The Little Tiger at a Loss

Downstairs at Shrek Academy's dormitory building, Shen Yichen and Wang Dong'er stood in the shade of a tree by the roadside.

The sun shines down, warming your body and giving you an urge to go back to your room for a nap.

However, soon after, Snow Empress and Ice Empress walked downstairs hand in hand, like older sisters holding hands.

"Hey, Xue'er. You should be able to suppress the Evil Fire of the Evil Fire Phoenix, right?"

Shen Yichen showed no hesitation. After the incident in Longcheng, Shen Yichen had already regarded Snow Empress as one of his own.

Ultimate Ice can suppress Evil Fire, but it can only suppress it.

But...

The Snow Empress possesses more than just the Ultimate Ice.

One of the rewards shared from the Diary was... the Ice Demon Slayer Technique.

If Shen Yichen wasn't mistaken, this reward belonged to the Snow Empress.

Ice Demon Slayer Technique, from Fairy Tail, is primarily used for... special attacks against demons.

In the context of the Douluo Continent, this would be a special attack against evil attributes.

The evil Evil Fire of the Evil Fire Phoenix can't stir up any trouble.

"Leave it to me." Snow Empress nodded, then her gaze shifted to Wang Dong'er, "She..."

"One of our own."

Upon hearing this, Snow Empress nodded without saying anything.

Ice Empress pouted, her big eyes glaring at Shen Yichen, "What kind of 'one of us'?!"

"Uh... are you one of Nan Qiuqiu's own people?"

"Tsk!" Ice Empress scrutinized Wang Dong'er, then turned his head away in frustration after a long while.

Ice Empress knew that even among those considered "one of their own," there were different levels of hierarchy.

First and foremost, Zhang Lexuan is in the top tier. For Shen Yichen, Zhang Lexuan is probably more important than even his own mother.

The second option is myself and Qiu'er.

The third tier consists of Xue'er, Meng Hongchen Nan Qiuqiu.

Of course, this is just Ice Empress's self-righteous ranking; unbeknownst to her, Snow Empress has already 'overtaken' it.

"Let's go to the Inner Court!"

Wang Dong'er snorted at Ice Empress, then tugged at Shen Yichen's sleeve, following behind him like a submissive wife.

So what if they're Ice Empress and Snow Empress?!

"Hey, this little..."

"Bing'er!"

Snow Empress's Bingbing words made Ice Empress shrink back and remain silent.

From Ice Empress's perspective, she had betrayed Snow Empress. Therefore, she always felt somewhat inferior in front of Snow Empress.

Hmph, that human brat got off easy!

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While Shen Yichen went to the Inner Court to treat Ma Xiaotao, Shrek's annual enrollment process was also coming to an end.

Tomorrow is the official start of school. Today is the last day for enrollment.

Whether they are new students or returning students, many of them are making the point of arriving at school on this last day.

At the east gate of the Shrek Academy, Huabin alighted from the carriage and gazed at Shrek gate with a complicated expression.

He turned his gaze away and looked at the carriage.

Hesitantly, he raised his right hand, but before he could fully raise it, a pretty young girl jumped down from the carriage.

The girl had long, straight, smooth black hair, and her impressive figure was impossible to hide.

As she jumped off the carriage, the little rabbit on her chest bounced quite a couple of times.

Unfortunately, Huabin was blind to this beautiful scenery.

I don't like Zhu Lu.

Huabin is absolutely certain of this.

If it weren't for the fact that they both possessed Martial Soul Fusion Skill, he probably wouldn't even bother talking to his 'fiancée'.

But he had to admit that if he wanted to surpass his elder brother Huo Yuhao, he couldn't live without Zhu Lu.

He admitted that he had despicably used Zhu Lu. He had considered accepting her, but he couldn't overcome the mental hurdle...

"Huabin, what are you thinking about?" Zhu Lu smiled shyly at Huabin.

Huabin lowered his hand and clenched his fist.

Should we continue to exploit Zhu Lu in such a despicable way?

The Child of Luck is Huo Yuhao. No wonder I stand against him; I am indeed that kind of despicable and shameless person...

Huabin remained silent, his brows lowered.

"Let's go test our Soul Power." Zhu Lu seemed oblivious to Huabin's question and enthusiastically joined the queue.

On the last day, there weren't many new students enrolling.

Soon, it was their turn in line.

"Zhu Lu, level 25. Hmm, not bad, Little Monster."

The senior student in charge of registration and assessment nodded amicably to Zhu Lu.

Not every student at Shrek Outer Court can surpass level 20.

Because the entry threshold has been lowered to level 15 or above, a significant proportion of students barely made it into the program.

"Huabin, class of '34?!"

The senior student couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, silently repeating in his mind, "Huabin, Zhu Lu, people from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion?"

"I don't know, Dai Yueheng is..."

"My elder brother!"

"Wow." The senior student from the Inner Court looked noticeably more friendly. "With your talent, junior, surpassing your brother is only a matter of time!"

What does it mean to be under twelve years old and at level thirty-four?

In normal years, this might be a once-in-a-millennium event.

Unfortunately...

The senior students in the Inner Court had also heard some rumors, not to mention that the heir to the Pavilion Master who slapped Dean Yan to the ground was also playing in the outer courtyard this year.

Speaking of other things, the two exchange students from the Sun Moon Empire that Grandmaster brought over the other day. They're thirteen or fourteen years old and almost level fifty.

The two sisters in Dragon City in the Far North are not only masters of Ultimate Ice, but their level is also no lower than that of this son of the White Tiger Duke.

This junior student was really born at the wrong time.

"Alright, registration complete. You two may go in."

"Fine," Huabin replied coldly.

[Child of Destiny: Everyone, I have a friend.]

[The Chosen One: His family has arranged a fiancée for him, but he doesn't like her and doesn't know how to refuse. If you were in his shoes, what would you do?]

[The Great Sage Equal to Heaven: Just like you, asking around everywhere.]

Creak~

Huabin gritted his teeth, repeatedly emphasizing to himself, "I can't afford to offend him, I can't afford to offend him. He's a god! I have to bear with it, I have to bear with it!"

[Xiao Qi: Dude, are you being sarcastic or mocking?!]

Wang Dong'er snorted coldly. Wasn't that describing herself?

She glanced at Shen Yichen discreetly, her cheeks flushing slightly.

Although Tang San is just her biological father, Shen Yichen isn't her fiancé, it's pretty much the same thing.

[The Chosen One: I am not, I did not.]

Huabin had a special fondness for Wang Dong'er, who was criticizing Huo Yun'er. It wasn't exactly liking, but simply the kind of feeling that if you insult Huo Yun'er, then we're good friends!

[The Chosen One: But, my situation is quite similar to yours.]

[The Chosen One: If the Sea God Tang San lets you be with Huo Yuhao.]

[Xiao Qi: Impossible, there's no such thing as "what if". Give up. Forget about being with him, I want to punch him to death just looking at him!]

Huabin blinked, then...

[Chosen One: Now, suppose Sea God Tang San, puts you in a relationship with a stranger... who has good talent and can help your future. What would you do?]

Although Zhu Lu's talent wasn't great, she had Martial Soul Fusion Skill, so rounding up, it wasn't bad.