Shrek Academy and Jia Nan Academy Compared, Flender's Face Turned Ashen

Jiang Taixu, standing beside him, nodded in agreement.

Ye Fan's experiences had actually been quite similar to Xiao Yan's.

By now, he had wandered along the brink of life and death countless times.

Yet he had always managed to break through in desperate circumstances and ascend Above Sacrifice-to-Dao,

even awakening his master from extinction.

It was not that Children of Destiny could always seize opportunities,

but that those who could seize opportunities were Children of Destiny.

[Xiao Yan, having left the Misty Cloud Sect, had originally intended to return home in glory.]

[Who could have expected his homeland to have been massacred by the Misty Cloud Sect!]

[Consumed by fury, Xiao Yan and Queen Medusa charged straight into the Misty Cloud Sect!]

[Using the complete Buddha Fury Fire Lotus, he blasted Yun Leng to pieces!]

[This time, he had not borrowed even a fraction of Yao Lao's power, using only the Bone Chilling Flame Yao Lao had left behind!]

[This meant that Xiao Yan now possessed the strength to kill a Dou Wang on his own!]

[Though this move required a long time to charge.]

[The enraged Yun Shan bypassed Hai Bodong and Medusa, determined to take Xiao Yan's life!]

[At death's door, Xiao Yan felt no regret.]

[To protect his family, he had willingly borne the burden of slaughter, personally killing numerous Misty Cloud Sect disciples.]

[He had never claimed to be a righteous gentleman, adhering only to the principle: "Kindness must be repaid, and enmity must be avenged!"]

[His only regret was that he had failed his master's teachings...]

[At the critical moment, Yao Lao finally awakened and made a dashing rescue!]

[The awakened Yao Lao could now wield the strength of a Dou Zong.]

[After driving back Yun Shan, he departed gracefully with Xiao Yan and Medusa.]

Repay kindness and avenge enmity, with no regrets even in death!

He did not seek excuses for his actions,

nor did he call himself a gentleman.

Xiao Yan's way of conducting himself won the admiration of people across the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

If one could become close friends with such a person,

one could entrust one's back to him without hesitation!

Unfortunately, people like him were rare even throughout the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

Xiao Yan's principles won the heartfelt respect of countless cultivators across the Heavens and Myriad Worlds!

When choosing friends,

cultivators from many worlds had already begun treating the qualities Xiao Yan displayed as an important standard.

At first,

everyone had merely been curious about what kind of legend this fallen genius and his seemingly unscrupulous master would create.

But as the story progressed, more and more people were moved by the touching bond between master and disciple shared by Yao Lao and Xiao Yan,

and were deeply drawn to Xiao Yan's unyielding will,

as well as his wholehearted loyalty toward his closest friends.

At this point, Xiao Yan's talent had begun to reveal its brilliance as well!

One had to know that there had originally been more than ten years' worth of cultivation between him and Nalan Yanran,

yet he had caught up with her in just three short years!

While Yao Lao's guidance had certainly played a part,

Xiao Yan's own talent and hard work could not be overlooked.

Fortune, perseverance, and temperament—

to reach Xiao Yan's current level, none of the three could be lacking!

And his straightforward nature, his habit of keeping his word,

truly made people want to befriend him rather than oppose him.

[After leaving the Misty Cloud Sect, Xiao Yan swore that he would return and wash away his humiliation!]

[But for now, he first needed to honor his appointment with Jia Nan Academy.]

[First, he was still a student of the academy. Though he had only requested a year's leave... he had actually been overdue for three years.]

[Second, there was still a Heavenly Flame in the academy waiting for him to claim!]

[After a long journey, Xiao Yan returned to the academy and successfully entered the Inner Academy.]

[There, he finally reunited with his childhood sweetheart after a long separation.]

[The two were like an immortal couple within the academy, the envy of everyone around them.]

After entering Jia Nan Academy, Xiao Yan's life took on a completely different tone from before!

Previously, he had either been sleeping rough in the wilderness,

or struggling for survival at the edge of life and death.

But now, in the academy, he had transformed from a bitter cultivator into one half of an immortal couple!

Though disputes occasionally arose,

compared to the dangerous life outside, it was practically a paradise.

Only then

did viewers across the Heavens finally realize—

though they often joked that Xiao Yan's cheats were absurdly powerful,

aside from Yao Lao, every opportunity he had gained was won by risking his life!

You laughed at how outrageously powerful his cheats were,

while he laughed at your lack of courage to risk your life!

[His academy days were the most comfortable years Xiao Yan had experienced since leaving home.]

[He no longer needed to sleep in the open to cultivate, nor dig through dirt himself to gather herbs for alchemy.]

[At the academy, he only needed to fight for rankings and could cultivate in peace.]

[The academy provided resources, medicinal herbs, and teachers, allowing Xiao Yan's strength to advance by leaps and bounds!]

[In less than a year, he rose from a four-star Da Dou Shi to a four-star Dou Ling.]

[This was the advantage of formal education.]

Upon witnessing Jia Nan Academy's educational system,

people from worlds across the Heavens nodded in approval.

This academy had merely fulfilled the duty of an educator:

it allowed healthy competition among students while preventing casualties,

and offered timely aid whenever they encountered danger outside.

Yet such basic principles

were difficult for most academies to uphold.

Moreover, Jia Nan Academy's teaching staff, across the entire Dou Qi Continent,

ranked among the very best—

ordinary elders were all Dou Wangs, while elite elders had reached the Dou Emperor level.

The grand elder of the sect had reached Dou Zong,

while the academy head and supreme elders were even more unfathomable.

Such a lineup would not merely dominate among academies;

even among sects across the entire continent, it counted among the best of the second tier.

Its title as the "Continent's Number One Academy"

was truly well deserved.

Douluo World—

The appearance of Jia Nan Academy

made Shrek Academy's headmaster Flender's face darken immediately.

As the saying went, one never knew the difference without comparison.

Seeing how Jia Nan Academy treated its students,

then comparing it to Shrek Academy's methods,

the difference was like heaven and earth!

In terms of teaching staff,

their highest-ranked members back then had only been Soul Saints.

In terms of resources,

they could barely maintain their school buildings, so how could they possibly provide resources?

As for educational philosophy...

They did have something uniquely distinctive in that regard!

They had always taught their students that "those who dare not cause trouble are mediocrities,"

specializing in wilderness combat training!

Thinking of this, Flender's expression eased somewhat.

Though they could not compare to famous sects in terms of top-tier experts,

they excelled in having few but select students!

They could even provide one-on-one instruction!

That was Shrek's unique advantage!

The more Flender thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and his expression immediately relaxed.

The Shrek Seven Devils beside him had no idea

that in that brief span of time, their headmaster had completed a comparison in his mind

and, through self-consolation, arrived at the conclusion:

—Shrek Academy ≈ Jia Nan Academy.

Battle Through the Heavens World—

Seeing the projection display Jia Nan Academy's strengths so vividly,

Grand Elder Su Qian was overjoyed.

He had never expected this exposure to involve not only Xiao Yan's master,

but also reveal Flame Emperor Xiao Yan's complete life journey!

And Jia Nan Academy was an important part of it!

Now, there was no need for him to boast.

The Exposure System had personally confirmed it: Flame Emperor Xiao Yan had once studied here!

He had even received the academy's full support!

Once the battle between the two Dou Dis ended, would the academy's status not stand shoulder to shoulder with the Eight Ancient Clans?

At this thought, Su Qian could not help but beam with delight.

Of course, all of this depended on one thing—Xiao Yan had to win!

At this moment, the two Dou Dis had fallen into the abyss, their lives and deaths unknown.

Everyone's cultivation was restricted, leaving them unable to investigate.

It was truly worrying...

The grand elder wavered repeatedly between joy and concern.

Just as the entire Dou Qi Continent worried anxiously over Xiao Yan's fate,

Xiao Yan was sitting across from Hun Tiandi, and the atmosphere was unexpectedly peaceful.

This was also a helpless choice.

Because the golden Light Screen's power suppressed them, neither of them could use their cultivation at the moment.

They could neither fly into the air to fight nor break through space.

If either side tried to escape, the other would never simply stand by.

If they truly fought now, they could only rely on the most primitive strength of their physical bodies.