Time seemed to fly by, and soon it was the day that had been agreed upon with Qin Ming. The Shrek Academy grounds, which Flender had purchased, were nothing special. They were a bit dilapidated, and there was nothing of real value there. As the appointed time approached, the students and teachers packed their belongings under Flender's command, preparing to leave for Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
During this time, Ning Rongrong's Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda successfully evolved into the Nine Treasure Pagoda, granting her her own Nine Treasure Domain. Unfortunately, Tang San, Yu Xiaogang, and the others, despite eating a lot of surströmming, never found a single can with the medicinal effects of a Marrow Cleansing Fruit. All their efforts did was give Ye Yin more resentment points and gold coins. If Ye Yin hadn't been so ruthless, he might have given each of them a Soul Cleansing Fruit.
The day was sunny and clear, with not a cloud in the sky. Standing at the entrance of the academy, Flender gazed at the somewhat worn-down plaque that read "Shrek Academy." A mix of emotions welled up in his heart. Twenty years... how many twenty years do you get in a lifetime? Every memory he had made there replayed in his mind.
Zhao Wuji put his arm around Flender's shoulder. "Stop looking, let's go. It's not like we're not coming back. At worst, my brother and I will come back with you to retire later."
Flender glared at him. "Who's old? I'm not missing Shrek Academy; I'm missing my money. It wasn't easy to start selling surströmming in Soto City. When we go to Heaven Dou City, we'll have to start from scratch. Do you know how many gold coins I'll lose out on?"
A notification appeared:
[Resentment from Zhao Wuji +20!]
Zhao Wuji hadn't realized that was what was bothering Flender.
"Let's go," Flender said, composing himself and giving the order to depart. A group of more than ten people began their long journey away from Shrek.
Heaven Dou City, the imperial capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, is located in the northeast of the empire's center. It is the core of political power for the entire empire and one of the two largest cities on the Douluo Continent. Only the Star Luo Empire's imperial capital could compare to it. The Shrek Academy group had to leave the Balak Kingdom, then cross the entire Silvis Kingdom north of it, before they could even enter the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial capital region. From there, they still had to travel east to reach the capital. The entire journey was long, nearly two thousand li. This showed the vastness of the Heaven Dou Empire's territory.
A week later, everyone finally arrived near Heaven Dou City.
"Xiaogang, according to the map, we're almost at Heaven Dou City," Flender said, looking at the map. "But where in the city is the Heaven Dou Royal Academy?" The academy wasn't marked on his map.
"If you don't know, how am I supposed to know?" Yu Xiaogang replied, rolling his eyes.
"I know!" Ning Rongrong stepped forward. "There are people from my family at Heaven Dou Royal Academy. It's twenty li south of the city."
Under Ning Rongrong's guidance, everyone finally arrived at the entrance of the academy. Looking at the beautiful surroundings, Yu Xiaogang leisurely said, "Surrounded by mountains and water, it truly is a good place."
The other teachers also nodded in admiration. The scenery here was indeed beautiful. The sun was setting, and the sky was filled with rosy clouds. Reflected in the red glow, the lake at the foot of the mountain and the thousand-meter-high mountains covered with various plants gave them a feeling of being in a paradise. This place was less than twenty kilometers from Heaven Dou City, the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, and yet the environment was so beautiful. Thinking that this would be their new home, all the teachers, including Zhao Wuji, felt very satisfied.
As soon as they arrived, trouble started.
"Stop, who are you?" more than a dozen Spirit Masters blocked their path. Although they hadn't summoned their spirits, their goose-yellow uniforms indicated that they were students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Flender confidently said, "We are from Shrek Academy. We are here for an exchange, by invitation from your academy. Lead the way."
Xue Beng looked Flender and the others up and down. A sneer appeared on his face. "You bumpkins, you're here to exchange with our academy? I think you're just beggars. Get lost quickly, or we'll have to resort to force. Oh, and those few girls are pretty. You can leave them and come in with me. We can have a good 'exchange'."
After traveling for over a week, everyone looked a bit worn out, with dust covering them. Upon hearing this, the Shrek Academy group's tempers immediately flared. Dai Mubai's figure flashed, preparing to strike, but his fist was easily blocked by Ye Yin's raised hand.
Dai Mubai was stunned. A support-type Spirit Master? A support-type Spirit Master casually blocked me? Even if Fatty, who was also an attack-type, had tried, he could have only slowed him down a little.
"Yin Ge, what are you doing?"
Ye Yin chuckled. "Let me handle this kind of thing. You all better cover your mouths and noses now. Then, move a little farther away." As soon as Ye Yin finished speaking, everyone put on their thick masks and retreated more than ten meters, even before he had taken out the items in his hands.
"If you dare to covet my women, then it won't just be a simple beating," Ye Yin said. "It'll be several beatings." He held an open can of surströmming in his left hand and a bursting stinky tofu in his right. He threw both at the same time, their target clearly Xue Beng, who had been so arrogant just moments before.
Having mastered the upgraded Mysterious Heaven Treasure Record, Ye Yin's hidden weapon techniques were extremely precise. Once he threw them, the opponent could not possibly dodge. The two items accurately hit Xue Beng's face. The bursting stinky tofu, upon impact, sprayed its pungent liquid with a poof, accurately hitting Xue Beng's face. It also spread outward, and anyone within a five-meter radius was hit by the liquid. The others were not spared, and they were all stained with the liquid. The liquid from the surströmming can also got all over Xue Beng's body, and a powerful odor began to emanate.
"Ugh!" More than a dozen people simultaneously began to gag.
[Resentment from Xue Beng +20!]
[Resentment from Xue Beng's subordinates +…!]
The bursting stinky tofu's effect began to take hold. Everyone looked at each other, becoming increasingly irritable, and the more they looked at the people around them, the more they wanted to punch them.
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