Two days later, Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao, Wang Yan, and others returned to Shrek Academy.
Everyone was summoned to the Sea God Pavilion.
Inside the Sea God Pavilion, in addition to Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, Ma Xiaotao, and Wang Yan, there were also Old Lin, Old Song, Old Zhuang, and other Sea God Pavilion elders, and naturally, Mu En was also present.
Xian Lin'er represented the academy, announcing the rewards given to them. For main team members like Zhu Ziyang, Jiang Nannan, and Ma Xiaotao, their rewards were mostly verbal promises, as Inner Courtyard Disciples already received many benefits.
Outer Courtyard senior students like Bei Bei, Tang Ya, He Caitou, and Xu Sanshi were granted special exemption from many Outer Courtyard graduation requirements and could directly participate in the Inner Courtyard Disciple assessment. This was a very good reward, as Shrek Outer Courtyard's graduation requirements were very troublesome, normally taking at least half a year to complete.
As for the three youngsters, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, given their young age and slight lack of strength, but all possessing twin spirits, the academy made an exception, allowing them to cultivate once in the Golden Ancient Tree Underground World and promising them that as long as their strength reached four rings, they could directly enter the Inner Courtyard without assessment.
As the leading teacher, Wang Yan also received benefits, being allowed to enter the Inner Courtyard library to read all its books. For Wang Yan, a theoretical Spirit Master, this was definitely a better reward than a Spirit Bone.
After Xian Lin'er finished announcing the academy's decision, it was Mu En's turn to appear.
"Alright, Lin'er has already announced the academy's rewards. Next, it's time for the rewards from us old fellows of the Sea God Pavilion," Mu En's voice rang out. "This reward is specifically for the seven youngsters of the reserve team. For the next half year, you will receive guidance from us old fellows."
Mu En's words greatly excited the reserve team. Although they were curious who this unseen old man was, at this moment, he was their angel! The guidance of the Sea God Pavilion elders meant the guidance of a Titled Douluo; this was the true reward!
Mu En didn't care about their reactions and began calling names. He said, "Lin'er, Bei Bei will be taught by you. Duo Duo, Xu Sanshi will be handed over to you. Little Zhuang, Tang Ya will be taught by you. Little Ning, He Caitou will be guided by you. As for the three youngsters, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, you three will temporarily be personally guided by me, this old man."
Mu En's arrangement could be said to have deep meaning. Both Bei Bei and Xian Lin'er had dragon-type Spirits, and Xian Lin'er had deeply grasped the essence of Mu En's dragon-type Spirit cultivation, so her teaching Bei Bei was just right. Xu Sanshi and Qian Duoduo were both defense-type Spirit Masters, both with shield-type Spirits, sharing much in common. Xu Sanshi would surely be very willing to follow and learn from a defense-type Titled Douluo. Tang Ya and Old Zhuang were simple; Tang Ya's blue gold spirit grass and Old Zhuang's Life Tree Spirit were both life-attribute healing-type Spirits. As for the elder Mu Lao asked to teach He Caitou, Elder Ning, he was a level 93 food system Titled Douluo. Although He Caitou was a Soul Engineer, his cigar Spirit was what Mu En valued more.
As for why Mu En personally taught the three of Huo Yuhao, it was probably only due to his appreciation for talent and his joy in discovering new potential, as all three possessed twin spirits!
"Yes, Mu Lao!" Everyone named by Mu En replied.
"Alright, since things are settled, let's adjourn," Mu En said. "Ziyang, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, stay!"
The elders almost instantly disappeared, and those assigned teaching tasks also took their respective students before leaving. Soon, only Zhu Ziyang, Mu En, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao remained in the vast Sea God Pavilion hall.
"You must all be very curious now, right?" Zhu Ziyang said with a smile to the three bewildered individuals beside him. "Don't worry, you'll know soon."
As he spoke, he led the three forward a few steps, and Mu En's appearance fell into their eyes. The three were immediately startled, unable to believe that this familiar old caretaker was actually the renowned Sea God Pavilion Master. This had a huge impact on their young minds.
"Haha, children, are you surprised?" Mu En looked at the shocked Huo Yuhao and the other two, bursting into laughter, just like a mischievous child whose prank succeeded.
"You, you..." Huo Yuhao represented the three in expressing their thoughts, but could only utter two unclear syllables.
"Teacher, don't tease them, let's get to business," Zhu Ziyang said with a smile. He knew Mu En's intention in keeping these three behind.
"Alright," Mu En nodded, extended his hand, and Zhu Ziyang, understanding implicitly, helped him up.
Supported by Zhu Ziyang, Mu En raised his hand and pointed slightly. Instantly, a golden light shone, and everything around them became ethereal. A rich golden halo instantly enveloped the three of Huo Yuhao. They only felt a flash of brightness before their eyes, quickly closed them, and their feet lost contact with the ground. The next moment, when their feet touched solid ground again, the surrounding golden light had quietly disappeared.
The original Sea God Pavilion was gone. They were surprised to find themselves in a spacious hall. This huge hall was a hundred meters long and square-shaped. On both sides of the hall were several passages leading to unknown places. There were no windows here; everything was sealed, yet the air was very fresh.
"Where is this?" Wang Dong asked blankly.
"Do you still remember what the academy's reward for you three was?" Zhu Ziyang asked with a smile.
"Entering the Golden Ancient Tree Underground World to cultivate once..." Xiao Xiao murmured.
"Exactly, this is the Golden Ancient Tree's Underground World," Zhu Ziyang nodded in agreement, then looked at Mu En and asked, "Teacher, the rest is up to you to arrange."
Mu En chuckled as he pointed out their respective directions to the three of Huo Yuhao. The three followed Mu En's instructions and entered different tree hollows. After they had all entered the tree hollows and began meditating, in the great hall outside, Zhu Ziyang and Mu En, master and disciple, began to converse.
"Ziyang, do you know why I personally chose to guide the three of Huo Yuhao?" Mu En asked.
"I don't know!" Zhu Ziyang replied. He could actually guess Mu En's intentions, but if a disciple could fully guess his teacher's thoughts, then what would be the point of having a teacher? One should always give the teacher some opportunities to demonstrate his role as a teacher.
"Oh, you!" Mu En, of course, understood what Zhu Ziyang was thinking and couldn't help but pat him with a smile. Then he began to explain, saying, "Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, they all possess twin spirits. As a twin spirits user yourself, you should understand the power of twin spirits. Therefore, these three will be your greatest helpers and support in the future!
Huo Yuhao, with his Body Spirit eyes plus his Ultimate Ice Spirit. Oh, Lin'er also mentioned that his Soul Engineer talent is also very good, and he has a strong sense of belonging to the academy. See, isn't he a great candidate for a Soul Tool Department Head and a Soul Tool Department Vice Pavilion Master? Moreover, through him, we can observe the Body Sect.
Wang Dong, with her Goddess of Light Butterfly Spirit plus her Clear Sky Hammer Spirit. Although she is a descendant of the Clear Sky Sect, she is still a girl. In my old man's opinion, she and Huo Yuhao can become a couple. At that time, the possibility of her staying in the academy is over ninety percent. We can even use her to... In short, you just need to know what you're doing.
Xiao Xiao, with her Phoenix Arrival Flute Spirit plus her Three Lives Soul Suppressing Cauldron Spirit. Although she has the lowest presence among the three and the weakest talent, she still possesses twin spirits, and both her Flute and Cauldron Spirits are good. After careful nurturing, she will also be a good helper.
Ziyang, you are very young, younger than your four senior brothers and sisters, and your senior brothers and sisters are among the youngest in the Sea God Pavilion. So, the help they can provide you in the future might not be much.
You must take this to heart. The youngsters with excellent talent, Le Xuan, Ruo Ruo, Xiao Tao, Nannan, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and He Caitou, will be your main core team in the future.
Of course, there are also the three youngsters, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao. They will be your Xuan Zi and Lin Huiqun!
I will consider taking the three of them as disciples. With the bond of fellow disciples, I think you will be able to command them better."
"Teacher, I understand!" Zhu Ziyang nodded heavily. He couldn't shake the feeling that Mu En was giving him his final instructions, which made him very uncomfortable. But he could only firmly remember his words.
Honestly, Mu En's analysis and positioning of the three of Huo Yuhao were very similar to Zhu Ziyang's thoughts, with a similarity of over eighty percent. It was just that he had never thought that Mu En would actually harbor the intention of annexing the Clear Sky Sect. This... Zhu Ziyang could only say it was impressive. As expected of his teacher, Mu En, he was exactly like him!
In Zhu Ziyang's view, one transcendent organization was enough in this World; others had no need to exist.
"It's good that you understand!" Mu En was very satisfied with Zhu Ziyang's answer. This disciple of his had talent, ambition, and means. The only thing he lacked now was strength, but that was only a matter of time. He was simply the perfect successor, absolutely capable of elevating Shrek Academy to a higher level!
Mu En greatly looked forward to that day, even if he might not live to see it.