Shrek Academy, Sea God Island.
By the time the news reached Shrek, it was already evening.
Cai Yuer lay in a hospital bed, gaunt and frail, her sparse hair white.
Ever since her Martial Soul had been crippled, her health had steadily deteriorated. She couldn't even get out of bed without assistance.
But her mind was still clear, and not a single piece of news she didn't want to hear could be kept from her.
"That Wang Zhi..."
"He won again?"
Her voice was hoarse and weak, like sandpaper scraping together.
The attendant standing beside the bed lowered her head and answered cautiously.
"Yes, Dean."
"He won the Youth Ranking Competition and claimed the top spot."
"On the way back to Hailu City, the train was attacked by Evil Soul Masters..."
"But he dealt with them."
"And the Federation also..."
"Commended him."
Silence.
A long silence.
Then—
"Useless!"
Cai Yuer suddenly sat up, her withered hand gripping the edge of the bed, her knuckles turning white.
A fury completely at odds with her frail body blazed in her eyes.
"That bunch of Evil Soul Masters are useless!"
"The Holy Spirit Cult is useless, too!"
Her voice was sharp and shrill, echoing through the empty room.
"One Five Ring Soul King and two Four-Ring Soul Ancestors, and they couldn't even deal with a ten-year-old child?"
"What do they have in their heads?!"
"Shit?!"
Cai Yuer broke into a violent coughing fit, her whole body swaying.
The attendant hurried forward to support her, but Cai Yuer shoved her away.
"Get out of my way!"
"I'm not dead yet!"
She panted, her cloudy eyes filled with venom.
She would rather hear that Wang Zhi had been refined into a vengeful spirit by the Evil Soul Masters than hear yet another report of him