Dark clouds gather on the horizon, thunder rumbles faintly, and countless birds take refuge in the deep forest.
Outside the east gate of Shrek Academy, the snack street is bustling with activity, with countless Shrek students enjoying delicious food. Yan Shaozhe, dressed in white, stands calmly at the end of the street, his hands behind his back. Not far ahead of him, a group of people slowly approach from a distance.
The two groups stare at each other, their emotions swirling.
A heavy pressure washes over the White Tiger Clan.
"Greetings, His Majesty Mingfeng," Zhu Ruiying, along with several uncles from the White Tiger Clan, bow to Yan Shaozhe.
Yan Shaozhe glances at Zhu Ruiying. "You are the wife of White Tiger Duke Dai Hao, right?" "
Yes," Zhu Ruiying replies calmly.
"Follow me," Yan Shaozhe says calmly, turning and heading towards the academy
. "Let's go,"
Dai Dianguang says gravely.
The White Tiger Clan members were surprised that Yan Shaozhe would personally wait outside the city. However, his presence seemed to indicate that the situation could be de-escalated.
Zhu Ruiying, however, looked worried. She could sense a flicker of intense disapproval in Yan Shaozhe's eyes as he looked at her.
Passing the snack street, the others, uninterested in observing, quickly followed Yan Shaozhe inside.
He led them to the Shrek Colosseum.
The Colosseum was quiet at night, the soul beasts within resting peacefully, their ferocity having long since subsided as they had in the Soul Beast Forest.
The Colosseum consisted of two buildings: the fighting area where the soul beasts were kept, and the staff office.
Yan Shaozhe led them to the office of Gong Changlong, the head of the Colosseum.
He casually sat down in the main seat and looked at Zhu Ruiying and the others. "Please sit down,"
he said, and they found sofas and sat down.
Yan Shaozhe said calmly, "Dai Huabin is currently being held in the basement of this building."
Zhu Ruiying's eyes flickered, but she stood up again and apologized respectfully, "Your Majesty Mingfeng, I am Huabin's mother. I apologize to you on his behalf. We come with our most sincere apologies this time, and we have prepared an apology. Please forgive him."
As she spoke, Zhu Ruiying placed a storage ring on the table.
Yan Shaozhe's eyes were calm, not glancing at the ring containing the apology. Instead, he added, "I have to say, your son is quite courageous. He actually sent someone to ambush and kill my disciple in public."
Zhu Ruiying, as the one in power, remained calm and sincere, saying, "Don't worry. I will punish him severely after this."
"He deserves punishment, but you should take him back to the Duke's Mansion for punishment," Yan Shaozhe said expressionlessly.
Zhu Ruiying, Dai Dianguang, and the others were all shocked.
Yan Shaozhe's words made it clear that Shrek Academy would no longer accept Dai Huabin.
"Dean Yan," Zhu Ruiying began to say, but Yan Shaozhe gestured to stop
her. Zhu Ruiying's expression paled, but she forced herself to close her mouth.
Yan Shaozhe spoke gravely, "This matter is settled. There's no need to plead. I tell you, if it weren't for the thousand-year connection between your White Tiger family and our Shrek Academy, the Dai Huabin you saw would likely be dead. Honestly, your youngest son is a far cry from his eldest brother, Dai Yueheng."
"Of course, if Dai Huabin makes a mistake, we won't blame Dai Yueheng. He has nothing to do with this matter. You can take Dai Huabin away later. And you can rest assured, this is a personal matter of mine and will not affect the Academy's relationship with the Duke's Mansion."
Zhu Ruiying stopped pleading. She knew Yan Shaozhe had made up his mind. She sighed, and a surge of anger welled up within her.
Of course, this anger wasn't directed at Yan Shaozhe, but at Dai Huabin.
They were both her children, so why was there such a huge difference between her youngest and oldest sons?
She'd long ago said that Shrek Academy wasn't like home, and that stirring up trouble was strictly forbidden, but she'd ignored them.
Perhaps to lighten the mood, Dai Dianguang and several of Dai Hao's uncles shifted the conversation to Dai Yuheng. After more
than ten minutes of conversation, Zhu Ruiying remained silent. Conversely, the other members of the White Tiger Clan and Yan Shaozhe were chatting quite well.
It didn't seem as if they were here to apologize.
At the end, Yan Shaozhe recalled what Huo Yuhao had said to him earlier and said in a strange tone, "Hey, I have a suggestion for you all. After Dai Yuheng graduates, train him with all your might. With his talent and sufficient resources, he'll definitely become a Titled Douluo within twenty years."
"Even becoming a Super Douluo wouldn't be a problem."
Upon hearing this, Dai Dianguang and the others' expressions shifted slightly.
The White Tiger Clan simply lacked top-tier combat power. They originally had three Titled Douluos, but tragically, two of them—Dai Hao's grandfather and father—had perished in battle.
A family headed by a Super Douluo was a completely different beast from one headed by an ordinary Titled Douluo.
Take the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, for example. They boast three Titled Douluos, including a Level 97 Super Douluo. This is how they are considered a top-tier force on the continent. Thanks to the intimidating presence of the Super Douluo, their business has spread across the continent; otherwise, they would have been decimated long ago.
"Just so you know, follow me to the basement."
Yan Shaozhe swept his sleeve across the table, and the ring on it instantly vanished. He then left the office, and
everyone followed .
"Snap."
The lights flickered on
, and the dark basement suddenly became bright. Zhu Ruiying saw the chained Dai Huabin. His face paled slightly. Though furious at Dai Huabin's actions, he knew he was his child, and any anger subsided.
Perhaps due to the glare, Dai Huabin subconsciously closed his eyes. Once he adjusted, he opened them and was stunned. "Mother?"
"Dean Yan." Zhu Ruiying didn't respond to Dai Huabin, but instead asked Yan Shaozhe if he could remove the chains.
Yan Shaozhe nodded.
Zhu Ruiying stepped forward and untied Dai Huabin's chains one by one.
"Mom, I..."
Feeling his hands and feet relax, and seeing his beloved mother, Dai Huabin quickly wanted to express his grievances.
"Slap."
However, Zhu Ruiying, with a sullen face, slapped Dai Huabin across the face. He didn't hold back, but delivered a solid blow.
Dai Huabin felt a burning pain on his face, his eyes dazed. Simultaneously, two more teeth were pulled out.
Huo Yuhao had hit him, knocking out the left tooth.
Zhu Ruiying had hit him, knocking out the right.
"Let's talk about it when we get home." Zhu Ruiying didn't even wait for Dai Huabin to speak, immediately summoning her spirit power to knock him unconscious.
"Third Uncle, please take Huabin with you," Zhu Ruiying said to Dai Dianguang.
Dai Dianguang looked at Dai Huabin, nodded, and carried him on his back.
"Dean Yan, I apologize once again for the trouble Huabin has caused you." Zhu Ruiying bowed respectfully to Yan Shaozhe.
"Go. This matter is over." Yan Shaozhe's tone softened, less stern.
Zhu Ruiying said nothing, and left with the other uncles and elders of the White Tiger Clan.
However... they had just reached the building when a figure rushed over in a hurry.
It was none other than Dai Yueheng.
Seeing Dai Yueheng, everyone stopped in their tracks.
"Mom, Third Master, Fourth Master, Fifth Master, Sixth Master."
Dai Yuheng stepped forward to greet them one by one, but his eyes caught the slap mark on Dai Huabin's face and his unconscious state. A slight change occurred in the depths of his eyes.
"Yuheng? Why are you here?" Seeing his eldest son, Zhu Ruiying's sullen expression improved slightly, at least with a hint of a smile.
Dai Yuheng lowered his head, speaking in a self-blaming tone, "It's all my fault. I didn't manage Huabin well enough, and he ended up making a mistake."
Zhu Ruiying patted Dai Yuheng on the shoulder and soothed him, "This has nothing to do with you. There's no need to blame yourself. This isn't a good place to chat. Come with us outside and talk. Mom is here to take your brother back, and I have something to ask you."
Dai Yuheng's expression shifted slightly. Something to ask him?
Just then, Yan Shaozhe emerged from the building. He saw Dai Yuheng, and their eyes met. Dai Yuheng also hurriedly saluted.
"Yuheng, just go with your mother and your Third Master and talk," Yan Shaozhe said.
"Yes," Dai Yuheng said.
After greeting Yan Shaozhe, the group left the Colosseum.
Watching them depart, Yan Shaozhe picked up the ring and examined it, releasing a wisp of his spiritual energy into it. He exclaimed in surprise, "Oh? It's the soul bone of the Golden Blade Tiger."
After leaving the academy, the group quickly moved away from Shrek's east gate.
Once they reached a deserted area, Zhu Ruiying revealed the second purpose of their visit.
"Yuheng, do you have any feelings for Xu Jiujiu?"
Dai Yuheng was stunned. What did this mean?
"Hmm?" Zhu Ruiying frowned.
Dai Yuheng realized what was going on and smiled wryly, "Mother, what do you mean?"
Zhu Ruiying said gravely, "As the eldest son of the Duke's Mansion, you carry a heavy responsibility. Now that the situation in the empire has become uncertain, Mother intends to match you with Xu Jiujiu as a gesture of goodwill to the imperial family. After all, Xu Jiujiu is Xu Jiawei's most cherished sister."
Upon hearing this, Dai Yuheng's expression suddenly grew serious. It was clear this was serious business, not something to be taken lightly.
"I do have feelings for Xu Jiujiu, but that's not the point. If there's anything I want my son to do, or anything that benefits the family, you can make the decision," Dai Yueheng said solemnly.
Xu Jiujiu was no stranger to him. Although she was a generation older than him, they were about the same age and had seen each other frequently as children. It was only because of their social status that
they hadn't had any in-depth conversations. Upon hearing Dai Yueheng's response, Zhu Ruiying's eyes, and even Dai Dianguang's, lit up.
Zhu Ruiying smiled with satisfaction. "Okay, when we get back this time, I'll try my best. With your talent, you're more than enough for Xu Jiujiu,"
Dai Yueheng said with a smile.
"But remember, graduate from Shrek Inner Court safely and don't let anything happen to you like your brother," Zhu Ruiying glanced at Dai Huabin again, giving him a helpless warning.
Dai Yueheng said sternly, "Don't worry, I know what's important."
"Uncle, do you have anything to say?" Zhu Ruiying looked at Dai Dianguang.
Dai Dianguang was about to say something, but suddenly realized it and shook his head, saying, "No more."
A hint of apology towards Dai Yuheng flashed in his eyes.
He had actually wanted to say that the soul bone Dai Hao had left for Dai Yuheng had been used as an apology, but on second thought, he couldn't say that.
Otherwise, it would cause a big problem. "Okay, let's set off back home," Zhu Ruiying wasted no time.
"Mom, what's next for Huabin?" Dai Yuheng asked hurriedly.
Zhu Ruiying sighed, "I plan to send him to the Xingluo Royal Soul Master Academy."
Soon, a group of people donned their flight guides again and flew Dai Huabin towards the Xingluo Empire.
"Xu Jiujiu..." Dai Yuheng's eyes were deep. It seemed that after the competition was over, he would have to graduate early and return home.
Turning around, Dai Yuheng was about to leave when a sudden thought struck him. "Why do I feel like I forgot to take someone with me?"
Meanwhile, in the girls' dormitory area, Zhu Lu was standing by the guardrail, looking up at the sky. Suddenly, she noticed several points of light on the horizon, clear in the darkness.
"What are those?"
The points of light drifted further and further away, quickly disappearing.
Early the next morning,
Wang Yan announced Dai Huabin's situation to the class.
"I have something to share with everyone. Dai Huabin has withdrawn from school and returned home. Okay, let's begin class. Today's lesson is about martial spirit characteristics,"
Wang Yan wrote on the blackboard.
Zhu Lu was completely bewildered.
Dropped out?
Went home?
What about me?
I haven't even gotten on the bus yet!
Zhu Lu wasn't the only one confused; many in the entire class were also curious. Dai Huabin's strength was real, after all. He was one of the three Soul Masters in the first grade, and with his White Tiger Martial Spirit, he was quite famous.
But why did he drop out?
Did he make some mistake?
But Wang Yan obviously wouldn't reveal the truth and quickly began his lecture.
When the bell rang, the morning class officially ended, and the students happily left the classroom for lunch. In the afternoon, it was Mu Jin's class.
"Yuhao, go to Director Du's office. He needs you,"
Wang Yan said, packing his textbooks, to Huo Yuhao, who was chatting with Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao.
"Me?" Huo Yuhao was taken aback, but he agreed. He said to Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao, "You guys go eat. You don't have to wait for me."
"Then we'll be leaving first." Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao turned and left.
Huo Yuhao didn't stop, heading straight for the office.
After knocking on the door and entering, Du Weilun smiled and said, "The ring on the table was given to you by Dean Yan. It's an apology from the White Tiger Clan."
Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered and he spotted a white soul storage ring. He picked it up, infusing it with a trace of spiritual energy, and his eyes widened.
"Holy crap."
"Dean Yan said he can use the herbs, and the rest is yours. You've made a killing this time." Du Weilun took a sip from his teacup, but it wasn't tea leaves, it was goji berries.
Middle-aged, there was no other way.
"Did the people from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion arrive yesterday?" Huo Yuhao asked, putting the ring away.
Du Weilun nodded. "Dean Yan went there himself to wait, and he didn't even let us go with him."
Huo Yuhao's eyes flickered at this. He wondered if Dai Huabin and Dai Yueheng would clash in the future. If they did, that would be interesting.
"Director Du, I'll be leaving now,"
Huo Yuhao said, leaving the office.
But as he reached the first floor, he suddenly saw a familiar figure. It was Zhu Lu.
Zhu Lu walked alone, her eyes vacant.
Huo Yuhao suddenly had an idea and greeted her, "Dai Huabin left without you?"
Hearing the voice, Zhu Lu instinctively looked over, but quickly stepped back. Seeing Huo Yuhao, he looked as if he had seen a ghost. "This has nothing to do with you."
Huo Yuhao shrugged and said, "It's true it has nothing to do with me, but you're really pitiful. Your fiancé ran off without you, and he didn't even say a word to you. I guess he doesn't care about you that much."
Zhu Lu bit her lip, rarely refusing to argue with Huo Yuhao. She sighed, ignored him, and turned away.
However, the knot in her heart was indelible.
Now she just waited for the family's letter to decide what to do.
Would she continue to follow Dai Huabin or stay in Shrek? It was likely that she would drop out and follow Dai Huabin. After all, that was her true value.
"Do you want to leave the Zhu family? Just like your ancestor Zhu Zhuqing did?"
Huo Yuhao's voice echoed through the empty first-floor hall.
Zhu Lu paused.
Huo Yuhao continued, "Whether to continue being a pawn for spirit fusion, or to become a powerful spirit master in his own right? Consider this. Come find me when you're ready."
He ignored her and walked past her. The
original novel clearly states that Zhu Lu didn't make the Inner Court entrance exam, while Dai Huabin remained alone at Shrek Academy until graduation, when he came to help Dai Hao.
Zhu Lu was clearly absent from the military camp. With her talent, she couldn't keep up with Dai Huabin, and her future would be nothing more than that of a duchess.
Most importantly, all those years of companionship, her obedient and compliant demeanor, weren't as captivating as Wang Qiuer's fleeting glances. Had Dai Huabin not finally disfigured Zhu Lu to restore her appearance during the Qiankun Valley of Love, Zhu Lu would have been truly pathetic. Watching Huo Yuhao
's retreating figure, Zhu Lu subconsciously clenched her fists.
Night.
In the dormitory.
Wang Dong looked curiously at Huo Yuhao, who sat vacantly in his chair, and asked, "What's wrong with you? You've been dazed since school this afternoon."
Without even turning around, Huo Yuhao said, "I'm thinking about something. Don't bother me."
"Hmph," Wang Dong pursed his lips. "If I bother with you again, I'll be an idiot."
Gazing at Sea God Lake, Huo Yuhao's thoughts fell silent.
There were still eight months until the holiday break, and he would definitely head to the Far North. The problem was, he couldn't just leave on his own. Yan Shaozhe and Ma Xiaotao would be looking for him at any moment, making it difficult for him to escape.
So, he figured out a plan.
Yan Shaozhe knew he had an ice-attributed spirit, but he'd no doubt be wondering why he never used it. So, he could use that spirit as an excuse and take Yan Shaozhe with him to the Far North.
He could say his second spirit had mutated and lacked a physical form, so it absorbed some spirit beast. That was it.
That way, Yan Shaozhe would take him to the Far North. With an ice-attributed spirit, the best spirit beast to absorb there would undoubtedly be.
As for how to bypass Yan Shaozhe and absorb the Ice Emperor, he could have the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm forcibly attract the Titan Snow Demon King, allowing it to engage in a fight with Yan Shaozhe.
Then, he could use this opportunity to slip away.
While it might seem unkind, there was no other way. From the moment he chose to become his disciple, many things had gone astray, vastly different from the original story.
However, with Yan Shaozhe's level, the Titan Snow Demon King couldn't possibly defeat him; at best, the two would end in a draw.
As for how to escape the battlefield, that was simple. He remembered that the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm possessed a special ability: teleportation.
In the original story, when Huo Yuhao questioned the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm, it had explained that if absorbing the Ice Emperor failed, it would use a last resort to send Huo Yuhao away, hundreds of miles away.
This plan was nearly perfect. The only question was whether the Tianmeng Ice Silkworm could attract the Titan Snow Demon King, and how, after leaving, it could explain why its spirit was the Ice Jade Scorpion.
"I still have a few months, plenty of time for me to plan the next steps." Retracting his gaze, Huo Yuhao muttered to himself.
Unlike the original novel, where he spent the past few months studying at the Spirit Guidance Department, Huo Yuhao planned to return to the department after his second martial soul had fully formed.
During this time, he would train fervently, striving to break through to level 30.
By then, he would also have achieved his third spirit ring.
With this in mind, Huo Yuhao became incredibly motivated and quickly went to bed, ready to begin his meditation practice. As for the Tiger Body Pill he had obtained from the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, which one was more suitable for daily training?
"Hey, idiot," Huo Yuhao suddenly shouted.
"You're the idiot." There were only two people in the room, and Wang Dong knew Huo Yuhao was referring to her. She immediately shouted angrily, using a feminine voice.
"You said it yourself. If you continue to pay attention to me, you're an idiot," Huo Yuhao said with a smile.
Wang Dong: "..."
Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "When I first joined the academy, I was only level 15, and now I'm almost level 25. You started at level 21, and you're only level 25 now. You're too slow! Don't let me overtake you. That would be very embarrassing."
"You don't want to be laughed at by me
, do you?" Wang Dong was silent for a moment. She looked into Huo Yuhao's smiling eyes, stunned for a moment, and then a smile curled up at the corner of her mouth. She said proudly, "Hehe, that's because I'm giving you a break. If I give it my all, you won't be able to catch up."
"I don't believe it." Huo Yuhao shook his head. "Unless you practice and show me."
Wang Dong sat up suddenly, looking directly at Huo Yuhao and said, "See. By the end of this semester, I'm going to astound you."
"Ah, yes, yes," Huo Yuhao said sarcastically. "You want to astound me? I'm afraid you'll just laugh at me, you lazy idiot."
Wang Dong's pupils almost spit fire at this. She clenched her white fists and began to meditate and practice.
She decided to practice hard and astound everyone.
Seeing his expression, Huo Yuhao nodded in satisfaction.
Since Tang Wutong must die in this life, leaving Wang Dong'er behind, he would have to urge him on. Ideally, he could use Wang Dong'er to sow discord between Da Ming, Er Ming, and Tang San.
With a flick of his finger, he turned off the lights, closed his eyes, and the dormitory suddenly became quiet.
Huo Yuhao's consciousness had already drifted to the Far North.
Actually, a reader had asked me a long time ago, "How will you get to the Far North after becoming Yan Shaozhe's disciple?"
I was actually quite troubled, not knowing how to write it. After all, you couldn't possibly summon the Ice Emperor and absorb and fuse it right in front of Yan Shaozhe.
But after reading the original novel, I suddenly discovered an interesting description.
The Tianmeng Ice Silkworm can teleport. Holy crap! This discovery was eye-opening, and all my problems suddenly fell into place.
Original text: "I also have an ultimate power that can instantly transport you hundreds of miles away. That way, at least your safety is guaranteed."
Chapter 41 of the main text, "Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion. "
I won't write about the soul guide here. I'll write about it in the second year. Everyone wants to see the Far North, and I'm too lazy to waste the male protagonist's time on the soul guide system, so I'll skip it.
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