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Li Luochen spent some intimate time with his two beloved wives, then carried them to the table and seated them on chairs before heading to the kitchen to prepare some snacks.
A good man must be versatile, not necessarily excelling in every skill but possessing a wide range of abilities. Take Li Luochen's cooking skills, for example—though not top-tier, he could easily whip up a full meal.
However, since it wasn't yet dinnertime, Li Luochen prepared just two or three small dishes. After all, at home, it was customary to have something to eat while discussing matters.
Not long after, Li Luochen finished preparing the snacks: a plate of fruit, a plate of pastries, and a plate of dried meat.
Next, he prepared three drinks. Since Qian Renxue was pregnant and didn't like alcohol, and Dugu Yan also disliked drinking, Li Luochen was "temporarily abstaining" as well.
Once everything was ready, the three of them sat at the table, enjoying the snacks. After taking a couple of bites, Li Luochen placed six soul bones on the table.
"Xue'er, these are Tang Hao's full set of soul bones. This soul tool contains Tang Hao's body—you can hand it over to the Pope. As for these soul bones, let's absorb them ourselves."
As he spoke, Li Luochen handed the soul tool to Qian Renxue. Regarding the soul bones, he gave the inheritance soul bones of the Hao Tian Sect to her.
These items held symbolic significance. The Hao Tian Sect had three inheritance soul bones, all over seventy thousand years old, two of which were on Tang Hao. They were of great importance.
As for the remaining four soul bones, Li Luochen had already decided how to distribute them. The torso bone would go to Flender, the Titan Ape's left arm bone to Zhao Wuji, the right leg bone to Liu Erlong, and the head bone to Qin Ming. Distributing these soul bones among their own people would strengthen their overall power.
Qian Renxue took the inheritance soul bones of the Hao Tian Sect. This matter was significant enough that she needed to show them to her grandfather. However, she knew her grandfather wouldn't need them, so she planned to return them to Li Luochen later.
In the days that followed, Li Luochen enjoyed the most blissful moments of his life with his two beloved wives.
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Three Days Before the Shrek Team's Assembly
When there were still three days left until the Shrek team's holiday ended, Principal Flender and the others returned. This time, Flender and Zhao Wuji had led a group to help Liu Erlong and Qin Ming obtain soul rings.
Liu Erlong had reached level 82, while Qin Ming had astonishingly reached level 75. It turned out that Qin Ming had absorbed a sixty-thousand-year Flame Wolf King soul ring and two soul bones, stacking their energy to reach level 74.
Who would have thought that this Flame Wolf King would drop a right leg bone? Naturally, Qin Ming absorbed it, bringing his level to 75.
Subsequently, Li Luochen distributed the soul bones to the teachers and senior students. Flender absorbed the torso bone, reaching level 89; Liu Erlong absorbed the right leg bone, reaching level 83; and Zhao Wuji replaced his left arm bone. Though his level remained unchanged at 87, the new soul bone allowed him to progress further.
With this, Shrek Academy now had one Super Douluo and ten Soul Douluos. Moreover, Li Luochen's grandfather, Li Yusong, had broken through to level 80, though he remained in seclusion.
This elderly man had wasted too much time in his youth. Even with access to premium resources, breaking through to Title Douluo was still challenging for him.
Even if Old Li broke through to Title Douluo, Li Luochen had already secured a hundred-thousand-year soul ring for him. His limit would likely be around level 95 due to his weak foundation, which Li Luochen had bolstered with heavenly treasures and soul bones.
Afterward, Li Luochen distributed four Nine Treasure Purple Zoysia Pills to three teachers and one senior student to help them break through bottlenecks more effectively.
With three days left until the Shrek team's assembly, they had all returned to Shrek Academy, except for Ma Hongjun, who had been taken by You Tianshang for training, and Ning Rongrong, who was absent.
The next day, Old Li emerged from seclusion. Not only had he broken through to level 80, but he had also mastered the staff techniques Li Luochen had created, significantly increasing his strength.
Since Li Luochen planned to personally take his grandfather hunting for soul rings, he might be late. In his stead, he invited Qin Ming to help train the Shrek team. With Qin Ming's level 75 strength, he was more than capable of handling these prodigies.
Li Luochen had already summarized the key points for training each member and handed a book containing the details to Qin Ming. To prevent injuries during training, Li Luochen specifically brought in Yang Wudi to oversee the physical condition of the Shrek team members and prepare medicinal baths for them.
In exchange, Yang Wudi requested to spend a month at the Ice and Fire Well with Dugu Bo to refine medicines. Yang Wudi was eager to return to the Ice and Fire Well, where the environment for refining medicines was exceptional. Dugu Bo had once taken him there, and he had been reluctant to leave—it was truly a holy land for alchemists.
Thanks to the soil of the Ice and Fire Well, Yang Wudi had cultivated many rare heavenly treasures, which greatly boosted his and Niu Gao's soul power. Niu Gao's soul power had reached level 86, while Yang Wudi's had reached level 84.
Niu Gao and Yang Wudi had settled in Shrek City, building their own residences and becoming the first batch of residents. Li Luochen had no intention of abandoning these two clans. The Breaking Clan's alchemy skills were exceptional, and the medicinal baths they prepared were used by all Shrek Academy students, ensuring they suffered no internal injuries even during intense cultivation.
The Defense Clan, skilled in architecture, had landed a lucrative contract that would sustain them for a century. Niu Gao had also recognized the quality of Shrek Academy's teaching and sent his clan members to study there. Some younger members were assigned to the Shrek Guard Corps to protect the city.
At this point, Shrek City was no longer just promising—it was thriving. Once Flender broke through to Title Douluo, Shrek Academy's status would rise even further.
After all, no other advanced soul master academy had a principal who was a Title Douluo—most were only Soul Sages or Soul Douluos.
After handing over responsibilities to Qin Ming, Li Luochen took his grandfather, Li Yusong, to the Star Dou Forest. There, he had previously discovered a seventy- to eighty-thousand-year-old Golden Crocodile Dragon, perfect for Li Yusong's soul ring.
Old Li currently possessed a fifty-thousand-year Golden Python head bone, a ten-thousand-year Golden Python left arm bone, an eighty-thousand-year Golden Python right leg bone, and a ninety-thousand-year Golden Unicorn right arm bone.
All he lacked were a left leg bone and a torso bone to complete his full set of soul bones. With four pseudo-dragon soul bones infused with golden bloodline attributes, Old Li's power was terrifying.
Li Luochen had spared no expense in providing resources for his grandfather's advancement, as he was the only blood relative he had in this world.
About seven days later, Li Luochen located the seventy-five-thousand-year-old Golden Crocodile Dragon. After a fierce battle, Li Luochen shattered its four legs and destroyed its jaw.
Finally, he allowed his grandfather, Li Yusong, to deliver the finishing blow. Li Yusong spent three days absorbing the soul ring.
Surprisingly, Li Luochen felt his luck had turned around. Previously, whenever soul bones dropped, Dugu Bo had been present, leading Li Luochen to believe that Dugu Bo had exceptionally good luck with soul bones. Now, this seventy-five-thousand-year-old Golden Crocodile Dragon dropped a left leg bone, perfectly completing Li Yusong's set.
With this, Li Luochen could now search the seas for marine pseudo-dragon soul beasts to secure a hundred-thousand-year soul ring for his grandfather. Eventually, Li Yusong would also gain a torso bone from a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, giving him a chance to reach level 96.
After absorbing the soul ring and soul bone, Li Yusong's soul power reached level 85. Absorbing three golden-bloodline pseudo-dragon soul bones, all over seventy thousand years old, significantly boosted his strength.
After escorting Li Yusong back to Shrek City, Li Luochen returned to the Star Dou Forest to investigate the Undying Volcano.
Upon exploration, he discovered an eighty-three-thousand-year-old Fire Spirit Beast in the southwest corner of the volcano, suitable as Qin Ming's eighth soul ring.
Deeper inside the Undying Volcano, Li Luochen found three hundred-thousand-year soul beasts, including a Hellhound King that was perfect for Qin Ming. He planned to help Qin Ming hunt it down later.
Li Luochen highly valued Qin Ming's talent. Before leaving, he gave Qin Ming a head soul bone dropped by Tang Hao, aged over fifty thousand years—likely around sixty-two to sixty-three thousand years old. It was a top-tier soul bone.
After absorbing the head soul bone and consuming medicinal pills, Qin Ming reached the peak of level 76 and would likely break through to level 77 within a month.
With his talent, Qin Ming could break through to Title Douluo before the age of forty-five. To accelerate his progress, Li Luochen searched the Undying Volcano for fire-attribute heavenly treasures.
True to his expectations, Li Luochen discovered a rare immortal-grade medicinal herb: the Blazing Fire Spirit Flower. Consuming it had a chance of granting the ultimate fire attribute.
Li Luochen collected the herb and planned to have Dugu Bo refine it into two pills—one for Qin Ming and one for Ma Hongjun.
With these resources, Qin Ming should soon break through to Soul Douluo. At that point, hunting the Fire Spirit Beast would complete his advancement.
Li Luochen now believed that cultivating talented individuals for Shrek Academy was a profoundly meaningful endeavor.
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