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The early morning sun shines on the streets of Soto City, dispelling the slight chill of the night.
Xue Tianxing and his friends met at the hotel entrance early. Sisters Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were chatting in low voices about the little gadgets they bought while shopping last night. Ning Rongrong was playing with her new hairpin.
Dugu Yan was leaning against the door frame, yawning, obviously not fully awake yet. Oscar was packing his luggage and humming a little tune.
"Is everyone here? Let's go back to Barak City."
Xue Tianxing glanced at everyone and said with a smile.
"good!"
Several people responded in unison, packed up their things, and headed out of the city.
Along the way, everyone talked and laughed, chatting about their experiences in Soto City last night - Shui Bing'er excitedly shared the interesting story of the double fighting spirit, Ning Rongrong showed off the exquisite jewelry she bought, and Dugu Yan complained that Oscar had been away from Shrek Academy for a long time. The atmosphere was very relaxed.
After walking for about half an hour, Oscar suddenly remembered something and said to Xue Tianxing:
"By the way, Tianxing, when I went to Shrek Academy last night to see Dean Flender and the others, the dean told me something—Shrek Academy will no longer be located in Soto City and will be merged into the Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy."
"Oh? Merged into the Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy?"
Shuiyueer asked curiously:
"Hasn't Shrek Academy always been quite independent? Why is it suddenly merging with other academies?"
Xue Tianxing was not surprised when he heard this, he just nodded - he was already familiar with this plot.
He looked at Oscar and explained:
"It must be Qin Ming who persuaded Flender. Qin Ming is now a teacher at the Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy and a former student of Shrek Academy. He must have promised Dean Flender a lot of benefits."
Xue Tianxing paused and continued:
"Flender has been working hard for Shrek Academy his entire life. Now there are only three students left in the academy: Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai, and Zhu Zhuqing. The number of students is pitifully small.
He must be looking for a better training environment for these three people. The Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy is rich in resources and can help them grow better."
"Moreover, Zhao Wuji and the others have been living a hard life with Dean Flanders for so many years. Flanders probably wants to find them a stable home so they can have someone to rely on when they get old.
Merging into the Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy seems to be a good choice for Shrek.
Xue Tianxing added, analyzing Flanders' thoughts thoroughly.
Oscar nodded and said in agreement:
"You're right. The dean said the same thing at the time. He said he didn't want everyone to suffer with him anymore."
After Xue Tianxing finished speaking, he couldn't help but recall the plot of the original novel - as soon as the people from Shrek Academy arrived at the Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy, they were publicly insulted by the then Prince Xue Beng because of their background and strength. Then a series of things happened. Finally, Flanders couldn't stand it anymore and took everyone away from the Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy. Finally, they went to the Blue Ba Academy founded by Liu Erlong, and renamed the Blue Ba Academy to Shrek Academy, and only then did they truly settle down.
Then Xue Tianxing thought again that Tang San is no longer in Shrek Academy, and there are only three left of the original "Shrek Seven Devils". The overall strength of the academy is far less powerful than in the original book. Moreover, although Dugu Bo is still Xue Xing's guest of honor, Dugu Bo spends most of his time in the Barak Kingdom with his granddaughter Dugu Yan.
Therefore, Xue Tianxing didn't know whether Shrek Academy would end up like in the original novel, leaving Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy and joining Lanba Academy.
Xue Tianxing looked at the distant sky, his heart full of doubts - the plot of Douluo Continent has changed a lot because of his arrival. Xiao Wu was abducted by him to the Barak Kingdom, Tang San disappeared, Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong and Oscar joined the Barak Academy team... Will these changes make him lose the advantage of this "prophet"?
Oscar also fell silent. Although he hoped that Shrek Academy could have a good home, he was also worried that the teachers would be wronged.
"Forget it, there's no point in thinking so much."
Xue Tianxing shook his head and said with a smile:
"No matter what happens to Shrek Academy in the end, our top priority now is to improve our strength and prepare for the Continental Soul Master Competition in two years. We'll go see Flanders and the others when we have the chance."
After hearing this, Oscar nodded, no longer entangled in the affairs of Shrek Academy, and restored the previous relaxed atmosphere. He quickened his pace and headed towards the direction of Barak City.
The sunlight shone on them, stretching their shadows very long, and the city of Barak in the distance was waiting for their return, but they didn't know that an even greater danger was waiting for them.
The sunlight shines through the gaps in the leaves, casting mottled shadows in the forest, but this forest on the road connecting Soto City and Barak City is so quiet that it is heart-wrenching.
As Xue Tianxing and his companions stepped into the forest, the sounds of birds singing, insects chirping, and wind blowing through leaves disappeared without a trace. Only the sound of their footsteps echoed in the forest, which seemed particularly abrupt.
"Something's wrong."
Xue Tianxing paused and frowned instantly. His years of combat intuition made him keenly aware of danger.
He turned to look at the people around him and said in a low voice:
"This forest is so quiet, there's no movement at all. Something must be wrong."
Shui Bing'er also stopped and carefully sensed the surrounding environment, and said with a serious expression:
"Indeed, it's abnormal that he can't even feel the most basic anger."
Xue Tianxing quickly analyzed:
"There are only two possibilities for this kind of situation in the forest—either there's a powerful soul beast nearby, scaring other creatures into silence; or there's a powerful soul master using his soul power to forcibly clear the area, driving away all the surrounding soul beasts and small animals."
Xue Tianxing paused, his eyes becoming sharper:
"But this road is the main passage from Soto City to Barak City. The surrounding forests have long been cleared by the Soul Master Association. It's hard to find powerful soul beasts, let alone century-old soul beasts. So, there's only one possibility—someone is ambushing us here!"
Before he finished speaking, Xue Tianxing quickly winked at a few people.
Long-term team training has helped them develop a tacit understanding, and their positions are instantly adjusted to an inverted triangle:
Xue Tianxing stood at the back, serving as the team's backup and commander; Shui Bing'er and Dugu Yan stood on both sides of the front respectively, the ice phoenix's cold air and the green phosphorus snake king's poisonous fog quietly spread, forming the first line of defense; Oscar, Ning Rongrong and Shui Yue'er were protected in the middle, Oscar quickly made sausages, Ning Rongrong raised the Seven Treasures Glazed Tower, ready to release auxiliary soul skills at any time, Shui Yue'er held the short blade tightly, observing the surroundings vigilantly.