Shrek Academy

"Finally, I've encountered some fat sheep."

"All three are spirit masters—two Spirit Elders and one Spirit Ancestor. At such an age, to have achieved so much, could they be direct disciples of some major sect?"

"Coming to Soto City at this time... could they be here to join Shrek Academy?"

"It's highly likely. Even the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has arrived; my Shrek Academy is truly becoming more and more famous."

Thinking this, Flender felt his mood improve significantly, and he even found the three of them more pleasing to the eye.

"These three spirit tools cost five hundred gold spirit coins at the original price. You three are travelers from out of town, aren't you? I'll give you a twenty percent discount—four hundred gold spirit coins."

"Four hundred gold spirit coins?" Dugu Yan's beautiful eyes widened. After picking up a spirit tool from the table and glancing at it, she became even more indignant. "For this piece of junk, you want four hundred gold spirit coins from us? Are you crazy?"

"Profiteer."

Ye Lingling whispered.

"Dong'er, let's go. With four hundred gold spirit coins, we could attend a small auction. It's really not worth it to buy this trash."

Waving her hand, Wang Dong'er signaled for Dugu Yan to calm down. She looked at the indifferent Flender and said, "Boss, can you make it any cheaper? I only have one hundred gold spirit coins left..."

"My shop has small margins. Giving you a twenty percent discount is already out of respect for you being out-of-town visitors."

Raising his hand to put the two spirit tools Wang Dong'er had selected back on the shelf, Flender curled his lip and continued.

"One hundred gold spirit coins won't buy those two, but this crystal—I'll take a loss and sell it to you."

Looking at that crystal, which was full of impurities, Dugu Yan wished she could poison this profiteer to death on the spot.

One hundred gold spirit coins could buy a much higher quality crystal in a specialized shop; she truly couldn't understand why Wang Dong'er was still haggling with this ugly profiteer.

Before Dugu Yan could lose her temper, Wang Dong'er finished the payment, tucked the Hair Crystal away, and led the two of them out of the small shop.

On the way back to the hotel, no matter what Dugu Yan said or how she tried to persuade her to go back for a refund, Wang Dong'er ignored her.

After returning to the hotel, Dugu Bo was called out by Wang Dong'er; he had been silently guarding them the entire way.

Even Dugu Bo was puzzled by Wang Dong'er's behavior, but after listening to her, he used his full strength to shatter the impurity-filled, low-quality crystal, revealing a clump of thick, golden liquid. Only then did Wang Dong'er explain.

"This crystal isn't some low-quality piece; it's the finest of its kind, known as 'Hair Crystal'."

"The Hair Crystal isn't the point; the point is the 'Hair Gold' inside it."

As she spoke, Wang Dong'er used her spirit power to compress and shape the Hair Gold in her palm, forming a thin, golden needle.

It was none other than the "Dragon Whisker Needle," one of the top ten hidden weapons from the Tang Sect's Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record.

Wang Dong'er raised her hand casually, and the Dragon Whisker Needle shot out silently and rapidly. Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling couldn't even see the afterimage; only Dugu Bo, relying on his perception, managed to track the needle with his gaze.

The Dragon Whisker Needle pierced into the wooden tabletop.

"That's it? It's just an ordinary silver needle that you threw out..."

Before Dugu Yan could finish her sentence, the Dragon Whisker Needle twisted as if it had come alive, resembling an earthworm, and frantically burrowed into the interior of the table, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

Standing up, Wang Dong'er smashed the table apart with force to show everyone the block of wood the needle had pierced.

The solid block of wood was riddled with holes by the Dragon Whisker Needle, and even now, the needle was still twisting inside the wood like a loach.

"This is just a piece of wood. If the Dragon Whisker Needle were to enter a human body..."

"That person's flesh, blood, and internal organs would be ruined just like this block of wood."

Retrieving the Dragon Whisker Needle, Wang Dong'er handed the wood block to Ye Lingling. She touched it lightly, and the wood instantly shattered into countless small pieces.

Now, let alone one hundred gold spirit coins, even one thousand would be worth it.

This Dragon Whisker Needle not only possessed astonishing destructive power but also unparalleled lethality; it was truly miraculous.

"How have I never heard of such a weapon on the Douluo Continent?"

Dugu Bo asked, puzzled.

"The world is vast, and there are all sorts of wonders. The more books you read, the more you know."

Wang Dong'er replied.

The only pity was that this Dragon Whisker Needle was a one-time-use item for her. After being used on a person, specific methods were required to retrieve it, and only Tang San knew those methods.

"By the way, Senior Dugu."

"Do you know any way to hide spirit rings?"

"To disguise the color of the spirit rings, or to prevent them from appearing when releasing spirit skills."

"You want to hide your third spirit ring, don't you? Sigh! A ten-thousand-year spirit ring is too eye-catching. I've been trying to think of a way since the moment you finished absorbing it, but unfortunately..."

There wasn't a spirit master who didn't want to know the secret of a ten-thousand-year third ring.

Sighing, Dugu Bo felt powerless to help and continued.

"I don't think you need to hide it. Go ahead and use your martial soul and spirit skills boldly. With me here, no one will dare to have any ideas about you."

"Don't forget the 'Snowy Swan Kiss'."

"That's right, how could I have forgotten about it?" Wang Dong'er raised her hand to her forehead.

Before the poison was neutralized, Dugu Bo's combat power was at the bottom among Title Douluo.

Because he could not unleash his poison arts at full strength, he had been forced to endure for all these years, lest the toxins backfire on him.

After detoxifying, his cultivation improved significantly, and having been baptized by the immortal herbs, his combat power was definitely no less than that of a Super Douluo.

Coupled with the Snowy Swan Kiss, which could stimulate bacterial toxins, no one could contend with Dugu Bo unless a level 98 Peak Douluo or a level 99 Peerless Douluo stepped in.

With the poisonous herbs, Dugu Bo was the equivalent of a nuclear weapon. Wang Dong'er dared not imagine who in this world would be his match if he were to break through to become a Peerless Douluo while wielding immortal-grade medicinal herbs.

"Although I don't know what you are talking about, Dong'er, rest assured, I will protect you too," Dugu Yan said.

Ye Lingling nodded in close succession.

Wang Dong'er smiled lightly and said, "Alright."

"By the way, I heard that Shrek Academy is an unreliable scam of an academy. I'm a bit worried about Xiao Wu, so I've decided to go take a look."

This time, Dugu Yan had no intention of following.

At the very least, they were not together yet; she knew that possessiveness should be kept within reasonable limits. It would be a loss if she ended up annoying Wang Dong'er.

After leaving the hotel, Wang Dong'er arrived in the countryside of Soto City. After asking the local villagers, she quickly found Shrek Academy.

Calling it an academy was a stretch; it was nothing more than a small village.

However, the sign at the entrance of the village bore the five large characters "Shrek Academy," and beside it was carved a bizarre-looking emblem—this was the "Monster Shrek" that Flender spoke of.

It was still early, only around ten o'clock, and a long line had formed at the entrance of the academy, with Xiao Wu and Tang San standing in the middle of the queue.

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