Douluo: Reborn as Fei, Illusory Unicorn Nebula, Section 31

A fire dragon instantly swept out, roaring as it charged toward Ma Hongjun and swallowed him whole.

"Waaah!!!"

Ma Hongjun only had time to let out a terrified scream before being devoured by the fire dragon.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by an explosion, the fire dragon rose into the air and gradually dissipated.

Ma Hongjun, who looked like a charcoal briquette, rolled his eyes back as thick black smoke continuously poured from his mouth. The next moment, he weakly toppled backward.

"Fei, you didn't kill him, did you?" Ning Rongrong now held a white jade staff and tentatively poked Ma Hongjun with it.

"Don't worry, I know my limits. He didn't turn into roast pork. I merely removed all the hair from his body." Fei smiled faintly.

"As long as he's not dead." Ning Rongrong withdrew her jade staff, still shaken.

"Rongrong, why do you carry a cane around with you?" Xiao Wu asked in confusion. She did not forget to glance at Ning Rongrong's legs. They were very fair and smooth, and certainly did not look crippled.

"I got it from my father. He carries one in his hand all day, so I took one for myself to play with." Ning Rongrong smiled.

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is known as the richest of the Upper Three Sects, wealthy enough to rival an entire empire! It really lives up to its reputation!" Fei exclaimed in admiration.

How can anyone in this world be this rich?

"Nothing special." Ning Rongrong waved her hand dismissively.

The voices of the three gradually faded into the distance, leaving only Ma Hongjun in the middle of the field, giving off a scorched smell.

Seeing this scene, the onlookers could not help approaching and surrounding Ma Hongjun, pointing and whispering among themselves.

Among them was a beautiful young girl dressed in a tight black leather outfit. With a graceful figure, a youthful face, and an ample chest, she looked at Ma Hongjun with her pair of cool, ink-black eyes.

She then glanced in the direction where Fei and the other two had left, her willow brows faintly furrowing.

"The second Soul Ring is already purple. A Soul King..."

As time passed, the scene grew increasingly lively.

Flender happened to fly overhead. When he saw the commotion among the crowd below, he suddenly developed a bad feeling.

His sharp, hawk-like eyes instantly locked onto the "charcoal briquette" in the crowd.

That familiar build was unmistakable. Even if he had been burned to ashes, Flender would have recognized him.

"Hongjun!"

Flender's pupils suddenly contracted as he quickly descended.

"Move aside! All of you, move aside!"

Flender drove away the crowd and carefully examined Ma Hongjun's condition.

"Hongjun! Hongjun, how are you?"

"Teacher..." Ma Hongjun slowly opened his eyes, aggrieved tears sliding from their corners.

"Don't speak yet. I'll take you to get treated. We'll talk about everything else after your injuries have healed." Flender's face was filled with sorrow.

What's going on these past two days?

Why have the students under me been injured one after another?

Yesterday it was Dai Mubai, and today it's my own disciple...

Look!

The so-called Shrek Academy, from a distance, was nothing more than a very simple village.

The first thing that caught the eye was a precariously hanging plaque above the gate, bearing five large characters: "Shrek Academy."

Beside it was an unbelievably ugly emblem that looked like some kind of Soul Beast. Its oily green appearance was utterly revolting.

Although it was called an academy, it was eerily quiet and scarcely had any visitors. It had none of the atmosphere an academy should have.

Fei, Ning Rongrong, and Xiao Wu hurried closer beneath the scorching sun.

"This Yu Xiaogang is such a dishonest person!"

"All he knows is deceiving people all day long. He never does anything useful!"

Fei sized up the so-called "Shrek Academy," the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.

"This is called an academy?"

Even Sheng Hun Village was ten times more luxurious than this!

At least every household in Sheng Hun Village now lived in brick houses.

Where could one still find wooden houses like these?

"Yu Xiaogang? Is he the person who introduced you to this place?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously.

"He didn't introduce me. He introduced her!" Fei pointed at Xiao Wu and said flatly, "I'm a student of Blazing Fire Academy. I have no plans to transfer for now!"

"Transfer? What do you mean?" Ning Rongrong slightly furrowed her willow brows.

"It's..." Fei hesitated before saying:

"I can't explain it to you. Let's go inside first and see what this Shrek Academy is really like."

"It looks like some deserted old house in the wilderness."

Ning Rongrong unhappily pouted.

Why are you looking at me like I'm an idiot?

Xiao Wu looked over the desolate Shrek Academy. There was not even one decent house, and her spirits instantly fell.

If I had known this would happen, I never should have believed Yu Xiaogang's nonsense!

This place really was remote!

But it's also... way too terrible!

Noticing Xiao Wu's disappointed expression, Fei subconsciously laughed. "You should have listened to your elders. You'll regret it when you suffer for it!"

Hearing the mocking laughter beside her, Xiao Wu became even more dispirited.

"What elder's advice? Acting mature doesn't mean acting like this!" Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes.

"What do children know?" Fei ignored the furious Ning Rongrong and looked toward the person approaching from ahead. He said calmly, "Someone's coming. Perfect timing—we can ask him what's going on here."

"Who are you?" Li Yusong asked suspiciously, his brows tightly furrowed.

Suddenly, he remembered that enrollment for the new term would begin in two days and understood at once.

Flender really is quick.

He's already started advertising Shrek Academy outside.

"Could it be that you've come to enroll in our Shrek Academy?" A smile appeared on Li Yusong's face.

The academy term had not even begun yet, but people were already coming because of its reputation.

Excellent! Excellent!

"Although registration won't begin for another two days, since you're already here, I'll test you."

"As long as you pass the assessment, you can join our Shrek Academy."

"The registration fee isn't expensive either—ten Gold Soul Coins."

Li Yusong smiled.

Clever as he was, he only mentioned the registration fee and not the tuition, lest he scare them away.

"What are you thinking?"

"Stop spouting nonsense!"

Fei struck a pose as if he were giving directions from atop the mountains and evaluated the place without mercy. "With this kind of learning environment, even the chicken coop in Sheng Hun Village is better!"

"You even charge a registration fee!"

"And it's ten Gold Soul Coins!"

"Why don't you just go rob someone?"

"If I'm coming here to study, I might as well return to Sheng Hun Village and farm!"

Li Yusong's expression changed from sunny to gloomy.

It gradually became as cold as a deep pool.

He did not know how long it had been since anyone had criticized their Shrek Academy to their faces like this.

Ning Rongrong also stared at Fei in astonishment.

Such devastating offensive power was simply a model for all of us!

Even she had never acted like this at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Xiao Wu had already grown used to it.