"Little Brother Huo, Shrek City is just ahead. Are you really not going to consider joining our Tang Sect?" Bei Bei asked Huo Yuhao beside him.
Huo Yuhao waved a hand in refusal. "Brother Bei, my destination is Shrek Academy. I'd have to consult my family about joining the Tang Sect. I'm afraid I can give you an answer right now."
The intention to put him off was already obvious in Huo Yuhao's words, so Bei Bei could only give up.
Bei Bei touched his wound, the pain stimulating his brain. He took some healing medicine from his storage pouch and applied it for you, feeling all the while that something was missing from his pouch.
He searched through it with his Soul Power but found nothing amiss, and ultimately had to give up.
After a long trek, they crossed the single-log bridge over the gorge.
The three reached the top of a cliff. Below the distant mountain, the vast Shrek City appeared before their eyes.
"Yuhao, look! Shrek City is right ahead!" Tang Ya exclaimed excitedly.
Huo Yuhao gazed at Shrek City ahead, his eyes narrowing slightly. He raised his right hand, holding the entire city in his palm.
Shrek? Nothing but a plaything!
Bei Bei did not see Huo Yuhao's gesture. His eyes remained on Tang Ya as he sighed helplessly. She had not spoken another word to him for days.
"Little Brother Huo, Shrek Academy is inside Shrek City. That's our destination."
Bei Bei pointed out the direction for Huo Yuhao, who happened to lower his hand and nodded.
Tang Ya still ignored Bei Bei.
"Yuhao! Let's hurry!"
Tang Ya, who had been as cold as frost, smiled gently again when she saw Huo Yuhao's face.
Two attitudes, starkly different.
Tang Ya wrapped both hands around Huo Yuhao's arm and dragged him forward, a soft sensation brushing against him repeatedly.
Huo Yuhao glanced down. Zero percent slime content. The genuine article. Nothing to say.
He let Tang Ya drag him toward the City of Shrek.
Watching the intimate pair, Bei Bei felt deeply uncomfortable. He wanted to speak, but the words stuck in his throat, and he could not get out so much as half a sentence.
At Shrek City's gates.
The three stopped there. The large words "City of Shrek" hung in the most conspicuous spot above the gates, grand and imposing.
The broad moat was fifty meters wide, its clear water flowing ceaselessly.
Numerous Shrek City residents streamed back and forth across the bridge leading into the city. It was bustling.
Aside from the shit-green color of those large characters, there really were no other faults to find.
Bei Bei volunteered as their guide, walking ahead and beginning to introduce Shrek City to Huo Yuhao.
Huo Yuhao looked at Shrek City. Its architectural features were already beginning to resemble the scenery of the modern world's Industrial Revolution.
Numerous civilian Soul Tools traveled through Shrek City. Soul Tool cars, Soul Tool trams... it had everything.
They let Huo Yuhao glimpse a trace of the modern world. The signs around them displayed plenty of advertisements, but when he paid closer attention...
All these advertisements bore the name of the Mitsugoshi Merchant Association.
"Little Brother Huo, this Mitsugoshi Company first appeared in the Star Luo Empire. In just a few years, it's already gained a position in the business world where it can lift great weights as though they were light," Bei Bei said.
Looking at everything around them, Tang Ya hugged Huo Yuhao's arm and pressed herself even closer.
After sweeping his gaze around, Huo Yuhao answered earnestly, "I know. The Mitsugoshi Company really is impressive!"
The corner of Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched. Of course he knew. He turned his head to look into the distance.
Dark purple light surged in his eyes as his gaze met a spot not far away.
A high-rise stood conspicuously among the low houses.
The entire high-rise was clad in glass. A thoroughly modern building, it looked utterly out of place in Shrek City, yet also seemed like a distinctive landmark.
Inside an office on the high-rise's top floor.
A woman with a voluptuous figure had fiery red hair cascading down her back. The maid behind her was carefully combing it.
Her pale pink eyes seemed capable of stealing souls. Through the glass window, she stared intently into the distance, precisely in Huo Yuhao's direction.
Her lips curved upward. She walked to the window and rested a hand against the glass, a ruby ring looking particularly beautiful.
Without her noticing, her palm turned fiery red, and the glass before her actually melted in an instant!
Countless wild gusts surged in at once, pouring into the office. The woman's loose hair danced in the wind, and the smile on her face deepened!
"Shadow, you're finally here..."
"My lady! You broke the glass again! Now I have to find someone to repair it again!" The maid behind her looked furious, her heart aching terribly as she stared at the empty window.
Hearing this, the woman hastily lowered her hand and tucked it behind her back, a flicker of panic passing through her eyes.
"I'm terribly sorry..." the woman hurriedly apologized.
The maid sighed helplessly. "My lady, please just sit down and behave. I'll take care of things here..."
The woman smiled apologetically and sat in the leather chair, her gaze fixed in one direction without shifting.
The maid summoned the staff and began cleaning up the mess in the office.
They arrived before Shrek Academy's main gates.
Seven enormous statues stood around the bridge, greeting their eyes.
"Little Brother Huo, these seven statues are the original Shrek Seven Devils!" Bei Bei introduced proudly.
Huo Yuhao swept his gaze over them, his eyes lingering on the statue in the very center.
The Sea God, Tang San?
His spiritual power swept across the statue. A faint, elusive strand of divine sense rested upon it, constantly spying on everything in the academy.
What a fine trick!
With a thought from Huo Yuhao, immense spiritual power shot out, attacking the divine sense on the statue directly.
The divine sense was like fragile paper. It was actually erased in an instant!
The tremendous impact of spiritual power left those around Shrek Academy dazed!
"I... what's wrong with me?"
"Why does my head hurt so badly today?"
"If I'd known, I wouldn't have stayed up cultivating. My head hurts far too much..."
Huo Yuhao's spiritual power receded like the tide, his expression relaxed.
Tang Ya stared at Huo Yuhao's profile. She had sensed what he had just done, and her eyes were filled with fervent worship!
Bei Bei was already injured, and he was close to Huo Yuhao. He actually passed out on the spot.
The students clutched their heads and shook them vigorously before finally coming to their senses.
"Senior Bei? Senior Bei, what's wrong?"
A student saw the unconscious Bei Bei and hurried over to help him up.
"Senior Bei didn't rest well yesterday. Senior, please take him back to rest," Huo Yuhao explained to him.
The student glanced at Tang Ya, seemingly asking whether that was true.
Tang Ya nodded, and only then did the student help Bei Bei away.
"All right, go to school first. I'm going to register next. You don't need to follow me," Huo Yuhao said in a low voice.
Tang Ya's eyes flickered. She hesitated, then finally nodded solemnly. "Yes, Lord Shadow!"
Finally, I'm alone.
Huo Yuhao stretched lazily, relaxed, and headed toward the registration office.
Now, all I need to do is register, right?
Huo Yuhao played with the Gold Soul Coin in his hand and looked up at the sun overhead. The sunlight was bright.
"Oh, glittering Shrek City, are you ready to be shrouded in darkness...?"
Above the firmament, in the Divine Realm.
Tang San gave a muffled grunt, staring toward the Douluo Plane in shock.
"Damn it, who was that?! How was my connection to the Douluo Plane severed?!"
Tang San gritted his teeth, a flash of killing intent crossing his eyes. "You've already courted death!"
"Third Brother, what's wrong?"
A beautiful figure approached from behind him, her peerless face filled with concern.
Tang San waved a hand. Looking at the Douluo Plane beneath his feet, he said, "My connection to the Douluo Continent was just cut off. I'm afraid it'll take a long time to establish contact again."
"Ah? Will Xiao Qi be all right?" Xiao Wu asked anxiously.
Tang San walked to Xiao Wu's side and gently gathered her into his arms, saying softly, "Don't worry. She'll be fine. The seal I placed on Xiao Qi is enough to protect her."
Tang San looked toward the Douluo Plane again, a trace of coldness flashing in his eyes.
Whoever you are, if you dare ruin my grand plan... death alone won't be enough!