"Knock, knock, knock!"
Someone knocked on Liu Erlong's door, followed by Flender's voice. "Erlong, are you asleep?"
"Creak!"
Liu Erlong soon opened the door from inside, and Flender and Grandmaster entered her room.
"You sensed that powerful spiritual force just now too?"
"Yes. It's truly unimaginable. What sort of person could possess such powerful spiritual force?"
Flender's expression was grim. Though he said that aloud, he already had an answer in his heart.
Within Shrek Academy, there could be no one else besides Zhao Su, whose origins were impossible to uncover.
"Just who is this Zhao Su?"
"I don't know. Over these past five years, I've tried all sorts of ways to investigate him, but I haven't found a single clue. It's as though he appeared out of thin air."
"Then what is his goal?"
"Who knows? He might be someone from Spirit Hall."
Flender sighed. In truth, Zhao Su had concealed himself very well over the past five years, never revealing any flaws.
Yet Zhao Wuji had said many baffling things to Flender on numerous occasions.
He had even mentioned Spirit Hall repeatedly.
That was what had prompted Flender to investigate Zhao Su's identity.
But his efforts had yielded nothing.
At the mention of Spirit Hall, Liu Erlong's expression changed, and she looked at Grandmaster, who sat there without any expression.
"Could he have come for Xiaogang?"
"For me? I'm nothing but a useless man. Why would anyone mobilize such forces for my sake?"
Hearing this, Grandmaster gave a self-mocking smile.
"If it isn't for Xiaogang, who else in your Shrek Academy could warrant Spirit Hall sending someone like him?"
"All of this is merely speculation. Let's wait. Sooner or later, he'll show his fox's tail."
"Sigh. I'm just afraid that by the time he shows his fox's tail, our lives will have reached their end."
"Let's live one day at a time. Even if we figure it out, who among us could stop him if he wanted to kill us?"
Grandmaster remained expressionless, as though he no longer cared about life or death. With that, he rose and left Liu Erlong's room.
Liu Erlong and Flender exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly. Grandmaster's words were unpleasant, but they were the truth.
"All right, don't dwell on it. Get some rest."
Flender left after Grandmaster.
By then, Zhao Su had completely fused with the Right Arm Soul Bone. He could clearly feel the powerful Soul Power emanating from his right arm.
At the same time, Zhao Su discovered that a golden pool resembling a hot spring had appeared in his mind.
Golden liquid flowed within it, and a small hole lay at the bottom of the pool.
The golden liquid flowed out into his body, circulated through every part of it, then returned to the golden pool.
It could be said that this golden liquid was constantly reshaping Zhao Su's body.
"Is this the power of the Holy Angel Set?"
Zhao Su withdrew his spiritual sense and murmured to himself.
The next morning.
Liu Erlong convened an assembly of all the teachers and students at Blue Tyrant Academy.
She announced that Blue Tyrant Academy would be renamed Shrek Academy, and that she would hand the position of dean over to Flender. She and Zhao Wuji would serve as vice deans.
Liu Erlong had originally wanted to appoint Grandmaster as a vice dean as well.
But Grandmaster refused. He only wanted to remain as a teacher.
The Shrek Seven Devils were also assigned to different classes according to their Martial Souls.
In truth, given their current levels, they could have graduated long ago. Still, they decided to wait until the Advanced Elite Soul Master Tournament ended.
Only then would they graduate.
This would count as the last thing they did for the new Shrek Academy.
Yet Zhao Su had not appeared at all since the assembly began.
After the assembly ended, Liu Erlong introduced Shadow, a Senior Guest Advisor of the former Blue Tyrant Academy, to Grandmaster and Flender.
"It's you?"
Upon seeing Shadow, Flender frowned, surprise stirring within him. "You're a Titled Douluo?"
Across the entire continent, Titled Douluos were as rare as phoenix feathers and qilin horns, yet none of them were unknown figures.
"Hello, Dean Flender. My name is Zhang Ying, a level ninety-five Agility Attack System Titled Douluo!"
"You truly keep a low profile, Senior. As far as I know, no Titled Douluo could possibly be as discreet as you."
There was a hidden meaning in Flender's words, though his manner remained very respectful.
Whatever else might be true, she was a Titled Douluo.
And a level ninety-five Super Titled Douluo at that.
There were different tiers even among Titled Douluos. Those at level ninety-five and above were worlds apart from those below it.
"You know each other?"
Seeing that Flender and Zhang Ying actually knew each other, Liu Erlong was surprised as well.
Liu Erlong had met Zhang Ying five years earlier. Back then, Liu Erlong had broken through to level seventy and gone to Sunset Forest to find a suitable Soul Ring. She had been ambushed and gravely injured, and Zhang Ying had saved her.
From then on, Zhang Ying had become a Senior Guest Advisor at Blue Tyrant Academy, as well as Liu Erlong's close friend, with whom she could discuss anything.
"I had the good fortune to meet her yesterday. I simply didn't expect Senior Shadow Douluo to be a teacher at our Blue Tyrant Academy too!"
"What? Didn't Zhao Su tell you?"
"Well, something unexpected happened yesterday, and it was already very late when we returned. We haven't seen Teacher Zhao yet today!"
"I see. All right, then. You carry on. I'll go find Zhao Su."
After saying that, Zhang Ying took a single step. When she appeared again, she was already outside the meeting room.
At the sight, Flender and Grandmaster exchanged a glance and followed her.
Meanwhile, in Zhao Su's room, Zhao Su was distributing immortal herbs to the Shrek Seven Devils.
"This immortal herb is called Lovesick Heartbreak Red. I prepared it especially for you!"
Zhao Su handed Zhu Zhuqing a very ordinary-looking white flower. A streak of dazzling red marked its white petals.
It lent the little white flower a touch of eerie beauty.
At the same time, the white flower gave off a faint fragrance that refreshed the mind and spirit.
It smelled lovely.
Zhao Su then told them the legend of Lovesick Heartbreak Red.
"I don't want it!"
After listening to Zhao Su's account, Zhu Zhuqing turned her head away, refusing to look at him, and coldly uttered those words.
"If you don't want it, why not give it to me?"
Just then, a slightly husky female voice came from outside the door. A moment later, Zhang Ying appeared beside Zhao Su, wearing a long black dress that perfectly outlined her voluptuous figure.
She slipped her arm around Zhao Su's.
Grandmaster, Flender, and Liu Erlong then entered the room as well.
Seeing Zhao Su and Zhang Ying being so intimate, Zhu Zhuqing's gaze grew even colder.
"Zhuqing, this isn't the time to sulk. Boss Zhao is giving you the very best."
Ning Rongrong spoke up to Zhu Zhuqing.
She also came to Zhu Zhuqing's side and leaned close to her ear, whispering, "Look at that woman beside Zhao Su. Her figure is better than yours, and her looks are no worse. If you don't seize your chance, someone will snatch Boss Zhao away. Do you really want to go your separate ways with him?"
"You really don't want it?" Zhao Su looked at Zhu Zhuqing and asked again, then said to Zhang Ying, "Then it's yours...!"
"I want it!" Seeing Zhao Su offer Lovesick Heartbreak Red to Zhang Ying, Zhu Zhuqing hurriedly spoke up.
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