In the night sky.
The bright moon quietly hid behind the clouds, as if covering its shy eyes.
Inside the stone house in Bi You Village.
The dragon and phoenix mandarin duck candle bought by Zhu Zhuqing was slowly burning, its fiery red flame flickering, and the melting wax dripped down the candle like tears.
After several moments of spring breeze and success, yellow orioles chirped softly, and the clouds and rain had just stopped.
Ding!
Job change successful: Spirit Cat Knight.
Experience: +1, +1, +1
...404...
At this moment.
Quite some time had passed.
When the night is enchanting, it's not always sleepiness that enters the body.
But...
At this moment, Shrek and the others were truly feeling sleepy. They had been on a forced march for a long time, rushing from Soto City to Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.
Now, they were being oppressed by an obscure Titled Douluo.
Their bodies were already very tired.
Fortunately.
They had already arrived outside the city gate.
Just as they were about to enter the city, they saw a huge announcement on the bulletin board next to the city gate.
As a Four-Eyed Owl, Flender's eyesight was still good, not to mention the Heaven Dou City gate was very brightly lit.
Seeing Flender stop, Tang San, who was already a bit sleepy, immediately opened his eyes.
Yu Xiaogang also rubbed his eyes.
What they saw written on it was a recruitment notice.
"Hiring."
"Blue Tyrant Advanced Soul Master Academy, due to its own expansion, is now earnestly recruiting the following personnel: ten Spirit Ancestors above level forty. Those with higher spirit power will be prioritized. Once hired, treatment will be excellent."
Seeing this news, Flender said with some surprise, "How did this academy's advertisement get posted on the city gate bulletin board? How much would that cost?!"
At this moment.
His mood had recovered somewhat, and his stingy nature resurfaced.
Qin Ming, who was most familiar with the situation in Heaven Dou City, quickly said:
"Advanced Soul Master Academies that can operate within Heaven Dou City all have a certain background. I don't know much about this Blue Tyrant Academy; its background is unclear."
"However, in the last Soul Master Competition preliminary round, their competing team eliminated the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Second Team."
"But, this year, that batch of students from Blue Tyrant Academy should have already graduated, and the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy Second Team's strength has improved quite a bit. It's estimated they won't have much of a chance this time."
Yu Xiaogang looked at the academy's name, lost in thought.
Yu Tianheng, who was supporting him from the side, was about to say something but was interrupted by Yu Xiaogang.
He had already guessed the background of Blue Tyrant Academy.
But he had never thought of it.
What Yu Tianheng wanted to tell him was actually more than that.
However, since Yu Xiaogang didn't let him say more, he didn't pry.
He continued to listen quietly.
Among everyone, only Tang San noticed Yu Xiaogang's unusual behavior, connecting it to his teacher's background.
He immediately understood.
"Then what is the scale of this Blue Tyrant Academy?"
Flender continued to ask.
"It's about one-third the size of Heavenly Dou Royal Academy. But since they operate within Heaven Dou City, their expenses won't be less than Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, only without a royal background. I heard they only accept commoner students and reject all nobles."
Hearing Qin Ming's introduction, a glint appeared in Flender's eyes, along with a hint of vengeful satisfaction.
He immediately declared with ambition, "Who says Blue Tyrant Academy won't have the capital to contend with Heavenly Dou Royal Academy in this Soul Master Academy Competition?"
Flender looked at the recruitment notice on the bulletin board and said faintly:
"Soon, they will."
Zhao Wuji was stunned for a moment, his mind not quite catching up.
He asked doubtfully, "Flender, what do you mean? How will they suddenly have it?"
Flender patted Zhao Wuji's shoulder.
He sighed and said, "Wuji, I've thought it through clearly on the way."
"Our original Shrek Academy didn't truly qualify as an Advanced Soul Master Academy. It's incredibly difficult to re-establish it; there are too many problems to deal with, and just the Spirit Hall certification alone is very troublesome... We're only a few people."
"Besides, we're all getting old. Do we still have to suffer for my illusory ideal?"
"Since this Blue Tyrant Academy is good, let's go check it out!"
The last sentence.
Was to solicit the opinions of the rest of Shrek.
Zhao Wuji smiled indifferently.
"You're the leader of Shrek, you can make the decisions. Do you still need to ask us?"
Tang San nodded, hatred appearing in his eyes.
"Teacher Zhao is right. Besides... not avenging today's humiliation is absolutely not Shrek's style!"
"We'll leave it all to the Dean (Teacher)."
Ma Hongjun, Qin Ming, Li Yuesong, and others said in unison.
"Haha... good!" Flender's face finally showed a smile again, and he said, "Then I'll trouble everyone to follow me again. If this place still doesn't work out, we can still go back and re-establish the Academy in time!"
"Alright, Flender. Let's not keep standing here. Let's go into the city first and chat as we walk."
Yu Xiaogang was truly tired.
In the Education Committee, he was the quickest and most miserable to kneel.
"Alright."
Flender nodded and led the way inside.
No one noticed.
As Flender's eyes, under his crystal spectacles, swept over Yu Xiaogang's figure, a cunning glint appeared deep in his eyes.
Xiaogang, when the time comes... you'll have to comply whether you want to or not!
Little did he know.
Liu Erlong had already found her beloved, and they had enjoyed several spring nights and months of intimate affection.
Ye Qiu had also already planned to settle Xiao Wu and the others at Blue Tyrant Academy to participate in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Competition.
Flender, leading the way with a sly smile on his face, was just about to step into the city.
But he was suddenly blocked by two crossed long spears.
"Stop! You cannot enter." The gate guard said coldly.
"Why?!" Flender retracted his step, the smile on his face instantly vanishing, as he looked at them in confusion.
Qin Ming also immediately stepped forward.
He frowned and asked, "As far as I know, Heaven Dou City doesn't seem to have a curfew, does it?"
The soldier, seeing Qin Ming's extraordinary demeanor, did not dare to be presumptuous.
"To answer you, sir, indeed there isn't..."
"But His Highness, the Fourth Prince, specifically instructed us not to let you in before dawn!"
"We hope you won't make things difficult for us!"
"What did you say?! I'll go to your damn prince..." Zhao Wuji roared, about to make a move.
His title of Immovable Bright King was not earned by enduring humiliation.
Swish, swish, swish!
Noticing the commotion here, people immediately rushed down from the high wall, led by a team, their spears pointing at the Shrek group.
"Wuji! Everyone, don't be impulsive."
Flender immediately stopped Zhao Wuji.
Things were different now.
Zhao Wuji was now the Vice Dean of his Shrek, no longer the unrestrained and reckless Immovable Bright King!
Flender looked up, seemingly seeing a figure with black and white hair standing on a building inside the city wall.
If they forced their way in now, they might be killed on the spot!
How ruthless the other party was!
"Flender, where else can we go now?" Zhao Wuji turned around, his back to the soldiers, his face extremely grim.
Tang San and the others also felt incredibly humiliated.
Were they going to spend the night sleeping on the streets outside the city gate?
"Heh." Flender gave a bitter laugh, beneath which was endless hatred, his voice hoarse: "Didn't they say? We can go in at dawn."
With that, Flender turned around again and led them to the foot of the city wall, where he sat down cross-legged.
Watching this scene.
No matter how much Dai Mubai and the others gnashed their teeth and raged with hatred, it was useless.
Yu Xiaogang paced to Flender's side and sat down cross-legged; he couldn't hold on much longer.
"Everyone, quickly sit down. Spending the night outdoors is just a common occurrence for Spirit Masters."
"Everyone, quickly adjust your condition. Tomorrow, we will go to Blue Tyrant Academy for the interview!"
After speaking, he leaned against the wall to rest.
"Today's humiliation, Tang San will definitely keep it in mind!" Tang San gritted his teeth and sat down cross-legged.
Dai Mubai felt even more hatred in his heart.
A dignified prince, yet he had fallen to such a state...
Everyone hesitated for a moment, then sat down one after another.
Only Oscar and Shao Xin remained standing. The two exchanged glances, both seeing disappointment in each other's eyes.
Shao Xin shook his head.
He walked towards the foot of the city wall, picked a spot, and sat down.
Oscar had no choice but to follow.
Late at night, all was quiet.
At the foot of the tall city wall, a row of seemingly homeless beggars sat.
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