Shrek Academy's Darkest Three Months

"Does this old guy have Soul Bone?"

Dugu Bo looked at Ye Qing with a skeptical expression.

But this guy is reliable in his words and deeds.

With a wave of his hand, a gust of wind swept away the surrounding poisonous blood and flesh.

Immediately afterwards, a delicate Soul Bone, shaped like a human skull, floated out from the broken corpse.

"This... this actually is a Head Soul Bone?"

Dugu Bo gasped in shock.

He grabbed the Soul Bone in his hand and held it in front of him, turning it over and over to examine it repeatedly.

The expression on the old man's face was extremely interesting.

"Judging by the purity and brilliance of this Soul Power, it's definitely a Head Soul Bone of at least ten thousand years old!"

"Hiss!"

The Old Poison gasped, turning to stare at Ye Qing as if he were looking at a monster.

"You were absolutely right."

He handed over the skull and then asked, "What do you plan to do with this Soul Bone? Absorb it yourself?"

Ye Qing reached out and took the Head Soul Bone that was emitting a mesmerizing glow.

Ye Qing curled her lip in disdain.

"Give me a break, you Old Poison. Do you think my standards are that low?"

He casually tossed that priceless treasure, coveted by countless Soul Master, into the air and played with it.

"My current Eighth Soul Ring is a 100,000-year red ring, External Soul Bone on my head is Nine-Colored Divine Crown that is nearly 100,000 years old!"

"This thing is only a little over 10,000 years old, at most a little over 10,000 years old."

"If someone were to place Soul Bone of this quality on my head, wouldn't that just lower my own prestige?"

Dugu Bo's face was ashen.

Listen to this!

Is this even human language?

In his mouth, the ten-thousand-year- Head Soul Bone was nothing but trash unworthy of him!

Dugu Bo's lips twitched violently, and he clutched his chest, groaning.

"Fine, fine! You're so high and mighty! You're so awesome!"

"You don't even want Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone? Then tell me, what do you plan to do with this treasure?"

Ye Qing grasped the Soul Bone.

Ning Rongrong unconsciously flashed through my mind.

In the original story, Tang San gave Ning Rongrong the Remnant Dream Head Soul Bone that had been exposed Shi Nian.

The "illusion" ability attached to this Soul Bone was somewhat useful to her.

"I don't need this thing myself."

"But it's incredibly useful as a bargaining chip, or as a favor to certain people."

As he spoke, Ye Qing directly stored it in his Storage Soul Tool.

Dugu Bo suggested, "Why don't we give it to Yanyan?"

But Ye Qing refused.

"The Soul Bone given to the Yanzi must be the best; does this kind of trash even deserve it?"

He dismissed it dismissively.

Yanzi is my wife, so I need at least a set of Soul Bone that are over 50,000 years old.

"..."

Dugu Bo's eyelids twitched.

He felt that Ye Qing was a bit too ambitious and lacked practical skills.

Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone is already top-grade; who would dare to ask for anything higher?

However, seeing how much he cares about Yanyan, I am still very gratified.

"That's enough for now. We've almost finished fleecing the Star Dou Great Forest. Let's bury the Nine-Colored Deer's carcass and head straight for the Far North."

"You sure know how to order people around, do you really think I'm your free thug?"

Dugu Bo cursed and swore, but his hands moved with surprising speed.

After burying the carcass of the Nine-Colored Deer in the ground to ensure its peace,

The two transformed into two streaks of light, completely leaving the Star Dou Great Forest that had been turned upside down.

For the rest of the time, Ye Qing and Dugu Bo's journey north was remarkably smooth sailing.

However,

Compared to Ye Qing's leisurely lifestyle,

Far away in the Balak Kingdom, Suotuo City, Shrek Academy was living a life of misery.

Their lives were like hell.

The "Shrek controversy" that was personally adjudicated by Crown Prince Xue Qinghe in Heaven Dou City three months ago has already expanded its influence through spontaneous dissemination among the common people.

Shrek's infamy wasn't limited to Heaven Dou City.

Shrek's infamy even took flight, spreading all the way to Suotuo City.

Nowadays, in the teahouses and taverns of Suotuo City, the mere mention of the word "Shrek" elicits expressions of disdain and contempt from diners.

Have you heard?

"That Shrek Academy, which claims to only accept monsters, has a chubby kid named Ma Hongjun who's rumored to have the potential to become Fallen Spirit Master!"

"More than that!"

"I heard that everyone in their academy, from the dean to the students, has such high and mighty views that they look down on us commoners."

"You do not say!"

"They claim to only accept monsters, but behind the scenes they're all petty thieves and driven by Evil Fire intentions—they're a major cancer in the Soul Master World!"

Even the tranquility of the remote village where Shrek Academy was located was completely shattered.

Under the big tree at the village entrance

The village's "intelligence bureau" aunties and grandmas, who usually gather together to shell peanuts and mend clothes,

Right now, they're gossiping right in front of Shrek Academy's gate.

"Hey, look, that fat, chubby kid is out again. I heard his Martial Soul is really weird; he just uses it to vent on women!"

"Pah! How utterly indecent!"

"You'd better keep a close eye on your daughter from now on, and keep her away from that scoundrel!"

The village women's sharp and sarcastic gossip drifted into the academy on the breeze, making the already gloomy atmosphere of the Shrek Academy even worse.

The person who suffered the most was Ma Hongjun himself.

In the past, when he couldn't suppress his Evil Fire, he could vent them at the brothels in Suotuo City.

Now look what's happened.

The moment the brothel madams in the city saw his face, they immediately treated him like a plague, refusing to serve him.

After being kicked out of several brothels in succession, Ma Hongjun had no choice but to suppress his Evil Fire.

He was so suffocated that his eyes were dark circles and he looked emaciated.

Today's training session has just ended.

Xiao Wu ran a full twenty laps around the wasteland surrounding the academy.

She had barely stepped into the courtyard when she roared in a fit of rage, completely losing her composure.

Her face flushed red with anger, and she wiped the sweat from her forehead while loudly complaining:

"So annoying! So incredibly annoying!"

"Today I ran to the village entrance, and those people pointed at me and gossiped, saying that a girl from the Monster Academy must be abnormal too!"

"Brother, I'm about to explode with anger!"

Tang San's expression darkened slightly, and he sighed, "Xiao Wu, say less. Rumors stop with the wise."

"Stop being a wise man, Little San!"

Oscar, exhausted like a dog, leaned against a tree trunk, panting, and couldn't help but complain:

"Now, whenever we step out of the academy gate, passersby look at us like we're some kind of villain."

"Even I, the sausage seller, am now being suspected of having poison in my sausages!"

"Tsk."

Dai Mubai clicked his tongue in displeasure.

He leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, his evil eyes filled with frustration and rage.

He's been very troubled lately.

A cool breeze swept across the grass, and Zhu Zhuqing, dressed in black, stood quietly in the shadows.

At this moment, she was unusually wearing a black veil covering her face.

Only a pair of large, clear, and cold eyes were visible.

Even Zhu Zhuqing, who hates formalities the most, has to wear a veil to cover her face in order to avoid malicious prying and pointing fingers from the outside world.

The crowd launched into a barrage of complaints.

But it was like a series of heavy hammer blows, slamming into Ma Hongjun's heart as he huddled in the corner.

Ma Hongjun kept his head bowed low, his round neck was so red it looked like it was about to bleed, and he looked so humble that he wished he could disappear into the ground.

How embarrassing!

This is utterly shameful!

Everyone has been burdened with this stigma because of his evil Evil Fire!

He felt deeply guilty, feeling that he had let his teacher Flender, down.

This guilt, coupled with the fear of being consumed by Evil Fire in the future, has made him increasingly lazy lately.

Ma Hongjun began to practice in a passive and negative way.

He believed that the stronger he was, the stronger his Evil Fire would become.