novel bin 41. Guests at Shrek Academy
41. Guests at Shrek Academy
After being led by the Ling family's butler to a suite specially prepared for distinguished guests, the old man in white and the red-haired girl sat down in the living room of the suite.
The old man in white glanced at the tea prepared by the Ling family and was somewhat surprised, because it was actually tea grown on the Frost Tea Tree.
The Frost Tea Tree is a plant-type spirit beast that grows only in a region called the Ice and Snow Forest in the inner circle of the far north. It is also one of the very few spirit beasts that can produce edible tea leaves, and it doesn't have any powerful spirit skills. Generally speaking, apart from food-type spirit masters, almost no spirit masters would kill them to obtain spirit rings.
Frost Ice Tea is a highly valuable commodity, especially for ice-attribute Soul Masters, as it is an extremely effective supplementary food. Furthermore, long-term consumption of Frost Ice Tea can calm the mind and reduce the probability of Soul Masters experiencing qi deviation during cultivation.
Therefore, on the market, a tael of Frost Ice Tea can sell for a high price of over a hundred gold soul coins. The white-robed elder weighed it slightly and knew that the Frost Ice Tea prepared by the Ling family was probably more than two taels.
"No wonder they're a hereditary ducal family, they're damn rich!" The white-robed old man thought to himself, his eyes revealing the familiar look of greed. The red-haired girl sitting opposite him couldn't help but facepalm and sigh, "Teacher's money-grubbing has struck again."
The Frost Tea Tree itself isn't the scary part; what's truly terrifying is the avian spirit beast that lives alongside them, the Golden Arrow Frost Sparrow. This avian spirit beast resides atop the Frost Tea Tree, feeding on ordinary insects or insect-like spirit beasts found in the icy forest. When food is scarce, it will also sip sap from the Frost Tea Tree to stave off hunger.
The Golden Arrow Frost Sparrow is a spirit beast renowned for its golden beak, which is also the sharpest part of its entire body. If it combines this with some of its metallic spirit power during a charge, it can even pierce through a hundred-refined steel shield.
Therefore, although everyone knows that the tea produced by the Frostbite Ice Tea Tree is of good quality, there are not many of these teas circulating in the market.
Therefore, even if it's said to cost one or two hundred gold soul coins, it's highly likely that you'll have to pay a premium to buy it.
Speaking of which, this tea should also have a good effect on Xiao Tao's martial soul side effects.
Thinking of this, the old man in white immediately picked up the teapot and teacups and began to brew the Frost Ice Tea.
Seeing the teacher start brewing tea, the red-haired girl relaxed, knowing that there were probably no outsiders nearby.
She immediately stretched out a big yawn, highlighting her exaggerated body curves to the fullest.
Unfortunately, there are no people here who can appreciate such a beautiful view.
The old man in white was intently brewing Frost Ice Tea. In his eyes, he wasn't brewing tea, but rather glittering gold soul coins!
Even the slightest waste would break his heart! Therefore, he would do his best to brew this pot of tea before talking about anything else.
The red-haired girl was well aware of her teacher's character and wouldn't bother him at this time.
After stretching, the girl felt her stiff body, which had been sitting upright for a long time, relax a little. She then lazily lay on the table, her fingers aimlessly drawing circles on the tea table.
Before long, the old man in white had brewed the Frosty Iced Tea. He poured the tea into a teacup, lifted it with one hand and placed it in front of the girl, said "Drink," and then picked up another teacup and drank it himself.
The steaming Frosty Ice Tea was taken into the mouth of the white-robed elder, but it remained warm for only a moment before a burst of coldness exploded in his mouth.
Unlike the chill that makes you feel cold, this coolness is more like the feeling of drinking a whole bottle of iced drink on a hot summer day.
The coolness spread through his mouth, making the old man in white feel refreshed and his mind clear.
"Excellent tea, well worth the price!" the old man in white exclaimed in admiration after feeling the full coolness of the tea.
Of course, another important reason is that he doesn't have to pay for the tea; getting it for free is one of the greatest pleasures for humankind!
Seeing the teacher's admiring expression after finishing the tea, the girl, guessing part of the reason, rolled her eyes helplessly, picked up the Frosty Ice Tea in front of her, and drank it all in one gulp.
The same coolness appeared in the girl's mouth, but as it spread, it was blocked by a wave of heat.
The heat seemed to originate from the girl's body, flowing endlessly and quickly dispelling the coolness, but then it disappeared again after dispelling the coolness.
"It's no use, teacher."
Meeting the expectant gaze of the old man in white, the girl lazily lay back on the table and responded to him.
"This level of ice has absolutely no effect on evil fire."
You can guess her identity from her words.
The red-haired girl is none other than Ma Xiaotao, the future fire demon of Shrek Academy, one of the active volcanoes in Shrek Academy's inner courtyard, one of the saintesses of the Holy Spirit Cult, and the new master of the Sea God Pavilion after the final battle, whose martial soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix.
At this time, Ma Xiaotao was not yet the fully blossoming version of herself she would become in the future; she was 13 years old and a student in Class 1, Grade 3 of Shrek Academy's Outer Courtyard, and her soul power cultivation had already reached a formidable level of 39!
If her teacher and adoptive father hadn't said he had an urgent matter to attend to, she would have already passed the fourth-year exam at Shrek Academy and become a fourth-year student.
In that case, the identity of the white-robed old man opposite her becomes quite obvious.
The old man in white was none other than Yan Shaozhe, the current dean of the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy, who had been sent by Dragon God Douluo Mu En to the northern border of the Heavenly Soul Empire.
Yan Shaozhe was disappointed but not too surprised by his adopted daughter's answer.
He knew all too well about Xiao Tao's martial soul. Whether it was her behavior after awakening or the records of Phoenix Douluo among the original Shrek Seven Devils in the secret library of the Sea God Pavilion, they all proved how troublesome the evil fire in Ma Xiao Tao's Evil Fire Phoenix was.
"It's a pity I still can't find the Phoenix Sunflower!" Yan Shaozhe cursed inwardly countless times.
According to records in the secret library, the martial spirit of Phoenix Fighter Ro Hongjun's ancestor among the original Seven Devils was also the Evil Fire Phoenix.
Later, it was the Sea God Tang San, one of the Seven Devils, who found him a treasure like a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, which completely solved the problem of Ma Hongjun's ancestor's martial soul and even made his martial soul evolve into a ten-headed fire phoenix!
In the years since Ma Xiaotao awakened her martial soul, Yan Shaozhe had considered finding a Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower to solve her martial soul problem, but he had searched the entire continent and still could not find such a treasure.
Why didn't our ancestors pass down the treasure land where they found the Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower? Yan Shaozhe thought to himself with resentment, but there was nothing he could do about it.
"Teacher, is it really possible for us to find a way to solve my martial soul problem this time?" Ma Xiaotao asked in a muffled voice, her chin resting on the tea table.
Since awakening her martial soul and beginning her cultivation, Ma Xiaotao's path has not been smooth sailing. Due to the inherent evil fire within her martial soul, she needs to stop cultivating every so often and seek help from a powerful female water-attribute soul master in the academy to regulate her body before she can continue.
Despite this, she was still able to cultivate to the level 39 Soul Master at such a young age, which shows how much effort she put in.
However, as his cultivation level increased, the evil fire within his Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul also grew stronger day by day. Although the powerful female water-attribute Soul Master in the academy had already reached the Soul Saint realm, her Martial Soul was not a top-tier water-attribute Martial Soul, so the time she could resolve Ma Xiaotao's evil fire problem each time was decreasing.
If this continues, Ma Xiaotao may soon only be able to become a Soul Master who cultivates for a month and rests for half a month.
Yan Shaozhe brought her out this time because he told her that the academy seemed to have found a Soul Master in the northern border of the Heavenly Soul Empire who could solve her problem. Only then did she happily travel with Yan Shaozhe all the way to the Ling family.
But judging from the current situation, Ma Xiaotao felt that even the teacher hadn't received accurate information.
"You're still so impatient." Hearing his adopted daughter's worry, Yan Shaozhe sighed and tapped her smooth forehead with a finger. He didn't know if it was due to the influence of her martial spirit, but his adopted daughter had always been quick-tempered and had a rather fiery personality. But since she had asked, Yan Shaozhe naturally wouldn't leave her unanswered.
"Don't worry, the Ling family's behavior just now shows that something has happened to them, right? Maybe it's related to the Soul Master who can solve your Martial Soul problem." Yan Shaozhe's eyes flashed with a few glints as he answered Ma Xiaotao's question, while secretly making calculations in his mind.
This Ling family is truly extraordinary. Just that Ling An family head alone exuded an aura that was definitely that of a Title Douluo. Moreover, according to feedback from the academy's intelligence system, the Ling family likely has another Title Douluo in charge.
The fact that a small ducal family in the Heavenly Soul Empire had two Title Douluos in charge left Yan Shaozhe completely dumbfounded when he first heard the news.
When did Title Douluo become so worthless? Don't you see, even the famous White Tiger family of the Star Luo Empire only has one White Tiger Douluo, namely the current White Tiger Duke Dai Hao.
Remembering his teacher Mu En's instructions and what he had seen and heard, Yan Shaozhe was able to refrain from showing his arrogant side.
You must understand, he is the dean of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy! Not to mention a mere duke, even the emperor of the Heavenly Soul Empire would treat him with utmost respect.
On the other hand, when he arrived at the Ling family's residence, although it couldn't be said that the Ling family had treated him poorly, their eyes lacked respect for him, which made Yan Shaozhe somewhat dissatisfied.
"I have to find out what happened." After comforting his adopted daughter a few more times, Yan Shaozhe let her go to rest, leaving him alone at the tea table, head down, sipping tea and lost in thought...