"So, your identity now is basically the Child of Nature of Douluo Continent?" Tang Wutong looked at Su Yunlin.
Su Yunlin nodded.
"That should be about right. Elder Jin said this is one of the methods to help Douluo Continent escape its decline, with the two Trees of Life serving as the core.
"It's similar to creating two Soul Cores for the planet itself, like a Limit Douluo would have. That way, the heaven and earth energy of Douluo Continent can enter an effective cycle."
Tang Wutong nodded as if she understood, though not completely.
What she did understand was that being the Child of Nature meant that all plant life across Douluo Continent would regard Su Yunlin as their master.
Su Yunlin looked outside Sea God Island and said with some surprise,
"I was in seclusion for only a year. The academy changed this much?"
"Of course it changed a lot. Mu En forcefully pushed for soul tools to be integrated into everyday life. Shrek City has practically transformed completely now. The whole place feels packed with futuristic technology."
Naturally, Tang Wutong knew everything that had happened during this period.
Su Yunlin nodded.
"So that means the exchange event between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy is about to begin?"
"What are you thinking of doing? You absolutely can't go to the Sun Moon Empire!" Tang Wutong immediately panicked, afraid Su Yunlin was planning to run off somewhere else.
Su Yunlin rolled his eyes.
"What are you thinking? Why would I walk into a tiger's den like that? I've already decided—unless I break through to become a Titled Douluo, I'm not leaving Shrek Academy. I don't feel any sense of security otherwise. At the very least, I'd need to become a Soul Douluo before going out."
He genuinely meant it.
He might look ridiculously overpowered right now—and to be fair, he really was—but ordinary Titled Douluo still weren't capable of dealing with the Dark Devilgod Tiger.
Now that Su Yunlin's cultivation had increased, the amount of time he could summon the Dark Devilgod Tiger had reached three minutes.
Three minutes was more than enough time for the Dark Devilgod Tiger to slaughter an ordinary Titled Douluo.
But were the Sun Moon Empire and the Evil Soul Masters that simple?
Of course not.
Su Yunlin turned to Tang Wutong.
"Your cultivation now... you reached Spirit King?"
Tang Wutong put both hands on her waist and lifted her fair chin, assuming the classic proud white-goose posture.
"You only noticed now? This young lady here is a Rank 52 Assault System Spirit King!
"My fifth Spirit Ring is a full forty-thousand-year one! Pretty amazing, right?"
"Amazing, amazing. I'll cook for you tonight as a reward."
Su Yunlin felt genuinely relieved.
This lazy little girl had finally started taking cultivation seriously.
Tang Wutong glanced toward the outer academy across Sea God Lake.
"It's not just me. Senior brothers and sisters all improved a lot too. Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, and Third Senior Sister have all reached five-ring Spirit King level. Xiao Xiao has also reached four-ring Spirit Ancestor. As for Huo Yuhao... that guy's still a three-ring Spirit Elder."
Su Yunlin nodded.
"Ultimate attributes, huh? Slow cultivation is normal. Let him go to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and attract all the attention. I won't show up. Once things settle down, I'll appear again."
Tang Wutong immediately agreed.
"Huo Yuhao has caused quite a few disturbances recently. Apparently his Body Martial Soul underwent a second awakening and reached Silver rank. That Du Busi even wanted to directly recruit him into his sect.
"Afterward, Elder Xuan fought Du Busi again. But this time Elder Xuan didn't suffer a loss and actually fought him evenly. It was probably because he was wearing battle armor."
"Oh? Something like that happened too?"
Su Yunlin waved his hand dismissively.
"Forget it, don't worry about him. Children of Destiny attract trouble wherever they go. We should stay away from him as much as possible."
Tang Wutong nodded, then suddenly realized something was off.
"Hm? He's a Child of Destiny? Tsk... then he really is trouble. Better stay farther away, farther away!"
Su Yunlin smiled faintly before suddenly thinking of something.
"It's been a long time since I've had a proper bath. I want someone to scrub my back, Tongtong~"
Tang Wutong puffed out her cheeks.
"You probably don't just want your own back scrubbed. You're probably thinking of helping me too, while taking advantage of the situation."
"Hehe~"
"You pervert~"
...
A month later, Shrek Academy officially began its exchange program with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
On Shrek Academy's side, the teacher leading the group was Fan Yu, with He Caitou, Huo Yuhao, and several top students from the Soul Tool Department's inner court accompanying him.
On the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy's side, there were two confirmed participants: Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen.
The exchange period was set for two and a half years, ending three months before the next Spirit Master Tournament began.
Su Yunlin watched a streak of golden light fly away.
The person was none other than Yan Shaozhe, the former Dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department, who had been in closed-door cultivation for a long time.
"Eldest Senior Brother's aura feels pretty strong~ Could it be that he broke through?" Su Yunlin looked toward the golden light.
Tang Wutong nodded.
"Ever since Senior Sister Xiao Tao's incident, Eldest Senior Brother has been cultivating in seclusion. Half a year ago, when I was studying Light's Evil-Breaking abilities with Teacher, Eldest Senior Brother appeared briefly. He repaired his Martial Soul and broke through to Rank 96.
"His state has changed drastically compared to before. Back then, all his scheming was written on his face. Now he only gives off a calm and reserved feeling. Anyway, Teacher is very satisfied with his current state."
Su Yunlin nodded.
"A blessing in disguise, huh? The Light Phoenix is naturally noble by birth. A bird of such purity is destined to possess broad-mindedness. Eldest Senior Brother used to be too narrow-minded, which completely went against the nature of the Light Phoenix. Now he's finally back on the right path."
Su Yunlin turned to look at Tang Wutong.
Ever since entering the inner court, she had restored her original appearance and no longer disguised herself as a boy.
Now her beautiful pink-blue hair hung down to her waist. Although traces of youth still remained on her face, her beauty was already breathtaking. In the entire inner court, there was probably no girl more beautiful than her.
As she grew older, Tang Wutong's figure had also gradually matured.
"Speaking of which, that Meng Hongchen from the Sun Moon Royal Academy seems to like you quite a bit. If she finds out you're actually a girl, do you think she'll explode?" Su Yunlin suddenly thought of something amusing.
"Tch~ Plenty of girls like me already. One more doesn't make any difference. My looks work on both men and women!" Tang Wutong proudly declared.
Her face alone was enough confidence.
"That's true, your looks really do work on everyone. Ever since you entered the inner court, there have been so many guys coming to hit on you. I've already beaten up several of them. If you attended the Sea God Lake matchmaking event, you'd probably get every lantern lit up~"
Su Yunlin spoke sourly.
Ever since Tang Wutong stopped hiding her appearance, quite a few inner court disciples had begun pursuing her.
But Su Yunlin wasn't someone who would quietly tolerate that.
Especially when other men wanted to chase his girlfriend.
As far as he was concerned, every single one of Tang Wutong's pursuers had received a beating from him.
Tang Wutong smiled faintly before wrapping her arms around Su Yunlin's.
"You think this young lady's natural beauty is a joke? But my Yunlin is handsome too, especially with that great physique of yours. Only I get to see it."
Su Yunlin pinched Tang Wutong's cheek.
A life like this really wasn't bad at all.
"Big brother~"
A soft childish voice suddenly rang out as a tiny little figure came running over.
"Yuntong~"
Su Yunlin immediately picked the little girl up.
Su Yuntong.
Su Yunlin's younger sister.
She was already over a year old.
Her name happened to sound quite similar to Tang Wutong's—Su Yuntong.
She was Su Jinming and Xu Yunyu's little phoenix.
"Little Yuntong~ How about letting big sister hold you?" Tang Wutong stretched out both hands.
"No I want big brother to hold me" Little Yuntong said in a childish voice.
Tang Wutong pouted.
This little troublemaker only knew how to steal her Yunlin away.
Though my family and Yunlin's family really do think alike... If Dad and Mom had another little brother, would they call him Tang Wulin?
...
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