Qin Ming's Invitation

When Qin Ming entered the house, his face was still filled with shock. He had originally come to discuss the invitation, but the battle in the courtyard just now had left all the words he had prepared stuck in his throat.

Ning Rongrong's nine-story pagoda, Ma Hongjun's purer Phoenix Fire, Dai Mubai's White Tiger Soul Power which was much stronger, and Zhu Zhuqing's speed was so fast that even he had to watch carefully.

There are also Tang San and Yuan Yu.

One controls the entire domain, the other dominates the entire arena.

After Qin Ming sat down, he first took a sip of tea. Flender looked at him and said, "Tell me, what did the Heaven Dou Royal Academy say?"

Qin Ming put down his teacup.

"The Three Education Committee Members still hope that Shrek can go to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. They are willing to open up the Mimicry Cultivation Environment, teachers, and resources. Dean, you can also bring your teachers along."

Flender didn't speak immediately, Zhao Wuji crossed his arms and said, "That sounds good."

Ma Hongjun asked in a low voice, "Is there a cafeteria?"

Oscar said, "Is that all you're focusing on?"

Ma Hongjun said, "Even cultivators need to eat."

Qin Ming replied earnestly, "Yes, and it's much better than here."

Ma Hongjun's eyes lit up, but Flender coughed and said, "Shut up."

Dai Mubai looked at Qin Ming.

"After we go there, will we be considered members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy or Shrek Academy?"

Qin Ming had anticipated the question, "The Three Education Committee Members mean that Shrek's teachers and students as a whole will be retained. You can use the academy's resources and represent the Heaven Dou Royal Academy in subsequent competitions. Specific titles can still be discussed."

Zhu Zhuqing asked bluntly, "Will nobles interfere with the training?"

Qin Ming paused for a moment.

"The Three Education Committee Members won't. But after all, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy is located in Heaven Dou City, and the influence of the Royal Family and nobles is unavoidable."

The room quieted down. Zhao Wuji shifted his posture, causing the wooden chair to creak under his weight. Qin Ming didn't describe the Heaven Dou Royal Academy as a pure land. Yuan Yu glanced at him, then lightly twirled the Wine Gourd between his fingers.

Ning Rongrong didn't laugh this time. She looked at her Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. If she went to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, this news would spread sooner or later, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would definitely know as well.

She was a little flustered. Tang San sat to the side, not in a hurry to speak. Yuan Yu leaned against the door, shaking the Wine Gourd in his hand. Flender looked at him.

What do you think?

Yuan Yu said, "The Heaven Dou Royal Academy has good resources, while Shrek is poor; that's a fact."

Flender's face darkened slightly. "You could have put it more tactfully."

"Dean, even our signboard at the entrance is about to fall off."

Zhao Wuji coughed, and Qin Ming suppressed a laugh.

Yuan Yu continued, "You can go, but you have to go with your head held high. Anyone who wants to treat Shrek Academy like a cheap bargain, anyone who wants to use our name to make a fuss, should ask us first if we agree."

Qin Ming nodded seriously. "I will convey this message to the Three Education Committee Members."

Flender was silent for a moment. He was reluctant to leave Shrek; this dilapidated academy was the culmination of half his life's work, but he also knew that the students needed a better place.

Especially now, Shrek and his group of kids are no longer just playing around; they're going to go very far in the future.

Zhao Wuji looked at Flender.

"Boss, you built the academy, but the students aren't here to keep us company and guard this dilapidated house."

Flender glared at him. "Do I need you to teach me?"

Zhao Wuji didn't say anything more. Flender looked down at the teacup on the table; a corner of the rim was chipped.

This wretched place is lacking in everything—roofs, windows, and money. He used to be able to brush it off with the excuse that "monsters don't need good places," but not anymore. These kids are now qualified for Great Soul Arena.

Just as Flender was about to speak, a whooshing sound suddenly came from outside the courtyard. Yuan Yu's eyes turned cold, Sun Wheel Blade half an inch from its sheath. Tang San raised his hand almost at the same time.

A short arrow was embedded in the door frame, with a note tied to its fletching. Zhao Wuji strode over, pulled out the arrow, and found only one line of text on the note.

"The road to Heaven Dou is long and arduous; Shrek may not be able to reach it."

Qin Ming's face darkened. "Cheng Su?"

Yuan Yu took the note, and Rosy Cloud Pattern lit up.

"He didn't come in person, but it's definitely related to his connections."

Flender sneered, "Is this a threat?"

Yuan Yu crumpled the note into a ball. "It's more like asking for a beating."

As the shadows of the trees outside the door shifted, three figures simultaneously leaped out from the top of the wall. Tang San, with his Blue Silver Grass, arrived first, binding one person's ankle; Zhu Zhuqing was even faster, using her Netherworld Thrust to catch up with the second person; Dai Mubai, with his White Tiger Martial Soul, blocked the third person head-on.

Those three were all Soul Ancestor, which would be considered troublesome in an ordinary academy, but they chose the wrong time.

Ning Rongrong's Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda rises.

" Of the Nine Treasures Have Names, the First: Strength."

"Second: Speed."

As the light faded, Dai Mubai struck the Soul Ancestor in front of him, sending him back three steps. Zhu Zhuqing used her speed to circle behind him, her claws stopping at the side of his neck; Xiao Wu leaped up from the side and kicked Tang San, who was entangled with her, to the ground; Ma Hongjun blocked the retreat route on the wall with a single strike.

Oscar, holding a sausage behind him, couldn't find an opportunity to stab the phone. Yuan Yu hadn't even fully drawn his knife before three Soul Ancestor were already lying in the courtyard.

There was another person trying to leave outside the wall. He didn't enter the courtyard, but instead fired arrows from a distance. Tang San's sleeve flashed with a cold light, and the Hidden Weapons grazed the man's shoulder, forcing him to roll out from behind a tree.

Thunder Pattern lit up beneath Yuan Yu's feet. The next instant, he was standing in front of the man, his scabbard poised at the man's throat.

"Aren't you tired from running so far?"

The man's face turned pale, and the Crossbow Mechanism in his hand fell to the ground.

Yuan Yu didn't use excessive force; he simply tossed the man back into the courtyard. The four of them lay side by side on the ground, not daring to utter a sound.

Zhao Wuji grinned, "The Immortal Herb wasn't wasted."

Flender looked down at the three men. "Who sent them?"

One of them gritted his teeth and remained silent, but Yuan Yu squatted down and stuffed the crumpled paper ball back into his hand.

"Go back and tell your master that we can walk the distance ourselves, whether it's far or not."

The man looked up, Yuan Yu's smile faded.

"If we come again, it won't be as simple as just letting you lie down for a while."

Seeing this scene in the courtyard, Qin Ming's last bit of hesitation vanished. Shrek could no longer remain in this dilapidated courtyard, where they would be ambushed. They should go to a bigger place and show the nobles of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy what the Shrek monsters were all about.

Flender turned around and looked at the crowd.

"You heard everything?"

Ma Hongjun immediately said, "I heard that, someone deserves a beating."

Flender asked, "Anything else?"

Ning Rongrong, holding the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, said, "Let's go to Heaven Dou."

Dai Mubai nodded. "Go with your head held high."

Tang San looked at Xiao Wu, Xiao Wu snorted.

"Fine, let's go. I want to see just how powerful the Heaven Dou Royal Academy really is."

Yuan Yu hung the Wine Gourd back on his waist. "Then let's pack our things."

Flender took a deep breath. "Okay."

"Shrek Academy, setting off on the Heaven Dou."

Outside the courtyard gate, it was already dawn. Qin Ming looked at the group of teenagers and suddenly smiled.

He returned this time with a group of students, but also a group of monsters who had just begun to show their true colors.