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En Zuo cast his gaze into Narak Space, where countless figures played out their lives within their own time and space.

In the end, they all turned to dust.

En Zuo had not forgotten the goal of this journey.

He needed to find powerful companions who met his requirements.

"Originally, I only intended to recruit Ji Juechen from the Peerless Tang Clan era, since his comprehension was at least usable." En Zuo carefully observed each visible curtain, searching for a new target. "Since I can anchor time and space again, there's no need to settle for scraps. The plan needs revising as well."

Although there were no restrictions on the parallel time-spaces he could enter, the flow of time in unanchored time-spaces was fundamentally different from that of the Dragon King Era.

In just a few breaths, characters in that time-space were bound by their lifespans. A child could become an old man in only a few breaths.

Of the powerhouses he remembered who could eventually reach godhood, how many could accept such a fate? How could he keep those old-era powerhouses, bound to their own time-spaces, firmly at his side?

Through deception? Through lies?

That would inevitably become nourishment for betrayal.

En Zuo disdained such methods as well. As a genius, he had his own pride. He simply could not commit such despicable acts.

His eyes remained fixed on the curtains as he searched for his chosen targets. So long as they were at a point in the story where he could intervene, and were destined to become gods in the future, En Zuo would open the gates of Monster Academy to them.

At last.

He saw one of the targets he had been searching for.

"I didn't expect you to be the first one I found." A dangerous smile spread across En Zuo's lips. "I hope you won't disappoint me..."

"The future God King, Thousand-Hand Asura, Tang San..."

"Sorry, Teacher Zhao. Even if Xiao Wu is certainly dead, I still have to find her and bring back her body."

Tang San's eyes were bloodshot, his heart filled with grief and fury. He had lacked familial affection since childhood, and now that he had finally found a sister he could regard as a lifelong companion—

Fate had played a cruel joke on him. Xiao Wu had been taken away by the Titan Giant Ape, and whether she lived or died remained unknown.

Zhao Wuji, unable to fly, watched the six illusory wings behind Tang San as Tang San flew farther and farther away with the support of Ning Rongrong's soul skill.

His heart was filled with terror.

These little brats were truly nothing but trouble. If something happened to Tang San here, Haotian Douluo would turn him, the Fudo Myoo, into bear meatballs.

When the Shrek group unanimously decided to chase after Tang San, one figure moved faster than all of them.

It was En Zuo.

As early as when Tang San had quietly asked Oscar for a Mushroom Sausage, En Zuo had already concealed himself nearby.

The moment Tang San left, En Zuo used his first soul skill, Wind Element Control. With the wind aiding him, he shot into the air like an arrow released from a bow, not much slower than Tang San with Oscar and Ning Rongrong's assistance.

By then, Tang San had already exhausted the assistance of both Oscar's and Ning Rongrong's martial souls. He had only flown three thousand meters.

Even when Tang San pushed his Purple Demon Eyes to their limit, he could not find any trace of the Titan Giant Ape.

Tang San had never believed in gods. Yet at this moment, he prayed to them in despair, praying that Xiao Wu would miraculously survive.

Tang San did not give up. Although he had lost the ability to fly, he still ran in the direction his instincts guided him, desperately pressing onward. He hoped Heaven would hear the call in his heart.

Let Xiao Wu return safely.

The soul power in his body was nearing exhaustion, but Tang San noticed a conspicuous figure standing in the middle of the path, as though it had been waiting for a long time.

Tang San instinctively tensed up, his hand moving to his waist. That was where he kept his hidden weapons.

The closer he came, the more alarmed Tang San became. The youth before him wore a damaged red robe and fitted battle attire, and appeared to be about the same age as him. Why did the aura he gave off make Tang San feel so frightened?

Seeing Tang San approach, En Zuo became alert. Tang San at this stage might not have powerful soul skills, but those sinister hidden weapons were not something an ordinary person could handle.

If he capsized in a ditch, that would be a truly laughable embarrassment.

Tang San was burning with anxiety. Seeing that En Zuo did not seem intent on blocking his way, he tried to pass by him and continue searching for traces of Xiao Wu.

En Zuo's lazy voice came from behind Tang San. "If I were you, I wouldn't keep going forward."

Tang San's steps halted unconsciously. He turned around, frowning deeply. "What exactly are you trying to say?"

"A thousand-year Human-Faced Demon Spider." En Zuo did not conceal his identity as one who knew the future. "Although that is also a fortunate opportunity, well..."

En Zuo deliberately drew out the last word before teasing, "Perhaps you'll also encounter some other unavoidable trouble..."

The Human-Faced Demon Spider was not what Tang San cared about right now. What he truly cared about was Xiao Wu.

Tang San hurriedly asked, "Then have you seen any trace of the Titan Giant Ape? It was carrying a girl in its hand. If you have any information, please tell me. This is very important to me."

"Of course I know."

En Zuo threw out even more weighty information.

"Not only that, I also know more about Xiao Wu, such as her family. I even know how your mother died, and exactly who your father is."

"I know it all."

Xiao Wu's family... my mother... my father...

Tang San suddenly realized that he knew none of those things. He could not imagine how an outsider he had never met could know such information. He refuted, "Even I, the person closest to them, don't know this information. How did you learn it?"

"How I learned this information isn't important." En Zuo turned the subject back around. "What truly matters is what price you are willing to pay for it."

"I was born a commoner. I can't give you endless wealth." Tang San gritted his teeth, realizing he had nothing that could truly move someone's heart. "I can only give you a promise—a promise from an innate full soul power soul master. I will unconditionally agree to one request from you, and I will never go back on it."

This was the condition Tang San could think of that was most likely to move En Zuo. A genius with innate full soul power would be regarded highly wherever he went.

It had gone so smoothly.

En Zuo was somewhat surprised. He had not expected that he had still underestimated Xiao Wu's place in Tang San's heart.

As for how much Tang San's promise was worth, En Zuo did not think Tang San would betray his word. Tang San from the first part might have had some flaws in his personality, but he had never broken a promise.

Tang San from the first part had not yet become as nauseating as he was in the Peerless Era. He could be considered a relatively normal male protagonist from an old novel.

He patted Tang San on the shoulder and reassured him, "I only need you to announce that you are leaving Shrek Academy from this day onward and joining Monster Academy. In return, I'll provide the information truthfully."

"Leave Shrek..." Tang San was incomparably conflicted, and his entire face twisted. He could not bear to leave his teacher and companions.

But...

In the end, none of them outweighed his feelings for his sister. Tang San clenched his teeth and forced out each word. "Fine. As long as you take me to Xiao Wu, I'll join Monster Academy."

"As long as everything you say is true, I will never go back on my word."