Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 379 The Spirit Pagoda with a Hidden Paradise (Published at 6 PM)

Six months later.

In a teacher's office at Shrek Academy, a beautiful figure was humming an unknown tune as she tidied up the documents on the desk with light and quick movements.

Despite the tedious nature of the work, the woman seemed to have encountered something wonderful. Not only did she not feel tired at all, but a faint smile remained on her lips throughout.

She skillfully categorized the documents, which were enough to make one's scalp crawl just by looking at them, and placed them in the drawer under the desk. She then gave a final glance at the tidy desktop and nodded in satisfaction.

"Hmm, now that I'm done with my work, it's time to go find that little guy."

She couldn't help but stretch and yawn, then turned and left the office, walking briskly towards the outside of the college.

"Good afternoon, Teacher Zhang."

A familiar face noticed her unusual behavior on the street and immediately struck up a conversation with her, looking on with curiosity.

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave the academy? Is something wrong?"

"good afternoon."

The woman responded with a smile, and as she thought about what she was about to do, the corners of her mouth turned up even more.

"I'm going to see a friend now."

"Oh?"

Taking in her change in expression, the man grinned mischievously. "Judging by how happy you are, you're probably more than just a friend, right? Your boyfriend?"

The woman's cheeks flushed slightly, but she didn't deny it: "Ahem, I guess so."

"I was right!?"

The man's eyes widened, and he asked incredulously, "What type? How old are you now?"

"His type is... he looks quite gentle, and he's a little younger than me."

Seemingly finding it difficult to speak, the woman had only uttered two sentences when an urge to flee arose within her: "Ahem, it's getting late, I'll be going now."

"So eager? Hehe, I get it, I get it. You're afraid we'll guess your identity if you say too much, so you're planning to keep your boyfriend a secret?"

The man clicked his tongue and shook his head, sighing, "I wonder which lucky guy was able to win over our Teacher Zhang's heart."

"Him?"

As if her words had opened a floodgate of conversation, the woman suddenly smiled gently before leaving: "In my heart, he is the most amazing person in the world."

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The man looked somewhat surprised, his first thought being whether the other party had been bewitched by some kind of soul skill or special ability.

Before she could recover from her shock, the woman said goodbye softly and quickly disappeared from her sight.

Ten minutes later, the woman arrived inside a giant tower standing outside Shrek City, with countless Soul Masters coming and going at its entrance.

Unlike the others who went upstairs, the woman ignored the curious glances from passersby and walked straight into a closed metal door. She took out a card and swiped it in front of a device with flashing indicator lights.

drop--

With a crisp sound, the indicator light suddenly turned green, and the heavy door opened in response to everyone's shocked gaze.

It was as if a door to another world had been opened, and behind the door appeared a passageway made of an unknown, cold, silver-gray metallic material.

As the metal gate opened completely, the light strips embedded in the walls on both sides of the passage lit up one after another with a technologically advanced, ethereal blue light, stretching all the way to the vast space at the end of the passage before stopping.

Although the space was quite far apart, there were quite a few powerful Soul Masters present who managed to glimpse some of what was inside using their own eyesight.

It was a huge circular space with a radius of over 100 meters, and the dome was estimated to be ten meters high, inlaid with countless blue crystals that shimmered with a faint light, as dreamy and magnificent as the starry sky.

But that's not all. As everyone's gaze moved down to the curved wall, they were astonished to discover that the wall was actually composed of display cases of varying sizes, each separated by transparent glass.

It was like a high-end soul tool exhibition, with prototype samples that even laymen could tell were valuable, quietly displayed there, filling most of the countless display cases on the walls.

In the center of that space stood an equally magnificent cylindrical building, its translucent material shimmering under the reflection of the dome, revealing glimpses of its complex internal mechanical structure.

"Is that an elevator?"

From the silence, a Soul Master from the Sun Moon Royal Academy exclaimed in surprise, seemingly having discerned the purpose of the building.

Clearly, the huge space they were seeing at that moment, which served as a facade, was just the surface.

Just like the Mingde Hall hidden underground, if you didn't see it with your own eyes, you would probably find it hard to believe that there is such an amazing secret base deep underground beneath this ancient and simple giant tower.

As the metal gate closed silently, isolating the passageway from the world once more, the stunned crowd slowly came to their senses, a feeling of inexplicable loss rising in their hearts.

"This metal door fits perfectly; I always thought it was a wall. I never imagined it was a passageway underground!?"

"Does anyone know what's behind that door? I'd like to go in and take a look."

"Don't even think about it. That's a place that only a very small number of internal members can enter. Don't be fooled by the fact that the passage is empty and there's nothing there. If you rush in without permission, you'll be lucky to escape with your life."

"How did you know? Are you an insider?"

"No, it's mainly because I happened to be here when the gate was open last time. There was an unlucky guy who tried to sneak in, but he was blasted away by an energy cannon that suddenly appeared on the wall. He was also caught and given a stern warning by the staff who came to the scene."

"I heard that the first time someone trespasses, they only get a warning, but if it happens a second time, they'll be severely punished."

"Oh, what if you try it a third time?"

"Who knows? I've never seen anyone dare to try it three times in a row. If someone did, they'd probably be dead, right? What, you want to go inside and buy a few soul tools for free?"

"Forget it, I'd better just go and register my soul."

click -

As the elevator doors slowly opened, the woman stepped out and arrived at the metal gate marked "Experiment Base No. 1".

She took out her card again and swiped it on the device. As she watched the door slowly open, she suppressed her excitement. As soon as she entered, she heard that familiar voice.

"Sister Lexuan, you're here. I just finished my work."

Following the direction of the sound, Zhang Lexuan saw a white-haired figure hunched over a desk, writing and drawing, with his back to her. A slight smile appeared on her lips, and she subconsciously quickened her pace.

She came up behind Huo Yuhao, put her arms around his neck, nuzzled him affectionately, and finally spoke her first words since entering the tower.

"Did you miss me?"

Huo Yuhao said helplessly, "Sister Lexuan, have you forgotten? You were here just a week ago?"

"You brat, you still have the nerve to say that? It's been a week already!"

Zhang Lexuan let out a soft, dissatisfied snort: "And I went through all this trouble to come all this way, and you won't even give me a hug?"

"Yes, yes, yes, how could we refuse Sister Lexuan's request?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Huo Yuhao turned around with a grin, opened his arms, and pulled her into his embrace.

"Although it's a bit perfunctory, I'll let you off the hook anyway."

Instinctively snuggling into Huo Yuhao's arms, she asked softly, "Why didn't Gu Yuena come with you today?"

"Um, her?"

Recalling their passionate encounter last night, Huo Yuhao said somewhat awkwardly, "She's resting in her room."

Zhang Lexuan instantly understood what he meant, her cheeks flushed as she pinched the soft flesh on his waist.

"All you do is cause trouble all day long, I really don't know how you were born."

Huo Yuhao's lips twitched; he had no words to express his suffering.

Every single time, it wasn't you guys pouncing on us like wolves and tigers? Who is the real victim here?

Of course, he only dared to complain to himself. If he actually said it out loud, he would probably be tormented by Sister Lexuan again.

"By the way, how is Dean Yan doing?"

"He has basically recovered."

Ignoring the other party's incorrect address, Zhang Lexuan sighed softly, "However, judging from the news sent back by Elder Mu and the others, they still haven't found any trace of Tang San."

What Huo Yuhao mentioned was the sudden incident that caused Ma Xiaotao to rush back to the academy, which he had learned by chance from other people when he returned to the Heavenly Soul Palace from the Earth Dragon Gate half a year ago.

It is said that at the time, an inner court teacher found Yan Shaozhe, who was seriously injured and unconscious, near Seagod Island, which led everyone to mistakenly believe that some peerless expert was secretly attacking the academy, causing the academy's level of vigilance to be raised several times over.

During that period, even the two powerful individuals, Zhang Lexuan and Mu En, were on high alert, keeping their senses active around the clock and constantly monitoring every movement on campus. It wasn't until half a month later, when Yan Shaozhe was healed by the Golden Tree and awoke from his coma, that the situation was resolved.

According to his own account, his injuries occurred when he encountered Tang San while searching for Xuan Lao in the Sun Moon Empire. He discovered that Tang San was using the Eight Spider Lances behind him to absorb Xuan Lao's power, just like an evil soul master.

Enraged, he attacked directly, but unexpectedly, Tang San possessed a corpse explosion skill similar to that of the Death Messenger. He was even so vicious as to inject corpse poison into Xuan Lao's corpse to lower his guard and lure him to approach the center of the explosion.

Of course, although the explosive power released by the corpse of a level 98 Super Douluo was strong, Yan Shaozhe, who had rich combat experience, still activated his ninth soul skill the moment the explosion occurred.

Although he couldn't completely dodge the attack, he managed to survive at the cost of serious injuries.

As everyone knows, after forcing himself to return to Shrek Academy, his tense spirit, which had been holding on for several days, finally gave way, and he collapsed.

It wasn't until he was discovered and taken to the Golden Tree for treatment that he was able to open his eyes again and tell the truth.