The Bewildered White Tiger Duke

However, due to limited accommodation at the camp, only two tents were allocated to the Shrek Academy.

The girls' tents were a vibrant display of beauty.

Zhang Lexuan, Han Ruoruo, and Wu Ming, three senior students from the Inner Academy, occupied a corner and were neatly making their beds.

Wang Dong'er, Xiao Xiao, Cui Yajie, Ning Tian, Ma Xiaotao, Zhu Lu, along with the newly arrived Di Lingxi, Bing Hanyue, and Xue Qingyao, filled the remaining space to the brim.

Wang Dong'er moved directly up to Di Lingxi.

"Ling Xi, how exactly did you get to know that guy?" Wang Dong'er asked, her tone tinged with sourness.

Di Lingxi sat on her cot, fiddling with her small blanket, without looking up. "I met her by chance in the Star Dou Great Forest."

Cui Yajie dragged her stool over and sat down, looking on with a gossipy expression:

"A coincidence? The Star Dou Great Forest is so vast, how did he just happen to run into you by chance? And you even followed him out here, not even going home?"

Xiao Xiao chimed in, "Yeah, the class monitor is usually so indifferent to everyone, why is he so nice to you?"

Di Lingxi stopped what she was doing, carefully recalled the taste of the roasted meat, and gave an extremely sincere answer:

"His grilled meat is delicious."

However, what Di Lingxi didn't say was that she had a kind of inexplicable feeling, which was why she met Dai Huabin.

At that moment, the tent fell silent.

Ma Xiaotao couldn't help but burst out laughing. She walked over and ruffled Di Lingxi's golden hair. "Just because barbecue is delicious, you sold yourself?"

Di Lingxi slapped Ma Xiaotao's hand away and retorted confidently, "Is that not allowed?"

Zhu Lu was tidying up the bedding when she heard their conversation and almost burst out laughing.

Others may not know, but she knows it very well.

This is Auspicious Beast from the Star Dou Great Forest. It's something that others wouldn't do, but it's quite possible for her to be kidnapped by roast meat.

Wang Dong'er pouted defiantly, "So what if barbecue is delicious? When we get back to the academy, I'll barbecue for him every day!"

Xiao Xiao, standing by, mercilessly added insult to injury:

"Dong'er, the meat you grilled on the back mountain last time, even the squad leader wouldn't eat it. In the end, you threw it all to the wild boar in the woods, and the wild boar had diarrhea for three days after eating it."

Wang Dong'er blushed and jumped up in a panic. "That was an accident! I didn't control the heat well!"

Ning Tian, however, analyzed it in a very serious manner:

"However, a level 58 Soul King, that's truly astonishing talent. Huabin's judgment has always been sharp; Ling Xi's combat strength must also be extremely formidable."

Bing Hanyue and Xue Qingyao exchanged a glance, neither saying a word in tacit agreement.

The boys' tent area is much more spacious.

Dai Yueheng, Chen Zifeng, Gongyang Mo, and Yao Haoxuan, four senior students from the Inner Academy, occupied the left half.

Dai Huabin sat alone on a cot in the right corner, resting with his eyes closed.

Dai Yueheng stared at his younger brother, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Level 55, Soul King.

I am level 64, Soul Emperor.

The gap between the two is now only nine levels. At this kid's cultivation speed, surpassing him will only take about six months.

Chen Zifeng leaned close to Dai Yueheng and lowered his voice:

"What on earth did your little brother eat to grow up like this? His cultivation speed is too bizarre. I heard from Ma Xiaotao that this kid shattered Senior Sister Wu Ming's Martial Soul Avatar in one move. That's Seven-Ring Soul Sage!"

Yao Haoxuan shuddered and flopped onto the bed. "Monsters. This Reserve Team is full of monsters."

He sighed and continued to complain:

"Not only is his cultivation level unorthodox, but his luck with women is even more unorthodox. Look at the tent next door, it's practically a valley of a hundred flowers. And most of them are related to Dai Huabin."

Gongyang Mo tossed his hair and struck what he considered a cool pose:

"Actually, I'm quite good-looking too."

Chen Zifeng and Yao Haoxuan said in unison, "Get out."

Dai Huabin listened to their idle chatter but ignored them.

He is introspecting on the Spiritual Sea.

Electrolux is teaching him how to solidify his newly awakened Light attribute.

"Your Soul Power is now sufficient for my other necromancy spells; you can begin to try them out," Electrolux's voice echoed in his mind.

Dai Huabin responded:

"Elder Yi, no rush. We're about to head into the mountains to deal with that Death Messenger, so I need to get myself into top condition. We can deal with the other necromancy after the mission is over."

Meanwhile, on the front line of the Mingdou Mountain Range, in a high-lying outpost.

White Tiger Duke Dai Hao of the White Tiger Clan, clad in heavy armor, stared intently at the military sand table before him. He had been stationed on the frontier for many years, guarding against the Sun Moon Empire, and had not returned to the White Tiger Duke Mansion for over a year.

"What's been happening with the Sun Moon Empire lately?" Dai Hao asked, pointing to a high point on the sand table.

The adjutant stood at attention and replied, "The enemy's Soul Engineer Division is frequently moving around the border, seemingly testing our defenses."

Dai Hao snorted coldly, "Test them? Let them come. The White Tiger Elite Guard are on standby. If they dare to cross the line, we'll send them flying."

The adjutant flipped through the roster in his hand and continued his report, "Your Grace, the Shrek Academy Inspection Group has arrived and has been arranged to stay at the rear camp."

Dai Hao didn't even look up, continuing to study the sand table, "Who's leading the team this time?"

"It's Grandmaster Zhang Lexuan from the Inner Academy, along with two teaching assistants at the Soul Sage level."

Dai Hao nodded. "Shrek has gone all out this time, even sending Zhang Lexuan. Who else?"

The adjutant coughed, his expression somewhat strange. "The eldest young master is in the ranks. But the second young master is also on the list."

Dai Hao stopped what he was doing and turned around. "Yue Heng is about to graduate, it's normal for him to join the Inspection Group. Huabin? Isn't he only a sophomore?"

The adjutant swallowed hard. "It is indeed the second young master. Moreover, the roster states that he is the captain of the Reserve Team for this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament."

Dai Hao's eyes widened, thinking he had misheard.

"Reserve Team captain? Huabin?"

In Dai Hao's memory, Dai Huabin was quite talented, but he had only been enrolled for two years.

Shrek Academy's Reserve Team represents the academy in competitions, and has always selected the most outstanding geniuses from the Outer Academy, who must at least be Four-Ring Soul Ancestor.

"What level is he at now?" Dai Hao asked.

The adjutant glanced at the numbers on the roster, his voice slightly unsteady. "The cultivation level registered on the roster is level 55, Power Attack System Battle Soul King."

Dai Hao's baton fell to the ground on the sand table with a "thud".

Level 55?

When he left home over a year ago, wasn't this kid only level 32?

Dai Hao felt that this world was a bit crazy.

Even the most brilliant genius in the history of the White Tiger Family has never been known to reach level 55 at this age.

"Are you sure this roster isn't wrong?" Dai Hao asked, his brow furrowed.

"I have checked it, and there is absolutely no error."

The adjutant was also visibly shocked.

Dai Hao took a deep breath and rubbed his temples.

What exactly was my second son doing at the Shrek Academy?

Dai Hao grabbed his helmet. "Back to camp."