Directly Bill It to a Dead Man—Qian Gu Dongfeng Can Deal with It Himself

The golden doors of the Soul Spirit Tower slowly closed behind them.

Qian Renxue did not dismiss the Heaven Dragon Horse.

The pure-white dragon horse followed beside her out of the Soul Spirit Tower, its hooves clicking crisply and rhythmically against the stone floor of Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

Qian Renxue glanced at it, gently patted the scales on the side of its neck, then swung herself onto its back.

She had trained in riding before, and the Heaven Dragon Horse was far taller than any warhorse she had ridden in the past.

Seated atop its back, her golden hair cascaded over her shoulders, its ends brushing against the Heaven Dragon Horse's white scales.

One hand rested casually where the dragon horse's mane met its scales, her slender fingers sinking slightly into the pale golden mane.

Yin Hongye walked ahead. He looked back at the figure on horseback, his expression as indifferent as ever.

As they emerged from the Soul Spirit Tower, they found Leng Yaozhu and Mu Hongchen already waiting outside.

Leng Yaozhu looked toward the hall. Yin Hongye strode ahead with his hands in his pockets, followed by a pure-white dragon horse carrying a golden-haired angel on its back.

She froze for a moment. The fact that this guy had a woman by his side was already a miracle. Anything beyond that was probably only possible in dreams.

Mu Hongchen leaned against the wall, flipping a gold coin between his fingers as his gaze shifted twice between the Heaven Dragon Horse and Qian Renxue. "A hundred-thousand-year Heaven Dragon Horse. Not bad."

"Are we going straight to Shrek Academy?"

"Of course. Shrek Academy's students are strong—they show no mercy to the weak and fear no one strong." Yin Hongye spoke gently. "I made a bold declaration that I'd fight everyone at Shrek Academy under thirty."

"You'd better not mean that your bold declaration is to go there and slap people in the face."

"What's the difference?" Yin Hongye did not care. He had not studied at Shrek Academy anyway. He went to Mingdu to study Life-Bound Soul Tools and, as an outstanding student, graduated in a year.

As for what had happened during that year, do not ask. Chen Xinjie did not visit his own son as often as he visited Yin Hongye.

"Let's go. To Shrek Academy." He turned and left at once.

"Wait, your payment..." Leng Yaozhu called after Yin Hongye. "Remember to pay it within three days."

"Put it under Mu Hongchen's name. If he refuses, put it under the Federation. If that still doesn't work, put it under that guy surnamed Li."

Yin Hongye waved dismissively. He had never cared about money, nor was he interested in it. Money should be spent where it mattered.

Credit was something to cash in early and use early. Once you got old, it would be useless.

Leng Yaozhu let out a long sigh. How was this any different from refusing to pay? How could someone's skin be this thick?

After thinking it over, what did the money-losing Qian Gu family have to do with her Leng family? She would just bill it to a dead man.

Qian Gu Dongfeng could deal with it himself.

With that, she left as well, while the staff remained silent.

Mu Hongchen had originally planned to pay in one go, but his bill had also been charged to a dead man. He fell silent for two seconds, slipped his black card back into his pocket, and hurried after them.

The three left the Spirit Pagoda, took a car through Shrek City, and before long, the gates of Shrek Academy stood before them.

Shrek City. Shrek Academy.

As the continent's greatest city and greatest academy, this was a place countless people yearned for.

Shrek Academy covered an immense area; it was a city unto itself. It had been Ling Bing Douluo Huo Yuhao, the first master of the Spirit Pagoda, who proposed expanding Shrek City, creating the largest city on the continent as it now stood.

"So this is Shrek Academy?" Qian Renxue looked at the academy, which was like a city itself, and felt that even Spirit Hall in Spirit City was somewhat larger.

"That's right. This is Shrek Academy. There are three requirements for applying to Shrek Academy. First, you must be recommended by one of the major cities. Second, you must be no older than fifteen. Third, your Soul Power cultivation must be at least level twenty-five."

Yin Hongye was full of contempt. "That is why a massive industry chain has formed around Shrek Academy's entrance exams. What exactly it is, though, is not convenient to say."

"Why do I feel like you really look down on Shrek Academy?" Qian Renxue sensed the disdain in Yin Hongye's words and could not help asking.

"This place does not accept ordinary people. It only accepts geniuses, so it is called Monster Academy." Yin Hongye's voice turned cold. "What if someone lacks talent in one area but is exceptionally gifted in others? An academy is meant to educate people. Does it have to judge students solely by talent? That is just laziness—wanting twice the result with half the effort, or wanting to make a name for themselves through their students. Can a place like that still be called an academy?"

"The most typical example is Yu Xiaogang from twenty thousand years ago! Without Yu Xiaogang, Sea God Tang San might have cultivated even faster. Of course, it was also because of the Sea God that those three words entered history."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang sprang to his feet and began cursing. "What the hell is that bastard saying?! Xiao San was taught by me personally! His achievements would have been impossible without my painstaking guidance."

"You brat, just wait until Shrek Academy's students teach you a brutal lesson."

His voice was shrill, but it was useless. Yin Hongye could not hear him. He could not even trigger his passive ability. With that level of strength and not a trace of killing intent, Yin Hongye would feel that even crushing him to death would dirty his hands.

But in the next instant, clumps of bird droppings fell from the sky, landing precisely in Yu Xiaogang's mouth.

They force-fed him until he was full.

Besides his keen perception of killing intent, Yin Hongye's luck was no weaker. Once luck came knocking, it would not leave.

Within the Heavenly Screen, Yin Hongye turned to Mu Hongchen. "Is everything ready?"

"Of course. The television stations, the reporters—I called them all!"

Mu Hongchen's lips curled upward as he lightly clapped his hands. Before the crisp applause had even faded, a group of people emerged from all around. They were all students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy.

As though they had prepared beforehand, they streamed out from both sides of the square, swiftly setting up stands and unfurling banners, instantly drawing everyone's attention.

The banner was enormous, with a glaring crimson background and several huge black characters printed upon it, each as tall as half a person—

"Challenge every Shrek Academy member under thirty."

Everything was recorded by the accompanying camera crews and broadcast live.

Several Shrek students passing through the square saw the banner, and their expressions became extremely colorful.

"Where did these trash come from? They dare challenge Shrek Academy's students? Do they have no idea how much they weigh?"

"Exactly. A bunch of rabble is still trash even gathered together."

Hearing the latter, Yin Hongye laughed. "That's right. We came to beat up rabble like you."

With that, he strode directly toward Shrek Academy's gates. Qian Renxue followed behind him to the left, curiously surveying the surroundings.

Mu Hongchen walked behind him on the right and waved toward the rear. A group dressed in Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy uniforms streamed out from both sides of the square, following the three in neat formation. They said nothing, merely marching through the gates in ranks.

This formation made it obvious at a glance—they had come to throw down the gauntlet.

Not long after they entered, a figure suddenly strolled out from the shadows within the gate, blocking Yin Hongye's path without being even slightly off-center.

It was an elderly woman with silver hair.

Her hands were clasped behind her back as her gaze swept over the red banner with its black lettering, then over Yin Hongye and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy uniforms behind him. Her eyes brimmed with fury.

"You want to challenge Shrek Academy? You are not qualified!"