Chapter 16

——Boom, boom

Two muffled grunts emerged almost simultaneously.

Tang San's body was slapped away by Zhao Wuji's palm; one of those muffled grunts naturally came from him. His body flew through the air, spitting out a mouthful of fresh blood.

The other muffled grunt belonged to Zhao Wuji. He had originally thought this was just another hidden weapon of Tang San's, never expecting that seemingly small hammer to possess such immense force.

The hammer struck his palm, then collided with his face, causing blood to gush from his nose immediately.

Many years later, when Dai Mubai had already achieved fame and success, and was asked who among the Shrek Seven Devils was the most terrifying, he answered without hesitation: it was Soft Bone Douluo Xiao Wu.

The reason was simple: she was the reverse scale of Thousand Hands Douluo Tang San.

This contest could be described as a case where both sides suffered losses, ending in a draw.

"Teacher Zhao, does this count as us passing?"

Ning Rongrong pointed to the incense behind Zhao Wuji, which had long since burned out, and asked him.

"I count you as having passed!"

They had clearly already passed, yet he had to let it reach such a state; Zhao Wuji felt extremely displeased. After speaking, he turned to leave.

"Teacher Zhao, wait a moment."

At this time, a somewhat weak voice sounded.

Zhao Wuji turned his head to look; the person speaking was none other than Tang San, who had just been in meditation.

After resting for a moment, his spirit seemed somewhat better, and he struggled to stand up from the ground.

Zhao Wuji asked impatiently, "What else do you have to say? You have already passed the trial."

Tang San endured the pain and said, "Teacher Zhao, I am sorry; I was too impulsive just now. However, your strength is too powerful for me, so I had to go all out. Let me remove the hidden weapons from your body; otherwise, they might affect your health."

After speaking, he came before Zhao Wuji, first confirming the position of the Dragon Whisker Needles, then pinching the needle tips and pulling them out forcefully, removing the Dragon Whisker Needles one by one.

Deep in the night, with silence all around, the entire Shrek Academy fell completely quiet.

As Dai Mubai had predicted, this exam saw no candidates pass the first three rounds except for Tang San and the other three.

As Vice Dean, Zhao Wuji naturally had his own residence; at this moment, he was sitting alone in his room, feeling gloomy and unhappy.

"Zhao Wuji."

Suddenly, an unexpected voice caused the smile on his face to freeze instantly.

"Who?"

Zhao Wuji stood up abruptly, cold light flashing in his eyes.

Back then, his reputation in the Spirit Master world was not good, and he had many enemies.

These past years, hiding within Shrek Academy, had been peaceful; he never expected a powerful opponent to appear at this moment.

"Get out here!"

Outside the room, a faint, almost imperceptible aura locked onto Zhao Wuji.

Who was Zhao Wuji? The Immovable Bright King, a man who had once killed countless people.

Provoked so by an unknown opponent, combined with the pent-up anger in his chest from the day, his rage instantly flared up.

Zhao Wuji shouted in a deep voice, "Come out; I know you are here."

At the same time, he completed his Martial Soul Avatar immediately, with seven Spirit Rings pulsing around his body.

A black figure slowly walked out from behind a large tree.

The visitor was entirely shrouded in black clothing, even wearing a black hood over his head.

From his appearance, one could only tell he was a tall man.

Zhao Wuji shouted coldly, "Who are you?"

The black-clad man did not answer him, saying only calmly, "Meeting the Immovable Bright King in such a small place, I simply wish to spar with you."

Afterwards, he slowly raised his right hand.

Instantly, a black light condensed in his palm, forming a huge object.

At the same time, a full nine Spirit Rings quietly appeared on his body.

Two yellow, two purple, four black, one red.

"Title... Title Douluo!"

Seeing the black-clad man release nine Spirit Rings, Zhao Wuji struggled to spit out these four words.

And when he saw the color of the last Spirit Ring, his whole body shivered involuntarily. "Ten... Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring?!"

Zhao Wuji hurriedly bent to bow: "May I ask which senior has graced us with their presence? How could I possibly be worthy to spar with you!"

The black-clad man continued to speak in a flat tone, "What is there to be worthy or unworthy of? When you bullied those children during the day, you bullied them very well, didn't you? Let me bully you too. Of course, you can consider this bullying the weak."

Thoughts raced through Zhao Wuji's mind; he was just about to explain that Tang San's relentless pestering had led to that situation.

Just as he was about to speak, he heard the black-clad man say coldly, "Since you are here, come out. What difference does it make, one or two?"

In a flash of figures, another person appeared beside Zhao Wuji.

Seeing the newcomer, Zhao Wuji's expression finally softened slightly: "Boss, this senior..."

The visitor was none other than the Dean of Shrek Academy, Cat Eagle Flender.

Flender bowed respectfully to the black-clad man: "Greetings, Haotian Crown!"

Hearing this, Zhao Wuji sucked in a cold breath; he finally knew who this person was.

However, he truly could not understand when he had offended such a terrifying figure.

The opponent was none other than Haotian Douluo Tang Hao, hailed as the strongest force in the Spirit Master world.

The black-clad man said coldly, "No need for formalities; I am here to cause trouble. Cat Eagle martial soul, level seventy-eight, Flender, the main combatant of the Golden Iron Triangle back then. This Shrek Academy belongs to you, doesn't it?"

Flender nodded: "Yes, Crown. May I ask what matter Zhao Wuji offended Your Crown with? Could you grant me a few..."

"Stop wasting words, stand aside, or I'll beat you up too."

"Zhao Wuji, if you dare hit my son, I'll seek justice for the little one!"

As the words fell, the massive object in the black-clad man's hand and the nine Spirit Rings on his body vanished simultaneously.

But the next moment, he was already before Zhao Wuji.

—Bang bang, boom boom...

—Ah!

The sounds of collision, muffled groans, and screams rose and fell throughout the forest.

The next day, dawn.

In the Shrek Academy boys' dormitory, Tang San pushed Oscar: "Xiao Ao, wake up quickly."

Oscar opened his eyes somewhat helplessly: "Big brother, please don't disturb me, let me sleep a bit longer!"

Tang San said helplessly: "Then tell me where Xiao Wu lives first; I want to go see if she has recovered."

Dai Mubai, lying nearby, heard this and teased: "Tang San, do you want to go see Ning Rongrong as well?"

"Big brother Dai, don't talk nonsense; Tang San already has Xiao Wu."

Hearing such a topic, Oscar also became interested.

Tang San couldn't help but frown: "Xiao Wu and I are just friends."

"Enough, stop pretending. We are all men; you two, a lone man and a lone woman, traveled all the way to the academy together; did nothing happen?"

Oscar clearly didn't believe his words.

Dai Mubai, a veteran of many battles, believed it even less: "Rest assured, Xiao Ao and I have strong principles; a friend's wife is not to be trifled with. Oh no, a friend's wife is not to be bullied. We will absolutely not make a move on your Xiao Wu."

Oscar revealed a wicked smile and added: "That's right, Big brother Dai hasn't even weaned yet; he's set his sights on Zhu Zhuqing, plenty to go around. As for me, I can only reluctantly pursue Ning Rongrong!"

"..."

Outside the room, Ning Rongrong happened to come looking for Zhou Yu.

When she heard the conversation between the three smelly men, she was truly speechless.

"These dead perverts..."

Ning Rongrong couldn't hold back and cursed once, then turned to Zhou Yu and said: "Lin Yu, I have passed the assessment; just let me stay at Shrek. Go back and tell Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bone to persuade my father."

Zhou Yu sighed helplessly and said softly: "Fine, they will give face to those two."

"Mm, thank you Lin Yu, hehe!"

As long as she could escape her family's control, Ning Rongrong was overjoyed.

For this young lady, Zhou Yu also had no way: "Let's go, I'll walk you back to your dormitory."

(End of this chapter)