Not Here to Mediate? Why Did You Start Fighting Too?

Shrek Academy, Sea God Pavilion.

"Teacher, are you saying... there's another Shrek Academy in the sky?"

Yan Shaozhe looked at the solemn Mu En, then at Bei Bei and Tang Ya standing to the side with equally serious expressions. His face was full of disbelief, and he even found the idea somewhat absurd.

"And Bei Bei lost to a little girl with only two rings?"

He shook his head with a faintly amused smile.

"Bei Bei, don't tell me you've been overworking yourself in cultivation lately and started hallucinating?"

"A school built thousands of meters in the sky? Even if you tied up everyone from Mingde Hall and dragged them here, they still couldn't possibly pull that off."

Although Yan Shaozhe held Mu En in the highest regard, the matter was simply too unbelievable.

If Mu En had not said it himself, Yan Shaozhe would have thought it was some clumsy joke.

"Shaozhe."

Mu En's slightly clouded eyes opened a little. Though his tone was calm, it carried unquestionable authority.

"This matter is no trivial one."

"That reckless fellow Xuan Zi has already gone ahead. I'm worried he'll stir up some trouble."

"Take Bei Bei and Xiao Ya to the Star Dou Forest immediately."

"Make sure you stop Xuan Zi before things become impossible to salvage!"

Hearing Mu En say this, the smile on Yan Shaozhe's face faded somewhat.

Since his teacher had said so, he had to go take a look no matter what.

"Yes, Teacher."

Yan Shaozhe bowed respectfully, then turned to Bei Bei and Tang Ya.

"Let's go. Lead the way."

As a rank ninety-five Super Douluo, Yan Shaozhe was extremely fast.

With Bei Bei and Tang Ya in tow, he transformed into a streak of light and tore across the sky. In less than half an hour, they had arrived at the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest.

"Dean Yan, it's right ahead!"

Bei Bei pointed toward an open clearing below and shouted.

Yan Shaozhe narrowed his eyes slightly and followed the direction of Bei Bei's finger.

In the once desolate clearing, several simple tables and chairs had appeared at some point. Beside them stood a rather crude signboard.

Behind the table sat a man and a woman.

The man had red hair and a burly build, radiating scorching heat. He looked like he had quite a fiery temper.

The woman wore a dark green uniform. She was lovely in appearance and carried herself with a gentle grace.

"That is..."

The moment Bei Bei and Tang Ya saw the woman in green, their eyes lit up.

"Teacher Shen?!"

The two cried out in unison.

Wasn't this Teacher Shen Yi, whom they had met on that floating island before?!

Yan Shaozhe slowly descended with the two of them.

"Teacher Shen! Why are you here?"

Tang Ya ran over excitedly and asked curiously.

Hearing her voice, Shen Yi looked up. When she saw Bei Bei and Tang Ya, a gentle smile appeared on her face.

"It's you two."

Shen Yi smiled and pointed at the tables, chairs, and sign beside her.

"As you can see, we're carrying out admissions for Shrek Academy."

"Admissions?"

Bei Bei glanced at the empty woods around them and scratched his head in confusion.

"Here?"

"This is the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest. Can you really recruit any students here?"

This was the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest!

Other than Soul Masters who came to hunt Soul Beasts, what school-aged youths would pass through here?

And even if someone did happen by, seeing such a shabby stall, they would probably assume it was some sort of scam.

"Of course we can."

Shen Yi smiled confidently.

"One of our academy's students possesses a loudspeaker martial soul and has already gone to promote us in the nearby towns and villages."

"I'm sure people who've heard of us will be arriving soon."

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe, who had been standing silently at the side, frowned more deeply. The anger in his heart began to rise rapidly.

Admissions?

And they were even going to promote themselves in nearby towns?

If those commoners saw such a shabby admissions site, they might think this was the famed number-one academy on the continent!

This was simply tarnishing Shrek Academy's reputation!

Enough was enough!

"Hmph!"

Yan Shaozhe finally could not hold back. He snorted coldly, releasing a trace of the pressure belonging to a Super Douluo.

"Madam."

"You keep claiming that you are recruiting students for Shrek Academy."

"But as far as I know, the real Shrek Academy has never recruited students in such a remote wilderness, much less actively sought them out!"

"You are clearly swindling people under a false name!"

"And when you promoted yourselves, you used the name 'Shrek,' didn't you?"

Yan Shaozhe stepped forward, staring sharply at Shen Yi and the red-haired man.

"Do you know that you are infringing upon the honor of our Shrek Academy?!"

"Honor?"

The red-haired man who had remained silent at the side—Red Dragon Douluo Zhuo Shi—finally raised his head.

Disdain flickered in his large, bell-like eyes.

"What backwater hole did you crawl out of?"

"You think you're worthy of talking about honor in front of us?"

Zhuo Shi's booming voice made the surrounding leaves rustle.

"We are the true people of Shrek Academy!"

"Why can't we use this name?"

"As for you..."

Zhuo Shi looked Yan Shaozhe up and down, curling his lip.

"You think you're worthy of calling yourself a member of Shrek Academy?"

"What did you say?!"

Yan Shaozhe laughed in anger.

He was the dean of Shrek Academy's Spirit Department, yet some unknown brute was saying he was unworthy of calling himself a member of Shrek Academy?

"What utter nonsense!"

"Only Shrek Academy on Sea God Island is the true orthodox lineage, passed down for ten thousand years!"

"You are nothing but a bunch of counterfeit frauds who stole our name!"

"And you still dare to spout such nonsense here?!"

Soul Power surged violently around Yan Shaozhe. The temperature of the surrounding air abruptly rose, and the phantom of an enormous Radiant Phoenix faintly appeared behind him.

"Counterfeit?"

Zhuo Shi was enraged as well. He slammed his palm on the table and shot to his feet.

Boom—

A burst of violently raging crimson flames erupted from his body in an instant!

The phantom of a crimson dragon roared and coiled behind him, its presence no weaker than Yan Shaozhe's Radiant Phoenix!

"What I hate most in my life is being called a counterfeit!"

"If you refuse to accept it, then let's settle it with our fists!"

"Let's see who's the true orthodox one, and who's the fake!"

Zhuo Shi's posture of fight if you don't accept it instantly set the atmosphere ablaze.

"Just what I wanted!"

A cold gleam flashed through Yan Shaozhe's eyes, and he showed no fear whatsoever.

Since these swindlers were so determined to court death, he would teach them a lesson!

Only after being beaten badly would they understand what respect was!

"W-Wait!"

Bei Bei, standing nearby, was completely dumbfounded.

Watching the two men, who were at each other's throats and ready to fight at any moment, he felt utterly lost in the chaos.

No...

This wasn't how it was supposed to go!

Didn't Elder Mu send you here to stop Grand Ancestor and keep him from causing trouble?

Why were you acting just like Grand Ancestor, ready to fight at the slightest disagreement?! Had you spent too much time around Grand Ancestor?

If they started fighting too...

Wouldn't this mess just get worse and worse?!

"Dean Yan! Please calm down!"

Bei Bei wanted to step forward and stop them, but under the terrifying clash of pressure from two Super Douluo, he could not even get close. He could only shout anxiously.

"Grand Ancestor sent you here to settle things, not to start trouble!"

However.

With both of them already consumed by anger, how could they possibly listen to his advice?

"Enough nonsense!"

Zhuo Shi roared, his body wreathed in crimson dragon flames as he charged at Yan Shaozhe like a cannonball!

"I'll show you why flowers are so red today!"

"Third Soul Skill, Crimson Dragon Sea Surge!!!"

"Hmph! You think I'm afraid of you?!"

Yan Shaozhe gave a cold shout as well. The Radiant Phoenix behind him let out a clear Phoenix Cry and charged straight at Zhuo Shi!

"Fourth Soul Skill, Phoenix Cloud-Piercing Strike!!!"

Boom—!!!