Old Spirit Master Restaurant.
This restaurant had been the most frequented place by Furina, Huo Yuhao, and their little group over the past three months.
The restaurant owner was a middle-aged man with a kind face and eyes that held stories.
He had been a student at Shrek Academy in his younger years, hailing from the Star Luo Empire. Having experienced the baptism of war, he later unfortunately sustained unhealable hidden injuries during an operation to purge an Evil Soul Master, which caused his Soul Power to never progress further.
Disheartened, he chose to rent this storefront in Shrek City and opened this restaurant named "Old Spirit Master," which had been operating for over a decade.
Relying on his solid skills and honest management, the restaurant's reputation for its dishes was quite good, attracting diners including many students from Shrek Academy.
Of course, in front of Huo Yuhao, a "Genius of Culinary Arts," the owner still felt his own skills were inferior.
In his spare time, not only did he not mind, but he would humbly ask Huo Yuhao for advice on cooking techniques and ideas. Over time, their relationship became quite harmonious.
The owner even generously lent the kitchen to Huo Yuhao, allowing him to show off his skills and satisfy the picky taste buds of his companions.
At this moment, Bei Bei, Tang Ya, Jiang Nannan, as well as Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao who had arrived earlier, were already seated at a spacious long table by the window inside the restaurant.
Seeing Furina and Huo Yuhao walking side by side, several of them raised their hands to signal.
Jiang Nannan waved gently.
Wang Dong sat leisurely with his legs crossed, teasing with feigned dissatisfaction: "You really came slow enough. Good thing we knew to order first, otherwise we would have had to wait for you on empty stomachs."
Xiao Xiao sighed with some regret: "It is a pity that Yuhao is not cooking today; it always feels like something is missing from the Soul."
Huo Yuhao smiled gently and promised: "Next time for sure, I will find an opportunity to make a table full of dishes."
Tang Ya had a lively personality. As soon as the two approached, she spoke with a smile: "Hey, you two busy people, how have you been? Furina, you are a prominent figure in the academy now! I have heard many stories about you; you have practically turned the academy upside down! If this continues, I feel like Shrek Academy will sooner or later become your family's backyard."
Bei Bei echoed with a bitter smile on the side: "That is for sure..."
He had half a sentence left unspoken in his heart: Even his own Mu En, that Dragon God Douluo, Mu En, paid extra attention to Furina, privately instructing him to befriend her. His intention seemed to be to take her and Huo Yuhao in together as Personal Disciples to Cultivate.
This honor was extremely rare in Shrek's history.
But he had to admit that the talent Furina and Huo Yuhao displayed was indeed the top among all the peers he had seen, especially Furina.
Her current Soul Power Rank was already approaching the general standard of Inner Court Disciples, yet she was so young.
The so-called New Student Assessment was likely just a formality for her; being directly admitted to the Inner Court and listed as a Core Disciple was almost a certainty.
This made one sigh that the gap in talent between people was sometimes truly astonishing.
Moreover, Furina's growth speed did not look like it was just superficial, built up by relying solely on Medicinal Pills.
Behind it, it was very likely due to those miraculous Cultivation Techniques she possessed.
This point could be verified by Tang Ya—ever since she started cultivating the improved Cultivation Technique given by Furina, Tang Ya's Soul Power progress speed was astonishing, and now she was almost catching up to him.
Although he was cultivating the complete Mysterious Heaven Skill of the Tang Sect, and his speed was already much faster than ordinary people, compared to Tang Ya, it still seemed a bit inferior.
From this, it could be seen how huge the bonus effect of a high-level Cultivation Technique was on a Spirit Master's cultivation, capable of even reversing the gap in Innate talent to a certain extent.
Bei Bei could not help but imagine, if Furina had a Cultivation Technique more suitable for his own Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, then his cultivation speed would surely welcome a leap forward.
By then, not only would his position in the Shrek Seven Devils be without suspense, but it might even be possible to reach that legendary Divine Rank Realm achieved by the Original Shrek Seven Devils.
"Hi, everyone!" Furina and Huo Yuhao greeted everyone in unison, then sat down.
Furina responded to Tang Ya's teasing with a relaxed smile: "Those are all small matters, not worth mentioning. Besides, wanting to turn Shrek Academy into my own home, that difficulty is too high, right?"
As she spoke, she glanced at Bei Bei intentionally or unintentionally.
One must know, Bei Bei was the direct descendant of the Master of the Sea Gods Pavilion, Mu En.
According to the usual logic of Legacy, the future position of the Master of the Sea Gods Pavilion would either be inherited by a direct descendant or taken over by his Personal Disciple.
In the original trajectory, after Elder Xuan stepped down or passed away, given Bei Bei's talent and background, the possibility of him becoming the next Master was indeed not small.
Bei Bei sensed Furina's gaze and wisely chose to lower his head to drink tea, pretending not to see it.
Furina turned her attention back to Tang Ya and said seriously: "After the New Student Assessment ends and after a while, the academy should arrange a short holiday. By then, we can start dealing with your Tang Sect matters. I have already notified my people; as soon as the specific holiday time is determined, they will arrive immediately."
Tang Ya's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing this, and she grabbed Furina's hand excitedly: "Really? That's great! I can finally... finally seek justice with my own hands!"
Her voice trembled slightly with excitement.
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