If the Soul Master subsidies earlier had made Huo Yuhao envious...
Then Shrek's blatant bullying of commoners and swindling of Gold Soul Coins now left him even more incredulous.
Was this really Shrek, renowned across the continent as the best in the world?
Still, none of this seemed to have much to do with him.
After all, with his talent, he could not even meet the threshold for registration.
Shrek Academy.
The students could not help being astonished, either.
"So when the academy first started out, it really built itself up by scamming registration fees and bullying commoners?"
"No wonder none of this was recorded in the academy's history."
"What an utter disgrace."
"And not only were the registration fees so high, but the entry requirements were steep, too. You had to be above rank 21 at twelve. If we'd lived ten thousand years ago, we wouldn't even have gotten into the outer court."
"Good thing we were born ten thousand years later."
Ten thousand years later, Shrek's entry requirement for outer court students had already dropped from rank 21 to rank 15.
Although there were excuses about balancing the various powers and accommodating the children of influential families, Shrek's former requirements had simply been too heaven-defying.
Bei Bei and Tang Ya, who had just entered the Star Dou Great Forest, could not help flushing red, either.
Quite a few Soul Masters who had come to hunt soul beasts were pointing at them.
Ever since the Sky Screen exposed Shrek as a scam academy, they had felt the Shrek Little Monster emblems on them growing scorching hot.
Tang Ya could not help complaining:
"Was Shrek ten thousand years ago really scamming commoners?"
"And now everyone is discriminating against us because of it."
Bei Bei could only smile wryly, too.
"Not even my great-great-grandfather ever told me about any of this."
All he knew was Shrek's glorious history, which was why he had wholeheartedly wanted to make Shrek even greater.
This was his first time hearing any such negative information.
The world of Douluo Dalu III: The Legend of the Dragon King.
Aolai City.
Tang Wulin waved his little fist. "Dad, I never thought Shrek used to be so bad."
Tang Ziran covered his son's mouth and hurriedly glanced around.
"Shrek is already a giant now. Little Wulin, you must never say that outside."
Fortunately, they were at home. If they had been outside, they might have had a layer of skin peeled off.
Tang Wulin chuckled.
"Good thing my talent isn't good enough. Otherwise, I'd be done for if I joined Shrek."
"Looks like having poor talent has its advantages, too."
Tang Ziran: "..."
This silly boy has no idea how powerful Shrek is now.
Even if it had once had a few stains on its record, that was all in the past. What Soul Master on the continent did not yearn for Shrek?
The modern world.
Tang Wutong exclaimed, "It's Aunt Rongrong!"
On the television.
Wearing a pale blue dress, Ning Rongrong spoke with quiet composure:
"May I ask if I've passed the preliminary test?"
Li Yusong was surprised. "Does your family know you've come here?"
Ning Rongrong smiled. "They say education should make no distinctions. As long as I meet the academy's requirements, you have no reason not to accept me, do you?"
Li Yusong then called Dai Mubai over to take Ning Rongrong into the academy.
In the living room.
Watching Li Yusong's attitude suddenly improve, Qian Renxue could not help feeling utter contempt.
In her eyes, Li Yusong was a complete snob, just like Tang Hao.
Just as Tang Hao had when he learned that Tang San had Twin Martial Souls, he changed his tune in an instant.
The moment he encountered someone powerful or influential, he became all respect.
When faced with ordinary commoners like Old Jack, however, he struck with a heavy fist.
Yet Tang Wutong paid no attention whatsoever to that rotten old man Li Yusong.
She gazed at Ning Rongrong with stars in her eyes, too.
"Aunt Rongrong looks so quiet and well-behaved. That's Aunt Rongrong for you."
"Uncle Oscar sure is lucky."
Lin Hao: ...
Oscar really was lucky.
He pointed at Ning Rongrong on the television and said:
"You think she's well-behaved? She's the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Little Demoness through and through."
Tang Wutong did not believe him at all.
"A Little Demoness? You mean Aunt Rongrong?"
"Hmph, you've never even spent time with Aunt Rongrong!"
"Every time I visit Aunt Rongrong's house, she has Uncle Oscar make me delicious food."
Lin Hao could only look speechless.
So she bought you off with food.
The world of Douluo I.
Shrek Academy.
Everyone already knew of Ning Rongrong's Little Demoness nature, so they were not surprised.
Oscar, on the other hand, was extremely excited.
"Did you hear what Tang Wutong said on the Sky Screen?"
"Didn't she say that when she visits Rongrong's house, I, Oscar, make her delicious food?"
"Hahahaha! Rongrong, looks like we're a couple in the future."
The moment he heard those words, Oscar sank into his fantasies.
Ning Rongrong, however, said coldly:
"I'd fall for you? What a joke."
What was so great about Oscar, this sleazy sausage uncle? How could I possibly fall for him?
If it was true, my future self must have been blind.
Everyone present was astonished, too. None of them had expected Oscar to actually win Rongrong over.
And had Ning Rongrong changed her nature after ascending to the Divine Realm?
After all, Ning Rongrong was so fierce that even Ma Hongjun could only bow in defeat.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Watching the Sky Screen, Ning Fengzhi could not help questioning everything.
He looked at Sword Douluo Chen Xin beside him and asked for confirmation:
"Uncle Jian, is this well-behaved girl really Rongrong? Why can't I believe it?"
He even suspected that someone had possessed his daughter.
Sword Douluo Chen Xin spoke as though it were only natural:
"Of course Rongrong is this well-behaved. You simply don't know her good points."
"But Rongrong actually ends up with this Oscar in the future? That won't do."
Hearing Sword Douluo's words, Ning Fengzhi inwardly grumbled, Rongrong only pretends to be good in front of you.
Still, in his view, Uncle Jian had a point. Oscar was clearly a food-type Soul Master, yet he ended up with Rongrong in the future.
That also meant his future self had agreed.
Why would he agree to this relationship?
There had to be a reason behind it.
The world of Douluo II.
Shrek Academy.
"Just what you'd expect of our ancestor. No wonder she ultimately became the Nine-Colored Goddess."
"But this talk of a Little Demoness must be a rumor twisted in the telling."
"I wonder how the other Shrek Seven Monsters will make their entrances. Especially our ancestor, Oscar, the God of Food."
Watching the appearance of Ning Rongrong, one of the original Shrek Seven Devils, Ning Tian, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's young sect master, could not help sighing in admiration.
Wu Feng, beside her, kept nodding as well.
In her eyes...
Whatever Ning Tian said was right.
Because she wanted to become another Oscar and carry Ning Tian away in her arms.
Wu Feng could not help growing even more curious. What kind of person would this God of Food, Oscar, be?
The modern world.
Lin Hao pointed at the television and said:
"What plays next might have been changed."
The three women found that odd, too. Nothing in the scene seemed out of the ordinary.
On the television.
Tang San and Xiao Wu entered Shrek Academy.
After entering the academy, they ran into Oscar, who sported a full beard and sold sausages.
Tang San had originally wanted to give Oscar some business, but Dai Mubai, who had come over with Zhu Zhuqing, stopped him.
Tang San was puzzled. Why would he not let him eat Oscar's sausages?
Just then, Dai Mubai said, "Little Ao, try making one."
Oscar immediately shouted, "Super Recovery Big Sausage!"
Seeing this, Tang San froze in awkwardness.
Zhu Zhuqing, standing nearby, covered her mouth and chuckled at the sight.
Watching this scene, Gu Yuena was a little baffled.
"What's so funny or embarrassing about this? Isn't that just a normal incantation for a Food-type Martial Soul?"
"Is this the change you were talking about?"
Qian Renxue was puzzled, too.
Tang Wutong even planted her hands on her hips and said:
"Exactly! What do Dad and the others have to be embarrassed about?"
"Uncle Oscar's cooking is so delicious, and this sausage looks really tasty."
Lin Hao put on a completely serious expression and said:
"If you knew what the original line was, you wouldn't think this sausage looked tasty."
Tang Wutong asked curiously, "Then what was the original line?"
For the sake of Emotion Points, Lin Hao threw caution to the wind and said quietly:
"I Have a Big Sausage."