Sent to Shrek Academy to Fight Four Hundred People for a Toilet

The newborn dawn slowly rose, its orange-red light shining over the boundless green sea, heralding the start of a new day.

Facing the first rays of morning light, Qiangu Yunmei suddenly opened her eyes. Her blood-red seventh Soul Ring had completely settled into place, and her seven Soul Rings fused into a single whole, causing her aura to surge dramatically.

"So this is a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring? What a terrifying boost."

Qiangu Yunmei shook off the hardened blood scabs covering her body, revealing skin as white and smooth as suet jade.

Seeing Qiangu Yunche and Qiangu Liting approach, Qiangu Yunmei continued excitedly:

"I feel like I could fight three or four of my former selves now. This feeling is absolutely wonderful."

The seventh ring was the first major watershed a Soul Master encountered after advancing into the higher ranks. The quality and age of one's Soul Ring directly affected the enhancement provided by the Martial Soul Avatar. Therefore, many Soul Masters would spare no effort in seeking out the Soul Beast best suited to them when obtaining their seventh ring.

Reaching the Soul Saint level also meant that a Soul Master had finally grasped the true essence of their Martial Soul, and their strength would undergo a leap in growth.

A seven-ring Soul Saint could often easily suppress a group of Soul Kings and Soul Emperors after activating their Martial Soul Avatar. A Coiling Dragon Staff battle Soul Saint like Qiangu Yunmei, with a hundred-thousand-year seventh ring, could theoretically even contend briefly against level ninety-one or ninety-two Title Douluos who lacked hundred-thousand-year Soul Rings.

After expressing her delight, Qiangu Yunmei swept her gaze around before asking:

"Did she leave?"

Naturally, she meant Zhang Lexuan.

"She left a little while ago." Qiangu Yunche nodded.

"Tsk, honestly, those people are rather pitiful too, ending up with such an irresponsible teacher leading them... But to be fair, that old man really was powerful. For a moment last night, I even thought our great-grandfather had arrived."

Qiangu Yunmei recalled how, when she was young, she had acted up too much and enraged Qiangu Qing. The aura Qiangu Qing had unleashed back then had been nearly identical to Xuanzi's, leaving an extraordinarily deep impression on her.

"The person from last night was Shrek Academy's Taotie Douluo. I met him once at Shrek Academy before," Qiangu Liting said.

"Dad, you've been to Shrek Academy?" Qiangu Yunmei asked in surprise.

The Qiangu Clan had a rule: every successive young clan leader had to travel the continent and gain experience for a period after turning twelve.

The first reason was to broaden their horizons and cultivate a broader perspective.

After all, as the leader of a clan, one had to possess exceptional foresight and strategic thinking, as well as sufficient decisiveness and adaptability.

These things could not be taught by others. One could only explore and comprehend them oneself.

To put it simply, flowers raised in a castle were delicate blooms; only those tempered between heaven and earth could become scenery both beautiful and unyielding.

The second reason was to recruit powerful outsiders and build one's own network, while also considering one's lifelong affairs.

Qiangu Liting was an example. He had left the clan to travel the continent at twelve and did not return until he was twenty.

By then, Yang Shu, already pregnant, was at his side, along with a group of powerful Soul Masters who had voluntarily followed him and were willing to join the Qiangu Clan.

In response to Qiangu Yunmei's question, Qiangu Liting nodded gently and said:

"I was drawn by Shrek Academy's reputation and enrolled in the Outer Court. Then, after staying there for about half a year, I dropped out."

"Why did you drop out?" Qiangu Yunmei pressed curiously.

Qiangu Liting seemed to recall some unpleasant memories, and his expression became rather strange.

"First, I felt Shrek Outer Court's teaching methods were too outdated and useless. They offered me no real help, so I didn't want to keep wasting time."

"Second, I didn't particularly want to keep fighting four hundred people for one toilet."

Qiangu Yunmei's eyes widened as though she had heard something that shattered her entire worldview.

"Shrek Academy, four hundred people fighting over one toilet!?"

"Is this some new method of training students to handle pressure?"

Qiangu Liting spread his hands helplessly, indicating that he did not know either.

Qiangu Yunmei was utterly stunned. She had never expected Shrek, renowned as the continent's number one academy, to have such an absurd side.

After recovering, she patted Qiangu Yunche on the shoulder and said earnestly:

"Little brother, you'd better not make your sister angry again in the future. Otherwise, I'll send you off to Shrek Academy to fight four hundred people for one toilet. We'll see what you do then."

Qiangu Yunche could only roll his eyes. He brushed away his sister's hand and walked deeper into the forest, his voice echoing through the trees:

"Even if I really had to fight for one, no one in Shrek Academy's Outer Court could beat me. Besides, as far as I know, the Outer Court isn't even considered part of Shrek Academy by Shrek Academy's experts..."

Five days later, the three finally left the Star Dou Great Forest and returned to Star Luo City.

Over those five days, they had searched nearly all of the inner and outer regions surrounding the core area. In the end, they found an eighty-thousand-year Silver Moon Dragon Python to serve as Qiangu Yunche's fifth ring.

As its name suggested, the Silver Moon Dragon Python was a powerful Soul Beast possessing pure yet thin Silver Dragon bloodline, capable of controlling multiple elemental powers.

Qiangu Yunche had chosen it because one of the four attributes it controlled was an exceptionally powerful mutated destruction attribute, making it an excellent match for the Evil-Breaking Dragon Soul Spear.

The Silver Moon Dragon Python did not disappoint. It granted Qiangu Yunche a single-target attack Soul Skill capable of ignoring all physical defenses and reducing energy defenses by more than seventy percent.

In a sense, this Soul Skill could practically be considered an absolute attack.

Less than two hours after returning to the hotel where they were staying, Qiangu Yunche had just finished bathing when he heard a knock on his door.

Qiangu Yunche wrapped himself in a bathrobe, using one hand to towel off his wet long hair while opening the door with the other.

To his surprise, the person standing outside was Star Luo's princess, Xu Jiujiu.

Today, she had tied her black hair into a high ponytail, her crisp appearance carrying the heroic spirit of a young woman.

Her bright yellow gown flowed like sunlight, its silk hem swaying gently with her steps. Her high heels tapped out a crisp rhythm, making her already tall figure appear even more upright.

Her exquisitely made-up face was stunning yet faintly proud. Her swanlike neck was slightly raised, while the sapphire necklace around it gleamed brilliantly, her elegant bearing seeming entirely natural.

Seeing Qiangu Yunche still covered in a faint mist of moisture, Xu Jiujiu froze for a moment, and the smile on her face grew gentler.

"Long time no see, Young Master Qiangu."

Qiangu Yunche leaned against the doorframe. He stood half a head taller than Xu Jiujiu, and from his angle, he could clearly see her fanlike lashes and fair collarbones.

"How is seven days a long time? Besides, Your Highness's intelligence network is quite efficient..."

They had returned to Star Luo City less than two hours ago, yet Xu Jiujiu had precisely located the hotel where they were staying. She had even changed clothes and put on exquisite makeup. She was far faster than the female friends from Qiangu Yunche's previous life, who needed at least three hours to apply makeup and pick out clothes before every outing.

"The day after tomorrow, Starlight Auction House will hold a top-tier auction. As a gold-class auctioneer, I'll be hosting it from start to finish. I'll be very busy those two days, and besides, today is the day we agreed on."

Xu Jiujiu explained with a light laugh, while not forgetting to remind Qiangu Yunche:

"What, are you really not planning to invite me in for a seat?"

There was even a faint note of coquettish grievance in her tone.

Qiangu Yunche smacked his lips.

Not sure. Better listen a little longer.

A moment later, seeing the two expressions on Xu Jiujiu's face grow increasingly obvious, Qiangu Yunche finally spoke in satisfaction:

"Your Highness has honored me with your presence. How could I possibly have any reason not to welcome you?"

As he spoke, Qiangu Yunche stepped aside.

Xu Jiujiu shot Qiangu Yunche a glare and gave a soft huff before walking into the room...