Another Challenge

"Is there something you need?" Wang Dong'er was about to leave when someone suddenly blocked her path.

She cast a cold glance at the young man standing before her, her expression shifting uncertainly as she asked.

The person blocking her way was none other than Dai Huabin, who had been driven into a rage by Feng Piaoling only moments ago.

At this moment, all traces of his anger had vanished, and even his previous arrogance had disappeared; facing the revealed beauty of Wang Dong'er, he wore a bashful expression that seemed entirely out of character for him.

He scratched the back of his head and said somewhat awkwardly, "It's nothing, I just wanted to get to know you. My name is Dai Huabin, the second young master of the White Tiger Duke Mansion, and a descendant of Dai Mubai, the leader of the original Shrek Seven Devils."

Zhu Lu, standing behind Dai Huabin, felt a strange light flash in her eyes; she lowered her head and twisted her hands together in front of her.

Feng Piaoling had been watching this side the entire time, and seeing this scene, he could no longer suppress the smirk tugging at the corners of his mouth.

In the original story, this fellow Dai Huabin was as arrogant as could be before meeting Wang Qiu'er, the transformed Emperor Auspicious Beast, but once he saw her, he quickly turned into a sycophant.

Now that he had encountered Wang Dong'er, who looked exactly like Wang Qiu'er, it seemed he was already falling for her.

Wang Dong'er had anticipated this scene long ago.

The reason she had disguised herself as a boy earlier was twofold.

On one hand, it was to follow the arrangements of her Great Uncle and Second Uncle.

On the other hand, her beauty was so extraordinary that if she had enrolled as a girl, she would have been surrounded by countless suitors, which would have impacted her life, cultivation, and ability to make friends in every possible way.

However, after seeing the smirk on Feng Piaoling's face, her feelings of anger and humiliation over having her identity exposed only intensified.

What was this bastard smiling at?

Could it be that he was mocking her after seeing her in this awkward situation?

Thinking of this, a plan suddenly formed in Wang Dong'er's mind. She glanced at Feng Piaoling, then looked at Dai Huabin with a curled lip and asked, "What, do you want to pursue me?"

"Ah?" Dai Huabin's eyes widened.

Although he had indeed harbored such thoughts, having them pointed out so bluntly by Wang Dong'er in front of his fiancée and numerous other freshmen left him feeling incredibly embarrassed.

"Well, is it or isn't it?" Wang Dong'er acted as if she didn't notice the many gazes now focused on her.

Dai Huabin froze and glanced at Zhu Lu beside him. Zhu Lu shook her head with a pleading look, hoping Dai Huabin would deny it and save some face for her, his fiancée.

Yet, Wang Dong'er was relentless. "Are you a man or not? If it's yes, say yes; if it's no, say no. Can you not even speak?"

"Yes, I want to pursue you."

Dai Huabin was the type who favored women who possessed both strength and beauty.

Although, for the moment, it was only Wang Dong'er's beauty that had attracted him.

But if he denied it now, he feared he would become the laughingstock of the freshmen.

Wang Dong'er nodded at him and pointed toward Feng Piaoling. "Very well. As long as you can defeat that guy and become the top freshman, I will give you a chance."

Having said that, she gave Feng Piaoling a sly look and walked away first, leaving behind a crowd of stunned freshmen.

Feng Piaoling was also taken aback, clearly not expecting that he would become the target of the drama while just watching from the sidelines.

"You, surnamed Feng! Do you dare to fight me in the Soul Fighting Arena right now?"

Dai Huabin had long found Feng Piaoling an eyesore, and upon hearing Wang Dong'er's condition, he challenged him without a moment's hesitation.

Facing Dai Huabin's challenge, Feng Piaoling simply held up a thumb. "One Soul Ascension Pill."

"What?" Earlier, when he saw Feng Piaoling bet against Xu Sanshi for two Mysterious Water Pills and one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins with the condition of dropping out, he had been dismissive.

He had thought the other party was just desperately poor.

He never expected that this guy would turn around and try to extort him.

"What, are you afraid? Or is it that the dignified second young master of the White Tiger Duke Mansion can't even produce a single Soul Ascension Pill?"

Feng Piaoling held his head high, his eyes narrowed into slits as he struck a pose like a legendary general. "If you don't dare to bet, then just admit defeat. The world will know you lost to me, and there is no shame in that."

"Fine, I'll take the bet. But if you lose, I want you to get out of Shrek Academy immediately."

Having been used to acting like a tyrant since childhood, Dai Huabin couldn't handle such provocation; he lost his temper and agreed on the spot.

"Huabin..." Zhu Lu tried to dissuade him.

But she was glared at by Dai Huabin. "Shut up, don't interfere in my business."

Zhu Lu lowered her head, tears welling up in her eyes.

Feng Piaoling shook his head inwardly. The Dai Family truly had no good people. They had a fiancée with a stunning figure and heterochromatic eyes, yet they were still unfaithful.

"Then go back and prepare the Soul Ascension Pill. Once you have it ready, come find me for the soul fight."

With that said, Feng Piaoling left the white teaching building.

Passing by the bulletin board, he glanced at the contents: Freshman Class One homeroom teacher Zhou Yi, Freshman Class Two homeroom teacher...

After only a single look, Feng Piaoling lost all interest.

To be honest, he didn't really have much interest in Shrek Academy.

Despite occupying the most cultivation resources on the entire continent, their teaching methods were still hopelessly outdated.

Especially that Zhou Yi, who wore the mask of an old hag all day long; even after ten thousand years, she still followed the teaching mechanism of Gangzi from ten millennia ago, forcing students to run with weights.

The key point was that she also loved to use corporal punishment and expel students.

Her so-called teaching philosophy was simply to expel all the disobedient students and keep only the ones who listened.

And those obedient students were often the ones with the greatest talent, because those with poorer talent simply couldn't complete her requirements.

However, having said that, if he were truly assigned to this old hag Zhou's class, he would actually be quite pleased.

Because that way, he could go back and report to Xu Tianran.

He wouldn't have to continue staying in this place that made him sick.

Passing between the white freshman teaching building and the yellow second and third-year teaching building, Feng Piaoling arrived at the dormitory building.

The dormitory building covered a vast area; although it was a single structure, it had six floors and was painted in white, yellow, purple, and black, representing the living areas for the different grades of the four teaching buildings.

When Feng Piaoling arrived at the entrance of the white building, he saw an old man who looked very aged lying on a rocking chair.

The old man was dressed in grey cloth robes, his face covered in enough wrinkles to crush a fly, his eyes cloudy and eyelids drooping—a picture of someone in the twilight of their years.

Feng Piaoling knew that this must be the Limit Douluo of Shrek Academy, Mu En.

He couldn't be bothered to pay him any mind, simply flashing his freshman badge casually before walking inside.

Mu En also couldn't be bothered to pay attention to Feng Piaoling, merely assuming the other party was some second-generation heir from a noble background, while silently grumbling to himself that he was as impolite as ever.

The freshman dormitories were all doubles.

When Feng Piaoling found his room according to the door number, a freshman had already arrived ahead of him.

The boy was busy cleaning the room, and from his attire and the patched bedding roll, it wasn't hard to tell that he was a commoner.

Furthermore, his soul power was only level fifteen, just barely meeting the admission standards of Shrek Academy.