"Forget it. I'm not exactly a decent person, and I don't have the admirable quality of being eager to help others."
Ao Yao shrugged and turned to leave.
At the entrance to the freshman dormitory, only Huo Yuhao, who was struggling to get back to his feet, and Mu En, who was silently sighing to himself, remained.
"Damn! That guy's so heartless! You'd met in the Star Dou Great Forest, after all, but he didn't even lift a finger just now. He just stood by and watched!"
Brother Sky Dream's indignant voice rang in his mind, drawing a wry smile from Huo Yuhao.
He'd only met Ao Yao once. He couldn't exactly expect him to come to his aid. Besides, when it came down to it, Huo Yuhao had thrown the first punch, so he wasn't in the right.
Of course, the real problem was that he was too weak.
If he could grow stronger, he'd be able to defeat Dai Huabin without relying on anyone else—and avenge his mother with his own hands!
At the thought, the flames of revenge reignited in Huo Yuhao's eyes, and his resolve to grow stronger burned even brighter.
If he wanted to break through to level twenty as soon as possible and awaken his Second Martial Soul, he'd have to work twice as hard!
His transformation would begin today!
With his resolve firm, Huo Yuhao limped into the dormitory. His actions drew a slight sideways glance from Mu En.
Of all the freshmen, Huo Yuhao was the only one who bowed to him. That kind of character was rare and precious. His talent might be a little lacking, but he was still a promising student.
Though they'd known each other only a short while, Mu En had already taken an interest in Huo Yuhao.
Not long after leaving, Ao Yao ran into Ning Tian and Wu Feng.
The two of them had come downstairs a while ago. At first, they'd waited for Ao Yao to come find them, but after seeing what was written in the Diary, they'd decided to seek him out themselves.
Though Ning Tian strongly disliked Wang Dong'er, she showed no sign of it. Instead, she offered a faint smile. "Hello, I'm Ning Tian."
As she spoke, Ning Tian extended her hand with an easy confidence.
Noticing how unusually pale her hand was, Wang Dong'er didn't take it. She simply nodded. "Wang Dong."
A proud young man, huh... She's really playing the part.
If Ning Tian hadn't already known that Wang Dong was Wang Dong'er, and that she was a girl, she might actually have thought Wang Dong'er was a handsome, aloof young man.
But now...
Ning Tian had already decided Wang Dong'er was her greatest rival.
Wang Dong'er had deliberately ignored her, but Ning Tian wasn't annoyed. She calmly withdrew her hand, clasped both hands behind her back, and turned to Ao Yao. "What should we eat?"
"Wang Dong, what do you think we should eat? You're paying, so it's up to you."
[Shrek Academy may not be much of a proper academy, but it does a pretty good job when it comes to food. Even the outer court cafeteria serves delicious meals. You could even call them extravagant.]
[But having to pay for meals... I have to give that a bad review.]
[I never had to pay when I ate at Wangyue Tower! And here at Shrek Academy, I have to wait until I go to the Inner Court cafeteria for free food... Do they think this is some online game, using rewards to motivate people!?]
"I get to decide? Then let's go to the outer court cafeteria."
Wang Dong'er replied casually and was just about to take a step when a girl's voice came from beside her. "Hey!"
Wang Dong'er stopped, her brows knitting as she turned toward the voice. Wu Feng was glaring at her with an annoyed expression.
Ning Tian already had a problem with Wang Dong'er, and Wu Feng's was even bigger. Wang Dong'er had just ignored Ning Tian's friendly gesture, which infuriated Wu Feng even more. Unable to hold back, she snapped, "You're so rude!"
Rude? Me?
Though Wu Feng's expression was hostile, Wang Dong'er wasn't the least bit afraid. She even gave a cold snort. "What? Not shaking her hand makes me rude? Sorry, I'm a germaphobe. I don't want to shake hands."
"You!"
A germaphobe?
She probably thought we were a threat because we also had copies of the Diary, so she was doing this on purpose, right?
Noticing the challenge in Wang Dong'er's eyes, Wu Feng didn't say another word. She reached straight out toward Wang Dong'er.
As she reached out, her hand rapidly changed. In an instant, a layer of fine scales covered Wu Feng's arm, and her fingers grew sharp and elongated.
Looking for a fight?
I'm not afraid of you!
Wang Dong'er's expression shifted, and a pair of wings abruptly appeared behind her. The colors at the tips of the front wings shifted from deep blue to azure to pale blue. The entire wingspan resembled a blue sky set with a string of brilliant halos, forming a V shape that seemed to bring light to the world.
White patterns on the wings glittered like inlaid jewels, dazzling and beautiful.
As she released her Martial Soul, two purple Soul Rings appeared behind Wang Dong'er.
Mu En, who had been sitting in his wicker chair, finally sat up. A flicker of shock crossed his face.
There weren't many geniuses whose First Soul Ring was a thousand years old—not to mention those whose Second Soul Ring exceeded the ideal Soul Ring ratio!
How could this little one have such astonishing talent?
Still, for someone with talent like hers not to have reached Soul Elder rank by this age... It seemed she'd been slacking off quite a bit in her cultivation!
[Huh? Wait, Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin just finished fighting. Why are you two fighting now?]
[And when did Wang Dong'er's Soul Rings turn into two purple ones? Weren't her first two Soul Rings supposed to be one yellow and one purple? A thousand-year First Soul Ring, too?]
[But I have to say, this is way more interesting than Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin's fight!]
[Women fighting... I love watching that! It's been handpicked by the grandmaster himself. Do you even understand how valuable that is?]
[The only shame is that women in this world don't pull hair and kick each other in the stomach when they fight... Now that I think about it, I kind of miss that!]
Reading the Diary, Ning Tian's lips twitched twice. She added "vile personality" to her assessment of Ao Yao.
When something like this happened right in front of you, wasn't a normal person's first reaction to break it up?
Why was your first reaction to get excited and watch the show!?
[But... Wu Feng might not be able to beat Wang Dong'er. Sure, Wang Dong'er's been lazy about cultivating and a little arrogant, but her combat strength is the real deal. Her Soul Power Level isn't high, but with a top-tier Martial Soul and two thousand-year Soul Rings, she should still be able to beat Wu Feng.]
Wang Dong'er took a deep breath.
She'd been rather lazy about cultivation before.
But now that she understood who she was up against, Wang Dong'er had clearly recognized the importance of strength. She'd been training seriously lately.
She'd been working hard at cultivation all the way to Shrek Academy.
So now, she had reached level twenty-eight!
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