Tighnari Eats a Poisonous Mushroom

Ning Rongrong was naturally overjoyed to see Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, rushing forward to throw herself into Ning Fengzhi's arms.

"Daddy, Sword Grandpa, why are you here?"

Xiao Wu, meanwhile, hid behind Tang San, doing her best to minimize her presence for fear of being noticed by Sword Douluo.

Fortunately, Sword Douluo's attention was entirely on Ning Rongrong, and he did not notice Xiao Wu.

"What, can't your Sword Grandpa come to see you?"

"Of course not!"

At this moment, Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, and Flender also walked over.

"Greetings, Sect Master Ning. Greetings, Your Excellency Sword Douluo."

"No need for formalities. Thank you for taking care of my daughter during this time."

After exchanging these polite words, Ning Fengzhi prepared to take Ning Rongrong away.

Yu Xiaogang suddenly spoke up: "Sect Master Ning, if I am not mistaken, you came here today because of the Sky Screen, right?"

Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Ning Fengzhi frowned slightly, though he still maintained his usual kind smile: "Hehe, that is indeed part of the reason. Does the Grandmaster have any unique insights regarding this Sky Screen?"

Hearing Ning Fengzhi address him as Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang felt a surge of joy, yet he feigned profoundness as he replied: "I wouldn't call them unique, but I do have some insights."

Yu Xiaogang glanced at the Sky Screen again before continuing: "The individuals appearing in the Sky Screen rankings all belong to the Akademiya, so I suspect this Sky Screen might be a trick orchestrated by that Akademiya."

Ning Fengzhi had expected Yu Xiaogang to have some genuine insight, but he hadn't anticipated such a brainless statement, which immediately caused him to lose interest in the man.

"Daddy, I think Grandmaster is right. There must be something fishy about this Sky Screen, and that so-called Akademiya definitely isn't anything good."

"Rongrong, watch your tongue!"

At this, even Sword Douluo couldn't help but scold Ning Rongrong, who immediately wore a wronged expression.

Ning Fengzhi also looked at Ning Rongrong sternly and said: "Rongrong, we are about to take you to meet Sethos, who was just ranked ninth on the Sky Screen. You must not speak recklessly."

"Ah! Is Sethos in Heaven Dou City?"

"Mm!"

With that, Ning Fengzhi prepared to leave with Ning Rongrong, but Yu Xiaogang spoke up again, making Ning Fengzhi feel somewhat impatient.

"Sect Master Ning, please wait a moment."

"Is there something else?"

Yu Xiaogang seemed completely oblivious to the dissatisfaction in Ning Fengzhi's tone and continued on his own: "We would also like to visit this... Your Excellency Sethos together."

"Daddy!"

Ning Rongrong took Ning Fengzhi's hand and began to act spoiled again.

"Sigh! Very well, let's go together then."

Sword Douluo, however, had spotted the problem; Ning Rongrong was showing such bias toward Shrek Academy, which was certainly not a good thing.

At this moment, the Sky Screen unfolded a new page.

[Affiliation: Akademiya]

[Age: 25]

[Martial Soul: Hunter's Path]

[Soul Power Level: 93]

[Students: Collei, Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan]

While people had grown accustomed to the previous information, the appearance of the name Dugu Bo still came as a shock.

Many knew the name of Poison Douluo, and those who understood him were even more astonished; given his temperament, how could he possibly be willing to serve as someone's student?

In Martial Soul City, Chrysanthemum Douluo, who had always been at odds with Dugu Bo, couldn't help but mock him.

"That old poison-monger is really regressing as he ages. To think he'd become a student to some young pup—it's truly shameful, don't you think, Ghost?"

"Don't you think it's even more terrifying that someone like Dugu Bo would obediently act as a student?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo thought about it and realized it was true, his expression turning serious.

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Ouyang Kong looked at Dugu Bo and laughed: "Hehe, I suppose both you and your granddaughter have made the list."

Dugu Bo gave a bitter laugh; for an old man like him to be a student to a 25-year-old was a massive loss of face.

He looked at Dugu Yan, who had truly made a name for herself thanks to the Sky Screen.

In Heaven Dou City, at the Seven Treasure Hotel, Qian Renxue saw the names of Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan and remembered that not long ago, Dugu Bo had forced Dugu Yan to withdraw from Heaven Dou Royal Academy, after which they had disappeared.

So, they had managed to connect with the Akademiya; they were certainly lucky.

Qian Renxue looked at Sethos with a meaningful gaze and said: "So, your Akademiya had already begun its layout long ago."

Sethos gave an awkward smile.

"This was likely the work of the Grand Sage; I am not aware of the specifics.

However, Tighnari is quite skilled at teaching. I've heard that many in the Amurta darshan would break their heads just to become his students."

"It is truly fortunate that those two were able to be taken on as students by Tighnari."

There is a saying that sincerity is the ultimate trump card; Sethos's sincerity made Qian Renxue, with her rehearsed pleasantries, look like a clown by comparison.

Just then, She Long approached to inform Qian Renxue that Ning Fengzhi had arrived with a group of people and also wished to see Sethos.

Previously, when Xue Xing and Xue Beng had come looking for him, She Long had chased them away, but with Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo present, he could not simply turn them away.

Qian Renxue, in turn, tossed the problem to Sethos.

"Sethos, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and His Excellency Sword Douluo wish to see you. Do you want to meet them?"

"That's fine. I quite enjoy making friends."

Seeing Sethos's sincere smile, Qian Renxue felt it was incredibly grating.

Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, Ning Rongrong, and the group from Shrek all walked in.

At the same time, the Sky Screen displayed a combat scene featuring Tighnari.

Tighnari was seen facing a massive Fungi, wielding the Hunter's Path and manipulating Dendro energy to launch his assault.

Those green arrows possessed immense power, and they could even transform into vines to restrict the Fungi's movements.

"It ends here! Vine Shadow Chain!"

Tighnari fired a series of chain arrows, defeating the giant Fungi, but the scene suddenly shifted, and Tighnari was awakened by the tail of a squirrel sweeping across his face.

"So it was just a hallucination!"

He picked up the Sweet Water Mushroom beside him and pulled out his notebook to record his findings.

"Slightly bitter, mildly toxic, possesses a unique fragrance, induces hallucinations when consumed, somewhat dangerous. That's it; I'll publish this in the next issue of the Rainforest Biological Guide."

After watching this segment, Sethos also began to laugh.

"Heh, so Tighnari has a side like this. How interesting. Though, personally taste-testing mushrooms is a bit dangerous, to say the least."

At the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Tighnari's face flushed red; he had not expected the Sky Screen to broadcast this segment, even revealing the hallucinations he had experienced.

As a Forest Watcher and botanist, getting poisoned by a mushroom and hallucinating was, frankly, a bit embarrassing.

However, after seeing this, most people felt that Tighnari seemed more real and approachable.

Yu Xiaogang, having watched the scene, wore a sneer of disdain. How could a Titled Douluo be taken down by a poisonous mushroom? This was surely a scam—a hoax orchestrated by this Akademiya.

Today, he, the Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, would be the one to expose this fraud!