Shrek Academy

"Then let's go to class together!"

Qiangu Zhangting saw Yun Qianzhao's indifferent reaction and turned to Yun Qianyue.

At that, the Twins finally stopped.

Yun Qianzhao looked back at Qiangu Zhangting. Qiangu Zhangting immediately put on a smile and greeted him warmly. "Big brother!"

"You're older than me." Yun Qianzhao's eyelid twitched.

"Well, sooner or later, you'll be calling me that!" Qiangu Zhangting said with a grin.

Amazed by his shamelessness, Yun Qianzhao took a deep breath and pointed down the path beside them. "Shrek Academy's minimum admission age is twelve. You don't meet the requirement, so the academy has arranged a special course just for you!"

Qiangu Zhangting froze. "What about you two?"

Yun Qianzhao continued, "We're Sky-Piercing Douluo's disciples, so we don't have special classes. But you're different from us. You'll have plenty of teachers giving you one-on-one lessons."

Yun Qianyue smiled and raised a small hand, wiggling her fingers. "Don't let the door hit you on the way out!"

The Twins left, leaving Qiangu Zhangting standing there alone, bewildered.

Soon, Red Dragon Douluo Zhuo Shi arrived. Seeing Qiangu Zhangting still standing there, he frowned. "Qiangu Zhangting! What are you still doing here? Come with me to class! Today, I'll teach you how to cultivate as a Soul Master!"

Qiangu Zhangting turned to Zhuo Shi and fell silent.

Could he still withdraw from the academy?

After getting rid of Qiangu Zhangting, the Twins made their way to the shore of Sea God Island. Someone was already waiting for them there.

The man smiled when he saw Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue approaching. He nodded and introduced himself. "I'm Wu Chengyu of the Blacksmith Association. From now on, I'll be taking you two juniors back and forth."

Wu Chengyu was in charge of the Ming Capital's Blacksmith Association. Zhen Hua had specifically asked him to come and escort the Twins. He was a level ninety-four Titled Douluo with the Jade Soul Martial Soul, and held a very high position within the Blacksmith Association.

"Jade Soul Douluo, I told you, didn't I? You wouldn't have to wait long. These two get up much earlier than the other students." Watching them arrive early, Ya Li could not hide the pride in either her expression or her voice.

"To have such talent and still be so disciplined—Sky-Piercing Douluo took on two fine disciples!"

Looking at the Twins, Wu Chengyu voiced the same sentiment as Zhen Hua. He cupped his hands toward Ya Li. "Your Holiness Holy Spirit, I'll take them from here! Please rest assured, you and Sky-Piercing Douluo. The Blacksmith Association won't let anything happen to them!"

"I have complete faith in the Blacksmith Association."

Ya Li nodded, then said to Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue, "Stay at the Blacksmith Association for a few days. There's no need to hurry back."

She wanted them to avoid Qiangu Zhangting, and also hoped they could rest properly at the Blacksmith Association instead of constantly immersing themselves in cultivation. The two nodded in agreement.

After spending the day attending classes on Sea God Island, Qiangu Zhangting returned to the Spirit Pagoda, exhausted.

However, he brought Qiangu Dongfeng some news: Yun Qianzhao and Yun Qianyue were both away from Shrek Academy. As Sky-Piercing Douluo's disciples, the Sun-Moon Twins were already famous on Sea God Island, and it took little effort to find out where they were.

Learning that the Twins weren't at Shrek Academy but had been taken to the Blacksmith Association, Qiangu Dongfeng fell into thought.

After sending Qiangu Zhangting away, Qiangu Dongfeng clasped his hands behind his back and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window. He gazed out at bustling Shrek City, his expression grave. "Since when has the Blacksmith Association been in league with Shrek Academy?"

But just after Qiangu Dongfeng said this aloud, his expression suddenly changed. He glared toward the entrance as the aura of a Limit Douluo burst forth, crushing toward the person at the door!

The man at the entrance turned pale and shouted, "Wait! Pagoda Master Qiangu, hold on—"

Qiangu Dongfeng looked at the man trembling under his pressure and frowned. "Who are you?"

The man's undershirt was soaked with cold sweat. He forced down his fear of Qiangu Dongfeng and glanced around before speaking in a low voice. "I'm from the Holy Spirit Cult!"

In an instant, Qiangu Dongfeng appeared right in front of him!

"How dare someone from the Holy Spirit Cult show their face at the Spirit Pagoda? You've got some nerve!"

Only at such close range did the man realize how terrifying the pressure of an enraged Limit Douluo could be! He had no doubt Qiangu Dongfeng could crush him to pieces with just one finger!

Still, he was relieved Qiangu Dongfeng wasn't Yun Ming. If it had been Yun Ming, the moment he'd learned the man's identity, he would already have run him through with a spear.

He swallowed and said with a tremble, "I've come to discuss a partnership with Pagoda Master Qiangu! We've uncovered some information about the Sun-Moon Twins..."

Qiangu Dongfeng stared coldly at him for a long while before finally withdrawing his pressure. "Let's hear it."

"Their contact with the Blacksmith Association began about three months ago, when Sky-Piercing Douluo took them to have weapons forged! The Twins seem to have caused quite a stir, and Zhen Hua has taken a keen interest in them!"

"Why?" Qiangu Dongfeng asked with a frown.

The man shook his head. "I don't know!"

"You're asking for death!"

Qiangu Dongfeng's expression turned cold, and another wave of pressure settled on the man's shoulders, making his bones creak.

"Please forgive me, Your Excellency! Only Divine Craftsman Zhen Hua knows the truth within the entire Blacksmith Association!"

"Then what gave the Holy Spirit Cult the nerve to come ask me for a partnership?" Qiangu Dongfeng sneered. He raised his hand and struck at the man. His immense Soul Power erupted, killing him in an instant.

After the man's death, a wisp of black smoke drifted out of his body.

Qiangu Dongfeng raised his hand and seized the black smoke. A voice emerged from within it. "As expected of Spirit Douluo. One palm, and you've disposed of one of my Soul Douluo-level pawns!"

"You came to the wrong person if you want a partnership. The Holy Spirit Cult picked the wrong man!" Qiangu Dongfeng looked at the black smoke in his hand and moved to wipe it out.

"No, we picked the right one!" The voice in the smoke sounded again. "You and our cult have the same goal: to make Sky-Piercing Douluo Yun Ming disappear from this world for good! Am I wrong, Pagoda Master Qiangu?"

"As for the Sun-Moon Twins, they haven't come into their own yet, have they?"

Moonlight shone through the glass window and fell across Qiangu Dongfeng. He stared at the black smoke and remained silent for a long while before speaking slowly. "Next time, come to me with a more generous offer."

With that, he erased the mental power in the black smoke.

Late at night, at the Blacksmith Association.

Yun Qianyue leaned by the window, absorbing the moonlight streaming down from the sky as she cultivated.

Suddenly, she frowned and opened her eyes. She raised a hand to catch the falling moonlight. Her silver eyes shimmered as she murmured, "The moonlight tonight... seems a little strange. It gives me the feeling that danger is approaching."