10: Return to Shrek

"Success!" A dark green figure shot straight into the sky, then descended from high altitude. With a loud bang, thick smoke billowed.

"Old Poison, what's with you guys who fly after successfully breaking through or finishing your seclusion? You don't need to make such a smoky mess just to show off, right?"

Dai Mubai said discontentedly, coughing as he dispersed the dust.

"Xiao Bai, your mouth is still as foul, hahaha. This Old Man has broken through to level 92, nearly 93, and condensing a Soul Core this time has increased this Old Man's strength by at least nearly 70%. I haven't fully digested it yet. After a while, when I've digested this improvement, this Old Man feels it won't be difficult to defeat Chrysanthemum Pass. Just thinking about the expression on that kid Chrysanthemum Pass's face when this Old Man defeats him is satisfying."

Dugu Bo patted Dai Mubai's shoulder while sharing his progress over the past three months.

"Yes, yes, you're the most amazing."

Dai Mubai looked at Dugu Bo, seemingly impatient, but his tone was full of joy.

"You kid are really a silent type. If my granddaughter marries you in the future, and you still have this attitude, be careful or this Old Man will whip you."

Dugu Bo looked at Dai Mubai's demeanor and couldn't help but want to retort, and also couldn't help but start promoting his granddaughter. After all, the current Dai Mubai was truly too outstanding. A God inheritor, already a high-level Soul Grandmaster at only 14 or 15 years old. Aside from being a bit silent and occasionally having a sharp tongue, his appearance and family background were impeccable.

"Old Poison, didn't I say I'm from Star Luo? I have a fiancée, you don't mind?"

Dai Mubai looked at Dugu Bo and couldn't help but tease.

"What's there to mind? Which strong individual doesn't have multiple wives and concubines? And you are a God's inheritor, what's the big deal? As long as you treat my Yan Yan well."

Dugu Bo said indifferently. After all, he himself had multiple wives and concubines back then. And Dai Mubai was someone who might become a God in the future. Although he had considered these things before, as no one wants their granddaughter or daughter to fight over a man with other women, these things truly didn't matter in front of a God inheritor.

"Stop! You said that last time and before your seclusion. Did your granddaughter eat the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma and other medicinal herbs I asked you to bring her last time? Don't you want to know the effect?"

Dai Mubai quickly changed the subject, realizing he had accidentally steered the conversation in the wrong direction while looking at Dugu Bo.

"Could that stuff be poisonous? Right! My Yan Yan should have sent me a letter! I need to go check."

After Dugu Bo finished speaking, he couldn't help but walk outside. By the time he returned, Dai Mubai had already packed everything.

"Kid! Not bad! My Yan Yan sent a letter last month saying she has already broken through to Soul Grandmaster, and her Martial Soul has even evolved to the Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, just like mine!"

Hearing this, Dai Mubai couldn't help but nod with satisfaction. A single Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma clearly couldn't make Dugu Yan's Martial Soul evolve. So he added other snake-type Spirit herbs; although not Immortal Herbs, they were close. It was this combination that provided Dugu Yan with the opportunity for her Martial Soul's evolution.

Looking at Dai Mubai, who he had been with day and night, about to leave, Dugu Bo felt reluctant. However, just as he was about to mock Dai Mubai, Dai Mubai spoke first.

"It's about what I expected. You haven't seen Dugu Yan in three months, don't you want to go see her?"

"Right! I need to hurry and see Yan Yan!"

Looking at Dai Mubai, who deliberately changed the subject, Dugu Bo also understood his meaning. So, the two, understanding each other without words, finally changed direction and left the Sunset Forest. Just before parting, a small package fell onto Dai Mubai's face.

Opening it, he saw a talisman seal given to him by Dugu Bo. Below it was a line of small text: crush it, and Dugu Bo will know where he is.

"This Old Poison, saying one thing but meaning another."

Dai Mubai shook his head and headed towards Shrek Academy.

Three days later, inside Shrek Academy.

"Dai Laoda, I missed you so much!"

Before the person arrived, the voice was already there. As Ma Hongjun was about to rush over and hug Dai Mubai, Dai Mubai anticipated his action and directly extended his hand, refusing Ma Hongjun's request for intimate contact.

"Mu Bai, you don't know, these two have been working hard since you left. They both broke through to level 30 yesterday! Seriously, you were gone for so long."

Flander stroked his beard and introduced the recent situation to Dai Mubai.

"Dai Laoda, where's our special fortune? I was the first to break through to level 30, so my fortune should be the best." Oscar looked at Dai Mubai and couldn't help but rub his hands in anticipation.

"Bullshit! We broke through together!"

Ma Hongjun retorted, not to be outdone, looking at Oscar.

"You're the bullshit! I broke through in the morning, if you don't believe me, ask Dean Flander."

Watching the two bicker, Dai Mubai couldn't help but smile and shake his head.

"Stop messing around, you two. Mu Bai, what's your current cultivation level?"

Zhao Wuji walked in, interrupting Oscar and Ma Hongjun's antics, and asked Dai Mubai.

"Level 48."

When Dai Mubai finished speaking, the four were shocked once again. A Soul Grandmaster's level increased by seven levels in five months? This improvement was too terrifying.

"Dai Laoda, did you borrow 12 extra hours from God every day?"

Ma Hongjun looked at Dai Mubai and couldn't help but ask seriously. To not fall behind Oscar, Ma Hongjun had sacrificed almost all his rest time, using every moment for cultivation except for eating and fighting, and he had only barely caught up to Oscar. As a result, Dai Mubai pulled this stunt, which really made him lose his composure a bit.

"Dai Laoda, you're too much of a bully!" Oscar, realizing this, also complained tearfully about Dai Mubai's terrifying cultivation speed.

"Go, go, go. Mu Bai, you didn't use some method like pulling up seedlings to help them grow, did you?"

Flander interrupted Ma Hongjun's wild question and couldn't help but look at Dai Mubai seriously.

"Dean Flander, do I look like that kind of person? I accidentally helped Poison Douluo Mianxia, and in his inconspicuous medicinal garden, I obtained a few Immortal Herbs he didn't recognize. They are very helpful for low and mid-level Soul Masters to build a good foundation."

Hearing this, Flander finally nodded. Just as he was about to ask if Dai Mubai had prepared anything for his disciple Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai spoke first.

"Moreover, among the Immortal Herbs I discovered, there is one that can completely solve Fatty's evil fire problem, and another that can increase Xiao Ao's cultivation speed as an auxiliary Soul Master at the Soul Grandmaster stage."

Hearing this, Flander couldn't help but stand up and look into Dai Mubai's eyes to confirm.

"Really? Can Hongjun's evil fire problem truly be completely solved?"

Dai Mubai smiled and nodded. Flander couldn't help but become ecstatic. Ma Hongjun's evil fire problem had troubled him for too long. Without Grandmaster, he himself couldn't find anyone who could help him solve Ma Hongjun's evil fire.

Although Flander seemed ordinary towards Ma Hongjun, privately, he was the best towards Ma Hongjun because he was his final disciple.

"Then... cough cough."

"However, it's best to use them after they have both hunted for their third Soul Ring. After all, Immortal Herbs can also increase a significant amount of soul power."

Dai Mubai saw Flander's somewhat embarrassed look and interrupted his words at the right time.

"Alright then, Mu Bai, you take them both to hunt Soul Beasts today. When you were level 38, your ability was no less than a Soul King's, and now you are at least comparable to a Soul Emperor. Helping them get a thousand-year Soul Ring is a simple matter. Flander, today is a good day, let's go have a drink together, hahaha."

Zhao Wuji saw that Flander was a bit awkward at the moment, as it was indeed difficult to ask his student for this. He hooked his arm around Flander's shoulder and went out the door.

"Huh? I just got back?"

Dai Mubai couldn't help but twitch his face, saying somewhat helplessly.

"Hehe, let's go, let's go, Dai Laoda, let's go hunt for Soul Rings."

Ma Hongjun and Oscar crowded around Dai Mubai, who looked like he had no will to live, and walked out the door towards Star Dou. It wasn't that Dai Mubai didn't want to help them. Although Dai Mubai also planned to find someone to practice with, for Dai Mubai, hunting thousand-year Soul Beasts at the moment was like traveling a long distance just to chop vegetables.

A month and a half later.

Dai Mubai looked at the calendar, calculating that the time was about right. He went out to search for a bit, saw Ma Hongjun, and said,

"Fatty, you go hold down the fort that day, I'm going to pick someone up."

Ma Hongjun immediately turned around, looked at Dai Mubai, and reluctantly pulled at his clothes, starting to act.

"Dai Laoda, please don't leave us again for so..."

Dai Mubai looked at Ma Hongjun with a threatening smile and started talking to himself.

"Looks like you don't want to hold down the fort, you want to spar with me? I'm going to pick up my wife!"

Hearing this, Ma Hongjun shook his head like a rattle drum, retreated repeatedly, and disappeared in a flash.

Looking at Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai couldn't help but lightly rub his forehead, turned around, and muttered in one direction.

"Zhu Qing, I'm coming to pick you up now."