measured, with a distinct Shrek dialect accent, typical of old-timers from Shrek City in Douluo Continent.

After speaking, the old butler bowed to Bei Bei, even though Bei Bei had already turned to face Huo Yuhao and the other two.

The butler then re-tied the three of them, put them in a car, and took them away for investigation.

These words made Huo Yuhao glance at Butler Bei Bei again.

Wow, that posture, that tone, that manners—so elegant! And then, thinking of my own split soul, with its astonishing wisdom and eccentric behavior, it's practically identical to myself.

To get revenge on himself, he even brought Wang Dong'er over, digging a hole for himself.

asshole.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but rub his forehead, feeling helpless about splitting his soul or his own nature.

Who knows what kind of mess Tiandou City has been made of by this amazing wisdom?

Although it is definitely developing in a positive direction.

"Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, don't worry, this will not happen again. I'm sorry you were frightened. I will have Tang Ya apply for Holy Coin subsidies for you."

Wang Dong glanced at the city management officers being pulled away by a horse-drawn carriage in the distance and couldn't help but ask Bei Bei about it.

"Senior Bei Bei, is Shrek City really this chaotic? I remember that ten thousand years ago, the evil Spirit Hall would awaken martial souls for commoners for free. Looking at the grassroots level, how come Shrek City is even worse than the Spirit Hall?"

This is a double standard. It criticizes Shrek Academy and the biological father.

These words immediately froze the smile on Beibei's face.

Those damned parasites! I'll go back and tell Xuanzu to give me the power of supervision so I can deal with these parasites properly.

Bei Bei forced a stiff smile and said awkwardly, "Haha, Shrek City has always had a policy of free martial soul awakening for ordinary people. Shrek City allocates funds every year. It's all the fault of the grassroots."

Then Beibei said that this was all due to the corruption at the grassroots level, and that ordinary people didn't know how to complain to higher-ups. She also said that the common people of Shrek City didn't lack this money, and that it was a reward for the city management officers' hard work.

In conclusion, the Shrek City leadership was not at fault; the fault lay with the lower-level staff.

This made Huo Yuhao burst into laughter. Although Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao didn't understand what Huo Yuhao was laughing at, they also laughed along with him.

Even Beibei chuckled awkwardly; in short, the whole room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere.

After laughing, Huo Yuhao began to comfort Bei Bei.

"Senior Beibei, this has nothing to do with you, don't take it to heart. Shrek's glory doesn't shine on ordinary people. Their slogans say they only accept monsters, not ordinary people. Relax, if Shrek doesn't care about ordinary people, what does that have to do with my mutual aid society?"

"That's right, that's right."

Beibei responded, but her heart was filled with growing unease. How did Shrek become like this?

Disregarding ordinary people and letting them live like this, without even the qualification to awaken their martial spirit, is this righteous act? Does this act align with my true feelings?

Thinking of this, Beibei couldn't help but feel heartbroken about the current state of Shrek City.

After visiting Tiandou City and receiving training there, Beibei, though still aloof, at least stopped saying things like "Why don't they eat meat porridge?" or "Poor people rent out their houses and drive for Didi after get off work," which were completely detached from the grassroots and lacked any semblance of decency.

Do you know how long it would take an ordinary person to earn just one gold coin?

Beibei secretly made up her mind to change the current situation in Shrek City.

"Don't laugh, don't worry, I'll definitely arrest everyone on this chain!"

"Haha, then I wish you great success and smooth sailing, senior."

"Of course, I will definitely arrest them all."

Beibei looked confident as she spoke.

Will they get caught? Yes, they will!

Beibei is full of confidence in this matter.

Beibei turned and left, as if she had made up her mind.

Watching Bei Bei's departing figure, Huo Yuhao chuckled softly.

Beibei, do a good job. I'm looking forward to the day you realize you've been fooled.

Huo Yuhao once divined the population of Shrek City, which was a super city that was in no way inferior to the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, and even surpassed them in terms of the average Soul Master level.

Even disregarding the Sea God Pavilion's funding, the business of awakening martial spirits could potentially generate nearly a million yuan in revenue annually, based solely on the money-making strategies employed by the lower-level city management officers.

Moreover, the cost of awakening a martial soul is extremely low, and the profit margin is no exaggeration to say that it exceeds 97%.

They could easily rake in tens of millions of yuan a year by tampering with the martial soul awakening equipment, using the kind of equipment blessed by the Sea God that could supposedly boost a child's innate soul power after awakening their martial soul.

Huo Yuhao didn't believe that anyone in Shrek City's upper echelons would be uninterested in this deal.

Now all that's left is for Bei Bei to botch up this Martial Soul Awakening business.

This is a good opportunity for me to get my hands dirty at the grassroots level of Shrek Academy.

Go, Beibei, big brother with the Holy Dragon of Light!

Quack! Blood is flowing like a river! I want to see blood flowing like a river! A great purge! A thorough purge!

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but laugh.

whee!

"Why are you so happy if you're not smiling?"

Xiao Xiao, standing to the side, couldn't help but ask curiously. She even wanted to reach out and touch Huo Yuhao's forehead, part his hair, admire his stunning good looks, and test his soul power to see if the two of them had a martial soul fusion skill.

There's no mistake about the Martial Soul's throbbing!

Xiao Xiao harbored this idea of ​​getting something for nothing, killing two birds with one stone.

Unfortunately, Huo Yuhao easily dodged it.

"Just a little bit more!" Xiao Xiao pouted, looking at Huo Yuhao.

"It's nothing, Xiao Xiao, I was just thinking about some happy things."

Huo Yuhao also casually ruffled Xiao Xiao's hair.

"Ah! Huo Buxiao!"

Xiao Xiao couldn't help but shout, and rushed towards Huo Yuhao, trying to grab him.

Unfortunately, she couldn't even touch Huo Yuhao, who was still teasing Xiao Xiao from the side.

"Haha! Xiao Xiao, give it your all!"

"Hey, almost there, keep it up!"

"It's a pity, but keep trying, you can definitely do it!"

Watching the two talk and act, Wang Dong felt inexplicably annoyed and his heart ached, as if something important had been stolen from him. He was extremely unhappy.

Wang Dong said irritably, "Hey, stop sniffing around and hurry up and pack your things. Don't forget, the freshman competition will eliminate quite a few people. Hurry up and pack, and don't forget to cultivate!"

"Okay, okay." Huo Yuhao didn't forget to care about Wang Dong while Xiao Xiao was playing around, and responded accordingly.

So Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao stopped their playful fighting, started packing their things, and prepared to go back to cultivate.

Meanwhile, on the other side...

The road is blocked.

A sign hangs outside a small house on a street in Shrek.

Home of Education.

The sticker on the doorway lists the services offered: Soul Ring selection, psychological counseling, educating offspring, and helping both parties open up to each other.

Next to it were several exaggerated words, such as "In one month, your soul power will increase by ten levels," and "Make children actively love cultivation."

A horse-drawn carriage stopped at the door, and an old man got out of the carriage and went into the shop.

The old man was Beibei's housekeeper.

Because Beibei demanded that the interrogation of the urban management officers not be conducted under torture, and that everything the officers said must be true, the old man had no choice but to hire a spirit master.

We can't exactly lie to the young master and ask someone from the Nie family's detective school.

The old man looked at the store and pushed the door open to enter.

The shop owner is from Heaven Dou City; he's a five-ring spirit-type Soul Master, as the old man knows. The signs outside are all genuine.

This shop owner is highly skilled in mental techniques. In just a few months since arriving in Tiandou City, he has made a name for himself in Shrek City through his own strength.

After all, every family has a mischievous member who doesn't want to cultivate, but once they've been enlightened by this gentleman, their enthusiasm for cultivation is enough to make the older generation feel sorry for them.

There was also a service that allowed both parties to open up to each other, which became a source of amusement for many people in the city.

Thinking of this, the old man couldn't help but laugh.

As the doors were pushed open, the doorbell rang.

The room was clean and tidy, with a faint fragrance. The lighting was dim, and a large clock made a clicking sound, one after another, which made people relax and want to take a nap there.

The old man glanced around and saw a person praying before a statue with double pupils.

"If humans are born weak..."

Are sinners and righteous people equal...?

The old man found a chair and listened quietly to the shopkeeper's prayer until the shopkeeper finished.

"Old Li, what brings you here today? I have a sign on my door saying I'm closed. If you can't come up with a suitable overtime pay, or if you're not investigating the evil spirit master, please leave."

The shop owner, having finished praying, turned to look at the housekeeper.

The housekeeper chuckled and said to the shop owner.

"As the shopkeeper, this price is absolutely right. The mission is to ask three Soul Masters who are not even at the fourth ring a few questions, and to deliver a ten-thousand-year-old Soul Beast to Heaven Dou City for free. How about this price?"

"Deal," the shop owner agreed.

As one of the personnel sent by Heaven Dou City to Shrek City, besides observing Shrek City and acting as the sensory organ of the Void Realm Lord, I can also do some extra work.

For example, you could send some soul beasts to Heaven Dou City and earn some gold soul coins.

Tian Dou City is currently in dire need of all kinds of supplies, so it can be said that it will accept anything that comes its way. As long as it is delivered to the Tian Dou City Lord's Mansion, holy coins will be deposited into the account.

……

With a crash, Beibei, looking at the report in her hand, lost control and smashed the table made of a ten-thousand-year-old material-type soul beast with a punch.

The entire house was illuminated by Beibei at night, making it as bright as day.

Immediately, a voice filled with anger resounded throughout the courtyard.

"These parasites, how dare they use Shrek's reputation to do such a thing!"

After reading the interrogation records of the shop owner in Tiandou City, Beibei felt a surge of anger rush to her head.

What does it mean that after charging for the awakening of a martial spirit, they also examine a child's aptitude and martial spirit, as well as their family background, and then sell this information to various powerful figures?

There was also the case of selling a little girl whose cat-like martial soul had mutated.

There were also those who took a fancy to poor girls in the west of the city and forcibly sold them as concubines, extorting money from small merchants.

The shop owner was very dedicated, not only interrogating them about matters related to martial spirit awakening, but also digging out the three guys' childhood dreams.

After reading what these guys had said, Beibei blushed deeply. There was also a sentence on the confession that everyone did it this way.

"Damn scum, I'm going to kill them!"

At this moment, Beibei's heart was pounding wildly, and there were faint traces of dragonification on her body. The dragon scales under her skin were faintly visible, and her eyes turned into vertical pupils after reading the information.

But Beibei remained rational and said to the butler, "Old Li, I'm going to Shrek Academy to find Xuanzu."

The butler bowed slightly, speaking calmly, "As you wish, young master."

……

Shrek Academy, Department of Soul Guidance.

After Huo Yuhao proposed the Ultimate Flame Project, the Soul Guidance Department of Shrek Academy, both internal and external departments, devoted all their efforts to its development.

After all, the Soul Guidance Department has become unprecedentedly wealthy this year, receiving 30% of the annual funding from the Martial Soul Department. They have truly experienced the feeling of being rich this year.

Furthermore, Huo Yuhao's ultimate plan and strategy gave the Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department an opportunity to step on the heads of the Martial Soul Department.

If you want to improve your cultivation in the future, you must make me comfortable! Want to comprehend the ultimate level? You'll have to ask us if we agree.

After all, the Soul Guidance Department has been bullied by the Martial Soul Department quite a bit. For details, please refer to the unknown participant of the Shrek Seven Devils in the original work.

Even now, the Spirit System has had its resources cut by 30% by the Sea God Pavilion Master, yet the Spirit System still ignores the Soul Guidance Devices, and even the 30% of resources allocated to the Spirit System are often blocked in the process.

Soul Guidance System: We've had enough of the Martial Soul System's arrogance. We will seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to trample the Martial Soul System underfoot.

Seize sunny days, make the most of cloudy days, treat drizzle as a good day, and make the moonlight feel like daytime. One sunny day is equivalent to two. Work hard in light rain, work relentlessly in heavy rain, work even during downpours, and work tirelessly even when there's no rain.

This is a true reflection of the current state of the Soul Guidance System.

Besides Fan Yu, he also takes care of his girlfriend, who he beat up after putting a sack over his head and then dumped at the entrance of Shrek Academy, when he gets home at night.

As a result, the soul guide was always brightly lit, day or night.

Huo Yuhao looked at the busy Soul Masters with great satisfaction. "Keep up the good work! Working 996 is your blessing."

After all, the Soul Guidance Department lacks resources and simply cannot afford the resources consumed by the Soul Guidance Masters working 996 hours a day.

The shrill whistling of metal cutting echoed throughout. Everyone was like a tightly wound top, oblivious to a figure leisurely moving between the various workbenches.

They're all busy, too preoccupied to think about anything else.

Huo Yuhao carried a tray filled with finished parts, his steps steady. As he passed a high-precision cutting machine, his gaze quickly swept across the ground.

He squatted down with a normal expression, and casually brushed the ground with his left hand, which was hidden by the tray.

Those tiny fragments of rare metal, barely heavier than dust, silently adhered to his fingertips, then were enveloped and compressed by a very faint layer of silvery-white soul power, turning into a grain the size of a rice bead, which slid into his personal space.

I, Huo Yuhao, would never waste a single grain of rice in my bowl, not even a scrap of metal.

A goose is plucked as it flies by, and an animal is left with its skin as it walks away.

Wherever Huo Yuhao went, he never missed a single piece of metal debris, and while he was at it, he would touch the rare metals and peel off a layer of skin.