Shrek's Internal Strife, Gunpowder at the Dinner Table

Bang!

Dai Mubai trembled with rage and punched Tang San in the face. "It's all because of you, you jinx! If you hadn't provoked Su Chen, we wouldn't have fought today."

"If we hadn't fought today, Teacher Zhao wouldn't have lost an arm and been seriously injured, and Zhu Zhuqing wouldn't have left Shrek Academy. Sooner or later, I'll make her my woman."

Tang San's eyes were bloodshot, and he panted like a bull!

"You've got the nerve to say that? If you and Ma Hongjun hadn't kept egging things on, would it have turned out like this?!"

Tang San punched Dai Mubai as well.

Dai Mubai refused to be outdone and punched back.

Tang San did the same, as if venting the resentment in his heart, and grappled with Dai Mubai.

The two victims clung to each other, one choking the other while the other grabbed his balls. They rolled around on the ground, each wishing he could kill the other.

Meanwhile, Ma Hongjun lay on the ground pretending to be dead. He had also been one of the culprits just now, and he truly did not dare make the slightest sound.

He even fully embraced the spirit of A-Q. Su Chen stole Xiao Wu, whom Tang San liked; Zhu Zhuqing, whom Dai Mubai liked; and Ning Rongrong, whom Oscar liked. As for me, aside from getting kicked once, I didn't lose anything at all.

Hahahaha... wuwuwuwu...

Ma Hongjun laughed first, but he could not hold it in any longer and began to cry.

Everyone else had someone they liked, but he had no one.

He was too miserable.

Oscar squatted in a corner, drawing circles.

His face alternated between tears and laughter as he stared in the direction Su Chen and the others had left, his face filled with jealousy.

The one time his heart had fluttered, he had lost so miserably. Fuck!

Why?

That Su Chen had more than one woman around him. He was obviously a shameless womanizer, so why did Ning Rongrong still insist on sticking to his side?

Watching his junior schoolmates either fighting among themselves, lying there like corpses, or squatting in a corner wallowing in self-pity, Qin Ming felt pain in his heart.

He was also a member of Shrek Academy. Even though he had graduated, Shrek Academy's honor was still something worth defending with his life.

He forcefully pinched Zhao Wuji beneath the nose.

"Ugh..."

Zhao Wuji took a deep breath and woke up.

Qin Ming's face was full of guilt. "Teacher Zhao, it's all my fault. If I'd stopped this conflict earlier, things wouldn't have developed like this."

"I've decided. Once we return this time, I'll leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Those spoiled young masters aren't worthy of being taught using Shrek Academy's finest methods."

Zhao Wuji gradually recovered his senses.

"Qin Ming, you mean well."

"Damn it, a bunch of rich brats I can't afford to offend. I really got the worst of it today. I lost an arm, and my meridians, muscles, bones, internal organs, and everything else were scorched by those flames."

He turned to look at Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Tang San, and Oscar.

"What are you doing? Stop already!"

"Little Ao, it seems your third Soul Ring will have to wait until next time."

"I've been beaten into this state. We can only return to the academy first so I can recover."

With Zhao Wuji's roar, Dai Mubai and Tang San, who had been fighting fiercely, showed remarkable coordination. One released the other's neck, while the other released his balls.

Tang San tilted his head back and gasped for air, a circle of red marks still visible around his neck.

Dai Mubai lay on the ground clutching his crotch, his features twisted and expression vicious. His hatred for Tang San had reached its peak.

Damn it!

He had come so close to having his balls crushed!

Tang San walked over and stared at Qin Ming with bloodshot eyes. "Senior Qin Ming, please tell me, what exactly is going on with Su Chen? And where is Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"

"Su Chen took Xiao Wu from me. I'll definitely take her back."

Damn Su Chen, you stole my Xiao Wu. You have already chosen the Way of Death!

Qin Ming sighed and briefly told Tang San everything he knew about what had happened after Su Chen entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Tang San's breathing suddenly quickened as he questioned himself over and over again. Why?!

Wasn't Su Chen merely a little better-looking, a little smoother with words, and a little more talented? Why did everyone think so highly of him?

Even his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, had approached Su Chen first. Only after Su Chen rejected him had Yu Xiaogang come looking for Tang San.

Jealousy rose within Tang San's heart like a wildfire.

I want Su Chen dead!

Tang San roared inwardly.

Elsewhere!

Su Chen, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing sat at a table eating. Setting aside their private thoughts, things appeared harmonious on the surface.

Su Chen swept his gaze around the table. "There are six of us now. If we get one more person, the seven of us can form a team and participate in the All-Continent Soul Master Elite Tournament two years from now."

Dugu Yan's eyes narrowed into dangerous crescents as she spoke teasingly.

"Xiao Chen, should we name the team Su Chen and His Harem?"

Su Chen seriously considered it and nodded solemnly. "That could work."

"You actually dare to think that?!" Dugu Yan immediately flew into a rage. She rose from her chair and plopped down into Su Chen's lap, wrapping her left arm around his neck while using her right fist to knock his head.

"You womanizer, you pervert! You have such a beautiful Qian Renxue, and you have Lingling and me, yet you still want to collect every woman you see. I really want to bite you to death right now."

Ye Lingling also looked resentful as she said dejectedly, "Sigh, perhaps he's tired of us. Isn't it normal for men to grow tired of the old and love the new?"

Xiao Wu stood and pounced over. "Su Chen, tell us. Who do you actually like?"

"Obviously, he likes me. They're all old women. We're childhood sweethearts who grew up together. No other woman can compare to that."

Dugu Yan nearly exploded with anger. "You little brat, who are you calling an old woman? You haven't even fully grown up yet. Xiao Chen would never like a flat little body like yours. Childhood sweethearts? Heh. Do you know what they say? A childhood sweetheart can't beat a girl who comes later."

Ning Rongrong's small mouth opened slightly, and her face swiftly flushed red. She fidgeted as she glanced at Su Chen's handsome face, feeling her heartbeat accelerate.

She had not thought that far before, but after this commotion, the more she looked at Su Chen, the more she felt he was the man of her dreams.

Good-looking, talented, and powerful.

For a Soul Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, their partner had to be a Battle Soul Master.

Someone like Su Chen could fight a Soul Sage while only being a Soul Ancestor. With the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's boost, wouldn't his strength soar to heaven?

"Big Brother Su Chen, if you want to have a harem, my father probably won't agree. But if you're willing to marry only me, then I—and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect behind me—can both be yours."

Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu suddenly put aside their differences and united against a common enemy.

"Xiao Chen, did you hear that? Ning Rongrong will only allow you to marry her alone. Lingling and I aren't that stingy. Any woman willing to marry you is our sister."

"Fine, Rongrong. I treated you like a good sister, yet you actually want to steal my man."

Ning Rongrong held her head high and puffed out her chest, looking utterly domineering.

"The man is right there. Whoever gets to marry him, let's see who has the skills."

At that moment, Zhu Zhuqing curled up in a corner. She could feel a thick scent of gunpowder spreading between them. They were not about to start fighting, were they?

She bit her lip and looked at Su Chen, eager to see how he would handle this.

The girls of the Star Luo Zhu Family did not mind sharing a husband with others, but only if that man was an emperor.

He had to possess the responsibility to support an entire nation!

Caught in the middle, Su Chen took a deep breath.

Watching women fight was interesting, but watching his own women fight was a headache.

"Enough!"

"If you're eating, then eat properly!"

"Whoever likes me, I like her. It's that simple!"

A textbook scumbag's statement.

It shifted everyone's attention away from whom Su Chen liked and onto who liked Su Chen more.

As the women's gazes met, it was as though sparks flew from an electric current.