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For a colossal entity like Shrek, being unable to find information was itself a sign of something unusual—especially when the subject in question was just an ordinary person.
Thus, Shrek had no way to refute the revelations about Yan Shaozhe's origins.
Even if they stubbornly insisted otherwise, their only remaining argument was that Yan Shaozhe's martial soul was the Bright Phoenix. However, the Bright Phoenix could very well be a mutation of an ordinary Phoenix or even an Evil Phoenix.
So, that argument wasn't particularly convincing either.
After all, the Evil Fire Phoenix from their academy had also originated from a mutation of a common poultry martial soul.
Even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon lineage of Mu En and his predecessors had stemmed from a mutation.
Therefore, even this last point didn't give them solid ground to stand on.
Shrek had consistently avoided addressing Su Yu's earlier revelations about Yan Shaozhe's origins. Instead, they maintained that Yan Shaozhe had grown up in Shrek, where he was nurtured, trained, and ultimately became a warrior who slew countless Evil Soul Masters. As far as they were concerned, anything beyond three generations of lineage was irrelevant.
Now, with Su Yu raising the topic in front of everyone, the atmosphere inside the Sea God's Pavilion grew tense.
Xuanzi let out an enraged shout, but Su Yu remained unfazed. He merely curled his lips in disdain, watching as the elders of Shrek clung stubbornly to their denial. He didn't press the issue any further—after all, his real purpose for coming here was to train.
"I've heard that the Sea God's Pavilion has many rooms, each containing different inheritances that offer unique benefits to different soul masters," Su Yu remarked.
The moment his words fell, the expressions of the Sea God's Pavilion elders subtly changed.
This was a closely guarded secret of Shrek, known only to the elders of the Sea God's Pavilion and a select few who had been rewarded with the opportunity to train there—primarily the core disciples of the inner court, most of whom had been members of the legendary Shrek Seven Devils across generations.
How did Su Yu know about this?
"We didn't include this in our trade negotiations," Su Yu continued before the elders could respond, "but surely, we have the right to choose for ourselves?"
Huo Yuhao looked at Su Yu in surprise.
Brother Yu sure knows a lot.
Su Yu, however, was unconcerned about others questioning how he had gained access to such restricted knowledge.
In the end, strength was what mattered most. When one was powerful enough, there was no need to tiptoe around such concerns.
There wasn't even a need to explain—those who doubted him would come up with their own excuses to justify it.
After all, every legendary figure had to have their own fortuitous encounters or extraordinary experiences.
Su Yu's request wasn't unreasonable.
Even if the elders had considered assigning the five of them to rooms unsuited to their abilities, they had to abandon that idea now.
Since Su Yu already knew about the rooms, forcing them into specific ones would not only be a blatant move but also risk provoking them.
After all, Su Yu had a nuclear weapon in his hands.
Moreover, even the elders themselves weren't entirely sure about the exact effects of each room in the Sea God's Pavilion.
These rooms were built within the natural gaps inside the Golden Ancient Tree.
Their effects varied depending on the tree's own power and the accumulated insights of past generations who had meditated within them.
Thus, the effects weren't necessarily fixed.
Many soul masters who had trained in the Sea God's Pavilion over the years had not always chosen the rooms the elders had recommended for them—yet they had still gained immense benefits.
Forcing Su Yu and his group into specific rooms might even backfire.
Fate was an unpredictable force.
Who was to say that even being assigned a room wasn't part of fate's grand design?
Besides, Su Yu and his companions were all soul engineers. Even if the elders did try to assign them rooms, they wouldn't be certain about their suitability.
After all, Shrek's soul engineering division was far from exceptional, and very few soul engineers had ever meditated in the Sea God's Pavilion. The elders lacked enough data to determine which rooms would best suit soul engineers.
"Hmph! Shrek would never resort to such petty tactics!" Xuanzi snorted coldly. "However, which room you choose to meditate in is entirely up to you. If you pick the wrong one, don't blame us for the consequences."
"Use your heart to sense it. Feel the room that resonates with your fate before entering."
Su Yu's voice echoed in the minds of Huo Yuhao and the other three.
This was a transmission imbued with the power of destiny—so subtle that even the numerous Super Douluo-ranked elders present failed to notice it.
On the surface, the four showed no reaction, but inwardly, they etched Su Yu's words into their minds.
"That's right, Brother Yu wields the power of destiny. Maybe he deduced the secrets of the Sea God's Pavilion through it."
After all, if the information truly existed, it was possible to infer it.
Su Yu himself had once said so.
Huo Yuhao deeply admired Su Yu's mastery over fate, but he knew that such power wasn't something he could easily wield. It simply didn't align with his cultivation style.
Even if he possessed the power of destiny, Huo Yuhao believed he would only be able to use it as a form of energy—an enhancement to his soul skills rather than a tool for prophecy.
"I've amplified your destiny fluctuations as much as possible."
Su Yu did not interfere with their fate directly. Instead, he merely magnified their destiny fluctuations, making them more pronounced.
By doing so, he heightened their instinctual awareness of opportunities linked to their future paths.
This was already the limit of what Su Yu could do for them.
If they still couldn't find the rooms best suited to them, then no amount of intervention would make a difference.
As they stepped into the corridor within the Sea God's Pavilion, Su Yu focused on sensing the rooms most intertwined with his destiny.
"This one!"
Passing by a particular room, he felt an overwhelming surge of life energy. The laws of life within the space were exceptionally strong—an undeniable sign that this room would bring him immense benefits.
Without hesitation, Su Yu stepped inside, ending his search.
For him, the path had always been one of refining life energy.
Other abilities were merely supplementary—so choosing the room with the strongest life fluctuations was undoubtedly the best option.
The elders of Shrek fell silent as they watched Su Yu enter.
Was this fate at work?
The room he selected was precisely the one they had deemed most suitable for him.
Over Shrek's long history, multiple life-attribute healing-type soul masters had proven just how harmoniously this chamber resonated with the essence of life.
Following Su Yu's lead, the remaining four also found their respective rooms.
At the end of the corridor, Huo Yuhao hesitated for a moment before stepping into the third-to-last room.
Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen entered two adjacent rooms.
Bai Feng lingered in the corridor, pacing back and forth twice before finally stepping into the third room from the outermost side.
Yan Shaozhe was quite surprised by Bai Feng's choice.
That room… Isn't it supposed to be the most suitable one for soul masters with a light attribute like us?
Three Days Later
In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
With a single command from Juzi, the wars across the three major battlefronts erupted simultaneously.
On the eastern border of the Star Luo Empire, the vast Star Dou Forest split the region into two separate war zones—one where Star Luo originally bordered the Heavenly Soul Empire and another along its frontier with the Dou Ling Empire.
In just three days, the Sun Moon Empire's army achieved overwhelming victories one after another.
Their troops were equipped with soul tools far superior to those of their opponents, granting them an immense advantage on the battlefield.
As reports of triumph after triumph arrived from the front lines, Juzi was met with an imperial decree that troubled her greatly.
Xu Tiannan was, without a doubt, the most outstanding prince of his generation—whether in political cunning or cultivation talent.
Yet, precisely because of this, he had been the target of countless assassination attempts.
One of these attempts had come dangerously close to succeeding.
Though it failed to take his life, it left him permanently crippled from the waist down.
Even in his disabled state, Xu Tiannan ruthlessly eliminated all his competitors, eventually seizing the throne.
But his body remained broken.