"Shit"rek Academy, nothing but a pile of crap

"Third soul skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation!"

As Dai Mubai transformed again, the Blue Silver Grass winding toward him instantly turned to dust. The shock sent Tang San flying backward, though luckily, Xiao Wu caught him in time.

Dai Mubai strode toward Tang San with his powerful chest thrust out, finally stopping ten meters away.

"Your Blue Silver Grass is certainly impressive. Its toughness far exceeded my expectations. But what I'm using now is my third soul skill, White Tiger Vajra Transformation."

"My White Tiger Vajra Transformation can maintain this enhanced state for half an hour. With my rank thirty-seven soul power on top of that, your poison can't hurt me at all..."

After showing off with an introduction to his third soul skill, Dai Mubai released his Martial Soul Possession and gave Tang San and Xiao Wu a long look.

"I think we'll meet again soon. When you get to Shrek Academy, if anyone gives you trouble, remember to mention my name, the Evil-Eyed White Tiger."

With that, Dai Mubai wrapped his arms around the two twins and headed for the door.

As he passed Lin Ye, Dai Mubai glanced at Ning Rongrong, a flicker of surprise crossing his eyes. But he paid her little further attention and simply led the twins away.

"You really guessed right, Brother Lin Ye. Neither of them won." Ning Rongrong looked at Lin Ye with admiration.

Lin Ye chuckled softly at her words, then said, "All right, we can go in now."

After the two entered the lobby, Manager Wang ignored Tang San and Xiao Wu entirely and came forward to greet them warmly.

"My honored guests, sorry for the wait. Please follow me."

Lin Ye nodded, took Ning Rongrong's hand, and followed Manager Wang.

As he passed Tang San, Lin Ye ignored him outright and headed for the stairs.

Tang San wasn't annoyed by the way the other boy ignored him. He merely felt something strange stir in his heart, though he couldn't put his finger on what was strange about it.

"The room's ready. Shall we go up too?"

After completing the formalities and paying the attendant, Xiao Wu was about to pull Tang San upstairs when she noticed him staring distractedly at the staircase.

"Brother, what are you looking at?"

Tang San immediately snapped out of it, shook his head, and said, "Nothing, Xiao Wu. Let's go up."

Once they opened the room, Ning Rongrong let out a delighted cry at the utterly romantic decor inside.

"Wow, Brother Lin Ye, this room is so beautifully decorated!"

Lin Ye shook his head helplessly. It's a couples' hotel. How could the rooms not be romantic?

"You'll sleep on the bed tonight. I'll take the sofa," Lin Ye said directly.

"Huh? Can't I sleep with you?"

Lin Ye pressed a hand to his forehead. "No. Boys and girls are different. We're not little children anymore."

Six years ago, not long after he had first joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong had started coming over all the time, asking to sleep with him.

They had been little then, so Lin Ye could reluctantly accept it. After all, in his previous life, he had held children and soothed them to sleep before.

But that was no longer an option. Although Ning Rongrong was twelve, the tender lotus bud had already begun to show its pointed tip. He could no longer treat her like a little child.

"Oh."

At his words, Ning Rongrong lay down on the bed, looking a little disappointed. But that disappointment soon faded.

There was no other reason—the bed was just so damn comfortable~

Lin Ye entered the room, shut the door, and sat down on the sofa before opening his system.

[Name: Lin Ye.]

[Age: twelve (???).]

[Martial soul: World-Painting Scroll.]

[Level: rank thirty-nine (???).]

[Soul skills: Manifestation (innate ability), Lingxu: Unending (800), Scroll Unfurling: Heavenly Net (3000), Swift Stroke: Seamless (7000).]

[...]

Over six years, Lin Ye had risen from his initial rank ten to his current rank thirty-nine. His speed of advancement had astonished even his two Douluo masters.

Most staggering of all, not only had Lin Ye's first soul ring broken the theoretical limit, but his second and third soul rings had also broken their respective limits one after another.

Bone Douluo had taken him to obtain his three-thousand-year second soul ring, while both Douluo had accompanied him for his third.

They had witnessed Lin Ye shatter theory time and again, making the Grandmaster's so-called core theories seem increasingly like a joke to them.

"Brother Lin Ye."

Hearing Ning Rongrong call him, Lin Ye closed the system and turned to look at her.

"What is it, Rongrong?"

"Those two people fighting earlier—I heard them say there was an academy here?"

Lin Ye answered, "There is an academy here. It's called Slime... Shrek Academy. Why? Do you want to go there for some fun?"

Ning Rongrong sat up, looked at Lin Ye, and nodded vigorously.

"Yes! We've stayed in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect all our lives. We've never experienced school life before. Do you want to go with me, Brother Lin Ye?"

Lin Ye "pondered" for a few seconds before saying, "Then we'll go take a look tomorrow. But let me make this clear beforehand: if the academy isn't any good, we'll find a chance to leave. There's no need to stay long."

"The Heaven Dou Empire has plenty of good academies."

"Shit"rek Academy—Lin Ye was willing to call it a pile of crap.

If not for his mission, Lin Ye wouldn't even have wanted to come to a place like Shrek Academy. How could cultivating in this backwater, where even birds wouldn't bother to shit, compare to the comfort of the sect?

Moreover, even setting aside the poor living conditions, there was also a so-called theoretical grandmaster like Yu Xiaogang brainwashing the students.

Anyone who dared believe Yu Xiaogang's theories could kiss the rest of their life goodbye.

Lin Ye believed that, unless something was wrong with her brain, the current Ning Rongrong would never choose to stay here indefinitely.

Unlike in the original story, Ning Rongrong wouldn't deliberately seek out some remote place and endure its torments just to escape the sect's constraints.

Because of Lin Ye, the current Ning Rongrong was vastly different from her original counterpart.

Since Lin Ye had drawn away some of the two Titled Douluo's attention over the past few years, she was no longer so excessively protected that she grew tired of life in the sect, as she had in the original story.

On top of that, after spending every day with Lin Ye over these past few years, Ning Rongrong had unknowingly been deeply influenced by him.

Though she could still be rather mischievous at times, she had not developed the brow-furrowing arrogance and willfulness of her original counterpart.

As for this outing, she had simply grown a little bored of always staying in the sect and wanted to go out with Lin Ye for some fun and see the world outside.

After finishing his conversation with Ning Rongrong, Lin Ye began pondering his mission.

Plundering fortune—where should I start?

"I've got it. The most suitable and easiest thing to do right now is to drive a wedge between Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai first."

After all, in Shrek's early days, those two were the most susceptible to a rift. Driving them apart wouldn't be difficult.

Thus, Lin Ye only needed to do one thing, and that was...