Prince Xue Xing swept a cold gaze across the Shrek group. The contempt, disdain, and provocation in his eyes were laid bare for everyone to see.
Meng Shenji sighed inwardly. He knew Prince Xue Xing's temperament all too well.
The prince had always been fiercely protective of his own and blatantly favored the imperial family's children. He was overbearing and unreasonable; now that his anger had been stirred, a few words would never be enough to calm him.
With no other choice, Meng Shenji patiently tried to explain, hoping to ease the deadlock.
"Your Highness worries too much. The character and talent of Shrek's students are beyond question."
"As Your Highness surely knows, Qin Ming, the backbone of our teaching staff and our greatest source of pride, is the second-youngest Soul Emperor in the history of Douluo Continent. And this exceptionally gifted teacher came from Shrek Academy!"
"An exchange with an academy of such deep foundations and abundant talent would let both sides learn from each other's strengths. For Heaven Dou Royal Academy, it would be a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity, with everything to gain and nothing to lose."
Though Prince Xue Xing kept picking fights and pressing him at every turn, Meng Shenji had no intention of yielding.
He saw the situation with perfect clarity.
Fourth Prince Xue Beng had imperial blood but thoroughly mediocre aptitude for cultivation. He was a hopeless student if ever there was one.
To throw away the chance to bring Shrek's peerless geniuses here on exchange for the sake of such an unpromising prince would be like picking up a sesame seed and losing a watermelon. It would be sheer stupidity.
The youngsters Flender had brought could not be measured by the standards of ordinary students.
Every one of them was a Little Monster with explosive