Douluo Continent: The Peerless Sun and Moon Traverse the Heavens

Although Xu Cheng's injuries had healed, he was still very weak. He suggested going for a walk, and Han Ruoruo helped him out of the Golden Tree.

As soon as his feet touched the ground, Xu Cheng felt a damp and cool breeze wafting over him. It was the steam rising from the surface of Poseidon Lake, mixed with the fragrance of nature, refreshing and invigorating.

Looking behind me, I saw a huge tree, its entire body golden yellow. Unlike ordinary trees, its bark did not have mottled cracks, but rather a unique, delicate texture.

The golden tree is hundreds of meters tall, and its branches almost completely cover the entire Poseidon Island.

Legend has it that it was transplanted from Tang San, the Sea God who became a god ten thousand years ago. Soul Masters who cultivate near the Golden Tree will also be faster, which is why Shrek Academy has produced so many talented people over the past ten thousand years.

The two found a spot among exposed tree roots to sit and rest. They heard footsteps behind them, followed by the conversation of two women:

"Le Xuan, I'm sorry you had to go through this. As you know, Wang Shi is Elder Xuan's last disciple. The losses in this Soul Hunt have been a huge blow to him, and it's understandable that he's feeling down."

"Sister Mei'er, I know that Elder Xuan, as the first in line to succeed the Sea God Pavilion Master, is everyone's pillar. In this situation, it is appropriate for me, as a junior, to plead for him, so that everyone can have some room to maneuver."

"Sigh... You're just too sensible. This Soul Hunt really had nothing to do with you, so you don't need to kneel down and beg for mercy, taking all the blame on yourself. From now on, you'll be the senior sister of the inner courtyard, and the burden on your shoulders will be heavier, so don't let yourself be crushed by it."

Looking in the direction of the sound, five people were walking out of the Sea God Pavilion together.

With a serious expression, Xian Lin'er, the dean of the Soul Guidance Department, took the lead and walked at the very front.

Dean Yan Shaozhe of the Martial Soul Department and Vice Dean Qian Duoduo of the Soul Guidance Department walked side by side, slightly behind Xian Lin'er by two steps.

At the very end of the group was Cai Meier, the vice dean of the Martial Soul Department, who was supporting Zhang Lexuan and speaking in hushed tones.

Xu Cheng and his companion quickly stood up and bowed to the group. Qian Duoduo, walking in the middle, had a glint of gold in her eyes. She adjusted her small, gold-rimmed glasses, walked straight towards Xu Cheng, and put her arm around his shoulder.

"Xu Cheng, I heard you killed that 100,000-year-old soul beast. Tell me about it, what kind of soul tool could be so powerful?"

"Hey, it's just a matter of setting a timer on a level 7 soul-guided cannonball, putting it into a storage soul-guided device, and then throwing the storage soul-guided device into the soul beast's mouth."

A storage soul tool compresses a large space into an extremely small medium using a soul-guiding array. When the constraint of the soul-guiding array disappears, the compressed space expands.

Seeing that Qian Duoduo was still as curious as a child, Xu Cheng realized that his explanation was too abstract, so he had to use a combination of words and gestures:

"It's like compressing a large warehouse of cotton into your ring. When the ring disappears, the cotton returns to its original volume. When this process happens in a closed space, that closed space will inevitably be expanded, just like that 100,000-year-old soul beast suddenly exploded."

For the Soul Masters of this world, space is merely an attribute that can be utilized.

Although the technology in my previous life was advanced, it was impossible to create something similar to a storage soul tool.

Therefore, Xu Cheng has always been persistently curious about spatial attributes and has never stopped researching them.

Qian Duoduo's eyes grew brighter and brighter. He suddenly slapped Xu Cheng on the shoulder. Xu Cheng's body had not yet recovered, and he almost stumbled from the sudden slap.

"Xu Cheng, you're a fucking genius!"

I heard about your situation from Professor Zhuang at the meeting. How does it go? Are you interested in joining our Soul Guidance Department? I'll offer you the待遇 (treatment/benefits) of a top-level teacher.

Join Shrek Academy as a teacher?

Xu Cheng had never thought of this suggestion before.

To become a teacher, and then instruct Huo Yuhao, to become the second Yu Xiaogang?

He remembered Electrolux, the one who truly taught Huo Yuhao in the original story, who burned all his divine consciousness to save Huo Yuhao when they were at the Haotian Sect.

What kind of place is Haotian Sect? It has a channel that leads directly to the realm of gods.

Xu Cheng turned his gaze to the tall golden tree behind him, which should also be able to communicate with the divine realm.

Now is not the time to think about these things. Xu Cheng rubbed his hands together and winked at Qian Duoduo:

"Old Qian, you know about my star sapphire storage ring. I used it to blow it up. Don't you think the academy should compensate me?"

Qian Duoduo glanced at Xu Cheng's right hand, which was empty. He knew about the star sapphire ring and had coveted it for a long time.

Starlight sapphires are extremely rare, even in the Sun and Moon Empire, which is rich in rare metals. Xu Cheng's small ring is worth at least 2000 million gold soul coins.

Qian Duoduo's lips twitched, and he suddenly realized that all the soul hunters this time were martial soul system students, so why was he, the vice dean of the soul guidance system, being asked to reimburse him?

He quickly called out to Yan Shaozhe, who was walking ahead:

"Old Yan, I need to discuss something with you."

Yan Shaozhe suddenly stopped walking, pretending to be nonchalant, and instantly transformed into a red light, disappearing without a trace. Qian Duoduo immediately chased after him.

Xu Cheng watched the two departing figures and shook his head helplessly.

Qian Duoduo was one of the recommenders for him to enter Shrek Academy's inner court. Six years ago, it was Xu Cheng who approached Qian Duoduo with a rare metal trading agreement, which helped him, a citizen of the Sun Moon Empire, to enter Shrek Academy's inner court. Therefore, their relationship has always been good.

Zhang Lexuan walked over at that moment, her face pale and looking more haggard than usual. She took Han Ruoruo's arm and spoke softly:

"Ruo Ruo, don't take what Elder Xuan said that day too seriously. He must have been confused with anger."

"It's nothing, Lexuan. We're best friends, so I didn't really care."

Sensing that there was a story he didn't know, Xu Cheng gave Han Ruoruo a curious, questioning look.

The two had long since reached a mutual understanding. Han Ruoruo, as if recalling a particularly embarrassing incident, stammered as she spoke:

"When Elder Xuan arrived that day, he found that Senior Brother had already passed away. Seeing that your injuries were similar, he asked me why it was Senior Brother who died. I was so angry that I retorted and asked Elder Xuan why he wasn't there when everyone needed him. Luckily, Le Xuan stopped me, otherwise I was really afraid that Elder Xuan would have chopped me down with one palm."

Xu Cheng reached out and tidied Han Ruoruo's hair, knowing that she was protecting him and that she dared to talk back to Elder Xuan. But when he thought of the scene at that time, he almost couldn't help but laugh.

"You're so smug, Xu Cheng, with Ruoruo protecting you." Zhang Lexuan glared at Xu Cheng and handed him a box.

"I didn't actually put in much effort in hunting that 100,000-year-old soul beast, but I absorbed its soul ring and soul bone." Zhang Lexuan tightened her grip slightly as she handed over the box. "This is what my teacher asked me to make up for, and it should be more suitable for your Sun Martial Soul."

Xu Cheng took the box and opened it. A dazzling golden light flowed out like water; it was an extremely rich spiritual power of light.

Looking at the contents of the box, Xu Cheng sighed inwardly:

Although the eldest brother was the main force in this battle against the 100,000-year-old soul beast.

However, Xu Cheng, as the key figure, did not come away empty-handed.