Tang San Arrives at Shrek

Suotuo City's South Gate.

Many boys and girls, accompanied by quite a few parents, were steadily heading in the same direction.

Their destination was naturally Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy was somewhat famous within the Balak Kingdom.

The Balak Kingdom's royal family had once wanted to fund Shrek Academy, but Flender had refused. He was merely greedy for money, not short of it.

After crossing a stretch of fields.

Xiao Xian watched the unending stream of people, judged the direction, and decisively headed toward Shrek.

The boys and girls along the way all stared in astonishment at Xiao Xian as he sped past.

That speed... was he a Spirit Master too?

His Soul Power had to be formidable!

Could this senior be from Shrek Academy?!

Xiao Xian looked one or two years older than them, possessed such abundant Soul Power, and was exceptionally handsome.

Especially his somewhat torn clothing, faintly stained with blood, which gave him a strikingly wild and rugged air.

Many boys and girls who had been somewhat disappointed in Shrek immediately perked up, feeling a yearning fitting for their age.

This was how Spirit Masters of our generation ought to be!

There were already quite a few people lining up at Shrek's village entrance.

"Teacher Li, Boss Dai!"

Li Yusong and Dai Mubai had already set out tables and chairs, ready to test the boys and girls arriving one after another.

"Xiao Xian, you're back!" Dai Mubai looked both surprised and delighted. He hurriedly stood and came over to pat Xiao Xian on the shoulder.

"How was it? Did you gain anything?" Li Yusong also looked at Xiao Xian with a smile.

Xiao Xian smiled wearily. "So-so. I'm a little tired, but I made it back in time. Need any help?"

"What help? Go back and rest." Li Yusong was a mighty Soul Emperor, after all.

With one glance, he could tell that Xiao Xian had expended a great deal of Soul Power. His clothes were torn to shreds, and it was obvious he had just returned from some deep mountain forest. The strong scent of spirit beasts still clung to him; he might even have come from the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Then... all right!" Xiao Xian nodded with a smile. "Boss Dai, hang in there. I'll sleep for a while first. Call me if any new students join."

"Uh, okay..." Dai Mubai looked a little depressed. He had thought Xiao Xian could help him with some work, like last year, when he had at least served as an examiner for the fourth test.

It seemed he still had to handle it himself.

Quite a few boys and girls who had already seen Xiao Xian on the road gradually arrived and joined the line.

When they saw that Xiao Xian really was a student of Shrek Academy, they immediately felt more reassured.

With such a powerful senior, this academy surely could not be as simple as it appeared on the surface, right?

Xiao Xian glanced back. There were not many people yet, only close to a hundred. Tang San and the others would probably need to wait a while before arriving.

Xiao Xian headed into the academy. Passing an open area, he saw Oscar hawking food from a cart and patted him.

"Brother Oscar, give me some sausages."

Oscar jumped, then turned around. Delight immediately appeared on his face. "Brother Xian! You're back!"

"Come on, eat whatever you want!" He pointed at the stall. Many skewers were roasting over the charcoal fire, giving off waves of fragrance.

After Xiao Xian ate two, much of his fatigue immediately faded.

"How was it? Did you succeed?" Oscar asked expectantly.

Xiao Xian shook his head helplessly. "Not yet."

He casually tossed the skewers into the trash bin beside the stall, then patted Oscar on the shoulder. "I'm tired. I'm going back to rest for a while. Call me if there are new students."

Flender was not around. Whenever the academy had no classes, he was usually in Suotuo City minding his shop, seeing whether he could catch some gullible fool.

Xiao Xian went to see Zhao Wuji and several other teachers before returning to his dormitory and collapsing onto the bed.

He had been traveling continuously for too long and was indeed exhausted.

"..."

After sleeping for some time.

Xiao Xian was awakened by a burst of noisy commotion.

"Why are they fighting again..."

Dull booms rang out from outside, one after another, and the entire ground of Shrek trembled slightly.

With this level of commotion, Zhao Wuji's hands were definitely itching for a fight.

So getting beaten up tonight was inevitable for him.

Otherwise, given Tang Hao's purpose, he would most likely seek out Flender—the academy's strongest person—and reveal his identity.

It was too noisy outside for Xiao Xian to sleep, so he simply got up.

"Xiao Jue, come on."

Xiao Xian was still somewhat tired. Lazily, he summoned Xiao Jue, swung himself onto its back, and headed step by step toward the open area where Zhao Wuji had been.

Looking from afar.

The ground was covered in vines of varying thickness. Tang San gripped several in his hands, one of which was wrapped around the waist of a girl in a white dress. He yanked her fiercely away, dodging a conspicuous earth-yellow wave on the ground.

Zhao Wuji stood at the end of the wave. From Xiao Xian's perspective, a somewhat deranged smile was on his face as his fists, like stone lions, repeatedly slammed into the ground.

This was precisely what had awakened Xiao Xian earlier.

Xiao Xian patted Xiao Jue and had it move closer.

Tang San neutralized the ground-based area attack, and Zhao Wuji stopped.

"Xiao Wu... go!" Tang San seized the opportunity and thrust both hands forward. Xiao Wu swiftly tapped off Tang San's hands, shooting out like an arrow.

She had already completed Martial Soul Possession in midair, then flipped over and landed on Zhao Wuji's shoulders.

The vines on the ground surged at the same time, instantly binding Zhao Wuji and wildly pushing him upward.

"Still the same old strange Soft Skill."

Xiao Xian watched with little interest. Back at Nuoding Academy, Xiao Wu had often liked using this move against him.

Unfortunately, one Flying Sand and Stones could deal with every kind of defiance.

In midair, Zhao Wuji's body spun wildly under Xiao Wu's control. Her upper body twisted into an exaggerated curve as the Waist Bow activated instantly, intending to hurl Zhao Wuji viciously into the ground.

Unfortunately, Zhao Wuji became just a little serious. With a low roar, his spinning abruptly stopped, and his entire body suddenly swelled!

The terrifying muscles all over his body expanded by more than double, while his height shot up another meter, reaching well over two meters sixty.

The vines wrapped around him instantly shattered and flew outward!

Seven dazzling spirit rings directly emerged from his body, and a powerful wave of Soul Power pressed outward in every direction.

At that instant, an icy-looking girl extended her clawed hands. Her body glimmered with golden light as she rapidly circled behind Zhao Wuji, her claws dancing frantically as she attacked his weak points.

But Zhao Wuji had already completed Martial Soul Possession. Her attacks could do nothing beyond scratching his clothes.

Tang San stared fixedly at Zhao Wuji, his face somewhat pale.

Xiao Wu also looked anxious. Zhao Wuji was too strong, and her Soft Skill had no effect at all.

Without hesitation, Tang San charged directly at Zhao Wuji. As he rushed forward, a stalk of Blue Silver Grass, golden and shaped like a bamboo shoot, appeared in his palm. He immediately stuffed it into his mouth, chewed it up, and swallowed it.

The distance was very close now.

Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon activated instantly. First, he blew—!

Golden light gleamed from Tang San's right hand as he swung it with all his strength, directly striking Zhao Wuji in the chest.

Zhao Wuji burst into hearty laughter at the sight, completely unconcerned. He thrust out his chest and surged with Soul Power, intending to take the blow head-on. He wanted to test Tang San's strength.

But the next second—

Tang San's palm suddenly pulled backward!

Borrowing the force of Zhao Wuji thrusting out his own chest, he directly pulled him into a stagger.

"Suction Palm?!" Zhao Wuji was slightly startled, thinking of Xiao Xian.