In the blink of an eye, five years had passed.
A carriage stood outside the gates of Nuoding Academy.
Li Changsheng stood beside the carriage, gazing at everything in Nuoding Academy as countless thoughts crowded his mind.
After all this time, was he finally about to say goodbye to Nuoding Academy?
"Luo, luo!"
At his feet, Luo Sanpao, whose appearance had changed dramatically, let out cheerful cries.
He was still golden all over, but his tail had grown considerably longer, with faint, brilliant golden scales on it. The pair of little horns on his forehead had grown quite a bit too, already beginning to resemble dragon horns.
Judging by his appearance alone, however, he looked rather like a little qilin.
With a thought, the system panel unfolded.
[Li Changsheng] [Template: comic version of Yu Xiaogang (ultimate enhanced edition)] [Soul power level: 55] [Soul ring configuration: purple, yellow, purple, black, black] [Martial soul: Luo Sanpao (Light Dragon King, evolution progress 10%)]
Indeed, anyone with OCD who saw Li Changsheng's soul ring configuration would probably start cursing: purple, yellow, purple, black, black.
This strange soul ring configuration was due to the system.
When his template progress reached ten percent, Luo Sanpao successfully evolved a dragon tail. Correspondingly, the age of his first soul ring changed, transforming directly into a thousand-year soul ring.
His fourth soul ring had been a system reward for Tang San and Xiao Wu successfully learning self-created soul skills.
That was precisely why, after breaking through level fifty not long ago, Li Changsheng had not immediately gone hunting for a soul ring. Instead, he had obtained another compatible soul ring through a system reward.
"Teacher!"
Just then, two voices rang out from inside the academy. Li Changsheng knew who they belonged to without even looking: Tang San and Xiao Wu!
Looking over, he saw Xiao Wu walking toward him, her arm affectionately linked through Tang San's.
Compared with five years ago, both Tang San and Xiao Wu had undergone very noticeable changes in appearance.
At twelve years old, Tang San stood tall and straight, with dark blue hair and a hint of sharpness hidden in his blue-violet eyes. A faint, confident smile played at the corners of his mouth.
He wore a fitted blue-and-black combat outfit, with a dark blue sleeveless vest over a black, close-fitting shirt. Silver-white trim lined the edges of his clothes, shoulders, and sleeves, while the Twenty-Four Moonlit Bridges Li Changsheng had given him rested at his waist. His entire outfit was neat and practical.
Beside him, Xiao Wu had pink-and-white rabbit ears atop her head and a high chestnut-brown ponytail hanging down. Her rose-red eyes watched Li Changsheng expectantly. Dressed in a fluffy pink-and-white combat outfit, with a furry rabbit tail trailing behind her, she looked lively and playful.
After five years together, along with the rewards accumulated from the system, Li Changsheng had given Xiao Wu a comic template as well. Now, the three of them could be said to draw the most attention wherever they went!
"Teacher."
Tang San still cupped his hands respectfully toward Li Changsheng, while Xiao Wu rather unusually gave a bow.
Li Changsheng looked at the two with a gentle expression, pleased with his disciples.
"You've successfully graduated, so next, it's time for you to study at an advanced Soul Master Academy."
Originally, Li Changsheng had intended to take his two students to have a look around Heaven Dou City. After all, Xiao Wu had taken the pill, so there was no fear of her identity as a transformed soul beast being discovered.
But a reward he had received just a few days ago, after his template progress passed ten percent, had changed Li Changsheng's mind.
[Shrek area template conversion: upon use, comic templates will be applied to all major characters in this area, and the corresponding settings will also change. (Those who have not yet joined cannot enjoy the bonuses!)]
Moreover, once his Yu Xiaogang template reached certain stages, the corresponding relationships would gradually unlock as well, such as those between him and Flender, Liu Erlong, and Bibi Dong.
Now that his relationship with Flender had unlocked, that meant some of Flender's views would become closer to Li Changsheng's under the system's modifications.
Who was Flender, after all?
The Flying Corner of the Golden Iron Triangle, and someone who strongly agreed with Yu Xiaogang's theories.
Now that the person he agreed with had become Li Changsheng, his educational philosophy would naturally change as well.
As for Shrek Academy, they could say they only accepted geniuses, but the prerequisite was that the academy could live up to that claim.
Since the system had given him this reward, Li Changsheng chose to go take a look and give Shrek an overhaul, preventing garbage notions like "...glory" from appearing.
I wonder how the system will change things?
All of this still depended on how the system handled it. At this point in time, Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were all at Shrek Academy.
If they were still a bunch of whoremongers after the comic-version modifications, they could not blame Li Changsheng for being merciless.
"Teacher, where would you like us to go?"
Inside the carriage, Tang San looked at Li Changsheng with an expectant expression. In truth, he had no particular requirements about where he studied. As long as his teacher and Xiao Wu remained beside him, that was enough.
"Hehe, Little San, your teacher is only going there to give it a try for now. If it doesn't work out, I'll take you to Heaven Dou City!"
"We'll follow your arrangements, Teacher!" Tang San answered respectfully, then looked fondly at Xiao Wu beside him. That air of an older brother looking at his younger sister had left Li Changsheng, a single dog, numb.
He had found it rather sweet when reading the comic, but facing it himself left him feeling a little sour.
Summoning Sanpao and scooping him into his arms, Li Changsheng gave his fat belly a hard squeeze with his large hand.
"Luo, luo!"
Sanpao expressed his displeasure at this, but it did little good.
Not long after Li Changsheng and the other two left, a black-clad figure hurried out, clutching a slip of paper.
"Tang San! Tang..."
Yu Xiaogang panted heavily, his head covered in sweat from running. Seeing the gatekeeper still standing diligently at Nuoding Academy's entrance, he went forward and asked:
"This Grandmaster asks you, have you seen Li Changsheng and the others?"
"Grandmaster, well... I heard Teacher Li resigned and took his two students somewhere else."
"What!? He resigned?"
Hearing this news, Yu Xiaogang felt as though he had been struck by lightning, and the letter of recommendation in his hand slipped to the ground.
Flender had left it for him-the Flender from before the system's changes. He had originally wanted Tang San and Xiao Wu to go to Shrek Academy together, but had never expected them to leave so soon.
"Damn it, why does Li Changsheng have the same martial soul as me, yet receive completely different treatment!?"
In a fit of rage, Yu Xiaogang really did nothing more than rage for a moment. He could hardly punch and kick the gatekeeper, could he?
Five years!
He, Yu Xiaogang, had spent five whole years licking Tang San's boots like a simp!
All to make him abandon Li Changsheng and become his disciple, yet even now, Tang San still paid him no mind.
"This Grandmaster refuses to believe it! I'll find Flender and join Shrek Academy. Since they only accept monsters, this Grandmaster can definitely teach a monster even stronger than Tang San!"