Di Lintian let out a disdainful sneer and looked at his teammates beside him. "What Shrek Academy? Have any of you heard of it?"
"Never heard of it. It's probably some Pheasant Academy," Yu Feng said cooperatively.
"Look at their Martial Souls: sausages, a rabbit, and two cats. Oh? There's even a Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda." Osler pointed at one of the Shrek students as he spoke.
"Damn it." Having been mocked to his face, Dai Mubai instantly activated his first Soul Skill, White Tiger Protection Barrier, and charged at Osler with his tiger claws raised.
"Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, first: Strength, second: Speed." Two streams of seven-colored light shot from the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda Ning Rongrong held in her hands and entered Dai Mubai's body.
Yu Tianheng stepped forward and positioned himself before Osler, meeting Dai Mubai with his dragonized arm.
"Tianheng, you make me feel so safe." Osler stood behind Yu Tianheng, putting on an admiring expression.
The two sets of claws collided. With the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda's boost, Dai Mubai actually bridged the gap of two ranks in Soul Power and fought Yu Tianheng to a standstill.
Ever since both sides had risen from their seats, Tang San's gaze had remained fixed on Di Lintian and Na'er. He felt that the two resembled the figures he had briefly encountered in Nuoding City six years ago.
Only when he saw Osler about to sneak-attack Dai Mubai from the side did he undergo Martial Soul Possession and pull Dai Mubai back with Blue Silver Grass.
"There's even a trash Martial Soul like Blue Silver Grass, and its Soul Ring is a white ten-year Soul Ring. It really is a Pheasant Academy. Even their students' Soul Ring configurations aren't optimal." Seeing Tang San's Blue Silver Grass, Osler burst into mockery once more.
At some point, Di Lintian's Dragon Scale Sword had begun floating behind him. He flicked a finger, and the Dragon Scale Sword shot toward Tang San with a whoosh.
"Not good!" Tang San thought. The Dragon Scale Sword was too fast. Even Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track could not evade it. In an instant, Tang San thought of another use for his second Soul Skill.
"Second Soul Skill, Blue Silver Stilts!"
The Blue Silver Grass beneath Tang San's feet instantly grew, lifting him high into the air.
Tang San's second Soul Skill came from a five-hundred-year Lone Bamboo. His teacher had paid an enormous price to invite an important figure to take him into Star Dou Forest to hunt it.
Bang!
Hearing the crash, Di Lintian looked up. Tang San's head had actually smashed through the wooden inn's roof and reached the second floor.
"What use could such a garbage Soul Skill possibly have?" Di Lintian mocked mercilessly.
In truth, Tang San's Soul Skill was quite useful. Those two stalks of Blue Silver Grass were not so fragile and were difficult to sever. It was only because Di Lintian's Dragon Scale Sword was too absurdly powerful that it could cut through them so easily.
It could also be used together with his first Soul Skill, Blue Silver Pole Vault, to activate instantly.
Damn it. You dared mock the Soul Beast my teacher personally chose for me. You have chosen the path to death!
Di Lintian had no idea that Tang San had secretly branded him as someone who had chosen the path to death.
The Dragon Scale Sword cut through the Blue Silver Stilts beneath Tang San's feet, leaving his head stuck in the ceiling and his body hanging in midair.
"Brother!"
Xiao Wu bent her white-stockinged legs slightly, then leaped upward and grabbed Tang San by the ankles, pulling him down from the ceiling.
The battle between the two sides had already begun. Yu Tianheng and Dai Mubai were locked in an intense fight, while Osler faced Zhu Zhuqing. At the moment Xiao Wu rescued Tang San, Yu Feng had already knocked Ning Rongrong unconscious.
Di Lintian, Na'er, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling had yet to make a move, yet the Imperial Dou Team's three members had already completely suppressed the current Shrek Six Monsters.
Without the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda's enhancement, Dai Mubai quickly fell into a disadvantage. Just as Yu Feng intended to repeat his trick and knock Oscar unconscious as well, an unexpected change occurred.
Tang San had already been rescued by Xiao Wu. Blue Silver Grass rapidly grew and coiled around Yu Feng's waist. He paid it no mind; it was merely the trash Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass.
But he soon realized something was wrong. Tang San's Blue Silver Grass had consecutively absorbed two Lone Bamboo Soul Rings, and its toughness had reached a remarkable level. Even Yu Feng, whose Soul Power exceeded Tang San's by a full seven ranks, could not break free in a short time.
"End the battle quickly," Di Lintian said indifferently.
The current Shrek had no ability to resist the Imperial Dou Team whatsoever. Di Lintian felt that the Imperial Dou Team might only find them slightly interesting after Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Oscar all became Soul Elders.
Na'er raised her hand. Extreme cold erupted from her palm, instantly freezing all seven members of the Shrek Seven Devils into ice sculptures.
"Actually, there was no need to be that quick." Di Lintian scratched his forehead and added a condition in his heart: if neither he nor Na'er made a move.
"They couldn't have ended the battle quickly." Na'er's voice carried no emotion.
"We should be worrying about where we're staying tonight."
Yu Tianheng released his Martial Soul Possession, walked over to Di Lintian and the others, and slowly spoke as he surveyed the ruined inn.
"I have tents in my storage ring. Let's go camp outside," Di Lintian said. There was only one inn in the town, and it was no longer habitable.
Before leaving, Di Lintian thoughtfully left a bag of Gold Soul Coins for the owner as compensation. If the inn owner did not have a noble backing him, it would be difficult for him to obtain compensation from Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
"Every world is like this. If a commoner dared go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy demanding compensation, he would only be thrown into Heaven Dou Prison for a few days. I'm still too kind-hearted."
Sitting cross-legged on the ground, Di Lintian grilled meat steaks brought from Heaven Dou City and sighed.
"Kind-hearted about what?"
Na'er leaned against Di Lintian's shoulder. She vaguely heard his muttering and asked in confusion.
The others had gone to set up the tents, so only Di Lintian and Na'er were there.
"Nothing," Di Lintian said.
"Is it because of that Spirit Hall young mistress?"
Thinking of something, Na'er suddenly asked.
"Qian Renxue?" Di Lintian had no idea why Na'er had thought of her, and he shook his head.
"Actually, you don't need to think so much. The revival of the Soul Beasts doesn't necessarily require overturning humanity."
Na'er spoke softly. Through the years they had spent together, she could sense that Di Lintian favored humans in his heart.
"I only want the Soul Beast race to return to the God Realm, no longer bound by the rule that Soul Beasts cannot become gods." Na'er's voice turned incomparably cold. "I want Soul Beasts to no longer endure a Heavenly Tribulation every hundred thousand years. I want Soul Beasts to be able to become gods. That is my goal."
"Do you know? If the God Realm allowed Soul Beasts to become gods, then many Divine Beasts would have already appeared on Douluo Continent." Na'er's voice became gentle again, carrying a trace of exhaustion.
"I... will do my best."
Di Lintian reached out and wrapped an arm around Na'er's shoulders. He had wanted to say that he would definitely accomplish it, but remembering that the rule preventing Soul Beasts from becoming gods had been set by the Dragon God, he ultimately could not say it.
He did not want to make Na'er a promise about something he was not certain of.
By gathering the power of faith from all the Soul Beasts and Soul Masters across the continent, Di Lintian was confident he could become a God King. But the Dragon God stood at the level of the Creation God, truly capable of changing the laws governing the world with a single word.
"Mm, I believe in you." Na'er slowly closed her eyes.
Di Lintian saw a crystalline tear slide down from the corner of her eye.
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