Giving Shrek So Much Money, and They Feed Us Pig Slop? (Please Keep Reading!)

[Original World · Audience Seats]

The entire audience erupted at the sight!

"Black Shop! This was absolutely a Black Shop!"

"They took the money and wouldn't refund it?

How was that any different from outright robbery?!"

"This was the so-called Shrek Academy? It looked more like a bandits' den!"

Ning Fengzhi, Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, had turned livid.

Watching his daughter stand in the mud with a wronged expression on her face, his heart ached fiercely.

"Rongrong... my Rongrong!

How had I lost my mind back then and agreed to let you suffer in a place like this?!"

Sword Douluo Chen Xin was even more murderous, the Seven Kill Sword behind him buzzing violently.

"What a Shrek Academy!

They actually dared make my Rongrong line up in the mud?

And they even dared take dirty money?

This old man will go chop down that rotten sign right now!"

Zhu Zhuqing looked at herself on the screen with a complicated expression.

Back then, in her desperation to grow stronger and escape that suffocating family, she had grasped at straws and chosen such a place.

Looking back now, it was simply unbearable to remember.

Just as everyone was frantically criticizing Shrek Academy's shabbiness and shamelessness,

the Heavenly Screen on the Right Side lit up once more.

Without comparison, there was no harm.

This comparison utterly ground Shrek Academy into the dirt a hundred times over!

[Current World · Heaven Dou Empire · Heaven Dou City]

The scene shifted from a decrepit village to the incomparably prosperous imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire!

Roar—!!!

The familiar dragon's roar rang out again.

A luxurious chariot drawn by nine millennium-old sub-dragons slowly traveled down the broad streets beneath the reverent gazes of countless Heaven Dou City citizens, heading straight toward the towering Royal Mountain Range beyond the city!

[Heaven Dou Royal Academy]

This academy was not built in some village. It occupied an entire mountain rich in spiritual energy!

At the foot of the mountain lay a rippling lake, reflecting the verdant mountains and clear waters.

A broad staircase of white marble stretched straight into the clouds.

Before the magnificent mountain gate, banners fluttered in the wind, and a sea of people had gathered!

[The Grandest Welcome!]

Standing at the very front were not some gatekeeping Gatekeeper,

nor an old man collecting dirty money.

They were the three education committee members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy!

Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin!

The three Soul Douluo powerhouses, all above level eighty, stood respectfully on either side of the mountain gate in splendid formal attire!

Between them stood a young man clad in golden Crown Prince robes, possessing a refined and gentle temperament.

The Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire—Xue Qinghe (Qian Renxue)!

At this time, Qian Renxue was still disguised as Xue Qinghe.

(I revised the age issue with Qian Renxue and Tang Shan from earlier!)

"Welcome, God Son of the Clear Sky Sect, to Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"

As the chariot slowly descended,

Xue Qinghe gave a slight bow, a spring-breeze smile on his face as he personally stepped forward and opened the door for Tang Shan.

The three Soul Douluo committee members bowed in unison and called out loudly,

"The three of us, on behalf of all teachers and students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, welcome the God Son to the academy!"

[A Brutal Contrast!]

Left Side:

Tang San led Xiao Wu as they lined up at the entrance of a rundown village reeking of chicken droppings.

After paying ten Gold Soul Coins in "protection fees," they still had to worry about being scammed.

Even proud daughters of heaven like Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing had to stand in the mud.

Right Side:

Tang Shan arrived at an academy as beautiful as the Royal Garden in the Nine Dragon War Chariot.

The Crown Prince personally opened his door, while three Soul Douluo committee members stood in formation to welcome him.

There was no tuition fee, and the entire academy was even proud of him!

[Original World · Audience Seats]

"..."

Silence.

Once again, deathly silence.

Ning Rongrong looked at herself standing in line in the mud on the screen, then at Tang Shan being welcomed by the Crown Prince on the right.

She suddenly wondered whether water had gotten into her brain back then.

I was the Little Princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Why hadn't I gone to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, only to run off to that broken village to suffer?

That Tang Shan... why was he so ridiculously lucky?!

Ning Rongrong's eyes reddened with jealousy.

Tang San, meanwhile, looked at Tang Shan's boundless splendor on the screen to the right, then at himself lining up like an idiot on the left.

"Pfft—"

This time, Tang San truly could not hold it in.

He spat out a mouthful of blood, rolled his eyes back, and completely passed out!

"Why was there Tang Shan when there was already Tang San?!"

[Original World · Shrek Academy · Dining Hall]

On the screen, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar,

as well as the newly enrolled Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing,

were seated around a greasy long wooden table.

Several large basins sat on the table.

Inside them were mountains of... plain steamed buns.

Other than the buns, there was only a basin of watery pickled-vegetable soup, with a few pitiful vegetable leaves floating on top.

"Th-this was our lunch?"

Ning Rongrong stared at the steamed bun before her, which was larger than her face, and went completely blank.

She was the Little Princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. She had grown up in luxury—when had she ever eaten something like this?

"You should be grateful there's food at all."

As the "senior student," Dai Mubai helplessly picked up a steamed bun and took a bite.

"The academy's funds are tight, and Headmaster Flender is a total miser. We should thank the heavens if we can eat our fill."

Ma Hongjun, on the other hand, ate with great relish. Stuffing steamed buns into his mouth one after another, he spoke indistinctly,

"Exactly, exactly. We soul masters use up a lot while cultivating. As long as it fills our stomachs, that's enough. Don't be so picky."

Although Tang San came from a poor background and was not fussy about food, he still frowned slightly at such a monotonous meal.

After all, soul master cultivation required a great deal of nutrition. How could they live on carbohydrates alone?

"Xiao Wu, eat."

Tang San picked up a steamed bun and handed it to Xiao Wu, a trace of heartache flashing through his eyes.

Xiao Wu accepted the bun. Though she said nothing, her aggrieved little expression said it all.

[Real World · Audience Seats]

"My heavens!

This was Shrek Academy's food?"

"Was this really fit for humans to eat?

Even pigs needed some bran mixed into their feed!"

"How was this raising monsters? This was outright child abuse!"

"Sect Master Ning, look at what your daughter was eating!

Plain steamed buns with pickled-vegetable soup?

Could that possibly provide enough nutrition?"

Watching Ning Rongrong's pained expression as she struggled to swallow, Ning Fengzhi trembled with heartache. He nearly crushed the scepter in his hand.

"Flender!

You profiteer!

I donated so much money to the academy every year, and this was what you fed my daughter?!"

Sword Douluo's beard trembled wildly with rage.

"Outrageous!

Absolutely outrageous!

This old man will tear down that rotten academy right now!

I'll drag Flender here and make him eat steamed buns!"

Just as everyone was condemning Shrek Academy's meals,

the Heavenly Screen on the Right Side lit up again.

The overwhelming air of luxury instantly silenced everyone, leaving only the sounds of them swallowing.

[Current World · Heaven Dou Royal Academy · God Son's Exclusive Dining Hall]