Douluo Continent: I am a biologist, and I have awakened a weapon spirit?

Because he was worried that the Spirit Hall would receive an epic-level enhancement, Chen Feng did not mention the concept of soul power solidification, but only talked about soul power liquefaction.

As for Dugu Bo, Chen Feng wasn't worried that he would spread the news, because Dugu Bo was a very aloof person and not a big mouth.

However, just to be on the safe side, Chen Feng still planned to talk to Dugu Bo later and ask him not to reveal the matter of the soul power core.

After thinking for a while, the master spoke:

"Xiao Feng, your idea is theoretically feasible. After compressing the soul power, the amount of soul power stored in the body will definitely increase. So, under the same level, the soul master who has compressed the soul power should be stronger."

"However, the problem is whether this can be done. Although soul power is in a gaseous state, it is not a real gas. Compressing it would probably be quite difficult."

Chen Feng nodded and said, "Yes, this matter will definitely be difficult, so I would like to ask the two division commanders to try it first and see what problems arise."

"Then I'll give it a try first," Liu Erlong said.

She is always decisive in matters outside of relationships, so after listening to Chen Feng's explanation, she immediately began to practice without saying a word.

Flander had no objection. "Alright, then Xiao Gang and I will protect you."

Liu Erlong sat cross-legged on the chair, closed his eyes, and began to try to compress his soul power.

After a while, fine beads of sweat began to appear on her forehead, clearly indicating that she was feeling the strain.

However, Liu Erlong is a tenacious and stubborn person who will not easily admit defeat. Since the genius scholar Chen Feng said that compressing soul power is feasible, and the master also expressed his approval, Liu Erlong must try it with all her might.

So even though she was already feeling the strain, she continued to compress her soul power.

At this moment, Chen Feng spoke up:

"It doesn't have to be done all at once; it can be done little by little. The main thing is to verify whether this approach is really feasible."

Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong changed her approach and began to compress her soul power in batches, just as Chen Feng had suggested.

As a result, the resistance she felt was significantly reduced.

After some time, Liu Erlong opened her eyes and let out a long breath.

"How did it go? Did it succeed?" Chen Feng asked impatiently.

“It wasn’t completely successful, but my soul power has indeed undergone some changes.” Liu Erlong thought for a moment and said, “If I had to describe it, I would say that my soul power is currently in a misty state.”

"Mist-like?" Chen Feng's eyes lit up. Wasn't this the preliminary state of soul power liquefaction?

"It actually did change," Flander exclaimed in amazement. "Since soul power can turn into mist, if this continues, the mist will eventually condense into liquid. It seems Xiao Feng's idea is correct. Xiao Feng, how did you come up with this?"

"Just some random thought," Chen Feng said with a smile. "Yesterday, when I was chatting with Poison Douluo, we talked about the issue of soul power. I learned that his soul power became more condensed after he was promoted to Title Douluo, so I was thinking about whether soul masters could actively promote this process. That way, it might reduce the difficulty of being promoted to Title Douluo."

He wasn't just talking nonsense. The essence of the Soul Core Cultivation Method, which allows people to advance to the Title Douluo realm, is to enhance the degree of soul power condensation, so as to break into the Title Douluo realm with a larger total amount of soul power.

By the same token, soul power liquefaction should also have the same effect, but its effect will certainly not be as good as the soul core cultivation method.

Without anyone pushing for it, creating the grand spectacle of hundreds of Title Douluos existing simultaneously, as was the case in the Douluo Continent II era, would likely require a long period of development.

This not only requires someone with exceptional talent to derive the Soul Core Cultivation Method based on the theory of Soul Power Liquefaction, but also requires that person not hoard the method and to spread it. Meeting these two requirements is no easy task.

Even with theoretical guidance, Dugu Bo might not be able to successfully condense a soul core.

This period is Chenfeng's development stage.

Chapter 131 The End of Shrek Academy

"I see." Flander thought Chen Feng's explanation made sense, and the master didn't see anything wrong with it either.

Both of them had experienced what happened back then and knew that Chen Feng and Dugu Bo had a conversation.

Although we don't know what they talked about, we can infer that Chen Feng and Dugu Bo must have had some relationship, so it's understandable that they would discuss some profound topics during their casual conversation.

Only Liu Erlong, unaware of the details, asked for clarification, and the master briefly explained what happened back then.

Seeing that Liu Erlong had made progress in compressing her soul power—although not completely successful, but certainly stronger than before—Flander said:

"I'll give it a try too."

Flander closed his eyes and began to meditate, and this time Liu Erlong came to protect him.

Flander's level was higher than Liu Erlong's, and he was also an excellent Soul Master. So after a period of time, he successfully atomized his own Soul Power, becoming the second successful example of the Soul Power Compression Method.

He opened his eyes, wiped away his sweat, and exhaled softly, saying:

"Compressing soul power is really difficult. I am already level 78, and Erlong is one level lower than me. We both feel the strain. It would probably be even more difficult for Soul Saints who are at a lower level to do it."

Liu Erlong nodded. "If the difficulty of atomizing soul power is already so great, liquefying it will probably be even more difficult. Perhaps it will only be possible to do so when one reaches the Soul Douluo level."

Chen Feng was stunned when he heard this, because he remembered that Lao Huo in the second stage of the Dou family had not only liquefied his soul power at the Soul Saint realm, but had even successfully condensed a soul core.

Therefore, he speculated that even if ordinary Soul Masters were not as good as Lao Huo because they did not have the protagonist's halo, they would not be too far behind. At least they would be able to complete the liquefaction of Soul Power during the Soul Saint stage.

But according to Flander and Liu Erlong, the Soul Saint stage can only initially atomize soul power, and only the Soul Douluo stage can completely liquefy soul power.

After considering the situation, Chen Feng concluded that there were two reasons for this discrepancy.

Firstly, there's the difference in physique between Soul Masters from the first and second eras of the Battle of Douluo Continent. After all, there was a gap of ten thousand years in between. During this period, under the influence of Soul Power, the human physique should have undergone a certain degree of evolution, becoming more compatible with Soul Power.

Secondly, after a long period of development, the theory of soul power compression had matured in the second era of the Douluo Continent, so soul masters were able to completely liquefy their soul power at the Soul Saint stage.

From these two perspectives, Chen Feng's previous assessment was overly optimistic.

Even if he were to release the theory of soul power liquefaction, there would probably be very few people who could actually do it.

Not to mention that the theory of soul cores was developed through the theory of soul power liquefaction.

Even so, Chen Feng still planned to suppress the paper on the theory of soul power liquefaction and release it at the right time.

The goal is to enhance the combat power of both empires while preventing the Spirit Hall from reaping too much benefit; a delicate balance must be struck.

Academia should not be mixed with politics, but what Chen Feng wants to do cannot be separated from political means. It can only be said that eight or nine out of ten things in life are unsatisfactory.

Flander was unaware of Chen Feng's inner thoughts at that moment, but he agreed with Liu Erlong's statement.

"At our current level, Erlong and I can only partially atomize our soul power. Indeed, we need to reach at least the Soul Douluo level or even the Title Douluo level before we can possibly achieve the soul power liquefaction you mentioned, Xiaofeng."

"Contra..." Chen Feng thought of the people he knew and realized that only Niu Gao, the patriarch of the Yu Clan, was a Soul Master at the Contra level.

To verify whether Soul Masters at the Soul Douluo level or above can liquefy their Soul Power, a message must be sent back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School so that Niu Gao and two Title Douluos can try it.

However, this is just one example and does not prove anything. Flander and Liu Erlong's judgment may not be accurate. Moreover, this is the first time that the two of them have compressed soul power, so it is inevitable that they will misjudge the difficulty of this matter because everything is difficult at the beginning.

Therefore, Chen Feng planned to find several more Soul Saints to try, while also having Flander and Liu Erlong continue their efforts to see if they could complete the liquefaction of soul power at the Soul Saint stage.

After listening to Chen Feng's words, Flander and Liu Erlong felt that they made sense.

Most people would probably have to stay at the Soul Saint stage for many years. If they persist in compressing their soul power over those years, they might not necessarily have to wait until they reach the Soul Douluo stage to liquefy their soul power.

“This is quite a challenge, but once we succeed, our names will surely be remembered for generations to come,” Flander said with a smile.

"Of course," Chen Feng said with a smile.

Even without doing this, the name of the Golden Trio has been passed down to later generations because they were the founders of Shrek Academy.

However, Chen Feng had already made up his mind to change the name of Shrek Academy, so even if their name were to be passed down to future generations, it would no longer be Shrek Academy.

Speaking of renaming, Chen Feng suddenly felt that now was a good time. Before the two academies merged, it was the perfect opportunity to rename the academy.

Without hesitation, Chen Feng pondered for a moment before speaking:

"By the way, Dean, after the academy moves to Tiandou City and merges with Blue Tyrant Academy, will it still use the current Shrek name?"

“Yes, is there a problem?” Flanders asked.

"Hmm...actually, I think this name isn't catchy enough. Most people probably wouldn't even know what Shrek is," Chen Feng said with a shrug.

"Haha, isn't this exactly the kind of opportunity we can use to tell them the meaning of the monster name Shrek?" Flander laughed. "As long as you are outstanding enough and make a name for yourselves in the Soul Master Competition, then everyone will know the name Shrek."

“The Dean is right.” Chen Feng first agreed with Flander’s statement, then changed the subject, “But since we’re going to name it after a monster, why not choose a more realistic one?”

"More realistic monsters? Like?"

"For example, Hydra."

"Is that the name of the organization you guys came up with?" Flander thought for a moment and said.

Chen Feng nodded and said, "Yes, Hydra is a terrifying monster in the deep sea. It has extremely powerful strength and the characteristic of growing two heads after one head is cut off."

"I want the academy to be named after this because I hope that all the students will become strong and powerful in the future, and that there will be a continuous stream of good talents entering the academy, so that our academy can pass on its torch from generation to generation."

In order to get Flander to abandon the lousy name Shrek, Chen Feng vigorously promoted the name Hydra.

He even interpreted "cutting off one head and growing two" as a metaphor for passing on the torch. I wonder what the Marvel heroes would think if they heard that.

However, this statement is not entirely wrong. No matter how many times you kill Hydra, you can never completely eradicate them, which can indeed be seen as a kind of passing on of the torch.

There will always be fresh blood, so there will never be an end to the dead.

"Hmm..." After listening to Chen Feng's persuasion, no, after his suggestion, Flander was clearly somewhat tempted.

Seeing this, Chen Feng played his trump card:

"Actually, there's another reason why I recommended you change your name."

"What's the reason?" Flanders asked.

"Didn't Poison Douluo disappear for a few years before? After he came back this time, I found that his martial soul had actually evolved."

"Soul evolution?" Flander was somewhat taken aback. "How did you do that?"

"According to him, he had some fortuitous encounters, but that's not important. What's important is Poison Douluo's current martial soul."

At this moment, the master seemed to have thought of something, "Could it be that Poison Douluo's current martial soul is a Hydra?"

"Although it's not Hydra, it's a hydra monster just like Hydra. If we rename the academy Hydra and use the hydra monster as our new emblem, do you think the three teachers might have a better impression of Poison Douluo?"

Flander's eyes lit up. He thought about it for a moment and it seemed to make sense. He even had an even bolder idea.

"Xiao Feng, do you think it's possible to bring Poison Douluo to our academy?"

"This..." Chen Feng looked troubled. "You should know Poison Douluo's personality. It will be quite difficult to persuade him. Even if we manage to get him here, he might just be a figurehead."

"Just having a nominal title is enough. If we have a Title Douluo to oversee things, then our new academy will be more than capable."

After Flander finished speaking, he sighed softly, "Of course, I also know that someone like Poison Douluo is not easy to invite, so Xiao Feng, you can give it a try, but don't affect your friendship with Poison Douluo."

"I will do my best." Chen Feng nodded.

"Well, let's call our new academy Hydra Academy then. That should at least improve Poison Douluo's favorability towards us." Under Chen Feng's persuasion, Flander finally agreed to the name change.

In this way, after Shrek Academy and Blue Tyrant Academy merge, the name Shrek will become history.

......

Several days later, the Shrek Academy group set off for Heaven Dou City.

Although the cleanup of the old Shrek Academy is not yet complete, the paperwork for teachers and students has already been completed at the new academy.

Therefore, Flander planned to send the children and teachers to the new academy first, so as not to delay the children's training, while the follow-up work here could be done slowly.

As Flander walked out of the academy, he turned back to look at the plaque that read "Shrek Academy," and a mix of emotions welled up inside him.

He founded Shrek Academy nearly twenty years ago, and it can be said that he has devoted a significant portion of his life to it.

Now, Flander is leaving for another place to manage a new academy, and that academy will have a new name, no longer Shrek.

Thinking of this, Flander recalled every little thing he had done here, and a bittersweet feeling welled up in his nose.

Liu Erlong, who was standing next to him, patted his arm and said:

"Don't be too sad, Mr. Francis. We can come back here to visit often."

Seeing Flander's sorrowful expression, Chen Feng hesitated for a moment and said:

"Dean, maybe we shouldn't change the college's name. At least we'll have something to remember it by."

He wanted the academy renamed simply because he felt the name Shrek was a bit lame, but if Flander missed the name too much, Chen Feng could reluctantly continue using it.

Since it's something that doesn't have much practical significance, Chen Feng won't be too fixated on it.

After hearing Chen Feng's words, Flander shook his head and said:

"No, let's change the name. The new name symbolizes a new beginning. The merged academy is not a continuation of Shrek Academy, but a completely new academy."

He originally intended to keep the name Shrek, but after Chen Feng persuaded him, Flander thought of another reason why he had to change his name, in addition to the reasons Chen Feng mentioned.

That would mean if they kept the old name, it would look like Shrek Academy had swallowed up Blue Tyrant Academy.

Even if Liu Erlong doesn't say anything because of her good relationship with Flander, it's hard to guarantee that the teachers and students of Blue Tyrant Academy won't think too much.

This is also not conducive to harmonious coexistence between the teachers and students of the two families in the future.