Perhaps three years ago, Jade Lord Douluo could still have matched Zhao Xuan evenly, with their strength roughly on par. But three years later, Jade Lord Douluo was already far inferior to Zhao Xuan. Jade Lord Douluo had improved, but Zhao Xuan had improved as well—and at an even faster rate.
Their spar naturally ended in Zhao Xuan's victory. Although Zhao Xuan's bloodied body gave the Shrek crowd quite a fright afterward, those vicious-looking wounds were merely superficial injuries. By nightfall, his terrifying physical resilience had healed them completely.
In the days that followed, Zhao Xuan's life at Shrek Academy returned to peace. Yet those who knew some of the inside details could not shake their unease, feeling that this was the calm before the storm.
Shrek Academy, Junior Class One.
"Mm, not bad. It seems Zhou Ze has been studying properly lately. He actually remembered everything taught in the intermediate... junior classes. This attitude toward learning is well worth encouraging. Everyone should learn from him."
The final few minutes of class were the daily question-and-answer period Zhao Xuan had established, and the result left him quite satisfied.
However, countless students in the classroom looked at Zhao Xuan strangely. You definitely misspoke just now, didn't you?
Some cast sympathetic glances at the aggrieved Zhou Ze, then quietly shook their heads. Sigh, who told you to run into a teacher like this? Just consider yourself unlucky.
"Teacher Zhao, someone is here to see you."
Suddenly, a young male teacher from the same office appeared at the door and called to Zhao Xuan. His expression looked rather strange.
Zhao Xuan packed up his teaching materials and walked to the door, asking doubtfully, "Who is looking for me?"
The young male teacher was named Li Lang, barely over thirty. Though he was not