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"Okay, we agree."
The two who were kicked out of Shrek considered for a moment and agreed to join the Spirit Pagoda Academy.
Mingdu wasn't bad, but going there now felt strange, an uncomfortable feeling; the Spirit Pagoda Academy, backed by the Spirit Pagoda, wasn't much worse than the other two.
At the same time, Tang San's Divine Sense breathed a sigh of relief:
Being expelled was a great humiliation, but if Wu Lin had directly thrown himself into the Sun Moon Federation's embrace, it would have been too awkward.
After all, his father and sister were enemies of the Sun Moon Federation back then, so what kind of situation would it be to go to Mingdu? The Spirit Pagoda was a bit better, as it was left behind by his brother-in-law.
However, when he contacts his true self in the future, he must make his true self beat Dai Yuhao more. Taking away his most beloved daughter and making his son work for him is unacceptable without a beating.
"Good! Yang, take these two new classmates for the assessment. I'll continue to keep an eye on things here."
Qiangu Zhangting had no idea he had reeled in the Sea God's son. He immediately instructed Yang Nianxia to proceed with a fast-track process.
Actually, he had some understanding of their profiles. Tang Wulin was the champion of the Tianhai Competition's Blacksmithing Competition, a top-tier Genius Blacksmith. Xie Xie was a three-ringed young Genius. Both could be directly admitted. It was only because of Wu Changkong that the Spirit Pagoda Academy hadn't contacted them earlier.
After all, ordinary people weren't worth his personal attention. His grandfather said that the Twin Moon War God would help them defeat Shrek, which was truly far-sighted.
"Yes." Yang Nianxia responded cheerfully, immediately pulling out a soul-guided car and driving them at high speed through a special passage.
"Brother Yang, slow down. I still wanted to admire the scenery of Shrek City—"
Having just experienced the ups and downs of life, Xie Xie felt a bit dizzy.
"Haha, there will be plenty of opportunities to admire the scenery in the future. Any Genius who passes our academy's assessment and is at Rank two or above can receive a free thousand-year spirit soul that matches their Spirit."
Yang Nianxia laughed heartily, introducing the Spirit Pagoda Academy's generosity to the two.
"As long as you have talent, you'll get a 30% discount on obtaining ten-thousand-year spirit souls in the future, and you can get rare metals needed for crafting battle armor on credit. The cafeteria's caterer is the Body Sect's medicinal cuisine group, ensuring that students eat well and have energy for Cultivation—"
"So, if we join the Spirit Pagoda Academy, we won't have to worry about our next spirit soul?"
Xie Xie looked incredulous.
"So, if we enter the academy, we won't have to worry about food? Will it be expensive?" Tang Wulin swallowed.
Probably finding Tang Wulin's question strange, Yang Nianxia turned back and gave a reassuring look, saying:
"The academy provides daily meal subsidies for top students. I heard you're a Blacksmithing Genius, so you should be able to eat in the cafeteria for free."
"That's great!" Tang Wulin pursed his lips. The Spirit Pagoda clearly didn't realize what kind of existence it was about to welcome.
Yang Nianxia chuckled and said, "Of the three major academies, I was originally going to Shrek, but I chose here because of the conditions offered by the Spirit Pagoda Academy."
Because Feng Zaixing had cleared out the members of Shrek's Young Talent Ranking with one click, Yang Nianxia's ranking rose several spots, and the Spirit Pagoda promised an Amulet Gold Dreadbear spirit soul.
This temptation was irresistible to Yang Nianxia. He rushed over overnight, proclaiming that the Spirit Pagoda Academy was his only sun, and even became Qiangu Zhangting's assistant.
"So, Brother, you didn't go to Mingdu for the same reason?"
Having found a new patron, Xie Xie quickly emerged from his gloom and chatted enthusiastically.
Tang Wulin watched this carefree fellow, his mouth twitching.
"Yes, but it wasn't the main reason." Yang Nianxia suddenly sighed, shaking his head:
"Some of the conditions there are even better than here, but I wouldn't have a chance to stand out there. Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a Phoenix. I'm ranked twenty-fourth on the Young Talent Ranking, which counts as a Genius, but there are too many people stronger than me in Mingdu. The two people ranked higher than me aren't even included in the Nine Stars."
At this point, his tone suddenly dropped, and he said bitterly, "The strongest person has already transcended the younger generation. How can we possibly catch up?"
Tang and Xie both straightened their posture, remembering that peer who killed Spirit Saints as easily as killing chickens.
A monster among monsters, impossible to catch up, never in this life.
Tang San's Divine Sense frowned, secretly scanning Tang Wulin's memories, then showed surprise.
"How could the Seraphim reappear? This is fundamentally impossible. He is a variable—a variable that will affect my ten-thousand-year plan!"
"Damn it, what happened during the time I was dormant?"
He had personally witnessed Qian Renxue's God Position shatter back then, and the Seraphim had lost its divinity. Logically, it should never have reappeared. This Feng Zaixing must be problematic.
"But his Cultivation isn't high right now, so the threat isn't great. It's more important to deal with that bastard Cai first—"
Weighing the pros and cons, Tang San still considered Cai Yue'er as his primary target. After all, Feng Zaixing hadn't laid a hand on Tang Wulin, but Cai Yue'er was truly courting death.
Wu Lin was forced to make a vow. If that old hag isn't killed, his Cultivation will be affected in the future.
Wielding a chicken feather as a commanding token, she committed an act of deceiving heaven and destroying ancestors, an offense against her superiors. According to Tang Sect rules, she should be executed!
The car drove into the Spirit Pagoda Academy, and Tang Wulin and Xie Xie enrolled at lightning speed. By the time Xu Xiaoyan saw them, they were already wearing Spirit Pagoda Academy uniforms.
"Uh—although I was the one who told you to come, did you perhaps misunderstand?"
Xu Xiaoyan looked speechless. You two are really something.
"Oh, it's pretty close. We met the vice principal on the way, and after careful consideration, we joined the Spirit Pagoda Academy. Let's communicate more often in the future, alright?"
Xie Xie suavely ran a hand through his hair, sighing, "Gold shines even outside of Shrek."
Xu ignored him directly and looked at Tang Wulin: "So you two will be here from now on?" "Yes, now that we're in Shrek City, we don't want to leave in disgrace."
Tang Wulin nodded, looking towards Shrek Inner City with indignation, gritting his teeth and saying, "That hateful old hag, we will definitely get our revenge!"
"Alright then, I wish you smooth Cultivation. If you have trouble, you can try looking for Your Majesty, the Heavenly Phoenix."
"We will. You be careful in Mingdu too."
"Mhm mhm—"
Xu Xiaoyan nodded her small head, waving goodbye to her two unfortunate close friends.
After Xu Xiaoyan left, Tang Wulin and Xie Xie began to wander around the Spirit Pagoda Academy, adapting to their new environment.
Tang San's Divine Sense immediately entered a deep state of dormancy to recover his Spirit.
The results of Shrek City's freshman assessment did not escape the top powers. When the explosive news reached the War God Hall's outpost in Spirit Dou City, even with Feng Zaixing's Mind, he was stunned for a moment.
He had thought Cai Yue'er was a sore loser for attacking him in the arena, which was already outrageous; but she even dared to torment the Ancestral Master's son to death.
This courage was something he couldn't match. Keeping her alive was the right choice; it would save him so much effort.
"Tang Wulin joining the Spirit Pagoda was the right move. They will truly avenge Tang Wulin."
Shaking his head, Feng Zaixing stopped thinking and closed his eyes to concentrate.
His Sacred Body Heavenly Kingdom Domain unfolded, and twelve Angel warriors appeared around him, protecting him in the center.
Half of the energy obtained from hunting Evil Soul Masters was distributed to them. Now, four of the Angel warriors had reached the spirit power fluctuations of a Spirit King, while the rest were high-Rank Spirit Ancestors.
He himself did not covet Rank advancement, pouring the vast majority of what he gained into the blood Qi vortex, transforming it into the foundation and life force for Cultivating his Innate Secret Method.
The beating of his heart was powerful and strong. The first layer of body tempering was more than halfway complete. He intended to finish this most difficult step before attempting to break through to Spirit Emperor.
"I need to go to the ocean to receive my sixth spirit ring. I might as well bring Gui Mei along; good Cultivation resources shouldn't be wasted—"
Half a year later, on a dark and windy night.
In the Spirit Pagoda Academy dormitory, the sleeping Tang Wulin suddenly opened his eyes, the color of his pupils a deep sea-blue. Tang San's Divine Sense had returned.
Without alarming anyone, he found a black robe to put on, quietly left the Spirit Pagoda Academy, snuck into Shrek Inner City, and followed the aura to Cai Yue'er's residence.
"She's not in the Sea God's Pavilion but in the outer court. This truly makes things convenient for me."
Inside the newly built Inspection Group office in the outer court, Cai Yue'er looked at the Shrek outer court's work metrics and casualty figures for the past six months, a satisfied smile on her lips.
"Killed nearly ten Spirit Elder and Spirit Ancestor-Rank Evil Soul Masters, wounded dozens; our side sacrificed four, with about ten lightly or severely wounded. My Shrek banner has finally been re-established. The intelligence provided by the Tang Sect was good, and my assault strategy was also good."
Thanks to the Tang Sect owing Lord Long Yeyue a great favor, the Twin Moon War God directly and impolitely demanded Zang Xin to cooperate and provide intelligence on Evil Soul Masters. The helpless Zang Xin could only agree. The Shrek Inspection Group has been active ever since, with a battle damage ratio of three to one.
Evil Soul Masters of Spirit Elder and Spirit Ancestor Cultivation generally didn't even have optimal spirit ring configurations. Shrek students had stronger combat power, and with Shrek having the initiative and using Tang Sect intelligence to their overwhelming advantage, they were naturally invincible.
"The Tang Sect's things are very good, but you don't deserve to use them."
At this moment, Tang San's Divine Sense walked in silently, his black robe like a ghost.
Cai Yue'er suddenly stood up, looking at Tang San's Divine Sense and exclaiming in shock, "You're an Evil Soul Master? How audacious! How dare you trespass into Shrek!"
"Heh, even those Vicious Beasts don't dare to call me that. You're truly audacious." Tang San's Divine Sense sneered.
"To deal with a scoundrel like you from my sect, I have to expend a great deal of power, which will even affect my ten-thousand-year plan. You are far more insidious than the so-called Evil Soul Masters."
"What?" Cai Yue'er was horrified. She sensed that the aura of the person in front of her was not strong. With Silver Moon rising and three-word battle armor covering her, she was about to strike first and gain the upper hand.
"Clang!"
With a crisp metallic sound, the phantom of the Sea God Trident appeared in Tang San's hand. He swept it forward, sending out layers of golden rings—Formless Storm!
"How is this possible?" Cai Yue'er was instantly Seal-ed. Her Spirit and battle armor both retracted. She could only watch helplessly as the other party walked up, raised his palm, and with a gust of wind, slapped her old face!
"Slap, slap, slap—"
"You bastard!" "You scoundrel who deceives heaven and destroys ancestors!" "The Tang Sect has never had a place for a beast like you!"
After slapping her dozens of times, Tang San felt his power about to wane, so he stopped. He pointed a finger, probing her memories.
Soon, cursing echoed throughout the office.
"You actually made my Tang Sect do your dirty work and caused so many Tang Sect Disciples to sacrifice their lives in vain? I won't kill you tonight; I'll leave you for Wu Lin. But you can forget about keeping that face!"
The next day, when every Shrek student arrived in front of the teaching building, they were all stunned by the sight before them, doubting their own eyes. Silver Moon Douluo, Lord Cai Yue'er, was tied upside down on the rooftop, scantily clad, with a large wooden plaque hanging on her chest, bearing eight blood-red characters.
Deceiving heaven and destroying ancestors, well-deserved punishment!