Zhu Zhuqing also sensed that something was off and immediately asked in the group.
[My Cat Is White And Big]: "Bunny Eats Radish, you're with Shrek's team right now, aren't you? Are you a student or a teacher at Shrek Academy?"
At Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong sat high on the Pope Chair, reading the messages in the group as a thoughtful look came into her eyes.
[Pope]: "Shrek Academy is nothing but a third-rate, backwater school. But this 'Bunny Eats Radish' is clearly there. Since she can see everything Yu Xiaogang does, it seems there may be something interesting about Shrek Academy after all."
[Fragrant Fox]: "Teacher, even you're paying attention to this academy? Should I send someone to investigate the real identity of this 'Bunny Eats Radish'?"
Looking at the barrage of questions in the group, Xiao Wu panicked.
How could she dare reveal that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? She certainly couldn't admit that she was Xiao Wu.
If people from Spirit Hall set their sights on her, she'd truly have nowhere to run.
[Bunny Eats Radish]: "I... I was just passing by and happened to overhear their conversation. I'm not with Shrek. Don't make wild guesses."
After sending that feeble excuse, Xiao Wu immediately closed the Chat Group. Her hands were hidden in her sleeves, her palms clammy with cold sweat from nerves.
Heaven Dou City, East Palace's private residence.
Qin Feng sat in a luxurious rosewood chair, watching the activity in the group with unhurried ease.
"This little rabbit sure got quite a scare."
He muttered to himself and casually picked up the spiritual tea on the table for a sip.
"Liu Erlong is a fool of a woman who values loyalty. As long as Yu Xiaogang puts on a show of being forced into it, saying it's for the children's sake, she'll willingly hand the academy over to him."
"It won't be long before the Blue Tyrant Academy sign comes down and is replaced with Shrek's."
Just then, a crisp system notification suddenly rang out in Qin Feng's mind.
[Ding! Detected that the host successfully exposed Yu Xiaogang and Shrek's hypocritical nature. Chat Group activity has reached a new peak!]
[Reward for soaring activity: all Soul Ring ages increased by fifty thousand years!]
[Martial Soul evolution unlocked: Ice Phoenix and Golden Dragon Bloodline fused!]
[Reward: one seventy-thousand-year Golden Dragon Left Arm Bone!]
[Host's Soul Power Level increased. Current Soul Power Level: level fifty!]
A series of system notifications boomed in his mind.
Before Qin Feng could react, a terrifying, scorching energy surged through his entire body.
From deep within him came a high-pitched dragon's roar, followed by a clear phoenix cry.
A golden and a blue radiance rose from his body, twining together into a massive cocoon of light that enveloped him.
Qian Renxue, seated nearby, paled slightly. She could clearly feel Qin Feng's Soul Power fluctuations soaring at an unreasonable speed.
"Is he... breaking through?"
Qian Renxue was a little surprised.
Inside the cocoon of light, Qin Feng felt his meridians being bathed in a golden radiance, pure beyond compare.
At that moment, his Ice Phoenix Spirit seemed to break through some kind of boundary.
A frostbound aura now carried the domineering, sacred majesty of the Golden Dragon.
It was an entirely new Ultimate Martial Soul, one that had never before appeared on the Douluo Continent.
At the same time, his Soul Rings began undergoing a complete transformation.
The first, second, and third Soul Rings, which had originally represented ten-thousand-year rings and were black, grew darker and darker until they became as deep as ink, with faint dark-red patterns appearing across them.
All three of his first Soul Rings had advanced to black rings of at least fifty thousand years!
Next, a dazzling golden arm bone appeared out of thin air. It became a streak of golden light and instantly merged into his left arm.
A violent power exploded through his left arm, echoing the Golden Dragon Right Arm Bone he already possessed and forming a perfect circuit.
His Soul Power surged ahead, shattering the bottlenecks at levels forty-seven, forty-eight, and forty-nine before finally settling firmly at the threshold of level fifty.
As soon as he obtained a fifth Soul Ring, he would become a Soul King.
Qin Feng opened his eyes, and a flash of blue and gold flickered across them.
He clenched his fist. His bones thundered, and his body brimmed with power.
"Level fifty."
Qin Feng murmured, his expression calm. Yet the pressure he radiated was enough to make even Qian Renxue beside him feel stifled.
Meanwhile, in Pope Palace, thousands of miles away.
After seeing Xiao Wu's accusation in the group, Bibi Dong's already gloomy expression turned even colder.
Though she no longer felt the deep affection for Yu Xiaogang that she once had, hearing that this man—who had once repeatedly claimed to love her and even prided himself on his noble character—had now sunk to seizing another woman's property made her feel sick.
"Gui Mei."
Bibi Dong spoke calmly.
A black shadow coalesced from the darkness of Pope Palace and knelt before the throne.
"Your subordinate is here. What are your orders, Your Holiness?"
"..."
Gui Mei's voice was low.
Bibi Dong rested her chin on one hand, disgust flashing in her eyes.
"Send a few clever people to Heaven Dou City to keep an eye on Shrek Academy's group."
"Pay particular attention to Yu Xiaogang and the situation at Blue Tyrant Academy. If anything happens, report back immediately."
"I want to see whether that good-for-nothing really has the gall to pull off such a shameless act of taking over someone else's home."
Gui Mei was a little surprised. He didn't understand why Her Holiness had suddenly taken an interest in Yu Xiaogang, who had long since become a failure. But he didn't dare ask and immediately answered respectfully.
"Yes, your subordinate will obey."
"..."
The shadow flickered, and Gui Mei disappeared once more into the darkness of Pope Palace.
Just as the group fell briefly silent after Xiao Wu's clarification, a message that seemed out of place drifted by.
[My Son Is Not A Bastard]: "Human feelings are truly complicated. Selfishness, greed, deceit... For their own benefit, people will even use those closest to them. Truly pathetic."
As soon as those words appeared, the group fell quiet.
At that moment, in a hidden cave, Ah Yin was silently watching the group in the form of a Blue Silver Grass. She let out a melancholy sigh.
Reading all the revelations in the group about Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, she thought of how she had met and grown close to Tang Hao. Ripples stirred in her heart.
She felt that perhaps human nature was simply like that, full of transactions of self-interest.
However, her somewhat poetic and profound lament failed to earn her any sympathy from the other group members.