Smooth Enrollment, Seven Monsters Gather

But it was already too late.

A layer of golden light glowed over Tang San's body. Using the force of Zhao Wuji's own forward push, he easily threw him off balance, tipping his body forward. Seizing the moment, he instantly lifted Zhao Wuji into the air.

Xiao Wu's opportunity had come. Without hesitation, she unleashed her Soft Skill.

Her long legs wrapped around him fiercely. The Waist Bow activated again, her slender waist twisting backward at an exaggerated angle before driving her legs violently outward!

Elastic potential energy transformed into kinetic energy.

With Zhao Wuji's body in tow, she spun violently through the air. Only after turning him upside down did she slam him fiercely toward the ground.

Just as Xiao Wu herself was about to hit the ground, a strand of Blue Silver Grass wrapped around her body and yanked her into the air, halting her fall. With a flip, she landed steadily on the ground.

Everything happened very quickly.

Xiao Xian had only just reached the edge of the field and recalled Xiao Jue. He could not help covering his face, unable to bear watching.

With a boom, Zhao Wuji's huge body struck the ground headfirst, his entire head sinking straight into the dirt.

Even Dai Mubai on the other side was somewhat dumbfounded. The corner of his mouth twitched; he wanted to laugh but did not dare.

Over the past year, because of Xiao Xian, Zhao Wuji had become far more violent than before.

Xiao Wu was a little nervous, afraid that she had hit too hard. Tang San shook his head. He could sense that Zhao Wuji's aura remained steady, so he was clearly uninjured. Besides, he had not even used a soul skill.

Tang San looked toward the incense stick at the edge of the field. He had glanced at it earlier; it should not have burned down much.

The situation was still grim.

But...

Tang San's gaze fell on the edge of the field behind him, where he happened to spot a familiar figure smiling with narrowed eyes!

"Brother!" Tang San cried out in surprise, his eyes trembling! Even his Soul Power fluctuations became somewhat chaotic; he was clearly overwhelmed with excitement.

On the field, Xiao Wu instantly turned to look as well.

Her eyes lit up briefly, and she was clearly a little happy too. But the next moment, she pursed her lips and made a face at Xiao Xian.

Dai Mubai was startled by that cry of "Brother."

Xiao Xian's younger brother?

At the back of the field, the sweet girl in the white dress also glanced over.

But the icy girl beside her did not even move her head, merely staring fixedly at Zhao Wuji on the ground.

"Xiao San, Xiao Wu, long time no see." Xiao Xian broke into a broad smile and waved enthusiastically at them.

Zhao Wuji pushed himself off the ground and pulled his head out. Brushing the dirt from his hair, he complained irritably, "An eighty-year-old mother got thrown by her own child. This is an assessment, and you're catching up—! Looks like I'll have to get serious!"

He had just stood up and was about to tell them to continue.

"Teacher Zhao, the incense has burned out." Xiao Xian smiled as he pointed at the fully burned incense stick in the distance.

"...??"

Zhao Wuji froze. Following Xiao Xian's finger, he looked over. Sure enough, the incense had burned out. A light breeze passed by, and a long strip of ash fell to the ground.

"Good... very good!" Zhao Wuji instantly realized something. He shot Xiao Xian a fierce glare before turning to the others, especially Tang San and Xiao Wu, and said helplessly, "You've all passed."

"That works too...?!" The girl in the white dress was stunned. Standing at the back, she had happened to see Xiao Xian's sneaky little move earlier.

Tang San and Xiao Wu looked at each other. Though they were happy, there was still some hesitation in their eyes.

"Passed means passed. Go on, Xiao Xian, take them away." Zhao Wuji withdrew his martial soul and flopped onto his recliner.

The four of them had forced out his martial soul and made him suffer such a huge loss. That alone had already satisfied him greatly.

He had wanted to continue only to teach them a lesson, to let them know that they were still weak—pitifully weak. He did not want them to become arrogant because of their talent.

Shrek Academy had seen such examples before: students whose pride held back their progress until they faded into obscurity.

But...

The corners of Zhao Wuji's mouth curled slightly into a half-smile.

Seeing Xiao Xian, he realized he had worried too much.

With such a freak as a fellow student, who could possibly become arrogant?

Even Dai Mubai, as proud as he was, had been "forced" by Xiao Xian to become much more serious. He had even stopped seeking out those twins so often.

"Come with me. I'll take you to find somewhere to stay." The faint smile remained on Xiao Xian's face as he beckoned to them.

Xiao Wu cheered and skipped after him. Tang San immediately followed, while the girl in the white dress and the icy girl no longer hesitated after seeing this.

Dai Mubai coughed and wanted to follow as well.

"Dai Mubai, where do you think you're going?! Don't you know you're an examiner? Stay here and keep watch!" Zhao Wuji glared at him and snapped.

Dai Mubai immediately stopped.

He looked at the five people gradually walking away, his expression somewhat helpless.

"Good luck, Boss Dai!" Xiao Xian waved to him from afar, a teasing smile on his face.

"..."

"We're here." Xiao Xian led them across the open field to another area, where many small wooden cabins stood.

Tang San followed behind, staring at Xiao Xian the entire time.

A year! He had finally seen his Senior Brother again.

Xiao Xian seemed a little thinner, and he also looked somewhat tired. Was the coursework at Shrek Academy that difficult?

He had so much he wanted to say, but with the other students present, it was not the time to catch up. Tang San could only suppress his chaotic thoughts.

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San, then at Xiao Xian, and pursed her lips again.

"This is where I live with another student." Xiao Xian pointed at his dormitory. "The one beside it belongs to that blond male student you saw during the test."

"If anything comes up at the academy, you can find him, or you can find me."

"The girls' dormitories are over there. Two people to a room; choose for yourselves." Xiao Xian pointed toward several small wooden cabins dozens of meters away.

The male and female dormitory areas were fairly far apart.

"Xiao San, just choose one over here. They're all empty." Xiao Xian pointed to the row of cabins on this side.

"Then I'll choose this one."

Tang San decisively chose the small wooden cabin next to Xiao Xian's dormitory.

"Alright, go get settled. In half an hour, gather at my place. I'll take you around to familiarize yourselves with the other areas and meet the other teachers."

"If you need anything, call me. I'll be in my dormitory."

"Go get settled first." Xiao Xian patted Tang San on the shoulder.

Tang San immediately felt his Soul Power seem to speed up slightly.

"Senior Brother...!" Tang San was delighted. It was his Senior Brother's Sunlight Spore! His emotions calmed, and he felt a little embarrassed to call Xiao Xian "Brother" again in front of everyone.

Xiao Xian blinked and made a Blowing Fire Palm gesture.

Seeing Xiao Xian's expression and gesture, Xiao Wu immediately had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, when she arrived at the girls' dormitory area dozens of meters away, she discovered that every dormitory was filthy and covered in dust, as though they had not been cleaned in ages.

She immediately ran into Xiao Xian's dormitory, grabbed his arm, and shook it back and forth. In a sweet, coquettish voice, she said, "Brother Xian~! Can you use your Blowing Fire Palm~! Help me clean up! Just one whoosh, it'll be really quick!"

Tang San was next door. Hearing the commotion, he could not help laughing.

After her Senior Brother graduated, Big Sister Xiao Wu had run wild at Nuoding Academy. She had this side to her too?