Please Leave Shrek

"What! What's that old gorilla doing here!" Zhao Wuji's eyes widened, disbelief written all over his face.

Back then, he had fled to Shrek and concealed his identity precisely because Tai Tan had been hunting him down. Now that Tai Tan had appeared before him again, how could Zhao Wuji not be shocked?

Zhao Wuji even rubbed his eyes and sensed Tai Tan's aura. It was no different from that of a Soul Douluo.

Those whose perceptions had been distorted by the heart demon could not see through Qin Ye's disguise themselves.

Tai Tan smugly knocked his fists together and slowly advanced on Zhao Wuji. "Zhao Wuji, it's time we settled our accounts. You injured members of my Strength Clan back then, and today, I'm going to make you pay in full."

Cold sweat poured from Zhao Wuji's forehead. The closer Tai Tan came, the stronger the pressure weighing on his heart became, until it felt as though his heart would leap out of his chest.

"S-Senior." Zhao Wuji instinctively dropped to his knees before Qin Ye with a thud. Bowing his head to the ground, he pleaded, "I had eyes but failed to recognize Mount Tai, and I offended the Strength Clan. Please, be magnanimous and spare my life."

Zhao Wuji could not have looked more servile. All that was missing was for him to call Tai Tan Grandpa.

"Wh-what's going on?" In the distance, Zhu Zhuqing and the others were already staring, dumbstruck.

Why was Zhao Wuji kowtowing to Qin Ye and begging for mercy? Could a Soul Saint like him really not defeat Qin Ye, who only had rank-ten soul power? What had happened to this world?

Even Flender, who was watching from the shadows, was so startled that his glasses nearly fell off. "What nonsense is Zhao Wuji up to? A vice dean kneeling before an upperclassman-what a disgrace!"

As he spoke, Flender threw a stone at the back of Zhao Wuji's head.

Thwack!

"Ow! Which bastard hit me!" The blow left Zhao Wuji's head throbbing. At that very moment, Qin Ye lifted the heart demon's interference.

When Zhao Wuji looked at Tai Tan again, he found that the person before him had completely changed, becoming a confident, spirited young man.

"Teacher Zhao, time's up. We all passed this assessment, right?" Qin Ye flashed his gleaming teeth and spoke proudly.

"Y-you! What are you doing here!" Zhao Wuji hurriedly got to his feet and looked around. "Where's Tai Tan? Where's the Strength Clan? Where did they all go!?"

"Enough!" An agile owl flew up to Zhao Wuji and punched him in the head.

"Ow! Boss, when did you get back? And why are you hitting me?" Looking at Flender, who had suddenly appeared, Zhao Wuji clutched the back of his head in bewilderment and kept complaining.

"Get out of my sight," Flender snarled. "You've single-handedly disgraced Shrek today! A vice dean kowtowing to a student-how is Shrek supposed to teach its students after this!"

"Huh? I, that wasn't..." Zhao Wuji still tried to explain.

"Scram!" Flender roared.

"Oh, okay, Boss." Zhao Wuji rarely saw Flender lose his temper, and this time he was genuinely frightened. He hurriedly slunk away into the distance.

Watching Zhao Wuji run away while repeatedly glancing back, Qin Ye found him utterly comical. He really did look like a bear.

Heh, Zhao Wuji is far too funny. Is Tai Tan really that terrifying? Qin Ye thought.

In truth, if Zhao Wuji had been a little braver, Qin Ye's illusion would have been easy to expose. Had Zhao Wuji thrown a punch at Tai Tan, Qin Ye would have been sent flying without fail.

After all, Qin Ye had only obtained a portion of Tai Tan's strength. If this had been Slaughter City, Zhao Wuji, deprived of his soul power, certainly would not have been able to beat him. But there were no ifs. Not only did Zhao Wuji have soul power, he could also activate his Martial Soul Avatar. If Zhao Wuji fought for his life, Qin Ye, a fox borrowing a tiger's might, really would not have been able to kill him.

"You're Qin Ye?" Flender looked down at Qin Ye with cold eyes.

"You must be Dean Flender of Shrek Academy, correct? That's right, I'm Qin Ye. I've long heard that our esteemed dean is a member of the Golden Iron Triangle. Now that I've met you, you certainly live up to your reputation." Qin Ye had grown accustomed to being flattered in Slaughter City, so he had picked up a few tricks himself.

"Heh, you certainly have heard plenty." As it turned out, Qin Ye's flattery worked very well. A smile gradually appeared on Flender's formerly cold face.

"Then, Dean, may we enroll in Shrek?" Qin Ye asked the question that mattered most to him.

If Flender rejected Qin Ye because of the heart demon's peculiar nature, Qin Ye truly would have no recourse.

"Of course." Flender adjusted his glasses. "Except for one person."

So it's as I feared? Qin Ye thought.

Seeing this from a distance, Tang San could not help walking over to Qin Ye smugly. "Hah, I told you. Someone like you could never get into Shrek. No matter how outstanding your talent is or how powerful your backing is, facts are facts. You've been eliminated."

Tang San stood beside Qin Ye, smugness written all over his face. Even Xiao Wu found him unfamiliar; she had never seen Tang San look like this before.

Qin Ye clenched his fists helplessly. Damn it, just looking at this guy's face makes me want to punch him.

"What are you laughing at? I meant you, Tang San. You've been eliminated," Flender said calmly.

"Haha, did you hear that? You've been eliminated... Wait, what?" Tang San suddenly caught on. "Hold on, Dean. Why have I been eliminated? This guy knocked Dai Mubai unconscious at Shrek Academy's entrance. Shouldn't he be the one eliminated? Did you misspeak? His name is Qin Ye. I'm Tang San."

Flender adjusted his glasses. "I didn't misspeak. I mean you, Tang San. You've been eliminated. Shrek doesn't need you."

Crack!

The stone in Tang San's heart shattered with a crack!

"Why! I didn't do anything! Why am I the one being eliminated!" Tang San demanded of Flender, unwilling to accept it.

"It's precisely because you did nothing that you've been eliminated," Flender said without yielding an inch. "Let me ask you this: where were you while Qin Ye and the others were fighting Zhao Wuji?"

At those words, Tang San froze. It felt as though a stone had lodged in his throat, leaving him unable to utter a word.

"When Qin Ye and Zhu Zhuqing were about to be attacked by Zhao Wuji, you clearly had a chance to act. Yet you stood there unmoved. You even tried to stop Xiao Wu from going to help, then watched with your own eyes as your teammates were hurt. A selfish person like you has no right to remain at Shrek."

Flender raised his arm and pointed toward Shrek Academy's gate. "Now, please leave Shrek. Otherwise, don't blame me for using force."