Flender's Protective Instinct

"Teacher, that's them! I saw with my own eyes that brat bringing two people into our academy."

A familiar figure came into everyone's view.

Qian Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and realized the person approaching was none other than Ma Hongjun, who was currently pointing a finger directly at him.

Standing beside him was a middle-aged man wearing glasses with a thick, bushy beard.

"Dean, you've returned." Zhao Wuji was the first to react, immediately stepping forward to greet the man.

Glasses, bushy beard, middle-aged—the Dean of Shrek Academy.

Qian Yu was certain this was the "Flying Triangle" of the Golden Iron Triangle: Flender.

Flender followed the direction of Ma Hongjun's finger and caught sight of Qian Yu.

His anger flared up instantly.

Ma Hongjun was a disciple he had raised through blood, sweat, and tears—a boy he considered a son, the one meant to inherit his legacy—yet just yesterday, he had been beaten by some brat.

And that same person had the audacity to walk right into his home turf: Shrek Academy.

How could he not be furious?

Flender had originally assumed the person who bullied Ma Hongjun was a grown man, and he had intended to bully the weak in return.

But upon seeing Qian Yu's youthful appearance, Flender felt a bit hesitant to lower himself to that level.

He turned to Zhao Wuji and said, "Zhao Wuji, have our academy's enrollment standards dropped this low? Any stray cat or dog can enter Shrek now? Remember, our Shrek only recruits monsters, not mediocrities."

Flender's words were pointed.

Zhao Wuji could hear the implication clearly.

"Dean, Qian Yu is no mediocrity. He is the top performer in every assessment we've held at the academy so far."

Zhao Wuji hurriedly introduced Qian Yu to Flender.

"Whether they are mediocrities or not isn't decided by words. You and the companions you brought—I, the Dean, will personally conduct a fifth assessment for you all." Flender's tone was hostile.

Off to the side, Ma Hongjun looked smug, feeling a secret thrill: That'll teach you to offend this young master. Don't you know I'm the king of Shrek?

"Ah, Dean, you can't do this. You're showing no faith in me, Old Zhao."

Zhao Wuji was put in an awkward position by Flender.

This batch of students had been hand-picked by him, after all.

Yet Flender intended to discard this group of monsters with a single, dismissive sentence.

Zhao Wuji's face darkened like ink, but he held his tongue; after all, Flender was the Dean, and he was merely the Vice Dean.

Reluctantly, he went to bring over Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong. As for Tang San, Zhao Wuji didn't reveal his true identity to Flender, only stating that Tang San was currently unconscious and unable to take the test. Flender let out a cold snort: "Zhao Wuji, look at the fine students you've recruited. They can't even handle a tiny bit of pressure."

Flender pointed at the unconscious Tang San, using the situation to vent his frustrations.

Not far away, a dark shadow stared fixedly at Flender's hateful face, a cold glint flashing in their hand.

Qian Yu saw it too. He spoke to Flender with an equally hostile tone: "Heh, are you sure about that?"

Flender was acting purely out of personal bias, intentionally targeting him.

Flender couldn't stand Qian Yu's tone and immediately shouted, "Of course! I, Flender, the Dean of Shrek Academy, am the law of this academy. My word is the imperial decree of Shrek. If you still want to join, you can team up and defeat me, and I will grant you admission."

"Of course, I won't take advantage of you. I will limit my power to level 50 so you won't be at a disadvantage."

Flender spoke with a condescending air that made Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu grit their teeth in anger.

When Ma Hongjun saw the three beauties, his eyes went wide, and drool began to drip uncontrollably from the corner of his mouth.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu were all disgusted to the core.

"It's actually this pig!" Xiao Wu was instantly enraged, pointing at Ma Hongjun and cursing.

"Hmph, you dare call me a pig?"

"Teacher, you have to stand up for me!"

Ma Hongjun acted like a spoiled brat with a guardian to back him up, looking at Xiao Wu and the others with a wicked grin.

Ning Rongrong was even more direct: "Dead fat pig, wipe that lecherous look off your face, or I'll dig your dog eyes out."

Ning Rongrong was truly the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect; she spoke her mind.

Flender was absolutely livid.

To think they would slander his beloved disciple right in front of him.

So what if his disciple looked at them with a bit of lust? It wasn't like they would lose a piece of flesh.

"Just you wait, see how I deal with you later."

"Don't worry, my good disciple. Watch how your teacher subdues them." Flender gave Ma Hongjun a reassuring look.

He then signaled for everyone to head to the small practice field.

On the small practice field.

Qian Yu, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu stood their ground.

Zhao Wuji, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai watched from the side.

Flender faced Qian Yu and the others alone.

The two sides separated.

"What should we do?" Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu all turned their gazes to Qian Yu.

Qian Yu saw clearly. He already had a bad impression of Shrek Academy, and only needed it for his Divine Eye's consumption. Now, it seemed like it was time to leave.

It was just that Tang San would benefit for nothing.

But fortunately, Xiao Wu was standing by his side now.

He just didn't know if Xiao Wu would follow him when he left later.

But before that, Qian Yu let out a deep shout.

Spirit Detection, Spirit Share activated.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu once again felt a brand new world.

There was no need to worry about defeating Flender at all.

Zhao Wuji's expression was as dark as ink, lost in thought.

Seeing Qian Yu and the others' positions, which were the same as in the fourth assessment, Zhao Wuji did not remind Flender, merely sneering coldly.

"Flender, just wait to be defeated."

"Alright, let's begin. I'll just stand here and let you attack."

Flender released his spirit, the Four-Eyed Cat Owl, exuding an imposing aura and looking down on everyone.

"Xiao Wu, Zhuqing, it's the same as the last match, you two feign an attack."

"Rongrong, you're responsible for assisting us at any time."

"Okay."

"Okay."

"Okay."

Three more "Okay"s, the 211 formation was neat.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing initiated their skills first.

"First Spirit Skill: Hell Stab!" Zhu Zhuqing's first Spirit Ring lit up with a yellow glow as she attacked Flender.

Flender used the characteristics of his Four-Eyed Cat Owl spirit to continuously toy with Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing's prolonged assault yielded no results.

Xiao Wu provided support from the side, her first Spirit Skill—Waist Bow, about to be unleashed on Flender.

Flender's gaze sharpened. His fifth Spirit Skill—Cat Owl Storm. The Four-Eyed Cat Owl flapped its wings, generating a massive storm that prevented Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing from getting close again.

Qian Yu observed all of this with his Spirit Detection.

After Flender unleashed all his skills, Qian Yu confirmed that Flender only had this one skill to block others' attacks; the rest were offensive skills.

With this, Qian Yu formulated a plan.

"Xiao Wu, wait."

"Rongrong, give me buffs."

Xiao Wu quickly retreated from Flender's vicinity, waiting for an opportunity.

Ning Rongrong was very obedient. "Seven Treasures Exuding Glaze Light, first, strength, second, speed." The Seven Treasures' light shone around Qian Yu.

Qian Yu felt his strength and speed greatly increase.