Acquiring Shrek Academy, Nine Secret Arts: Word of Battle!

Chapter 13: Acquiring Shrek Academy, The Nine Secret Arts: Word of Battle!

Flender rubbed his hands together anxiously. Although he was somewhat afraid that Tang Hao might beat Zhao Wuji and Great Master Yu to a pulp, he didn't dare to intervene.

Just as Tang Hao had said, he was a Power Type Titled Douluo who also possessed a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Not to mention Flender himself, even if he were to summon every soul master in the entire Shrek Academy, or even the entire Suotuo City, they wouldn't be enough for Tang Hao to handle with a single hand.

However, suddenly, a voice filled with a mix of panic and confusion drifted out from the woods, belonging to Great Master Yu.

"Haotian Your Excellency, what are you doing?"

Zhao Wuji's voice was also filled with shock: "Haotian Your Excellency, this simply won't do!"

He seemed to have realized something; after all, this dialogue was not unfamiliar to him in the slightest, and it even felt somewhat routine.

Following this, Flender carefully took a step back, retreating bit by bit.

After confirming that Tang Hao was not pursuing him, he flapped his wings and flew rapidly toward Shrek Academy.

An hour later, Tang Hao finally ended his inhumane behavior.

The next day.

"Flender, from now on, call me your brother! He told you to stand aside, so you just stood aside? Do you know what the two of us went through?!" Zhao Wuji said, sobbing while clutching his swollen face.

Flender spread his hands helplessly, his heart still racing with lingering fear as he said, "He's a man who dares to beat up the Pope; what could he possibly be afraid of?"

"If I weren't thick-skinned and tough, I would have had a layer of skin rubbed right off! Didn't you see his hand speed? He was rubbing so fast he was almost creating sparks!" Zhao Wuji said with tears in his eyes.

Flender smiled bitterly and said, "Who could have expected he—forget it. Xiaogang is even more injured than you, and look, he hasn't said a word."

Zhao Wuji shifted his gaze. On the bed nearby, Great Master Yu was curled up in his quilt, his body trembling uncontrollably.

Great Master Yu's eyes were unfocused, and he was in a precarious mental state, muttering something unintelligible under his breath.

"What is Xiaogang saying? Can you hear it clearly?" Flender asked.

"Haotian Your Excellency said yesterday that this old geezer, Great Master Yu, was dry and rough, and that he absolutely had to give him a good 'polishing'!" Zhao Wuji said. "And now he's just been repeating that sentence over and over."

"Boss Flender, he's clearly not okay. I suggest you find a psychiatrist for the Great Master, don't you think?"

Flender: "..."

"Knock, knock, knock!"

Suddenly, a knock came from outside the door.

"Come in," Flender said.

The door was pushed open, and it was Shen He who walked into the room.

Shen He's face was full of smiles. He glanced at Zhao Wuji and Great Master Yu, who were both lying prone on the bed, and his shoulders shook unnaturally.

"Kid, what are you laughing at?" Zhao Wuji demanded angrily.

"Nothing, I just thought of something funny." Shen He waved his hand.

"Dean, that matter we discussed yesterday has been taken care of."

Shen He brushed a finger across a purple ring on his hand, took out a black card, and handed it to Zhao Wuji.

"A Storage Soul Tool?!"

Flender and Zhao Wuji's eyes flashed; they had both noticed the ring on Shen He's hand.

Yesterday, Shen He hadn't possessed this Storage Soul Tool, but after a trip to Suotuo City today, he had somehow acquired one.

One had to know that the number of Storage Soul Tools currently circulating on the Douluo Continent was small, and almost all of them had been passed down from ancient times.

Only the Soul Masters of the ancient era knew how to craft Storage Soul Tools; that technology had since been lost, and even repairs were impossible now.

With the quantity only ever decreasing, the value of Storage Soul Tools had skyrocketed.

"I went to Suotuo City to withdraw some money and picked up a Storage Soul Tool while I was at it," Shen He said, flicking his hand with an indifferent air.

However, the truth was that he had borrowed a few dozen Gold Soul Coins from Oscar, which, combined with what he had on hand, totaled fifty-one coins.

Then, through the System's modification, they were directly transformed into five hundred thousand coins.

Furthermore, to prevent Shen He from being crushed to death by the sheer volume of Gold Soul Coins, the System had thoughtfully converted the money into a stored-value card that could be redeemed at banks throughout the Douluo Continent.

Flender and Zhao Wuji exchanged a glance, both feeling a jolt in their hearts.

To be able to produce one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins so casually, and to possess a Storage Soul Tool on top of that.

When combined with his extraordinary Martial Soul, this Shen He's background was worth pondering.

"I can help the academy solve this current problem, but there are conditions," Shen He said calmly.

"These one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins are the payment for acquiring Shrek Academy. From today on, I am the Dean of Shrek Academy."

"Dean Flender's position can remain unchanged, but he will become the Honorary Dean and will also serve as a teacher at the academy."

"I will also pay the other teachers their salaries on time. You can set the standards, and I will take a look and confirm them later."

"You want to acquire Shrek Academy?" Flender said in surprise.

To be honest, deep down, he was unwilling to do this, because Shrek Academy was the culmination of his many years of hard work.

But the moment he thought about being unable to pay back this money, and that those portraits of him and Great Master Yu would be spread everywhere, he was instantly covered in goosebumps.

Zhao Wuji said helplessly, "Boss Flender, you did this to yourself. There's no other way; just agree to him."

"Besides, your original intention back then was to cultivate a group of outstanding children. Even if the academy no longer belongs to you, you are still their teacher, aren't you?"

Steadying his breathing, Flender said to Shen He with deep reluctance, "Fine, Dean Shen He, Shrek Academy is yours."

[Congratulations to the host for completing the special mission: Acquire Shrek Academy. You have significantly altered the original plot, gained a large amount of EXP, and triggered a System reward.]

[Congratulations to the host for receiving the reward: Nine Secret Arts: Word of Battle (Douluo Dalu Simplified Version)!]