In the end, Flender's arm was at least reattached.
It was practically useless, though. Even holding a cup made it tremble.
Qin Ming and Yu Tianheng wanted to leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy and join Shrek Academy.
But unlike in the original story, they could no longer make a tidy sum at the Great Soul Arena.
The Shrek Six Monsters' record was nothing remarkable now.
The entire academy was on the verge of bankruptcy.
So Qin Ming suggested going to Heaven Dou Royal Academy instead.
But then his brow furrowed.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy was in Heaven Dou City, right next to Sunset Forest, where the Spirit Pagoda founded by Lin Xiao and the others stood.
After Lin Xiao publicized the Spirit Pagoda, the various factions began to act.
Xue Qinghe, who was actually Qian Renxue, sent Snake Lance to search Sunset Forest. Bone Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had also set out some time ago.
Prince Xue Xing, meanwhile, was frantic enough to cry. He could not find Dugu Bo, so he could not ask him anything.
He even suspected that the people of the Spirit Pagoda might have killed Dugu Bo.
He could only force himself to muster his courage and have his personal guards advance slowly along the edge of Sunset Forest.
Watching their movements, Xue Ye continued eating and enjoying himself as usual.
Both the crown prince and the prince had sent people to search, so there was no need for him to follow suit with a single click.
He could feel his health deteriorating. The throne of the entire Heaven Dou Empire might pass to Xue Qinghe in the near future.
Far away, over at Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong, who was equally unaware of the truth, assumed that some secluded sect had simply emerged into the world.
A Titled Douluo with a Ten Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring was rare, but not impossible.
Thus, Yue Guan and Gui Mei also slipped away quietly and headed for Heaven Dou City.
Within the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu frowned slightly.
The emergence of a secluded sect could very well change the balance of power across the continent.
He could not help worrying about Qian Renxue.
As for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, its elders remained exceedingly arrogant.
Yu Yuanzhen sat in the clan head's seat.
He propped his head up helplessly.
As the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's only Titled Douluo.
He was also the pillar supporting the entire clan.
How could he fail to understand the true weight of a Titled Douluo who possessed a Ten Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?
After all, even at his current strength, he could not guarantee that he could kill a hundred-thousand-year soul beast.
Against one with a more powerful bloodline, such as a Titan Giant Ape, he could only flee with his tail between his legs.
Apart from that Clear Sky Douluo from long ago, no one had obtained a Ten Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.
Generally required at least two Titled Douluos, or one Titled Douluo above rank 96, to hunt the beast down.
In other words, Xuan Zi was certainly not the only Titled Douluo in this sect.
Either there were three, or there was another exceptionally powerful Titled Douluo.
And that was only the bare minimum...
These clan elders before him cared only about their own interests, their eyes perched higher than the heavens.
They looked down on everything.
Yet they were all core members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Yu Yuanzhen felt nothing but a headache.
He could only agree with them on the surface while secretly sending Yu Luomian to scout things out.
After a fairly heated discussion.
They ultimately decided to go to Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
At worst, they would simply steer clear of the Spirit Pagoda.
Although Flender was deeply reluctant to leave Shrek behind.
For the futures of those little monsters, and so the old companions who had struggled alongside him could enjoy their twilight years a little more comfortably.
He still gritted his teeth through the pain and agreed to the request.
Qin Ming was delighted. He worked at Heaven Dou Royal Academy himself, so its generous benefits went without saying.
As Soul Saints, Flender and the others would receive even better treatment.
On one hand, he was happy that his dean could receive better treatment than he did and have a brighter future.
On the other, he was also rather reluctant to leave his own job.
Now that he could have the best of both worlds, nothing could be better.
And so they embarked on a journey at a moment's notice.
The suggestion was made in the morning, and by that afternoon, the Shrek group had packed bags of every size.
Apart from Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng and the other Heaven Dou Royal Academy students had already returned to the academy after the incident at the Great Soul Arena.
Back with Lin Xiao.
He felt that he had fallen into decadence.
Ever since discovering several years ago how comfortable it was to lie in the Snow Empress's arms.
He had rarely meditated at night.
Even without meditation, his soul power still increased at an absurd speed.
But for the second time, his conscience urged him to work hard.
The last time he had intended to make an effort, the Snow Empress had suddenly awakened, putting an end to that idea.
This time, I, Lin Xiao, absolutely cannot carry on like this!
Just as he rose up, ready to resist.
Softness pulled him straight back to reality once again.
The Snow Empress hugged him a little tighter, holding some unknown book in one hand as she read and gently stroking his hair with the other.
Lin Xiao had failed again.
Over these six years, the Snow Empress had been just like she was in the Divine Realm side story, reading strange books and then applying everything she learned to him.
Forget all that!
Xue'er is a woman who could become my mother~
It hardly interferes with my cultivation anyway.
Even if he did not cultivate, his soul power could increase just from breathing every day.
With the nation's strength flourishing, what's wrong with relaxing a little?
The Shu Road is steep and perilous... ahem.
Speaking of cultivation, though, he was already on the verge of rank 60.
Yet Xue'er told him to wait a while before going to her homeland, the Far North, to obtain his sixth ring.
This puzzled Lin Xiao somewhat.
With the Ice Dragon King's soul ring already in his possession, he had little interest in obtaining a second ice-attribute soul ring for his martial soul.
After all, that could easily result in duplicate soul skills.
Xue'er knew that.
Could there be something else in the Far North that I don't know about?
After a long journey, the Shrek group finally reached the outskirts of Heaven Dou City.
With Qin Ming leading the way.
They soon arrived at the gates of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
The Shrek group was captivated and awed by the magnificent entrance.
By comparison, Dai Mubai and the others felt that their old Shrek Academy had been little more than a slum.
As Qin Ming introduced the place, they slowly walked into the academy.
"Over there is the Mimicry Training Ground, and over there is the Soul Fighting Arena..."
Walking with his body half-turned toward them, Qin Ming acted like a dedicated guide, introducing every facility at Heaven Dou Royal Academy to Flender and the others in detail.
Along the main road, however, many students wearing Heaven Dou Royal Academy uniforms had gathered in groups of two or three.
They looked at the Shrek group with eyes full of disdain and contempt.
One student spoke to the girl beside him, his voice neither particularly loud nor particularly quiet.
It seemed he deliberately wanted the Shrek group to hear him.
"Where did these jungle bumpkins come from? Dressed like that, anyone who didn't know better would think they'd crawled out of the slums~"
His words reached Dai Mubai and the others, leaving them somewhat embarrassed, but far more angry.
Just as they were about to snap back.
Qin Ming beat them to it and shouted the mocking student down.
He turned back to them, his face full of apology.
Flender could only shake his head. Now that they were placing themselves under someone else's roof, he was in no position to say much.
He could only hope that, after joining the academy, the little monsters would use their strength to beat these people into submission.
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