Within the Counterfeit Shrek Academy, Zang Xin's voice still echoed in the air.
The students who were Cultivating, the teachers walking in the corridors, and the students flipping through ancient texts in the library—everyone stopped their movements at the same moment, raising their heads to look toward the direction the voice came from.
"Counterfeit Shrek Academy?"
"Who? Who is speaking?"
"Someone actually dares to come to our Shrek Academy and spout such nonsense? Looks like there's a good show to watch; I wonder what kind of fool would dare to do such a thing."
The expressions of everyone in the Counterfeit Shrek Academy varied, wondering how Shrek Academy would react next.
Inside the Sea God Pavilion, several elders were discussing the academy's recent arrangements.
Elder Song was the first to look up, her wrinkled face tightening as her brows furrowed deeply.
"This voice..."
She murmured softly, a flash of solemnity crossing her eyes.
"The visitor comes with ill intent."
Lin Huiqun's expression was equally unsightly. She put down her teacup and stood up.
"Since the opponent dares to come knocking so ostentatiously, they likely have something to rely on. It's probably more than one person who has arrived, but... why have they come knocking now?"
Elder Zhuang remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.
"Let's go and have a look."
Qian Duoduo had a look of trouble on his face. One had to remember that back then, he couldn't even beat a gatekeeper. Now that someone had personally come to their academy to demand justice, it definitely wasn't a gatekeeper; their strength was absolutely not to be underestimated. He hoped this incident could be resolved peacefully.
"This is troublesome."
Qian Duoduo and the other elders stood up and followed the group out.
This lineup could be described as quite terrifying. One must know that this was the entire membership of the Shrek Academy Sea God Pavilion moving out together. Unless it was a time of life or death for Shrek Academy, it was absolutely impossible to see such a grand spectacle!
At the same time, teachers from all parts of the academy were also rushing toward the main gate.
Although they didn't know exactly what had happened, with someone openly provoking them at the academy gates, as members of Shrek Academy, they couldn't just sit by and watch.
In the medical room, a faint medicinal fragrance permeated the air.
The old man lying on the innermost bed suddenly moved his finger slightly.
Mu En's brow was tightly furrowed, and a look of pain appeared on his aged face.
It was as if... he was having a nightmare.
His lips parted slightly as if he wanted to say something, but he couldn't make any sound.
First-year classroom.
Zhou Yi stood on the podium, holding a piece of chalk, writing something on the blackboard.
The commotion from outside drifted in faintly. Several students couldn't help but turn their heads to look out the window.
"What are you looking at?"
Zhou Yi's voice suddenly rose, and the chalk in her hand slammed onto the lecture desk with a'snap'.
"Is there anything worth seeing?"
Her gaze swept across every student in the classroom, her eyes filled with severity.
"The academy side will naturally handle it! Shrek Academy has stood tall on the continent for ten thousand years; what storms has it not seen? Having not shown its might for so many years, does someone really dare to pluck the tiger's whiskers now?"
She snorted coldly, her tone carrying a hint of disdain.
"What you need to worry about now isn't what's happening outside, but whether you'll be expelled!"
Zhou Yi's gaze swept over several students, her voice becoming even more severe.
"Shrek Academy isn't that easy to stay in! If you want to enter the Inner Court, it's simply impossible with your current strength!"
"Don't think that just because you passed the New Student Grand Competition, you can rest easy! You are still a hundred thousand miles away from true Geniuses!"
The atmosphere in the classroom instantly became heavy. The students who were originally curious about what was happening outside lowered their heads one by one, not daring to make a sound.
One had to know that because of the New Student Grand Competition and Zhou Yi's strict teaching, there were now fewer than forty people left in the entire class. (In the original work, sixty-seven remained after the competition.)
Zhou Yi withdrew her gaze, picked up the chalk again, and wrote a few large characters on the blackboard.
"Today, we will talk about the counter-relationships between Spirit Masters."
Her voice returned to calmness, as if the commotion outside had nothing to do with her.
"The so-called countering is not absolute. Attribute counters of the Spirit, differences in Spirit Ring configurations, choices in combat style... all will affect the final result."
"What you need to learn is how to find an advantage within a disadvantage, and how to seek a Breakthrough while being countered..."
Shrek Academy Main Gate.
At this moment, dozens of people had already gathered on the open ground in front of the main gate.
Several elders of the Sea God Pavilion stood at the very front—Elder Song, Lin Huiqun, Elder Zhuang, Qian Duoduo... every person's face was written with solemnity.
Behind them were the academy's teaching staff and the stronger students.
Fan Yu stood among the crowd, his brow locked in a frown, his gaze fixed intently on the figure ahead.
Beside him, He Caitou also had a serious expression, his hands unconsciously clenched into fists.
"This is quite a scene..."
He Caitou said in a low voice, his tone carrying a bit of emotion.
"I've been in this academy for so many years, and this is the first time I've seen someone dare to directly come and pick a fight."
Xu Sanshi stood not far away with his arms crossed, his handsome face carrying a hint of disdain.
"Daring to cause trouble at Shrek Academy? Must be tired of living, right?"
Xu Sanshi looked at Zang Xin, knowing that this guy's strength was definitely not weak; after all, he could project a voice that the entire Shrek Academy could hear.
Of course, there was another point: if his strength were that weak, he wouldn't dare come to Shrek Academy to provoke them.
Now that basically all the experts of Shrek Academy were gathered here, Xu Sanshi felt there was nothing to worry about. In any case, it would be very simple for the academy to resolve this trouble.
Fan Yu's frown deepened.
His gaze lingered on Zang Xin for a moment, then swept over the four people behind him, including Wang Dong'er, and finally landed on Shen Ce, who was slumped on the ground.
Shen Ce... the City Lord of Shrek City, an expert at the Titled Douluo level.
He had actually been beaten into such a state?
A strong sense of unease welled up in Fan Yu's heart.
Who exactly was this person?
Xuan Zi stood at the very front of the crowd, his face ashen.
Xuan Zi's voice was cold, carrying a hint of gnashing hatred.
"It's you who's spouting nonsense at my Shrek Academy gates?"
Zang Xin looked at him, the corners of his lips curling up slightly.
"Spouting nonsense?"
He shook his head, his tone carrying a hint of faint mockery.
"I've only come to demand justice."
"Justice?"
Xuan Zi let out a cold laugh.
"What kind of thing are you? You think you're worthy of coming to my Shrek Academy to demand justice?"
Zang Xin didn't get angry; the smile on his face remained gentle.
"It doesn't matter what kind of thing I am."
He paused, and the sword of many emotions in his hand flickered slightly.
"What matters is that if you've done something wrong, you must pay the price."
Hearing this dialogue, Bei Bei secretly thought things were going badly. This wasn't right; hadn't he already said that Zang Xin was a Limit Douluo? How could Xuan Zi still dare to speak like that? Did he have some kind of assurance?
Of course, Bei Bei felt that Xuan Zi had no assurance at all. Even if all these people from Shrek Academy attacked together, they might not necessarily be able to take down Zang Xin.
Bei Bei didn't know how strong a Limit Douluo was because he hadn't seen Mu En take action since he could remember, so he couldn't grasp Zang Xin's combat power either.
But Bei Bei was clear on one point now: if Xuan Zi chose to be stubborn to the end, then Shrek Academy would definitely face a catastrophe!
With so many people, could it be that not a single one could see through this matter?
Bei Bei's gaze fell upon the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, hoping that someone could stop this conflict from erupting.
His fingernails dug into his palms; he felt it once again—when one's strength is weak, one has no say in matters.
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A/N:
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