En Zuo, What God Do You Want to Become?

At the time Bibi Dong lived, Shrek Academy had not yet been founded. She scoffed at the idea. "Stop joking. Shrek Academy? I've never even heard of such a ridiculous name. Sounds more like a third-rate academy to me."

"Shrek Academy was founded roughly several decades before Spirit Hall established the Spirit Empire and was destroyed."

En Zuo calmly recounted Shrek Academy's achievements. "From Spirit Hall's Golden Generation to the present, Shrek Academy has held the championship title in every major competition on the Douluo Continent for twenty thousand consecutive years."

"The current president of Shrek Academy, Yun Ming, is recognized as the strongest person on the Douluo Continent. Even within the War God Hall, which falls under the Federation of the Douluo Continent, more than half consider themselves Shrek people."

"Champions for ten thousand years straight?"

Bibi Dong's voice abruptly rose, her beautiful eyes filled with disbelief. Even Spirit Hall had not dared guarantee that it would win every Soul Master Tournament.

Champions for ten thousand years.

What kind of joke was that?

En Zuo settled the bill for Bibi Dong's grilled fish. Rising to his feet, he said unhurriedly, "Monster Academy merely holds an absolute leading position on the Star Luo Continent."

"Compared to Shrek Academy, its foundations are still far too weak. Even if I scour the land for Soul Masters with exceptional talent, I can only improve our generation."

En Zuo felt somewhat emotional. But after Shrek Academy was blown up in the future, Monster Academy might not be unable to replace it as the number one academy on the Douluo Continent under his leadership.

"Tch, boosting others' morale while putting yourself down."

Bibi Dong did not believe Shrek Academy's current generation would have any students more talented than En Zuo.

After all, En Zuo's talent was outstanding even in this era.

As for Bibi Dong herself, ninety-nine percent of Monster Academy's other students were less talented than she was.

"Come on. I'll take you to meet your future teammates. Xiao San and Yuhao should be working on their coordination and building a combat system right now."

En Zuo led Bibi Dong toward Monster Academy. Along the way, people kept turning back to whisper among themselves.

Among Monster Academy's younger generation, no one could compare to Bibi Dong's beauty. She possessed an ancient, sacred aura, like an ancient saintess who had stepped out of history.

Someone warmly greeted them and said enviously, "Junior En Zuo, where did you find such a beautiful junior sister?"

"Hmph, your academy's people have decent taste." Bibi Dong proudly turned her head away, then shot En Zuo a disdainful look. "Unlike you, who doesn't know the first thing about treating a woman gently."

"If you can defeat me in a frontal battle, I'll treat you gently."

"If I can already defeat you, why would I need you to treat me gently?" Like a kitten whose tail had been stepped on, Bibi Dong bared her teeth. "Listen to yourself. Does that even sound human?"

"We're here."

En Zuo abruptly stopped walking.

Bibi Dong was caught off guard and walked straight into him. Covering her reddened nose, she said, "Were you even listening to me?"

En Zuo was not deliberately making things difficult for her. "When your talent truly earns my recognition, perhaps I'll seriously listen to your story."

"Then when will you recognize my talent?" Bibi Dong pressed.

"When you can defeat a Shrek Academy student in a one-on-one match."

As he said that, En Zuo felt a little strange. Why did I feel like I had developed Shrek-phobia?

He could not go more than a few sentences without mentioning Shrek.

Shaking off the chaotic thoughts in his mind, En Zuo calmed himself and adjusted his mood.

"With you included, the Soul Master team I created now has four members. So aside from studying, you should work even harder at cultivating your soul power."

"Later, I'll teach you the Mysterious Heaven Technique. You won't need to keep using that primitive, inefficient soul power meditation method anymore."

They entered the training facility, which used the virtual technology of the Spirit Ascension Platform for simulated coordination exercises and all sorts of practical combat training.

Tang San and Huo Yuhao were sitting on the steps, drenched in sweat, draining the bottled water in their hands.

When they saw En Zuo leading Bibi Dong inside—

They warmly greeted her. With another newcomer joining them, they were one step closer to completing the team.

En Zuo introduced her to them. "This is Bibi Dong. I'm sure both of you are very familiar with her name."

"Bibi Dong?"

Tang San froze for a moment before suddenly recalling that she was the Spirit Hall Pope who would later hunt down and kill Xiao Wu's mother.

But none of that had happened yet, and the Bibi Dong before him was only a counterpart from a parallel timeline. Tang San did not feel any hostility toward her.

"Is she the Pope Bibi Dong who fought the Sea God at Jialing Pass and ascended to the position of Rakshasa God?"

Huo Yuhao's dead gray eyes covertly glanced at Bibi Dong. She was someone who had relied on herself to attain godhood.

Since En Zuo had brought Bibi Dong to the Dragon King Era without giving her a chance to closely observe her future fate, she looked utterly confused.

Pointing at herself with a slender finger, she said incredulously, "I'll become the Rakshasa God in the future? And I'll become the Pope too?"

Even in her era, the position of a god remained a distant dream that existed only in stories.

"Yes."

En Zuo confirmed it. "By studying at Monster Academy, you will obtain the Rakshasa God's divine position earlier than you did in history."

Then, he introduced the two of them to Bibi Dong. "Tang San, the future Asura God. Huo Yuhao, the future God of Emotions."

"?"

Huo Yuhao looked at Tang San in confusion. That ordinary face looked nothing like Sea God Tang San's.

Even growing up did not change someone that much.

"Xiao San's appearance will change after he awakens the Blue Silver Emperor. Those secrets were never recorded in history books, so differences in appearance are perfectly normal."

Thinking of the HaoDong Three Masterworks Tang San's parallel-timeline counterpart had created for Tang San's daughter, as well as his experiences in Heaven and Earth Valley of Love Questions, Huo Yuhao's feelings toward Tang San were rather complicated.

Fortunately, the two had become friends beforehand through En Zuo's efforts. Moreover, the Tang San before him would not become like the Tang San from Huo Yuhao's own timeline.

So Huo Yuhao still accepted Tang San as a friend.

Bibi Dong's focus was clearly different from theirs. "En Zuo, by your account, the three of us are all future candidates for godhood. What about you?"

"What god will you become in the future?"

"Me?"

En Zuo had never really considered that question. As long as he wanted to, gathering all the divine trials on the Douluo Continent and inheriting the powers of the gods would only be a matter of time.

After pondering for a moment, he said, "If I had to choose one, I want to become the Dragon God."

"The Dragon God?"

The three of them were somewhat puzzled.

"The Dragon God is the most powerful divine position in Douluo and even among all connected realms."