Douluo Continent: I, the world's greatest immortal master, have taken Ning Rongrong as my disci

Chapter 372 The Immortal Master Retires to Become a Library Curator

As dawn breaks in the east, the soft sunlight spills over the magnificent city.

It was the start of the new academic year for Shrek Academy, and the area around the academy was bustling with activity, presenting a scene of prosperity and flourishing.

"Dear future juniors, this is Shrek Square, where the iconic buildings of the academy stand. They are the original founders and great figures of Shrek Academy, and they also commemorate the history of Shrek Academy's rise."

Walking several hundred meters along the main avenue from Shrek Academy's main gate, a huge statue gradually appears, blocking everyone's view.

The senior students in charge of the freshman registration and assessment introduced the information to the freshmen:

"There are three statues in the front row. The one on the left, wearing glasses and looking kind and smiling, is Flander, the founder and first dean of Shrek Academy."

"The man to his left is Zhao Wuji, the Mighty Vajra Bear, who was once known as the Immovable King and was quite powerful."

Suddenly, someone in the crowd asked, "Hey? Why doesn't the statue in the middle have a face?"

A senior student from the academy walked up to the statue and solemnly said:

"I'm about to tell you about the origin of the faceless statue in the middle."

"I believe that many of you have heard his story. The faceless statue in the middle is the legendary founder of Peach Blossom Academy—Master Peach Blossom, Dean Su Ran."

"And Peach Blossom Academy is said to be the ancestral academy of our Shrek Academy. Historical records show that Peach Blossom Academy ascended to godhood in one day, and almost all of its disciples attained enlightenment in a single day."

"Master Su of Peach Blossom Academy has also disappeared. From then on, Peach Blossom Academy stopped recruiting disciples and only Master Wang was left to guard the academy."

"Later, Dean Fu and Vice Dean Zhao of Shrek Academy couldn't bear to see Peach Blossom Academy wither and become desolate."

"Therefore, with the witness of Master Wang and an old man, an academy agreement was signed. While retaining the core campus of Peach Blossom Academy, the surrounding area was expanded to establish Shrek Academy, which recruited Soul Masters for teaching. This is how Shrek Academy prospered."

"Of course, strictly speaking, Shrek Academy is actually an outer academy of Peach Blossom Academy."

"Legend has it that deep within our Shrek Academy, the peach blossom forest of yesteryear is still preserved. Only those who pass Shrek's most rigorous selection process have the opportunity to enter the peach blossom forest, or even meet Master Su and become a core disciple of Peach Blossom Garden!"

"Similarly, the highest badge of our Shrek Academy is also the Peach Blossom Badge. Only those who have made indelible contributions to the people of Douluo Continent and the academy are qualified to receive it, and it is personally awarded by Master Su. But in the entire Shrek Academy, over the past ten thousand years, no more than five people have ever received the Peach Blossom Badge!"

"Three of these five are figures that you can read about in the history books of the mainland. They are the three ancestors Ning Xiangrong, Wang Fugui, and Wang Fugui, who, thousands of years ago, after the Sun Moon Continent and the Douluo Continent clashed, used hellish hidden weapons and soul tools to lead the soul masters of the Douluo Continent to defeat the Sun Moon Empire and prevented the Sun Moon Empire from invading any territory of the Douluo Continent for thousands of years."

“They are all direct or collateral descendants of students from Taoyuan Academy.”

"But what saddens us is that the descendants of Wang Sheng's ancestors paid a heavy price for that war, almost becoming extinct."

"To get back to the point, if it weren't for the fact that Master Su's disciple left behind some of his unique skills, allowing their descendants to protect the Douluo Continent, perhaps it would be impossible to know who would emerge victorious between the Douluo Continent and the Sun Moon Continent."

"And yet, this is the same person who taught a god-level disciple and a legendary figure like the ancestor Wang Sheng. Even more legendary is the appearance of this Immortal Master Su."

"It is said that Master Su was exceptionally beautiful and had a stunning appearance, which amazed all who saw him."

"Therefore, back then, Dean Fu, Dean Zhao, and Ancestor Wang Sheng all agreed that no sculptor could replicate the appearance of this Immortal Master Su, not even a tenth of his form and spirit. Therefore, they chose to replace the sculpture of Immortal Master Su with a faceless statue, allowing future generations to imagine the appearance of the Immortal Master."

After he finished speaking, the newly enrolled disciples were in an uproar, sighing inwardly, while some couldn't believe that anyone could be so handsome.

Tang Wutong muttered in the student group:

"Is it really that good-looking? Why does everyone say that?"

"I don't believe you! Unless I see it for myself!"

Right next to Tang Wutong, a young man dressed in gray cloth looked at the statue in the center of the square with longing in his eyes:
"These are the statues of the seniors from Peach Blossom Spring and the deans of Shrek Academy. They're amazing! I wonder if I'll ever have the chance to see them in person!"

"Even just seeing the students of Peach Blossom Spring in person would be great. I heard that Rongrong's ancestor's Golden Bell Shield can allow support-type Soul Masters to stack their defenses, bringing the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul to its ultimate potential!"

Huo Yuhao let out a long breath, feeling somewhat excited.

These sculpted figures are people you can only hear about in legends and stories.

Seeing the gray-clad boy's naive and unsophisticated demeanor, Tang Wutong gave him a disdainful look:
"If you can become a god, you might be able to see it with your own eyes."

What a lack of knowledge!

I've met several of the people represented by those statues!

"Huh? Become a god?! I'd be content just to stay at Shrek Academy and study there."

Huo Yuhao couldn't believe it when he heard this. He had run away from the White Tiger Mansion and had no special talent. He had obtained a snow-white caterpillar soul spirit in the Star Dou Great Forest, which was how he awakened his first soul skill.

"Hey, hey, hey? You spineless and ignorant little Yuhao, I'm an ice silkworm, not a caterpillar!"

A voice of rebuttal echoed in Huo Yuhao's mind.

"Alright, I know everyone is very curious about what this peerless beauty, Master Su, looks like, but so far no one has had the chance to see her again. If you have the opportunity to obtain the highest honor in the future—the Peach Blossom Badge—you might have that chance."

"Behind the colossal statues of the three academies are more than twenty smaller statues, which are the disciples of Peach Blossom Spring who once forged glory and triggered the wave of godhood." "At the forefront of the line are the Seven Gods of Peach Blossom Spring."

"The first one is Senior Sister Ning Rongrong, and the second one is Nine Nether Douluo Zhu Zhuqing."

The third one deserves special mention: Meng Yiran, the first summoning-type Soul Master in history, a necromancer Douluo proficient in hidden weapons and Soul Guidance Devices. It was she who, along with Master Su, developed the Soul-Splitting Sky-Shattering Gun and the Hundred-Mile Dragon Sniper, leaving behind a legacy that terrified even the ninth-level Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Empire. To this day, they remain the prized possessions of Peach Blossom Academy!

"..."

The Shrek Academy freshmen guide introduced the origins of Shrek Academy and the outstanding figures of Peach Blossom Ancestral Academy, arousing the admiration of countless people.

Tang Wutong, Huo Yuhao, and Tang Ya and Bei Bei, who were hidden in the crowd, all felt a sense of awe. Perhaps their ancestors had a grudge against Taoyuan Academy, but it was undeniable that Master Su and Master Meng were great figures in Douluo Continent!

But no one noticed that it was right on one side of the square, in front of the library.

The young man lying under the big tree, enjoying the shade, couldn't help but shake his head upon hearing these sounds.

"These elementary school students these days are really getting better and better at bragging."

"Ah~"

What's so great about it?

Back then, those two bastards, Flander and Zhao Wuji, practically knelt and cried before that kid Wang Sheng, saying:
"I have a dream."

"It's about opening a great academy."

"There was once an opportunity that was so close, but I didn't seize it..."

That was a real tearful affair.

Wang Sheng simply wouldn't budge.

I just couldn't stand it anymore.

They're too lazy to manage the college.

So they agreed on three rules: the area surrounding the academy was given to them, and the students they trained had to protect the safety of the people in that area. Peach Blossom Academy also had the right to reclaim the academy at any time.

The sighing young man was quite strange. He looked handsome with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, but his aura was faint, as if he had reduced his presence. There was also a layer of skin-like water film on his body that ordinary people could not see, covering something.

With the body of a young man but the mind of an old man, he remained calm and unperturbed no matter what he saw, treating it all as ordinary.

This unremarkable young man was none other than Su Ran, the peerless immortal master that the students were all talking about.

Ever since the wave of students from Peach Blossom Spring becoming gods ten thousand years ago, he has disguised himself and gone into seclusion, sometimes appearing as a young man, sometimes as an old man. And beneath this appearance lies the magnificent beauty and unparalleled celestial body that those students so longed for.

Su Ran leisurely travels across the continent, watching the sun and moon change, the stars shift, and people come and go. His youthful heart has long since faded away, and he remains unmoved no matter what happens.

Ten thousand years have passed, and not only has Peach Blossom Academy been reduced to a legendary ancestral academy that only the most outstanding students can enter, but the outer academy is now run by Shrek Academy.

Due to geological changes, the Douluo Continent collided with the Sun and Moon Continent, and its area more than doubled.

The empires on the continent evolved into five regions: the Sun and Moon Empire, the Heavenly Soul Empire, the Fighting Spirit Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and the Peach Blossom Shrek Zone.

The Star Luo Empire was seized and annexed by the remnants of the original Star Luo royal family in alliance with the Heaven Dou rebels, who also annexed parts of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.

As time passed, the Papal Palace experienced a break in the succession of the papacy, gradually declined, and was annexed by the Star Luo Empire, ultimately retaining only the territory bordering the Dou Ling Empire.

The Douling Empire continues the tradition of female emperors.

A stalemate, yet a stable situation, gradually formed among the four parties.

Just then, Su Ran touched the little lizard on his shoulder:
"Little Haoyue, what do you want to eat today?"

"Eat fish?"

"There's a kid here who's supposedly really good at grilling fish."

Unseen by anyone, a panel appeared in the lazy young man's eyes:
[The testing timeline advances to ten thousand years later, and the World-Renowned Immortal Master System transforms into an extraordinary Immortal Master.]

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