The Confident Girl

At the mention of Spirit Hall, everyone in the Clear Sky Sect instantly reddened their eyes.

"Exactly, this is our only chance!"

"When the time comes, we must make Spirit Hall repay this blood debt in blood!"

"That's right, revenge!"

Boom!

Accompanied by a tremendous roar, an aged yet vigorous voice suddenly rang out from beyond the hall.

"Did you just say that Spirit Hall was responsible for the Clear Sky Sect ending up like this?"

The voice brimmed with incomparably intense killing intent!

Heaven Dou City, Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Crown Prince's chambers.

Before the desk sat a young girl with cascading golden hair draped over her shoulders. She wore a golden gown, and her exquisite face carried a cold, domineering air. Her purple eyes gazed with interest at a portrait on the desk.

The person in the portrait was a youth with short silver-white hair. His bangs fell past his brows, while his bright, lively eyes seemed to hold a sky full of stars, clear and pure.

Though his features were still youthful, he was already exceptionally handsome. One could easily foresee that once he grew up, he would become the sort of man who could make countless beauties scream with nothing more than his face!

It was Yu Bai!

"An interesting Little Fellow!"

The girl parted her red lips. After smiling faintly, she picked up the detailed dossier on Yu Bai beside her and began reading it carefully.

Several minutes passed before the girl finally put down the papers and murmured to herself.

"Innate Soul Power Level Eight? Heh. His strength surpasses others of the same rank, and he can fight opponents above his level. It seems that the Soul Rings he absorbed were all close to—or perhaps even exceeded—the usual age limit for Soul Masters absorbing Soul Rings!"

"Therefore, the Little Fellow must have spent most of his time tempering his body. Even so, his Soul Power Level is still on par with the possessors of top-tier martial souls who have equal talent!"

"So this Little Fellow's Innate Soul Power must be Level Nine, perhaps even Level Ten!"

"Concealing your brilliance from the very beginning, huh? That really fits your style from your previous life—playing the pig to eat the tiger!"

"Especially yesterday. The moment you saw that you were the protagonist being exposed, you immediately put on a good show while secretly spreading rumors to buy yourself time!"

"You really are a true genius, Little Fellow. Such a genius that I don't dare let you continue growing alone, or join another faction!"

"So, Little Fellow, you can only be conquered by me and submit to me!"

"Hehe, Little Fellow, you are destined to be mine alone!"

As she muttered, the girl immediately issued an order.

"Uncle She Mao, send people to Keling City. Have them investigate both the soldiers guarding Keling City and the carriage companies within the city! Find that person for me!"

"Have them record all cases of people entering or leaving the city, as well as all carriage rentals, from noon yesterday until now!"

"Especially the carriage companies. They should have records of the departure points and destinations for every rented carriage!"

"If he wanted to move out of Keling City without making a sound, a carriage would have been the best choice!"

Meanwhile, in the small town outside the Star Dou Great Forest.

The sky gradually darkened, and the town began to shine with brightly lit lamps.

Perhaps because it was close to the Star Dou Great Forest, the town was particularly prosperous. Trading stalls could be found everywhere, selling everything from medicinal herbs and Soul Beast meat to Soul Beast hides and fur. There were also cries of people recruiting teammates everywhere, making the place extremely lively.

At that moment, a young girl with long silver-white hair draped over her shoulders entered through the town's entrance expressionlessly. Her bright purple eyes were calm as water, and her appearance was breathtakingly beautiful. A Black-clad Giant followed behind her!

The two did not exchange a word. Without even glancing at the various stalls along the road, they walked straight ahead toward the town's only inn!

Everywhere the girl passed, the previously bustling scene immediately fell silent. Everyone, male or female, stared at her in a daze. Only after her figure had completely disappeared did they finally regain their senses. Though an inexplicable sense of loss suddenly filled them, they could not stop themselves from exclaiming.

"She's so beautiful!"

"With looks like that, shouldn't only goddesses of the God Realm possess them?"

"Yeah, she's far too beautiful!"

"Tsk, tsk. She's so gorgeous that even this old man can't bring himself to entertain thoughts of teasing her!"

"Heh! You should be glad you didn't try to tease that girl. Otherwise, you'd probably have been slapped to death by the giant following behind her!"

"That's right! With looks like hers, yet only a single giant accompanying her, she is obviously some great faction's young lady. That giant is probably specifically responsible for protecting her. If that family is so confident in entrusting their young lady to his protection, his strength is obvious!"

Meanwhile, the girl and the giant had already entered the town's only tavern. Under the gazes of the ordinary people and Soul Masters on the first floor, the two went upstairs to their rooms. Then, just like everyone outside in town, the people below began discussing them animatedly.

More than ten minutes later, a group entered the tavern.

They were none other than the Shrek group led by Zhao Wuji!

After sitting down at an empty table, ordering their dishes, and handing the menu back to the attendant, Ma Hongjun was the first to be unable to hold back.

"Hey! Do you know what's going on? Ever since we entered this town, we've heard people all along the way praising some beautiful woman?"

"Do you think there really are beauties as stunning as they say?"

As he spoke, Ma Hongjun raised his brows at Dai Mubai and Oscar beside him, his tiny eyes brimming with indescribable lechery.

When Ma Hongjun looked at him, Dai Mubai discreetly glanced at Zhu Zhuqing, who was sitting with Ning Rongrong nearby, then deliberately raised his voice.

"Definitely! If they weren't beautiful, everyone in this town wouldn't be talking about them and praising them!"

"At the very least, look at our group walking through town—did you hear anyone talking about us?"

The moment those words came out, Xiao Wu, who had been snuggling up to Tang San nearby, immediately glared at Dai Mubai in displeasure and puffed up her cheeks.

"You lecherous tiger, what did you say?!"

"It's only because Sister Xiao Wu hasn't grown up yet. Otherwise, just wait and see whether they'd talk about Sister Xiao Wu then!"

As for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, they simply ignored everything, lowering their heads and huddling together as they whispered about something.

Unlike in the original story, where Ning Rongrong had been isolated by everyone, after absorbing Gu Xun'er's cultivation knowledge and life experience, Zhu Zhuqing found this so-called Shrek Academy downright laughable!

The registration fee was ten Gold Soul Coins per attempt, while tuition was one hundred Gold Soul Coins a year. Based on the fees alone, it was already comparable to some prestigious and powerful advanced Soul Master Academies!

What right did a sham academy that did not even possess an imperial license as an advanced Soul Master Academy have to charge so much?!

Even more laughable were its so-called strict admission standards!

With Shrek's pathetic conditions and strength, where did it get the nerve to recruit that sort of genius?! Wasn't it simply a scam academy?!

What gave a scam academy like this the confidence and nerve to ostracize and condemn Ning Rongrong?

Thanks to the great Little Fox for the reward, thanks