The Heaven Dou Royal Academy stood against a mountainside, surrounded by beautiful scenery.
Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong knew the way well and soon reached the Imperial Fighting Team's exclusive mimicry cultivation area.
The surroundings were unusually quiet, without a single person in sight.
Ning Rongrong walked beside Gu Feng, a hint of smugness in her voice.
"I bet you shook them up when you said you were about to break through to Soul King. Yu Tianheng and the others must still be inside, working hard at their cultivation."
Gu Feng smiled and was about to answer when light footsteps sounded nearby.
The newcomer was a young woman dressed in a fitted white-and-gold outfit.
She had long, slightly wavy, pale-blond hair and walked with light steps, her whole demeanor gentle.
When she saw them, she stopped and asked softly:
"You must be the Imperial Fighting Team's other two members, Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong, right?"
Gu Feng and Ning Rongrong both nodded.
"Yes, Teacher."
The woman introduced herself warmly:
"Hello. I'm the Imperial Fighting Team's new leader. My name is Xue Li."
"The Crown Prince assigned me here personally."
Ning Rongrong nodded slightly, looking at their new teacher with some surprise.
"You're the team leader, Teacher Xue Li? Then where did our previous leader, Teacher Qin Ming, go?"
Xue Li sighed softly and explained:
"About a year ago, Teacher Qin Ming did everything he could to arrange for Shrek Academy to merge into our Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
"All three education commissioners had agreed, but Prince Xue Xing barged in with the fourth prince and ruined the arrangement. He even insulted the teachers leading Shrek's group."
"Teacher Qin Ming felt he had let his alma mater down and couldn't bear the humiliation, so he submitted his resignation to the academy