Chapter 160: Dragon King Dream
Mu En waited in place for a while, and several Shrek Academy Inner Court disciples soon arrived here.
The leading disciple bowed respectfully to Mu En before signaling the other disciples to carry away the six black-robed men lying dead on the ground.
Mu En watched these disciples leave, and the elder shook his head helplessly with a sigh, saying:
“What a troubled time.”
“The grand White Tiger Duke can’t even educate his own youngest son properly.”
“He has none of the White Tiger’s magnanimity; he won’t achieve great things.”
Gusts of breeze brushed Mu En’s cheeks; the summer wind already carried hints of autumn’s desolation. Mu En gazed straight ahead, vaguely seeing the walls of Xilu City.
After all, Shrek City and Xilu City were only forty kilometers apart, just an hour’s journey for a Soul Master.
Although Mu En was in a wheelchair, he moved faster than ordinary Soul Masters.
He could have used the power of space to reach Xilu City directly, but he didn’t want to do that.
When people grow old, they always cherish the scenery before their eyes even more.
Mu En was the same; he had lived for over two hundred and fifty years, and looking back now, his happiest times were unexpectedly the days traveling the continent with Long Xiaoyao and the others.
Back then, he didn’t need to worry about Shrek’s continuation at all, because the teacher handled everything, allowing him to freely punish evil and promote good on the continent with Long Xiaoyao and the others, exploring secret realms.
Now, with his strength at the peak of the continent and fame and fortune in hand, he could only sit in a wheelchair, slowly awaiting death’s arrival.
At first, Mu En didn’t want to die; decades ago, he had searched ancient records for methods to extend his life.
He saw records from ten thousand years ago stating that Limit Douluo could live up to a thousand years, but only after reaching that realm did he discover that even Limit Douluo lived only about three hundred years.
Three hundred years of lifespan was too short, so short it was just a blink of an eye before the body returned to the soil.
Mu En realized that there must be something wrong with the Soul Master system.
Titled Douluo were countless times stronger than mortals, yet their lifespans weren’t much longer than ordinary people’s.
A hundred years versus three hundred years—the difference was an entire Limit Douluo’s cultivation!
It was as if an invisible hand was extracting humanity’s vitality, taking more from the stronger ones, thereby maintaining humanity’s short lifespans.
Mu En didn’t dare think deeply about it; every time he pondered this in the Sea God Pavilion, he felt a hand like the teacher’s gently stroking his head, urging him to let go of the issue.
In the desolate breeze, Mu En headed toward Xilu City without looking back. He didn’t like leaving problems for future generations, but this one, he truly had no way to solve.
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“That was so satisfying to eat!”
Xiao Xiao lay back on the chair, hands on her belly, a smile on her face—this was her most luxurious meal ever.
Huo Yuhao looked at the empty plates on the table, his mouth twitching; this group of little Taotie, each one ate more than the last.
Xia Die and Jiang Nannan ate elegantly, but Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were like starving ghosts reincarnated, never lifting their heads during the entire meal.
Wang Dong’s pink-blue eyes were a bit dazed.
“It’s been so long since I entered Shrek Academy that I haven’t had a meal like today’s.”
“Shrek Academy’s cafeteria is outrageous; not only is the food terrible, but there aren’t even seats!”
“I’ve been eating Kenlaishi for months.”
“I feel like I’m turning into the shape of a burger.”
Xiao Xiao tilted her head to look at Wang Dong.
“I remember you’re quite rich, right?”
“Isn’t there that super expensive window over there?”
“Why not eat there?”
Wang Dong rolled his eyes and said:
“Money isn’t for wasting; I’ve long grown tired of that stuff at home. It looks fancy, but the overall cost-performance isn’t great.”
“I eat at Kenlaishi mainly because it’s the only place with takeout service.”
“So I can bring it back to the dormitory to eat.”
“It’s a pity about that roommate I only met once; on the first day of freshman year, he was expelled by that old hag Zhou Yi for being one second late.”
“I remember that kid was a commoner; he must have run into something on the road, arriving to class covered in soil.”
“In the end, that dead old hag Zhou Yi made an example of him.”
“I heard they didn’t even refund his tuition.”
“He ended up developing in Xilu City afterward.”
Xiao Xiao recalled upon hearing this; there was indeed such an incident on the first day of school.
The class was furious at the time, secretly cursing Zhou Yi for lacking compassion, and in the end, the whole class was punished by Zhou Yi to run a hundred laps on the field.
It nearly exhausted Xiao Xiao to death.
“Uncle Huo, when you first told me Zhou Yi Teacher treated students like people from the Sun Moon Empire, I didn’t believe it.”
“Only after entering her class did I realize it’s not that respectful.”
“We’re practically treated like Soul Beasts!”
“Especially Wang Dong; he had it rough.”
Huo Yuhao saw Xiao Xiao’s almost tearful expression and wanted to laugh, then looked at Wang Dong and said:
“Oh? How rough?”
Having eaten and drunk his fill, Wang Dong held nothing back and said straightforwardly:
“Who knows which wire short-circuited in that dead old hag’s brain at the time!”
“She said I was the strongest and appointed me class president without any explanation.”
“At first I thought it was an important role, but it turned out to be just a punching bag and manual labor!”
“Whenever anything happened in the class, she’d pull a long face and chew me out in front of everyone!”
“Then make me run two hundred laps on the field!”
“Sometimes I really wanted to drop out!”
Memories flooded Wang Dong’s mind like a tide of sorrow.
“Finally became a core disciple, thinking a new class would let me escape that jerk.”
“But then I found out that guy was still my homeroom teacher!”
“Luckily, there’s Teacher Wang Yan to keep her in check; life got much better afterward.”
Wang Dong paused, and Xiao Xiao continued:
“But just as second year started, Teacher Wang Yan left to teach the first-years.”
“The students in the class were all in tears—not because they missed Teacher Wang so much, but because they knew tough days lay ahead.”
Nearby, Xia Die’s eyes lit up slightly as she said:
“Your Excellency Wang Dong, Your Excellency Xiao Xiao, I remember our teacher is named Wang Yan.”
Xiao Xiao waved her hand at Xia Die upon hearing this and said:
“None of that ‘Your Excellency’ stuff; it’s too formal. We’re all students from the same school.”
“Just call us by our names.”
Wang Dong nodded in agreement, then continued:
“Sigh, so Teacher Wang Yan went to your class?”
“You’re lucky! Teacher Wang Yan is one of the rare excellent teachers in the Outer Court; he’s a good person!”
“Damn, does Shrek Academy allow repeating a grade? Can I repeat? I can’t stay in this second-year Class 1 anymore!”
Xiao Xiao patted Wang Dong’s shoulder to comfort him a bit.
Huo Yuhao chuckled as he listened to their chatter; good thing he hadn’t chosen to come to Shrek Academy back then.
Otherwise, forget Enthusiasm; he’d still be experiencing Shrek’s super running drills.
He checked the time, stood up, and said to them:
“It’s getting late; we can head out.”
“I have some things to do next; Xia Die, do you want to go back to the dormitory?”
Xia Die shook her head, a hint of longing appearing on her indifferent face as she said:
“I want to go to the park; the cats there haven’t been fed today.”
Huo Yuhao looked at her warmly; Xia Die’s power was death, yet she loved fluffy little creatures.
In Xilu City, he often saw Xia Die on the square feeding flying birds, stray cats, or stray dogs.
This girl would occasionally come to Enthusiasm Headquarters to find the Shadow Cat, hugging it while strolling in Xilu City Park.
Under Huo Yuhao’s massive resource feeding, the Shadow Cat’s cultivation reached three thousand years, showing faint signs of bloodline evolution.
This cat’s favorite thing now was to squat at the entrance of Enthusiasm Headquarters, waiting for Enthusiasm Members to feed it.
Everyone knew it was Huo Yuhao’s pet, so they weren’t stingy with their food.
Even Gu Yue Na liked feeding the Shadow Cat, often posting pictures of it on Magic Net dynamics.
This led the entire Star Dou Great Forest Core Area to wonder if the Lord preferred cat-type or tiger-type Soul Beasts.
“Alright then, but be careful in Shrek City; it’s not Xilu City, after all.”
Nearby, Jiang Nannan fidgeted eagerly and said to Xia Die:
“Can I come with you?”
“I love fluffy creatures too.”
Xia Die’s gemstone-like purple eyes looked at Jiang Nannan, tilting her head slightly; she always felt this sister’s gaze was a bit off.
It seemed to carry other intentions.
But Xia Die didn’t refuse; she nodded lightly and said:
“Okay.”
Jiang Nannan secretly rejoiced upon hearing this; her new plan would start with Xia Die!
Once the daughter was won over, how could the father escape?
At the entrance of the “Oscar” restaurant, Xiao Xiao waved to Huo Yuhao and said:
“Uncle, we’re heading out first!”
“See you!”
Huo Yuhao waved back at them and said:
“Take care on the way.”
“Xiao Xiao, remember to grow taller; you’re still too short.”
Xiao Xiao, black lines on her face from afar, summoned the Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron and threw it at Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao easily dodged her attack, smiling as he walked in the opposite direction from them.
Only when he reached an alley did he activate Kamui, his figure vanishing into reality amid spirals, entering Kamui Space.
When he reappeared, he was already near the Green Soil in Xilu City.
“Adam, come out.”
Huo Yuhao glanced at the surrounding air and said casually.
As soon as he spoke, Adam slowly emerged from the surrounding air.
This guy, as Huo Yuhao’s retainer, not only had his Martial Soul directly under the authority of imagination, but his soul skills were also ridiculously shady.
His second soul skill came from a Dream Eater, then Huo Yuhao infused it with some dream power, granting the other mental teleportation ability.
His first soul skill came from a tree demon, a perception-type spiritual attribute Soul Beast.
When the other fused his soul ring, Huo Yuhao generously linked this soul skill to the Dream Space, having the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm open a backdoor for him.
Under the influence of dream power, the original perception soul skill changed into mental induction.
Because Dream Space connects to all living beings, within Adam’s spiritual power range, he could achieve the trait “all words spoken are known.”
“Father, what is it?”
Adam’s clear eyes held no stray thoughts, only pure reason.
Huo Yuhao said:
“I’m about to act on the dragon corpse below; help watch the surroundings.”
Adam nodded, his figure vanishing into the air.
Huo Yuhao then followed his previous markers to the skull position of the Space Dragon King, sitting on the Green Soil directly above it.
He then used the [Dream] authority to slowly connect to the dream of the Space Dragon King’s lingering divine sense.
Huo Yuhao then began dream shuttling, arriving in this former Dragon King’s dream world.
“Roar!!!”
“Clang!!”
Before Huo Yuhao even opened his eyes, he heard earth-shaking dragon roars and the friction of claws tearing dragon scales.
He slowly opened his eyes to see a grand and sacred altar, with countless dragon blood falling like rain.
This blood rain turned the originally sacred and majestic altar into a terrifying slaughterhouse.
A nine-colored giant dragon raised its ferocious yet aesthetically pleasing massive dragon head, roaring toward the sky; all elements seemed to come alive, trembling in fear.
That dragon roar carried dense sorrow and despair, along with reckless madness.
Then the nine-colored giant dragon swung its dragon claw at another giant dragon, brutally tearing it apart.
Blood accompanied intense spatial fluctuations; the surrounding space was collapsing, space elements wailing.
That was the owner of this dream—the Space Dragon King.
Huo Yuhao felt his brain hammered hard, thoughts chaotic, unable to focus.
Gritting his teeth, he watched the surrounding dream restart, returning to before the Space Dragon King was torn apart.
This Dragon King seemed to be atoning through this endless self-torment.
“Damn!”
“These Dragon Kings are all one-track minded, obsessed with the past and unable to free themselves.”
“Must get that guy to regain some reason.”
“Otherwise, no way to talk.”
Huo Yuhao reached out to the Space Dragon King; the [Dream] authority began influencing this Dragon King dream.
The entire dream disintegrated into threads, countless threads tightly wrapping around the Space Dragon King.
The Space Dragon King roared continuously; terrifying power of space inverted heaven and earth, positions disordered.
Spatial rift storms occasionally appeared, tearing apart all matter on the surface.
The Space Dragon King struggled madly, trying to break free from the threads.
The threads bound tighter, then billions of thread ends extracted, stabbing straight into the Space Dragon King’s brain, using its own dream as fuel to awaken its reason.
Soon the entire Dragon King dream turned into threads injected into the Space Dragon King’s dragon head.
Its golden eyes, like small mountains, flashed with the light of reason.
“Sigh.”
The Space Dragon King stopped struggling, floating in the pure white dream space.
Its majestic giant wings spread like Jesus’s cross, noble and sacred.
The sacred cross fell from the sky, causing earth-shaking booms in the dream crevices.
A young man in a long robe, with dragon slit pupils for eyes, appeared before Huo Yuhao and said:
“What a long dream I’ve had.”
Huo Yuhao shrugged and said:
“Indeed, probably a few million years.”
The young man looked at Huo Yuhao with complex eyes and said:
“I remember you.”
“Not long ago, you sent me a mass of vitality.”
Huo Yuhao said in surprise:
“Oh?”
“You knew?!”
“It wasn’t even me who sent it then.”
The young man smiled and said:
“I was a God King in life, one of the nine great Dragon Kings, authority over space power.”
“Naturally, I could see you through spiritual power.”
Huo Yuhao continued:
“Looks like I underestimated God King level spiritual power.”
“I still have a long way to go.”
After the conversation, the pure white space fell silent; finally, the young man looked around and said:
“You shouldn’t have awakened a sinner like me.”
“I destroyed many things.”
“Including this world’s future.”
“The Dragon God Realm should no longer exist, right.”
