Qin Ming

At the end of the day, Shrek Academy had recruited students for so many years, yet those who truly graduated smoothly were few and far between.

Why don't they graduate? Is it because they don't want to? Of course not. In truth, nearly half of the students have died during spirit beast hunting or in the trials of the Spirit Fighting Arena.

If one were to say that students encountering danger while hunting spirit beasts is a matter of probability, then the most absurd point is that the teacher leading the Shrek group was the seven-ring Spirit Saint and Immovable Bright King, Zhao Wuji!

Shrek Academy only has a few students per class, yet even then, Zhao Wuji couldn't protect them.

Moreover, this flaw seems to be inherited. The Taotie Douluo Xuan Zi of the second era, hailed as the "Supreme Elder of the Holy Spirit Cult" and a dignified ninety-eighth-level Super Douluo, frequently displayed negligence while leading training groups, resulting in multiple accidents where students met tragic ends.

Douluo I Huo Wu: "This... isn't Shrek Academy a bit exaggerated?"

Douluo I Shui Bing'er: "Indeed. It's one thing for a Spirit Saint to lead a hunt and have students encounter danger, but how can a Super Douluo leading training still let students get into trouble? Is this student training, or is it a death sentence?"

Douluo II Xian Lin'er: "..."

Douluo II Cai Meier: "..."

Douluo II Ma Xiaotao: "..."

Back when Tang San and his group first entered the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt spirit beasts, they encountered eight people led by Canghui Academy along the way, whose lead teacher was only a five-ring Spirit King.

If a lead teacher like the seven-ring Spirit Saint Zhao Wuji makes trips to the Star Dou Great Forest so dangerous, then wouldn't the decision-making of Canghui Academy be equivalent to sending their students to their deaths?

That is clearly impossible. Canghui Academy is, at the very least, a high-level Soul Master Academy. This suggests that a Spirit King teacher leading a group basically avoids problems, which is enough to prove that Shrek's unconventional teachers have absolutely no sense of responsibility for protecting their students!

And that saying, "A soul master who doesn't stir up trouble is mediocre"—because of this, Dai Mubai actively provoked others, and Ma Hongjun was even more unscrupulous, staring at the beautiful uniforms of the Canghui Academy students and lecherously harassing their beautiful female students.

What a ridiculous theory; it is nothing more than bullying the weak and fearing the strong. Even the Tang Sect principles of that Little Scoundrel are a hundred times more normal: "No Tang Sect disciple shall stir up trouble," "You have already invited death upon yourself"...

Douluo I Xue Ke: "I can't help but laugh. Doesn't this 'invited death upon yourself' have a preceding line?"

Douluo I Dugu Yan: "Looking at it this way, Shrek's atmosphere is indeed crooked and they aren't good people. My grandfather was right to drive them away back then!"

The five core rules of the Tang Sect are righteous in every word: "Do not betray your master or ancestors; do not commit rape or plunder; do not leak sect secrets; punish evil and promote good, for that is the duty of the Tang Sect; do not engage in fraud."

To put it bluntly, if not for Ning Rongrong's status as the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the backing of the Spirit Saint Zhao Wuji, the Shrek students would have been buried six feet under long ago for their unprovoked provocations.

Douluo I Xue Ke: "Ah? Rongrong, so you were there too?"

Douluo I Ning Rongrong: "...Yes."

Ning Rongrong's cheeks burned at this moment, and she was so embarrassed and at a loss that she did not know what to say.

Douluo I Xue Ke: "Rongrong, you... after hearing what Mo Yu said, you were purely being used by Shrek as a shield!"

Douluo I Xue Ke: "Why don't you leave Shrek? Our Heaven Dou Royal Academy has great benefits and is very suitable for you."

Douluo I Ning Rongrong: "..."

Later, on the way to participate in the Elite Soul Master Tournament, they were caught by Chrysanthemum Douluo of Spirit Hall. The Shrek Academy group instantly turned timid and subservient, nearly kneeling on the spot.

Here is a couplet for Shrek Academy:

Upper line: Throwing heavy punches when facing Canghui Academy; Lower line: Acting timid and subservient when facing a Title Douluo.

Horizontal scroll: Bullying the weak and fearing the strong!

Douluo I Dugu Yan: "Well scolded!"

Douluo I Qian Renxue: "Well scolded!!"

Douluo I Hu Liena: "Well scolded!!!"

In all the years Shrek Academy has been running, the only person worth showing off is Qin Ming, known as the second youngest Spirit Emperor in the Douluo Continent.

As for other "outstanding figures," Dai Mubai's original words were: "Dean Flender would rather have nothing than settle for second best. Although there are very few students in Shrek Academy, the fourteen who have truly graduated have all become world-renowned figures."

"The most outstanding senior is even the youngest elder in the history of Spirit Hall, with authority second only to Pope Bibi Dong."

This is really hard to take seriously. Shrek Academy has only been established for twenty-odd years. Based on the timeline, the oldest graduate is only thirty-two years old.

The hard requirement for being an elder of Spirit Hall is to be a Title Douluo. The youngest Title Douluo in the history of the first era, on the surface, is Tang Hao at forty-four.

To put it bluntly, bragging doesn't need a draft, and spreading rumors only takes a mouth! Flender relied on a "youngest Spirit Hall elder" who didn't exist to deceive generation after generation.

Throughout the entire book, this Spirit Hall elder never appeared...

As for Shrek's most excellent graduate, Qin Ming, his fifth spirit ring was only a thousand-year ring.

I don't know which teacher led him, but don't they know that for a soul master, the age of the spirit ring is not only the foundation of a soul master, but also the upper limit of their future achievements?

Qin Ming had few highlights in the novel, only when he led Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the rest of the Heaven Dou Imperial Team to Suotuo City to participate in the Spirit Fighting Arena.

Afterward, he introduced the Shrek teachers and students into the Royal Academy, allowing Tang San to show off aggressively in front of Meng Shenji.

The good news is that at the critical moment, Dugu Yan appeared with her grandfather Dugu Bo, which prevented the Heaven Dou Royal Academy from being ravaged by Shrek Academy.

When his teachers were humiliated, Qin Ming resolutely chose to resign and follow Shrek Academy, and the Shrek group turned around to go wreak havoc at Liu Erlong's Blue Tyrant Academy...

Douluo I Ye Lingling: "Yanzi, strong!!!"

Douluo I Dugu Yan: "That goes without saying!"

Douluo I Xue Ke: "...It's truly fortunate; the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was almost ravaged."

Douluo I Ning Rongrong: "..."

Douluo I Xue Ke: "Rongrong, I didn't mean you, I meant Shrek... eh, that's not it either. Oh, I didn't mean it that way..."

To be honest, when one's mentor Flender is insulted like that, anyone would have to show some reaction. Qin Ming leaving the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was an inevitable result; even if he stayed, he would have been looked down upon by other teachers and students...

When Qin Ming first appeared, he did so as a mentor of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. At that time, he had already broken through to a level 62 Spirit Emperor. Zhao Wuji even said at the time that it probably wouldn't take long for Qin Ming to catch up to them.

In fact, it was true. When they met Qin Ming again, he had already broken through to the Spirit Douluo realm, and he was only in his forties.

I transmigrated into the anime version of Douluo Continent, and I have vivid memories of Qin Ming's final outcome... Sigh, a truly regrettable genius.

In the later stages, the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Hall Empire went to all-out war, chaos reigned, and the flames of war filled the sky. As a mentor of Shrek Academy, Qin Ming still did not forget his duty as a teacher, leading his students to the Spirit Beast Forest to hunt for their spirit rings.

Unfortunately, just as this operation was about to end, they encountered an encirclement by the Spirit Hall Empire's soul masters.

Only ghost shadows were seen, no spirit rings, as it was the Spirit Hall Elder, Ghost Douluo.

Even if Qin Ming's talent was high, he was ultimately only at the Spirit Douluo level. Facing the ninety-fifth-level Title Douluo Gui Mei, he was clearly no match.

However, even so, there was no retreat in Qin Ming's eyes. Instead, he told the students to flee first, while he alone blocked Ghost Douluo, fighting to carve out a path of survival for his students.

Relying on the extreme agility of his Blazing Wolf martial soul, Qin Ming forcibly held off the encirclement of several Spirit Hall Spirit Saints. But under the absolute crushing power of Ghost Douluo, all struggles appeared incomparably pale.

In the end, Ghost Douluo condensed the Netherworld Ghost Palm, instantly restraining his movements, his five fingers digging deep into his skull, locking off all avenues of retreat!

The next instant, the cold, bone-chilling ghost claws pierced straight through his chest, passing through his heart, staining his clothes, and blood gushed out!

With his heart and lungs shattered and in a desperate, dying state, this iron-blooded teacher still cared only for the safety of his students. Qin Ming used his last remaining strength to lock his arms tightly around Ghost Douluo's arms.

"Finally... I've caught your true form!"

Raging flames exploded from within his body, and his eighth spirit skill, "Azure Wolf Sacred Flame," erupted with full force.

Fire filled the sky, burning the earth. Ghost Douluo was tightly restrained and had nowhere to hide, forced to use his life-saving spirit skills to withstand the blow.

Qin Ming paid with his life to complete his final counterattack, forcibly inflicting heavy injuries on Ghost Douluo.

When the last glimmer of fire extinguished in Qin Ming's eyes, his body collapsed, yet his protective spine remained straight, and his philosophy of guarding his students persisted to the end.

In his final moments, "Don't you dare hurt my students" echoed through the forest, allowing Qin Ming's will to be passed on. The man has passed, but his spirit lives forever.

The diary entry slowly came to an end.

The previously noisy comment section of the Myriad Heavens Diary fell into sudden, absolute silence.

No one teased Shrek anymore; everyone was silent, their hearts filled with nothing but profound shock.

For a long time, inside Shrek Academy, Ning Rongrong finally posted a line of solemn text, breaking the silence.

"Thank you for your service and sacrifice! I salute you!"