The Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team

In the wake of her immense shock, an indescribable joy surged through her.

Spirit Hall finally had a second person with a Diary Copy—and it was the teacher she revered and trusted most!

"That's wonderful, Teacher!" Hu Liena's radiant face broke into a brilliant smile, all her earlier unease swept away. "Together, we'll surely learn even more from this diary!"

Bibi Dong watched her disciple spring back to life, practically bursting with eagerness. A faint glimmer passed through the depths of her violet eyes, too subtle to discern. She said nothing, only giving a slight nod.

A few days later, at Courtyard Seven of Blue Tyrant Academy.

Yu Tiancheng sat cross-legged on a cushion in the cultivation room. He wasn't meditating; his fingers tapped absently against his knee.

Thanks to the "three-move agreement" he had made with Tailong, no one had casually provoked him all week.

During the day, he attended class and cultivated. At night, he devoted himself to studying the profound laws and subtle changes contained in the Time Dragon Spear.

"Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team..." he murmured. His fingertip paused. "This theme's intention is way too obvious."

They obviously wanted him to write more about the team members and reveal more information about the future.

Fine. If they want me to write about them, I'll make it interesting. He summoned the diary with a thought, and golden light unfurled before him.

[This week's diary theme is the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team]

[Since the theme is a team, let's talk about the group destined to "contribute" quite a few memorable scenes to the future story. First, let's start with the list of "victims."]

Heaven Dou Royal Academy, by the lake.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling immediately sat up straight, their eyes fixed on the copies in their hands.

They had chosen this theme not only for the rewards, but because they wanted to find out what would happen in the future.

[Team captain Yu Tianheng is also my cousin. He has the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and is a thirty-ninth-level Power Attack System Battle Soul Elder. His strength, prestige, and leadership are all beyond question; he's the team's absolute core. He's steady and responsible, but also carries the pride of a descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. In the future, that pride will suffer a blow worthy of being called a "childhood trauma"—at the hands of our Child of Destiny, Tang San, and his Blue Silver Grass.]

"Tang San? Blue Silver Grass?" Doubt filled Dugu Yan's emerald eyes. "The captain gets beaten down by a Trash Martial Soul like that? What a joke!"

Shrek Academy, girls' dormitory.

Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing had just finished their "devilish weighted run" for the day. Sweaty and panting, they huddled together to read the diary, which had suddenly updated.

"Third Brother... is he really that powerful in the future? Powerful enough to humble even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?"

Ning Rongrong blinked her wide eyes, her voice full of wonder. The past few days of training and their experience in the Star Dou Great Forest had given her a new understanding of Tang San's strength.

"Of course! My brother's a genius!" Xiao Wu raised her chin and smiled proudly, her scorpion braid swaying like a tail.

Zhu Zhuqing didn't speak, but a glimmer flashed in her cool eyes.

The diary continued:

[The vice-captain, Dugu Yan, has the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Martial Soul. Her mastery of poison is superb, making her the team's control core and Yu Tianheng's well-coordinated partner.]

Dugu Yan's lips curved as she read this. Choosing this theme had certainly been worthwhile.

[But in the future, Tang San will also break through her poison. As for how... Realgar Wine heated up? Or heating the realgar over a fire? Tsk, honestly, when I read this part, I almost thought I was looking at a collection of folk remedies. A top-tier snake poison in a fantasy world, dealt with in such a "simple" way? Unless the protagonist's plot armor is doing all the work, I don't buy it.]

The smile on Dugu Yan's face froze. Her emerald pupils contracted. "Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Poison... broken with Realgar Wine and fire? How is that possible?!"

A jumble of absurdity, anger, and unease surged through her, making her breathing quicken.

Ye Lingling gently took her hand, her eyes filled with even greater concern.

[Ye Lingling of the Nine Heart Begonia is the heir to the world's greatest healing-type tool Martial Soul. With her on the team, their margin for error is practically limitless. But what about her? The Nine Heart Begonia is passed down through a single line, with only two living members in each generation... That setup practically screams "tragic backstory." She's the team's strongest support, yet she may be the loneliest one, shouldering all the pressure of healing on her own.]

Ye Lingling's fingers tightened around the diary, her fingertips paling. Her cool eyes remained fixed on those lines as the tautest string deep within her was gently plucked.

He really did know everything.

[Honestly, this setup is a bit unfair. Being a healer is hard enough, and they pile on a bloodline curse too? As if she didn't have enough pressure already.]

Ye Lingling pressed her lips together. To her surprise, a faint sense of kinship—and an indescribable ache—stirred in her heart.

The burden no one understood had been laid bare, and sympathized with, in the pages of this mysterious diary by a stranger.

[Shi Mo and Shi Mo's Black Tortoise defenses, Yu Feng's aerial vision, Osler's surprise attacks from the shadows... On paper, their lineup is luxurious, balanced in offense, defense, support, control, and speed. In the academies of the Heaven Dou Empire, they can pretty much do as they please, showered with praise and admiration.]

[But the true highlights of their story begin with two clashes destined to be recorded in the rise to fame of the "Shrek Seven Devils."]

Yu Tiancheng's writing took a turn as he began telling the "story."

[The first clash took place at the Suo Tuo Great Soul Arena. At the time, the Heaven Dou Team was high-spirited and arrogant, and they accepted an underdog challenge from a team called the "Shrek Seven Devils." The result? Heh... They lost swiftly and decisively. It was practically a lesson for them.]

"The Shrek Seven Devils?" Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling exchanged a look, then immediately flipped back through the earlier entries. Sure enough, it was Tang San's group! But they could win an underdog challenge? How was that possible?

[Yu Tianheng's pride was shattered head-on by Tang San's control and Dai Mubai's powerful attacks. Tang San broke Dugu Yan's Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison with Realgar Wine and fire, nearly causing it to backfire on her. Shi Mo and Shi Mo's absolute defense was exposed by Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu's agile teamwork. Yu Feng and Osler, meanwhile, were thoroughly countered by Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu's bizarre fighting style. Ye Lingling's healing was powerful, but she was helpless against the team's total collapse.]

The words read like a precise battle analysis, vividly depicting a crushing defeat.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling grew paler and paler. Even though they didn't want to believe it, the suffocating sense of being completely countered and outmatched on every front seemed to press through the page.

Over at Shrek Academy, the three girls were just as stunned.

"We... can work together that well in the future?"

Ning Rongrong murmured. She thought back to the chaotic team battle a few days ago, when Master had chewed them out, and it felt like she was dreaming.

Xiao Wu's eyes sparkled. "Looks like we've got unlimited potential!"

Zhu Zhuqing clenched her fists, a faint fighting spirit glimmering in her eyes. Beating a team that strong sounded exciting.