"Zhu Zhuqing, you want to withdraw from the academy too? Why!"
Flender's voice cracked in shock, and he asked with extreme bewilderment.
Everyone's gaze instantly converged on Zhu Zhuqing, filled with confusion.
Dai Mubai, in particular, clenched his fists, his eyes filled with gloom.
Zhu Zhuqing met their gazes, her cold, clear voice devoid of any hesitation:
"I have greater aspirations!"
Who among them couldn't hear the subtext in those words?
It was clearly an implication that Shrek Academy was unworthy of her ambitions!
"Zhu Zhuqing!"
Dai Mubai shouted to interrupt her, striding forward in a rage as he snorted coldly:
"Don't you forget the engagement between us! Without my consent as your fiancé, you aren't going anywhere!"
In his eyes, Zhu Zhuqing was born to be a member of the Dai Clan, his subordinate; how could he allow her to act so willfully?
"You disgusting creature driven by your lower half, you are not worthy of being my man!"
Zhu Zhuqing raised her eyes, devoid of any lingering affection, and her cold yet firm voice rang out:
"I, Zhu Zhuqing, hereby tear up our engagement today! If you do not agree, I shall divorce you!!"
Breaking an engagement, divorcing a husband!
In this era, these two acts were like a thunderclap that shook the heavens!
Once word got out, the party whose engagement was torn up and who was divorced would have no face left to speak of!
"You! What did you say?!"
Dai Mubai was so angry his face flushed red, and he pointed at Zhu Zhuqing's nose, berating her:
"This engagement was set by both our families and our parents! How can you change it at will?!"
Zhu Zhuqing remained silent, raising her hand to draw a small dagger, the blade glinting with a cold light.
Before anyone could understand her intent, she raised her hand and sliced, a lock of black hair falling into her palm.
"My body and hair were given to me by my parents; today, I use this hair to represent my kin. From this moment on, our engagement is severed."
"You may also consider this—a divorce!"
With that, Zhu Zhuqing tossed the hair, letting it drift slowly down in front of Dai Mubai.
"Hiss—"
No one could have imagined that Zhu Zhuqing would be so resolute, leaving no room for reconciliation!
"You! How dare you humiliate me like this! I'll kill you!!!"
Dai Mubai's eyes turned blood-red, his White Tiger Martial Soul erupting in fury as he lunged at her.
"Mubai, stop! Why bother getting angry with a woman who doesn't know what's good for her!"
Killing someone at the academy would ruin their reputation, so Flender hurriedly held him back, glaring sharply at Zhu Zhuqing as he roared:
"Zhu Zhuqing, without the guidance of Shrek, you will never amount to anything in your life! Do you think you can get anywhere on your own?!"
Seeing the dean speaking up for him, Dai Mubai's emotions calmed slightly, and he immediately chimed in with disdain:
"Zhu Zhuqing, you were born as my subordinate. Without me, and without Shrek, this is as far as you'll ever go!"
Zhu Zhuqing was unimpressed, stating every word clearly:
"I am who I am, not anyone's subordinate. Whether I amount to something or not is not for you to decide!"
"I may not be as good as any of you here right now, but that won't necessarily be the case in the future!"
"The river flows east for thirty years, then west for thirty years; do not bully a young girl because she is poor!!"
These words were spoken with such weight that everyone present fell silent.
Flender's chest heaved, and after pointing at Zhu Zhuqing for a long time, he finally choked out:
"Fine! A fine 'do not bully a young girl because she is poor'! You are that confident? Very well! Two and a half years from now is the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament; do you dare to participate? When the time comes, I want to see what kind of ability you actually have!"
Zhu Zhuqing turned to leave, leaving behind only a resolute final word:
"Then we shall meet on the tournament grounds in two and a half years!!"
Flender was so angry his whole body trembled, unable to speak another word.
Dai Mubai stared fixedly at her retreating back, grinding his teeth as he shouted:
"Zhu Zhuqing, just you wait! Two and a half years from now, I will make you regret the decision you made today!"
At the same time, on the other side of Shrek Academy.
Ning Rongrong, who had been crying, also heard the argument coming from Zhu Zhuqing's direction.
She also noticed the content on the Sky Screen at this moment, her reddened, beautiful eyes lighting up.
She felt annoyed staying in this lousy Shrek for even one more moment; Chang'an City was the place she truly longed for!
Oscar, standing to the side, saw that she had stopped crying and hurriedly leaned in.
Chanting a disgusting incantation, he took out a steaming sausage and smiled lecherously:
"Rongrong, you've been crying for so long, you must be tired, right? Come, eat one of my Super Invincible Sausages to replenish your strength, hehehe."
Seeing this, Ning Rongrong slapped it away violently, her willow-leaf eyebrows arching as she snapped:
"Disgusting thing, get lost! This lousy academy of yours isn't worthy of my status at all, I'm dropping out too!"
After saying this, she stood up abruptly and chased after the retreating figure of Zhu Zhuqing.
A thick sense of anger flashed in Oscar's eyes as he hurried to Flender's side, shouting angrily:
"Dean, that little witch Ning Rongrong doesn't know what's good for her and has dropped out, what should we do?!"
Flender had been so angered by the series of unexpected events that he couldn't even speak.
Yu Xiaogang, standing to the side, let out a cold snort, his face full of disdain as he said to the crowd:
"If they want to leave, let them! Shrek will continue to function without them, and once they leave Shrek, they will never achieve anything!"
"What 'don't bully the young girl for being poor,' it's nothing but the self-consolation of the incompetent, a fantasy before death!"
Tang San also stepped forward, staring at the backs of the two women as they left, his eyes filled with killing intent:
"If I meet them again in the future, I will not show mercy. Such traitors who betray the academy have already brought the path of death upon themselves!"
On the other side of the ocean, on the distant Sun Moon Continent.
It was also currently plunged into the shock brought about by 'Chang'an City.'
Sun Moon Empire, Mingdu Imperial Palace.
"Unthinkable, truly unthinkable!"
Emperor Xu Tianyang had previously been certain of conquering Douluo Continent, but now he was dejected:
"To think that there is a power on that continent that controls Soul Tools, and they are even more advanced than ours!"
One must know, this was not the Sun Moon Empire of ten thousand years later; currently, the highest level of Soul Tools was only Level 8.
Yet a small, hidden city in Douluo Continent possessed Level 10 Soul Tools—how could they possibly compete with that?
"Father Emperor!"
Crown Prince Xu Tianlong stepped forward, still full of high spirits:
"In this son's view, a hidden power like Chang'an City surely won't interfere in the wars between nations."
"We should first locate Douluo Continent and investigate clearly before taking action; there is no need to be overly worried right now!"
Emperor Xu Tianyang sighed and nodded, looking up at the Sky Screen, saying in a deep voice:
"I hope the next ranking list on the Sky Screen is favorable to us, otherwise it will be difficult for me to realize my grand ambition of unifying the entire world!"
Evil Demon Forest, core restricted area.
Xiedi watched the Power Ranking published on the Sky Screen above and roared madly:
"How can there be so many existences in this world that surpass me? I don't believe it! I am not reconciled!"
His several Evil Eye Tyrant sons were also in disbelief.
But they dared not question the authority of the Sky Screen, so they fawned over him one after another:
"Father, the world is vast and full of wonders. No matter what, you are still the strongest in the Sun Moon Continent!"
"That's right, why bother with those outside who you can't even reach? Looking at the Sun Moon Continent, you are an invincible existence!"
"Those so-called experts and Soul Tools of the Sun Moon Empire are nothing but children and their toys in your eyes!"
Xiedi didn't listen at all; he was now agitated and gnashing his teeth in anger.
He had broken through to 800,000 years of cultivation thanks to the heaven-sent rewards and had originally thought he was truly invincible.
As it turned out, good heavens, there was a million-year-old Deep Sea Demonic Whale King outside, the divine beast Silver Dragon King, the magical beasts of Chang'an City...
And that was just the soul beast powers; he hadn't even mentioned those human powerhouses, several of whom were Level 99...
"Ah--!"
In a fit of rage, Xiedi slammed his head into a towering ancient tree that had stood for countless years beside him.
"I don't want to live anymore!!!"
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