Night Reconnaissance of Shrek: Some Things in This World, and Some Madness!

A few nights later.

Feng Xiaodi and Ozka once again donned their night-traveling gear to head out and gather intelligence.

"After so many days, the turmoil has finally calmed down a bit."

Ozka asked, "Are we heading to Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, or Shrek Academy?"

"Let's go to Shrek! Ye Lingling's counterpart is not at Heaven Dou Academy. The Heaven Dou Imperial Palace is under heavy guard because of the Ning Fengzhi incident, and besides, for such a massive empire, it's pathetic that they don't even have a single Title Douluo. There's no point in scouting them; when the Xianting army arrives, we can just crush them with the vanguard legion! Only Shrek is worth our attention. We must find out why Shrek has gathered so many of Xianting's talented counterparts!"

"Understood, then Shrek it is! By the way, have you confirmed the location of Shrek?"

"Rest assured, follow me. I've even managed to get my hands on a floor plan of the Shrek Academy interior!"

The two leaped across countless rooftops along the way until they arrived at Shrek Academy.

"It's quite large and imposing! Even the characters for 'Shrek' look like they were freshly carved!"

"Never mind that; it's certainly not as grand as our Xianting University! Let's hurry inside and take a look."

Upon entering Shrek, the lights in many dormitories were already out. Ozka said speechlessly, "How can they sleep at this age? They're already in their twenties, yet they only have twenty or thirty levels of soul power. They really need to reflect on themselves! None of them are cultivating properly; no wonder their cultivation is so low!"

"Ahem, enough chatter. Let's head to the inner court dormitories! Those people are our targets."

At the inner court student dorms, outside Tang Si's room.

Ozka said in surprise, "That must be Tang Si, right? He dared to return to Shrek after being slapped by the Venerable Supporter? Impressive! But, I have to say, he's quite diligent. While others are resting, he's cultivating... Wait! Feng Xiaodi, look closely. He seems to be practicing internal energy techniques! That's not standard soul power meditation!"

Feng Xiaodi observed for a short while, his face full of astonishment as he whispered, "How is this possible? It's not the Dao Scripture, nor is it the Yijin Jing! Douluo World No. 1 actually has martial arts techniques, even if they are a bit crude."

Ozka said with a solemn expression, "The Venerable Supporter was right; we cannot let our guard down! We must never underestimate anyone, especially since we are now facing a brand-new world! Every world has its own potential and strengths. Douluo World No. 1 might not be as simple as it appears on the surface! Remember, even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit!"

"I have to admit, in front of the Venerable Supporter, we are still too young... Shh, be quiet!"

Suddenly, Feng Xiaodi hurriedly stopped Ozka, and the two slowly retreated.

After withdrawing, Ozka said with lingering fear, "As expected of a counterpart to the genius Tang Si of the Clear Sky Hammer clan, his intuition is too terrifying, isn't it? We were over thirty meters away, and he could still sense someone spying on him! We were almost discovered! The Breath Concealment Art was created by Emperor Qingtian and can suppress all auras; even a Title Douluo shouldn't be able to detect us! This Tang Si's intuition is truly frightening!"

Feng Xiaodi nodded in agreement, "Indeed! I finally understand why Emperor Qingtian sent us here. Our mission isn't just to build the World-Crossing Gate! It's even more about discovering counterparts like Tang Si! I have a premonition that if we let him grow, he will definitely pose a certain obstacle to our Xianting conquest of Douluo World No. 1!"

"Then should we eliminate Tang Si now?"

"This... is that necessary? Regardless, that Tang Si only has thirty-something levels of soul power! He's just a genius with some potential; would Xianting be afraid of him? Let's save our energy! 'Genius' is just a synonym for the weak."

"Uh... we are also geniuses, you know. You just insulted yourself too."

"I wasn't talking about us, don't change the subject."

Feng Xiaodi rolled his eyes at Ozka and said, "Let's keep looking and see if we can find your counterpart!"

"Right!"

Mentioning his own counterpart piqued Ozka's interest.

As it happened, the dormitory next to Tang Si's was the room for the other male students.

"Only one room is still lit. Didn't they say Shrek Academy has four male inner court students? Why are only Tang Si and someone else still cultivating?"

Ozka frowned, "It must be my counterpart cultivating!"

Sure enough!

When the two arrived outside the window of Oscar's dormitory, they saw a person who looked exactly like Ozka meditating on his soul power.

"Heh heh, looking at it this way, I'm actually quite handsome~"

"Stop showing off. Let's go check on the others. That guy Ma Hongshuai was praised by Emperor Qingtian for having the potential to become a god! His counterpart definitely won't be simple."

Hearing this, Ozka said dismissively, "His dormitory light is out. Such a lazy person definitely can't compare to Ma Hongshuai!"

"Maybe he just forgot to turn on the light?"

Feng Xiaodi didn't believe it and wanted to see if Ma Hongshuai's counterpart had forgotten to turn on the light because he was cultivating.

As it turned out!

There was no one in the remaining two dormitory rooms!

"They are called Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, right? Why are they out in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?"

"I don't know, forget it. Let's go check the female dormitory. We can look for them after we return from the girls' side."

The female dormitory area was not far from the male area, separated by only ten meters without even a fence in between.

"Ozka, look, isn't that the mysterious girl Ning Rongrong, whom your counterpart likes? She seems to be asleep already."

"It's her!"

Ozka nodded slightly and explained, "Three years ago, when I first entered Xianting University, I saw Ning Yuzhi take his daughter Ning Maomao to the school, but it's been so long that I forgot what she looked like, which is why I didn't recognize her last time we met. Ning Yuzhi's daughter Ning Maomao has decent talent; she broke through to a level 40 Soul Ancestor at a young age, but the defect in her martial soul was never resolved!"

"Martial soul defect? Didn't Ning Yuzhi already solve it? Did his daughter's martial soul mutate again? Did it regress?"

Ozka explained, "Before Ning Maomao was born, Ning Yuzhi's martial soul was still the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda! It was only after Ning Maomao was born that Ning Yuzhi evolved his martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda."

"Oh, I see. Ning Maomao really is unlucky."

At this moment, Ning Rongrong in the dormitory tossed and turned restlessly, her eyes open as she looked out the window.

Whoosh!

Feng Xiaodi and his companion ducked their heads with a whoosh, patting their chests as they whispered, "That was close!"

Ozka said speechlessly, "What time is it? You don't cultivate this late, and you're suffering from insomnia? How old are you? Already dealing with insomnia! Young people should just hit the pillow and fall asleep."

"Ahem~~"

Feng Xiaodi coughed awkwardly, reminding him, "Don't forget, her father was just castrated by you not long ago; the wound is probably still scabbing! It would be a miracle if she could sleep!"

Hearing this, Ozka froze, his mouth twitching: "Damn! So you're saying my counterpart's future father-in-law was castrated by me?"

"Shh~ keep it down, let's go!"

Arriving at Zhu Zhuqing's dormitory, they saw her diligently cultivating.

Ozka whispered, "I feel like her temperament is quite similar to the younger sister of Empress Zhu Zhuqin. I've seen Zhu Zhuqin several times, and she's a genius in her first year at Xianting University! Not to mention the school beauty!"

The two watched for a short while before Feng Xiaotian shook his head: "Her aptitude is a bit poor; her Soul Power Level hasn't even broken through level thirty. She's far worse than Zhu Zhuqin!"

"Alright, let's go check on the last Shrek inner disciple."

Just as they arrived outside Xiao Wu's window, Feng Xiaodi frowned and said, "Something's not right!"

"What's not right?"

"Hmm..." Feng Xiaodi looked at Xiao Wu sleeping on the bed and said uncertainly, "There's a bit of a Soul Beast aura... Could she be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form?"

Ozka laughed: "What are you talking about? Hunting Soul Beasts in Douluo World No. 1 isn't illegal! Besides, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast doesn't have the ability to protect itself after transforming! Would someone named Xiao Wu dare to show up in the human world... eh?"

Ozka suddenly let out an "eh," frowning as he continued, "I think I've seen her! Empress Gu Yuna has a maid in her bedchamber, and that maid accompanied the Empress to the Xianting University graduation ceremony the year before last!"

Feng Xiaodi chimed in, "Now that you mention it, I remember too! I happened to graduate that year!"

"Damn~" Ozka exclaimed in shock: "If that's the case, she really is a transformed Soul Beast! Empress Gu Yuna is the Silver Dragon King, a Soul Beast herself; it makes perfect sense that her maid would be a transformed Soul Beast!"

Feng Xiaodi clicked his tongue: "This Xiao Wu really isn't afraid of death, daring to run into the human world! Does she think this is our Xianting? Killing Soul Beasts here isn't illegal!"

Ozka thought for a moment and suggested, "What if someone kills her, and then we go snatch the soul bone... would we be breaking the law?"

"This... let's go back and ask Elder Dugu before we decide. Better not get any crooked ideas for now."

"Fine!"

"Let's go! Let's head over there and check; that should be the dormitory for the Shrek Academy professors."

"The professors here are called teachers... Holy crap!"

Having just arrived outside a dormitory window, Ozka blurted out, his eyes widening as he stared inside! His face flushed with embarrassment!

"What's wrong... holy crap!"

Feng Xiaodi followed Ozka's gaze, froze in place, and then stiffly reached out to block Ozka's view, preventing him from looking.

Ozka turned his body away, hiding behind the wall, his face burning with heat!

"Hey! Feng Xiaodi, you're still looking!"

"Ha... haha... ha..." Feng Xiaodi laughed awkwardly, slowly shifting his gaze away, and hid behind the wall as well.

"Yo? Ozka, you're actually shy? Don't tell me you're still a virgin?"

"You!"

Ozka's face turned beet red.

Feng Xiaodi asked meaningfully, "She must be Liu Erlong, the counterpart to Liu Erfeng. They look almost identical. Tell me, if the Vanguard Battalion's Chief Instructor Liu Erfeng—such a domineering and hot-tempered person—knew that her counterpart was... rewarding herself in the dead of night... what would she think?"

Neither of them had ever expected to witness such a scene at Shrek Academy!

Could you even imagine it? The Chief Instructor who beats people up in the Vanguard Battalion all day, the hot-tempered Chief Instructor, secretly rewarding herself in another world... I can't imagine it! I really can't!

Ozka shook his head: "She probably doesn't know... otherwise, a single Fire Dragon Roar would incinerate her counterpart. Let's go, peeping is illegal!"

"Let me take one more look! That's Liu Erfeng! I've even been beaten by her... eh~ slow down, slow down! I want to take a picture!"

"Hurry up and leave!"

Feng Xiaodi was dragged away by Ozka.

"The persona has collapsed!"

After a long while, Ozka, no longer shy, shook his head speechlessly: "The Vanguard Battalion Chief Instructor's persona has collapsed! In the middle of the night, she's actually hiding in her room rewarding herself!"

Feng Xiaodi agreed: "It's truly insane! What a pity, I didn't get a photo! Ozka, wait for me, I'm going back to take a picture with my Wristwatch! Liu Erfeng beat me up before; damn it, she even broke my leg! I must get my revenge."

"Heh~ is that really revenge? I'm too embarrassed to call your bluff! Don't make me report you for peeping!"

"Alright, alright."

"Keep up, and stop looking back every three steps."