CHAPTER 346: CHAPTER 346 – ARRIVAL AT SHREK ACADEMY

Qian Renxue looked at the corpses littering the ground, her face dark and stormy.

She had only been away for less than half a day—and the Spirit Hall had already been raided?

It had even come close to total destruction?

"What happened...?" Qian Renxue turned to the survivors gathered around the throne.

Electrolux brought them down from the throne platform.

One surviving female elder sighed and explained the entire sequence of events.

Qian Renxue’s face instantly turned green with rage. She had taken the initiative to leave because the Sea God, Poseidon, had said he would personally oversee the Spirit Hall.

And the result?Poseidon had been lured away with ease, giving the Holy Spirit Sect Master the perfect opportunity to strike!

Damn it!!!

Qian Renxue ground her teeth, her voice ice-cold."That bastard—still just as unreliable as ever!"

Not to mention she’d never liked anyone in the first place.

But with that damned, useless personality of Poseidon’s, there was no way she could ever like him!

"Mr. Dan Heng, where are those evil soul masters now? Can we track them down and kill them?" Qian Renxue’s tone was dripping with murderous intent.

The sea of corpses before her had already ignited her fury.

Dan Heng shook his head slightly."Just now, I traced the power of the evil god inside Tang Yuehua’s body and sensed their location—they should be in Star Luo City, roughly a thousand of them remain...

"I launched an attack, so perhaps a few survived, but moments ago their auras suddenly vanished. The Holy Spirit Sect Master... the Slaughter King should be completely dead."

He had already sensed the Slaughter King’s aura.

Even if the other party had fled and hidden his presence as before, there was no way to escape him.

But since the Slaughter King had been at the core of his attack, it was no surprise he’d been killed.

Everyone looked at Dan Heng in shock.

They hadn’t expected such a casually spoken statement to carry such an earth-shattering revelation!

Qian Renxue’s lips twitched."Mr. Dan Heng, you... you mean the Holy Spirit Sect is basically annihilated?"

Dan Heng gave a quiet "Mm.""But the ones who survived should all be god-level."

"..."

The others still found it hard to believe.

The Holy Spirit Sect had lurked in the shadows for thousands of years, amassing formidable strength—only to be wiped out right at the moment they revealed themselves?

Even thinking about it made one feel the Slaughter King had died an awfully unfair death.

Zi Ji gave a cold sneer."Serves them right! They were as annoying as mosquitoes! Brother-in-law, let’s go hunt down the rest of them!"

She rolled up her sleeves, visibly eager.

Dan Heng turned to Gu Yuena."The Holy Spirit Sect is just a side player. I feel there’s some other power supporting them. Perhaps..."

He paused and glanced at Longlong.

Longlong giggled, stretching out her arms, thinking her father was going to pick her up.

Gu Yuena immediately understood Dan Heng’s meaning.

The will of the plane!

Something that should have been intangible and emotionless seemed to have changed...

Otherwise, who could hide information, even deceive both Dan Heng and Gu Yuena?

But neither of them spoke it aloud.

Since it was the will of the plane, it likely possessed powerful perception.

If the two of them even mentioned it, it might be alerted.

Even though Dan Heng could easily destroy the Douluo Plane, dragging it out into the open would be difficult.

"Sis, brother-in-law, what’s with the riddles? Let’s hurry to the Sun Moon Empire! Didn’t you say there’s another branch there? Let’s wipe them all out!" Zi Ji jumped up and down, excited.

Gu Yuena shook her head slightly, a cold glint in her eyes."No. We’ll go to Shrek Academy first."

She had never forgotten that her original Blue Tyrant Academy had been swallowed up by Shrek Academy!

That "debt" could not be left unsettled.

Though she didn’t particularly care about some mere academy, she absolutely would not tolerate anyone infringing upon her domain!

Tang Ya and Beibei, who had just come down from the platform, hesitated upon hearing this.

Especially Beibei—his handsome face had turned pale.

After interacting with Dan Heng’s family, he knew one thing very clearly: although his great-grandfather was hailed as the Black and White Holy Dragon, one of the strongest of the age...

...in front of this family, he was still nothing.

But if he tried to dissuade them...

His words carried no weight!!!

He could only hope to find an opportunity on the road to quietly plead with Dan Heng.

At this time, Shrek Academy was situated in Star Luo City, almost treated as a state religion—rivaling the Spirit Hall, and even holding the upper hand.

After all, they enjoyed the full resource support of the Star Luo Empire.

This time, Dan Heng’s family did not travel at a leisurely pace. After a short rest, Gu Yuena directly opened a spatial tunnel.

They passed through the gate and instantly arrived in Star Luo City.

Compared to Spirit City or the city of ten thousand years ago, the style here was quite different—more luxurious and dazzling in gold and jade.

Dan Heng’s group appeared outside the city gates and entered together.

At this moment, the whole city was still discussing the recent heavenly phenomenon—

The sudden appearance of a water-blue dragon that instantly destroyed the vicious evil soul masters, cleansing the sky as if washing it.

Like a giant piece of emerald, crystal clear.

Beibei trailed at the back, listening to the conversations, his heart clenching tighter.

He had personally seen Dan Heng unleash that strike—from Spirit City, reaching all the way here?!

Such terrifying power—if Shrek Academy came into conflict with Dan Heng’s family, it would be a disaster!

Beibei glanced at Dan Heng’s back, about to speak—

—but ahead, Zi Ji piped up eagerly:"Where’s Shrek Academy? Are we going to cause trouble right away?"

Zi Ji rolled up her sleeves, brimming with enthusiasm.

"!!!"

Beibei was dumbfounded and panicked.

He immediately abandoned any thought of pleading now.

The urgent matter was to have his great-grandfather restrain the academy’s people and avoid any conflict at all costs.

"What’s the rush? Let’s enjoy the exotic scenery first. Oh, by the way, has Erlong been seen yet?" Gu Yuena asked casually.

Liu Erlong had been something like her "bestie."

Though they hadn’t met in ten thousand years, Erlong had received the Sea God’s godhood back then—so she wouldn’t have perished to time.

Dan Heng replied,"I didn’t sense her aura among those evil soul masters."

"That’s good. Since she’s alive, I’ll have questions for her when we meet." Gu Yuena snorted unhappily.

"Sis, you know none of those outsiders are reliable. No one’s as good as our sisterly bond..." Zi Ji cozied up to her, clinging to her other arm with a sycophantic grin.

Beibei let out a quiet sigh of relief—at least they weren’t insisting on bloodshed immediately.

He tugged on Tang Ya’s sleeve.

"Xiao Ya, help me..."

Tang Ya immediately understood his meaning and nodded softly.

Beibei then broke away from the group, heading straight back to Shrek Academy.

The others noticed his departure but paid it no mind.

Tang Ya could be considered Zi Ji’s disciple—Beibei was just a familiar outsider.

Shrek Academy

Beibei rushed inside, so hurried that he tripped over someone by the dormitory, flying forward and rolling a few times on the ground.

"Hic...!"

"Oh, it’s little Beibei. Why so panicked? Where’s your decorum...?"

A drunken voice came from under a tree.

There, a relatively short and thin old man clutched a wine gourd, a greasy chicken leg in the other hand, eating with juices dripping down his mouth.

"Senior Xuanzi!"

Beibei scrambled up, ignoring all manners."Is my great-grandfather in the academy? I have extremely important news to tell him right away!"

Xuanzi squinted at Beibei, stretching lazily as he saw the youth’s urgency."What’s so urgent? You’ve even got me curious."

Unhurried, he leaned back against the tree and stood up slowly.

Beibei gritted his teeth—this Xuanzi was completely unreliable!

He turned to run toward the inner court to find his great-grandfather Mu En.

He’d only taken a few steps when Xuanzi’s lazy voice drifted over:"No need to run—your great-grandfather’s not here, he went to the palace..."

Beibei nearly tripped again at the sudden stop, then turned and rushed off again—

He had to inform Mu En about Dan Heng’s family’s arrival immediately.

Only Mu En could keep all the "hotheads" in check.

He’d only taken a few more steps when a shadow loomed over his head—

Xuanzi dropped from the air, knocking him down and pinning him underneath, his head resting on Beibei’s waist.

Taking another swig of wine, Xuanzi chuckled,"What’s the rush? The sky’s not going to fall—and even if it does, us old folks will hold it up. Young man, you need to learn to stay calm..."

"Senior Xuanzi!!!"

Beibei’s face flushed with anger, but the man on top of him felt like a mountain—he couldn’t break free at all!

"Tell me, what exactly happened?"

Xuanzi said with a smile.

Beibei slammed his fist on the ground in frustration. Knowing this guy was a complete rascal, he could only speak at lightning speed, recounting everything he had seen and heard over the past few days.

"... Senior Xuanzi, this is urgent, we—"

Hooo... hooo...

Xuanzi had fallen asleep!And he was even snoring!

"!!!" Beibei nearly spat blood in rage.

He directly erupted his soul power, summoned his martial soul, braced his hands on the ground, and tried to break free from Xuanzi’s weight.

Xuanzi was jolted awake and chuckled."Beibei, what’s the rush? Your brain’s fried. Who’s pulling this prank on you?"

"This isn’t a prank! It’s real!" Beibei said furiously.

Xuanzi yawned."Real? You’ve definitely been fooled. If there were really a powerhouse that strong, they would have unified the Douluo Continent long ago—why would they bother picking on Shrek Academy?"

"It’s not like that..." Beibei grew anxious.

Xuanzi patted him on the head."You should learn from Lexuan—see how calm she is? You’re completely losing your composure like this."

"I..." Beibei felt like coughing up blood—this damn Xuanzi really wasn’t acting like a human being!

Xuanzi added,"If those so-called troublemakers really dare to come to Shrek Academy... hehe... I’d actually be curious to see what they can do, and whether they can last a few moves against me."

"..."

Beibei’s eyes went red with anger—he was really going to explode.

This old turtle actually wanted to test himself against Dan Heng’s whole family?!

He was trembling all over.

Meanwhile, on the street, Dan Heng’s whole family was out shopping together—partly as a precaution against the evil soul masters attacking them separately.

Although at this point, the evil soul masters no longer had the ability to do that.

Still, Zi Ji, Bi Ji, and the others were tagging along.

Gu Yuena didn’t object—unlike before, she didn’t fuss over her "lordly dignity," but instead openly displayed affection toward Dan Heng.

Clinging to his arm like a demure little wife, she had fully stepped into the role.

If it weren’t for her occasionally turning back to give Zi Ji a look that radiated the Silver Dragon King’s authority, people might have forgotten her noble and commanding presence.

"Husband, look—there’s a long line over there, and it smells so good. What kind of snack is that?" Gu Yuena suddenly pointed to the end of the street.

The food stall was billowing with smoke, with a queue of thirty to forty people in front of it, making it very eye-catching on this street.

A rich, fragrant aroma wafted over.

"Grilled fish..." Dan Heng glanced at Huo Yuhao.

When it came to grilled fish, Huo Yuhao’s skill was almost on par with his own.

Huo Yuhao scratched his head, then puffed out his chest and declared, "I... I can grill fish, Uncle-Master. I can make some tonight..."

"Is that so? Then I’ll have to taste your cooking later. For now, let’s see why so many people are lining up here."

Gu Yuena spoke casually, pulling Dan Heng toward the stall.

She didn’t really care for the food—she just wanted to spend more time enjoying herself with Dan Heng.

The family drew closer.

Halfway there, a small commotion broke out in the line.

A young man and woman were arguing over grilled fish.

The young man, dressed in fine silk, was clearly a wealthy young master, holding out a grilled fish to the young woman in an attempt to please her.

The young woman had her arms crossed. Though dressed in plain clothes, her face was strikingly beautiful, with long, wavy hair cascading over a youthful, energetic figure.

"Xu Sanshi! Can you stop bothering me already?"

"I told you, I don’t like you at all!" Jiang Nannan said angrily.

Xu Sanshi, still holding the grilled fish, looked embarrassed."I just wanted to buy you this grilled fish... Nannan, from the first moment I saw you, I swore never to make things hard for you. Even if those people hadn’t sponsored you, I wouldn’t have taken advantage of you..."

"Go tell that to someone who’ll believe it! I already have someone I like! I just want you, young master, to stop pestering me!" Jiang Nannan said impatiently.

Xu Sanshi grew flustered."Who?! I’d like to see who dares—?!"

Jiang Nannan turned her head, scanning the crowd of onlookers, until her gaze landed on Dan Heng’s family.

"There she is!"

Bending her long legs, she leapt into the air in a graceful arc.

"Nannan...!" Xu Sanshi quickly chased after her.

A waft of perfume descended as Jiang Nannan landed right in front of Dan Heng’s family.

She quickly pressed her palms together toward Gu Yuena, her eyes full of pleading.

"Sister, please..."

Gu Yuena was slightly taken aback—she’d thought this girl was coming to flirt with her husband, but it turned out she was actually after her.

Zi Ji frowned."And who might you be?"

The next second, Xu Sanshi arrived."Nannan, who is it? You’re definitely lying to me! It can’t be him, right? He’s already got so many women..."

Jiang Nannan stepped sideways, leaning against Gu Yuena with a cold smile.

"Of course not. This—this is my lover..."

(End of Chapter)