Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 43 Waterfall

Yang Ping'an left the Star Dou Great Forest alone. This time, he didn't return to the Beast City. Instead, he found a hotel, cleaned up, and started heading to other places.

In just one day, Yang Ping'an arrived at his destination – Soto City.

After entering Soto, we found a hotel to stay in, and coincidentally, we ended up at the legendary Rose Hotel.

Yang Ping'an gave a wry smile. This Rose Hotel is known as a must-visit place for transmigrators of Douluo Continent, and it is also the place where Tang San and Dai Mubai first met.

After settling into the Rose Hotel, Yang Ping'an inquired around Solo City and finally arrived at his destination, Shrek Academy.

However, as expected, seeing is believing. The so-called Shrek Academy was located in a village outside Soto City. Apart from a dilapidated sign, there were only a few small wooden houses. It was impossible to tell that this was a Soul Master Academy.

Yang Ping'an had always been puzzled. Shrek Academy was known for its strong teaching staff, but it had never demonstrated its true value from beginning to end.

Compared to the Beast Academy and other advanced Soul Master academies, Shrek Academy's foundation is practically zero. It has no simulated environment and no living conditions. It claims to follow the so-called elite route, but how is it any different from those fraudulent schools in my previous life?

According to Shrek Academy's standards for admitting students, a twelve-year-old should have a soul power of at least level 20. However, as those who have read the original work know, Shrek Academy's actual standard is that a twelve-year-old must have a soul power of at least level 25 and also possess a certain level of combat ability.

Judging solely from the admission standards, only captains of various advanced soul master academies could achieve this. Yang Ping'an knew better than anyone how high Shrek Academy's admission standards were. Back in the Notting City Junior Soul Master Academy, there had never been a student who was twelve years old and above level twenty-five.

It can be said that the students' admission standards far exceed those of top scorers in the city, and there may not even be many such talents in each province.

But the fact that Shrek Academy has such high admission standards yet still has an extremely high percentage of disabled students is even more surprising.

It should be noted that the only thing Shrek Academy can be praised for is its teaching staff. With two Soul Saints and several Soul Emperors as teachers, it is ridiculous that some students still die prematurely, and the proportion is not low.

Yang Ping'an wandered around Soto City a few times, and after confirming the start date of Shrek Academy, he left Soto City alone.

Yang Ping'an is now sixteen years old and hasn't been back to his home in Wanghun Village for several years. This time, he plans to go home for a few days before doing anything else, which will also help him avoid suspicion.

After returning to Wanghun Village, the surrounding villagers were still there, but in just four years, many of them seemed to have aged considerably, and the houses they had always lived in looked even more dilapidated.

Because he was a Soul Master, he was extremely popular throughout the village. Even in his very dilapidated hut, many people came to visit him, and their words were full of respect, or rather, they were trying to get his help in various subtle ways.

Yang Ping'an just smiled and didn't say anything more to them. Old Tom, on the other hand, looked unusually old and insisted on returning the three gold soul coins.

However, Yang Ping'an refused all of these offers. He even gave Old Tom ten gold coins as a gift, mainly to thank him for taking care of him since he was a child. Without Old Tom, he probably wouldn't have been able to grow up to be this big.

After entertaining the villagers, Yang Ping'an went alone to his parents' graves with some sacrificial items to remember them.

After staying at home for three days, Yang Ping'an's previously melancholy mood vanished, replaced by a cold glint in his eyes.

At the same time, he also had a map in his hand. It was a map of the area around Nottingham. The map was quite old and had various circles and dots, which showed that he had studied it countless times.

According to the schedule, tomorrow is the start of the school year at Shrek Academy. At this time, Tang San and Xiao Wu have already gone to the Rose Hotel in Soto City. As a walking 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone, Tang Hao will definitely follow Tang San and Xiao Wu in secret. If he encounters any unhappy people, he will not allow others to harass Xiao Wu.

This is the only time difference Yang Ping'an could think of, at least the best and simplest opportunity right now, without exception.

Moreover, considering the distance between Soto City and Notting City, which is a full 500 kilometers, even with Tang Hao's strength as a Title Douluo, it would take him at least an hour to get back. This hour is his real opportunity, but also his real danger.

That afternoon, Yang Ping'an quickly surveyed the area within a hundred kilometers of Holy Soul Village, especially the three waterfalls within a hundred-mile radius. He finally roughly confirmed the location, but he dared not get too close. He could only walk around in disguise. Now everything was ready, only the right opportunity was needed.

The next morning, which was also the first day of school at Shrek Academy, in the original story, since Tang Hao saw Tang San being bullied by Zhao Wuji, he must have been there at the time, which is the biggest flaw.

After a period of climbing, Yang Ping'an finally reached the top of the waterfall. The waterfall was two hundred meters high and more than twenty meters wide. It was a hidden valley, and could even be described as a natural treasure.

No wonder Tang Hao was so confident in hiding the items behind the waterfall. Even ordinary soul masters couldn't get down to such a place; one would need a flying soul master or a high-level soul master.

Yang Ping'an just sneered and began his operation. The valley and waterfall could indeed stop many people, but he didn't take them seriously at all.

Yang Ping'an never thought about finding any route. Given Tang Hao's personality, walking would only leave various traces and flaws. It would be better to be simple and straightforward and just go down the cliff above the waterfall.

Yang Ping'an carefully searched the cliff face and found a place where he could barely find a foothold. He then took out a rope several hundred meters long from his soul tool and tied it to the point of leverage. He then gripped the rope with both hands and leaped down, securing himself just before reaching the ground and landing steadily beside the waterfall.

This place is indeed quite different from other places. The life force here is significantly stronger than in other areas, especially the Blue Silver Grass growing extremely lushly nearby. It is indeed worthy of being the place where the Blue Silver Emperor resides.

Yang Ping'an looked carefully at the sky. It was almost time. Tang San and the others should be taking their entrance exams this afternoon, which was also the most opportune time for everything.

(End of this chapter)