Chapter 85 Conquering Others with Virtue!
"I am Yan Shaozhe, the current dean of Shrek Academy. I sincerely apologize for the reckless behavior of my disciple."
Sincerely apologize?
Looking at the smiling Yan Shaozhe before him, Lin Yun's expression grew a little strange.
It had to be said, when it came to matters that did not touch his own interests, this old fellow could really lower himself. To leave the best first impression possible, this old man actually used his identity as a Titled Douluo and the dean of Shrek Academy to apologize to Lin Yun.
Had it been a naïve youth with little worldly experience, they might have been frightened into submission by Yan Shaozhe on the spot.
Just like Huo Yuhao in the original story, who sold himself clean within a few moves, gaining almost nothing from Yan Shaozhe in return.
Unfortunately, Lin Yun was not Huo Yuhao. He could guess exactly what this old fox was plotting without much thought.
The lunatics of Shrek were notorious.
"So, it's Dean Yan. Pardon my lack of respect." Lin Yun casually propped the popsicle he was holding beside him, leaned back against it, and raised his head at a forty-five-degree angle to the sky. His eyes were filled with melancholy and concern. "Even though you say so, Dean Yan, Shrek has given me a very poor impression."
"First, at the very start of term, one of your teachers tried to put me in my place. My sect has over a dozen Titled Douluo, and none have ever dared call me useless. Anyone who dared would be chopped into eight pieces and sealed in a jar the very next day. And today, I nearly lost my life to your disciple. Had I not happened to possess a few life-saving methods, perhaps tomorrow my sect would already be at war with your academy."
"Shrek Academy is… dangerous."
Yan Shaozhe's false smile stiffened slightly, a bead of cold sweat sliding down his forehead.
The hidden sects of the Douluo Continent were many. The most renowned was the Clear Sky Sect. Even though they had long since withdrawn from the world, none dared underestimate a sect with a legacy of ten thousand years.
Then there was the Sea God family of their ancestor Tang San, among others.
The power of these hidden sects was in no way weaker than Shrek Academy or the Body Sect, the forces often active in the soul master world.
Yan Shaozhe never once doubted Lin Yun's words. The noble aura of long-standing power on his body was impossible to fake, and his Golden Dragon martial soul was undeniable proof.
It was true that commoners sometimes awakened powerful mutated martial souls, but something like the Golden Dragon was no mutation—it was an inherently powerful martial soul. Unless an ancestor carried the Golden Holy Dragon bloodline, like Mu En, which could manifest later generations as the Bright Holy Dragon, it was otherwise impossible for such a soul to appear.
The essence of the Douluo Continent was bloodline supremacy.
Yan Shaozhe had no doubt: Lin Yun's backing was a powerful sect.
"Dean Yan, attending Shrek Academy was indeed my mistake. The academy's attitude toward geniuses is puzzling. Perhaps it's best that I withdraw." Lin Yun spoke in an 'earnest' tone. "As for what I've experienced here, I will report truthfully to my elders."
"Rest assured, with me around, Shrek and my sect will never go to war."
…?
Yan Shaozhe was drenched in sweat.
Was he sure it was "never go to war," and not "certainly come to settle accounts"?
At that moment, the great dean of Shrek Academy felt utterly miserable. He had already noticed Lin Yun's extraordinary talent back at enrollment, but with too many foolish allies dragging him down, what could he do alone?
As Yan Shaozhe racked his brain on how to calm Lin Yun, little loli Xiao Xiao ran out from behind the trees. She ignored Yan Shaozhe completely and began patting and checking Lin Yun all over with her small hands.
"Whew, thank goodness you're not hurt!" Xiao Xiao let out a sigh of relief, her worries finally eased.
When she saw the six soul rings on Ma Xiaotao earlier, her heart had been in her throat. Even knowing Lin Yun could fight across realms, the fame of Shrek's inner court disciples was daunting.
Fortunately, her beloved was unharmed.
"Then let's just withdraw. Shrek Academy really is too dangerous. We don't need to stay here," Xiao Xiao said, hugging Lin Yun's arm and casting a look of disgust at the frozen Ma Xiaotao nearby.
Originally, Xiao Xiao did hold some special sentiment for Shrek Academy. After all, it was hailed as the number one academy on the continent, a sacred ground that had cultivated countless powerful soul masters.
But after three months of enrollment, aside from the joy she felt when she was with Lin Yun, Xiao Xiao had little affection for Shrek Academy.
Especially after today's incident.
If Lin Yun had not been there, she dared not imagine what would have happened to her, a mere two-ring soul master, in front of the rampaging Soul Emperor Ma Xiaotao.
This was truly a matter of life and death. Everything else had to take a back seat.
She only came here to study—why should her life be on the line?
"Yes, then let's not stay. You can come with me to my sect. I'm sure my elders will be very welcoming to a genius with twin martial souls," Lin Yun said with a smile, ruffling Xiao Xiao's hair.
"No!" Yan Shaozhe blurted out instinctively, his tone urgent.
What?!
An Ultimate Martial Soul taking a twin martial soul genius to withdraw from Shrek? That wasn't just a student leaving—that was his death sentence!
"Oh? What does Dean Yan mean by this?" Lin Yun asked coldly, his expression unreadable. "Does Shrek Academy have a habit of forcing people to stay?"
"I ask that Dean Yan refrain from doing anything rash. After all, I do have some life-preserving means given by my sect."
At that moment, the Ice Emperor precisely released her aura to lock onto Yan Shaozhe. That feeling of being targeted by a powerful predator made every hair on his body stand upright.
The faint crisis was so intense it even carried a hint of fatal threat.
This—this was what it truly meant to conquer others with virtue!
With four hundred thousand years of cultivation, the Ice Emperor could easily defeat Shrek's strongest, Xuan Zi, aside from Mu En himself. What chance did Yan Shaozhe, a mere rank ninety-five Titled Douluo, have?
Ultimate ice directly countered his holy fire. In less than three moves, Yan Shaozhe would fall to the Ice Emperor.
"Ahem, Student Lin, you misunderstand. I would never bully the younger generation," Yan Shaozhe said awkwardly, coughing twice. But his body remained tense and rigid.
Only after the Ice Emperor withdrew her aura did the suffocating sense of crisis finally fade.
'Damn it! How did such a level ninety-seven or ninety-eight super expert sneak into the academy?!' Yan Shaozhe lamented inwardly.
"So then… what exactly does Dean Yan wish to say?" Lin Yun asked with a faint smile.
(End of Chapter)
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