Qian Renxue: Mu Sheng, I'm Going to Pick You Up? Mu Sheng Takes Qian Renxue Down to the Secret Chamber!

Mu Sheng glanced down at the two hands wrapped around his waist and spoke in a teasing tone:

"What's wrong? Can a mighty Soul Emperor not even sit steady on a horse?"

Qian Renxue's face heated up, but she refused to back down. "Who can't sit steady? I just... I just wasn't prepared!"

That was what she said, but she showed no intention of loosening her grip.

In the Douluo I world and the animated Douluo II world, the people beneath the sky screen burst into laughter at the sight.

"Hahahaha, Qian Renxue's embarrassed, isn't she? Look how red her face is!"

"Well, well, she's embarrassed, isn't she? She was still putting up a front a moment ago, but she's holding on tighter than anyone!"

"Embarrassed? I'd say she's starting to fall for him! She's got her arms around his waist and won't let go..."

"I'd fall for him too! Mu Sheng's so strong and handsome, and he even subdued a Ferocious Beast that's 580,000 years old. Who could resist him?"

"That kid Mu Sheng is strong enough already, but he's also a dab hand at picking up girls!"

"Look how red Qian Renxue's face is. She's like a completely different person from that aloof, haughty woman she was before."

As the Heavenly Dragon Horse flew faster and faster, the wind grew fiercer. As if possessed, Qian Renxue pressed her whole body against Mu Sheng, her chest tight against his back and her chin resting on his shoulder. Her eyes were closed, and who knew what she was thinking?

Feeling the softness against his back, Mu Sheng muttered inwardly, Wait, what's going on with Qian Renxue?

Did she fall in love with me at first sight?

Were the Douluo Continent's laws of romance kicking in?

Mu Sheng shook his head, casting aside the stray thoughts, and used the Sheep Talisman's power to make the Heavenly Dragon Horse pick up even more speed. A streak of silvery-white light tore across the sky, racing toward Shrek City.

After an unknown length of time, the Heavenly Dragon Horse slowed down.

Mu Sheng gently pulled on the reins. The Heavenly Dragon Horse folded its dragon wings and landed steadily on a high slope.

Qian Renxue opened her eyes and looked ahead, then froze.

Not far ahead, a magnificent city spread out before them.

Its walls towered high, its gatehouse was majestic, and buildings stood in close-packed rows within. The streets were broad and orderly, with a constant stream of Soul Masters and merchants coming and going.

A huge plaque hung above the city gate, bearing three great characters written with the flair of flying dragons and dancing phoenixes.

Shrek!

"What... what's this city called?" Qian Renxue turned to ask.

Mu Sheng swung down from the horse and patted the Heavenly Dragon Horse's neck. "Shrek City. It's run by Shrek Academy."

Qian Renxue's eyes widened. "An academy runs a city? The Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires allow you to do that?"

In the Douluo I world, people beneath the sky screen also exclaimed in surprise.

"An academy runs a city? Just how much power does Shrek have ten thousand years from now?"

"If an academy runs a city, isn't it practically a country?"

At Shrek Academy, Flender heard those words from the sky screen. His eyes shone behind his glasses, and he rubbed his hands together in excitement.

"Is my Shrek really this incredible ten thousand years from now? The number one academy on the continent, and it even runs a city! Hahaha! Incredible!"

Beside him, Zhao Wuji, Li Yusong, and the others exchanged looks, their faces just as full of pride and satisfaction.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, who had just enrolled, also saw the scene. Zhu Zhuqing kept a cold face and said nothing, but there was unmistakably a hint of shock in her eyes.

Ning Rongrong held her chin high, her face full of questions as she muttered:

"Damn, even my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect doesn't control a city. How did Shrek manage it?"

Nearby, Tang San, using the alias Tang Shan, stood at the entrance to the registration area in silence, his gaze fixed on the academy gates.

Xiao Wu... why hasn't Xiao Wu come yet?

Xiao Wu wouldn't have left me behind, would she?

Ah!

No, no!

My Xiao Wu!!!

In the image on the sky screen, Mu Sheng said, "Of course they don't want to allow it, but they still need Shrek Academy to keep the Sun Moon Empire in check. As for Heaven Dou, that country no longer exists."

Qian Renxue stared. "What's the Sun Moon Empire? Heaven Dou was destroyed?"

In the Douluo I world, the people beneath the sky screen couldn't help crying out in alarm.

"The Sun Moon Empire? I've never heard of it! Our Heaven Dou Empire was destroyed? How is that possible?!"

"Heaven Dou was destroyed? What about Star Luo? Is Star Luo still around?"

In the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, Xue Ye stared at the sky screen, his face ashen. He slapped the arm of his throne.

"Nonsense! My Heaven Dou Empire will last for ten thousand generations! How could it be destroyed? This Mu Sheng speaks nothing but lies!"

Over in the Star Luo Empire, the emperor leaned back on his throne and roared with laughter, winking at a close minister beside him.

"Did you hear that? Heaven Dou is gone, but my Star Luo is surely still around! Maybe my Star Luo was the one that destroyed Heaven Dou and unified the continent! Hahaha!"

In the image on the sky screen.

Mu Sheng thought back for a moment, then said:

"The Sun Moon Empire is the country that governs the Sun Moon Continent. More than four thousand years ago, the Sun Moon Continent collided with ours because of continental plate movement."

"The Soul Guidance Technology you learned about earlier was invented by the Sun Moon Empire. Because of the great war between the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent, Heaven Dou split into two countries, Heavenly Soul and Dou Ling."

Qian Renxue couldn't help drawing a sharp breath when she heard that. She cried out:

"The Sun Moon Empire is that strong? One country fought our entire continent?"

Mu Sheng nodded.

"Very strong. Once Soul Guidance Technology reaches a certain level, ordinary Soul Masters simply can't stop it."

"That's also why Shrek City can remain independent of the two great empires. We need a place free from imperial constraints where we can pool our strength to research Soul Guidance Technology and keep the Sun Moon Empire in check."

When Mu Sheng had finished, he swung back onto the horse and pulled Qian Renxue up as well.

The Heavenly Dragon Horse spread its wings and rose into the air, flying over Shrek City's walls toward the majestic academy at the city's center.

People on the streets below looked up. When they saw a magnificent silvery-white horse with dragon wings flying across the sky, an uproar broke out.

"Who's that?! They've got some nerve, riding a Soul Beast through the sky over Shrek City!"

"Holy crap, that horse looks amazing! A dragon's head, a horse's body, and wings too. What kind of Soul Beast is that?"

"The two people on the horse are so handsome and beautiful too! The man has purple-blue hair, and the woman has golden hair. They look like they stepped right out of a painting!"

"You don't know? That's Senior Brother Mu Sheng! Shrek's once-in-ten-thousand-years genius. He broke through to Soul King at fourteen! I don't know who that golden-haired beauty beside him is, though. Probably a junior sister he just took in?"

"A junior sister? I'm jealous. I want Senior Brother Mu Sheng to take me in too!"

Qian Renxue listened to the discussion below and turned to glance at Mu Sheng, a hint of surprise in her voice.

"You're that famous at the academy? A Soul King at fourteen-no wonder those people down there are acting like they've seen their idol."

Mu Sheng didn't answer. His gaze swept over the crowd below, and his brows furrowed slightly.

He remembered that at this point in the original story, a batch of new students should have been enrolling at Shrek Academy: Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, and the others. But he scanned the crowd and didn't see a single familiar face.

It seemed this world's plot had already strayed quite far from the original, and the paths of many people's lives had changed.

Mu Sheng withdrew his gaze and said to Qian Renxue: