Favored by Fate

Qi Lin clapped his hands and smiled with narrowed eyes at Flender. "Dean Flender, I think this little fatty should understand what it means to respect his teacher now."

The truth was, Qi Lin had been so ruthless with Ma Hongjun partly because of some personal feelings.

After all, given Qi Lin's personality, he would rarely come to hate someone based on subjective assumptions.

So even in his previous life, despite the poor online reputations of characters like Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai, Qi Lin would not instinctively dislike them the moment he met them. If anything, he was more curious about the characters from the book.

But once he truly came into contact with them, the flaws they revealed shifted Qi Lin's attitude toward disdain.

Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang craved fame and profit, arrogant and conceited.

What left Qi Lin most speechless was that, despite Qi Lin already being a Soul Ancestor of over forty levels, the man still had not given up on the idea of taking him as a disciple.

Even Qi Lin admired the firmness of his conviction.

Tang San, meanwhile, looked kindhearted but was ruthless within, his outward appearance at odds with his true nature.

Although he always acted as though they were close brothers whenever he faced Qi Lin, Qi Lin saw little genuine affection for him in Tang San's eyes.

Thus, while Qi Lin did not deliberately distance himself from Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, he had no intention of forming a deep friendship with them either.

As for Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun—

One was cowardly and incompetent, utterly lacking in responsibility.

The other bullied the weak and feared the strong, arrogant and brainless.

Though they had only known each other for a short time, both Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had left Qi Lin with an exceptionally poor impression.

Unless something unexpected happened, the day Shrek Academy went to the imperial capital would be the day he left.

Not far away, Flender's mouth twitched slightly after hearing Qi Lin's words.

However, he could also tell that although Ma Hongjun looked utterly miserable, most of his injuries were merely superficial.

Only that final kick had likely been a bit heavy and might have injured his internal organs.

Therefore, Flender showed no concern. Instead, he felt Ma Hongjun had deserved this beating.

Hopefully, after this, the fatty would be smarter in the future.

It was about time he dealt with that foolish brain of his.

"Haha, well done! That fatty is the sort who'll tear the roof off if he goes three days without a beating."

"Teaching him a lesson today will help him remember it."

Flender laughed heartily, and his attitude toward Qi Lin remained unchanged.

"It was nothing!"

Qi Lin spread his hands, somewhat surprised by Flender's attitude.

After all, Ma Hongjun was Flender's direct disciple, yet he had been beaten into such a miserable state, and Flender showed no intention of blaming Qi Lin.

That made Qi Lin regard Flender a little more highly.

The other teachers were even more astonished by Qi Lin's methods and stepped forward one after another to praise him.

Of course, no one was foolish enough to ask why a support-type soul master possessed such terrifying combat strength.

Meanwhile, Flender turned his gaze toward Dai Mubai and Oscar.

After pausing briefly on the former and giving him a meaningful look, he turned to the latter.

"Little Ao, hurry and give the fatty two Recovery Great Sausages."

"Oh, okay." Hearing the dean's voice, Oscar finally snapped out of his shock at Qi Lin's brutal beating of Ma Hongjun. Then, with a lecherous grin, he recited the incantation for his soul skill.

"I have a big sausage!"

As soon as he spoke, two sausages appeared in his hands. He then jogged over to Ma Hongjun.

"L-Little Ao, hurry and feed me the sausages!"

Ma Hongjun twitched as he groaned in pain.

Looking at Ma Hongjun's face, swollen like a pig's head, then recalling Qi Lin's harmless appearance at the beginning, Oscar shuddered inwardly.

Damn, the contrast was way too huge!

Still, Oscar promptly stuffed the sausages into Ma Hongjun's mouth.

After Ma Hongjun swallowed the sausages, his pained groans immediately weakened considerably. However, his pig-headed face showed no sign of losing its swelling.

With that little incident over, Qi Lin naturally became a teacher at Shrek Academy.

The crowd dispersed.

Just as Qi Lin, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing were about to leave, Dai Mubai's voice sounded behind them.

"Zhu Zhuqing!"

Hearing Dai Mubai's voice, Qi Lin and Xiao Wu could not help looking at Zhu Zhuqing beside them.

Zhu Zhuqing paused slightly, then shook her head. "Ignore him. We'll go our own way."

The three continued walking without paying Dai Mubai the slightest attention.

Dai Mubai frowned at the sight, then quickened his pace and blocked their path.

"Zhuqing, how about we talk?"

"Didn't you travel all the way from the imperial capital of the Star Luo Empire to Shrek just to find me?"

"Now that I'm here, why are you ignoring me?"

Dai Mubai asked in a deep voice.

Zhu Zhuqing gave a cold laugh. "What is there for us to talk about? Why aren't you continuing to sleep with those twin sisters? What are you doing blocking my way?"

Upon hearing this, Dai Mubai immediately realized. "So the three people outside the clothing store yesterday really were you."

Thinking about how Zhu Zhuqing had caught him red-handed while he had a woman in each arm, Dai Mubai silently cursed his bad luck.

But outwardly, he wore an earnest expression. "Zhuqing, that was a misunderstanding. I have no relationship with them at all. It was just an act for the occasion."

"Heh." Zhu Zhuqing sneered, her gaze turning icy as she looked at Dai Mubai.

"Do you take us for fools?"

"You can even make up such a clumsy lie. Dai Mubai, you're completely beyond saving."

Dai Mubai's expression darkened at once.

"Zhu Zhuqing, do you have to be like this?"

"We are—"

Before he could finish, Zhu Zhuqing interrupted what he was about to say.

"There are no 'we's'!"

"From this day on, you and I have nothing to do with each other!"

Her words were resolute and unwavering.

A flash of violence passed through Dai Mubai's eyes as his face turned livid.

"Zhu Zhuqing, you'd better think this through!"

"Without me, how will you stand against Zhu Zhuyun and Dai Weisi?"

Zhu Zhuqing staggered at his words, her face turning deathly pale.

Noticing this detail, Dai Mubai's lips curled into a cold smile.

Hmph, let's see if you still dare to cut ties with me now!

But before he could continue gloating, a voice sounded beside Zhu Zhuqing.

"It's simple. Just become a Title Douluo."

As soon as those words fell, Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai both stared blankly at Qi Lin, who had spoken.

"Hahahaha!"

"Her?"

"A Title Douluo?"

"Ridiculous!"

As his fiancée, although Dai Mubai had never met Zhu Zhuqing before, he knew that her Innate Soul Power was only level seven.

With that level, let alone becoming a Title Douluo, even becoming a Soul Douluo would be difficult.

Yet unlike Dai Mubai's disdain, Zhu Zhuqing looked dazed, but there was also a trace of yearning in her voice as she asked, "Do I... truly have a chance to break through to Title Douluo?"

Qi Lin smiled gently and spread his arms. At that moment, he seemed like a deity who governed the fates of all living beings.

"Striving and fighting are the answers you give yourself."

"And fate favors everyone with unwavering faith."

"Walk forward boldly. The path lies beneath your feet!"