Douluo: Star Official Challenge, everyone is stronger than Tang San

"No, wait, good news, good news!"

"Everyone stop sleeping, get up and take a look!"

"The arena for the Star Official Challenge has appeared right here at our Shrek Academy!"

Amidst the student's frantic screaming.

Within a dozen minutes, the news had spread throughout the entire academy.

A large number of students, their sleepiness completely vanished, rushed to the arena.

They discussed it fervently, though they did not see the silver-haired man from the rumors.

The prayer mat in the center of the arena remained empty.

Yet, they still found it hard to calm their excitement and joy.

After all, today in Spirit Soul City.

The news that Feng Xiaotian had obtained the Second Spirit, Soul-Breaking Spear, and Hu Liena had obtained a God-Given Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring.

Had long since become known to everyone, leaving them green with envy.

Some students tried to climb onto the arena, but were all blocked by a formation.

No matter who launched an attack, it was to no avail.

Everyone could only crowd around the perimeter, unwilling to leave.

On the other side, outside the Dean's room.

The burly, short, and stocky Zhao Wuji.

Raised his massive palm and pounded on the door.

He shouted at the top of his lungs:

"Boss, open the door quickly, something big has happened!"

After a while, a middle-aged man with a hooked nose and gold-rimmed glasses.

Sporting dark circles under his eyes, opened the door.

He scolded with an impatient look:

"Zhao Wuji, you're not sleeping in the middle of the night!"

"Are you here to smash my door down?"

"Damn it, if the door is broken, I'll make you pay for it!"

Zhao Wuji shrank his head and explained:

"Boss, I didn't want to disturb your rest either!"

"But something big has happened at Shrek Academy!"

"That arena for the Star Official Challenge that's been the talk of the entire Douluo Continent today has appeared in the Shrek Academy plaza!"

"A large number of students are gathered there now, Boss, hurry over and take a look!"

Flender snorted coldly:

"Zhao Wuji, I think your skin is itching and you're asking for a beating!"

"To disturb me for such a trivial matter, you..."

"What? The arena for the Star Official Challenge has appeared in the Shrek Academy plaza?"

Zhao Wuji nodded repeatedly, exhaling in relief as he said:

"That's right, Boss, let's hurry over and take control of the situation!"

Who would have thought, Flender would elegantly push up his gold-rimmed glasses.

He said with a sly grin: "Zhao Wuji, we're going to be rich!"

"Hurry up and spread the news that the arena has appeared at our Shrek Academy!"

"Then go notify Er Long and the other teachers!"

"Everyone follow me to the Shrek Academy entrance to collect admission fees!"

"One... no, that's too little!"

"Charge ten gold soul coins per person for admission!"

"Even if Emperor Xue Ye comes, I'll make him pay up obediently!"

Flender laughed wildly, lost in his pipe dreams of getting rich.

Seeing his boss like this, Zhao Wuji.

Rubbed his forehead; the nickname Money-Grubbing Four-Eyed Owl was certainly well-earned.

At this moment, an excited shout came from the distance:

"Dean Flender, Dean Flender, it's bad!"

"Oh? Teacher Zhao, you're here too!"

Flender and Zhao Wuji saw Ma Hongjun.

Flender walked over, threw an arm around Ma Hongjun's shoulder, and laughed heartily:

"Ma Hongjun, you brat, you've come at just the right time!"

"Come on, follow me to the main gate to collect money!"

Ma Hongjun glanced at Zhao Wuji, who was shaking his head beside them.

He broke free, took out a golden feather, and said:

"Dean Flender, wait a moment!"

"Look, I actually obtained the Lucky Star Feather needed to accept the Star Official Challenge!"

Flender and Zhao Wuji both widened their eyes.

The two walked over, their expressions shifting from shock to boundless joy.

Flender patted the little fatty on the shoulder, nodded in satisfaction, and said:

"Ma Hongjun, you're a good lad!"

"To be chosen by the Lucky Star Feather now!"

"Once you complete the Star Official Challenge, your strength will surely skyrocket!"

"You'll bring glory to Shrek Academy!"

Zhao Wuji also chimed in:

"Ma Hongjun, you've got good luck, kid."

"It seems I'll have to look at you in a new light from now on!"

However, Ma Hongjun rubbed his nose.

He pulled a long face and said:

"Dean Flender, Teacher Zhao."

"It is indeed a massive stroke of good fortune that I could obtain the Lucky Star Feather and accept the Star Official Challenge."

"But if Spirit Hall or other factions send people to stir up trouble in the shadows,"

"I'm afraid this little life of mine won't be able to withstand the turmoil."

Ma Hongjun was timid and afraid of trouble; he was terrified of dying.

He worried that what happened to Tang San three years ago would happen to him.

He understood the principle that possessing a treasure is a crime in itself.

He did not believe that Clear Sky Douluo would step in to save him when the time came.

Not everyone was Tang San.

Flender snorted coldly and exchanged a look with Zhao Wuji.

He said in a deep voice: "Ma Hongjun, rest assured!"

"As long as I am here, as long as Shrek Academy stands!"

"Spirit Hall will never dare to touch you!"

"Come, let's go find Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong to discuss a strategy!"

Ma Hongjun was deeply moved; he hugged Flender tightly and sobbed:

"Dean Flender, you are truly so good to me!"

"Hey, hey, hey, Ma Hongjun, take it easy!"

"My old bones are about to be rattled apart by you!"

Flender looked disgusted and grumbled.

Zhao Wuji watched this harmonious scene.

He smiled sincerely, and the three of them left together...

Shrek Academy, Fengyi Pavilion.

Yu Xiaogang held a feather radiating divine golden light in his hand, and a man's majestic voice echoed in his mind.

He snapped back to reality and excitedly pulled Liu Erlong into his arms.

His voice trembled slightly with joy as he said:

"Erlong, Erlong!"

"I've been chosen by the Lucky Star Feather!"

"I have obtained the qualifications to accept the Star Official Challenge!"

"Perhaps I can also obtain a Second Spirit!"

"This way, I can finally be rid of Luo Sanpao!"

"I can shake off the label of 'trash' and become a true Spirit Master with offensive capabilities!"

"I will never have to be looked down upon again!"

Liu Erlong gently wiped the tears from the corners of the man's eyes.

She said with a heart full of tenderness, "Xiaogang, this is truly wonderful!"

"I have faith in you; you will certainly be able to pass this Star Official Challenge!"

"Rewrite your own destiny!"

While the two were encouraging each other.

A series of footsteps approached from the distance, and they hurriedly pulled apart.

They discovered that it was Flender, Ma Hongjun, and Zhao Wuji.

After exchanging information, in order to prevent Spirit Hall from playing dirty in the shadows.

Yu Xiaogang, Flender, and Liu Erlong traveled to the palace overnight to seek an audience with His Majesty Xue Ye...

Over the course of the night, the news regarding the appearance of the Star Official Challenge arena at Shrek Academy swept through the entirety of Heaven Dou City.

It spread throughout the entire Heaven Dou Empire, becoming known to numerous factions, who all dispatched personnel to head there.

Under Flender's arrangements, a team organized by the faculty and students began to openly collect entrance fees in front of the gates of Shrek Academy.

Ten gold spirit coins per person; they were making a fortune, though it also drew a great deal of verbal abuse.

In the Star Dou Great Forest, within the mixed zone, outside a hidden cave, Tang San walked away alone.

His eyes, swirling with purple light, gazed up at the three Mysterious Golden Steles in the sky as he muttered to himself, filled with unwillingness: