"Little Yuhao, you know about Shrek Academy, right?"
Tang Ya said.
"When my mother told me the legends of Sea God Tang San, she also explained what kind of academy Shrek Academy was. Apparently, ten thousand years ago, Shrek Academy was not very powerful yet. Back then, only a very small number of students could pass admission, and very few could graduate.
"At that time, the Shrek Seven Devils led by Sea God Tang San joined that Monster Academy. Later, they participated in the Soul Master Tournament and defeated Spirit Hall Academy, which had dominated the rankings for years.
"From then on, Shrek Academy gradually gained its reputation as the number one academy in the world."
What Huo Yuhao said was indeed correct, but it was not the whole story.
"Little Yuhao, you are indeed right. Shrek Academy is truly the number one academy in the world, but it is still somewhat different from the academy in the stories you heard. The Shrek Academy you spoke of was merely an academy.
"But that was Shrek Academy during the era when it produced Sea God Tang San. At that time, Shrek Academy was only an academy.
"Although it had produced a god, it was still only an academy. Everything changed only after the Sun Moon Continent, where the Sun Moon Empire was located, clashed with and went to war against the allied forces of Douluo Continent and the Douluo Three Kingdoms."
As Tang Ya spoke, she recalled the reason for Tang Sect's decline. Beibei noticed what she was thinking and stepped forward to continue the explanation.
"At that time, although the allied armies of the three kingdoms on Douluo Continent were equipped with Tang Sect Hidden Weapons, the gap between them and Soul Tools was far too great. Soul Tools could be described as an extremely advanced technology.
"Although this technology had existed on Douluo Continent long ago, it was later lost. However, the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Tool technology developed rapidly, and their military strength was exceptionally formidable.
"As a result, the allied armies of the Douluo Three Kingdoms, armed with Tang Sect Hidden Weapons, were no match for the Sun Moon Empire. Later, the Shrek Academy headmaster of that generation gathered nearly sixty Title Douluo from across the continent. Only after so many Title Douluo joined forces and took command did they defeat the Sun Moon Empire.
"This was also Shrek Academy's pinnacle. After that, Shrek Academy became an independent existence that belonged to no national institution. It became the number one academy in the world and the continent's one and only special academy.
"It became a holy land for Soul Masters and even possessed the authority to oversee the continent and hunt down Evil Soul Masters.
"But this also marked the beginning of Tang Sect's decline."
Tang Ya spoke at that moment. Because of this, everyone witnessed Tang Sect's decline. In addition, problems gradually emerged within Tang Sect's internal system, and many outstanding talents chose to leave. In the end, only Tang Ya's family remained in Tang Sect.
Eventually, Tang Sect was even destroyed by a weak sect, leaving Tang Ya as the sole survivor. Afterward, she joined Shrek Academy.
In the end, only Beibei was willing to join. After hearing that the legendary Tang Sect had been reduced to Tang Ya alone, most Shrek Academy students were unwilling to join.
The reason was simple. As mentioned before, it was a sect with nothing—no people, no money, no resources. No one wanted to join such a faction. So what if it was the legendary Tang Sect? It had nothing left. Who would think highly of it?
So even though Tang Ya hoped that people from Shrek Academy would join, no one was willing.
Only Beibei, blinded by love, was willing to help Tang Ya, which was why he joined Tang Sect.
"Big Sister Tang Ya, I will definitely help you restore Tang Sect!" Huo Yuhao said. If I can restore Tang Sect, I can definitely seek justice for Mother as well.
"As long as you are willing to help, that is enough. There is no need for you to restore Tang Sect. You only need to work hard. It would already be good if you could first join Shrek Academy, or even pass its assessment."
Tang Ya was also a student of Shrek Academy, so she knew just how difficult Shrek's assessment was.
In Tang Ya's eyes, it would be very difficult for Huo Yuhao to pass the assessment, but she still hoped he could. That way, he would at least be contributing to Tang Sect.
"May I ask what the assessment involves?" Huo Yuhao asked curiously.
"To put it simply, after joining the academy, there will basically be eliminations and such. If you cannot pass, you will be eliminated. The education is also very strict... The academy only accepts monsters, not trash."
"I am not trash."
Huo Yuhao said this. Soon afterward, the three of them arrived near Shrek City and caught sight of it.
"So this is Shrek City. It's so beautiful! It's more beautiful than many places in the Du—than in the Star Luo Empire."
Huo Yuhao had nearly said Duke Mansion. After all, it was something he did not want to remember. That was where his mother had been violated by the White Tiger Duke. Yet that man refused to take responsibility. She was suppressed by his original wife and eventually died.
It was actually obvious that the White Tiger Duke did not love Huo Yuhao's mother. If the White Tiger Duke, Dai Hao, truly loved Huo Yun'er, he would have brought her into Duke Mansion long ago and raised her status to one equal to his own. Yet Huo Yun'er had been in Duke Mansion for so long without ever seeing the White Tiger Duke. This showed that he probably did not love her at all. The White Tiger Dagger he gave her might even have been meant to make her kill herself.
It was just that Huo Yun'er had been blinded by love and failed to see it.
After all, who gave a dagger as a gift, especially as a token of love? It was obviously meant to make her kill herself.
"Eight Extremities Collapse!"
"You! Why are you... so strong..."
Elsewhere, Zhong Kui used Eight Extremities Collapse and easily killed an Evil Soul Master. Then, numerous Evil Soul Masters nearby surrounded him.
"You Evil Soul Masters are so sure you can defeat me? Why don't you hurry up and run?"
"Your cultivation is indeed formidable, but you are only a Soul Emperor. Before you reach the qualitative transformation of a Soul Saint, we can kill you through sheer numbers!"
An Evil Soul Master spoke as everyone released their martial souls. All kinds of evil martial souls appeared.
These people all had the blood of countless commoners on their hands.
"Then let me send you all to the afterlife."
Zhong Kui did not waste any words. He directly drew his Bronze Sword.
"Roaming Dragon Art!"
As the high-grade Profound-rank Dou Technique, Roaming Dragon Art, was unleashed, a massive roaming dragon appeared and enveloped the entire battlefield.
"Not good! Run!"
"You have no chance!"
"Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!"
Then came wave after wave of dragon roars, followed by violent explosions.
Soon, the battle ended. This group of Evil Soul Masters was dead.
"Congratulations on swiftly killing numerous Evil Soul Masters. Reward: 3,000 points."
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