When Xuan Zi Appears, Who Would Dare Slander Our Shrek?

At this moment, in Shrek Academy ten thousand years later, Long Yeyue had barely finished her mocking remarks when she was swiftly proven wrong. She had not even had time to gloat for long.

The slap in the face had come far too quickly.

Long Yeyue's expression immediately froze. The others who had originally wanted to echo her words all lowered their heads, not daring to say another word.

Were they supposed to stubbornly insist that Lin Fan had no talent for forging? Even in this era, Lin Fan might well have possessed the potential to become a Divine Craftsman.

Of course, another reason no one dared look at Long Yeyue was that they feared she would vent her anger on them. After all, her face had just been slapped resoundingly, and they were equally guilty for having witnessed it.

After quite a while, an elder of the Sea God Pavilion cleared his throat and slowly spoke.

"If this Lin Fan... truly possessed such ability, why did he leave no records behind in our Shrek Academy?"

The elder's face was filled with confusion as he said this.

"Even if that girl from the Leng Family influenced Lin Fan, with Lin Fan's own talent, it should have been impossible for him to leave no trace whatsoever in history, shouldn't it?"

That was a reasonable point, and everyone nodded in agreement.

After all, they had already investigated. There were absolutely no records of Lin Fan in Shrek Academy's historical archives, as though he had never existed at all.

If he had truly been some remarkable figure, how could he have left behind no trace at all?

At that moment, someone else voiced a new conjecture.

"Say... could this Light Screen be the martial soul ability of some Limit Douluo? Could they have deliberately fabricated all these strange events?"

The moment those words were spoken, someone beside him immediately rejected them.

"Impossible."

"Someone did observe that the Leng sisters were preparing to enter Shrek Academy for their studies. But the instant Leng Yaozhu stepped into the academy, she was struck by a beam of light and vanished, while that Light Screen appeared at the very same time."

"If this were a Limit Douluo's martial soul ability, how long in advance would they have had to arrange all of this? Besides, we did not sense even the slightest fluctuation of Soul Power."

"Moreover, this ability is certainly not something an ordinary Limit Douluo could achieve."

Hearing this, everyone nodded one after another, feeling that the analysis made sense.

"Right, perhaps ten thousand years ago, without Leng Yaozhu holding him back, Lin Fan never got involved with Huo Yuhao and the others. In the end, because his temper was too terrible, he was expelled from Shrek Academy, and that was why no records remained?"

There was indeed some basis for that statement. After all, they knew that Huo Yuhao had the million-year soul beast Sky Dream Ice Silkworm within him. With Sky Dream Ice Silkworm there, Huo Yuhao would not have come to harm even without Lin Fan.

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open, and a figure walked in from outside.

He was a middle-aged man with handsome features and a straight, upright posture. He looked to be only around forty years old. This man was Elder Bei, the current master of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion.

His arrival made everyone present pause in surprise before they all rose to their feet and bowed.

Elder Bei waved his hand, signaling that there was no need for formalities, then slowly spoke.

"Just now, I tried to peer into that Light Screen with the power of the Golden Ancient Tree."

"But I was completely unable to glimpse anything."

"Even with the Golden Ancient Tree's enhancement, when my senses fell upon that Light Screen, it was as though they had fallen into a void. I could sense nothing at all."

The entire hall erupted in an uproar at those words.

One had to know that Elder Bei was currently among Shrek Academy's greatest combat forces. With the Golden Ancient Tree's enhancement, even ordinary Limit Douluo could not contend against him.

Yet even Elder Bei could not make sense of it.

"Then... will this Light Screen affect the present?"

Someone could not help voicing the concern that weighed on everyone's mind.

Upon hearing this, the dean of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department spoke gravely, his expression extremely unpleasant.

"That Light Screen has already affected Shrek."

"The Leng Family has officially suspended its exchange and study program with our academy. And it is not only the Leng Family—the number of students originally planning to enroll has also fallen by thirty percent."

Everyone's expressions changed drastically upon hearing that number.

"This Light Screen... is tarnishing Shrek Academy far too badly, isn't it?"

"If it keeps broadcasting, our academy's situation will probably worsen even further."

"But how can we stop the Light Screen from continuing?"

As soon as that question was raised, the entire hall fell silent once more.

After all, if even Elder Bei could not do it, then no amount of deliberation from them would be of any use.

Long Yeyue suddenly spoke at that moment.

"There is no need to concern ourselves with this. Once Xuan Zi appears in that Light Screen, all slander will collapse on its own."

Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing that.

After all, according to Shrek Academy's records, Xuan Zi's appraisal was exceptionally high. Not only had he been the master of the Sea God Pavilion and the first master of the Spirit Pagoda, he had also been a key figure in nurturing a generation of powerhouses such as Huo Yuhao.

Long Yeyue had often used this matter to needle the current master of the Spirit Pagoda, saying things like, "Ten thousand years ago, your Spirit Pagoda still belonged to our Shrek Academy."

Whenever that matter was brought up, the faces of those Spirit Pagoda people would turn incomparably ugly.

Thus, Long Yeyue had absolute confidence in Xuan Zi. So long as he appeared, the negative image displayed by the Light Screen would be overshadowed by Xuan Zi's prestige and achievements.

Meanwhile, at the Leng Family residence, Leng Yulai finally returned home from outside.

When she pushed open the doors to the main hall and entered, she happened to see her father seated at the table, with that piece of Thousand-Forged Raw Iron placed before him.

Leng Yulai could not help freezing, her steps halting where she stood.

"Father... what is this?"

The Head of the Leng Family looked up at her, a faint smile appearing on his face.

"Yulai, you're back."

Leng Yulai nodded, her gaze fixed directly upon the piece of raw iron as she could not help asking.

"What is going on with this raw iron? Father, have you started learning forging too?"

Hearing this, the Head of the Leng Family could not help shaking his head, his eyes filled with complicated emotions.

"It is not that. Rather..."

He hesitated for a moment before ultimately deciding not to conceal it from her. Leng Yaozhu's disappearance had already worried this daughter of his enough. If he hid more from her, it would only make her overthink things further.

"This item was made by Lin Fan."

The Head of the Leng Family spoke slowly.

"I do not know why it appeared in our Leng Family. The same was true of the One-Word Battle Armor blueprint Lin Fan designed earlier."

Leng Yulai froze where she stood upon hearing this, then hurriedly asked.

"Then... Sister can still come back, right?"

Looking at the hopeful eyes of his daughter, the Head of the Leng Family felt a pang in his heart. He fell silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

"I... do not know. I do not know what this Light Screen truly is either. Whether she can return will depend on Yaozhu's luck."