"Wait for Me at Home~"

"No~" Qian Renxue pouted. "Life without you hasn't been good at all."

Liu Yi's eyes filled with guilt at her words, but he still had to put the bigger picture first.

Liu Yi gently stroked Qian Renxue's smooth, delicate back. "This time, I can stay with you for a while, but after that, I still need to continue my training."

Though Qian Renxue's face was full of reluctance, for the sake of the future—for their future together—she ultimately swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue.

"Husband, no matter where you go, Xue Er will wait for you. But you have to promise Xue Er that you won't go anywhere dangerous, understand?"

Liu Yi nodded. "I understand. I still need to go out for a while. Get some rest. I'll be leaving first."

"So soon~" Qian Renxue's eyes brimmed with tears. It was clear just how unwilling she was to let Liu Yi leave her.

Liu Yi checked the time, took a deep breath, and turned to look at Qian Renxue.

"Xue Er, wait for me to come back."

"Be careful~"

After getting dressed, Liu Yi left Qian Renxue's bedchamber. At that moment, only Qian Renxue and the lingering scent of love remained in the room.

A long while later.

Qian Renxue gently bit her lip, holding back her tears as she silently dressed and transformed back into Xue Qinghe.

After returning to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Liu Yi ran into Headmaster Flender and the others.

"Headmaster Flender? What's going on?"

Zhao Wuji sighed. "Sigh, while you were gone, some things happened. We don't plan to stay here any longer."

"Then... where are you planning to go?"

Flender shook his head. "Forget it, forget it. Since fate cannot be defied, let's disband. We're old too. We don't want to keep struggling anymore."

The Shrek Seven Devils visibly showed disappointment upon hearing this, while Grandmaster at the side clenched his fists tightly.

This world spoke through strength. That was why they had ended up in such a sorry state.

Seeing the few of them remain silent, Liu Yi knew they had encountered Dugu Bo and had chosen to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy under Dugu Bo's pressure.

At that moment, Qin Ming came running over from afar. "Headmaster, teachers, wait for me."

Flender turned around. "Qin Ming? Why are you here?"

"Headmaster, everything Qin Ming has was given to him by his teachers. Since Heaven Dou Royal Academy will not take in my teachers, what meaning is there in my staying here? I am willing to follow the headmaster and teachers and restore Shrek's glory once more."

Although Flender was deeply moved, he still sighed. "Sigh, Qin Ming, you're being foolish. Heaven Dou Royal Academy has abundant resources. If you follow us, the improvement of your cultivation will be greatly slowed."

Qin Ming dropped to one knee and cupped his fists. "Headmaster, as I said just now, you are Qin Ming's benefactors. Qin Ming is willing to follow by your side forever."

"But... I intend to disband the academy."

"Ah!" Qin Ming's eyes instantly widened, and he hurriedly stood up. "Headmaster, has the academy's funding still not been settled?"

Zhao Wuji and the others sighed and shook their heads. Shrek Academy had fewer than thirty thousand Gold Soul Coins in total, which simply could not support such enormous expenses.

Especially for the students—without resources, the children could not learn anything special.

Ning Rongrong stepped forward. "Headmaster, teachers, my home is nearby. Why not go to our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? My father will make arrangements for you."

Flender waved his hand. He had not yet reached the point where he needed to beg others for help.

As the saying went, when you eat another's food, your mouth grows soft; when you take another's gift, your hand grows short.

As a level seventy-eight Battle Soul Saint, how could he possibly enjoy bowing and scraping?

"No. I don't like living under another's roof. We can discuss it later."

"Let's find somewhere to settle down first, then make plans."

Heaven Dou Royal Academy was not far from Heaven Dou City. After half an hour, they had arrived at the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Though the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire was grand and magnificent, it was still far inferior to Spirit Hall. Spirit Hall was the wealthiest force on the entire continent. Even if the two great empires were combined, they would not dare claim they could surpass Spirit City.

The Shrek group arrived outside the city gates. Just as they were about to enter, a notice at the entrance caught everyone's attention.

Liu Yi walked over, looked at the notice, and read aloud, "Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy: recruiting ten Soul Ancestors above level forty. Those with higher Soul Power will be given priority."

Qin Ming strode forward and said to Flender, "Headmaster, I've heard of Blue Tyrant Academy. It's an academy that only accepts commoners. It has no background... as for its backing, that is currently uncertain."

"What scale is this Blue Tyrant Academy?" Flender asked doubtfully.

"Blue Tyrant Academy is about one-third the size of Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Its scale is somewhat smaller, but its resources should be roughly comparable to Heaven Dou Royal Academy's, because it is also located in Heaven Dou City."

Flender frowned, then smiled. "Since they are sincerely recruiting teachers, let's go take a look. I'd like to see who founded this Blue Tyrant Academy."

Zhao Wuji laughed heartily. Since the boss had said so, he had nothing more to say.

Liu Yi narrowed his eyes and nodded at Grandmaster. As a transmigrator, how could he not know Blue Tyrant Academy's background?

He also wanted to see what that woman looked like.

Led by Qin Ming, the group arrived at the so-called Blue Tyrant Academy. Though Blue Tyrant Academy was not as magnificent as Heaven Dou Royal Academy, it was not far off. Its gates alone stood at least ten meters tall, and the entire complex was carved from fine White Marble.

When they arrived at the registration area, a middle-aged man in his forties glanced at the group.

"Hm? Are you here to apply as teachers?"

The man looked at the children behind Liu Yi and frowned slightly. No matter how he looked at them, these children could not possibly have reached the Soul Ancestor realm.

"They are all our students. We are the ones applying. If we are successfully hired here, I hope they can attend the academy as well."

The middle-aged teacher smiled. If possible, he certainly would not refuse.

"All right. Since you're applying as teachers, then give it a try. If you qualify, these students can join the academy as well. It's mainly because the enrollment period has already passed, and the children are also... too young."

Advanced Soul Master academies generally recruited students between sixteen and eighteen years old, while the Shrek Seven Devils were clearly far too young.

"All right. How will we be tested?"

"Come with me. I'll take you to the testing site."

Led by the man, the group entered Blue Tyrant Academy. The interior decorations of Blue Tyrant Academy were quite good, with birdsong and blooming flowers everywhere.

The buildings around them were also fairly grand. It was unclear whether anyone even lived in them.

Soon, the man led them to a place for testing Soul Power.