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The conversation in the mysterious Group Chat continued to flow as the members discussed the strange secrets of the future. The user known as Red Dust Dream Dream Dream posted a curious thought. He wondered why Mu En had asked Beibei to find Tang Ya in the first place.
He asked what the old man's real goal was. If Mu En truly wanted to help the Tang Sect, why was Shrek Academy nowhere to be found when the sect actually needed help? It seemed like Shrek Academy only cared when it was convenient for them.
Group Member Number Nine chimed in with a guess. He suggested that it was probably because of the Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record. Everyone knew that those secret techniques were very valuable. Su Yan agreed that this was a strong possibility. He remarked that Mu En was an old fox who was great at making schemes.
Personally, Su Yan leaned toward the idea that it was all part of the plan created by God King Tang San. He asked the group if Shrek Academy would really just watch the Tang Sect be wiped out without a reason. Surely they would be afraid of the wrath of a God King.
Su Yan then made a bold promise to everyone in the chat. He said that after the next Group Chat upgrade, he would serve everyone a huge scoop of information regarding Mu En. He claimed this information was on the same level as the secrets of Bo Saixi, Qian Daoliu, and Tang Chen. However, he promised it would be a hundred times more explosive than the stories of those three, whom he called the Air-Sea-Land Three Idiots.
This statement left everyone in the chat filled with question marks. They could not believe there was a secret that big hidden in the history of Shrek Academy.
In the world of Douluo Dalu II, inside the famous Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao was utterly dumbfounded. She stared at the screen with wide eyes. She could not believe what she was reading. A big scoop on Elder Mu? A story a hundred times more explosive than the legendary Bo Saixi? This was driving her crazy with curiosity and fear. She quickly typed a message into the chat. She begged Su Yan to spare Shrek Academy from any more embarrassment. She suggested that the Sun Moon Empire probably had plenty of scandals they could talk about instead. She pleaded with the ancestors to let Shrek off the hook this once.
Liu Erlong responded to her with a firm tone. She told Xiaotao to remember that when a person makes a mistake, they must own up to it and take their punishment. She also mentioned that they must repay their favors. She pointed out that every newcomer to the chat seems to bite into their personal lives first, so who were they to complain?
Bibi Dong joined the conversation with a sharp remark. She pointed out that every time that waste Yu Xiaogang was mentioned, both she and Liu Erlong were scolded by the public. She asked if any of the group members had ever spared them from the shame. Bo Saixi added her own frustration. She asked if they hadn't seen that the bastard Su Yan was still calling her and the others the Air-Sea-Land Three Idiots. It seemed no one was safe from Su Yan's tongue.
Back at Shrek Academy, Ma Xiaotao was ready to surrender. She wondered who had coined the name Frenemies Family because it was absolutely brilliant and accurate. She addressed Liu Erlong, calling her Ancestor Erlong. She reminded her that Elder Mu was actually her descendant. His Spirit was the Radiant Holy Dragon, and he was the ninety-ninth-level Spirit Douluo who served as the headmaster of Shrek. She argued that he was literally the face of the academy.
Hu Liena laughed at this. She teased Liu Erlong, calling her Yu Erlong and mocking her spiritual romance. Group Member Number Nine joked that Xiaotao was back to cursing again. The group responded with various expressions of amusement.
At the Blue Tyrant Academy in a different time, Liu Erlong was literally exploding with rage. She felt it was ridiculous. Even ten thousand years later, people were still dragging her out to be whipped by public opinion. She felt like she would become the laughingstock of the entire world. She shouted into the chat that she was going insane and swore she would kill that bastard Yu Xiaogang for starting all this trouble.
Su Yan told her not to get so worked up. He turned his attention back to Ma Xiaotao. He asked if her teacher was Yan Shaozhe. He revealed that Yan Shaozhe was actually the star of this upcoming big story. Su Yan explained that there was a reason he called Ma Xiaotao and Tang Ya people with Innate Holy-Spirit-Master physiques.
While Tang Ya relied on a mutation, Ma Xiaotao getting into the Holy Spirit Cult would be a matter of pure nepotism. He claimed that the sect master and all the top brass were actually her relatives.
The chat was once again filled with confusion. Red Dust Dream Dream Dream begged for the chat to upgrade immediately because he was dying to hear this story. Another member commented that they simply could not finish all these stories. First, there was Tang Ya's story, then Tang San's, and now Mu En's. There were just too many scandals to keep up with, and the Group Chat was becoming too much fun.
Hu Liena poked fun at Ma Xiaotao. She said it was no wonder Xiaotao was so fiery, considering her connections ruled both the underworld and the establishment in the future. The Nine Treasures Little Princess laughed along with her.
In the future era, Tang Ya had completely shut down from the shock. Ma Xiaotao put on a face of great pain once again. She couldn't believe her teacher Yan Shaozhe was tangled up in Elder Mu's scandal. She also couldn't understand how she could possibly have relatives in the evil Holy Spirit Cult. She told herself it was absolutely impossible.
A user named Call Me Her Majesty the Empress commented that humans were very complicated creatures, but the stories did sound like fun. Ah Yin warned the Empress to enjoy the stories while she could. She said that when the group eventually started talking about the Empress's own life, she would lose out if she wasn't laughing now. The user Loves Eating Carrots agreed that Ah Yin had a good point.
The Empress became defensive. She asked if a simple Blue Silver Grass dared to disrespect her, a powerful Spirit Beast. Ah Yin replied seriously. She said that judging by the Empress's current display of intelligence, she was definitely a Spirit Beast who would end up offering herself as a sacrifice to a human. Su Yan jumped in to praise Ah Yin for being so smart and seeing the pattern.
The group erupted in laughter again. Liu Erlong mocked the Empress, saying that since Su Yan confirmed it, her fate of sacrifice was already sealed. A user named Winter Cutie felt sorry for the Spirit Beasts and asked why they were so unlucky. Su Yan told Winter Cutie to be happy and to try to be happier than anyone else. This left Winter Cutie very confused.
Cat in the Shadows blamed the Tang family for lacking virtue. He pointed out the pattern: one generation marries a Spirit Beast, the next marries an Empress, and every generation of Spirit Beasts ends up marrying a man from the Clear Sky Hammer clan. Winter Cutie couldn't believe it.
In Shrek City, Wang Dong was dumbfounded. She realized that in this generation, she was the only one from the Clear Sky Hammer clan who had come down the mountain. She thought to herself that she was actually a girl, even though she was dressed as a boy. She wondered if she was destined to start a spiritual romance with a Spirit Beast Empress. She shuddered at the thought.
The Empress was furious. She accused the group of trying to trick her into a sacrifice. She threatened to tell Di Tian and all her allies about the villains in the chat. However, another member warned her that outsiders must not hear about the Group Chat or she would receive an electro-shock warning from the system. The Empress was suddenly lost and asked what she should do.
Bibi Dong stepped in and said it was a small issue. She told the Empress that she would have her back from now on. She told her that if she saw anyone from the Clear Sky Hammer clan or anyone named Tang, she should let her know. Bibi Dong promised to teleport there and scrap them. The Empress thanked her and called her a nice person.
Liu Erlong called Bibi Dong's actions shameless. Bibi Dong defended herself, saying she and the Empress were friends. She claimed she didn't want the Empress's spirit ring or bone, so there was no reason to call her shameless. She declared that everyone in the group was a sister and that she, Bibi Dong, would never refuse to help.
In the Star Dou Great Forest, Su Yan and his group were amused. Ning Rongrong suggested that Bibi Dong would make a great Admin for the group. Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were shocked. They wondered if the Supreme Pontiff was really going to join their inner circle.
Su Yan cleared his throat and decided to get back to the story of Tang Ya. He explained that after being encouraged by Beibei, Tang Ya regained her confidence.
She began to practice every Tang Sect skill. When her spirit power reached level thirty, she and Beibei went to the forest to find a third spirit ring. There, they ran into Huo Yuhao, who was hunting for his own ring. They recruited him into the Tang Sect and taught him their techniques.
Su Yan noted that in the current timeline, they should be on their way back to Shrek City. He told Tang Ya to stop crying and listen. He decided to mention a specific thing she had already done. He challenged her to refute it if he was wrong.
He recalled the moment they met Huo Yuhao. Beibei had asked the boy if he had any family. When Huo Yuhao said he was all alone, Tang Ya had blurted out that it was wonderful. The entire chat was left speechless by her lack of tact.