Anger

What era were the First-Generation Seven Monsters?

The Soul Master system is still incomplete, Shrek is still a small academy in its early stages, and Tang Sect is starting from scratch.

Back then, there were no ready-made paths to follow, no ready-made rules to abide by; they had to forge their own path.

Therefore, each of them has ambitions and their own things to do.

Tang San goes without saying; he established the Tang Sect, unified the Soul Master World, led everyone to ascend to immortality, and paved the way for future generations for ten thousand years.

Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing returned to the Star Luo Empire to carry out reforms, raising the overall strength of the Star Luo Empire to a new level and influencing the balance of power between the two countries for the next ten thousand years.

Oscar and Ning Rongrong brought the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to its peak and left behind a legacy system for Support System Soul Master.

Ma Hongjun, who seemed the most unreliable, ultimately left his Phoenix Bloodline at Shrek, making it one of the academy's core strengths.

Everyone left something behind.

Everyone, in their own field, paves the way for future generations.

They are a team, each with their own position and role. They work together to grow the pie, and finally ascend to godhood as a whole.

What's this called?

This is called a startup team.

We share the same goal and are bound by common interests; we rise and fall together.

That's why the First-Generation Seven Monsters had such a deep bond, that's why they were able to create a legend, and that's why Shrek has been glorious for ten thousand years.

What about Huo Yuhao's generation?

To put it bluntly, it's just a celebrity plus a bunch of runners-up.

Huo Yuhao is the absolute core, the absolute protagonist. All resources are poured into him, and all the glory is bestowed upon him. Everyone else is just a backdrop to set him off.

What about Bei Bei? He has good talent and is a steady person, but from beginning to end, his role is just that of the Grandmaster, the face of Shrek. He can't get his hands on the real core things.

Huo Yuhao's creation of the Spirit Pagoda has nothing to do with him.

Huo Yuhao's research on Soul Spirit has nothing to do with him.

In the end, Huo Yuhao ascended to immortality, leaving behind a mess for Huo Yuhao to clean up.

Needless to say He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and the others were also included.

They appear to be the Shrek Seven Monsters, with the same lineup as the original, but in reality, they are from a completely different world from Huo Yuhao.

While Huo Yuhao was researching Soul Spirit, building the Spirit Pagoda, and engaging in strategic battles with top-tier figures, what were they doing?

I'm cultivating myself, dating, and living my own little life.

It's not that they don't want to work hard, it's that they simply can't get involved.

Huo Yuhao's growth path was on a completely different level from theirs from the very beginning.

He has the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, the Ice Empress and the Snow Empress, Electrolux, and Tang San paving the way for him. His starting point is everyone else's finish line.

No matter how hard others try, they can't catch up.

Therefore, this generation of the Seven Monsters, though appearing to be a group, is actually disconnected.

The core is only Huo Yuhao; everyone else is just following along.

In the end, Huo Yuhao ascended to godhood and took Tang Wutong to the Divine Realm to live a good life.

What about the rest? Those who were meant to die of old age died, and those who were meant to decline faded away. Apart from the title of "Shrek Seven Monsters," they left nothing behind.

The First-Generation Seven Monsters ascended to heaven, leaving Shrek Academy with a legacy for ten thousand years.

What did Huo Yuhao leave behind for Shrek after his ascension?

A Spirit Pagoda?

What became of the Spirit Pagoda afterward?

It became a behemoth like the Spirit Hall, a force to be reckoned with, and even surpassed Shrek Shrek in suppressing it.

Is this the "legacy" Huo Yuhao left to the academy?

A Sea God Pavilion?

The Sea God Pavilion's foundation was left by Mu En, by Xuan Zi, and accumulated by Shrek Academy generation after generation. How much does it have to do with Huo Yuhao?

Aside from holding a nominal position, what long-term plans did he actually make for the college?

There was nothing there.

After he left, the academy continued as before, and in fact, because he took too many top resources with him, the academy experienced a talent gap.

That's the difference.

The first generation started the business collectively, working together to take the company public, then collectively cashed out and left shares and dividends for their descendants.

What about Huo Yuhao's generation? The boss built the company up by himself, then immigrated with his wife. The remaining employees went about their own business, and the company's final fate had nothing to do with the boss anymore.

Which one do you think is more powerful?

Some might say that Huo Yuhao has no choice; that's just his personality, and he values relationships more.

Personality is not an excuse.

If you sit in that position and enjoy the resources and honors that come with it, you must also bear the responsibilities that come with that position.

The entire Shrek gave you its best resources, the whole academy regarded you as the hope for the future, and all your companions trusted and followed you. In the end, you just packed your bags and left, leaving nothing behind.

What's this called?

That's called irresponsible.

Why were the First-Generation Seven Monsters respected? It wasn't just because they were strong, but also because they knew how to give back.

Whatever they received from Shrek, they returned it tenfold or a hundredfold, so that those who came after them could have a smoother path.

Where is Huo Yuhao?

He took everything he could from Shrek, got everything he could from his companions, and finally ascended to heaven with his wife, leaving nothing behind.

Is it fair to call him selfish?

Of course, his selfishness was ultimately within Tang San's calculations.

Huo Yuhao, who is ambitious, has a broad vision, and knows how to consider the academy and the younger generation, is not easy to control.

Such people have their own ideas and plans; they won't be content to be just a pawn.

Only Huo Yuhao, who only cares about love and daily life and lacks a grand vision, is the kind of person Tang San needs.

Easy to use, obedient, and won't rebel.

That's why Tang San used Tang Wutong to keep him completely tied down, and that's why he made love the only thing in his world.

From this perspective, Huo Yuhao is quite pitiful.

He thought he was a winner in life, achieving success in both love and career, and would eventually ascend to the Divine Realm to be with his beloved forever.

In reality, his personality, his choices, his fate, and even his "love-obsessed" nature were all carefully crafted by others.

He never had a true self.

He was just a pawn with a pre-programmed life, following the prescribed path until the end, and then believing he had won the world.

It's both pathetic and laughable.

Shrek Academy Inner Court Office.

Zhang Lexuan's brows were so furrowed they could trap a fly, and her body was trembling slightly—not from excitement, but from anger.

I'm angry at Tang San's scheming, and angry at Huo Yuhao's foolishness.

Bei Bei is such a good person, such a responsible person. She deserves better development and should have made a greater contribution to Shrek.

And what happened? Huo Yuhao got all the opportunities, all the resources, and all the limelight, while the future Bei Bei could only stay in her small plot of land and clean up his messes.