"Shrek Scandal Confirmed? Campus Beauty Jiang Nannan Bullied, Enforcement Hall Shields the Perpetrators"

Shrek Academy Inner Court, late at night.

Fourteen-year-old Jiang Nannan emerged from the cultivation room, her long hair soaked with sweat and plastered to her cheeks. She raised a hand to wipe her forehead and headed wearily toward the dormitories.

The corridor was quiet.

Too quiet.

Her steps paused slightly as she instinctively looked back.

Three shadowy figures emerged from around the corner and blocked her path.

"Nannan, Senior Sister." The leading boy smiled, but there was something chilling in his eyes. "Still cultivating this late? Thanks for the effort."

Jiang Nannan took half a step back, her voice soft. "Do you... need something?"

"Of course we do." Another boy licked his lips. "Senior Sister is so pretty. We just want to... get acquainted."

Jiang Nannan's face went pale, and she turned to run.

Bang!

A Soul Power barrier instantly sealed off the corridor.

"Why run?" the boy sneered. "Have some fun with us. We promise we won't treat you badly."

Jiang Nannan bit down hard, pink light bursting from her body as the Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul instantly possessed her.

She was incredibly fast, turning into an afterimage as she charged toward the weakest point of the blockade.

But all three of them were Four-Ring Soul Ancestors.

A massive hand descended from thin air and slammed her directly to the ground.

"Quite feisty." The leading boy walked over, crouched down, and pinched her chin. "But I like that."

Tears welled up in Jiang Nannan's eyes. She struggled desperately, but she could not move.

"Let... let me go..."

"Let you go?" The boy burst into laughter. "Do you know who we are? My cousin is an Inner Court steward. Who would dare interfere with something like this?"

Just as his hand was about to tear open Jiang Nannan's collar—

"Stop!"

A young man emerged from the darkness, his gaze terrifyingly sharp.

"Get lost." He said only one word.

The leading boy's expression changed. "Xu Sanshi? This is none of your busi—"

Before he could finish, he was already sent flying, smashing through the wall at the end of the corridor.

The other two boys went pale with fright and turned to flee.

Xu Sanshi did not pursue them. He merely crouched down, took off his jacket, and draped it over Jiang Nannan.

"It's all right now." His voice was very gentle.

Jiang Nannan clutched the jacket and curled into a ball, crying so hard that no sound came out.

The sports field ten thousand years ago erupted.

"Beasts!" Dai Mubai shot to his feet, his eyes red. "People like that deserve to enter Shrek?"

Ma Hongjun clenched his fists, veins bulging.

Tang San's face was frighteningly dark.

Ning Rongrong was already crying too hard to speak. Zhu Zhuqing supported her, her own eyes moist.

Xiao Wu bit her lip, trembling all over. "Why... why did she have to suffer this..."

Oscar's throat bobbed as he turned away, unable to watch.

The Sky Screen continued.

The next day, Shrek Academy Inner Court, Enforcement Hall.

Jiang Nannan stood in the center of the hall with her head lowered, her fingers twisted together.

Several stewards sat across from her. The middle-aged man at the head of the group was expressionless.

"Jiang Nannan, are you sure you want to report this?" His voice was calm. "Falsely accusing fellow students is a serious crime in the academy."

Jiang Nannan trembled. "I... I didn't falsely accuse anyone..."

"The three students claim that you seduced them first." The middle-aged man opened the case file. "As an Inner Court student, you were out alone late at night and improperly dressed. That alone raises questions."

"I didn't!" Jiang Nannan suddenly looked up, tears streaming down her face. "They... they made the first move!"

"Where is your evidence?"

"Senior Xu Sanshi can testify for me!"

"Xu Sanshi only saw the latter half of what happened." The middle-aged man closed the file. "He cannot prove who attacked first. Besides..."

He paused.

"Among those three students, the leader, Wang Meng, has a cousin who is an Inner Court steward—Wang Quan. If this matter gets out of hand, it will damage the academy's reputation."

Jiang Nannan bit her lip so hard that she tasted blood.

"So..." Her voice trembled. "The academy is going to shield them?"

"Watch your wording." The middle-aged man's expression darkened. "The academy has never shielded anyone. But without conclusive evidence, we cannot wrong innocent students."

"This matter ends here. If you continue to pursue it, it will be treated as a false accusation."

"You may leave."

Jiang Nannan stood where she was, tears flowing uncontrollably.

Her lips parted, but in the end, she said nothing and turned to leave.

Her back looked as though it might collapse at any moment.

Ten thousand years ago, the entire sports field fell silent.

A few seconds later—

"Shrek?" Dai Mubai's voice was terrifyingly low. "This is what Shrek became ten thousand years later?"

Ma Hongjun slammed a fist into the ground. "If I were there, I'd kill those beasts!"

Ning Rongrong cried so hard she could barely breathe.

Zhu Zhuqing held her up, her gaze icy. "Power offering protection... So even Shrek ten thousand years later could rot."

Tang San clenched his fists and said nothing.

Xiao Wu wiped away her tears as she looked at the Sky Screen, her heart aching like it was being cut apart.

The scene shifted again.

Inside the dormitory.

Jiang Nannan sat at the edge of her bed, hugging her knees, her eyes vacant.

There was a soft knock on the door.

"Nannan?" A gentle female voice sounded. "It's me, Shen Yueliang."

Jiang Nannan did not move.

The door was pushed open. Shen Yueliang walked in, and the moment she saw Jiang Nannan's state, her heart ached terribly.

"Don't be afraid." She sat beside the bed and gently embraced Jiang Nannan. "Your sister is here."

Jiang Nannan finally broke down and threw herself onto her shoulder, sobbing loudly.

"Sister Yueliang... why... why can they do this..."

"Why doesn't the academy do anything..."

"Why..."

Shen Yueliang held her tightly, her eyes reddening as well.

"Because this world was never fair." Her voice was soft. "The weak... can only be bullied."

"So we have to become stronger."

"Strong enough that no one will dare bully us."

Jiang Nannan cried even harder.

The scene gradually darkened.

Words appeared on the Sky Screen:

"From that day onward, Jiang Nannan"

"Never again believed in so-called fairness"

"She only believed in strength"

"And the people by her side who truly protected her"

The scene brightened again.

The training grounds.

Sixteen-year-old Jiang Nannan stood on the arena platform, her long hair tied into a high ponytail and her eyes firm.

Opposite her stood a burly Five-Ring Soul King with a disdainful expression.

"You?" He sneered. "The campus beauty? Today, I'll show you what a pretty vase is good for."

At the referee's command.

The Soul King exploded into action. All five soul rings lit up at once, and an immense pressure swept across the entire venue.

Jiang Nannan did not retreat.

She took a deep breath, and pink light burst forth from within her body.

The Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul was fully unleashed.

The next moment—

She vanished.

By the time the Soul King reacted, a slender hand was already pressed against the center of his back.

"First Soul Skill, Invincible Golden Body!"

"Second Soul Skill, Soft Bone Lock!"

The two soul skills erupted at once.

The Soul King's body twisted under a bizarre force, his joints cracking loudly.

"Ah—" He screamed.

Bang!

Jiang Nannan kicked him in the knee, sending him straight to his knees.

"Do you admit defeat?" Her voice was soft, but her gaze was terrifyingly cold.

"I... I admit defeat..."

Jiang Nannan released him and turned to leave the platform.

The entire venue erupted in cheers.

"Sister Nannan is invincible!"

"The campus beauty is incredible!"

"Who called her a pretty vase? She's a thorny rose!"

Jiang Nannan did not smile.

As she walked off the platform and passed the spectator stands, she happened to see Wang Meng in a corner.

The boy who had once tried to violate her.

Wang Meng's face turned deathly pale, and he instinctively stepped back.

Jiang Nannan merely glanced at him, said nothing, and turned away.

But that single glance gave Wang Meng nightmares for three days.

The atmosphere on the sports field ten thousand years ago eased slightly.

"That's more like it." Dai Mubai let out a breath. "It's good that she became stronger."

Ma Hongjun wiped his face. "Nannan really is one tough girl."

Ning Rongrong was still sobbing, but there was now some relief in her eyes.

Zhu Zhuqing said softly, "She is stronger than I imagined."

Xiao Wu bit her lip. Tears still streamed down her face, but her fists were clenched tightly.

The Sky Screen flickered one final time.

It froze on Jiang Nannan's profile.

There was no smile on that beautiful face, only determination.

Words slowly appeared:

"Peerless Tang Clan Top 10 Beauties, No. 4"

"Jiang Nannan"

"Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul, one of the Shrek Seven Devils"

"She lost too much"

"Yet never lost her kindness or resilience"

"She had been hurt"

"Yet still chose to protect others"

"She was Shrek's most beautiful campus beauty"

"And also its strongest warrior"

The final line slowly faded away:

"This was Jiang Nannan"

"Gentle, yet unconquerable"

"Jiang Nannan"

The scene went completely dark.

Everyone on the sports field remained silent for a long time.

Ning Rongrong wiped away her tears and choked out, "If I ever get the chance... I want to meet her..."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded. "So do I."

Xiao Wu took a deep breath and turned to Tang San. [Brother... did Shrek really become like that ten thousand years later?]

Tang San fell silent for a few seconds.

[I don't know.] His voice was low. [But if that's really the case...]

[Then it doesn't deserve to be called Shrek.]

Dai Mubai stood up and looked toward the Sky Screen. [Will the ranking continue?]

As soon as he finished speaking.

The Sky Screen lit up once more.

Golden light flooded the entire training ground.

A line of large characters slowly emerged:

[Peerless Tang Clan's Top Ten Beauties]

[Top 3]