Ye Tianxing Is an Honest Man

Ye Ping'an, twelve years old. Martial Soul: Seven Star Sword. Soul Power: Rank 29.

The Seven Star Sword Martial Soul had appeared before in the history of Douluo Continent. Thousands of years ago, a Titled Douluo known as Sword had brought this sword to prominence, after which it vanished completely from record.

Ye Tianxing had read many ancient books at Spirit Hall and knew of all manner of Martial Souls. With Qian Renxue's soul bone skill, the identity of "Ye Ping'an" was born.

Only because even Titled Douluo could not see through it did Ye Tianxing dare risk going to Shrek Academy.

Suotuo City, the Granary City, held immense strategic importance within the Heaven Dou Empire and was a battleground coveted by military strategists.

Ye Tianxing had once eavesdropped on Bibi Dong's conversations and knew full well how important this city was. Even Bibi Dong had secretly simulated plans to besiege the city several times. It seemed she had been preparing for a long time, merely waiting for the right moment.

Wearing Ye Ping'an's face, Ye Tianxing walked along the empty dirt road beneath the blazing sun, taking in the golden ears of wheat lining both sides. As the breeze swept past, the golden waves of wheat rolled like an ocean, a truly striking sight.

"Yo! There are really quite a lot of people coming to Shrek Academy!"

Ye Tianxing looked toward the old village not far ahead. He could vaguely see many people standing in line—some adults had brought children, while others had come alone.

"What kind of lousy academy is this? The facilities are incomplete, the teachers collecting fees are so arrogant, and registration costs ten Gold Soul Coins at a time!"

"My son was only half a year over the age limit, and he even had a hundred-year first ring, but he was still rejected. This Shrek Academy isn't some fake, is it?"

"What does that amount to? I only went to ask for my tuition back, and I was threatened by one of the academy's students. Good grief, he was even a Soul Elder! Am I, an ordinary person, worth a Soul Elder making a move against? This is simply too much!"

Quite a few people left with their children in tow, grumbling and cursing all the way. Naturally, they did not dare curse Shrek Academy to its face and could only point fingers behind its back.

Ye Tianxing very much agreed with their views. If not for the Blue Silver Emperor and the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, he would never have come here.

Wouldn't returning to Heaven Dou City to keep courting his sister be much nicer?

But then again, Tang Hao and Ning Fengzhi had conspired this time, and the key to breaking the deadlock lay in the false intelligence provided by Qian Renxue. He could also take the opportunity to trip up Shrek Academy, and then there was the Imperial Fighting Team that would arrive later, along with Dugu Bo secretly following them.

Ye Tianxing had more than enough confidence that Tang Hao and Ning Fengzhi would regret this for the rest of their lives.

Ye Tianxing stood at the end of the line. The queue before him was long, and these people were plainly dressed, with many patches on their clothes. At a glance, they were clearly from poor families.

Above the village hung five large green, peeling characters that read "Shrek Academy," while creeping plants had swallowed more than half of the signboard.

In front of the academy, an elderly man in gray clothes with graying hair sat behind a desk, testing the bone age of one applicant after another.

"Unqualified! Next!"

"Too old. Next!"

"What? You want your registration fee back? Mubai, go!"

A youth with golden hair, a burly build, resolute features, and sinister eyes stepped out from behind the old man. Evil Eye White Tiger Dai Mubai, third prince of the Star Luo Empire and eldest of the Shrek Seven Devils.

Ye Tianxing had once looked up information on Dai Mubai. The Martial Soul this man displayed was exactly the same as the records—it truly was the inherited Martial Soul of the Star Luo royal family: the White Tiger.

His configuration of two yellow and one purple Spirit Rings utterly dissuaded the person who had wanted his registration fee back. He left in embarrassment with his child.

The white-haired old man seated behind the desk looked extremely impatient. Tapping on the table, he said, "I've already made it very clear. If you don't understand the academy's rules and just came to try your luck, you can leave now. Otherwise, you'll just be throwing away your registration fee."

After saying that, someone else stepped forward, dropped ten Gold Soul Coins into the box, and brought their child up.

Ye Tianxing found it rather amusing. With his eyesight, he could tell that more than ninety-five percent of the people here were unqualified. Either their Spirit Ring configuration was poor, they were slightly over the age limit, or their Soul Power failed to meet the standard.

Though they knew they might return empty-handed, they still rushed to hand over their money one after another. All he could say was that parents' hearts were pitiful everywhere.

Before long, Ye Ping'an, disguised by Ye Tianxing, arrived before Li Yusong.

"The registration fee is ten Gold Soul Coins." Seeing that Ye Tianxing did not move, Li Yusong assumed this was his first time here and that he did not understand Shrek Academy's registration rules.

"I heard that Shrek Academy is an academy for monsters. I wonder if I might pass your test in another way?" Ye Tianxing proposed.

"Oh?" Li Yusong's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he could not help looking Ye Tianxing over a few more times. His interest was immediately piqued. "Let's hear it."

"I value money as much as my life, and I'm also quite skilled at fighting. The strength that this young man displayed just now made me eager to test myself. Might I spar with him? If I win, you can consider me passed. If I lose, I will offer ten Gold Soul Coins and leave at once."

Li Yusong laughed as well, then looked at Dai Mubai with a smile. "Mubai, are you interested?"

A blazing fighting spirit erupted in Dai Mubai's eyes. His large hands rubbed against each other, clearly showing that Ye Tianxing's request had stirred his interest.

"Teacher Li Yusong, I'd be delighted!" Dai Mubai immediately assumed a fighting stance.

Li Yusong nodded in agreement and looked at Ye Tianxing. "Fine. As long as you defeat Mubai, you'll have passed my test."

Ye Tianxing stepped forward and locked eyes with Dai Mubai. Fighting intent had already filled both their gazes.

"Dai Mubai, White Tiger Martial Soul, Rank 37 Assault System Battle Soul Elder." After speaking, three Spirit Rings lit up beneath Dai Mubai's feet. Muscles bulged all over his body, the character for "king" appeared on his forehead, and his broad, powerful hands transformed into thick and forceful white tiger claws.

"Ye Ping'an, Seven Star Sword Martial Soul, Rank 29 Assault System Soul Grandmaster." A longsword appeared in Ye Tianxing's right hand. The blade bore the Big Dipper, with a faint thread of sword aura winding around it.

"Not bad! Not bad!" Li Yusong nodded in satisfaction. This youth called Ye Ping'an actually dared challenge an older student, and his Martial Soul was the Seven Star Sword, which had only appeared once thousands of years ago. Flender would surely be pleased with such a superb Tool Martial Soul.

"Not bad, kid! Take this!"

Dai Mubai kicked off the ground with his right foot and charged forward like a fierce tiger descending the mountain.

Ye Tianxing used his sword to block Dai Mubai's twin tiger fists. The wind from the punches swept through Ye Tianxing's hair. Such tremendous force—he truly was worthy of being the future eldest of the Shrek Seven Devils.

"I couldn't tell, but you've got even more strength than I do!" Dai Mubai was somewhat surprised. This youth called Ye Ping'an had a rather slender build, yet the strength he unleashed at this moment was not inferior to his own in the slightest.

"So your name is Dai Mubai. I saw you in the city a few days ago," Ye Tianxing suddenly said.

Dai Mubai laughed at that. "Don't think I'll go easy on you just because you're trying to get friendly."

"No, I'm not that kind of person. I'm a thoroughly honest man." Ye Tianxing shook his head, then raised his voice several times over and shouted, "I saw you with your arms around two gorgeous twin girls as you entered a place called the Rose Hotel. Even the lobby manager personally came out to greet you. Looks like you're a regular there! You must be quite battle-hardened, huh!"

Upon hearing that, Dai Mubai's handsome face instantly turned the color of liver!