Douluo Continent: Azure Dragon Slays Evil, Qilin Suppresses the World

About fifteen minutes before the time of Shenshi (3-5 PM), the group of eight arrived at Shrek Academy.

It can be said that apart from Ning Rongrong and Xuan Qing, who were mentally prepared, everyone else was stunned.

A wooden sign hung at the entrance of that dilapidated village, with the words "Shrek Academy" crookedly written on it.

The ground was full of potholes and looked shabby.

Gu Rong's lips twitched as he pointed at the dilapidated village and asked.

"Rongrong, tell Grandpa Bone the truth, is this abandoned, dilapidated village Shrek Academy?"

"Yes."

Ning Rongrong lowered her head, and her voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.

Gu Rong's face turned completely dark. He looked at Ning Fengzhi and said in a cold voice, "Fengzhi."

This has already angered them.

Your precious little princess, whom you cherish so much, is being made to suffer in this wretched place? Are you kidding me!

Xue Qinghe was also dumbfounded.

She had imagined Shrek Academy would be poor, but she hadn't expected it to be this bad. How could this be called an academy? It wasn't even as good as the slums of Heaven Dou City.

Although Dugu Bo and Zi Ji had heard Xuan Qing say that this was an academy built by local thugs, they were still shocked to see it with their own eyes.

This is so run-down!

Xuan Qing remained calm; he had expected this to happen.

He glanced around and saw several figures walking out of the village.

It was Flander, Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, and the rest of the Shrek Seven Devils. Tang San was also there; the bump on his head had subsided somewhat, but it was still swollen.

Qin Ming was also standing nearby. When he saw Dugu Yan, he was stunned: "Yanzi? What brings you here?"

Dugu Yan was quite surprised.

"Teacher Qin Ming? What are you doing here?"

Xuanqing chimed in from the side.

"Because your teacher, Qin Ming, is one of the fourteen survivors."

"Survived?"

Everyone looked at Xuan Qing, not understanding.

Xuanqing explained.

"According to the information I know, the academy has been established for twenty years, and it enrolls a little over two students each year. The graduation requirement is that students must be under twenty years old and in the first forty classes."

"Only fourteen people actually graduated. The rest either didn't reach level forty before the age of twenty, or they died while hunting soul beasts."

The ancient banyan tree gasped for breath.

"Fourteen people? Fourteen people graduated in twenty years? That's a mortality rate..."

Ning Fengzhi suppressed his anger, walked up to Flander, and said in a deep voice.

"Dean Flander, thank you for taking care of Rongrong during this time. I've come to pick her up today."

Flander's expression changed instantly.

Ning Rongrong is a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master with extremely strong support abilities. She is the second core of the team. If she leaves, the Shrek Seven Devils will definitely suffer a great loss in strength.

Yu Xiaogang immediately became anxious and rushed forward excitedly.

"Sect Leader Ning, Rongrong can't leave! She's a member of the Shrek Seven Devils, an important member of our team!"

"In the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament a few years later, Rongrong was a key player."

What Yu Xiaogang didn't say was, without Ning Rongrong, how could Tang San have become famous throughout the continent? How could he have proven that he wasn't a good-for-nothing?

Gu Rong snorted coldly.

"When did my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's little princess get sold to your academy? She can come and go as she pleases, without your permission?"

Yu Xiaogang was speechless, but he was still unwilling to give up.

Tang San stepped forward and said in a deep voice.

"Sect Leader Ning, Senior Bone Douluo, Rongrong is a member of the Shrek Seven Devils. We are a team. Leaving now would be irresponsible to the team."

Gu Rong's eyes turned cold.

"Kid, who gave you the right to interrupt?"

He released a little of his Title Douluo aura, and Tang San's face turned pale, and he took several steps back.

Yu Xiaogang quickly stepped in front of Tang San and said urgently.

"Your Majesty, please show mercy! The Third Master is the son of the Clear Sky Douluo, and possesses twin martial souls—a once-in-a-century phenomenon! He is the hope of the Soul Master world against the Spirit Hall!"

"Twin Martial Souls!"

These four words perfectly captured Ning Fengzhi's weakness in his desire to fight against the Spirit Hall.

The group all turned to look at Xuan Qing, their eyes asking: You know about this?

Xuan Qing shrugged.

"Isn't this common sense? How could an ordinary Blue Silver Grass possibly have innate full soul power? Even if it didn't have innate full soul power, how could an ordinary Blue Silver Grass allow him to cultivate to this level at such a young age?"

Dugu Bo frowned and spoke.

"I remember the conditions for the birth of twin martial souls are that both parents have very similar qualities, so what about him...?"

His meaning was clear: the quality difference between Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer was simply too great.

"Didn't I just say that this isn't ordinary Blue Silver Grass? Among some soul beast clans, there's a saying that a person can be a king for ten thousand years and an emperor for one hundred thousand years. You know that, right?"

Everyone nodded; they had indeed heard of this claim.

"Tang San's mother is the queen of the Blue Silver Grass clan who has taken human form, and she is also the origin of the great battle between Tang Hao and Qian Xunji."

These words were like a bomb, leaving everyone dizzy. The Blue Silver Emperor? A 100,000-year-old soul beast in human form? And it even had children?

A murderous glint flashed in Dugu Bo's eyes.

"Since we've already become enemies, should we kill him to prevent future trouble?"

Xuan Qing shook his head.

Why would you kill a spoiled brat? It's a waste of time.

"Did you ruin it?"

Everyone is puzzled.

Murasaki began to explain.

"What makes Blue Silver Grass most remarkable is its incredible vitality, but this kid is going for the poison attribute route, which is equivalent to adding a water attribute soul ring to a fire martial soul."

Xuanqing nodded in agreement, and then added.

"In other words, if the Blue Silver Grass cannot be awakened, he will only reach the fifth ring at most. He was able to cultivate so quickly because of the foundation his mother left him. Once that foundation is exhausted, if he doesn't switch to cultivating that hammer, reaching the fifth ring will be considered incredibly lucky."

Tang San roared angrily.

"You're talking nonsense. My Blue Silver Grass is just the most ordinary Blue Silver Grass. My teacher said..."

Xuanqing was too lazy to listen to his rambling.

"Shut up! Don't you even understand the saying 'two tigers cannot share one mountain'? If that hammer is worth 100 points, then your Blue Silver Grass must be worth at least 98 points, otherwise how can they coexist?"

"When it comes to power, the Blue Silver Emperor's ultimate technique is immortality."

"Your biological father's spirit ring came from your biological mother's sacrifice, didn't you know that?"

Tang San was struck dumb, standing frozen in place as if by lightning.

He recalled the occasional sadness his father showed, and the blurry image of his mother... Could it be true?

Yu Xiaogang panicked and yelled.

"Stop talking nonsense! The mistress possesses twin martial souls and is destined to become a Title Douluo! You're just jealous!"

Xuan Qing laughed, a very sarcastic laugh.

"Oh? And then? I'm two years younger than him, and my soul power is five levels higher. None of the seven of them lasted two minutes against me. How dare you say you have twin martial souls?"

"He's grown to a Title Douluo, and he's still a fraud? I could kill him with a single flick of my tail. Why would I be jealous of such trash?"

Ning Fengzhi coughed once.

"Young friend Xuanqing, please don't accidentally hurt him!"

Ning Rongrong was among the seven.

Xuan Qing pursed his lips.

"Alright, I'll give Sect Leader Ning face, but I still have to say something to you last."

He pointed at Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing was slightly taken aback and pointed to herself.

"I?"

Xuan Qing nodded: "I admire your courage and determination in running away from your family, but now you're here to find this lecherous tiger..."

"So what's the difference between you and someone who didn't escape? Aren't you still hanging out with him? Where's your guts from escaping the family? Were they eaten by dogs?"

Zhu Zhuqing's face turned pale, and she bit her lip tightly.

Xuanqing continued.

"You carried stones for three months. Besides enduring hardship, what personal improvement did you achieve? Did you level up from level 27 to level 28? Couldn't you improve through your own cultivation?"

The ancient banyan tree frowned.

"Wait, carried stones for three months? What does that mean?"

Xuanqing explained.

"Yu Xiaogang's training method, it's just carrying stones while running. Do you think he'd allow Zhao Wuji to use gravity-based soul skills to assist him? Wouldn't that be a slap in the face to his Great Corpse?"

He even patted his own face in a mocking gesture.

Xuanqing's summary.

"For the past four months, they've carried stones for three months and fought spirits for one month. That's all the teaching content."

"I just don't understand, does this thing need to be taught? You can even make some money at a mine."

He has a really sharp tongue.

They specialize in slapping people in the face and exposing their shortcomings, but what they say is all true, leaving no room for rebuttal.

Yu Xiaogang was so angry that he trembled all over, pointing his finger at Xuan Qing.