Chapter 59: Entrustment

Your utmost power is certainly strong, but what truly draws me in is the character you display when dealing with things.

When facing the young master of the White Tiger Duke's family, you did not fear his noble lineage, and you openly expressed anger at his contemptuous attitude toward friends.

In dealing with teachers and friends, you are gentle and courteous, neither humble nor arrogant; you neither become proud and complacent because of your strength, nor demean yourself because of your commoner status.

When faced with unjust treatment, you did not yield to overwhelming power, but expressed your dissatisfaction through action, securing the benefits you and those around you deserved.

You are honest and brave, clever and quick-witted, sincere with friends, and merciless toward enemies; one could say all your actions have continually surprised me.

Regarding Tang Wulin, Mu En did not stint on his praise; his expression while saying these words was very serious.

This made Tang Wulin feel a bit embarrassed.

"Master Mu, you overpraise me."

"Where." Mu En chuckled: "If you don't believe me, you can ask Yutong—is there anything wrong with what I said?"

Huo Yutong readily agreed: "Master Mu, what you said has no problem at all."

In her eyes, Tang Wulin is no worse than what Master Mu said; he's at least as strong.

Being able to stand beside such an outstanding him fills her with immense pride.

"Yutong..."

Now Tang Wulin's face turned completely red.

Mu En smiled: "Don't be embarrassed either; what I said are facts, you deserve such praise."

To be honest, until just now, he had not completely set his mind at ease regarding Tang Wulin.

Indeed, this child bears too many secrets: the Golden Dragon King's power that humans cannot bear, forging techniques surpassing the era, the mysterious awakening of the Blue Silver Emperor—each alone would be a once-in-a-century marvel, let alone all of them now concentrated in one person.

However, when Tang Wulin proactively told him about being a Natural Son, Mu En suddenly felt relieved.

Even if there are many secrets, it's enough that Tang Wulin is an upright and kind person.

He said to Tang Wulin: "From this moment on, I will wholeheartedly cultivate you as the next-generation Sea God Pavilion Master; I can fully satisfy anything you want, and I will personally help you find the herbs you mentioned starting tomorrow, so you need not pay any price; my only request is: Tang Wulin, please save this academy."

His tone was utterly sincere.

Shilake Academy has dominated the continent for nearly ten thousand years, remaining invincible for far too long, to the point of losing self-awareness.

Its excessive clinging to past glory, the extreme arrogance shown toward students, and the extreme rejection of soul tools all exude a corrupt atmosphere.

Although Mu En himself has little time left, Tang Wulin still has a future; if Tang Wulin can inherit his will, the academy still has hope.

"This..."

Tang Wulin found himself somewhat speechless.

It wasn't that he was frightened by the benefits Mu En mentioned, but rather he felt saddened by Mu En's appearance.

Perhaps Mu En only truly trusted him just now, but to Tang Wulin, Mu En has always been good to him.

No matter what question Tang Wulin asks him, Mu En will patiently explain; for Tang Wulin's mistakes, he does not grow impatient but patiently helps correct them.

This kind elder has helped him immensely, making it hard for him not to feel affection.

Yet when faced with an insoluble problem, this elder has no one to turn to, and can only place his hope on such a young child.

Tang Wulin couldn't help but say:

"Master Mu, I dare not guarantee I can meet your expectations, but I will certainly do my utmost."

"That is enough."

Mu En smiled with relief.

Given his understanding of Tang Wulin, as long as this child promises something, he will surely do it. He closed his eyes and said:

"You didn't come to see me just for the third martial soul matter, did you? Is there anything else you want to say?"

"Hmm." Tang Wulin nodded and asked: "Master Mu, we wanted to ask you about the Soul Fusion Technique."

Mu En opened his eyes, raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"Oh? Why, shouldn't Wang Yan have already taught you the relevant knowledge on this?"

"We have heard it, but our Soul Fusion has some characteristics that differ from what Teacher Wang Yan said."

"Please elaborate."

Mu En's face showed curiosity.

Tang Wulin said: "During today's match, Yutong, through skin contact, transferred her soul power to me, helping me defeat the opponent. This is because we discovered this morning that our soul powers can mutually transfer, and upon fusion they can be sublimated. However, Master Mu, according to Teacher Wang Yan, the Soul Fusion Technique is merely a skill, making such a thing impossible."

"Interesting."

Mu En laughed.

He gave Huo Yutong a meaningful look, then said to Tang Wulin: "The answer is simple; this shows your Soul Fusion degree has reached an astonishing level—not only can your martial souls fuse, but your soul powers can also merge, and given your special nature, perhaps even your blood essence can fuse with hers."

He straightened his upper body, wearing a smile.

"If I'm not mistaken, your different powers should be able to fuse with each other, thereby producing various Soul Fusion Techniques. I suggest you go try more—of course, not today, since you just used it this morning; it's impossible to use again in a short time."

"Okay."

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong nodded together, noting down Mu En's words.

Mu En waved his hand.

"Alright, if there's nothing else, go back to your rooms; I have some matters to ponder."

Having heard him, Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, having said what they wanted to say, left the room together.

Gazing playfully at Huo Yutong's retreating back, Mu En's mouth corners curled up slightly.

If the two of them have such affinity that even their soul powers can fuse, then their talents must be extremely close.

In any case, it's impossible for one person to have a single martial soul while the other has two.

And with the Golden Dragon King's power counted, Tang Wulin has now become a possessor of three martial souls; could Huo Yutong be any less?

"Spirit Eye, an ice attribute of unknown origin; besides that, there should also be a power opposing the Natural Son—what exactly is it…"

Mu En murmured to himself with great interest, a rare flicker of excitement appearing on his face.

Tang Wulin and Huo Yutong, two geniuses of such level actually appeared together, and they can even perform martial soul fusion; this is simply a miracle bestowed by heaven.

He cannot let it go.

At some point, Mu En had a small bottle appear in his hand, which seemed to contain a pill, from which a faint dragon's roar could be heard inside.

Mu En gazed at the bottle, his eyes growing deeper.

As a side note about Zhang Lexuan, I also don't know if it's because Tang Buddha Ancestor has a problem with his brain or what; clearly his talent placement is high, but his performance is overly lackluster.

I won't compare her to the protagonist group; I'll compare her to Meng Hongchen.

It is known that Zhang Lexuan's eight rings are red rings; adding a soul bone should increase her by four levels, no problem, yet she is level eighty-six at thirty years old.

Then look at our Miss Meng; it's basically impossible for her to have a hundred-thousand-year level soul ring and soul bone; in the final arc, she is about to get a title at twenty-six years old.

Simply Shrek's first shockwave; according to the setting in Shrek Tournament history that there is no seven-ring configuration, she may not necessarily be stronger than Ma Xiaotao (Ma Xiaotao's variant directly reaches Soul Saint) (end of chapter).