The Fifth Slate!

Old Dou headed straight for the gates of Shrek.

When he turned around, he saw that Shen Yi was still following him.

"Your Excellency, when will Team Rocket open a branch in Shrek?" Shen Yi asked.

Old Dou paused slightly, seeing Shen Yi's fondness for Pokémon.

"If you want Pokémon, you can go to East Sea City. Team Rocket welcomes every Soul Master who wishes to become a Trainer."

"A Trainer? What is that?" Shen Yi asked doubtfully.

"A Trainer is a profession that raises and commands Pokémon in battle!" Old Dou said.

"I see. Pokémon need to be raised and commanded too?"

Old Dou paused before saying, "Of course. Pokémon can be comrades-in-arms or companions. They need to grow as well."

By then, Su Yu had already reached Shrek's gates.

However, the gates were wide open, and boys and girls in their teens were entering one after another.

"Is today some special day?" Old Dou asked curiously.

"Oh, right! Today is Shrek's admissions day!" Shen Yi said, patting her head.

"Recruiting new students?" Old Dou looked toward Shrek's gates. He could sense the third Slate drawing near.

"Are they here to enroll at Shrek?"

He stood there, waiting for that figure to appear.

"What's wrong?" Shen Yi asked strangely.

"Nothing. I'm waiting for someone!" Old Dou said without shifting his gaze from Shrek's gates.

Time passed bit by bit.

He felt that the third Slate was already right behind those gates.

The next second, a figure appeared. The first thing he saw was a thin youth with resolute eyes.

The youth's ordinary face bore an indifferent expression.

Old Dou's pupils contracted. He was one hundred percent certain that the third Slate was on this youth.

Just as he was about to step forward and speak with the youth, he sensed another force.

The fifth Slate!

Old Dou was startled. He took back what he had said before—there were not two Slates in Shrek City, but three.

Moreover, the fifth Slate had appeared suddenly. It had clearly entered his sensing range long ago, yet seemed to have been vaguely concealed by some power.

Old Dou frowned and turned toward a corner, where a Shadow flickered past.

"An Evil Soul Master?"

He was not entirely certain. The place where the Slate had suddenly appeared just now was in those shadows.

Now, the Slate's position had changed, but it was still hiding beneath the shadows.

He could not simply drag the person out. The other party's strength was unknown, and forcibly pulling them out might very well get the people around them killed.

"The people around us?" Old Dou turned to Shen Yi and asked, "What day did you say it was again?"

Shen Yi paused before answering, "Shrek's admissions day. It happens once every three years!"

If the other party was an Evil Soul Master, they were very likely targeting Shrek's new students.

If an entire batch of Shrek's new students were wiped out, Shrek would first have to answer to their families.

They came to register at your academy, and my son died. How are you going to compensate us?

But that was not even the most important part.

If the new students were wiped out, Shrek's reputation across the continent would certainly be affected.

Of course, all of this was merely speculation.

What Old Dou could not understand was where the other party got the confidence to believe they could retreat unharmed.

Or had he come with the determination to die, solely to wipe out Shrek's new students?

Old Dou could not see through the other party's strength, which meant they were at least a Titled Douluo or stronger.

If the other party had not been carrying a Slate, he might not even have discovered their existence.

Among major organizations, Titled Douluo were not necessarily at the very top, but they were still pillars of strength.

No organization should be willing to send a Titled Douluo to their death.

For the moment, Old Dou could not figure out the other party's intentions, but he did not act rashly.

He walked over to the youth from before and said, "Hello!"

He extended his hand.

"You? Who are you?" The youth looked at Old Dou suspiciously, glanced at the outstretched hand with disdain, then walked around him and left.

Old Dou's hand froze in midair as he watched the youth leave.

Should he follow, or not?

Forget it. Old Dou turned and headed back into Shrek, where he saw Shen Yi still standing nearby.

"Your Excellency, did you find what you lost?" Shen Yi asked.

Old Dou nodded, then shook his head. "I found it, but I can't get it."

Why have the recent Slates all been in other people's hands?

He guessed that the one inside Sea God Island was likely on someone's person or in someone's room as well.

"Three Slates are in Shrek now. What kind of blessed land is this?" Old Dou muttered to himself.

"Right!" He remembered the Shadow he had seen earlier. He moved close to Shen Yi, their faces nearly touching.

"Your Excellency, what are you doing?" Shen Yi quickly pulled her head back and looked at Old Dou in confusion.

Old Dou pressed a hand to his forehead. Speechless, he still lowered his voice and said, "There may be an Evil Soul Master nearby! At least Titled Douluo level! Their target is very likely your new students."

Shen Yi's expression changed at once. She leaned close to Old Dou and asked gravely, "Your Excellency, are you sure?"

"I'm sure!" Old Dou said.

In any case, this had nothing to do with him. He only wanted the Slate on that person.

If this person really was an Evil Soul Master, then once Yun Ming appeared, he could stab them to death with a single spear.

Then, as the person who had provided the intelligence, it would not be excessive for Old Dou to receive a Slate, would it?

This was the fifth Slate!

At that moment, Old Dou headed toward the hall for the new student assessments. Shen Yi had already left to relay the message.

Powerful experts would arrive soon.

For the time being, Old Dou stopped paying attention to the Evil Soul Master and followed the third Slate instead.

Inside the assessment hall, a group of twelve- and thirteen-year-old boys and girls had gathered.

Old Dou's gaze remained fixed on that ordinary-looking youth.

At that moment, the youth held an information form containing his details.

Old Dou had excellent eyesight and spotted the information on the form at a glance.

His expression changed instantly, and his mouth fell open involuntarily.

He murmured in a low voice, "Name, Yuanen. Martial Soul: Titan Giant Ape?"

"Yuanen? Yuanen Yehui?"

He had not used his Inner Focus to investigate earlier. Judging from Yuanen Yehui's appearance, she looked like an ordinary youth, only somewhat thin.

But now that Old Dou looked again, wasn't she a girl?

Although Yuanen Yehui had hidden it well, Old Dou could still tell.

Things had suddenly become interesting.

The Slate was actually on Yuanen Yehui, catching him completely off guard.

He began considering how he could obtain the Slate from Yuanen Yehui.

Suddenly, Old Dou sensed the fifth Slate nearby.

He did not move his gaze, his eyes still fixed on Yuanen Yehui.

He had to prevent the other party from realizing they had been exposed. If they ran now, the loss would outweigh the gain.

The other party was extremely confident in their concealment technique.

From the corner of his eye, Old Dou glanced at the corner by the wall, where a Shadow floated.