Xuan Zi was the first to appear, brimming with hostility.
Below them lay Shrek City. Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts were flying overhead as if no one else existed.
They clearly didn't take Shrek Academy seriously at all!
Everyone knew that, in the Douluo Continent of today, Shrek Academy was the undisputed foremost Soul Master force!
Who would dare slight them?!
Xuan Zi's voice rang through the air, but before it had even faded, the rest of his words caught in his throat.
Because the ones flying past above weren't just Di Tian. It looked like every Ferocious Beast in the Star Dou Great Forest had come out!
There was even Snow Empress, emanating a bone-chilling aura!
With an array like this, they might well be capable of destroying Shrek Academy!
And he had actually led everyone up here. Wasn't he practically offering his face to be slapped?
The Titled Douluo who had followed him up were dumbfounded, too.
The gap in strength between the two sides was enormous!
Di Tian was unquestionably the strongest in the world!
Snow Empress was also at the level of a Limit Douluo!
Those two Ferocious Beasts alone could sweep through Shrek Academy.
And that was without even counting the other Ferocious Beasts, each radiating a powerful aura.
"..."
For a moment, everyone from Shrek Academy fell silent.
One by one, their gazes settled on Xuan Zi, their resentment unspoken.
They hadn't planned to show themselves at all. Xuan Zi was the one who insisted on showing off and going up to stop the Ferocious Beasts.
And now look what had happened...
Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts stopped, surrounding Liu Feng and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion protectively.
They fixed Xuan Zi and the others with cold gazes, brimming with killing intent.
Under different circumstances, they would have attacked at once.
But the safety of the Three-Eyed Golden Lion and Liu Feng mattered more!
"So you're Xuan Zi? Where is Mu En of Shrek Academy? Is he dead?"
Di Tian asked coldly.
"..."
Xuan Zi's face stiffened. All the arrogance he'd shown just moments ago had vanished.
"Who do you think you are, to demand an audience with my martial uncle? Are you in a hurry to get somewhere? You're flying in such haste—did you not realize Shrek Academy was below?"
Xuan Zi said stiffly, offering them a way out.
As long as Di Tian said they hadn't known, he would immediately clear the way.
After all, ignorance was no crime!
"Shrek Academy is below us...?"
Xiong Jun cried out, only then realizing it.
Xuan Zi felt a weight lift from his heart. As expected, the Ferocious Beasts hadn't come for Shrek Academy!
He immediately explained, "That's right. Below us is—"
"Di Tian! Why don't we make a scene right here and now? We're here already, and they've all come running up. Let's just kill every last one of them!"
Xiong Jun said excitedly, glancing at Snow Empress beside Di Tian as he spoke.
With Snow Empress's help, they had a pretty good chance of succeeding!
Xuan Zi's face turned green. He wished he could slap himself twice.
Why had he suddenly jumped out?!
Now he'd practically handed Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts a target!
When the Body Sect had brought down a tide of beasts, they'd only managed to stop Di Tian from going on a killing spree by joining forces against him.
But now, Shrek Academy...
Suddenly, a gentle golden light shot up from below, falling between the two groups and taking the form of an old man. It was Mu En.
A sacred, powerful dragon's might appeared along with him.
But the dragon's might wasn't aimed at anyone. It merely manifested itself.
Mu En glanced at Liu Feng, then said, "...Di Tian, Shrek Academy has no intention of making an enemy of you. Please leave of your own accord."
Xuan Zi let out a breath of relief at Mu En's words. Thankfully, Mu En was here to bail him out!
Otherwise, what he'd just done might have brought catastrophe upon Shrek Academy!
Di Tian said coolly, "It was Shrek who stopped us. Now you're the ones telling us to leave. Do you take us for easy targets?"
As he spoke, a powerful dragon's might erupted from Di Tian.
His aura was even more terrifying than Mu En's!
The other Ferocious Beasts joined in with perfect coordination, releasing their own pressure.
In an instant, dark clouds seemed to gather over their part of the sky!
An oppressive weight settled over the people from Shrek, leaving them afraid to make a move.
If a battle broke out, Shrek Academy would suffer grievous losses!
Liu Feng and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion watched with curious interest.
The Titled Douluo were small compared to the Ferocious Beasts, but their auras were hardly inferior!
"Liu Feng, I'll protect you in a moment!"
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion's body swelled until she was as tall as a horse. She crouched down, shielding Liu Feng between her legs.
Liu Feng smiled and patted her head as he watched the people from Shrek.
He could sense that Shrek Academy had no desire to fight.
And more than one person was watching him!
"...Very well, Di Tian. I have no intention of starting a war. Name a reasonable compensation, and we'll let this matter pass. What do you say?"
"Shrek Academy may not be able to stop you, but you'll have a hard time protecting everyone else."
Mu En fell silent for a moment, then gave ground halfway while issuing a veiled threat.
He had noticed how unusual Liu Feng and the Three-Eyed Golden Lion were. They were the key to why Di Tian and the other Ferocious Beasts were holding back!
Di Tian got straight to the point. "Hand over every high-level meditation method in Shrek Academy!"
"!!!"
Liu Feng almost laughed aloud when he heard that.
When it came to whose meditation methods were the best on the Douluo Continent, the answer was unquestionably Shrek Academy!
If he could get his hands on the meditation methods stored in Shrek Academy, he could learn by analogy and master the path to growing stronger much faster!
"Three meditation methods."
Mu En's voice remained calm. He wasn't going to give in completely just because Di Tian had demanded it.
"Five! Including your own meditation method! Otherwise, I'll flatten Shrek Academy right now!"
"I'll teach you ants the price of offending me!"
Di Tian said coldly.
"But..."
Mu En still gave in. Several books appeared out of thin air and flew toward Di Tian.
Di Tian inspected them, then continued on with the Ferocious Beasts, disappearing into the distance!
Xuan Zi clenched his fists, his face burning red!
He could feel the strange looks around him!
They probably all thought he was a complete liability. The humiliation was unbearable!
He, Xuan Zi, had roamed the world for years. Aside from getting Zhang Lexuan's group of students into trouble, what other mistakes had he made?
"Elder Mu, I..."
Mu En gently shook his head. His golden-light form gradually faded until it disappeared completely.
"That child is rather unusual. Di Tian must have demanded the meditation methods for his sake. If possible, keep an eye on him..."
Xuan Zi raised a hand, helpless.
The others descended one after another, without saying a word to Xuan Zi.
Not long afterward.
The Ferocious Beasts reached the Extreme North, a world blanketed in pristine white snow.
The Ferocious Beasts weren't used to this place. Its climate was far less pleasant than that of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Snow Empress's territory lay in a deep, secluded snow valley. Inside stood a palace built of ice, its rugged style and spacious halls easily large enough to accommodate the Ferocious Beasts in their true forms.
After landing, they all transformed into human shapes.
Liu Feng looked around curiously. Ever since he'd entered the Extreme North, he hadn't felt the slightest bit of cold.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm's shed skin had made him impervious to heat and cold!
Snow Empress said, "It'll take at least seven or eight days, and at most half a month. Once I've made all the preparations, I'll trigger the heavenly tribulation."
"So, in the meantime, you can explore on your own, as long as you don't go on a killing spree."
Snow Empress looked at Liu Feng, the corners of her mouth lifting slightly. "I don't have the Hundred-Thousand-Year Snow Lotus yet, but I've sensed its aura. It won't be long before I can give it to you."
Liu Feng nodded expectantly. That would count as an Immortal Herb, too!
But right now, he was even more interested in the five top-tier meditation methods!
The Three-Eyed Golden Lion, on the other hand, was fascinated by the world of snow. She could happily run around on her own.
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