The Lord of Shrek's Revival

Na'er sat down next to Ya Li and shared what she could about her experiences in the Blood God Legion.

Even though she knew that Ya Li must know something about the Blood God Legion, she deliberately avoided the bloody and dangerous details and kept her tone relaxed.

Ya Li leaned back in her recliner, listening, nodding occasionally and curving her lips into a slight smile. Her vacant gaze seemed to gather a little light amidst these fragmented stories.

But this warmth didn't last long.

"Knock knock knock."

A knock came from outside the door. Na'er scanned it with her Divine Power and knew who it was. She immediately called out, "Come in."

The door was pushed open, Xie Xie appeared in the doorway.

His gaze first fell on Ya Li, who nodded slightly in greeting, before turning to Na'er and saying, "Elder Long has arrived."

He didn't say his full name, but Ya Li and Gu Yue both knew that the person Xie Xie called "Elder Long" was Long Yeyue, one of the few survivors of that great calamity and Elder of the Shrek Academy.

The moment Na'er heard the name, her brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

She had never had a good impression of Long Yeyue. The Elder was decisive and ruthless, and had an almost obsessive insistence and opinion on many things. Being with her always made her feel a little uncomfortable and tense.

But now that Shrek Academy has been destroyed, she, as a "remains" of the Shrek Academy, cannot avoid seeing this predecessor of the academy.

She paused for a moment, then nodded without saying anything more.

Ya Li had already stood up from the recliner. She glanced at Na'er and said softly, "Let's go together."

Na'er responded and, taking Ya Li's arm, the two walked out of the room side by side.

Xie Xie led the way, passing through several corridors and a courtyard, finally stopping in front of a double wooden door.

The reception room was small and simply furnished. Na'er stepped inside and quickly scanned the room with her eyes.

Long Yeyue sat in the main seat, her back straight, her posture upright and solemn. Her aged face revealed little emotion, only her eyes remained sharp.

Sitting beside her was the Douluo of Emotion Zang Xin. After all, this was the Tang Sect, Zang Xin, as the host, naturally had to sit in the main seat.

Meanwhile, Tang Wulin and Xu Xiaoyan had already arrived at the chairs on both sides of the room. The two sat side by side, their eyes turning to Na'er and Ya Li as they entered.

Na'er understood; everyone who came was from the Shrek Academy.

After Ya Li and Na'er took their seats, the atmosphere in the reception room was quiet for a moment.

Zang Xin's gaze swept over everyone present, and he broke the silence first. "Elder Long has come here this time to announce something."

Clearly, Long Yeyue had already spoken with Zang Xin before Na'er and the others arrived.

All eyes immediately turned to Long Yeyue. Her already aged face seemed even more weathered after several years, with deeper wrinkles and sunken eye sockets.

She slowly looked around at the young people in the room: Tang Wulin, Xu Xiaoyan, Xie Xie, and Na'er. Each face was a remnant of Shrek's Core Flame from this catastrophe.

Her gaze lingered on their faces one by one, as if she were taking inventory of treasures that had been lost and found again.

Then she spoke, her voice not loud, but carrying a weight of experience. "Although Shrek Academy in Shrek City is destroyed, Shrek Academy still exists. It resides in the hearts of every Shrek graduate, and in the hearts of everyone in the Federation."

After saying that, Long Yeyue seemed to have changed completely.

The sense of vicissitude she had felt earlier had largely dissipated in that instant. An aura belonging to Limit Douluo seemed to erupt uncontrollably around her for a moment, before she quickly subdued it.

She immediately snorted coldly, her voice carrying an almost stubborn anger. "Some people think that Destruction God Shrek Academy's campus is the same as Destruction God Shrek Academy. That's wishful thinking! Shrek Academy has never Destruction God!"

Na'er glanced at Tang Wulin and the other two without making a sound, and noticed that they all had a strange, indescribable look in their eyes.

Na'er understood what was going on almost instantly.

As Yun Ming's disciple, she had previously met many Elder and students in the Inner Court Inner Court of the Shrek Academy.

She noticed a striking commonality among those people: they constantly spoke of "the glory of Shrek," as if the name Shrek Academy had transcended its simple name and become a belief that transcended everything else.

They revered Shrek as something more important than their own Life God and loved ones, showing an almost religious devotion to the institution.

But these few were different; although they had studied at the Shrek Academy, they were only students in the Outer Court.

Moreover, having gone through a series of events with Huo Yuhao, including the Heaven Sea Alliance Tournament and the first-year final exams at the academy, the Shrek Academy they encountered was more about rules and constraints, arrogance and unreasonableness.

Having experienced that, they naturally couldn't develop that almost fanatical sense of following Shrek Academy.

Therefore, when Long Yeyue passionately recounted that Shrek was not dead and its glory would never fade, the others were completely unable to empathize with her.

After rambling on and on, Long Yeyue's turbulent emotions finally began to subside.

She straightened her posture slightly and finally got to the real topic of the day.

She glanced at everyone in the room, then spoke from the center, "I plan to... rebuild Shrek Academy."

The moment those words were spoken, the entire conference room fell silent for a moment.

Zang Xin, who had been silent until now, frowned.

After considering his words for a moment, he slowly spoke, "Elder Long, isn't rebuilding Shrek Academy a bit too hasty?"

"After all, that disaster hasn't been over for too long, and the relationships between the various forces haven't fully stabilized yet."

"I think it's best to wait until the time is more right to rebuild Shrek Academy!"

Long Yeyue turned her head to look at him, then slowly shook her head. "Others may be able to wait, but I can't. I don't have much time left."

These words caused Zang Xin's pupils to contract slightly, and he quickly asked, "Elder Long! You...?"

Long Yeyue raised her hand to interrupt him, stopping Zang Xin from saying the rest of his sentence.

"I know how many years I have left to live."

"My greatest wish in this life is to witness the reconstruction of the Shrek Academy before I die."

"I will die without regrets as long as that academy is rebuilt."

After saying this, Long Yeyue slowly turned her gaze and it fell on Na'er.

She had already heard the news that Na'er had broken through to the Soul Saint, and Long Yeyue had also learned about her combat performance with the Blood God Legion through various channels.

Although she and Yun Ming had some differences and friction in their ideas when they were in the academy.

Now she felt that the disciple Yun Ming had taken in was truly remarkable, leaving hope for the future of the Shrek Academy.

As the Personal Disciple of the Sea God Pavilion, Na'er, at the young age of seventeen, already possessed the combat power of a titled Soul Saint.

In her heart, Na'er was simply a "restoration leader" sent by heaven to the Shrek Academy.

Long Yeyue looked at Na'er with a satisfied expression after scrutiny, having already made her decision.