Douluo's Contract God King Huo Yuhao

On the way back, Moon no longer concealed himself, and with his hands outstretched, he formed a golden protective shield.

He shielded the students within the protective shield, then flew them into the sky, quickly heading towards Shrek City.

Huo Yuhao used his battle armor to float to Mu En's left, and was also supported by Mu En's soul power to move forward.

"Yuhao, your revisions to the admission requirements today have kept the faculty quite busy. Background checks may not be so easy to conduct in the future."

As he flew, Mu En casually started a conversation with Huo Yuhao.

"I don't think the background of the new students is that important. The main task of the academy is to cultivate Soul Masters."

"We can conduct further screening during each year's inner academy selection. Most freshmen can't get into the inner academy anyway, so it's better to have fewer restrictions."

"It's really not easy for commoner Soul Masters to get a letter of recommendation from the city lord. The academy is making things easier for them, which will be considered a good thing in the future."

Upon hearing this, Mu En nodded, then looked at Huo Yuhao meaningfully for a long time, indicating that his thoughts were somewhat lacking.

Huo Yuhao understood what Mu En meant and stated it directly.

"You mean this might cause concern among royal families around the world, who worry that Shrek Academy will become the second Spirit Hall?"

Moon narrowed his eyes slightly, nodded thoughtfully, and continued:

"Now that the academy has undergone reforms, the royal families of various countries can no longer restrict our recruitment of students. As for the threat posed by the Sun Moon Empire, it's not too bad."

"If one day the conflict between the Sun Moon Empire and the Douluo Three Kingdoms comes to an end, the academy may become a major threat to these countries."

Huo Yuhao, on the other hand, was quite calm about the matter, observing Mu En's pensive expression with great interest.

"This is the first time I've seen you so focused on something, but I don't really care."

"The academy has always been a threat to the rule of the Douluo Three Kingdoms. As early as the first time they fought against the Sun Moon Empire, the kingdoms knew about Shrek Academy's appeal and influence."

"Unless we disband the Sea God Pavilion and reduce the size of the academy, your worries are just a matter of time."

Huo Yuhao's relaxed attitude was somewhat unexpected for Mu En. Mu En really didn't expect Huo Yuhao to see things so clearly, and he felt much more at ease.

"Yuhao, now that you understand the situation, I won't say anything more. Just go ahead and do it with confidence."

"We old folks can only offer you advice; when it comes to making the final decision, it's up to you to choose."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao looked in the direction they were heading and felt a pang of emotion.

"The academy needs to change quickly. War is coming soon, and we don't have much time left to stay out of it."

Mu En also looked up in the direction Huo Yuhao was staring at.

"Yes, Yuhao, you need to grow faster. I can sense that my time is coming to an end, and I'm afraid I won't be able to protect the academy for much longer."

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi, who was standing to the side, immediately became restless.

"Mr. Mu, have you really come to this? Is there no other way to salvage the situation?"

Mu En looked at Xuan Zi, who was somewhat agitated, and sighed softly.

"If we could find a way, we would have solved it long ago. Why have we dragged it out until today? It's no longer just about the injury. Even if we healed it, it wouldn't be of much use."

"My own life essence has been damaged and is rapidly depleting. No matter how much life force I replenish, it cannot make up for the loss of my essence."

At this moment, within Huo Yuhao's spiritual sea, Electrolux called him in.

"Yuhao, you can carefully sense the life aura of this former sect leader. This will help you perfect your soul contract and comprehend the laws of life."

Huo Yuhao immediately used his divine sense to sense Mu En's current state, gradually forming a corresponding model in his consciousness.

Over the next hour, Huo Yuhao continuously adjusted the fundamental model formed in his mind based on Mu En's condition.

Following the construction of the same original model of Xuanzi and himself, Huo Yuhao began comparative analysis.

"Elder Yi, the state of the Origin seems somewhat like the functioning of the stomach; every activity of life consumes the power of the Origin."

"The origin of life, like the self-dissolution of the stomach, is constantly in a state of consumption."

"But like the stomach, it can quickly replenish the original deficiencies caused by life activities. Vitality is one of the important factors affecting the speed of self-repair of the original body."

"The process of a Soul Master increasing their Soul Power level is to continuously reduce the rate at which their own essence is consumed in daily activities and increase the rate at which their own essence can repair itself."

"The reason why Elder Mu is about to reach the end of his life is because his life essence is severely lacking."

"Even if you acquire a large amount of life force, the completely damaged core can no longer repair itself."

"In other words, even if my life force is enough to support my continuous consumption of my essence, after repairing my essence multiple times, it will eventually fall into a state of damage, just like clothes that have been patched multiple times."

"But what exactly is a god? Is their life essence no longer damaged, or is the rate of damage so slow that it is imperceptible?"

Hearing Huo Yuhao's question, Electrolux reached out and summoned a ball of divine consciousness, using it to construct a simple primordial model.

"Yuhao, the reason why a Soul Master's life essence is depleted is because the Soul Master uses his own divine soul to change the attribute of the energy."

"Transforming originally calm energy into energy for action or attack, just like how soul power wears down a soul tool through the soul tool core."

"One of the characteristics of a divine body is the infinite slowdown of wear and tear. It doesn't mean that there is no wear and tear, but rather that the rate of wear and tear is infinitely reduced."

"For example, if you cultivate for 40 years and reach the level of a Title Douluo, when your lifespan becomes 200 years, you will actually live 60 years longer than before."

"It's not that you made up for the losses of the first 40 years, but that your wear and tear rate slowed down by half."

"One of the effects of the divine body is that it reduces the rate of wear and tear over time, so that your lifespan will always increase faster than your rate of consumption."

"And this ability to slow down the rate of consumption is a point that both Soul Contract and Necromancy need to address: the use of spatial power."

"Or rather, it shifts the process of wear and tear caused by operation to the outside world, avoiding the source of life as much as possible."

"This is why spirits can achieve near-immortality. Their energy conversion is transferred to the spirit rings by the power of space, and all losses become consumption of the spirit rings."

"Each time a new Soul Master is contracted, the composition of the Soul Rings can be changed. In other words, the energy conversion no longer goes through the life source, but is carried out through the replaceable Soul Rings."