Master-Grandmother Leng Yaozhu

Douluo Continent, Shrek City.

Shrek City bears the weight of twenty thousand years of history, tracing its origins back to a dilapidated village during the era of the Martial Soul Hall.

Ten thousand years ago, the Spirit Ice Douluo Huo Yuhao emerged, single-handedly reviving the fallen Tang Sect and founding the Spirit Pagoda, which would go on to influence the entire soul master system.

At that time, the three major powers—Shrek Academy, the Tang Sect, and the Spirit Pagoda—coexisted in mutual reliance. As the original city scale could no longer accommodate the thriving trio, Shrek City underwent a massive expansion, with the original Shrek City becoming the Inner City.

Yet, time flies, and human hearts are fickle.

The Spirit Pagoda did not uphold its original mission of balancing the relationship between soul masters and soul beasts.

After the soul beast factions within the tower were purged, Shrek Academy was also pushed out, and the three powers that once stood together as one went their separate ways.

Today, the Spirit Pagoda is controlled by the Qiangu Family, which boasts three Limit Douluos. Ever since the Light and Dark Douluo Long Yeyue slapped the previous Spirit Pagoda master, Qiangu Dieting, the relationship between the Spirit Pagoda and Shrek Academy has deteriorated further, now reaching a state of irreconcilable hostility.

Qiangu Dongfeng, with the tacit cooperation of various major federal powers, has already begun plotting a grand plan to "nuke" Shrek Academy into submission.

An Lan slept in the luxurious cockpit of his mecha. After a full two hours of flight, he finally arrived with his two masters at Shrek City, known as the number one city on the continent.

After the three factions broke apart, the Inner City of Shrek, where every inch of land is worth its weight in gold, naturally no longer welcomed the Spirit Pagoda, so the Spirit Pagoda headquarters was moved to the outskirts of Shrek City.

Stepping out of the mecha, An Lan looked up and immediately saw the high wall that sealed off the Star Dou Great Forest.

Inside that wall lay the last remaining territory of soul beasts on the Douluo Continent, where the once arrogant Beast God Di Tian now resided in quiet obedience.

Looking at the wall that separated heaven and earth, An Lan felt a surge of complex emotions.

The outskirts of Shrek City had extended into the core area of the Star Dou Great Forest, meaning that Shrek City was essentially a city built upon the ruins of the former Star Dou Great Forest.

After his reflection, An Lan looked up at Leng Qingning beside him and asked curiously, "Teacher, it is said that when this wall was half-built, construction was forced to stop. Was it because the soul beasts refused to be locked in a zoo and came out to cause trouble?"

As he spoke, he began to imagine various scenes in his mind: the Beast God Di Tian roaring in fury, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King blotting out the sky; Xiong Jun bellowing as his Sky-Rending Claw tore through space; even the Emerald Swan Bi Ji, shedding her usual demeanor, appearing full of murderous intent and striking with ruthless precision...

He even secretly speculated that Shrek Academy might have been fueling the flames behind the scenes. After all, since the two sides had fallen out, it would be perfectly normal for Shrek to use the soul beasts to make things difficult for the Spirit Pagoda.

And since Di Tian already hated the Spirit Pagoda to the core, knowing that the three factions were infighting and the Spirit Pagoda was isolated, it would be a logical step for him to take action and vent his rage.

Leng Qingning stood beside him, her figure tall and graceful, her purple hair cascading over her shoulders like a waterfall.

Hearing her beloved disciple's inquiry, a hint of a smile flashed across her eyes. She shook her head gently, interrupting his wild imagination: "No, it was because the Spirit Pagoda headquarters also needed to be built."

"Ah?"

An Lan was stunned, quite surprised by this answer.

He never expected that the truth behind the construction halt would be so plain and unadorned.

However, he felt no shame for misunderstanding Shrek Academy. As a noble member of the Spirit Pagoda, blackening Shrek Academy was already a matter of political correctness.

Even though the Phoenix Family belonged to the faction within the Spirit Pagoda that held a milder attitude toward Shrek Academy, they would not waver in their stance on such fundamental issues.

Upon arriving in Shrek City, Leng Qingning naturally had to meet with her aunt, Leng Yaozhu.

However, she was not in a hurry, and instead, she and Le Lingzhao took An Lan around to look at the sights.

Inner City, Glory Street.

The street was bustling with crowds, lined with shops on both sides, and filled with a constant stream of street vendors.

The three master-disciple figures each held a cup of milk tea, walking through the crowd and immediately attracting the gaze of every passerby.

Leng Qingning's purple hair fluttered, her appearance cold and stunning, her temperament aloof and unreachable; Le Lingzhao had a head of dazzling blonde hair, her golden eyes bright, and her body seemed to be surrounded by a faint holy light, sacred and solemn.

Two peerless beauties with looks that topped the continent walking side by side, accompanied by a child—the combination was simply too eye-catching.

Passersby cast sidelong glances, many secretly guessing that these two beauties must be lovers who had broken through the shackles of secularity, and only because they could not bear children had they adopted this boy.

Meeting beauties when going out—happy!

The beauties are not for me, but no one else gets them either—even happier!

This Glory Street was located in the Shrek Inner City. Many mistakenly thought the "Glory" in the street name referred to the glory of Shrek, but that was not the case; it was the glory of Douluo Glory.

Under the operation of professional managers, Douluo Glory had become a hit across the continent, earning a fortune.

With sufficient funds, the managers began to invest everywhere.

This street was an asset purchased by An Lan's manager in the Shrek Inner City.

Unknowingly, the assets under An Lan's name had multiplied dozens or hundreds of times, making him a veritable financial tycoon of the Federation.

At only six years old, while not the richest person on the continent, he was definitely the youngest among all the wealthy elites.

After a moment of reflection, An Lan took out an exquisite soul tool phone from his spatial soul tool.

He tapped the screen with his fingertip, logged into Douluo Glory, and decisively used a name-change card from his inventory to change his original game name, "Five-Year-Old Genius Jungler," to "Six-Year-Old Young Tycoon."

The three walked slowly along Glory Street. As they walked, An Lan suddenly thought of an extremely serious question and quickly stepped forward to tug on the corner of Leng Qingning's sleeve.

Leng Qingning was wearing sunglasses made of ink-colored crystal jade, which added a touch of cool, sharp aura. Feeling her sleeve being pulled, she turned back slowly, her tone tinged with confusion: "What is it?"

An Lan frowned and asked, "Teacher, how should I address Her Excellency Tianfeng when we meet her later?"

The Heavenly Phoenix Douluo, Leng Yaozhu, was of unknown age, but judging by the photos and videos circulating on the Soul Net, she was undoubtedly a peerless beauty with a thousand charms, a goddess in the hearts of countless soul masters.

According to his two masters, when he was still in swaddling clothes, Leng Yaozhu had held him; the two were not strangers.

Such a peerless beauty; if he were to sweetly greet her as "Grand-Mistress" upon meeting, he knew without a doubt he would get a beating.

Leng Qingning's beautiful brows furrowed slightly at these words, as this was a problem she had never considered.

If she were the elder sister of An Lan's parents, An Lan should address her as "Great-Aunt."

Correspondingly, An Lan should address her own elder sister as "Grand-Mistress."

But this title sounded too aged; there was no need to think twice, her elder sister certainly wouldn't like it.

If not for his connection to her, An Lan could simply call her Aunt Leng, but with her present, calling her Aunt would mess up the generational hierarchy.