The Shrek Seven Devils' Heads Had Fallen

"Wah—"

Only after Qin Chuan had stepped off the Soul Train and truly disappeared into the distance did Tang Ya finally lose control of the emotions she had been suppressing.

"Xiao Ya, you don't have to take what that man said to heart." Bei Bei didn't know how to comfort Tang Ya. After all, the Tang Sect that man had described matched perfectly with everything the Tang Sect had done in the past.

For a sect to maintain its standing over the long term, the first priority was ample funding and cultivation resources. Neither could be lacking.

Before Soul Tools appeared, the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons had been the mainstream across the continent. Even the armies of the three great empires had purchased them for their troops.

Everything changed with the advent of Soul Tools. The Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons business had plummeted, and now even the Tang Sect Former Site had been forcibly seized by the Iron Blood Sect. Tang Ya, the sect leader, was little more than a leader without followers.

It was fine to fool a novice like Huo Yuhao, but there was no chance of recruiting Qin Chuan into the Tang Sect.

The Spirit Hall of ten thousand years ago had been destroyed by the Tang Sect's ancestor, Tang San. The present-day Shrek Academy and the Tang Sect's remnants were both Qin Chuan's enemies.

Just now, outside Shrek City, Qin Chuan had been one hundred percent certain he could eliminate the three of them. Qin Chuan wasn't softhearted; their cultivation was simply too low to earn him any worthwhile Snow Hatred Value.

"Teacher Xiao Ya... Senior Brother, what that man said..." Huo Yuhao was completely stunned. Was this what the Soul Master World was really like? How was it so different from what he'd imagined?

"Junior Brother, you don't need to take what that man said to heart. Our Tang Sect isn't as wretched as he made it out to be." Bei Bei could only say that.

But as he said it, he had no confidence at all, because everything Qin Chuan had said was true.

The Tang Sect had long since forgotten its original purpose as the times changed. Shrek Academy was no different.

The train slowly pulled away in the direction of Shrek Academy. What had just happened was no more than a brief interruption along the way.

For Tang Ya, who was wholeheartedly devoted to restoring the Tang Sect, this was a major blow. But Qin Chuan was thoroughly pleased.

A sect that should have decayed still wanted to rekindle its legacy. And when he thought of how, ten thousand years later, the Tang Sect secretly sold weapons to the two empires that had fled overseas, shirking its duty as a citizen, two Soul Tool Cannonballs to the head had been getting off lightly.

As for the factions in Shrek City that could stand alongside Shrek Academy, the most notable was a mysterious organization founded three years ago called the Soul Hall.

The Soul Hall had always been dedicated to fighting Evil Soul Masters and defending peace across the continent. In private, it had turned down every attempt by the three great empires to recruit it. It had chosen to establish its headquarters in Shrek City precisely to avoid unnecessary trouble within the empires' borders, since Shrek City stood independent of all three.

"Not bad. You've really fixed the place up." Qin Chuan stepped into the Soul Hall and looked around at its exquisite decor. Many of the details bore traces of Spirit Hall.

"Shouldn't you be staying at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy? What made you suddenly think of coming here?"

"Because I missed you."

Bibi Dong rolled her eyes. "Oh, please. Just tell me what you want."

"We can begin the plan to hunt down Shrek."

Bibi Dong's eyes lit up. "I've been holding back for three years, so it wasn't for nothing. Tell me your plan."

"The plan will officially begin in a year. The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament will be held in Star Luo City, and you've been lying low in Shrek City for three years. How have you been getting along with them?"

"Not particularly well, but not too badly either. Whenever Evil Soul Masters appear, we work with the Shrek Supervision Group. Over the past three years, we've dealt with quite a few Evil Soul Masters hiding across the continent. Their existence has already become a serious threat to you and Xiao Xue. Even if it weren't for my sake, I'd still make sure to wipe them out completely."

"Of course, I don't count as an Evil Soul Master. I'm from ten thousand years ago, after all. I don't belong to this era." Bibi Dong made sure to add.

"Next, I'll personally deal with those people from Shrek Academy. Mom, you just have to cover for me and clean up afterward."

"You? Can you handle it?" Bibi Dong asked, puzzled.

"A man can't say he can't handle it."

"You little rascal. You're only eleven, and you have the nerve to call yourself a man?" Bibi Dong ruffled Qin Chuan's hair, then leaned in and whispered, "How are things going with Meng Hongchen? I heard from Xiao Xue's letter that the two of you had already made things official a year ago. When will you let your mother have a look at her and meet her future daughter-in-law?"

"Damn! My sister sold me out!"

He'd never told Bibi Dong about it, afraid that his scatterbrained mother would get some idea into her head and insist on meeting her ahead of time.

You could guard against all kinds of things, but not against betrayal from your own family.

"A year from now, we'll represent the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy at the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament. You'll meet her then."

"Good. I'll be waiting."

Qin Chuan flipped his wrist, and a pale golden longsword appeared in his right hand.

"Why did you draw the Angel Sword?" Bibi Dong asked in confusion.

Qin Chuan didn't answer. He went to the highest point of the building housing the Soul Hall and opened a window just a crack.

It faced the entrance to Shrek Academy.

Today was Shrek Academy's enrollment day. Qin Chuan could make out the dense stream of people passing through the gates.

Qin Chuan channeled his Soul Power into the sword. Its golden tip traced through the air, and soon, under Bibi Dong's gaze, eight small golden characters took shape vividly in midair.

Bibi Dong watched with interest. "Interesting. That's an outright provocation."

"Back then, you killed thirteen inner-court disciples from Shrek Academy and shook the entire continent. Today, I'm going to let them know that it's time for their descendants to repay the debt their ancestors incurred."

Qin Chuan swung the sword. The eight golden characters pierced through the air and streaked toward Shrek Academy, followed by a dazzling flash of sword light.

Shrek Academy, East Gate.

"This is this year's Tang Sect-exempt student, Huo Yuhao. I'll be taking him into the academy."

"Senior Brother Bei, you're too kind. If you're the one who brought him, there's nothing to doubt. Young man, welcome to Shrek Academy."

After briefly composing themselves, Bei Bei and Tang Ya brought Huo Yuhao into Shrek Academy as a Tang Sect-exempt student.

"Junior Brother, once you're in Shrek Academy, you must work hard at cultivating. You've already absorbed a Hundred-Year Soul Ring and reached level eleven in Soul Power, but in three months, there'll be a new-student assessment. If you fail, even as a Tang Sect-exempt student, you'll be mercilessly expelled. Time is short, so I hope you make the most of this opportunity." Bei Bei patted Huo Yuhao on the shoulder. He had high hopes for this junior brother.

"I will, Senior Brother." Huo Yuhao nodded firmly and clenched the Sky-Covering Cloud Jade hanging on his chest.

This object was constantly helping Huo Yuhao clear the blocked meridians in his body. During cultivation the day before, Huo Yuhao had discovered that practicing the Mysterious Heaven Skill with the Sky-Covering Cloud Jade had increased his cultivation speed several times over.

Before long, seven enormous statues came into view on either side of the covered bridge.

At the forefront stood a handsome, tall man with double pupils. He was none other than Huo Yuhao's ancestor, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, Dai Mubai.

"The man in front is the leader of the First Generation Shrek Seven Monsters, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger, Dai Mubai. He's also the ancestor of the White Tiger Duke lineage. I hear there's a direct descendant of the White Tiger Duke in this year's intake."

"Next is Sausage Douluo, Oscar. The third is our Tang Sect's ancestor, the Thousand-Hands Douluo, Tang San."

The three of them walked up to Tang San's statue. Tang Ya's eyes were full of admiration, while Bei Bei's fist clenched involuntarily, deeply stung by Qin Chuan's earlier words.

Huo Yuhao raised his gaze. The instant his eyes met Tang San's, the Sky-Covering Cloud Jade on his chest flashed with a streak of black light.

"Whoosh—"

Just then, a golden sword light streaked across the sky.

Bei Bei, Huo Yuhao, and Tang Ya felt a flash of cold light. For an instant, the sky was dyed gold.

Before the three of them could react, they heard a Shrek Academy student in dark green raise a trembling hand and point at the sky behind them.

"Look... what's that?"

The three of them looked up. Their pupils contracted, their faces filled with utter shock.

"Ten thousand years of blood feud, settled today."

Eight large characters shone in the air, each stroke radiating an unmatched killing intent.

The commotion quickly caught the attention of many people. Several figures soared into the sky from the direction of Sea God Island.

"What on earth happened?"

"The academy's really been having one thing after another lately."

"That's..."

"Ten thousand years of blood feud, settled today." Xuan Zi read the words aloud, one by one, his expression growing darker.

"Who is it? If you've got the guts, show yourself! What kind of courage is there in lurking in the shadows?"

Xuan Zi's voice carried across the surrounding area and quickly spread throughout the city, but no one answered.

At that moment, Shrek City fell into an eerie silence. Not a soul spoke.

The next moment, a series of cracking sounds came from below.

Tiny grains of sand and gravel began falling from overhead, striking Bei Bei on the head. The instant he looked up, his eyes widened in alarm. He hurriedly dragged Tang Ya and Huo Yuhao away.

Tang San's enormous head fell, smashing a deep crater into the ground.

Huo Yuhao broke out in a cold sweat, his legs trembling uncontrollably.

Tang Ya was ashen-faced. She stared at Tang San, the ancestor of the Tang Sect whom she had just been admiring. In the next moment, the statue's head hit the ground. Despair welled up inside her, and her fists clenched tight.

At the same time, the heads of Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing also came crashing down.

The academy erupted into chaos. When the enormous statues hit the ground, the impacts shook everything, leaving deep craters of various sizes, webbed with cracks, across the earth.

Many Shrek Academy students, including the new arrivals, were deeply shaken by the scene, and the crowd erupted in an uproar.

Xuan Zi's face darkened completely. He panted like an ox, his chest heaving violently. "Investigate! Find out who did this!"