Golden Iron Triangle

After finishing their team battle against the Fierce God Team at the Silvis Great Soul Arena, the Shrek Team rested for a day before setting out again for Heaven Dou City the next day.

Three days later, the Shrek Team arrived in Heaven Dou City and came to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Ning Rongrong had visited Heaven Dou Royal Academy with her father when she was young, so she gave everyone a brief introduction.

Once inside Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Shrek Team came into conflict with Xue Beng, the fourth prince of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

After seeing the Shrek Team clash with Fourth Prince Xue Beng, everyone angrily condemned the Shrek Team for disregarding the rules and daring to disrespect the imperial family.

Especially after learning that Dai Mubai came from the Star Luo Imperial Family and was actually bullying a prince of the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, they became even more furious!

Well then, a prince of the Star Luo Empire had come to the Heaven Dou Empire. Forget keeping a low profile—he had actually bullied a prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. Was this a provocation against the Heaven Dou Empire?

After teaching Fourth Prince Xue Beng a lesson, the people from Shrek Academy did not take it seriously at all.

Led by Qin Ming, they went to meet the people in power at Heaven Dou Royal Academy—the Education Committee, composed of three Spirit Douluo-level experts.

Qin Ming took the initiative to introduce Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and his explanation was far more detailed than Ning Rongrong's.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy currently had more than five hundred students, divided into three grades. Those below Level 25 were Heavenly Micro Level, those between Level 25 and Level 30 were Heavenly Ultimate Level, and those above Level 30 belonged to the highest Heavenly Dou Level.

The Imperial Fighting Team, namely the first team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, was entirely composed of students above Level 30 and belonged to the Heavenly Dou Level.

The ones who had clashed with Shrek Academy were Heavenly Micro Level students, most of whom came from noble families.

Teachers were likewise divided into three ranks. Those above Level 40 but below Level 50 were Heavenly Micro Level, those from Level 50 to Level 60 were Heavenly Ultimate Level, and those above Level 60 were Heavenly Dou Level.

The academy's rulers were the Education Committee, composed of the strongest Soul Masters among the three Heavenly Dou Level ranks.

In Qin Ming's words, once Shrek Academy's teachers joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy, they could all become Heavenly Dou Level teachers.

Uh, except for Grandmaster...

With only Level 29 Soul Power, Grandmaster was equivalent to a Heavenly Ultimate Level student and did not even meet the minimum Soul Power requirement for a Heavenly Micro Level teacher.

Qin Ming brought the people from Shrek Academy to the Education Committee.

Three Spirit Douluo-level higher-ups came out to welcome Shrek Academy.

They likely believed that Shrek Academy, which had produced such a young Soul Emperor as Qin Ming, had to be extraordinary.

Meng Shenji, chief of the Education Committee. Martial Soul: Black Demon. Level 86, eight-ring control-system Battle Spirit Douluo.

Bai Baoshan, second seat of the Education Committee. Martial Soul: Heavenly Star Furnace. Level 85, eight-ring defense-system Battle Spirit Douluo.

Zhi Lin, third seat of the Education Committee. Martial Soul: Azure Vine. Level 83, eight-ring control-system Battle Spirit Douluo.

Information about the three Spirit Douluo flashed through Grandmaster's mind.

He believed that Zhi Lin, also a control-system Spirit Douluo, could help Tang San with his training.

After all, there was not much difference between Blue Silver Grass and Azure Vine.

Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

At this moment, Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin, who had already become Heavenly Dou Level teachers, were all thrilled upon seeing that the Sky Screen showed them becoming Spirit Douluo and even administrators of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

They were now Soul Saints. The thought that they would cultivate to the Spirit Douluo realm decades later and become the rulers of Heaven Dou Royal Academy was simply beyond their imagination.

And after the Sky Screen revealed their futures, any smart person would surely come to befriend them, perhaps even offering them benefits.

The Heaven Dou Imperial Family also wanted to cultivate Title Douluo of its own.

Among the various powers on Douluo Continent, only those with Title Douluo could be considered top-tier major powers.

A faction without a Title Douluo would forever stand beneath other factions.

The Star Luo Empire's imperial family had Title Douluo, which was why it was more dominant than the Heaven Dou Empire. Every time it went to war with the Heaven Dou Empire, even if it lost, it could still demand considerable benefits from the Heaven Dou Empire.

If not for the support of the major factions within the Heaven Dou Empire, it would have long since been swallowed by the Star Luo Empire.

The Heaven Dou Empire also wanted to be strong, but without a Title Douluo, it could not act strong.

Now that they saw hope of cultivating Title Douluo for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, they naturally had to seize it.

But it was not only the Heaven Dou Imperial Family that saw the Sky Screen. The major factions saw it as well.

The need for Title Douluo was not limited to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family; all major factions needed them too.

Although the major factions were largely family-led, recruiting Title Douluo of other surnames as honored guests could also strengthen their own power.

Take the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, for example.

A weak support-system Soul Master family had ultimately become one of the top powers on Douluo Continent by recruiting powerful battle-system Soul Masters!

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Martial Soul had flaws.

Yet no one dared look down on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Were they afraid of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's support-system Soul Masters?

Of course not.

What they feared were the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's battle-system Soul Master honored guests.

The three members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Education Committee invited the group from Shrek Academy into their office.

They assessed the Shrek students and were very satisfied with the Shrek Seven Devils, agreeing to let Shrek Academy join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

However, at that very moment, an accident occurred!

After being taught a lesson by the Shrek Seven Devils, Fourth Prince Xue Beng ran off to find Prince Xue Xing, who was responsible for managing Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

He complained to Prince Xue Xing that he had been bullied by the Shrek Seven Devils and asked Prince Xue Xing to stand up for him.

Prince Xue Xing happened to be entertaining Poison Douluo at the time.

So he brought Poison Douluo with him to find Shrek Academy.

Dugu Family.

When Poison Douluo appeared, everyone looked toward one person upon seeing his appearance.

It was the young Dugu Bo.

"Why are you all looking at me?" Dugu Bo asked with a frown.

He was still young and had only just broken through to Soul Saint. He was still nearly twenty levels away from becoming a Title Douluo.

He had thought that breaking through to Spirit Douluo in this lifetime would already be impressive. He had never expected to become a Title Douluo decades later.

Since he had become a Title Douluo, had the problem plaguing the Dugu Family been resolved?

That girl named Dugu Yan on the Sky Screen was his granddaughter...

But he did not even have a son yet, and he already had a granddaughter.

Dugu Bo was married, but he did not yet have children.

He wondered when his son would be born.

Judging by his granddaughter's age, she should have been born around this time. Could it be that his wife was already pregnant?

Thinking of that possibility, Dugu Bo could not be bothered with his relatives' eager flattery. He grabbed his wife's hand and began taking her pulse.

"She really is pregnant! I'm going to be a father!" Dugu Bo jumped up excitedly.

His wife also revealed a delighted expression.

However, Dugu Bo quieted down shortly after his excitement.

He had thought of the flaw in the Dugu Family's Martial Soul.

Many children, when awakening their Martial Souls, could not endure the Jade Scale Snake's poison and were poisoned to death by their own Martial Souls.

Even if they could withstand the Jade Scale Snake's poison, their bodies would be weak and their cultivation speed would not improve.

But if their cultivation speed did not increase, their physical strength could not grow, and they would still be poisoned to death by the Jade Scale Snake's venom.

Yet if they cultivated too quickly, the Jade Scale Snake's poison would also grow stronger... and they would still die of poisoning in the end.

Only by finding a balance could they cultivate safely.

Dugu Bo now worried about his unborn child and desperately hoped that the child would not awaken his Jade Scale Snake Martial Soul, but would instead inherit the child's mother's Martial Soul.

Prince Xue Xing had specifically come to seek justice for his nephew, Fourth Prince Xue Beng.

Thus, he made all sorts of demands to make things difficult for Shrek Academy.

In the end, he even demanded that Shrek Academy's teachers hold out for five minutes under Dugu Bo's attacks.

Even without using his full strength, how could a Soul Saint withstand the attacks of a Title Douluo?

Just look at Zhao Wuji. Tang Hao had beaten him mercilessly, and he had not even gotten a chance to fight back.

Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, was the weakest among the Title Douluo, but no matter how weak a Title Douluo was, he was still a Title Douluo.

His weakness was only relative to other Title Douluo of the same level.

Against anyone below the Title Douluo realm, he was still immensely powerful.

What was more, Poison Douluo's poison was a terrifying weapon. Even Title Douluo of the same level found it troublesome.

Their strongest member, Flender, was only a Level 78 Soul Saint. How could he possibly be Poison Douluo's opponent?

Unless the Golden Iron Triangle reunited and used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill to summon the Golden Sacred Dragon, they could barely contend with a Title Douluo.

Grandmaster recognized Poison Douluo's identity and knew that they could no longer join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Their plan to borrow a hen to lay eggs had been blocked from the very beginning.

In order to avoid clashing with Poison Douluo, Grandmaster chose to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Flender was unwilling to accept it.

The Shrek Academy he had personally founded had suffered such humiliation today...

He wanted to fight Poison Douluo to the death.

But Grandmaster persuaded him, using the Shrek Seven Devils to convince Flender.

Thus, Shrek Academy left Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Qin Ming also resigned and went after Shrek Academy.

The sky had dimmed, and night was about to fall.

The group from Shrek Academy searched Heaven Dou City for a place to stay.

As they passed the city gate, they spotted a recruitment notice from Blue Tyrant Academy.

Flender's heart immediately stirred, but he did not know much about Blue Tyrant Academy.

Qin Ming, who had taught at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, knew Blue Tyrant Academy very well.

Blue Tyrant Academy was located in Heaven Dou City. It recruited only commoners and refused noble students, the complete opposite of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

That was also why Blue Tyrant Academy could survive.

Most nobles were lazy and pleasure-seeking. They joined Heaven Dou Royal Academy only to gain a respectable name.

Of course, not every noble was useless; there were capable ones too.

But their numbers were far too small.

They were nowhere near as numerous as the commoners.

Since commoners were so numerous, the chances of producing geniuses were greater as well.

Blue Tyrant Academy recruited commoners as students and had nurtured many talented Soul Masters over the past decade or so. Aside from those who entered imperial service or traveled the continent, most remained at Blue Tyrant Academy to teach.

Compared with an unlicensed academy like Shrek Academy, Blue Tyrant Academy was far more legitimate and had a clearly established path to profitability.

After hearing Qin Ming's introduction, Flender felt that Blue Tyrant Academy was a good destination.

As long as Shrek Academy joined Blue Tyrant Academy, they would surely surpass Heaven Dou Royal Academy in the future and make Prince Xue Xing, who managed Heaven Dou Royal Academy, regret it!

The group from Shrek Academy arrived at Blue Tyrant Academy.

Since they were all above Level 60, the recruitment teacher could not make the decision and could only take them to meet Blue Tyrant Academy's dean.

Unexpectedly, upon seeing Grandmaster, Blue Tyrant Academy's dean was so shocked that even the watering can in her hand fell to the ground.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

"It's Erlong! Grown-up Erlong!" Yu Luomian said excitedly.

After seeing the Sky Screen reveal that Liu Erlong, together with Grandmaster and Flender, could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill to summon the so-called Golden Sacred Dragon, he immediately sent people to bring his illegitimate daughter back to the clan.

At this time, Liu Erlong was still young, two years younger than Grandmaster. She had not yet awakened her Martial Soul, but her fiery temper was already apparent from childhood.

Even Yu Luomian, her father, had been mocked by little Liu Erlong several times.

When Yu Yuanzhen saw that Liu Erlong had become the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy, he could not help letting out a cold snort.

In the future shown by the Sky Screen decades later, Liu Erlong had not returned to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. How could an ordinary Soul Master like her have created Blue Tyrant Academy from nothing?

By relying on herself alone?

Yu Yuanzhen found that impossible. Someone must have helped her.

And the person who helped her...

Yu Yuanzhen glanced at Yu Luomian. Apart from his foolish younger brother, there could be no one else.

In other words, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was also the hidden supporter behind Blue Tyrant Academy.

That was where the name Blue Tyrant Academy came from.

Liu Erlong was extremely excited upon seeing Grandmaster.

She ran to Grandmaster as if flying, fussing over him and caring for him attentively.

As for Flender, this big brother of hers, she merely glanced at him, greeted him, and then ignored him completely.

Grandmaster's expression turned ugly. He wanted to flee, but there was nowhere to run.

Flender's expression also turned ugly.

The feelings they had developed over years of companionship—when he saw Liu Erlong again today, he had thought he could finally forget them completely, but he could not.

The Golden Iron Triangle's reunion was filled with bitterness.

The Shrek Seven Devils were curious about the relationship between Flender, Grandmaster, and Liu Erlong.

Flender was the first to recover. He was an old simp and had long known that the goddess did not care for him, but he did not mind. As long as he could remain by her side, that was enough.

To love someone was to make them happy.

Flender was putting that melodramatic principle into practice.

Seeing the Shrek Seven Devils' curious expressions, Flender briefly explained their relationship.

After hitting a wall with Grandmaster, Liu Erlong immediately agreed to let Shrek Academy join upon hearing why Flender had come.

She even gave up the position of dean.

Liu Erlong willingly became vice dean, let Flender become dean, and even changed Blue Tyrant Academy's name to Shrek Academy.

Uh, Shrek Academy had left Suotuo City and come to Heaven Dou City, intending to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy and borrow a hen to lay eggs.

But unexpectedly, not only had they failed to borrow a hen to lay eggs, they had instead achieved the feat of occupying a magpie's nest.

Liu Erlong was so foolish and easy to deceive that she had actually handed Blue Tyrant Academy over just like that.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

"Is there something wrong with her head? Does Blue Tyrant Academy belong to her? She just gave it away to someone else and even changed the academy's name?"

"Shrek Academy actually dared to steal our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's academy. They're courting death!"

"It doesn't really count as stealing, does it? Look at Grandmaster—he's one of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Liu Erlong is one of us too."

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan members had all sorts of things to say, but most of them were dissatisfied with Liu Erlong.

Yu Luomian had thought he could hold his head high because of his daughter, but who knew she would drop such a bombshell on him?

He had no choice but to ask Yu Yuanzhen for help.

Big Brother, save your little brother!

What could Yu Yuanzhen do?

He couldn't suppress the indignant clan members either.

They were all clansmen, after all. He couldn't exactly unleash the pressure of a Title Douluo on them.

Sigh, what a headache.