Return to Spirit City (Part One)

Shrek Academy's dormitory area.

A row of dilapidated wooden houses served as Shrek Academy's dormitories.

Tang San's dormitory was among them.

At that moment, Tang San dragged his somewhat numb body back to his dormitory.

Oscar walked behind Tang San, looking much the same.

The two were roommates and lived together.

After returning to the dormitory, Tang San and Oscar both sat by their beds, staring blankly ahead.

They were in such a state because they had been affected by Zhao Wuji's second capture.

The shock Duan Fan had brought them was simply too overwhelming, leaving them unable to recover even now.

Tang San's mind kept replaying the image of Duan Fan standing atop the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's head and looking down on them.

"Judging by his appearance, he shouldn't be much older than me. He might even be the same age as me, yet he's already a Soul Emperor-level Soul Master."

"Especially that configuration of Soul Rings... it completely overturned everything I knew about the limits of what Soul Masters could absorb."

"And his body, as powerful as a Soul Beast's. He could clash head-on with Teacher Zhao in his Martial Soul Avatar state, while ignoring Headmaster Flender's attacks and Teacher Lu's control."

"He can't even be called human anymore. He's practically a monster."

"A true monster!"

Tang San suddenly recalled a phrase he often heard at Shrek Academy.

This was an academy that admitted only monsters. Every student who could enter this academy was a monster.

Tang San found it laughable.

We so-called monsters are nothing but a joke before a true monster.

Before strength like his, we aren't even comparable to ants.

Good thing we didn't make an enemy of such a terrifying existence.

*The last time Dai Mubai asked me to help, I didn't