Tang Hao Wasn't There? Shrek Bullied Commoners

Spirit City.

News of what had happened at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect traveled back as quickly as possible.

When the secret letter arrived at the Papal Hall, Bibi Dong, the Pope, was reading through documents.

Bibi Dong set down the dossier, opened the secret letter, and read it word by word. Surprise and contemplation flashed through her purple eyes.

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect suffered a crushing defeat."

Bibi Dong slowly leaned back in her chair, her fingertips tapping lightly on the armrest. "The Body Sect... I underestimated their strength."

When she had agreed to cooperate with the Body Sect that day, she had merely considered it a secluded sect with a decent foundation.

Now it seemed their strength went far beyond that.

If five elders were already so powerful, what realm had the Body Sect's master reached?

But soon,

Bibi Dong regained her confidence, a composed smile curving her lips.

No matter how powerful the Body Sect was, it could never rival Spirit Hall.

Even setting everything else aside, Spirit Hall had enough Titled Douluo elders to count on both hands!

The Worship Hall was even more unfathomable.

On this continent, Spirit Hall's power remained unshakable.

However, Bibi Dong had forgotten one thing-as long as the Body Sect did not go to war with Spirit Hall, the Worship Hall would never help her, the Pope.

Bibi Dong considered for a moment, then told the guard below, "Have Yue Guan and Gui Mei come here."

"Yes, Your Holiness!"

Before long, two figures appeared in the hall.

"Greetings, Your Holiness."

Yue Guan and Gui Mei bowed.

"Rise."

Bibi Dong looked up at them. "Go to Wulan City tomorrow and deliver the list and resources to the Body Sect. Also, take them this message-"

"All Martial Souls under heaven belong to Spirit Hall!"

"As you command."

Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance.

They did not quite understand Bibi Dong's thinking. On the one hand, she was giving the Body Sect the resources and list three days early; on the other, her words carried an intent to suppress them.

Wasn't that contradictory?

Suotuo City.

In a private room on the second floor of a teahouse.

Long Aoyu, Long Aotian, Vina, and Zhu Zhuqing were sitting around a square table when footsteps suddenly sounded outside.

Long Aoyu turned his head to look. The door was pushed open, and Chen Yuan walked in.

At the sight of Chen Yuan, Long Aotian paused briefly, set down his teacup, and lowered his voice. "Elder Chen? Aren't you supposed to..."

He did not finish, but his meaning was clear-

Chen Yuan was supposed to protect them from the shadows without showing himself.

Chen Yuan waved a hand, signaling that he need not be nervous. "Word just came in. Old Jin and the others went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and severely wounded Chen Xin and Gu Rong to vent your anger for you."

"Old Jin and the others also extorted the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, demanding an astronomical sum in compensation."

"What?"

Long Aotian and Vina both froze.

Long Aoyu was a little surprised as well. Knowing the elders' personalities, he had been certain they would go make trouble for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

But he had not expected it to happen so quickly!

The incident had only happened that day, and by evening, he was being told that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had already been dealt with.

Zhu Zhuqing, meanwhile, was deeply surprised by the Body Sect's way of doing things. They truly shielded their own to the extreme, not even letting revenge wait overnight.

"Xiao Yu, come outside for a moment. I have something to tell you."

Elder Chen said no more about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, instead changing the subject.

"All right."

Long Aoyu nodded, rose, and followed Chen Yuan out of the private room.

Then,

The two leaped straight onto the rooftop.

Standing on the roof ridge, Chen Yuan frowned slightly. "I've already searched. There isn't a single Titled Douluo's aura within a hundred li."

"By rights, Tang Hao should be following Tang San and that Xiao Wu while they enroll at Shrek."

Chen Yuan was no stranger to Tang Hao.

The Body Sect's records contained many accounts of this period of history from ten thousand years ago.

Something stirred in Long Aoyu's mind. "If even your Brain Martial Soul can't detect him, Tang Hao probably really isn't here. He might not appear until tomorrow."

"That should be the case."

Chen Yuan nodded. "But don't worry. Old Jin will arrive first thing tomorrow morning! Even if Tang Hao really does make a move, it'll be level ninety-seven against level ninety-five. We'll still have the advantage."

"Mm."

Long Aoyu smiled and nodded.

He had specifically arranged for Elder Jin to come so they could deal with Tang Hao.

The next day, south of Suotuo City.

Walking at the front, Long Aoyu stopped and looked ahead. A battered wooden sign hung there, carved with five large, dark-green characters-"Shrek Academy"!

"You've got to be joking?"

Standing beside him, Vina shifted her gaze from the wooden sign to the thatched wooden huts behind it, the corner of her mouth twitching.

"This is Shrek Academy? I thought it was some little village."

Long Aoyu chuckled without saying anything.

He glanced back at Zhu Zhuqing. She stood a little behind him to one side, her gaze fixed on the wooden sign, some bewilderment in her eyes.

"We're already here."

Long Aotian strode inside nonchalantly. "Let's take a look."

The four entered the village.

Soon, they saw an enrollment queue stretching out like a long dragon.

At the head of the queue stood a battered wooden table, with an old man in gray robes seated behind it.

Twenty or thirty people were already lined up before the table. Most were parents with their children, dressed in ordinary clothes, and likely came from ordinary families in Suotuo City.

Halfway down the queue.

A girl in pink with a scorpion-tail braid was speaking quietly to an unremarkable-looking boy beside her.

The girl's eyes were lively, and she glanced around from time to time, curious about everything around her.

The boy beside her stood quietly with a calm expression, occasionally sweeping his gaze over their surroundings.

Long Aoyu took a look.

Tang San and Xiao Wu had indeed come to enroll.

"Give us our money back! Ten Gold Soul Coins even if we fail the enrollment test? Why don't you just rob us!"

An uproar suddenly broke out at the front of the queue.

A middle-aged man stood before the wooden table, his face flushed red as he shouted, "I asked around! Other soul master academies charge only three gold coins to enroll, but this run-down place of yours charges ten."

"And you talk about 'only accepting monsters'! If you say my son failed the test, give me back my money! Otherwise, this isn't over!"

"Enrollment fees are nonrefundable."

The gray-robed old man behind the wooden table raised his head and gave him an expressionless look.

"You should have asked about Shrek Academy's rules before coming."

The middle-aged man bristled at once and turned to shout behind him, "Listen to this, everyone! What kind of damned rule is that? They never said it was nonrefundable when they took our money, but now they won't give it back! Isn't this a scam?"

"Exactly!"

"Refund us! Refund us!"

Several parents who had also paid chimed in.

Still expressionless, the gray-robed old man turned toward a nearby tree and called, "Mubai, handle this."

The next moment, a tall blond boy jumped down from the tree.

It was none other than Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai walked up to the wooden table, swept his gaze over the parents gathered before it, and released his Martial Soul without another word.

The phantom of the Evil-Eyed White Tiger appeared behind him, and three Soul Rings-yellow, yellow, and purple-lit up in succession.

"A Soul Elder!"

The parents who had been shouting just moments earlier instantly fell silent, instinctively retreating several steps, their faces pale.

To these ordinary commoners, a Soul Elder was already an existence far beyond their reach.

Though losing those ten Gold Soul Coins pained them, none dared fight a Soul Elder.

Dai Mubai swept his gaze over the crowd and said in a low voice, "Those are Shrek Academy's rules. If anyone keeps making trouble, don't blame me for getting rough."

The parents exchanged looks. In the end, they could only swallow their anger and turn to leave.

Standing beside Long Aoyu, Zhu Zhuqing watched the entire scene from beginning to end.

When Dai Mubai released his Martial Soul and used the pressure of a Soul Elder to force those ordinary commoners back, the expression on her face changed from bewilderment to undisguised disgust!

Dai Mubai was no longer merely cowardly. Even his moral character had serious problems.