Challenge

"To truly love someone is not to treat her as a wager," Feng Piaoling said, shaking his head.

By now, many students who had passed the entrance examination had already entered.

Among them were Jiang Nannan's companions, as well as God King Tang's daughter, who was currently disguised as a boy.

Hearing this, all the women present had their eyes light up, and they began to point and whisper about Xu Sanshi.

Facing the pressure of public opinion, Xu Sanshi found himself in a difficult position. He looked at Feng Piaoling and asked, "Then what do you want?"

"It's simple. If you lose, you pay the Mysterious Water Pill and the one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins as agreed. Additionally, you will pay me one extra Mysterious Water Pill."

Feng Piaoling said this with an air of indifference.

"Why don't you just go rob someone?" Xu Sanshi was instantly incensed.

"Don't be hasty, let me finish," Feng Piaoling said. "If I lose, I will withdraw from school and leave Shrek Academy. Are you satisfied with that?"

Withdraw from school? Xu Sanshi's eyes lit up immediately; this seemed even better than the previous bet of forcing the other party to stop pestering Jiang Nannan.

He asked with some suspicion, "Are you sure?"

"A gentleman's word is as good as gold." As for the Mysterious Water Pill, Feng Piaoling had already consumed them long ago.

As the Crown Prince of the Sun Moon Empire and its actual decision-maker, Xu Tianran was wealthy and possessed reach that could touch the heavens.

It was no difficult task for him to procure two Mysterious Water Pills from the black market to help him cleanse his marrow and refine his bones.

His true purpose was, firstly, to test the soul skill he had just acquired.

Using this "tortoise son" with the Tortoise Martial Soul as a target for his techniques was just right.

And secondly.

It was to prevent these two Mysterious Water Pills from falling into the hands of Huo Yuhao.

Regardless of whether Huo Yuhao had developed a grudge against Bei Bei and Tang Ya, Feng Piaoling had to obtain the Mysterious Water Pill from Xu Sanshi to prevent any possibility of Huo Yuhao continuing to "cheat."

After the first consumption, his soul power had risen from level 11 to the peak of level 12, his cultivation speed had increased fourfold, and his Purple Demon Eye had broken through to the microscopic realm; after the second consumption, his soul power reached the peak of level 13, his cultivation speed increased sevenfold, and the impurities in his body were further purged.

Dream on.

"Tomorrow evening, at the Soul Fighting Arena. Don't be a no-show." Xu Sanshi naturally did not know what Feng Piaoling was thinking. He formally challenged Feng Piaoling, appearing as if he were fighting for love.

"I'll be there." Feng Piaoling waved his hand dismissively and turned to continue toward the Shrek Academy freshman teaching building.

Seeing Feng Piaoling's indifferent attitude, Xu Sanshi felt even more furious.

But he did not believe he would lose.

Several years ago, he had already broken through to become a Soul Elder, and in another year or two at most, he would be able to advance to a Soul Ancestor.

Looking at Feng Piaoling, no matter how impressive he was, he was only at the early stage of a Soul Elder.

Even if his soul ring configuration was higher than his own, he was certain to win this soul fight.

As the two agreed to the duel, the entire crowd erupted.

Xu Sanshi, a fifth-year senior known for having the strongest defensive martial soul in the outer courtyard, would be fighting Feng Piaoling, who was rumored to be the top freshman due to his thousand-year second soul ring and his status as a Soul Elder.

The stakes were two Mysterious Water Pills, one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and expulsion from the academy.

And it was all for the sake of the outer courtyard's greatest beauty, Jiang Nannan.

Such an explosive soul fight could be said to be the first of its kind in Shrek's history.

In an instant, the news spread like a plague, and it was feared that it would reach the entire academy before long.

When that time came, it would surely cause a sensation throughout the outer courtyard.

Even in the inner courtyard, there might be freshmen coming to watch.

Regarding this, Feng Piaoling appeared completely unconcerned.

He continued on his own way toward the white freshman teaching building of Shrek.

The Shrek teaching building was built behind the square where the statues stood, with its back against a massive lake known as the Sea God Lake.

The white freshman teaching building was located among them, on the southernmost side, near the lakeside path.

Feng Piaoling walked through the Shrek square with the flow of people and arrived at this freshman teaching building.

Shrek had recruited over a thousand freshmen this time.

Because of the duel between Xu Sanshi and Feng Piaoling, many people chose to stop and watch.

Therefore, when Feng Piaoling arrived at the white freshman teaching building, the registration area was instantly packed.

Feng Piaoling was not in a hurry.

He stood in line while observing his surroundings without leaving a trace.

This undercover mission was naturally not a whim of Feng Piaoling's.

As early as when he returned from hunting for his soul ring at the age of eight, he had already mentioned the matter of Xu He to Xu Tianran.

For this reason, Xu Tianran had long ago utilized the undercover agents lurking in Shrek Academy to investigate information.

As a result, three years had passed, and they had gained nothing.

Feng Piaoling took advantage of the opportunity while hunting for his third soul ring to volunteer for this task.

Naturally, he had already seen the portrait of the undercover agent before arriving.

He quickly located the undercover teacher at the registration desk.

The man had a goatee, a hooked nose, and wore a monocle, his face etched with a sinister expression.

Seeing the man in person, Feng Piaoling was speechless. Although he had expected as much when looking at the portrait, this appearance was far too abrupt; it was as if the word "villain" was practically written on his face.

At this moment, the man was registering a black-haired girl with an incredibly explosive figure.

Setting the black-haired girl aside, it was the youth standing behind her who caught Feng Piaoling's attention.

He was a robust youth who looked quite arrogant, with long golden hair parted down the middle and draped over both sides.

He wore the distinct noble attire of the White Tiger Duke Mansion.

Seeming to sense someone watching him, the arrogant youth turned his head, revealing a handsome yet cold face and a pair of deep blue eyes.

Is that Dai Huabin, Huo Yuhao's half-brother? Feng Piaoling instantly guessed the other's identity.

Seeing Feng Piaoling staring at him, Dai Huabin immediately shot him a provocative look.

As a specially admitted student for this Shrek enrollment, he had originally thought that with the power of his White Tiger Martial Soul and his cultivation as a Soul Elder, he would be the undisputed top freshman.

He never expected a wild card like Feng Piaoling to appear halfway, possessing not only a thousand-year second ring and Soul Elder cultivation but also the audacity to accept a challenge from a fifth-year senior, Xu Sanshi.

He had completely stolen his thunder.

This made him feel extremely displeased.

It seems this spoiled brat is as narrow-minded as ever, but he might be useful... Feng Piaoling remained calm on the surface, but he quickly formulated a plan in his mind.

He looked at Dai Huabin, then glanced at the three people waiting in line not far behind him.

Sinking his consciousness into his Spirit Sea, he looked at the grey-green bead that Electrolux had transformed into and said, "Senior, could you do me a favor?"

"Very well." A figure appeared from the grey bead; although still blurry, it was significantly more stable compared to the near-annihilation state it had been in at the beginning.

It seemed the Heaven-Reaching Demon Eye was indeed of great help to Electrolux's recovery.

The corners of Feng Piaoling's mouth curled up. "Please, Senior, help me transmit a message to that hooked-nose man... I will say a sentence, and you will transmit it. Do not let anyone discover us."

"Agreed." Although Electrolux did not know what Feng Piaoling's goal was, since the two had reached an agreement, he did not mind helping him.