**Chapter 1: I Am Oscar**
Heaven Dou Empire, Balak Kingdom, Shrek Academy.
Shrek Academy was extremely poor. The entire academy occupied only half of a small village, making it incomparable to other advanced soul master academies.
However, despite its humble conditions, this little academy gathered several powerful soul masters, with even the weakest among them being of Soul Emperor level.
One must know that a Soul Emperor-level expert would be highly sought after by many great powers. Yet here, in this shabby academy, there were several of them gathered.
The Dean of Shrek Academy, Flender, was a genuine Soul Sage with a soul power level of seventy-five.
The Vice Dean, Zhao Wuji, was also a Soul Sage with a soul power of seventy-three. The other teachers were all Soul Emperors or stronger.
Besides these teachers, Shrek Academy had just welcomed a new student. His name was Oscar, personally brought back by Flender.
Most importantly, Oscar was an innate full soul power food-type soul master, and his martial spirit was the Sausage.
Innate full soul power, and for a food-type soul master no less – this was unprecedented in soul master history, as it was already extremely difficult for auxiliary-type soul masters to cultivate.
For food-type soul masters within the auxiliary category, cultivation was even harder. Thus, having innate full soul power spoke volumes.
Oscar's enrollment also signified the academy's reopening after the previous batch graduated. In other words, Oscar was now the "big boss" of this cohort, since he was the only student at Shrek Academy at the moment.
In Shrek Academy's dormitory area, a spacious room housed only a small boy with short silver hair. He sat leaning against the window, staring pensively into the dense forest outside.
This boy was Oscar, currently Shrek's only student, and the teachers treasured him dearly.
At this moment, Oscar's handsome young face was filled with excitement and anticipation as he gazed outside, his emotions unable to calm down. Because… he had transmigrated!
That's right. Oscar was no longer the original Oscar. Somehow, while watching anime on Blue Star, his soul was pulled into this world by some bored deity, making him one of the main characters.
When watching the anime, Oscar had often seen people analyze the Shrek Seven Devils, saying that apart from the cheat-like Tang San and the spirit beast Xiao Wu, if it weren't for the immortal herbs, Oscar would likely be the only one capable of reaching Title Douluo level.
Now, Oscar had become this widely discussed character. Thankfully, he had only just awakened his martial spirit, and everything was still at the beginning.
Amidst his excitement, scenes from the original story flashed through his mind as he searched for his own potential golden finger.
But sadly, his was only a soul transmigration. No extra cheats or systems came along. He couldn't help but curse whichever bored deity did this, sending him here without any external advantage.
The only thing he could rely on was his now powerful soul power, or perhaps his spiritual power.
Typically, only soul masters who had reached Soul King level could use spiritual power, but Oscar could already do so now, roughly at a Soul Ancestor level.
Still, compared to others' cheats, this wasn't much – it merely made his thinking and reactions sharper. After all, he was just an auxiliary-type soul master. Even though he would gain powerful combat abilities later in the original story, that was still far in the future.
What comforted him was that even if he lived an unremarkable life, as long as he followed the original story's development, he would at least gain a god position in the end. That was reassuring. No matter what, his worst fate was to become a god someday.
However, Oscar was not content with such a mediocre path. After all, he now had the omniscient perspective of a transmigrator. Even if he couldn't be the boss, he wouldn't resign himself to being someone else's lackey again.
Looking at the dazzling sunlight outside, his heart ignited with determination. Since he was here, he would stir up the world. This life, he would live freely, doing whatever he wanted.
Being an innate full soul power user, Oscar only needed to obtain one soul ring to officially become a soul master. Thus, he had already been planning his future soul skills.
After careful consideration, he felt that his soul skills could be similar to those in the original story, as they were practical and powerful. The only drawback was his lack of attack skills in the early stages.
But now that he was at Shrek Academy, Oscar wasn't too worried about combat methods. After all, Tang San might be ruthless to outsiders, but he was loyal to his friends – he surely wouldn't be stingy with his hidden weapons.
Still, Oscar clearly understood the importance of his own physical strength. In the original, even though he copied Tang San's twin martial spirits, he couldn't wield the Clear Sky Hammer. Why? Because his physical constitution couldn't handle it.
Therefore, Oscar resolved to train diligently to avoid being unable to use copied martial spirits in the future. After all, in the original, he could fully utilize others' martial spirits.
Moreover, he could consume his own sausages for dual boosts, making him an all-around soul master. After all, he could replicate any martial spirit.
As Oscar was lost in thought, a knock came at his door. Vice Dean Zhao Wuji's loud voice sounded:
"Little Ao, today I'm taking you to the Star Dou Great Forest to get your soul ring. Let's go."
Hearing Zhao Wuji, Oscar responded quickly, opened the door, and followed him out. He had nothing to pack anyway – his memories told him he was an orphan, his parents having died years ago.
Zhao Wuji was now at level seventy-three. Eight years later, he would reach seventy-six. That was already an impressive achievement, and he would eventually break through to Soul Douluo. His talent was quite decent.
At least in this era, a Soul Sage could walk unhindered. Helping Oscar obtain his first soul ring would be an easy task.
Balak Kingdom wasn't far from the Star Dou Great Forest – only half a month's journey on foot, or just one week by carriage.
Why not go to the Hunting Soul Forest instead? Flender claimed it was to "temper Oscar's willpower," but Oscar knew the truth – Flender was just too poor and didn't have a pass to enter the Hunting Soul Forest!
However, the Star Dou Great Forest also had its advantages. As the largest soul beast forest, it had every kind of soul beast imaginable, allowing any soul master to find a suitable ring – provided they could defeat the beast.
Thankfully, Flender showed some humanity. Considering Oscar was still young and a food-type soul master, this time Flender and Zhao Wuji took a carriage, arriving at a small town on the forest's outskirts within a week.
After resting for a night in town, Zhao Wuji and Oscar entered the Star Dou Great Forest early the next morning, hoping to quickly obtain Oscar's soul ring and return to the academy.
Since Zhao Wuji paid for everything himself, Oscar was penniless. Even his tuition was owed. Flender was so stingy he wouldn't spend a cent, so Zhao Wuji was suffering silently.