God King Tang's Handiwork?

"They're fighting, they're fighting..."

Inside Dormitory 161, Chen Junting, who had been talking with Dugu Xin, was suddenly drawn to the commotion outside.

"What's going on out there?"

He slowly rose to his feet. Just as he was about to head out, he turned to Dugu Xin, who was sitting on the bed. "Want to go take a look?"

"I'll pass."

In an instant, Chen Junting felt that Dugu Xin had changed.

He had gone from being talkative to withdrawn.

The drastic shift not only made Chen Junting marvel at how quickly he changed faces, but also made him realize that Dugu Xin's psychological issues were probably quite serious.

"Then I'll go take a look first. I have something to do afterward, so I might not be back until tonight." Chen Junting opened the door and glanced at the sky.

"If you need anything, I can bring you dinner." With that, he carefully closed the door.

A smile unconsciously appeared on Dugu Xin's face.

This was the first friend he had made since birth.

Downstairs from the Dormitory Building, many new students had gathered in a circle.

At the center were Huo Yuhao and his roommate, Wang Dong. However, Huo Yuhao was clearly at a disadvantage.

"I told you, with your strength, I could beat you until you were crawling for teeth without even summoning my Martial Soul." Wang Dong arrogantly raised her head and looked at Huo Yuhao with disdain. Yet when she saw his Ten-Year Soul Ring begin to pulse, a trace of vigilance flashed through her eyes.

Although she looked down on Huo Yuhao's strength verbally, their earlier exchange had made her take him a little more seriously. If this guy suddenly used a Soul Skill, she could still suffer if she let her guard down.

Just then, Huo Yuhao abruptly raised his head!

First Soul Skill, Soul Shock!

A flash of white light passed through his pale golden eyes. Immediately afterward, Wang Dong felt as though her brain had been pierced by needles.

The intense pain instantly blanked out her mind.

However, because she had been on guard beforehand, a pair of blue butterfly wings unfolded just before the attack struck. Their peerless, flawless beauty entered the eyes of the watching new students.

"Wow—"

Those dazzling wings were simply too stunning, and all the new students present cried out in amazement.

Even Mu En, who had been observing everything with his spiritual power, was no less shocked than the new students. A complex and strange expression appeared between his aged brows, which could normally crush a fly.

"Young people these days really know how to play, huh? The Light Goddess Butterfly, the most beautiful Martial Soul..."

Suddenly, he seemed to notice something. His slightly strange murmur immediately became a mutter, making the rest impossible for anyone else to hear.

But in the end, he seemed to stop paying attention.

In the clearing at that moment—

"You bastard!"

Her wings beat, carrying Wang Dong into the air.

Clutching her head, she looked at Huo Yuhao below, whom she had narrowly avoided crashing into. Embarrassment and anger appeared on her face for once. Even the praise from the other new students over the beauty of her Martial Soul sounded like mockery to Wang Dong. The more they praised her, the more awkward she felt.

A dignified Soul Grandmaster had nearly been defeated by a mere Soul Master. Even if she had not used her Martial Soul just now.

The more she thought about it, the stronger the defiance and resentment in Wang Dong's eyes became.

As she stared at Huo Yuhao, who was meeting her gaze, she was just about to say something when...

"Hey! How can you be so shameless?!"

With an angry shout, a stream of fire shot toward her!

Before Wang Dong could react, the flames streaked past her shoulder!

"Who was that?!"

Wang Dong had already been humiliated after suffering at Huo Yuhao's hands and had been too embarrassed to continue attacking. Now, the flames instantly ignited the anger in her heart! She whirled around and looked toward where the fire had come from!

On the second floor of the freshmen's dormitory, a fiery red-haired figure stood in Martial Soul Possession.

She was Wu Feng.

Back on the sixth-floor corridor, Wu Feng had seen Huo Yuhao being bullied by a Soul Grandmaster. Already hot-tempered, she was instantly enraged. Ignoring the strange looks from the boys, she rushed down to the boys' dormitory on the second floor and fired a blast of Dragon's Fire straight at Wang Dong!

"It was me!"

Wu Feng leaped down from the second floor!

The watching new students hurriedly made way, not daring to block Wu Feng's path.

"You dare bully Huo Yuhao? Don't you know he's my little brother, that I, Wu Feng, am backing him up?!" Two yellow Soul Rings circled around her, displaying the cultivation of a Soul Grandmaster.

"Wu Feng."

Seeing this, warmth rose in Huo Yuhao's heart.

"Just you?"

Although Wang Dong sensed that Wu Feng's cultivation was higher than hers, Wu Feng's Soul Ring configuration could not compare with her own. One yellow and one purple Soul Ring floated behind her dazzling wings, and Wang Dong's arrogance resurfaced.

She had been too embarrassed to use her full strength against Huo Yuhao earlier, but now that another Soul Grandmaster had come looking for trouble, she could have a proper fight and vent the anger in her heart!

Just as the two stood at daggers drawn...

"Enough. Don't you know Shrek Academy's rules? You can't fight anywhere except the Soul Fighting Stage."

A sharp aura, carrying vast killing intent, enveloped Wang Dong in the air.

It seemed intent on stopping the dispute.

This made a slit open in Mu En's eyes as he watched Chen Junting and murmured, "Nascent Intent, and even an understanding of how to use Momentum. The Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect found a fine seedling!" Then his tone became somewhat desolate and disappointed. "What a pity that Shrek has no successors."

Meanwhile, caught completely off guard, Wang Dong nearly fell from the sky.

But when she saw that Wu Feng had not been affected in the slightest, Wang Dong could not stop herself from roaring inwardly!

This is definitely targeted! Definitely!

"Whoosh—"

Hearing the uproar around her, Wang Dong looked in that direction. A man and a woman, both with near-perfect appearances, had arrived in the middle of the crowd. The blonde woman even walked over to the one called Wu Feng and reprimanded her.

"Sister Feng, this is Shrek Academy, not our Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. You weren't wrong, but you still need to follow Shrek's rules. After all, we are students now."

But this clearly did not make Wang Dong happy. Those four were obviously all together!

And the white-haired man staring at her was very strong! He was also the bastard who had intimidated her just now!

Unaware that Wang Dong was cursing him in her heart, Chen Junting had already slowly withdrawn his gaze.

He had learned the course of events from other new students on the third floor long ago.

He had not expected Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao to be roommates again.

If God King Tang had not had a hand in this, Chen Junting would never believe it. Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence?

Of course, he did not think God King Tang had personally stepped in to manipulate anything.

After all, if he really wanted Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao to share a dormitory, he only needed to manipulate Wang Dong.

What concerned him more, however, was God King Tang's purpose.

Judging from the current situation in the God Realm, it would not be easy for him to manipulate all this from behind the scenes.

But it was not as though he could not do it.

In other words, Chen Junting had caused subtle changes in Huo Yuhao's life trajectory, such as changing from joining the Tang Sect to joining the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect. This was something God King Tang believed could be changed.

But the fact that Wang Dong and Huo Yuhao were roommates could not be changed, judging by the current situation.

Which meant...

"The grand Momentum cannot be changed, while the lesser Momentum remains unchanged."

"This so-called grand Momentum is for Huo Yuhao to fall in love with Wang Dong'er, then for Tang Wutong, who obtains the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's Golden Dragon Bloodline and the Golden Dragon Spear, to become a dog chain used to leash Huo Yuhao—or rather, Dai Yuhao. Everything else is probably merely lesser Momentum to God King Tang. If that's the case..."

Chen Junting considered it briefly and came up with some ideas.

If that was truly the case, then there were some matters he no longer needed to worry about God King Tang interfering with. For example, at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, their chances of obtaining Immortal Herbs other than the Lovesick Heartbreak Red had increased once again.

"All right, stop gathering here. There won't be any more fighting, so please disperse."

Seeing that the new students were still planning to stay and watch the spectacle, Chen Junting spoke after reining in his thoughts.

With no more entertainment to watch, the new students gave him face and gradually dispersed. Some returned to their dormitories to cultivate, while others went off to explore Shrek Academy.

But none of that had anything to do with Chen Junting and the others. Before long, only Chen Junting's group of four and Wang Dong remained in the clearing.

"Little brother, this conflict should end here." Chen Junting turned around. His tone seemed faintly amused, but his gaze was as calm as still water.

Seeing this, Wang Dong released her Martial Soul Possession.

Of course, it was not because she was afraid.

It was because she knew when to yield.

Looking at Huo Yuhao's stubborn face, she was the first to speak resentfully. "I lost earlier."

Huo Yuhao stepped forward and looked at her coldly. "I will follow the five rules you mentioned earlier out of respect for my roommate, but never because of your threats. And I won't be afraid of your threats, either."

With that, he turned to the three people standing behind him. "Brother Junting, Sister Xiaotian, Wu Feng, let's go."

Only Wang Dong remained standing there in a daze, along with Mu En behind her, lying in his chair and watching the show.

Not long afterward, an aged voice rang out.

"Little ones..."