Shrek Academy? Never Mention It Again

"Okay, Sister Gu Yuena."

"Sister Gu Yuena, did you bring me here for something?"

In the Three-Eyed Golden Lion's memories, aside from seeing this Silver Dragon King once when she was born, everything else she knew about this lord had come from Di Tian.

Di Tian: The Lord? She was... ten thousand words of praise omitted here. (Actually, that was nowhere near enough.)

"Child, why has your bloodline changed? Did you eat something special?"

As Gu Yuena saw it, something capable of making the Three-Eyed Golden Lion evolve ahead of time would at least have to be a treasure on the level of immortal herbs. But looking across the entire Star Dou Great Forest, if anything like that existed, she, Gu Yuena, would probably have picked it long ago. How could it possibly have fallen to this little one?

"Something special? No, I just drank some coffee."

"Coffee?"

"This."

Though she was a little reluctant, the Three-Eyed Golden Lion still took out the remaining half cup of Raw Coconut Latte.

Three-Eyed Golden Lion: Strange. Why are the ice cubes inside still perfectly intact, without the slightest sign of melting?

"Milk with ice?"

Looking at what the little one handed over, Gu Yuena's expression instantly turned strange.

Especially since, in this cup of "milk," the ice cubes took up almost most of it, while only a small portion of liquid remained, as if it would all vanish with just one gentle sip.

"That shouldn't be possible."

Gu Yuena did not believe that such a small cup of iced milk could make the Auspicious Beast's "bloodline revert to its ancestors."

But according to Di Tian, the Auspicious Beast had been under his nose these past few days and had not run off to eat any random nonsense.

After thinking it over, Gu Yuena still picked up that small half cup of Raw Coconut Latte and lightly sipped from the straw.

Leaving everything else aside for the moment, she would treat it as if the Auspicious Beast had undergone "bloodline reversion" because she drank this stuff.

What Gu Yuena was doing now was nothing more than confirming whether this cup of "milk" had any side effects.

If the price of "bloodline reversion" was overdrawing the body's potential, then the loss would far outweigh the gain.

After all, as long as the Emperor Auspicious Beast grew up safely, she would definitely be able to become a god in the future.

If undergoing "bloodline reversion" early required overdrawing her potential to become a god...

Gu Yuena would put it this way: whoever had given this cup of stuff to the Auspicious Beast would absolutely be made to regret coming into this world.

As the icy liquid slid down her throat and into her body, even with Gu Yuena's level of cultivation, she was still somewhat amazed. There was actually such a delicious drink in this world. Even the divine brews of the divine realm seemed bland and tasteless before this cup.

"Hm?"

Sensing the chaotic elements within her body being soothed, Gu Yuena could not help but let out a cry of surprise.

By Gu Yuena's estimation, it would take at least ten thousand years to completely clear away the injuries within her body.

But if she had the help of this drink, she could shorten that time to one-tenth, or even less.

Although there had not been a phenomenon like the Auspicious Beast's "bloodline reversion," at the very least, she had not sensed any side effects, had she?

"Di Tian!"

Hearing the summons from his lord, Di Tian immediately shuddered in fright.

Could it be that something had gone wrong with the Auspicious Beast, and his lord was going to reprimand him?

Di Tian: Damn it. In the future, I absolutely can't be softhearted when I encounter human soul masters. Even if they're support-type soul masters, as long as they dare approach the Lake of Life, they must be killed.

"My lord."

After entering the space opened up by the Silver Dragon King, Di Tian knelt honestly on the ground, not daring to raise his head at all. The beast king, who was usually so domineering, was now as obedient as a tiny quail.

"Get up, Di Tian. You didn't do anything wrong."

Seeing this black dragon so frightened, Gu Yuena was truly a little speechless.

Did she look that terrifying?

"My lord, then may I ask what orders you have?"

Di Tian was still somewhat uneasy.

"The Auspicious Beast said that what she drank came from a human soul master. Do you know that human soul master's identity and background?"

After learning from the Three-Eyed Golden Lion that the cup of Raw Coconut Latte had come from a human soul master, Gu Yuena instantly became filled with interest in that human.

Especially since that human soul master appeared to be only six or seven years old, and was even a food-type soul master.

Just from the value displayed by this cup of drink, what harm was there in nurturing him into a Titled Douluo?

"That child? Reporting to my lord, he comes from Shrek Academy."

Although he did not know that child, the child had entered the Star Dou Great Forest with Xuan Zi and the others.

Even if Di Tian did not know Xuan Zi, the problem was that Xuan Zi had already announced where he was from.

"Shrek... that man's territory?"

Gu Yuena frowned.

"Do not bring this matter up again."

Although she did not know exactly what position that child held in Shrek Academy, what if there was a mark from that man on him?

Whether it was she or the Emperor Auspicious Beast, neither wanted to draw the attention of the divine realm so soon.

They would just pretend this matter had never happened.

A genius with innate rank 9.9 soul power, and one who had appeared in Shrek at that—Tang San would pay him at least some attention.

But after seeing that the child spent all day either selling coffee or selling lemonade, Tang San quickly lost interest.

Tang San: Day after day, I can only watch but can't buy any. Then what the hell am I even watching for?

Inside Shrek Academy.

A day and a night had already passed since Bai Ran disappeared.

After searching through almost all of Star Dou Great Forest, Xuan Zi dragged his exhausted body back to the academy.

Xuan Zi certainly did not dare enter the Life Forbidden Zone of Star Dou Great Forest, and he also did not think a child could still survive after going to a place like that.

However, after hearing this terrible news...

Ye Tian's eyes rolled back on the spot, and he passed out cold.

Back when his sister and brother-in-law had died, he had lived in guilt ever since. If that child had not given him the hope to keep living, he might already have become a ruined man.

Now that he had learned his nephew had most likely died in Star Dou Great Forest, the breath that had been supporting Ye Tian's will to live scattered with it.

If he could not pull himself out of this, then in the lighter case, his cultivation would no longer improve; in the severe case, he might even develop mental problems and never be able to cook again.

Meanwhile, Bai Ran, whom Di Tian had dumped outside Star Dou Great Forest, was terribly vexed.

Why was that Beast God so petty? Couldn't he have sent him back to Shrek City?

For high-level soul masters, the journey from Shrek City to Star Dou Great Forest was only a matter of a few hours.

But for a child whose soul power had already been drained and who was only six years old, trying to walk back to Shrek City from here was quite a severe challenge.

If there had not still been some dry rations and drinking water in the storage soul tool he carried, Bai Ran might have starved or died of thirst before he ever reached Shrek Academy.

By the time Bai Ran returned to Shrek City, it was already two days later.

And since he had not brought any change of clothes in his storage soul tool, he now looked completely like a little wild child.