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Yan Qingjie slowly raised his head, his eyes roiling with a trace of heaviness.
He was silent for a moment before finally speaking, his voice clear and resolute. "No. I need to go back."
"I'm returning to Shrek to resolve the karmic entanglement I've become involved in."
Long Zhanye did not stop him or ask any questions.
He merely nodded slightly, then took a longsword from his Storage Belt. It was the Level 8 Soul Tool, the Demon-Breaking Sword.
He handed it to Yan Qingjie, then took out two Level 7 Sealed Milk Bottles and two Level 8 Invincible Barriers, stuffing them all into his younger brother's arms.
"With your current Spirit King cultivation, you can't handle a Level 9 Soul Tool. You can barely use Level 8 defensive Soul Tools, so take them to protect yourself."
"Once you settle things there, come back. Everyone at home is waiting for you."
Yan Qingjie put away the Soul Tools one by one, nodded solemnly, and turned toward Shrek City.
When he stepped through the gates of Shrek Academy once more, everyone who saw him froze slightly.
The high-spirited, sunny, and cheerful youth from before seemed to have vanished overnight without a trace.
In his place was a grim, cold face, as though covered by frost that could never melt.
His strides were swift and straight as he passed through the outer courtyard, then the inner courtyard, ignoring countless curious and puzzled gazes.
He paid no attention to anyone's greetings or questions and headed straight for the shore of Sea God Lake.
There, a girl dressed in green stood quietly beside a lotus leaf, holding a budding lotus flower in her hand as though she were waiting for something.
The instant her