Omniscience and Omnipotence, That Is to Be a God!

Purple, purple, black...

The first three spirit rings were the same as what Flender had seen earlier at the Great Soul Arena.

But immediately following, to Flender's expected expression, four more black spirit rings emerged!

Furthermore, the later ten-thousand-year spirit rings were so dark they verged on red, clearly nearing the hundred-thousand-year mark!

Yet when the eighth spirit ring lit up, Flender's golden vertical pupils instantly constricted into thin slits!

Because this spirit ring was no longer black tinged with red!

It was pure red—

A hundred-thousand-year spirit ring!!

This guy's eighth spirit ring was actually the legendary hundred-thousand-year spirit ring?!

How was he supposed to fight this?

If the opponent unleashed either of those two hundred-thousand-year spirit skills, combined with their advantage in rank, they could likely kill him instantly!

No wonder these two were so dismissive of his Spirit Saint-level strength.

So this was the trump card they held!

Flender's heart sank to the bottom of a well.

It seemed he had no hope of getting that crystal back either...

He had assumed the display of spirit rings ended there.

But to his surprise, something else emerged outside the ring of the eighth spirit ring!?

The... ninth spirit ring!?

And it was a blood-red spirit ring too?!!

This guy... was actually a Title Douluo possessing two hundred-thousand-year spirit rings?!

A wave of intense fear, accompanied by terrifying pressure, descended upon him all at once!

He could never have imagined that the guy who had hidden his strength at the Great Soul Arena was neither a Spirit Saint nor a Spirit Douluo, but a genuine Title Douluo!?

No wonder they hadn't taken him seriously from the very beginning.

So this was their true confidence!

Flender couldn't help but feel remorseful for his misjudgment!

Had he known the opponent was this strong, he never would have opened his mouth so wide and provoked their dissatisfaction.

Well, well, now he'd really done it.

Ruined, it was all ruined...

Forget about biting off a few chunks of their flesh; it would be a miracle if he didn't break his own teeth on them!

Fortunately, Flender was a man who knew when to bend, so he immediately knelt down and bowed his head:

"It is this lowly one who failed to recognize a superior, offending the two lords!

"I beg the two lords to show mercy and spare me.

"Anything in this shop, feel free to take it; consider it my apology to you both!"

Zhuge Ming looked at the man kneeling on the ground with some surprise, thinking that this guy was supposed to have quite a bit of backbone.

Even when Shrek Academy was in such dire straits, he had stubbornly refused funding from the Balak Kingdom.

Yet now that he faced a life-or-death crisis, he knelt and begged for mercy immediately?

How truly spineless...

In a way, this made his own foul mood feel a little less terrible.

However, he wasn't going to let the guy off just like that.

If he didn't fleece him for all he was worth, he wouldn't be doing justice to the emotional rollercoaster he'd just been on!

Zhuge Ming turned his head to look around, but didn't find anything of real value.

If these items were truly valuable, Shrek Academy wouldn't be so poor.

Just then, Zhuge Ming suddenly thought of something and gave Flender a wicked smile:

"None of these things are worth much, but I've heard you have two students... one named Oscar, and one named Ma Hongjun?

"If you can hand these two students over to me, I'll spare your dog life."

Seeing that the boy not only knew he had two students but even knew their names...

Flender finally realized that these two hadn't just wandered here by chance; they had come specifically looking for him!

Flender immediately straightened his expression and refused without hesitation:

"I don't know who you sacred beings are.

"But I cannot commit such a despicable act as selling out my students just to save my own life!"

"Selling out?"

Zhuge Ming shook his head:

"I'm not trying to kill them, so how can you call it selling out?

"I just think these two boys with excellent talent are being wasted here with you.

"One sells his big sausages all day, the other spends his days looking for girls to vent his fire...

"Are you sure you, a dean who slacks off in his shop all day, aren't wasting their time and talent?"

Flender fell silent, because he felt the other party actually had a point.

Zhuge Ming continued:

"Hand them over to me, and let the Title Douluo under my command provide them with professional training and guidance; it will surely be of great benefit to them.

"I have many, many more Title Douluos like this under my command!"

"Many Title Douluos?!"

Flender's eyes widened:

"Could it be that you are from Spirit Hall?!"

Zhuge Ming sneered:

"What kind of trash is Spirit Hall?"

Flender's eyelids twitched:

"Trash? You actually call the massive organization that spans the entire continent and possesses the most spirit masters trash?"

Flender couldn't help but laugh, though his smile carried a clear trace of pity:

"It seems you truly don't understand the power of Spirit Hall...

"However, since you can speak so ill of Spirit Hall, it seems you are indeed not from there."

Zhuge Ming raised an eyebrow and replied in a calm tone:

"It cannot be denied that Spirit Hall is currently the most powerful spirit master organization.

"If left to develop, they will sooner or later swallow the two great empires and perhaps even unify the entire continent.

"But since the Shu-Han Empire, to which I belong, has emerged, we will not allow Spirit Hall to continue its expansion.

"I need to recruit students with potential like Oscar and Ma Hongjun; they can play a significant role in the future fight against Spirit Hall!"

"Shu-Han Empire?"

This unfamiliar name left Flender equally confused.

However, Zhuge Ming offered no further explanation, simply saying faintly:

"You haven't been able to solve the problem of the evil fire in Ma Hongjun's body, have you?

"And Oscar, as a food-system spirit master, suffers from the defect of slow innate cultivation speed...

"As long as you let them join my Shu-Han Empire, I can solve all their problems!"

Flender's expression changed instantly!

He hadn't expected this boy to know not only the names of Oscar and Ma Hongjun, but even their weaknesses in such detail?

Flender asked again in a deep voice:

"Who exactly are you!? How do you know everything?"

Zhuge Ming feigned profundity, raising a finger to point at the sky:

"Question: What kind of existence in this world can be omniscient and omnipotent?"

Flender looked in the direction of the finger, remained silent for a moment, and then his eyes suddenly lit up:

"Omniscient and omnipotent... could it be... the gods in heaven?"

Zhuge Ming revealed a profound smile, neither confirming nor denying.

But to Flender, this was a disguised affirmation.

His expression turned incomparably serious.

Although he didn't believe gods could directly interfere in the mortal world, indirect intervention was entirely possible.

A Title Douluo with two hundred-thousand-year spirit rings, claiming to be from some Shu-Han Empire...

This emerging power that had suddenly appeared might truly have the mandate and support of the gods!

If they could truly solve the flaws in Little Ao and Fatty's bodies, it would undoubtedly be a heaven-sent opportunity for them!

It would certainly offer them more room and opportunity for growth than staying by his side!

However, he was a shrewd businessman after all; even if he were to agree, he had to secure as many benefits for these two children as possible.

Thus, he said with a serious expression:

"I can agree to your terms, but only on the condition that you solve their problems first.

"As long as you resolve the flaws in their spirits, I will personally persuade them to follow you.

"Otherwise, I would rather die right now than agree!

"Even if you force them away, they will never truly be loyal to you!"