Douluo: This Legend of the Dragon King is not quite right

Chapter 209 Dean: A List of Shrek Academy's Sins!
"Humph."

The dean stroked a non-existent beard, his eyes gleaming. As if struck by a thought, he leaned forward slightly, lowered his voice, and spoke with a mysterious, almost secretive tone, as if sharing a momentous secret:

"By the way, Lu Jun, would you like to know in advance what the final exam for your first year will be like this year?"

Lu Jun raised an eyebrow slightly:

"Oh? The assessment content? This student hasn't thought much about it."

"If there is anything the dean needs students to do their best in the assessment, please feel free to speak up."

"As long as it is within my ability, I will do my best."

The dean chuckled, no longer keeping him in suspense, and said directly:
"This year's final exam will be based on a practical points system. You will need to spar with other students on a designated arena. Winners will gain points, and losers will lose points. The final ranking will be based on the total points. Of course..."

He abruptly changed the subject, a sharp glint flashing in his eyes.

"These are just the rules on the surface. The real hidden mission, or rather... the way to obtain the highest reward, lies in the inter-departmental challenge!"

"A cross-department challenge?" Lu Jun's eyes narrowed.

“That’s right.” The dean’s voice carried a hint of excitement and anticipation as his fingers tapped lightly on the table. “If any of you, as first-year students, could voluntarily go to Shrek Academy, challenge them, and defeat them…”

"That would grant unimaginable bonus points, which is exactly what the academy wants to see! That's the kind of slap that would truly resound in Shrek Academy's face!"

He looked at Lu Jun with burning eyes, as if he were looking at a peerless divine weapon:
"And you, Lu Jun, are the most promising candidate to complete this hidden mission, perhaps even the only one."

"If you can do it, not only can you choose any reward from the final exam, but I can also give you another treasure from my private collection, a top-grade soul bone that is over 99,000 years old and close to 100,000 years old, as an extra special reward."

Lu Jun: "...?"

They just gave me two soul bones?

Hyotei roared in Lu Jun's mind:
"Promise him, and I'll upgrade your other Ice Dragon Soul Bone to the 100,000-year level as well!"

With an almost desperate fervor, the dean continued:

"Although the attributes of this soul bone may not be a perfect match for you, nor is it the optimal choice for my martial soul, the energy and potential it contains are absolutely beyond your imagination."

"This is the pinnacle of my collection!"

"As long as... as long as I live to see the geniuses of our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy rightfully trample those so-called monsters of Shrek Academy underfoot, and let the whole continent know that the glory of Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is enough to overshadow the glory of Shrek Academy."

"What harm is there in giving you this soul bone?"

His words resonated deeply, filled with his unwavering competitive spirit towards Shrek Academy and his profound desire for the academy's honor.

Those eyes seemed to burn with two flames.

Lu Jun listened quietly, his heart filled with turbulent emotions.

The dean's obsession was far deeper than he had imagined.

A 90,000-year-old soul bone from an exhibition match, a 99,000-year-old soul bone from a hidden quest...

This was no small feat. And Hyotei's words amplified the value of the two soul bones in his mind to an immeasurable degree.

"Does the dean mean I should go to Shrek City, publicly challenge the entire Shrek Academy, and utterly defeat them in front of the entire internet, making them lose face?"

"That's right!" The dean laughed heartily, slammed his hand on the table, and shouted, "As long as you complete it, not only will I reward you with this soul bone, but the Spirit Pagoda and the people from the Federation will also give you extra rewards!"

"...Why are so many people showing up when we're trying to embarrass Shrek Academy?"

Lu Jun almost burst out laughing.

Shrek has incurred the wrath of the masses.

Both the Spirit Pagoda and the Federation have revealed their true intentions.

"Hmph, you don't even look at what those good-for-nothings have done." The dean's face was full of disgust as he coldly listed the crimes of Shrek Academy. "They collect the most top resources in the entire continent and monopolize them. At the same time, they use a limited number of enrollment slots to plunge children from all the cities on the continent into endless infighting and competition, all for the sake of entering the so-called temple of soul masters, Shrek Academy."

"In addition, Shrek employs a bunch of so-called good-for-nothings who do nothing but claim to be maintaining peace on the continent. I haven't seen them maintain peace at all, but I have personally witnessed them establishing independent kingdoms."

The dean got angrier and angrier as he spoke.

"What's most outrageous is that every year during the Shrek Academy class assessments, those incompetent teachers and deans at Shrek Academy, for some reason, suggested that students go to their respective cities to challenge other academies, using any means they wanted. Moreover, they didn't confiscate the students' ID cards or Federal currency during the process, which led to these students becoming even more unscrupulous in making money and using all sorts of methods to force their way into various places."

"And they even specifically targeted our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, saying that if we challenged and won, there would be a special reward!"

"It can be said that every year at this time, the students of Shrek Academy make the city a mess and extremely chaotic in order to complete their assessment tasks."

"And there's more..." the dean continued, his voice filled with rage, "The assessment of the inner disciples, and the so-called military training, turned out to be nothing more than robbing Federation planes, invading Federation military bases, and even students who came specifically to sabotage our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy!"

"Tell me, am I angry? Is the Federation angry? Is the Spirit Pagoda angry?"

"Shrek Academy is becoming more and more hateful!"

The dean suppressed his anger and said in a deep voice.

"The Federation and the Spirit Pagoda's attitude towards Shrek Academy is getting worse and worse, to the point of being intolerable."

"Not to mention Shrek Academy is trying to cram its students into various council positions. What is he trying to do, huh?"

"So, they want to turn all the high-ranking officials in the Federation into Shrek Academy's people, so that the Federation becomes their personal fiefdom?!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Jun understood.

The Federation is probably so angry that it will directly place the Eternal Kingdom on Shrek Academy's head.

Lu Jun immediately said:
“Dean, I understand what you mean. Shrek Academy… I will go.”

The dean looked at the boy before him, his smile gradually widening until it finally broke into a hearty laugh:
"Hahaha, good, I'm glad you agree. I look forward to you going to Shrek Academy and giving them a good slap in the face!"

Inside the office, an old man and a young man, one laughing heartily and the other as still as a deep pool, had already reached some kind of unspoken agreement.

A moment later, before the dean's hearty laughter had completely faded, Lu Jun nodded slightly, turned around, and left.

(End of this chapter)