A female teacher walked over. She was the one who had welcomed Liu Erlong earlier and had been startled by the aura of Lu Ming's evolved Martial Soul.
She respectfully bowed to the two of them.
"Your abilities have already been proven. You fully meet our academy's standards for hiring teachers."
"Please come with me. Our dean is already waiting for you in the office."
Flender's face blossomed into a smile at those words.
He cleared his throat, put on the air of an enlightened master, and nodded reservedly.
"Much appreciated."
Even Yu Xiaogang's expressionless face softened somewhat. Clearly, the academy's recognition of his theories pleased him greatly.
The Shrek group also wore proud expressions.
They had proven with their strength that even after being turned away by Heaven Dou Royal Academy, they were still among the continent's finest geniuses.
Tang San's gaze was especially resolute. He glanced at Xiao Wu beside him and secretly swore that he would make a name for himself here, leaving those who had once looked down on them full of regret.
The group was just about to follow the female teacher.
Just then.
"Help... help me..."
A miserable, weak wail, like the screech of a broken gong, came from the entrance to the forest not far away.
Everyone turned toward the sound and froze.
A fat figure came rolling and crawling out of the woods, covered in blood and dressed in rags. He dragged a long, horrifying trail of blood across the stone path behind him.
The figure staggered along, seeming to exhaust every last bit of strength with each crawl.
"Hongjun?"
Oscar was the first to recognize him. He rubbed his eyes, scarcely daring to believe it.
Dai Mubai's sinister eyes instantly went rigid as well.
"It's Fatty!"
Flender and Yu Xiaogang's expressions changed at the same time.
Everyone hurried over.
When they got close, they all sucked in a breath of cold air.
Ma Hongjun's miserable state was beyond description.
His limbs were twisted at grotesque angles, his bones clearly shattered.
His chubby face was black and blue, swollen like a pig's head. One eye was tightly shut, while the other eye socket was full of bruising.
Most terrifying of all, his lower body was soaked in blood, blurred into a dark red mess.
The heavy stench of blood mixed with another smell, making people nearly Nauseating.
"Fatty! What happened to you?!"
Tang San rushed forward in a single stride, supporting Ma Hongjun's swaying body as he sent a stream of pure Mysterious Heaven Skill inner power into him, temporarily protecting his vital organs.
"Who was it?! Who beat you into this state?!"
Flender's voice was full of fury. The pressure of a Spirit Sage burst out uncontrollably, making the surrounding air stagnate.
"Waaah—!!!"
Feeling the presence of his companions, Ma Hongjun's taut nerves finally snapped. Unable to hold back any longer, he clutched Tang San's Thigh and burst into loud sobs.
His cries were incomparably miserable, filled with endless pain, humiliation, and despair.
"Teacher... Boss... Third Brother..."
Ma Hongjun sobbed so hard that he could barely catch his breath, his words slurred and unclear.
"I... I was crippled..."
"I'm a Eunuch now!!!"
He practically screamed those final words.
The moment his voice fell, the entire place went silent.
The fury on Flender's face froze.
Even Yu Xiaogang's usually calm eyes churned with towering waves.
Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Tang San—the three men's expressions shifted from shock to stunned disbelief, then to profound sympathy and a terror they felt all too keenly.
They instinctively clenched their Legs together, feeling a chill shoot from the soles of their feet straight to their scalps.
A man, strong and vigorous, at the prime of his youth, and yet... a Eunuch?
That was even crueler than killing him!
"I... I was just enjoying the scenery when a masked man suddenly appeared behind me..."
Ma Hongjun sniffled as he began twisting the truth in his tearful account.
"He didn't say a word. He came right at me with lethal force! I didn't even have time to react..."
"I asked who he was, but he wouldn't say. Then he... he..."
At that point, he broke into another bout of heart-wrenching sobs.
"What am I supposed to do from now on?! I haven't even married yet! How... how am I supposed to be a man anymore?! Waaaah—"
His cries struck the hearts of the Shrek group like heavy hammers.
Tang San's face had darkened until it seemed ready to drip water.
A faint killing intent spread from his body, lowering the surrounding temperature by several degrees.
"This man has entered the Path of Seeking Death!"
Killing someone over a mere disagreement was already unforgivable.
Now that his companion, his brother, had been harmed to such a state, Tang San believed that murderer no longer had any reason to remain alive in this world.
"This is outrageous! Blue Tyrant Academy is far too tyrannical!"
Ning Rongrong's little face was flushed red with anger. Though she usually disliked Ma Hongjun's lecherous behavior, he was still a companion.
"Exactly! Beating someone into this state for no reason, and even... even using such vicious methods! This is utterly lawless!"
Oscar indignantly echoed her.
The Shrek group instantly united against a common enemy.
In their eyes, no matter what Ma Hongjun might have done wrong, he did not deserve such an outcome. Besides, according to Ma Hongjun, this had been a completely unprovoked disaster!
Flender's face was livid. He glanced at the Blue Tyrant Academy female teacher beside him, whose face also showed shock, and said in a deep voice.
"This matter cannot simply be let go!"
"We must find your dean and demand an explanation!"
A sinister gleam flashed through Dai Mubai's eyes as he cut in, "Those who fear trouble are mediocre, but this time someone has brought trouble to our doorstep! What else can we do? Take them down!"
He spoke with righteous passion, utterly forgetting what he himself had done in the past.
Xiao Wu stood beside Tang San. Looking at Ma Hongjun's miserable state and listening to everyone's angry shouts, blazing fury rose in her lively Big Eyes.
She was fiercely protective of her own and could not stand seeing her companions bullied.
Puffing up her cheeks in anger, the girl opened the Chat Group and directly posted what she believed to be the "truth" there.
That was how Lu Ming came to see that scene.
[Bunny is the Cutest: I heard that a terrible incident happened at Blue Tyrant Academy. A male Shrek student was beaten for no reason at Blue Tyrant Academy and even turned into a Eunuch. Blue Tyrant Academy is awful!]
[Bunny is the Cutest: Becoming a Eunuch at such a young age, what is he supposed to do in the future?!]
The moment the message was sent, the group immediately responded.
[Little Witch: It really shouldn't have happened. How could anyone do something like that in broad daylight? A Eunuch? That was far too vicious.]
Ning Rongrong echoed the sentiment in reality while chatting in the group at the same time, multitasking to her heart's content.
[Gentle Fire Dragon: Are you sure it was Blue Tyrant Academy?]
That message came from Liu Erlong.
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