Let alone Yan Shaozhe himself.
Some outer court girls even secretly cast flirtatious glances his way.
At seventeen centimeters tall, handsome features, and monstrously terrifying talent, Su Wen was clearly someone already within the academy's highest sights.
His future was limitless....at minimum, a pillar of Shrek.
What if they were a few years older?
Hadn't Ma Xiaotao shamelessly stuck to him despite being six years older?
Unfortunately for those girls, their efforts were doomed.
Su Wen's spiritual perception wasn't strong enough to sense his surroundings while cultivating.
It was like—
Flirting with a blind man.
"Buzz…"
Within his body, the golden core pulsed like a second heart, surging soul power throughout his limbs.
After bonding with Little Gold, part of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear's terrifying physical stats fed back into him.
His body brimmed with vitality and overwhelming life force.
"Ha…"
Su Wen exhaled slowly and opened his eyes, refreshed.
At this pace, by next summer's enrollment season, he should reach level thirty-seven or thirty-eight. Satisfactory.
Just then, he noticed a girl in the distance staring at him. When their eyes met, she quickly turned away, cheeks flushed.
Su Wen: "???"
Who are you? And why are you blushing?
---
"Someone's here!"
A mental-type inner court disciple suddenly stood up, staring toward the forest.
Everyone tensed instantly and followed his gaze.
Su Wen glanced at Yan Shaozhe.
Seeing the latter still sitting calmly with a relaxed smile, he didn't react.
Sure enough, Yan Shaozhe waved his hand.
"Sit down. Friends from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan."
The underbrush rustled.
Several figures emerged, led by the same Elder Zhu from the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan whom they had met in the Extreme North two years earlier.
Yan Shaozhe had once explained that the clan was far weaker than it had been ten thousand years ago.
At present, only Elder Zhu, a ninety-second-level titled Douluo of the assault type, truly held the line.
Why the clan had declined—
Yan Shaozhe hadn't elaborated.
But Su Wen knew.
A series of ridiculous choices.
Even Ning Fengzhi, brilliant as he was, hadn't calculated that his own daughter would turn out to be such a white-eyed wolf.
Behind Elder Zhu were two girls and several attendants.
Ning Tian still wore short hair, but her features were softer now. Though dressed in a neutral style, her femininity was no longer concealed.
Compared to two years ago, she appeared calmer, more composed....carrying the subtle confidence of a great clan's successor.
"At least she's not cross-dressing this time," Su Wen muttered.
Behind her was Wu Feng.
Her changes were just as striking. Flaming red hair cascaded down her back, her face beautiful and spirited.
She had grown to around 1.7 meters, similar to Su Wen, her figure now unmistakably well-developed.
Upon hearing "Shrek Academy," Ning Tian's eyes scanned the crowd—until she spotted Su Wen.
Her eyes lit up instantly.
Without hesitation, she walked briskly toward him.
"Tch… why did we have to run into him again…" Wu Feng muttered, though she followed.
"What a coincidence. You're hunting soul beasts too?" Ning Tian clasped her hands behind her back, smiling brightly.
"Yes," Su Wen replied with a polite smile.
Then he glanced at the girl lurking behind her and teased,
"Want another match?"
"What are you being smug about?!"
Wu Feng exploded like an angry lioness, storming forward with blazing red eyes.
"Don't think I wouldn't beat you up!"
"Cough!" Ning Tian shot her a sharp look.....don't steal my spotlight.
Only then did she gently tuck her hair behind her ear and sit beside Su Wen, legs together.
"These past few years…"
Nearby, Wu Feng punched an ancient tree in frustration.
In the distance, Elder Zhu watched the scene with a satisfied expression.
Su Wen's status meant he could never marry into the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan.
But Elder Zhu had long discussed this with the clan master.
Anyone willing to marry in usually lacked talent.
Among great clans, any child with even modest potential viewed marrying in as humiliation—let alone into a declining clan.
To revive the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Clan, alliances were the only path.
And Su Wen—
Was the perfect candidate.
As Shrek Academy's chosen successor, he would likely one day stand at its helm. That alone made him the clan's strongest possible ally.
Besides—
The clan only needed one child between the two to inherit its legacy.
As for Wu Feng…
Elder Zhu's expression grew strange.
Consider her a bonus.
She was already glued to the young mistress anyway.
"The sky is really blue today…"
Yan Shaozhe said leisurely.
"Yes… very blue."
Elder Zhu sighed deeply.
Read More 80+ Advance chapter
patreon.com/HeavenlyYinYang