Shrek Academy Becomes a Public Enemy, Despised by All?

"Achoo—"

Bing Jiu sneezed, then grabbed Xue Qinghe's sleeve and wiped her nose on it.

Xue Qinghe looked at the grime on his sleeve, and his expression immediately darkened.

Bing Jiu did not care in the slightest and continued, "Seriously, even though catching a cold is just nonsense people pass around, why do I feel like I really caught one? This feels awful. Hey, why are you dodging? Let me wipe it again."

Xue Qinghe took off his coat and tossed it to Bing Jiu, then pinched her nose.

"Wipe it yourself. With your constitution, catching a cold is a joke."

"True."

Bing Jiu nodded. With the help of the Icefire Yin-Yang Well, the extreme heat and extreme cold elements within her body had reached a delicate balance.

Although the bottom of that pool was highly unusual, it was exceptionally suitable for Chuan. However, if she wanted to wield those powers herself, she would probably need the strength of a Soul Douluo or above.

As for this so-called cold, it was merely because she had fought Xue Qinghe for the blanket at night, lost, and caught a chill...

Sure enough, by the time Bing Jiu took a sip of water, she felt her cold had already healed.

Just as she was about to turn back to handle official business, Ling Yuan Douluo strode in, laughing wildly and slapping her thigh.

She laughed until she was out of breath. After standing there and laughing for quite some time, she finally managed to force out a few words. "Saint... Saintess, you... you should take a look at those geniuses."

Bing Jiu learned the details of what had happened from Ling Yuan Douluo.

Tang San had apparently brought expired cold medicine to find her, only to be mistaken for a pervert and someone trying to mooch off leftovers. The students had surrounded him and given him a thorough beating.

In the end, he had nearly been beaten into a pig-headed mess. Fortunately, Flender arrived in time and saved his miserable life.

It was said that he had cried absolutely miserably at the time...

"I really have to admire these geniuses a little." Ling Yuan Douluo could not stop laughing.

"Hehe."

Bing Jiu, however, remained perfectly composed. She poured herself a cup of tea by the window and took a light sip.

"Do you remember what I said from the very beginning? Wealth and power are the most alluring things, but they are also what corrupt humanity most easily!"

"Think about how they were at first. According to the information I received, within Suotuo City, the seven of them were united beyond imagination. They even overcame an average Soul Power gap of seven levels to defeat Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"

"And now? Hehe. Gold Soul Coins have corroded their souls, authority has ravaged their very nature, and they have gradually become scheming and deceitful."

"So... it is difficult for people to grow, but becoming useless is simply far too easy!"

After saying that, Bing Jiu casually draped her coat over herself.

"Let's go. This is far from over."

"Yes, Saintess."

A few days later, the preliminaries had ended, and the promotion matches began.

Bing Jiu personally stood on the main platform, drawing the attention of tens of thousands. Her clear, ethereal voice spread throughout the entire Great Spirit Arena.

"The rules of the promotion matches are as follows: seven against seven. All seven members of each side must continue fighting until they are defeated, until their entire team has fallen!"

After explaining the rules, Bing Jiu coughed lightly a few times.

"I know these rules are very cruel, but that is precisely the meaning of spirit battles. A team that has never experienced hardship or made choices does not deserve to become a true representative of Spirit Masters!"

"The Saintess is right!"

Waves of cheers immediately erupted from the arena, and everyone's gaze focused on a single point.

Tang San and the others in the stands felt countless people staring at them. It was as if someone were repeatedly jabbing needles into their spines.

It felt terrible, yet none of them could refute it now...

Bing Jiu sighed. "I know everyone has doubts regarding the victory of Heaven Dou Academy Second Team. In this matter, I am also at fault, after all, at the time I..."

"The Saintess did nothing wrong! Nothing wrong!"

Wave after wave of shouts surged forth like the tide, interrupting Bing Jiu.

Huo Wushuang rolled up his sleeves. "The Saintess did nothing wrong at all! The ones at fault are certain beasts! They had the nerve to harass you! In my opinion, someone like that should be castrated!"

That beast naturally referred to Tang San.

Tang San had been beaten badly at the time. Although he had recovered somewhat, he was probably still a pig-headed mess now. How could he dare look directly at Huo Wushuang?

He could only lean closer to Xiao Wu to avoid getting beaten up again...

"Thank you, everyone."

Bing Jiu wiped the corner of her eye, making everyone's hearts ache for her. However, she soon made an invigorating decision.

"After considering the various teams, I have decided that Heaven Dou Second Team will retain its qualification to go to Spirit City while also participating in these promotion matches. They will face every single team in one match!"

"What!"

"There's actually something this good?!"

Two different cries of surprise rang out, representing entirely different emotions.

Simply put, one sounded as if they had died, while the other sounded as if they had taken stimulants for eight hundred years.

The seven members of Shrek Academy looked ashen.

Even Tang San, the strongest among them in individual combat, had been beaten beyond recognition. Could they possibly gain anything good by going up there?

Impossible! It would already be fortunate if they were not beaten so badly they could not show their faces!

"Hmph! You little brats, what the hell are you afraid of?"

Flender shrugged disdainfully. As he kept calculating in his heart, he unconsciously began laughing out loud.

"Hehe, perfect. You can take this opportunity to wear those clothes and rake in another round of advertising fees. The academy can use this chance to make a name for itself too. Stop looking so unhappy."

Flender looked utterly righteous and imposing.

Tang San and the others knew that whenever this guy brought up money and his own reputation, he would not care in the slightest whether they lived or died.

They all clicked their tongues, turned away, and did not even spare him a glance.

Flender awkwardly curled his toes against the ground. He even regretted not arriving later when he had gone to save Tang San earlier, so Tang San could have learned the majesty of the academy headmaster.

Xiao Wu irritably punched Tang San's leg. "Third Brother, it's all your fault. You trusted that Saintess so much. What are we supposed to do now? I don't want to get beaten up, hmph!"

"Xiao Wu, this..."

Tang San was so anxious that he scratched at his ears and cheeks. In his panic, even he could not help feeling a trace of suspicion.

"Could it be that Bing Jiu really wants to harm someone as handsome, charming, intelligent, and wealthy as me?"

Pfft!

Xiao Wu nearly burst out laughing. However, she was quite happy that Tang San had begun suspecting Bing Jiu, and she was just about to say something when—

"You're Tang San, right?"

Salas suddenly appeared before them and looked him over.

"Mm, definitely a pig head. Put the things down. There can be no mistake."

Tang San: ...

"Hey, who are you people?"

"I am Salas, Spirit Hall Platinum Bishop."

"Oh? So what?"

Tang San looked like a dead pig that feared no boiling water. "My friend is the Spirit Hall Saintess. Even if you are a Spirit Hall Platinum Bishop, do you dare defy the Saintess's orders?"

Salas could not help rolling his eyes again.

This stupid donkey...

If Bing Jiu had not ordered it, he truly would not have wanted to bother with this fool.

"It was the Saintess who sent me."

As he spoke, Salas opened the large boxes brought over by the Golden Armor Knights.

The three large boxes were packed to the brim. Every one of them contained cultivation resources and medicinal herbs that were immensely valuable outside.

Tang San's eyes widened, and he was nearly dumbfounded.

Those were the most precious medicinal herbs. The price of even a single stalk outside would not be less than tens of thousands of Gold Soul Coins.

Yet Bing Jiu had directly sent them three massive boxes! Their value far exceeded tens of millions of Gold Soul Coins!

Damn it! Bing Jiu had treated him so well, yet he had just suspected her. He really should not have. But why had Bing Jiu specifically sent him so much...

At that thought, an uncontrollable excitement began spreading across Tang San's face.

Could it be that Bing Jiu... liked him?

? ?Darlings, same old rule: don't stockpile chapters. Only if the read-through numbers go up can the author keep writing; otherwise, they won't be allowed to continue, sob sob—