Mu Chen was the true leader of Shrek Academy, known only to the core members, while to outsiders, Flender was the dean.
"You want to train me too?" Liu Erlong asked with a smile.
After Flender, Tang San, Dugu Bo, and others left, Liu Erlong looked at Mu Chen with anticipation.
"Don't you want to?" Mu Chen asked.
"Go ahead, I want to see how you plan to train me," Liu Erlong said eagerly.
From Flender, Liu Erlong had learned how Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and others had transformed into true prodigies under Mu Chen's training, becoming monsters whose combat power far surpassed their peers.
Liu Erlong was curious about what kind of transformation she could undergo under Mu Chen's training.
"Simple, take off your clothes!" Mu Chen said.
"What?"
"What?"
"What?"
Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the others looked at Mu Chen in shock, even Xiao Wu was no exception. They all wondered if they had misheard Mu Chen's request to... undress.
"You heard me right, not just Erlong, but all of you, start taking off your clothes!" Mu Chen repeated.
"What?"
Now, Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, and the others were sure they hadn't misheard. Mu Chen was indeed asking them to undress.
"Brother..."
Xiao Wu softly called out, reminding Mu Chen.
"Scoundrel!"
"Shameless!"
Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Meng Yiran, Xiao Wu, and Princess Xue Ke were taken aback, but they had known Mu Chen for a while and had experienced his training, which was often cheeky but never inappropriate.
Jiangzhu, who had just qualified to represent Shrek Academy in the competition, and Dugu Yan, a seed contestant for the Heaven Dou Empire, were less familiar and criticized Mu Chen as shameless.
Mu Chen glanced at Dugu Yan and Jiangzhu and said, "Alright, suit yourselves if you don't want to. I'm starting."
With that, Mu Chen reached out his hand, creating a powerful suction from his palm.
**Profound Rank Low-Level Dou Technique: Absorption Palm**
A mystical herb, emanating cold energy with snowflakes dancing around it, was pulled from the ground towards Mu Chen. It was the Bizarre Cold Flower, Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass.
*Whoosh*
Next, Mu Chen extended his other hand, creating another powerful suction. A fiery flower approached, raising the temperature to a terrifying degree. It was the top-tier fire poison, Fiery Apricot Inferno.
**Profound Rank Low-Level Dou Technique: Fire Blowing Palm**
When the icy and fiery herbs reached Mu Chen, he used a moderate force to bring them together.
Interestingly, when Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Fiery Apricot Inferno were placed together, the surrounding temperature was neither cold nor hot.
"Come here."
Mu Chen called Liu Erlong, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, Meng Yiran, Jiangzhu, Dugu Yan, and Princess Xue Ke over and instructed, "Wrap your fingers in soul power and eat one leaf each from the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Fiery Apricot Inferno. Don't overdo it, or your body won't handle it. After that, soak in that spring."
"That's it?" Liu Erlong asked, somewhat disappointed.
"That's it!" Mu Chen nodded.
"Eating leaves, I thought it'd be something more serious," Liu Erlong laughed disdainfully. Being a soul sage over level 70, she was bold and confident. She wrapped her fingers in soul power, plucked a leaf from each herb, and began chewing.
"Mm, tastes good. Can I have more?" Liu Erlong asked.
"Are you sure?" Mu Chen asked.
"I am... uh... this... this..."
Just as Liu Erlong was about to confirm, her body emitted cold air, and she shivered uncontrollably.
"Cold! Cold! Cold! So cold!"
Before Liu Erlong could catch her breath, her skin turned red, like a heated iron.
"Hot! Hot! Hot! So hot!"
Liu Erlong gasped, overwhelmed by the heat. Her soul power surged, causing her clothes to burst.
The heat lasted only a moment.
Liu Erlong was bewildered, her eyes glazed over. Before she could react, her body turned icy, shivering uncontrollably.
"Get in the spring quickly," Mu Chen commanded.
Liu Erlong snapped out of it, enduring the hot and cold torment, and slowly approached the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well before jumping in with a splash.
The alternating hot and cold symptoms eased in the spring, but the pain still made Liu Erlong tremble, sweat beading on her forehead.
Uh!
Meng Yiran, Dugu Yan, Jiangzhu, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Xue Ke were almost petrified, watching the scene unfold and looking down at Liu Erlong in the pool. They finally understood why Mu Chen had asked them to undress.
"Who's next?" Mu Chen broke the silence, looking at the seven still-dazed beauties.
"Brother, what just happened?" Xiao Wu asked curiously.
"It's a process, the process of consuming Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and Fiery Apricot Inferno. The Ice Grass chills the soul, and the Apricot Inferno can burn one to death. Even a Titled Douluo wouldn't dare swallow them both," Mu Chen explained.
"Doesn't that put Teacher Erlong in danger?" Ning Rongrong asked, worried.
"Silly, I wouldn't harm Erlong. Though the Ice Grass and Apricot Inferno are extremely poisonous, consuming them together, in small amounts, can leave you unharmed for a short time. It's also the only way to safely enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Training inside grants you immunity to fire and ice," Mu Chen said.
"Immunity to fire and ice?"
Meng Yiran, Dugu Yan, Jiangzhu, Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Xue Ke were moved, realizing the significance of such abilities for soul masters.
However, knowing they'd have to strip like Liu Erlong left them feeling awkward.
"Especially you, Jiangzhu," Mu Chen said.
"Me?" Jiangzhu was startled.
"Yes, your soul power is only level 35, the lowest among the contestants. You started late, and if you want to keep up with us monsters, you must work twice as hard," Mu Chen said.
Jiangzhu clenched her fists, determination in her eyes, a strong desire to improve rising within her. Without hesitation, she took two leaves from the Ice Grass and Apricot Inferno, chewed them, and soon experienced the same symptoms as Liu Erlong.
"Hot, hot, hot!"
"Cold, cold, cold!"
With a shout, Jiangzhu's clothes burst as she trembled and stumbled into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
"Brother, if it's so beneficial, why didn't you keep Dai Mubai and the others here too?" Xiao Wu asked.
"Because... they're men," Mu Chen grinned.
"Men?" Xiao Wu looked at Mu Chen in surprise, then her expression shifted as she understood. Mu Chen didn't want other men to see Xiao Wu's body.
"Mu Chen, could you step aside? I feel uncomfortable with you here," Dugu Yan, her face flushed, asked.
"No, because I also need to train in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well," Mu Chen said.
"You too?"
"You too?"
"You too?"
Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Princess Xue Ke, Meng Yiran, and Dugu Yan looked at Mu Chen in surprise. If Mu Chen entered the spring with them, then... then...
Realizing the implications, Ning Rongrong and the others blushed even more.
Soul Power +136289
Due to their embarrassment, Mu Chen gained 136,289 soul power points.
"That's right, I can't miss out on the benefits of fire and ice immunity! So, who's next?" Mu Chen asked with a smile.
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