: A Fatal Interlude

A few days later, at Shrek Academy.

"What!?"

After recovering from his injuries, Dai Mubai returned to the academy. However, upon arrival, he learned from Oscar that the academy was going to be disbanded.

"Why!?"

He gripped Oscar's shoulders tightly with both hands, his voice filled with disbelief, "Why would Dean Flander disband the academy?"

"Hey, why are you straining like that?!"

Oscar struggled as his shoulders were gripped painfully. "Let go of me! I'm telling you something!"

Dai Mubai pressed him down onto the stool.

He urged impatiently, "Speak quickly!"

"hiss--"

Oscar gasped for breath and massaged his shoulders.

He wanted to complain, but when he saw those menacing, evil eyes, he swallowed the words that were about to come out.

"That's because the academy ran out of money and had to close down."

"Can't continue operating?"

Dai Mubai frowned. "Are you kidding me?"

Although Shrek Academy is not a formal institution and is located in a dilapidated little village, since he enrolled, apart from the lack of a simulated training ground, the other training resources, while not top-notch, are by no means inferior.

You call this being broke?

"I'm not lying to you!"

Oscar then told Dai Mubai about Flander's remarks during the dinner party that night.

When Dai Mubai learned that Shrek Academy had been able to continue operating because of the support of the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, he frowned, after all, his identity was special.

But in less than a breath, he had forgotten all about the so-called issue of identity.

He came here simply to escape pleasure. Since he's going to die anyway, what does it matter to him?

"So you're going to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"

"Actually, it's not just us," Oscar corrected. "If you consider yourself a member of Shrek Academy, then Dean Flander will include you too."

"I see..."

Dai Mubai narrowed his eyes but did not give an answer.

What he's thinking about now is whether he can indulge in a life of luxury and extravagance once he arrives at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

After thinking for a moment,

Will the people from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy come again?

"Nope."

Oscar shook his head. "They all live in Soto City. The Great Soul Arena is one of their stops on their tour of the Great Soul Arena, and they participate in battles every day. But Fatty and I will meet up with them later and participate in their special training."

"Then I'll go with you tonight to take a look."

Dai Mubai's eyes flashed with disdain, "I've heard that all the students at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy are pampered nobles. I want to see just how good they really are."

Oscar: "..."

Hey hey hey! I'll remember that! I'll have to learn it from Sister Dugu and the others later!

……

Nighttime, inside the Soto City Arena.

"...Next up is the Blue Water Begonia duo's opponent, the Hunter Heavy Armor duo!"

As the host finished speaking, the spotlight shone on the other side of the arena. There, a burly man over two meters tall, with a strong build and a bare upper body, and a glamorous woman with heavy makeup and revealing clothes steadily ascended the arena.

"Hey little girl, it would be such a shame if you got your face ruined on stage with such a delicate appearance. Hahaha—"

The burly man in heavy armor laughed, constantly teasing the silent Ye Lingling.

The alluring woman nestled beside the heavily armored man also gave Ouyang Ling, who stood in front of her, a flirtatious wink and an ambiguous smile.

"Hey buddy, it's not good to have a little one with you. How about a game just the two of you?"

However, she was met with Ouyang Ling's disdainful look. "You can force me to use my Martial Soul first."

Such dismissive remarks instantly enraged the two of them.

"You pretty boy, are you looking for death?!"

The heavily armored warrior roared.

The glamorous woman also revealed her sinister side.

"At such a young age, he really doesn't know anything."

This time, however, Ouyang Ling chose to ignore it completely.

It was at this moment that

"I hereby declare the match open!"

"Haha—pretty boy, you're going to your death!"

The Soul Master, whose martial soul was the Heavy Beetle, instantly completed the possession. With a sinister grin, he activated his first and third soul rings, a single horn rising atop his head, and he charged forward like a heavy armored vehicle.

"Watch me run you over!"

At the same moment, the alluring woman was also enveloped in a layer of emerald green light. Her soul ring lit up, and tendrils shot out rapidly from her palm. After spreading through the air, the tendrils grew two leaf-like petals with sharp teeth, which fell towards Ye Lingling.

She had planned to use the heavy armor to entangle Ouyang Ling, then deal with the support-type Soul Master first, and then combine their strength for a two-on-one fight.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the heavy armored figure got close, Ouyang Ling neither activated his martial spirit nor dodged or evaded, but instead grabbed the single horn on his head that resembled a halberd.

In that instant, the word "idiot" popped into the heavy armor's mind.

But before the impression could fully form, a sensation of my brain plummeting downwards was accompanied by a series of heavy impacts!

"boom--"

In an instant, the ground of the Battle Arena cracked.

It turned out that Ouyang Ling had grabbed the heavy armored unicorn and punched it down! With his current physique, which was comparable to a powerful attack-type Soul Emperor, even without a possessed Martial Soul, he was not someone a Soul Venerable could withstand.

In just one strike, the heavy armored soldier's eyes rolled back in his head.

Before he could even react, Ouyang Ling's soul power had already erupted. Even though Ouyang Ling himself tried to control the attributes of the ultimate ice, just as the heavily armored man felt a moment of clarity in his mind, he completely fell silent. Because his entire body had turned into an ice sculpture.

"Heavy armor!?"

The glamorous woman was terrified.

The Venus flytrap hadn't even bitten into itself before the other side was already done!?

Just then, "Whoosh—"

A sudden gust of cold wind swept in.

The next second, the two petals had already transformed into dazzling ice crystals and scattered. As for the starting point along the vine... the alluring woman had somehow turned into an ice sculpture.

Ye Lingling silently stepped forward. "Is the person dead?"

"without."

Ouyang Ling patted his head, speechless:

"I don't have a bloodlust."

"But I don't think they'll live long in that kind of low temperature."

"A small punishment serves as a warning."

Ouyang Ling glanced at the two ice sculptures.

"Let them talk such trash before the battle; teach them what it means to have trouble with your words."

Given his current level of control, the two ice sculptures will naturally thaw after some time.

"Let's go, step down."

Amidst the gasps of the audience who had finally realized what was happening, Ouyang Ling calmly led Ye Lingling off the stage. However, as soon as they met Qin Ming in the audience, Qin Ming greeted them with a smile.

Congratulations on your victory.

"I'm talking to Teacher Qin."

Ouyang Ling wasn't buying it. He simply gestured to the two opponents on stage with the corner of his eye, "They're no match for me. You want me to team up with Lingling for a Soul Battle? You might as well fight me."

"Please spare me."

Qin Ming was both amused and exasperated. "If I fight you, you'll break half of my bones."

He then comforted her, saying, "Once you level up your Soul Master rank and keep advancing, when no one at your level will challenge you to a Soul Master rank battle anymore, you'll naturally be able to battle with higher-rank Soul Masters."

"This is so boring."

Ouyang Ling pursed her lips.

To advance to the next two ranks in combat, how much time would it take to grind low-level matches in the Grand Arena?

never mind,

Once Grandpa Ci Xue arrives in Soto City, he will go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for his fourth soul ring and advance to Soul Master.

Just as they arrived at the lounge, before they even entered, a loud argument broke out inside.

"What exactly happened?"

Qin Ming frowned and pushed open the door to enter.

Ouyang Ling and Ye Lingling followed behind him.

Upon entering, they saw a blond man staring at Yu Tianheng and the other man with a resentful look.

Clearly, this is the source of the argument.

Qin Ming's gaze swept over the group, his expression serious. His eyes first landed on the blond man, Dai Mubai. "What are you doing here causing trouble!?"

"You're their teacher!?"

This only fueled Dai Mubai's anger.

Hearing his tone, Qin Ming's expression turned unfriendly.

"That's me. Who are you!?"

"I am Dai Mubai, a student of Shrek Academy." Dai Mubai said coldly, but also presented an advantageous position.

"Oh, so you're a junior."

Qin Ming's tone remained unchanged.

"Then what are you doing here causing trouble?"

"I…"

Dai Mubai was speechless for a moment.

Should I tell you about how I got beaten up and my head turned into a pig's head?

He can't bear the shame!

However, he couldn't afford to lose face, but some people were happy to.

Before Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng, who were sneering, could speak, Ouyang Ling, standing behind Qin Ming, suddenly feigned realization, "So you're the one who said you wanted to rape and kill Dugu first, and then get beaten to a pulp by Tianheng. You've come here to apologize?"

Especially the last sentence, which carried a touch of calm doubt, made it seem just like the real thing.

However, such a calm tone was used to utter the most terrifying words.

Everyone stared at Dai Mubai with looks that said, "You're asking for death" or "You deserve to die." He himself also realized that something was wrong.

"Who wants to apologize!"

However, Dai Mubai still stubbornly maintained his composure.

"Oh, you're really brave." Ouyang Ling said in the same calm tone, "I thought that after hearing the name 'Dugu,' you would guess that his grandfather was the Poison Douluo and then kneel down and beg for mercy."

The people around looked on with strange expressions: "..."

Who would guess that the name "Dugu" is related to the Poison Douluo? And why did you bring this up out of the blue…

It was intentional, wasn't it?

"It was definitely intentional."

Yu Feng deliberately lowered his voice as he spoke.

In an instant, everyone turned to look at him.

This made Yu Feng smile awkwardly, and he silently made a "zipping" motion in front of his mouth.

"Poison...Poison Douluo!" Upon hearing these three words, Dai Mubai's expression changed drastically. He looked at Dugu Yan, who had a half-smile, with a look of utter disbelief, and said urgently:

"Who are you to that Poison Douluo!?"

Dugu Yan smiled knowingly. "Granddaughter."

At this moment, Dai Mubai felt like he was going to die.

Dai Mubai:

Sigh—, is it possible to reconcile?

Dugu Yan:

Are you kidding me at this moment?

Just then, Oscar's eyes suddenly lit up. "Hey, didn't you say you were going to join Heaven Dou..."

Before he could even finish speaking...

"I'm just saying I'll consider it!"

Dai Mubai hurriedly interrupted Oscar.

At this moment, Heaven Dou City is nothing short of a dragon's den and a tiger's lair. Don't even mention that he's just a Star Luo prince; even if he were the Star Luo Emperor, if Poison Douluo knew what he'd said, he would absolutely dare to kill him!

This is the true extent of Poison Douluo's infamous reputation!

So, should we let him go?

That's practically courting death!

So he turned and stormed out of the lounge. "Tell Dean Flander I'm leaving Shrek!"

We must find another city to hide in! Otherwise, he'll die before we can even have a final showdown with my brother!

however,

The people in the lounge just watched quietly.

After a few minutes, Ouyang Ling turned to Dugu Yan and asked, "Dugu, has your grandfather arrived?"

Dugu Yan smiled knowingly.

"I don't know."

For some inexplicable reason, the people in the lounge shivered, then tacitly lowered their heads: "..."

What just happened?

Never mind, we didn't hear anything anyway.

……

"Frame—Frame—"

Dai Mubai didn't even bother to pack his luggage; he simply rented a horse and drove out of Soto City overnight.

As soon as he passed through the forest path, the air suddenly became a bit cold, making him shiver.

Dai Mubai almost instinctively reined in his horse.

At this moment, even the horse became restless.

And at that very moment,

"Run! Why did you stop running?"

Suddenly, a figure appeared silently in front of Dai Mubai. In just one glance, Dai Mubai was sent flying into the air and crashed to the side.

As for that horse I was riding just now…

It had turned into a puddle of pus at some unknown time, disappearing without a trace.

now,

Only three words popped into Dai Mubai's mind:

Poison Douluo!

In a life-or-death decision in an instant.

"I know I was wrong, please spare my life!"

However, Dugu Bo revealed a wicked smile. "Wrong? You just know you're going to die."

The next second, Dugu Bo appeared in front of Dai Mubai in a flash. Before Dai Mubai could even see what he did, he felt a wave of dizziness, and then…

He knew nothing at all.

Immediately afterwards, the two disappeared from the spot.

As for the path, nothing was left behind.

All of this was just a minor incident. However… it probably resulted in one death.

A moment later, a figure appeared.

"He did it all for a kid from the Dai family?" The Porcupine Douluo looked puzzled and shook his head in confusion.

Because after he set off from Tiandou City, he happened to see Dugu Bo also heading towards Soto City. Out of curiosity, he followed him. As a result, he discovered this baffling scene.

"I should mention it to the young master. But right now..."

He looked toward Soto and then disappeared.

The most important thing right now is to get Ouyang Ling a soul ring, and it has to be a ten-thousand-year one.