Not Good, Dean! Our Academy Has Been Robbed!

"You know that Xuan Zi is the vice-captain of that damn Supervision Group from Shrek, responsible for handling practical affairs. Mu En, the captain, is merely a figurehead mascot who doesn't handle anything.

Over the years, people have died every year in Shrek's Inner Courtyard. Not long ago, he even caused eight geniuses—who were almost certain to become Titled Douluo in the future—to die all at once. The remaining four were also seriously injured...

This matter is too frightening. If he's your undercover agent, I'll immediately have the disciples of my Xuanming Sect withdraw from Shrek."

"Rest assured. If it's true, I swear on my Martial Soul that I absolutely won't tell anyone about this."

Xu Xiaoyun wore a solemn expression as he listed all of Xuan Zi's misdeeds during his tenure. Clearly, he wasn't spouting nonsense on impulse.

Long Xiaoyao's eyelids twitched repeatedly as he listened. Even the motion of raising his wine cup came to a halt, and a trace of confusion welled in his bright eyes.

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According to Xu Xiaoyun, that old fool Xuan Zi had accomplished something that countless people in the Holy Spirit Cult could only dream of: he had taken the initiative to bury a large number of Shrek's Inner Courtyard geniuses. They were all top talents who, barring accidents, would have been able to advance to the Titled Douluo realm in the future, greatly weakening the orthodox soul masters' future forces.

In terms of merit, that fellow was no worse than him, the Hall Master of the Holy Spirit Cult's Hall of Worship. Making him the Supreme Second Elder would be more than fitting.

If he really was an undercover agent, then with a century of undercover service and the status of Mu En's successor, he would be qualified to return and inherit his position.

But the problem was... he truly couldn't remember anyone like that in the Holy Spirit Cult.

Long Xiaoyao pondered for a while, checking every Holy Spirit Cult powerhouse he could remember. Then he frowned and shook his head.

"He probably isn't. I swear on my Martial Soul as well that I've never seen him in the Holy Spirit Cult."

"Then that's good. It seems the disciples of my Xuanming Sect can stay in Shrek a little longer."

Xu Xiaoyun let out a relieved breath. This was good. It seemed San Shi could still return to Shrek.

The intelligence said that San Shi had become good friends with Mu En's Great-Grandson this year. With that connection, Mu En would probably pay a little attention to the matter. Surely he wouldn't calmly let even his own Great-Grandson be ruined by Xuan Zi?

"Grandpa Long, Grandpa Xu, the barbecue is here."

The server brought over fragrant, crispy mutton skewers, plump and juicy beef skewers, and large chunks of Beef Spine Meat. Their aroma spread alongside the billowing steam, causing the two greatest powerhouses of the age to silently shift their gazes and swallow.

Without a word, the two picked up their knives and forks and began feasting. They continued chatting as they ate.

"The second matter... is that I want my little Great-Grandson to come to the Sun Moon Empire to cultivate in a few years. I'm not worried about anything else. I'm only concerned that he'll be targeted by your Holy Spirit Cult. For the sake of this meal I'm treating you to, keep the people under you in check."

Xu Xiaoyun chewed the roast beef as he sliced off pieces, sighing with his mouth full of fragrance.

"At my age, the only thing I worry about is the safety of my children and grandchildren. When I took his mother to Shrek back then, I specifically spoke with Mu En. In the end, they sent me back a cold corpse. Now I only regret that I was blind in those days...

"You, the Dark Sacred Dragon, have all your limbs intact. You can probably still leap about for another hundred years. Don't be as unreliable as that cripple."

Long Xiaoyao chewed the slices of meat, his face full of satisfaction.

"Don't worry. Just for the sake of this meal, even if the people from the Holy Spirit Cult capture your grandson, I'll personally deliver him back to you safe and sound."

"Heh heh, then I'm relieved. Back then, you, Long Xiaoyao, were a man whose word was as good as gold. You shouldn't deceive this old man."

"What are you saying? You're the number-one Defense Type Soul Master of the age, and your Golden Black Tortoise Martial Soul is exceptionally powerful. Even I have no absolute confidence that I could keep you here. I'm more worried that you'll go berserk."

"I'm old now, truly old. If I could break through to the Limit Douluo realm, I'd dare to withstand you and Mu En together for a while. Unfortunately, I couldn't do it. Sigh... Among our generation, I think Mu En will be the first to go, followed by Du Busi and me. No one will outlive you."

"Doesn't your Xuanming Sect know the Tortoise Breath Technique? If you work harder, perhaps you can still live another hundred years."

"Burying myself in the ground to practice tortoise breathing would be no fun. Besides, living too long is lonely. The feeling of a white-haired person seeing a black-haired person die is even worse...

"Meeting an Old Acquaintance today has made this the happiest day I've had in years... Heh heh, if only you weren't in the Holy Spirit Cult. Then I wouldn't have to send my children and grandchildren to the Sun Moon Empire."

Xu Xiaoyun spoke his True Heart jokingly, but his eyes were filled with loneliness.

Long Xiaoyao's expression froze. A trace of pain flashed through his eyes. He closed them and breathed for a while before forcing a smile.

"Your little Great-Grandson is a Mental Attribute Soul Master, which makes him quite suited to researching Soul Tools. With you, his Mysterious Ancestor, devoting yourself to cultivating him, he should be able to become a Titled Douluo in the future. A Mental Attribute Titled Douluo will inevitably become a Super Douluo, making him virtually unique among the Soul Engineers of the Sun Moon Empire."

"If he also has extraordinary talent with Soul Tools and becomes a top Rank 9 Soul Guidance Master in the future, perhaps his strength could grow to the point where he could contend with you. Your Xu Family will have a successor."

Xu Xiaoyun thought, Contend with me? He could beat you senseless without breaking a sweat. But aloud, he said with some dissatisfaction:

"I'm not some good-for-nothing like Xuan Zi. Apart from that Kong Deming you mentioned, is there really anyone in the Sun Moon Empire who can fight me one-on-one?"

Long Xiaoyao thought for a moment, then raised a hand and pointed toward the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy in the distance, whose area was no smaller than that of a medium-sized city.

"There is. The dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, the current Hall Master of Mingde Hall, Jing Hongchen, is one. He isn't your match in a prolonged battle, but he has a chance of exchanging blows with you for a while."

"If Xuan Zi encountered him and managed to open up some distance, it would truly be Not Good to say who would win."

"Of course, there aren't many people like him in the Sun Moon Empire. Besides him, the Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin is another. There's practically no one else."

"Oh? He's that capable?" A sharp glint flashed through Xu Xiaoyun's eyes, and intense interest rose in his heart.

If Tian Xi came to the Sun Moon Empire, he would naturally enter the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to cultivate. If this Hall Master of Mingde Hall possessed the strength to deal with Xuan Zi, then he truly couldn't be underestimated.

"Why would I deceive you? The Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy has just started its term. If you don't believe me, go take a look yourself." Long Xiaoyao smiled as he used his fork to eat the last bite of meat.

"That makes sense. I'll go see the excitement now and digest my food while I'm at it." Xu Xiaoyun left a Gold Soul Card, rose to his feet, and strode out of the Barbecue Restaurant.

"Hey, what about your Gold Soul Card?"

"I don't want it. Consider it my treat. I, Xu Xiaoyun, have always been generous to my brothers."

At the table, a trace of astonishment flashed across Long Xiaoyao's spirited eyes. Then he let out a deep sigh and murmured:

"Even you have to send your descendants to the Sun Moon Empire. It seems my choice truly brought a catastrophe upon the three empires...

"But I had no choice. The sins I committed back then were too deep and too heavy—so heavy that I could only descend into this hellish Abyss with Xi Shui forever..."

At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, a group of young men and women strolled around the field, chatting and gossiping.

"Hey, hey, have you heard? Two peerless geniuses just came to our Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy! They're only eight years old and have already broken through to Rank 20. They're a brother and sister, with a handsome boy and a beautiful girl, both with flowing silver hair! They look much better than those dark-skinned people!"

"Who doesn't know? I heard it from Senior Li SanShui, the academy's best source of gossip. Those two peerless geniuses have powerful backgrounds. Supposedly, they're the dean's grandson and granddaughter!"

"Huh? The dean looks so... good-natured and adorable. Could he really have such beautiful grandchildren?"

A female student who had seen Dean Jing Hongchen's esteemed appearance racked her brains and finally replaced "short, fat, and dignified" with "good-natured and adorable."

Her companion leaned over mysteriously and whispered, "Don't forget the names of those two peerless geniuses: Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. Anyone can tell from the names that they're members of the Hongchen Family. Could they have nothing to do with the dean?"

"Besides, don't you believe what Senior Li SanShui says? I heard he's already suggested replacing the thousand-year-old Blue Silver Grass in first place on the School Hunk Ranking with Young Master Xiao Hongchen. The thousand-year-old Silver Wolf in first place on the School Beauty Ranking has also temporarily given up her spot to Miss Meng Hongchen."

"Oh, oh, then I believe it." The female student nodded deeply, utterly convinced.

In their spare time, some academy students who had too much time on their hands would vote for the school's beauties and hunks. The creatures that ultimately made the rankings were usually quite strange, such as Senior Cat and Senior Dog.

The first-place entry on the School Hunk Ranking was, in fact, a Blue Silver Grass. It was too weak, so no one hunted it for a Soul Ring. The first-place entry on the School Beauty Ranking was a Silver Wolf senior who had witnessed countless students coming and going. Legend had it that she was the pet of a former dean.

The most idle of those students was named Li SanShui. Because of his unique Martial Soul, he could predict good and bad fortune and move freely between the various laboratories. He loved stirring up this kind of gossip.

Even this group of gossipmongers had become serious. It seemed that Young Master Xiao Hongchen and Miss Meng Hongchen really were descendants of the dean.

"I'm telling you, the talents they displayed during the entrance physical examination were terrifying. Supposedly, all the physical indicators scanned by the Soul Guidance Physical Tester and Strength Tester reached the Soul Elder level!"

"That's truly amazing. In the future, they might even become Super Douluo, a rarity seen only once in a thousand years in our Sun Moon Empire..."

Deep in the field, Xu Xiaoyun's ears twitched and his eyes lit up. "The Soul Guidance Physical Tester and Strength Tester? Good stuff. Tian Xi can use them."

"Breaking through to Rank 20 at eight years old—he clearly has extraordinary talent even if he took pills. Changfeng said that the Hongchen Family is a top noble family of the Sun Moon Empire. They seem like a very suitable partner..."

Half an hour later, the office of Dean Jing Hongchen was flung open by Dean of Students Lin Jiayi, his face filled with anxiety.

"Not Good, Dean! Our academy has been robbed!"

"Pfft—"

Dean Jing Hongchen had been leisurely drinking tea at his desk while considering his grandson and granddaughter's teaching plans. He sprayed Lin Jiayi's face with tea, then angrily slammed the table and rose.

"What did you say? How dare this thief!"