Shrek Academy Falls Apart

Clang!

Chen Xin gripped the Seven Kill Sword and swung it fiercely forward. A milky-white sword aura flew toward Yu Tianheng with unparalleled force.

Riiip!

The sound of fabric tearing rang out. Both men's robes were severed at once, blood spraying from their chests and staining the surrounding ground red.

Aah! Aah!

Two screams sounded simultaneously. Yu Tianheng and Yu Xiaogang had been injured in exactly the same places: their chests, arms, and nearly every area with bones had been blasted into fragments by the sword aura.

The sword aura had pierced through both uncle and nephew. Chen Xin had held back and had not dealt a killing blow. With the aid of a healing-type Soul Master, the injuries would not be fatal, though this strike alone was enough to keep them bedridden for several months.

"Xiaogang!"

Flender cried out in pain again. This was already the countless time he had screamed today.

It was too miserable.

Compared to Xiaogang, Dai Mubai, and Yu Tianheng, he and Zhao Wuji had actually gotten off the lightest!

"If it had not been this old man who came today, but that old bone, you would not have been so fortunate as to survive!"

After withdrawing his Martial Soul, Chen Xin turned and prepared to leave. Seeing this, the Imperial Battle Team followed him away as well, leaving behind only Flender and the other Shrek members.

"Zhu Zhuqing, where are you going now?!"

When Flender saw Zhu Zhuqing hesitate in place for a moment before actually intending to leave with them, his heart tightened. Could it be...

"I'm withdrawing too."

Those simple four words shattered the lingering hope in Flender's heart. What sin had his Shrek Academy committed? How had it fallen apart like this after so little time?

"Alas."

Flender slowly rose to his feet and sighed, saying nothing more. He had no heart left to stop someone who wanted to leave. He could only carry Yu Tianheng in one hand and Yu Xiaogang in the other as he headed back into the academy.

He still had to hurry and get the two treated. Even while carrying them, he could feel how limp they were. The damage Sword Douluo's strike had caused was practically a comminuted fracture.

On the Imperial Battle Team's side.

After they had walked some distance, Chen Xin turned back and said to the group:

"Alright, this old man has matters to attend to, so I will be leaving first. Rongrong is in your care. Do not let her suffer any more grievances, or else..."

"Qin Ming understands! Please rest assured, Your Excellency!"

Qin Ming clasped his hands in salute, while Chen Xin's sword-like eyes calmly fell upon Yun Tian. Yun Tian likewise clasped his hands and said:

"Rest assured, Sword Douluo. We will not let Miss Ning Rongrong suffer any grievances."

Upon hearing that, Chen Xin nodded. Only then did he ride his sword into the sky, turning into a streak of light as he flew away from Suotuo City.

"Alright, children. So much has happened today; you must all be tired, right? Let's stay at a hotel for the night. Early tomorrow morning, we'll return to Heaven Dou City."

Only after Sword Douluo had completely vanished and the atmosphere was no longer so tense did Qin Ming clap his hands, preparing to lead everyone to the nearest hotel for some rest.

Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong, who were following beside Yun Tian, also showed tired expressions. They truly were exhausted. To encounter two Title Douluo in one day was simply too extraordinary.

"Please wait."

At that moment, a cool voice came from not far away.

The group looked over and saw a girl of peerless beauty, though her face carried not a trace of emotion. Faint confusion occasionally flickered in her beautiful eyes.

Her delicate body was tightly wrapped in black leather armor, outlining her perfect figure. Her skin was fair, and her temperament cold.

Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling instinctively lowered their heads to look at their own figures. Upon realizing there was no comparison at all, they could not help feeling threatened.

Too big. How could a girl be this big?

Feeling Dugu Yan and the others' gazes, especially when even Yun Tian looked over, Zhu Zhuqing's little face immediately reddened, and she unconsciously raised her arms to cover her chest.

Ning Rongrong's eyes, meanwhile, lit up. Why was Zhuqing here too?

"You're Zhu Zhuqing from Shrek Academy, right? Why didn't you return to the academy with Headmaster Flender and the others?"

"I withdrew. That place does not suit me."

Qin Ming was stunned upon hearing that. What did she mean? Could it be that she wanted to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy too?

"Then you..."

"I want to join your academy. Those people at Shrek are utterly vile, and that man who calls himself Grandmaster teaches nothing but useless things."

"Yes, Teacher Qin Ming. Zhuqing works very hard. She's already level twenty-eight at twelve years old."

This time, Qin Ming no longer hesitated. Reaching level twenty-eight at her age was already rare. Even Ning Rongrong said she trained diligently, which meant her character was good as well.

The academy's three education committee members never turned away talent. If they saw her, they would surely agree.

But Zhu Zhuqing could not really be considered a genius. At most, she was a young girl with decent talent who was willing to cultivate diligently.

In the original story, her ability to forgive Dai Mubai so easily had drawn much criticism. Early on, she seemed like one of the most normal people in Shrek, yet later she was willing to become little more than an accessory to the Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

"Then come with us. We'll return to Heaven Dou City tomorrow morning."

Yun Tian could not help finding the scene before him amusing. So many people had already left Shrek Academy. Would Tang Hao still send that little bastard back?

Thinking of Tang Hao, a trace of unwillingness flashed through Yun Tian's eyes. He was still not strong enough. He had to become stronger, for himself and for Xiao Wu as well, until he could avenge them.

Elsewhere, at an unknown location outside Suotuo City.

"Urgh!"

Tang Hao was sprawled on the ground, his face twisted together in agony and looking utterly ferocious.

Columns of blood occasionally burst from his body. No matter how Tang San tried to stop them from the side, he could not staunch the bleeding.

"Father, what exactly is wrong with you?!"

"My... old injuries have flared up."

Tang Hao did not dare circulate his Soul Power again, because he had discovered that the moment he used it, his hidden injuries would immediately erupt, impossible to stop.

"Little San, Yun Tian and the others will probably leave here tomorrow. Go back to Shrek Academy then. In my current state, I cannot help you for the time being."

After hearing his father's words, Tang San's first impression was that his voice carried an unprecedented weakness and exhaustion.

Tang Hao had originally intended to teach Tang San some hammer techniques, but his hidden injuries were too severe. He had no way to control them and could only send Tang San back to Shrek once more while he continued searching for a way to heal them.

"I understand!"

Tang San took a deep breath, humiliation and killing intent flashing through his eyes. Why was Yun Tian so lucky? Even when his Title Douluo father had acted, he still could not kill him.

It was fine!

He still had the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record and his second Martial Soul. Yun Tian was only dominant for now. Once he cultivated his second Martial Soul, would he not be able to crush him with ease?

It was only a pity about his Xiao Wu. She had actually been a transformed soul beast, and she had even sacrificed herself to Yun Tian.

But how powerful could a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit possibly be? Could it really grant him some invincible Soul Skill? That would be absurd!

Tang San did not know how powerful a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring was, much less that it could even provide two Soul Skills.