"What? I have Evil Fire, often visit brothels, and have no manners?"
"Oh my goodness, it's all a misunderstanding!"
"I had no choice! It's all because of my Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul. I don't want to visit brothels either!"
Ma Hongjun saw his name and nearly broke down.
He really wasn't a scumbag. He was deeply devoted to Ru Hua at the Flower Fragrance Pavilion.
He occasionally went with other girls too, just to help him deal with his trouble.
But that wasn't what he wanted. It was all because of his Martial Soul.
The Sky Screen was putting together a Scumbag Ranking. The least it could do was be reasonable.
"Heh heh, I knew you'd end up on the Scumbag Ranking."
"Fatty, congratulations. You're about to get five levels of Soul Power!"
Oscar strolled over, grinning as he teased him.
He figured the Scumbag Ranking was pretty credible.
After all, when he was asleep, he often heard Ma Hongjun calling out the names of different women, like Ru Hua, Cui Hua, and Qiu Hua.
He was a scumbag through and through.
"Get lost! I only like Ru Hua!"
"If she sees this, what's she going to think of me?"
Ma Hongjun shoved Oscar aside, his face full of helplessness.
"She's just a prostitute in a brothel. As long as you pay enough, Ru Hua will be at your side every day like a devoted lover!"
"You're just too young. You really believe in love? They're all just playing you!"
Oscar continued teasing him with the air of an older brother.
"What would you know? I'm this close to winning Ru Hua over. It's been months!"
"Next time I see her, I'll get half off. If I keep at it, maybe I'll get thirty percent off—or even free!"
"But now I'll have to pay full price again. My wallet can't take it!"
Ma Hongjun's heart began to ache.
He had a feeling his money pouch would soon be empty.
"Damn it, this is exactly why you belong on the Scumbag Ranking!"
Oscar was speechless after hearing that.
So all that true love was just to save money.
Of course he belonged on the Scumbag Ranking. It was well deserved!
"Hmph. Deadbeat scumbag."
Zhu Zhuqing sneered coldly and deliberately moved away from him.
What was wrong with Shrek Academy?
The teachers were scumbags, and so were the students.
What kind of good students could a school like this possibly produce?
[Scumbag Ranking TOP 7: Dai Mubai.]
[This man has long roamed among countless women, using his womanizing ways to conceal his inner cowardice. He's nothing but a good-for-nothing!]
"Hahaha, Boss Dai made the list too!"
"Wonderful!"
"I finally have company again!"
"I feel so much better!"
"I hope Xiao'ao makes the list too!"
Seeing Dai Mubai's name, Ma Hongjun leaped up in delight.
"Heh. No wonder you're practically brothers!"
"Rongrong, I want to drop out. What about you?"
Zhu Zhuqing had completely lost hope in Dai Mubai and no longer expected anything from him.
The Scumbag Ranking had it right. He was a hopeless good-for-nothing, not worth pinning her hopes on.
Rather than rely on him, she'd be better off finding a capable master to take her in.
No matter what, she wouldn't submit to fate.
Even if there was only the slimmest chance, she would fight for it.
"Zhuqing, you're right. I'm dropping out!"
"This school is terrifying. There are wolves everywhere!"
"One careless step, and they'll gobble us up."
"Come on, let's go together!"
Zhu Zhuqing's words struck a chord with Ning Rongrong.
If they didn't leave soon, they'd end up in the wolves' den and never get out.
"Zhuqing, Rongrong, I'll go with you. I'm dropping out too!"
Xiao Wu pressed her lips together and made up her mind.
She really couldn't stay at this school any longer.
"Xiao Wu's dropping out? Then I'm dropping out too!"
Tang San wasn't about to let Xiao Wu leave on her own, so he hurried after her.
"Boss Dai, you're not planning to drop out too, are you?"
Seeing all the new students quitting, Oscar felt his heart sink.
Three beauties were about to leave just like that.
He'd have nothing to motivate him during training anymore.
"Drop out, my ass. We're brothers, best buddies. I'm staying at Shrek."
Dai Mubai already knew Zhu Zhuqing had completely given up on him, so he wasn't going to keep pestering her.
Rather than waste his time, he might as well enjoy a few years before Dai Weisi imprisoned or killed him.
Even if he died, at least he'd have lived well.
"Boss Dai, well said! Brothers for life!"
"So what if we're scumbags?"
"Just you wait. I'll make the list next month and keep you company."
Oscar slung an arm over Dai Mubai's shoulder.
He was determined to claim the top spot on the Scumbag Ranking. No one was going to take it from him.
But while the three of them were making grand declarations, Flender had a splitting headache.
Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong had all come to drop out. They didn't even want their tuition refunded.
That showed just how determined they were.
Even if he wanted to keep them, he couldn't.
The Scumbag Ranking had ruined Shrek Academy's reputation and its whole atmosphere.
He could only blame himself for being blind and taking in students like Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
"You good-for-nothing! How could I have raised such a cowardly son?"
"Someone, pass down my order. Cut off all of Dai Mubai's funds."
"If he keeps throwing his life away like this, kick him out of the Star Luo Royal Family!"
Emperor Dai Tianchen of the Star Luo Empire was beside himself with rage after seeing how the Scumbag Ranking described Dai Mubai.
As a member of the Dai Family, he should have been fearless and driven.
Dai Mubai's conduct had disappointed him deeply.
"Yes, Father. I'll see to it at once!"
Dai Weisi rejoiced inwardly and hurried off to carry out the order.
It seemed his appointment as crown prince was all but certain.
"Where are the Clear Sky Sect people?"
"Where have they all gone?"
"Who destroyed my Clear Sky Sect?"
Tang Hao flew toward the Clear Sky Sect's former headquarters, only to discover that the entire sect had vanished.
He flew into a rage and roared at the sky, his voice filled with bitterness and self-reproach.
"Y-you're the former sect leader, First Elder Tang Chen?"
Just then, a young man braved the pressure radiating from Tang Chen and came up to him.
"I am Tang Chen. Who are you?"
Tang Chen looked down at the young man before him.
He could sense something familiar about him.
"Great Ancestor, you've finally returned!"
"I'm Tang Xing, a third-generation disciple of the Clear Sky Sect!"
The young man fell to his knees before Tang Chen, kowtowing again and again, tears welling in his eyes.
Ever since the Clear Sky Sect had been forced into seclusion, they had sent people to keep watch here every year, waiting for Tang Chen to return.
They had never stopped, not once, in all these years.
Now, at last, the Clear Sky Sect's greatest fighter had returned.
The Clear Sky Sect finally had a chance to rise again!
"Get up. What happened to the Clear Sky Sect while I was away?"
When Tang Chen saw that he was a disciple of the Clear Sky Sect, he relaxed a little.
As long as someone was still here, the Clear Sky Sect hadn't been wiped out.
"Great Ancestor, w-we, the Clear Sky Sect..."
Tang Xing got to his feet and tearfully recounted all the grievances the Clear Sky Sect had suffered over the years.
"Well done, Spirit Hall! Well done, Qian Daoliu!"
"You really think my Clear Sky Sect is easy to bully?"
"You lost a son, so you took it out on my Clear Sky Sect!"
"Just wait. I'll smash your Spirit Hall into pieces!"
After hearing the whole story, Tang Chen roared in fury and shot toward Spirit City.
He would make Spirit Hall pay!
He would let the entire Douluo Continent know that Tang Chen had returned!