Shrek's Three Geniuses, Secretly Pulling Strings

Shrek Academy.

The Outer Court's Cultivation Room.

"Sizzle!"

With a soft sound, the soul guide door of the Cultivation Room opened, and a graceful figure walked out of the Cultivation Room. Her fair and pretty face was full of charm, her eyes were like spring, and her slender figure swayed as she came to rest on the chair in the hall.

The surrounding students looked at her with respect and made way for her, simply because she was the second strongest among the Youth Genius Ranking — the Charm Fox Nangong Yao.

Although the word "former" should now be added before it, this does not diminish the respect of the surrounding students in the slightest.

"Another day of tedious cultivation. The Inner Court assessment is still a long way off. How boring." Nangong Yao stretched slightly, then took out her Communication Soul Tool to see if there was anything interesting.

"Huh? I actually got surpassed?" Nangong Yao swiped her finger across the screen, looking at her ranking among the young geniuses, her beautiful eyes widening in disbelief.

Her ranking has dropped from second to third.

"How is this possible? I was cultivating all day yesterday, and no one challenged me." A hint of confusion appeared in Nangong Yao's beautiful eyes, but then a trace of shock flashed across her face as if she had thought of something.

The rankings on the Genius Ranking fluctuate not only due to challenges, but also because when a new genius emerges whose talent and combat prowess are officially recognized, their ranking will be directly elevated to their rightful place.

This was precisely what shocked her. This had happened before, but it had always happened at the very bottom of the rankings. This time, however, this person had directly surpassed her and become the second-ranked genius.

"Shadow Lord Jiang Xiu... Who is this? Why have I never heard of him before?" Nangong Yao murmured to herself as she browsed the information above.

Suddenly, her fingers stopped, and her red lips parted slightly. "Eleven years old? Extreme dark attribute, wiping out an entire team single-handedly?!"

Is this still the language of Douluo? She recognizes each character individually, but why can't she understand them when they're put together?

Just as she was processing the information, a tall, upright student in a black robe walked straight up to her. "Nangong Yao, so you're here."

"Hmm? Li Qiankun? Didn't you go to make your own Battle Armor? Is something the matter?" Upon seeing the person who arrived, Nangong Yao temporarily suppressed the chaotic thoughts in her mind, her beautiful peach-pink eyes flickered, and she smiled seductively.

"Did you see the rankings? I came to see you because of this, specifically because of that second-place finisher." Li Qiankun ignored Nangong Yao's allure and spoke calmly.

"What? You want to challenge me?" Nangong Yao asked with a smile.

This Li Qiankun was originally ranked third behind her, but is now fourth.

"What are you two talking about? Why didn't you include me? Are you isolating me because you can't beat me?"

Just as Li Qiankun was about to speak, the soul guide door of the Cultivation Room on the other side opened, and a tall young man walked out and teased the two of them.

Is this a case of kings not meeting kings, or are they avoiding my sharp edge?

"Since you're here too, Tang Dong, I don't need to look for you. I'll just say it all here," Li Qiankun said, glancing at him with annoyance.

Although he disliked this arrogant guy, he couldn't do anything about the fact that the other party had the right to be arrogant, because he was none other than Tang Dong, who had always topped the Genius Youth Ranking.

"Oh? What is it? Tell me." Tang Dong raised an eyebrow, sat down beside the two, and asked curiously.

"Two days later, Elder Cai asked the three of us to assess a new student," Li Qiankun said casually.

Upon hearing that it was Elder Cai's order, Nangong Yao and Li Qiankun immediately straightened their expressions. This was Elder of the Sea God Pavilion, and naturally, they dared not disobey her.

Furthermore, Silver Moon Douluo Cai Yue'er is Super Douluo- level powerhouse and a powerful Three-Word Battle Armor Master.

"Isn't the freshman assessment already over? Besides, it's just one newbie, do we really need to do this for the three of us?" Tang Dong said, arms crossed, somewhat puzzled.

"This freshman is no ordinary student. He hasn't even entered Shrek Academy yet, and he's already surpassed both me and Nangong Yao," Li Qiankun said calmly, though a hint of doubt lingered in his tone.

After all, his ranking suddenly dropped ahead of his. Although his opponent might be a genius, he was no pushover either. Only a real fight would reveal who was stronger.

"Hmm? You mean that Shadow Lord Jiang Xiu?" Upon hearing this, Nangong Yao immediately realized what he meant, a strange light flashing in her beautiful eyes.

She was eager to see this genius who had jumped directly ahead of her. She didn't doubt the official impartiality, but she also wanted to see if this Shadow Lord Jiang Xiu was truly worthy of his position.

They are all exceptionally talented geniuses, and each of them possesses their own pride.

"You two have been surpassed?" Tang Dong looked somewhat surprised upon hearing this, then said with feigned sadness, "Being invincible is so lonely; no matter how strong you are, you still have to stay beneath me."

Seeing Tang Dong's irritating expression, Li Qiankun shook his head slightly, "Does he really think he can do whatever he wants just because he has the Ultimate Attribute?"

"What else?" Tang Dong spread his hands. "Ultimate Attribute are that simple yet powerful. Among those of the same level, who wouldn't bow down to me?"

Li Qiankun's lips twitched, but he knew that what Tang Dong said was true. Tang Dong's Ice Jade Scorpion Martial Soul was the Ultimate Ice attribute, and it was indeed invincible among its peers.

"Brother Tang Dong is so amazing, but I heard that Jiang Xiu also has Ultimate Attribute." Nangong Yao's eyes flickered, and she said in a sweet, coquettish voice that was incredibly alluring.

"Oh? There's such a genius?" Tang Dong was taken aback upon hearing this, then put his hands behind his back. "Heroes are as numerous as carp crossing a river; I am not alone in my pursuit."

Although he heard that Jiang Xiu had Ultimate Attribute, he was not too worried, because Jiang Xiu had already broken through to the Soul King level before he was even 18 years old, even though he was still hampered by the early stage of his Ultimate Attribute.

Seeing Tang Dong's expression, and having spent so much time together, Nangong Yao immediately knew what he was thinking, so she continued in a sweet, coquettish voice:

"Brother Tang Dong is so handsome, but I also heard that Jiang Xiu is only eleven years old this year, but his cultivation level is already thirty-eighth level Soul Elder."

"Level 38 isn't bad... yeah!" Tang Dong waved his hand, but then realized something was wrong, "Eleven years old, level 38? Ultimate Attribute? Are you kidding me?!"

"I remember Tang Dong was only level 23 back then, right? Oh dear, it's all my fault for letting it slip. Don't mind it, Tang Dong," Nangong Yao said apologetically, her expression as careless as could be.

Tang Dong: "..."

You're really quite careless.

Seeing that Tang Dong also had a day of being humiliated, Nangong Yao and Li Qiankun exchanged a smile.

"Alright, I've conveyed Elder Cai's instructions to you. Don't forget," Li Qiankun said. "If you handle this well, Elder Cai will give us extra points during the Inner Court assessment."

Upon hearing this, Tang Dong and Nangong Yao's eyes lit up immediately. That was the Inner Court, the Inner Court that countless people wanted to join.

"I understand, I guarantee I'll complete the mission," Tang Dong said with a smile.

One of the entrance exams for the Shrek Academy is to pit freshmen against senior students, and a large part of the purpose of this is to suppress the arrogance of the freshmen.

"Yes, I have something to do." Tang Dong nodded slightly. Although he didn't know why Elder Cai would pay so much attention to a freshman and even send the three of them together, he was happy to take the extra points.

After Li Qiankun left, Nangong Yao gave Tang Dong a flirtatious wink and then disappeared with a swaying figure.

"Jiang Xiu, the Shadow Lord, is getting more and more interesting." Tang Dong looked at the message about Jiang Xiu on his Communication Soul Tool and smiled faintly.

"They're just first-tier Soul Elder. In a battle between Soul King and Soul Elder, the advantage is mine!"

He will soon be eighteen, and after that, he will automatically be removed from the Genius Youth Ranking.

He absolutely would not allow anyone to seize his number one position at this moment!

"But this line, 'Who claims to be invincible, who dares to say they're undefeated,' is really good; it's mine now."

Tang Dong's eyes lit up, then he put away his Communication Soul Tool and plunged back into the Cultivation Room.

Shrek Academy.

A large circular hall, incredibly spacious inside and over thirty meters high, with four golden pillars standing tall, and a magnificent, gilded mural carved on the circular dome.

In the mural, a colossal black dragon coils and sways, its dark golden eyes radiating boundless majesty, its enormous Black Dragon wings blotting out the sky and faintly carrying the oppressive aura of True Dragon's bloodline.

Just then, points of light appeared in the space, and a figure dressed in a magnificent purple robe arrived, silently watching the enormous Black Dragon. Surprisingly, the figure was not affected in the slightest by the Black Dragon's roar.

Immediately, the person slightly raised both hands, and a wisp of dark power swayed and fell into the mural. In an instant, the Black Dragon's golden eyes brightened even more, and the pressure on its body became even more intense, as if the bloodline of True Dragon had been activated.

This mural was painted by a powerful figure from the Shrek Academy, and the ink was infused with a drop of blood from the contemporary Beast God Di Tian, giving it a rich Dragon Might. This was also the first test for entering Shrek Academy.

And what this person did actually made the Dragon Might's might even stronger.

"The bloodline of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King, combined with the power of the Dark Sacred Dragon, has indeed made him even stronger."

Seeing this scene, a hint of satisfaction flashed in the figure's eyes. With the combined power of the two, even the most powerful dragon Martial Soul would be suppressed.

In this world, she had never seen a dragon stronger than Di Tian, nor Martial Soul.

Then the figure became somewhat indifferent again, and said in a slightly cold voice:

"They didn't take so much from the Shrek Academy for nothing."