The World Was Wrong, Not Me

"Shrek Academy?" Huo Yuhao repeated, slowly savoring the name.

Naturally, he was no stranger to it.

After all, in his previous life, he had shed blood for Shrek Academy and done plenty of foolish things for its sake.

Of course, Huo Yuhao would not claim he did not know it.

Across the entire Douluo Continent, including the Sun Moon Empire, there were almost no one who had not heard of Shrek Academy.

That included even tiny villages in remote regions.

It was simply that Shrek Academy's exceedingly harsh admission requirements were beyond anything they could hope for.

The moment Long Xiaoyao said this, Huo Yuhao understood.

To Long Xiaoyao, aside from Ye Xishui, the person he trusted most was neither the Holy Spirit Cult nor the Sun Moon Empire.

It was Mu En, the Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy, who had once ruled the era alongside him.

Mu En was adept at scheming. Only after Huo Yuhao's soul had wandered and he had regained his true self did he see Mu En's true face.

With only a slight scheme and a tiny favor, Mu En had completely bound him to Shrek Academy's war chariot, making him toil himself to the bone for Shrek Academy.

Had Huo Yuhao not eventually earned the favor of Rong Nianbing, the God of Emotions, and inherited a godhood, Mu En might truly have succeeded.

The greatest favor Mu En had ever given him was the Dragon Pill.

Yet even that debt had been fully repaid in Huo Yuhao's previous life.

The same old saying: I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me.

In this life, he owed no one anything.

His life was the most precious. He would never again let anyone trample upon it.

This world was wrong, and he was destined to stir up the winds and clouds within it, becoming the supreme existence and climbing step by step to the very peak.

Huo Yuhao's answer did not surprise Long Xiaoyao.

These days, not knowing about Shrek Academy was the truly unusual thing.

"Then would you be willing to study at Shrek Academy?"

Long Xiaoyao continued.

This time, however, he heard an answer he had not expected.

"Grandpa, I don't want to go there."

At first, Long Xiaoyao was utterly stunned.

Someone actually did not want to go to Shrek Academy?

But when he saw Huo Yuhao's "timid" appearance, Long Xiaoyao's thoughts turned, and he promptly imagined Huo Yuhao's reasoning.

In Long Xiaoyao's eyes, Huo Yuhao must have been cowed by the "majesty" and "power" of their group, making him afraid to voice his desire to stay away from them.

No, he had to send the boy away immediately!

As for Huo Yuhao having seen what was here, Long Xiaoyao was not worried.

If he truly revealed this place to Mu En in the future, then perhaps that was simply the ending fate had decreed for them.

As for Huo Yuhao, this fated "Holy Son," Long Xiaoyao hoped that after entering Shrek Academy, he could truly become a gentleman like Mu En under its teachings.

Huo Yuhao had no idea about the storm of thoughts Long Xiaoyao was having over him. If he had known, he might have been unable to resist exposing Mu En's true face as a man who had been spreading rumors about him all along.

Just as he was thinking that this display of "surrender" should make Long Xiaoyao personally take him along, Long Xiaoyao ruthlessly shattered Huo Yuhao's expectations.

"Child, rest assured. There is no need to be afraid. I will definitely send you to Shrek Academy."

Hearing Long Xiaoyao's firm declaration, Huo Yuhao was momentarily dumbfounded.

No, hadn't he just said he did not want to go?

Yet after sensing Long Xiaoyao's emotions, Huo Yuhao gradually understood what the man was thinking.

It was already too late to pretend to be normal and say he did not want to attend Shrek Academy.

But this was different from the Tang Sect. He had avoided contact with the Tang Sect because Tang Ya was its only remaining member. He had long since learned the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the rest, so there was no need to join the Tang Sect and relearn everything from Tang Ya.

Shrek Academy, however, still had those people, and as the continent's strongest power, it possessed no shortage of top-tier combatants.

If he could quietly gain control over some of those powerful figures...

It would undoubtedly be of immense help to his future plans.

Besides, if he stayed in the Holy Spirit Cult, Zhongli Wu would certainly find every possible way to make him "fall."

Rather than that, it would be better to go to Shrek Academy and receive its "protection."

Having thought it through, Huo Yuhao obediently nodded.

Yet in Long Xiaoyao's eyes, this only meant that Huo Yuhao did not truly trust him and was merely humoring him.

"There is no time to lose. We should set out now. Child, what is your name?" Long Xiaoyao asked.

"My surname is Huo. Huo Yuhao."

When mentioning his name, Huo Yuhao instinctively emphasized his surname.

Long Xiaoyao noticed this as well, but he said nothing about it and instead changed the subject. "Yuhao, wait here for Grandpa. I'll go in and take care of something, then come right back."

Huo Yuhao nodded very "obediently" and watched Long Xiaoyao walk into the depths of the darkness.

At that moment, an aged voice sounded in Huo Yuhao's mind.

"This place is filled with Undead fluctuations... They feel somewhat familiar. Who am I?"

Electrolux!

Huo Yuhao immediately immersed his consciousness into his Spiritual Sea of Consciousness and formed a human shape.

"Hello."

Huo Yuhao suppressed his excitement and stopped himself from instinctively calling out that word: teacher.

Electrolux was someone he could almost completely trust.

For Huo Yuhao's future, he could abandon his own hope of living and willingly embrace death.

Of course, Electrolux had not completely died back then. There had still been a chance for resurrection.

It was just that he...

Thinking of everything he had experienced afterward, Huo Yuhao's gaze gradually turned cold.

If he remembered correctly, Tang San's parents should also have been on the Douluo Continent at this time, though he did not know where they were living in seclusion.

Since he was seeking revenge, then of course he had to... use every means available!

However, Tang San's father, Tang Hao, and his mother, Ah Yin, had both descended to the lower realm after sealing their godhood. Even at their weakest, they were stronger than Limit Douluo. He was still far too weak to set his sights on them.

But he could start collecting interest from places like the Clear Sky Sect.

Did they not want to train a dog?

Then he would show them whether Huo Yuhao was a lapdog who licked at people's heels, or a bloodthirsty wolf!

A moment later, Long Xiaoyao returned from the darkness. Without another word, he immediately took Huo Yuhao away from the great hall.

Just as Long Xiaoyao brought Huo Yuhao out of the Holy Spirit Cult's headquarters, Zhongli Wu slowly emerged from the darkness and watched the direction Long Xiaoyao had gone.

"So what if you take the Holy Son away? The Holy Sect has never developed only in secret. This puppet is mine!"

A twisted, sinister smile gradually spread across Zhongli Wu's lips.

To harvest fruit, one first had to plant the seedling.

Shrek Academy would surely be very fertile soil.