Xiao Yan: My Sister's Foundation Has Been Damaged and Urgently Needs a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone for Nourishment!

Several piercing whistles tore through the air from the horizon.

Several figures skimmed across the churning lake water, racing toward the forest at astonishing speed.

The man in the lead wore a luxurious white robe, his silver-gray hair whipping in the wind. He was none other than Yan Shaozhe, dean of Shrek Academy's Spirit Soul Department.

Three inner academy teachers followed closely behind him, each with a grim expression and surging Soul Power around them.

A core disciple of the inner academy had suddenly gone berserk. This was no small matter for the academy, and they had rushed over the moment they received the news.

Yan Shaozhe landed with a boom, the powerful impact sending fallen leaves flying in every direction.

At first glance, he saw his precious disciple Ma Xiaotao lying on the ground. Then his gaze fell upon Xiao Yan, standing several steps away in spotless white robes, and Xiao Xiao, peeking out from behind her brother.

Before Yan Shaozhe could speak, a middle-aged inner academy teacher behind him stepped forward first.

This teacher usually did everything he could to perform well before the dean. Seeing that the culprits were merely two children wearing freshman uniforms, he immediately felt that he had found an opportunity to earn merit.

He put on a stern expression, assumed the airs of a superior, pointed at Xiao Yan's nose, and shouted harshly.

"Are you two students from the outer academy?" The middle-aged teacher raised his voice, making the forest hum.

"What did you do to her? Confess truthfully at once! If you dare hide even a single word, prepare to be expelled from the academy!"

Xiao Yan clasped his hands behind his back and looked past the man, quietly watching Yan Shaozhe with an ambiguous smile in his eyes.

The moment Yan Shaozhe met Xiao Yan's gaze, his heart skipped a beat.

Expel them? Expel these two treasures from Shrek?

Yan Shaozhe felt his blood pressure shoot straight to his head.

"Shut up!"

Yan Shaozhe roared and suddenly swung his right hand.

There was no flicker of Soul Power or any spiritual light. It was simply pure physical force striking through the air.

Slap!

A crisp, resounding slap exploded through the forest.

The inner academy teacher, who had still been putting on airs and preparing to continue lecturing them, did not even have time to react. He spun twice through the air and crashed heavily into a thick tree trunk. When he slid down, half his face was swollen high, and stars swam before his eyes.

The other two inner academy teachers were terrified into silence. They quickly lowered their heads, hardly daring to breathe.

After dealing with his blind subordinate, Yan Shaozhe took a deep breath and forcibly suppressed the Evil Fire in his heart.

He turned around, and the imposing expression on his face instantly shifted into a gentle, concerned smile. The speed of his change was truly astounding.

"Hehe, so it's you two siblings." Yan Shaozhe stepped forward and examined them both. Only after confirming that they were unharmed did he point at Ma Xiaotao on the ground.

"Could you tell me what exactly happened here earlier?"

Xiao Yan dusted off nonexistent dirt from his sleeve and sighed.

"Dean Yan, my sister and I had no classes this afternoon, so we found this quiet place to cultivate in peace." Xiao Yan spoke sincerely, his brows slightly furrowed.

"Who would have thought that this inner academy senior sister, for some unknown reason, would suddenly rush over from the lake with killing intent all around her, demanding our lives the moment she spoke?"

He paused, allowing just the right amount of lingering fear to appear in his eyes.

"To protect ourselves, my sister and I had no choice but to resist with everything we had. We exhausted all our trump cards and suffered severe injuries before barely managing to preserve our lives under this senior sister's hands."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xiao Yan raised a hand to cover his mouth and cooperatively coughed twice. His back bent slightly as he vividly portrayed the frail image of a severely injured freshman.

Xiao Xiao, standing behind him, saw this and rolled her large eyes.

Join the fight the instant it starts!

Then she copied Xiao Yan, raising her little hand to cover her mouth.

"Cough, cough! That's right! Cough, cough, cough!"

Xiao Xiao coughed loudly, but her delicate, soft little face was rosy and full of vitality. Her emerald eyes were bright and lively, with not the slightest trace of weakness to be found.

Her acting was so crude that even a street con artist could see through it at a glance.

The gentle smile on Yan Shaozhe's face froze.

The corners of his eyes and mouth twitched uncontrollably.

He looked at the sibling pair before him. One acted brilliantly while blatantly spouting nonsense, while the other could not even fake it convincingly.

Their clothes were neat and tidy, without so much as a wrinkle. Where were these severe injuries? Where was this desperate resistance?

Yan Shaozhe had lived for many years. Usually, both inside and outside Shrek Academy, he was the one scheming against others.

With the Sea God Pavilion's foundation and his own strength as a Super Douluo, he had never suffered a loss. He was a true old fox.

Yet today, this old fox who had spent his life hunting geese had actually been extorted face-to-face by two eleven-year-old freshmen who had only just enrolled!

And he could not even lose his temper.

Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire losing control was a fact. Her unprovoked attack on outer academy freshmen was also a fact.

If this matter blew up and reached the ears of Xiao Zhan, that fiercely protective Super Douluo, or spread to the outside world, the scandal of "inner academy disciples of Shrek Academy treating lives like grass" would undoubtedly cause a massive uproar.

The other side held all the moral high ground. He could only grit his teeth and accept it.

Yan Shaozhe clasped his hands behind his back, let out a deep sigh, and decisively walked down the steps Xiao Yan had laid out for him, adopting a righteous expression.

"This matter was indeed Shrek Academy's oversight." Yan Shaozhe's tone was heavy.

"An inner academy disciple encountered a problem during cultivation and nearly harmed promising students like you. The academy cannot shirk responsibility. What compensation do you require? So long as it is fair and reasonable, the academy will certainly do its utmost to provide it."

Xiao Yan straightened up and stopped faking his cough.

He looked at Yan Shaozhe with clear, innocent eyes.

"I'm fine. I'm tough, and I'll recover after resting for a few days." Xiao Yan placed a hand on Xiao Xiao's head and gently stroked it.

"But my sister suffered a tremendous fright. You know that her Twin Martial Souls talent places extremely high demands on her foundation. After today's calamity, she suffered internal injuries, and even her physical foundation was nearly destroyed."

Yan Shaozhe's heart sank as a bad feeling rose within him.

Xiao Yan continued, unhurriedly dropping another bomb. "With her talent, absorbing a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring as her fourth Spirit Ring should have been absolutely safe. But now that her foundation has been damaged, this Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring matter... sigh, her future is worrying."

Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Xiao Xiao immediately understood her task.

She cooperatively pulled a long face and coughed several more times, acting as though she might collapse at any moment, though her complexion was still as rosy as a ripe apple.

Hearing that long sigh, Yan Shaozhe felt his blood surge in his chest, as if his lungs were about to explode from anger.

Destroyed foundation? Affecting her ability to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring?

This brat was practically reaching straight into the Sea God Pavilion's treasury to rob it!

Who in the Soul Master world did not know that the most effective treasures for repairing one's physical foundation and raising the body's endurance limit were Soul Bones?

Moreover, Xiao Yan had set the standard firmly in his words. If her fourth Spirit Ring needed to be at the Ten Thousand Year level, an ordinary Thousand Year Soul Bone would not even be worth considering. He was clearly trying to extort a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone!

A Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone was an extremely rare strategic resource even within Shrek Academy's treasury.

Normally, only core inner academy teachers who had rendered outstanding service to the academy, or teams that won the championship of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament, were qualified to receive one as a reward.

Yan Shaozhe's teeth ground together. He wanted nothing more than to hang this brat up and beat him senseless.

But when his gaze swept over the still-unconscious Ma Xiaotao, and he thought of Xiao Yan's terrifying level forty-six cultivation, Yan Shaozhe forcibly suppressed his anger again.

He had no choice but to swallow this loss.

Not only did he have to swallow it, he had to swallow it gracefully and solidify these two monsters' sense of belonging to the academy.

As he rapidly calculated the unused Soul Bones in the treasury, Yan Shaozhe clenched his back teeth. The muscles on his face stiffened from the force.

"I understand." Yan Shaozhe practically squeezed the words out through his teeth.

"Shrek Academy has always been clear in its rewards and punishments. We will never allow our students to be wronged. The academy will provide the most reasonable compensation for your losses. Later, I will have someone deliver it directly to your dormitory."

Upon hearing the dean make a concrete promise, Xiao Yan immediately revealed a sincere smile.

He pulled Xiao Xiao upright and cupped his hands toward Yan Shaozhe in salute, his voice loud and his words earnest.

"Dean Yan is truly noble and discerning, with an exemplary heart that protects his students! You are a model for our generation!"

Xiao Xiao beamed at the side and chimed in brightly, "Thank you, Dean Yan!"

Listening to the flattery, Yan Shaozhe felt that phrase, "a model for our generation," strike his old face like a resounding slap.

He nodded perfunctorily, forcing a smile uglier than crying.

"Rest well. Don't delay tomorrow's classes."

With that, he no longer wanted to face this bone-sucking sibling pair for even another moment.

He bent down, slung Ma Xiaotao over his shoulder, and turned to leave.

The two inner academy teachers, who barely dared to breathe, hurried forward and supported their colleague whose swollen face resembled a pig's head, following the dean's footsteps as if fleeing for their lives.

After several leaps, the figures vanished into the depths of the forest, leaving only a mess behind.

Xiao Yan stood where he was, watching their retreating backs with a brilliant smile as he waved.

"Take care, Dean!"

Xiao Xiao copied him, extending her fair little hand and waving it vigorously through the air, her face overflowing with the joy of a bountiful harvest.

Only after their auras had completely vanished from his senses did Xiao Yan withdraw his gaze.

A Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone was about to fall into their hands. For Xiao Xiao, who was about to enter the Soul Ancestor realm, it was undoubtedly an excellent reinforcement to her foundation.

"Let's go. Back to the dormitory to wait for our compensation." Xiao Yan turned and walked over the fallen leaves toward the freshman dormitory area.