Shrek Seven Devils

My name was Chu Qingtian. I was nineteen, and my Martial Soul was the Electric Mad Leopard. I was nicknamed the Electric Mad Demon Leopard, and I was a Level 57 Agility Attack System Battle Soul King.

The person I liked was Wu Ming, known as the Golden Crow Saintess. I liked pretending I couldn't stand her in front of other people.

I was lucky. I was the only male student among this generation of the Shrek Seven Devils.

That even gave me a high standing among the male disciples of the Inner Court. They always treated me as a go-between with the goddesses.

So far, I was the only one who could feel the charm of Wu Ming. Maybe this was what it meant to have a love that went both ways.

The way she beat me, scolded me, and got mad at me was just too cute.

I was going to give it my all in this Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition. I had to win the heart of the goddess Wu Ming.

Wait, who was that little brat chatting and laughing with Wu Ming up ahead?!

Chu Qingtian followed behind them, pretending he was going the same way, both ears perked up.

"Ehehehe... Little brother Yuheng, where did you learn those cheesy pickup lines? They're so corny..." Wu Ming wore the Shrek Inner Court uniform, paired with black stockings, giving her a distinctive charm.

The only person who could chat so happily with Shrek's Golden Crow Saintess was naturally Xue Yuheng. Who knew what trick he'd used to get Xiao Xiao out of the way today?

"Senior, I'll think about what you said." Xue Yuheng stopped and replied earnestly.

Wu Ming blushed. She'd only made a suggestion, but she hadn't expected Xue Yuheng to take it so seriously and arrange to meet her alone. She said shyly:

"Actually... if it's too much trouble, forget it."

"Nothing you ask is too much trouble for me.

"By the way, Shrek has a round-robin match this afternoon, right?

"I'll be cheering you on from the stands." Xue Yuheng smiled. To avoid disturbing Wu Ming's state of mind, he said a brief goodbye and left.

In truth, Xiao Xiao was calling him on his Communication Soul Tool. If he didn't leave now, he'd be found out.

Wu Ming gazed blankly at Xue Yuheng's retreating figure. As if she'd thought of something, she suddenly smiled.

By sheer coincidence, Chu Qingtian appeared in Wu Ming's line of sight just then.

Their eyes met.

Chu Qingtian's expression was cold as he said flatly, "As Shrek's vice-captain, you're in the hotel lobby, a public place. Watch your image, okay?"

"Go to hell. What's it to you, you deadpan jerk?" Wu Ming rolled her eyes at Chu Qingtian and stormed off.

Chu Qingtian watched her leave, his heart filled with happiness.

She smiled at me... Her rejection when I confessed last time was just a test, right?

Wu Ming, you really do like me after all.

"Xiao Xue, what took you so long in the bathroom?" At the restaurant across from the hotel, Xiao Xiao had polished off all the delicacies and was chatting happily with Ning Tian.

As for Wu Feng, she now feared Xue Yuheng like a snake feared a scorpion. If he was involved, there was no way she'd come.

"My stomach was upset... Ahem, ladies, let's go to the next activity..." Xue Yuheng changed the subject, hoping to bluff his way through.

Xiao Xiao eyed Xiao Xue suspiciously, then took Ning Tian's hand and smiled sweetly. "Come on. If we're going to see all of Heaven Dou City in three days, Xiao Xue and I had to do a lot of research last night... Like this popular shop, and the next activity...

"Ning Tian, can you guess what it is?"

Ning Tian obligingly shook her head. She knew Heaven Dou City much better than Xue Yuheng and Xiao Xiao did, but played along:

"What?"

Xiao Xiao made a face. "A haunted-house adventure!"

Ning Tian: "..."

You're telling me this little girl is the humanoid Soul Beast who went through a tribulation a week ago?

You're all grown up, and you still want to go to a haunted house.

Well, I'm older than she is.

Heaven Dou City's haunted house was famous across the continent.

Because it really used ghosts to scare people.

Poor captured Evil Soul Masters, poor departed souls, and evil capitalists.

At two in the afternoon, their third activity of the day was watching Shrek's match.

The three of them sat in the front row.

Shrek Academy was recognized across the continent as the number one Soul Master Academy. It had been founded ten thousand years ago, during Spirit Hall's reign, and had a profound legacy.

Its most famous graduates were undoubtedly the Shrek Seven Devils. Under this legendary title, seven gods had once emerged.

Since the Shrek Seven Devils title was established after the All-Continent Soul Master Tournament, it had been awarded once every five years. Few students had made outstanding contributions worthy of earning it for life.

This generation of the Shrek Seven Devils was exceptionally strong as well.

Xue Yuheng had learned about their strength during the classic roll-call of contestants. He'd brought Xiao Xiao and Ning Tian to watch the match for more than just earning Wu Ming's favor.

"Shrek Academy, Baise, Level 56 Control System Battle Soul King."

"Shrek Academy, Mu Yue, Level 57 Power Attack System Battle Soul King."

On the arena, Shrek Academy and its old rival, Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy, were competing in a two-two-three format.

Xue Yuheng was quite interested in the Martial Souls of Shrek's two female students. Baise's Martial Soul was Weak Water, while Mu Yue's was Refined Gold.

The Wordless Heavenly Book had indicated that the path for both Martial Souls to advance lay in mastering an Ultimate Attribute.

Mastering an Ultimate Attribute was different from possessing one. The former was a power held by demigod-level Martial Souls and above, and it placed greater emphasis on the laws.

The latter referred to Soul Masters with an Ultimate Attribute, who possessed the power of a single attribute. From Level 30 to Level 70, their cultivation could even slow down because of that Ultimate Attribute. Those who mastered one didn't have to worry about this at all.

After another fierce, exhilarating match, Zhang Lexuan entered as Shrek's trump card and ended Star Luo's winning streak. She led Shrek to qualify for the round-robin stage with the group's highest score.

After the match, Xue Yuheng asked Xiao Xiao to take Ning Tian to see a movie, while he headed to Shrek's hotel and met Wu Ming, who had just finished taking a shower.

Xiao Xiao knew that as Crown Prince, Xue Yuheng had a heavy burden on his shoulders. Since he was trying to recruit a talented young woman, there wasn't much she could say as Princess Consort Gan.

Xiao Xiao repeatedly warned Xue Yuheng that if he came back smelling of another woman...

Xiao Xiao bared her little tiger teeth.

"Yuheng, um... my room might be a little messy. Don't mind it."

Wu Ming led Xue Yuheng into her double suite. From the bathroom at the end of the hall came the sound of someone showering.

The room wasn't messy at all. Instead, it carried a faint, girlish fragrance.

Xue Yuheng identified it as Wu Ming's shampoo.

"Xiao Ming, why is the shampoo gone... Ah!"

The figure who emerged from the bathroom hurried back inside and slammed the door shut, shouting, "Why is there a little boy in here?!"

Wu Ming took a new bottle of shampoo from her storage ring, her expression odd. "Little Yuheng, what did you see?"

Xue Yuheng said awkwardly, "That was Senior Baise, right? I didn't see anything."

He really had only seen Baise and nothing else.

"Baise?"

"Baise..." Oh no.

At some point, Baise had gotten dressed and appeared beside Xue Yuheng. Her exquisite face made him blurt out what he was thinking.

"You and your 'Baise'! You little lecher! Don't run. Get over here!"

Wu Ming tried to break up the two, but Baise was an unmarried young woman with fairly conservative views. This time, she was really serious.

"Stop! You little lecher, is this Ultimate Ice?!" Baise cried in disbelief from the center of the Ice Sealed living room.

Her Weak Water Martial Soul was Extreme Water, just one step away from Ultimate Water.

The only explanation for Xue Yuheng's ice-attribute Soul Power suppressing her Martial Soul so strongly was that it was Ultimate Ice.

"Xue Yuheng of the Dou Ling Empire pays his respects to Senior Baise. This is a gift for you, to show how sorry I am." Xue Yuheng offered her a Xuanming God Crystal and spoke gently.

He'd obtained quite a few water-attribute treasures from the Xuanming Sect. This was a way to pass along a favor.

"Isn't this a Xuanming God Crystal, a specialty of the Xuanming Sect? A single one is worth as much as a secret-art Soul Bone," Baise reminded him.

"If Senior is willing to forgive me, one Xuanming God Crystal is nothing." Xue Yuheng gritted his teeth, feigning hesitation and embarrassment.

She'd already seen him, after all. She couldn't very well kill Xue Yuheng in front of Wu Ming. Getting a water-attribute treasure in return seemed like a pretty good deal.

Money made ghosts turn millstones, and beauties bend at the waist.

With the misunderstanding cleared up, the three of them had a brief discussion.

Baise was even more astonished. "What? Xiao Ming, have you two gone crazy?

"You're going to help all five of us evolve our Martial Souls?!"