Shrek Academy's Azure Luan Appears, and Ma Hongjun Nearly Pees Himself! Shrek Is Recruiting?

"Shut your mouth!"

Flender whipped around and roared at him. Cold sweat had already beaded on his forehead.

Teach him a lesson?

Flender was bitterly regretting it.

In that brief clash just now, he had clearly felt that not only was the boy's flame utterly pure, it also exerted an overwhelming bloodline suppression on his Owl Martial Soul!

That kid's strength was definitely no weaker than his own, despite being a Soul Saint!

Huang Yan slowly rose to his feet and looked down at Flender, a mocking smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"Why don't you keep going?

"Twelve years ago, you came to my home and swore that you were the only one on the entire continent who could fix the flaw in my Martial Soul.

"And now?

"Look at the 'monster genius' you raised. His Evil Fire is full of impurities, and he can only stay alive by relying on women."

"You..."

Flender's face turned pale, then flushed red, but he couldn't manage a single word in his defense.

"Flender, that pride of yours means nothing to me."

Huang Yan said coldly.

"Take your useless disciple and get out of my home."

Just then, an aged voice rang out from the inner room, calm yet radiating boundless authority.

"I was just wondering which blind fool had the nerve to spout such nonsense in front of my disciple."

Azure Luan Douluo emerged from the inner room, carrying a cup of tea and taking his time.

He didn't even glance at Flender, merely blowing gently across the tea.

"Are you Flender, the head of Shrek Academy?"

Flender looked at Azure Luan Douluo, who showed no trace of Soul Power and seemed no different from an ordinary old man. Yet an unprecedented, mortal sense of danger suddenly welled up inside him.

"And you are...?"

Flender swallowed, his voice trembling.

Azure Luan Douluo didn't answer. He merely lifted his eyelids a fraction.

Boom—!

A terrifying pressure, like a mountain range crashing down, fell upon Flender and Ma Hongjun.

This wasn't the pressure of a Soul Saint, nor even a Soul Douluo. It was the absolute crushing force of a level ninety-seven Peak Douluo!

"Thud!"

"Thud!"

Flender and Ma Hongjun couldn't hold out for even a second. Their knees slammed hard into the flagstones, cracking the ground beneath them.

Pinned flat to the ground, they couldn't move so much as a finger. Their bones creaked under the unbearable strain.

"I am Azure Luan."

Azure Luan Douluo took a sip of tea, his tone indifferent.

"Back then, were you the scruffy bird who tried to steal my disciple?"

Flender struggled to raise his head. Cold sweat and dust smeared his face, and his eyes brimmed with utter terror.

"A-Azure Luan Douluo?!

"A Super Douluo..."

He had never imagined that the boy who had rejected him all those years ago would become the disciple of a Super Douluo, one of Spirit Hall's worshippers!

"I asked you a question."

Azure Luan Douluo's gaze turned cold, and the pressure intensified once more.

"Pfft!"

Flender suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and begged hoarsely for mercy.

"P-Please calm down, senior!

"This junior was blind and didn't know Huang Yan was your beloved disciple... It was all a misunderstanding!"

"A misunderstanding?"

Azure Luan Douluo snorted.

"You came to my disciple's home to throw your weight around and even wanted him to kneel and apologize. That was a misunderstanding too?"

Ma Hongjun had long since been sobbing uncontrollably. A puddle had even spread beneath his crotch as he frantically kowtowed.

"I was wrong!

"Huang Yan, I'll never dare again!

"Please, let me go!

"I'll never come asking for money again!"

Watching their pathetic, tail-between-their-legs groveling, Huang Yan's eyes flashed with disgust. He turned to Azure Luan Douluo and said:

"Teacher, let it go.

"It's not worth dirtying your hands over trash like this.

"Besides, I brought my friend home today. Shedding blood would be unlucky."

At that, Azure Luan Douluo finally withdrew his terrifying pressure and said coolly:

"Since Xiao Yan has spoken, I'll spare your worthless lives today.

"Get out. Don't let this old man see your ugly, feathered faces again."

The pressure vanished in an instant. Flender and Ma Hongjun gasped for breath as if granted a new lease on life, their clothes drenched in cold sweat.

Huang Yan walked up to them and looked down at Flender.

"Take your precious disciple and get out.

"Remember what I said. If he ever sets foot in Poultry Village again, or even thinks of going after my parents, I'll personally pay a visit to Shrek Academy and burn that dump to ashes."

"We won't dare!

"We absolutely won't!"

Flender had none of a Soul Saint's usual dignity left. He scrambled to his feet and hauled up Ma Hongjun, who had gone limp as a rag.

"Thank you for sparing our lives, senior!

"Thank you for showing mercy, young master Huang Yan!

"We're leaving right now!"

With that, Flender didn't even dare to utter a parting threat. He released his Owl Martial Soul, grabbed Ma Hongjun, and fled in a panic like a beaten dog. In the blink of an eye, they had vanished into the distance.

Watching them flee in such a sorry state, Shui Bing'er couldn't help laughing softly.

"So that's the head of the so-called Shrek Academy?

"What an eye-opener."

Huang Yan turned around, sat back down, and took a small sip of tea before replying with a smile:

"They're nothing but bullies who pick on the weak. If Teacher hadn't been here today, or if I'd been weaker than him, he'd have worn a completely different face."

Azure Luan Douluo sat down again and looked at Huang Yan, his eyes full of approval.

"Xiao Yan, that flame of yours seems even purer than before?"

"Yes, Teacher."

Huang Yan nodded.

"I've had some insights in my recent cultivation, and my control over Ultimate Fire has deepened."

Although the concept of Ultimate Attributes didn't exist in this era, Huang Yan's flames were already very close to one.

Of course, when he called it Ultimate Fire now, he only meant that it was close.

Huang Yan was confident that once he obtained and refined the Immortal Herb Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, his fire attribute would definitely reach the ultimate level.

For that matter, Ma Xiaotao in Douluo II had reached Ultimate Fire after refining Infernal Delicate Apricot.

Why couldn't Huang Yan?

Shui Bing'er listened from the side, her beautiful eyes sparkling.

Ultimate Fire?

No wonder he'd crushed Ma Hongjun with ease without even releasing his Martial Soul, and had even forced back a Soul Saint.

Just then, the kitchen curtain was lifted. Ma Min came out carrying a plate of sliced fruit and looked at the empty courtyard in confusion.

"Hm?

"Were people arguing outside just now?

"I thought I heard that Ma boy's voice?"

Huang Yan took the fruit without changing expression and smiled warmly.

"Mother, you must have misheard.

"Two wild birds flew into the yard and started squawking. I've already chased them off."

After eating the fruit, the three of them rose to bid farewell to Huang Ran and his wife.

Azure Luan Douluo's Soul Power surged. He carried Huang Yan and Shui Bing'er into the air, transformed into a streak of light, and flew straight toward Suotuo City.

They hadn't flown far from Poultry Village when a long line outside a dilapidated village below caught their attention.