Chapter 51: Heir of the Sea God Hall

ps: Regarding this, it's for later plot considerations, I can't explain it now; it'll be changed back later.

"Bosabei classmate, from today you are a member of my Slake Academy, come with me." Thinking this, Yan Shaozhe showed an extremely gentle smile, and his gaze at Su Yun Tian grew somewhat fervent.

Su Yun Tian got a full set of goosebumps from his stare; in the original work Yan Shaozhe probably didn't have any romantic interest, right?

Yan Shaozhe didn't register Su Yun Tian's information right away; instead he led him straight to Lake Heart Island.

After all, the Sea God is the symbol of their Slake Academy, and the name of this lake in the Inner Courtyard comes from it.

Moreover, ten thousand years ago Tang San truly ascended, while the Angel God was slain; for them, the present 'Bosabei' is far more important than Su Yun Tian!

On Lake Heart Island, after bringing Su Yun Tian to the Golden Ancient Tree, Yan Shaozhe had him wait there while he entered the Sea God Hall alone.

At this moment Mu En was leisurely lying on a chair, basking in the scattered radiance of the Golden Ancient Tree.

"Teacher." Approaching Mu En, Yan Shaozhe bowed very respectfully and said.

"Shaozhe, what's the matter?" Mu En opened his eyes, a hint of curiosity in them; normally, if nothing's wrong, Yan Shaozhe rarely comes to see him.

"Teacher, just now a youth wanted to join the academy..." Yan Shaozhe, disregarding his image, squatted beside Mu En and whispered the earlier events.

"Sea God..." After hearing that, Mu En's eyes widened, and he suddenly recalled the earlier anomaly of Tang San's statue and that divine power that surpassed soul power.

Suddenly, Mu En sat up sharply, his tone unusually serious: "Shaozhe, go, bring that child over, I will train him personally!"

All that had happened before, combined with the current holder of the Sea God Martial Soul, seemed to trigger something in Mu En.

Could it be the Sea God's offspring?

Soon, Yan Shaozhe led Su Yun Tian over.

And Su Yun Tian, like a curious baby, seemed to examine everything; this was his first time entering the Sea God Hall.

It must be said, under the illumination of the Golden Ancient Tree, the interior of the Sea God Hall constantly radiated golden light, even the walls were tinted gold, looking very sacred.

Moreover, it was filled with soul power so dense it was almost tangible, and its quality was higher.

One could say that in the Sea God Hall, even if you sleep all day, your soul power can still breakthrough.

Mu En, upon seeing Su Yun Tian, looked at his appearance and muttered, "It's... really too similar!"

"Who is this?" Su Yun Tian feigned confusion, looking at Yan Shaozhe, and asked.

"This is my teacher, also the true dean of our Slake Academy," Yan Shaozhe said with a smile.

"Dean!" Su Yun Tian was startled, as if he had heard something incredible.

"Hehe, good kid, come over." Mu En smiled, gestured for him to come.

Su Yun Tian glanced at Yan Shaozhe beside him, saw him nod, and then walked over.

Mu En's spiritual power, without anyone noticing, performed a full-body scan on Su Yun Tian; upon finding his soul power at level 36, he couldn't help but grin broadly.

"Kid, what's your name?" Mu En asked cheerfully.

"My name is Bosabei," Su Yun Tian replied.

"Hmm... then I'll call you Xiao Bei from now on. Are you willing to take me as your master and become my closed-door disciple?" Mu En said kindly; he sensed the boy's future achievements would be boundless, perhaps even breaking the shackles on his body to ascend to godhood—such a genius, no one would feel at ease handing over.

Su Yun Tian was momentarily stunned by Mu En's words, but quickly accepted gladly, bowed, and respectfully shouted, "Teacher!"

After all, with Mu En's strength as it is, becoming his disciple isn't shameful.

【Ding! Congratulations, host, you successfully altered the plot, intercepted Mu En, and received reward: 30,000 points, Soul Beast Affinity Trait!】

【Soul Beast Affinity Trait: Any soul beast that sees you will have a natural fondness; even ferocious beasts gain partial immunity.】

Looking at the system's reward, Su Yun Tian was slightly taken aback; he couldn't figure out what the Soul Beast Affinity Trait could do.

But since it was given, he'll accept it; it's better than nothing.

Yan Shaozhe also smiled faintly and said, "From today on, you should call me senior brother."

Su Yun Tian responded enthusiastically.

"Hmm... you may stay in the Inner Courtyard to study for a while; the rest, we'll discuss later," Mu En said, rubbing his head wearily.

He didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Not long ago, Xuan Lao returned and told Mu En about the events that had occurred along the way.

Upon hearing that Yao Haoxuan died in battle and Su Yun Tian was captured, fate unknown, Mu En felt as if the heavens were collapsing.

He knew that the ten-thousand-year honor of Slake Academy might be lost, and the Su Yun Tian he had always favored was likely to survive only by a hair.

But hearing that Xuan Lao met three titled Douluo, Mu En realized the seriousness of the situation.

Combining the earlier mention by Long Xiaoyao of Su Yun Tian's martial soul, and Long Xiaoyao's close ties with the Holy Spirit Sect, a terrifying thought surfaced in his mind.

Su Yun Tian's disappearance could very well be linked to the Holy Spirit Sect.

Little did he know, the Su Yun Tian he kept muttering about was right before his eyes!

However, if he could train this newly taken disciple well, he could join the competition five years later and reclaim the glory belonging to Slake.

Soon, the news that Mu En had taken a closed-door disciple spread throughout the Inner Courtyard.

Almost everyone in the Inner Courtyard knew Old Mu, though they met rarely, and the senior elders of the Sea God Hall rushed over at once, eager to see what kind of genius could attract Mu En to take as a closed-door disciple.

When everyone saw his Sea God Martial Soul and the three circles of terrifying ten-thousand-year soul rings, none could stop praising him.

They all praised him as the most monstrous student the Slake Academy had ever seen since its founding, cruelly forgetting the original Su Yun Tian.

The Sea God Hall, Mu En rarely convened a meeting; all Sea God Hall members were required to attend.

After everyone gathered, Mu En finally spoke slowly: "Everyone, you should have all seen Xiao Bei's talent; you all know what the Sea God Martial Soul represents, so I intend to make an exception and let him join the Sea God Hall and become the next hallmaster's heir."

No one objected; as members of the Sea God Hall, they knew exactly what the Sea God Martial Soul signified.

Mu En then looked at Zhang Lexuan, his tone a bit ashamed, "Lexuan, what about you?"

Anyway, Zhang Lexuan was originally the generational heir to the Sea God Hall master, and now passing it to someone else felt somewhat inappropriate.

"It's fine, Old Mu," Zhang Lexuan said softly, her expression unchanged.

In her view, Bosabei's talent was stronger than hers, so it should be given to him.

Seeing that Zhang Lexuan didn't mind, Mu En finally breathed a sigh of relief and said:

Keep this matter secret for now; when Xiao Bei is a bit older, then we can tell him.

After saying that, the meeting was more or less over.

Inner Court.

Su Yun Tian wandered aimlessly across Heart-Shaped Island; compared to the outer court, the inner court appeared smaller, because there were few students, and the teaching buildings numbered only two, the rest being dormitories and some combat platforms, all built on Heart-Shaped Island.

At that moment, just as class ended, many inner court disciples saw the unfamiliar face, and they all stopped to observe.

(End of chapter)