I Hope Xuan Zi Got Held Up Eating Chicken Legs on the Way

Shrek Academy, beneath the first-year dormitory building of the Outer Court.

Golden sunlight filtered through the dense leaves, spilling onto the quiet path before the freshmen dormitory building.

An elderly man with graying hair and a hunched frame lay quietly on a worn recliner, his eyes half-closed as though he had fallen asleep.

He looked utterly ordinary, like any grandfather next door, without the slightest trace of a powerful aura.

Yet who could have imagined that this frail-looking old man was Shrek Academy's true Pillar of the Sea—the Dragon God Douluo, Mu En!

"Grand Ancestor!"

A burst of hurried footsteps shattered the silence.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya came running over, panting heavily, their faces filled with anxiety.

Hearing the familiar voice, Mu En slowly opened his eyes, and a gentle smile flickered through his originally clouded gaze.

"Bei Bei..."

"And little Ya."

"Why are you in such a hurry?"

Mu En teased them warmly. Though his voice was somewhat aged, it carried a reassuring strength.

"Grand Ancestor, something huge has happened!"

Bei Bei did not even pause to catch his breath. He crouched beside Mu En and spoke with a grave expression.

"We found an academy thousands of meters above the Star Dou Forest!"

"And... that academy is also called Shrek Academy!"

At those words, a slight ripple finally appeared on Mu En's usually placid face.

He straightened slightly, a trace of surprise flashing through his cloudy eyes.

"High in the sky?"

"Another Shrek Academy with the same name?"

Mu En shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of doubt.

"Bei Bei, are you sure you didn't see wrong?"

"When I was young, I too roamed the skies above. I know the airspace over Douluo Continent like the back of my hand."

"But I have never heard of any faction capable of building a sect thousands of meters in the air, much less one called Shrek Academy."

After all, the resources and technology required to build an academy in such a place were simply unimaginable!

Even the Sun Moon Empire, which possessed the most advanced soul tool technology today, probably could not accomplish such a feat, could it?

"Elder Mu, it's absolutely true!"

Tang Ya hurriedly cut in from the side, her tone certain.

"We saw it with our own eyes! That academy floated above the clouds like a Floating Island, and it even had those flying cars!"

"If you don't believe us, you can ask Bei Bei. The two of us couldn't possibly have imagined the same thing, could we?"

Mu En looked at Bei Bei. When he saw the latter nod solemnly, the doubt in his eyes deepened.

Could it be... that I really am ignorant?

Or was this some hidden super faction?

"And..."

Bei Bei hesitated, seemingly choosing his words.

"We also exchanged blows with one of that academy's students."

"Oh?"

Mu En became somewhat interested. He reclined once more and asked leisurely.

"What was the outcome?"

In his eyes, Bei Bei was one of the Outer Court Twin Stars of Shrek Academy, as well as the direct heir of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. His strength was unquestionably among the very best of his generation.

Mu En had already regarded Bei Bei as a candidate for the next generation of Shrek Seven Devils.

However.

Bei Bei's next words left Mu En, a Limit Douluo who had lived for hundreds of years, stunned.

"We lost."

Bei Bei lowered his head, a bitter look appearing on his face.

"And... it was a crushing defeat."

"The most important thing was... she was only a two-ring Soul Grandmaster."

"What?!"

Mu En's eyes widened abruptly, filled with disbelief.

"Two rings?"

"You lost to a two-ring Soul Grandmaster?!"

Mu En's voice rose slightly in shock.

How was that possible?!

Bei Bei was already a three-ring Soul Elder, and he possessed the top-tier beast martial soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul! He had even mastered the Tang Sect's secret arts!

Normally, challenging someone above one's level only happened at Shrek Academy. Yet a member of Shrek Academy—and one of the Outer Court Twin Stars at that—had been successfully challenged by someone below his level?

It was simply unbelievable.

"Who... was she?"

Mu En's expression became somewhat more serious. It seemed this matter was not as simple as he had imagined.

"She was a girl who looked even younger than us."

Tang Ya added from the side.

"Her name is Ye Xinglan."

"That girl... was truly strong."

"Especially her swordsmanship..."

"Grand Ancestor, you may not believe it."

"But I dare say that little girl with only two rings has already reached the legendary realm of unity between person and sword!"

Unity between person and sword!

Upon hearing those four words, Mu En's pupils suddenly contracted.

As someone who had once stood at the pinnacle of the continent, he naturally understood what that realm represented.

It was a domain that countless sword soul masters could not reach even after exhausting their entire lives!

Yet a little girl of only eleven or twelve, with merely two rings, had comprehended unity between person and sword?

This was no longer merely talent.

This was monstrous talent!

A true monster!

"Hah..."

Mu En slowly exhaled a long breath of stale air.

"It seems... this world truly is filled with hidden dragons and crouching tigers."

"I thought our Shrek Academy was already a gathering place for monsters, but who would have thought... there were even stronger monsters elsewhere in this world."

"Heroes under heaven are as numerous as carp crossing a river. I... have truly grown old."

Mu En sighed, then seemed to think of something as his tone shifted.

"Since there is such a miraculous academy, and such an exceptionally gifted student, I truly would like to pay it a visit."

"Bei Bei, go notify Xuan Zi. Have him come over and accompany me to properly visit this academy with the same name."

At the mention of Xuan Zi, Bei Bei and Tang Ya's expressions instantly stiffened.

The two exchanged glances and saw the same concern in each other's eyes.

Mu En intended to visit that Shrek Academy, but... Xuan Zi had already gone over to cause trouble, and they had been unable to stop him.

"On our way back, we ran into Elder Xuan. After we told him about this, he rushed straight up there. We don't know whether he has arrived yet."

"What?!"

Mu En's expression changed drastically. He shot upright from the recliner, genuinely panicked this time.

He knew his martial nephew's temperament all too well. Xuan Zi cared greatly about Shrek Academy's honor. If anyone dared use exactly the same name as Shrek Academy, he would tear that academy apart.

He might even take some of its resources as compensation. Of course, they would basically all end up in Xuan Zi's own pocket.

But... that other Shrek Academy was no minor force. If it could allow a two-ring soul master to master unity between person and sword, then that school undoubtedly possessed abundant resources.

Moreover... if it could nurture such a promising student, then it undoubtedly had quite a few powerful experts as well!

Mu En could only hope that Xuan Zi got held up eating chicken legs on the way and had not found that academy. Otherwise, if they became enemies, it would be troublesome.

"Go bring Shao Zhe to me!"

Mu En said to Bei Bei.