"Na'er, I'll leave this to you."
Zhao Wuji and Flender had not only refused to kneel and beg for mercy, but had attacked him instead.
A cold glint flashed through Yao Xuan's eyes, but he disdained to act against such small fry, so he gave a casual instruction.
"Yes, my lord husband!"
Hearing Yao Xuan's words, Gu Yuena smiled faintly and raised her delicate hand.
A flash of seven-colored elemental light flickered through her beautiful purple eyes.
The next instant.
A surge of seven-colored elemental power appeared out of thin air!
That power was not heavy; it could even be called featherlight.
Yet when that featherlight power fell upon the two men, it felt as though the entire sky had collapsed.
"What?!"
Zhao Wuji's expression changed drastically in an instant!
The phantom of the Great Strength Vajra Bear behind him, as massive as a mountain, barely managed a low growl before shattering with a crash!
Pfft!
A mouthful of blood sprayed from his mouth.
On the other side, Flender fared little better.
Behind him, the Four-Eyed Cat Owl with its wings outstretched had only sounded half its cry of wind and thunder.
Then its entire phantom was crushed into a skyful of specks of light by that elemental power!
"Cough!"
Flender grunted and staggered several steps backward.
Two Seven-Ring Soul Sages.
Two Soul Saints who could be counted as experts even on the Douluo Continent.
Without even managing a scream, they fell to their knees just like that.
"You... who exactly are you people?!"
Zhao Wuji lay sprawled on the ground, his face filled with disbelief.
He had seen far too many powerful people in his life.
Yet never once had someone crushed his Martial Soul Avatar with a mere lift of a hand.
This clearly surpassed every realm he knew!
Flender also braced himself against the ground, trembling all over, his glasses having fallen off.
"Impossible... this is impossible..."
Hearing this, Yao Xuan merely smiled faintly.
"There's nothing impossible about it."
As his words fell, he raised his hand and lightly pointed at the two men.
An invisible wisp of energy silently entered their bodies.
Zhao Wuji and Flender both stiffened.
They could clearly feel that something had been added to their bodies.
It was very small, so small it was almost imperceptible.
Yet whenever they concentrated on it, a chill rose from deep within their bones.
It was a strand of the power of destruction.
Pure and violent, as though a single thought would be enough to blast them into fragments that filled the sky!
"You... what did you do to us?!"
Even Zhao Wuji's voice trembled.
"Nothing much."
Yao Xuan smiled.
"I merely left a little something inside your bodies."
"From today onward, I am Shrek Academy's new dean."
"You two will remain here, but remember two things:"
"First, without my permission, you are not to take a single step outside this academy."
"Second, you are not to breathe a word about my identity to anyone outside."
"Otherwise-"
He paused. "You'll be shattered into a pile of crumbs!"
At these words.
Zhao Wuji and Flender both slumped to the ground.
They desperately tried to force the power out of their bodies.
Yet that power remained utterly motionless, as though it had grown into their flesh and blood.
The two exchanged a glance, each seeing bone-deep despair in the other's eyes.
"Yes... yes..."
They lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to utter another word.
Half a day later.
A lean, black-haired youth with bright eyes arrived at Shrek Academy's entrance.
It was Tang San, who had come to take Shrek Academy's retest.
Upon entering the academy, the first thing Tang San saw was the figure standing in its center.
At that moment, Tang San's steps came to an abrupt halt.
Every trace of color drained from his face.
"It's... it's him!"
He would recognize that face even if it were reduced to ashes.
The man who, five years ago, had slapped his master in public and forced his master to kneel and confess his guilt.
The man who had left a shadow over him that he could never erase for the rest of his life.
Tang San had never imagined that, after traveling all the way to Suotuo City to study, he would see that face again here!
For a moment, his heart pounded wildly.
Lingering dread, fear, and an indescribable humiliation surged up together.
Almost instinctively, he took a step backward, then another.
He turned and tried to run!
"Little Sanzi, where are you running off to?"
A voice, neither loud nor soft, came from behind him.
Tang San's feet seemed nailed in place, unable to take another step.
"Tang San, do you look down on our Shrek Academy?"
"You came all this way, only to turn around and leave once you reached the entrance."
"What, is this place too shabby for you, or am I, the dean, not qualified enough?"
Looking at Little Scumbag, whose forehead was covered in cold sweat, Yao Xuan spoke unhurriedly.
"N-no!"
Tang San abruptly turned around, his voice trembling.
"If not, then come in."
"But let me make this clear up front-if you dare walk out that entrance today."
"I'll cripple your cultivation, then break both your legs and make you crawl back to Nuoding City!"
Yao Xuan smiled, but his voice was utterly cold.
At these words.
Tang San stiffened all over.
He knew that the person before him could do exactly what he said.
He stood where he was, his face alternating between ashen and pale.
In the end, he could only lower his head and walk, step by step, to the academy's Central Plaza.
Only the hand hanging at his side kept trembling slightly.
Before long, a few more people arrived at the academy entrance, one after another.
The first to arrive was a young girl.
She wore a luxurious dress and held her chin slightly raised as she walked.
Her long pink hair fell behind her shoulders, swaying gently with her steps.
Her little face was exquisitely lovely, yet her features carried an arrogance that others could not imitate.
It was a nobility that shone through from her very bones.
One glance was enough to tell that she had grown up cradled in others' palms.
"This is Shrek Academy?"
Standing at the entrance, she arched her brows, her tone carrying a hint of criticism.
It was Ning Rongrong, the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the daughter of its sect master, Ning Fengzhi.
A little while later, another slender figure appeared at the entrance.
It was Zhu Zhuqing.
The moment she raised her head, she saw Yao Xuan standing there.
At that instant, her footsteps suddenly stopped.
"Brother... Brother Xuan?"
Zhu Zhuqing's eyes widened at once.
She had never imagined that she would meet the person who had saved her life again at Shrek Academy's entrance.
"Oh, we meet again."
Seeing her like this, Yao Xuan smiled.
"What a coincidence."
Hearing Yao Xuan's words, Zhu Zhuqing froze for a moment.
Then she smiled sweetly.
"Yes, what a coincidence."
With just that smile, her heartbeat helplessly quickened again.
She hurriedly lowered her head, pretending to straighten her sleeves.
"Welcome to Shrek Academy. However, if you want to join the academy, you still have to pass a test!"
"The rules are simple. This is Xiao Wu, whom I've given a few casual pointers. Like you, she counts as one of this year's new students."
"Last ten full minutes against her."
"If you hold out, you'll be members of Shrek Academy."
"As for those who can't, get lost and go back where you came from!"
Seeing that everyone had arrived, Yao Xuan paused, raised his hand to point at Xiao Wu beside him, and spoke.
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