True Monsters

"You three brats, why aren't you cultivating properly at the academy? Where have you run off to fool around this time?"

Flender glared darkly at Dai Mubai and the other two, who were hiding behind Li Yusong, and berated them with disappointment.

In truth, he could guess exactly where Dai Mubai and the others had gone to fool around.

Usually, he could let it slide, but for them to act like this even today, in front of Qi Lin and the other two, made Flender feel somewhat embarrassed.

Behind Li Yusong, Ma Hongjun and Oscar immediately shrank their necks when they heard Flender's scolding.

One of them was short and chubby, with two little mustaches above his lips. His eyes kept drifting toward Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu, giving him a shifty, rat-faced look.

The other had thick white hair that nearly covered his eyes and an exceptionally long beard, making him look like a little old man.

No matter how one looked at them, neither seemed like a proper student.

As for the last one, Dai Mubai?

He at least looked presentable, but the air of a spoiled young master clung heavily to him. The corners of his mouth kept curling up, and he did not look much like a student either.

Of course, with Ma Hongjun and Oscar beside him, he instead appeared to be the most normal one at the moment.

Yet his gaze remained fixed on Zhu Zhuqing, who was sitting with Xiao Wu beneath the shade of a tree.

He had not immediately recognized Zhu Zhuqing, but he could sense a close connection between their martial spirits.

Noticing Dai Mubai's gaze, Xiao Wu pulled Zhu Zhuqing over and muttered softly, "Zhuqing, why does that spoiled brat keep staring over here? Did he recognize you?"

Zhu Zhuqing replied indifferently, "I don't know. But he probably hasn't recognized me. He only noticed me because there is a special connection between his martial spirit and mine."

Flender heard their conversation, and his brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

It seemed that something had happened between Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing!

At that moment, Qi Lin looked at Flender with a smile and teased, "Headmaster, the three students of our Shrek Academy certainly do look rather unique."

Flender could only give a dry laugh at that, then shot Dai Mubai and the other two a vicious glare.

At this point, Ma Hongjun and Oscar did not dare make a sound. Only Dai Mubai spoke with an unruffled expression. "Headmaster, we weren't out fooling around. We went to help Fatty deal with the Evil Fire in his body."

Flender snorted coldly after hearing that.

"Even if Fatty needs to deal with his Evil Fire, he can go by himself. What were you and Little Ao doing there?"

"Look at yourselves. If you spent this time meditating a little more, your Soul Power wouldn't still be at such a level."

After hearing Flender's lecture, Dai Mubai waved his hand dismissively.

"Headmaster, when did you become so nagging?"

"With our talent, even if we cultivate a few hours less every day, we're still far beyond ordinary people."

"After all..."

"We're monsters!"

The moment those words were spoken, Zhu Zhuqing's expression turned utterly icy. Xiao Wu, meanwhile, burst out laughing with a "pfft."

Xiao Wu had no idea how talented these three "monsters" actually were, but watching Dai Mubai boast so shamelessly made her feel as though she were watching a toad at the bottom of a well.

Not far away, Dai Mubai frowned at Xiao Wu's laughter, inwardly displeased.

But seeing that the headmaster and several teachers were present, he could only force down his emotions. He silently decided that after today, he would teach this little girl a lesson.

As for the identities of Xiao Wu and the other two, he had already guessed them.

They were nothing more than his future junior schoolmates, weren't they?

He could take the opportunity to teach this little girl a lesson and establish his authority before the other two newcomers.

Thinking this, Dai Mubai's gaze involuntarily drifted back to Zhu Zhuqing.

Looking at her cool, aloof face and voluptuous figure, a lecherous gleam flashed through Dai Mubai's eyes.

Once everyone had arrived, Zhao Wuji finally patted his backside and stood up.

"Old Flender, now that everyone's here, shouldn't you tell us who these three little ones are?"

"I'd like to see just what kind of background they have to make a sly old fox like you act so mysterious."

After Zhao Wuji spoke, the other teachers could not help turning their gazes toward them as well.

As for Dai Mubai and the other two, they still wore casual, indifferent expressions.

In their eyes, no matter how talented these three were, they could not be much better than themselves. What was there to pay attention to?

Seeing this, Flender stood together with Qi Lin and the other two, then cleared his throat.

He then pointed at Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu.

"First, these two are the new students of Shrek Academy, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu."

"Zhu Zhuqing, a level twenty-seven Agility Attack Type Attack Spirit Master. Her martial spirit is the Hell Spirit Cat."

As he introduced Zhu Zhuqing, Flender cast a seemingly casual glance toward Dai Mubai.

Sure enough, upon hearing the name Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai's body instantly stiffened, his eyes filled with shock.

As for everyone else, they showed no particular reaction.

At twelve or thirteen years old, with twenty-seventh-rank Soul Power, was that impressive?

But when it came time to introduce Xiao Wu, every single one of them lost their composure.

"Xiao Wu, thirty-seventh-rank Agility Attack Type Attack Spirit Master. Her martial spirit is the Soft Bone Rabbit."

"Oh, right. She's only twelve years old."

Flender finished the introduction with a faint smile, and everyone present cried out in shock.

"Twelve years old, thirty-seventh rank?"

"How is that possible?"

"Boss Flender, you're not joking with us, are you?"

Zhao Wuji stared at Flender in utter disbelief, as though trying to find some sign on his face that this was a joke.

The other teachers were no different!

Yet Flender merely shook his head, secretly amused.

This is nothing, and you already can't handle it?

If I mention Qi Lin later, won't his talent scare you to death?

Once they confirmed that Flender was not joking, Zhao Wuji and the others all sucked in a cold breath.

But then one of them said, "Boss Flender, although this little girl's talent is enough to call her a monster among monsters, there's no need to gather all of us just to announce this, right?"

"Wait..."

"Could this little fellow's talent be even more terrifying than hers?"

As soon as he said that, everyone immediately turned their eyes toward Qi Lin beside them.

Noticing their gazes, Qi Lin returned them with an exceptionally friendly smile.

It was not only the teachers—Dai Mubai and the other two also stared at Qi Lin in stunned shock.

Xiao Wu's talent was already absurd enough, yet they had never expected someone even more monstrous than Xiao Wu.

Compared to him, the talent they had always taken pride in was simply a joke.

At that moment, Dai Mubai finally understood why Xiao Wu had suddenly laughed when he said that he, Oscar, and Fatty were monsters.

So they were the real monsters!

However, Flender's next words shocked him even more.

Seeing that the time was right, Flender said with a faint smile, "Your guesses are correct. Qi Lin's talent is indeed stronger than Xiao Wu's—and not by just a little."

"However, the reason I made such a big fuss and called all of you here to announce this isn't because of Qi Lin's talent, but because of his next identity!"

Hearing this, everyone looked at Flender curiously.

What other identity did Qi Lin have?

Wasn't he a student of Shrek Academy?

Flender then gave a solemn introduction at an unhurried pace. "Qi Lin, forty-eighth-rank Support Type Soul Ancestor, martial spirit: Four-Leaf Clover. At this headmaster's sincere invitation, he has ultimately decided to take up a teaching position at Shrek Academy!"

It had to be said, Flender truly understood the art of speaking.

Just listen to how he put it.

A sincere invitation!

The moment he said that, Qi Lin felt pretty pleased with himself!