Shock! Why did the Shrek teacher scream in the middle of the night? Is it humanity...

The person who arrived was the dean of Shrek Academy, Flender.

Flender's martial soul was the Four-Eyed Owl, and he was extremely sensitive to the scent of danger.

The man in the black robe had not deliberately concealed his aura; since Zhao Wuji could track him down by it, Flender could do the same.

Initially, Flender assumed one of Zhao Wuji's enemies had come knocking, and believing it wasn't his place to interfere in Zhao Wuji's personal grievances, he did not step forward immediately.

But when the black-robed man revealed his martial soul and nine soul rings, Flender knew he could not hide his presence from a Title Douluo.

Therefore, he stepped out openly to face the situation alongside Zhao Wuji.

Hearing Flender take the initiative to ask, the man in the black robe responded with a tone of disdain.

"You want to stop me, too?"

Upon hearing the black-robed man's challenge, Flender shook his head hurriedly, terrified of being dragged into Zhao Wuji's mess.

"No... Your Excellency, that is not what I meant. I only wish to know how Zhao Wuji has offended you. He is merely a Soul Saint; logically speaking, even if he were given a hundred times the courage, he would never dare to provoke a Title Douluo such as yourself!"

Flender responded with vigilance, fearful that a single slip of the tongue might displease the Title Douluo before him.

At the same time, he frantically searched his memory for the names of well-known Title Douluos.

There were not many active Title Douluos, and given their incredibly prestigious status, most did not often show their faces in public.

The Title Douluos active in the world were essentially just Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

As a Soul Saint who had lived in seclusion in Suotuo City running a school for many years, Flender had naturally never seen Sword Douluo or Bone Douluo in action, so he was unfamiliar with their specific soul ring configurations.

Connecting this to the fact that one of the new students was a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Flender assumed that one of the two, Sword Douluo or Bone Douluo, had come looking for trouble.

Could it be that old Zhao did something to upset that little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?

Flender had already received a letter from Ning Fengzhi and knew that the one coming to study at Shrek Academy was Ning Fengzhi's most beloved daughter—Ning Rongrong.

Thus, Flender probed cautiously.

"Your Excellency, are you Sword Douluo or Bone Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

Hearing Flender guess that he was Sword Douluo Chen Xin or Bone Douluo Gu Rong, the man in the black robe let out a cold snort.

Following this, the black-robed man extended his right hand, and a massive Clear Sky Hammer appeared in his grip.

As it turned out, the man in the black robe was none other than Tang Hao.

It was a coincidence; Tang Hao had been unaware that Li Luo had graduated from Notting Academy with Tang San and Xiao Wu, nor that they had traveled to Gengxin City and beyond. He had been off drinking his sorrows away somewhere alone.

Therefore, logically speaking, Tang Hao should not have known that Li Luo and the others had come to Shrek Academy.

The reason Tang Hao was able to find Li Luo and Tang San was that he had heard rumors of a man named Yu Xiaogang at Notting Academy who was constantly pestering them.

He had secretly intimidated Yu Xiaogang, and it was from Yu Xiaogang's own mouth that he learned he had advised Li Luo and Tang San to head to Shrek Academy.

So, holding onto the hope that it might be true, Tang Hao had actually found Li Luo and Tang San at Shrek Academy.

He had even witnessed Zhao Wuji testing Tang San in his capacity as a Soul Saint.

Tang Hao was delighted to see that Tang San's Soul Power Level had improved so significantly with Li Luo's help, and he was even more pleasantly surprised to see that Tang San's second soul ring was actually a thousand-year ring.

That Luo kid is alright. Once San returns to the Clear Sky Sect in the future, it wouldn't be impossible to grant him the status of an elder from an outside family.

What Li Luo did not know was that his status in Tang Hao's eyes had already been promoted from a servant like "Titan" to an "Elder of the Clear Sky Sect."

Tang Hao was very confident in Tang San, believing that he would surely succeed in taking revenge against Martial Soul Hall, return to the Clear Sky Sect, and perhaps even ascend to the position of Sect Master.

Tang Hao looked at Zhao Wuji and Flender without speaking, instead exerting the pressure of a Title Douluo upon the two of them.

Flender shuddered violently, shivering as he spoke in a trembling voice filled with caution and reverence.

"So it is the legendary Clear Sky Douluo."

Flender had naturally heard of the fearsome reputation of Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao, and with the Clear Sky Sect having closed its gates, the only one who could be walking the world was that exiled Clear Sky Douluo.

"I do not know what business brings Your Excellency to my humble Shrek Academy."

Upon hearing this, Tang Hao snorted coldly.

"Tang San, my son. Understand?"

Flender and Zhao Wuji were shocked; they had never expected Tang San to be Tang Hao's son.

But Tang San's martial soul was clearly Blue Silver Grass!

Flender now understood why Tang Hao had come for Zhao Wuji.

He was aware of what had happened during the fourth stage of the entrance exam earlier that day; Zhao Wuji had bullied the weak and had even unleashed his Avatar of the Martial Soul.

Tang Hao had naturally come to demand an explanation from Zhao Wuji.

Realizing that Zhao Wuji was not in immediate danger of death, Flender retreated several steps, clearing the way.

"Old Zhao, take care of yourself."

Flender moved far away from the scene, though he did not leave entirely; he was waiting to carry the severely injured Zhao Wuji away once it was over.

Seeing that Flender was so sensible, Tang Hao did not make things difficult for him.

Tang Hao retracted the Clear Sky Hammer and walked toward Zhao Wuji step by step, each stride carrying a heavy, oppressive weight.

"I won't use my martial soul tonight either. As long as you can hold out for the time it takes for a stick of incense to burn, I will spare you this time."

With that, Tang Hao's figure appeared before Zhao Wuji, and before Zhao Wuji could react, he was sent flying into the sky by a single punch from Tang Hao.

"Ah! Ow! Yaho! Urgh!"

The screams rang out incessantly, continuing for a full stick of incense's time.

Since the boys' dormitory was not too far from here, Li Luo and Tang San, both possessing exceptional hearing, naturally heard the faint sounds of Zhao Wuji's voice.

"Brother Luo, what is that sound? Is someone screaming?"

Li Luo recognized that these were Zhao Wuji's screams and felt a bit puzzled. He naturally guessed that it was likely Tang Hao teaching Zhao Wuji a lesson, but what he couldn't understand was how Tang Hao could still accurately track them down after they had been traveling for so long.

Li Luo's concern was not unfounded; although there were times he needed Tang Hao's protection, he more often felt the need to shake him off.

Tang San's current Soul Power Level was already at rank thirty-five, and it wouldn't be long before he broke through to rank forty.

Li Luo wanted Tang San to awaken the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline as soon as possible and obtain the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone.

Tang San's strength was linked to his own; the stronger Tang San became, the stronger Li Luo himself would be.

As for whether Li Luo had ever set his sights on the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone.

Li Luo had naturally considered it, as the Blue Silver Emperor soul bone was, after all, a hundred-thousand-year-level soul bone.

However, after pondering for a moment, Li Luo still felt that it was the soul bone most suited for Tang San.

There were no shortage of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in this world, and Li Luo could perfectly well go and hunt other ones.

Since the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor soul bone was the life-bound soul bone most suited to Tang San, Li Luo did not intend to take what someone else loved, even though he knew that if he were to ask Tang San for it, Tang San would certainly not refuse.