"These are our class's two transfer students… let's all give them a hand." Mu Ling smiled from the podium, leading applause for two students behind her.
"Welco, welco…"
"Wait a minute, aren't they from Shrek Academy? Transfer from Shrek?!!"
Amidst applause, Gu Yue realized sothing, staring in shock at Ye Xinglan and another boy.
Shrek Academy had been razed days ago.
Only those on missions survived.
Now Shrek Academy was wiped off the map—calling them transfers was almost a cruel joke.
Shrek was gone—transfer to where, exactly?
"Ye Xinglan, she's strong: one of Shrek's Seven Monsters. Though Nightfall beat her last ti." Gu Yue sniffed, unconcerned.
"Let it go, Shrek Academy is destroyed," Crimson comnted smoothly.
"Hmph~" Gu Yue snorted.
"But about… Su Wen."
Crimson sidled up, whispering in Gu Yue's ear: "Can you introduce ? We're good classmates—can't you help? I'm really craving that Poké Ball."
"But…" Gu Yue hesitated.
"Anything can be negotiated." Crimson's eyes sparkled. "If you introduce us, I'll do all your cha design howork the whole sester!"
"Cough, cough." Gu Yue gulped, clearly tempted but forced herself to be calm. "That's not it…"
"I an, you're the Crimson Mother, master of your own abyssal plane. Even in the God Realm, you're a big deal. Is it worth all this for a Poké Ball?"
"Absolutely!" Crimson Mother gritted her teeth.
Her life's goal: devour, evolve, beco stronger!
The entire Crimson Plane was just a tool for her growth.
Now, with Su Wen's appearance, her worldview was upended.
So easy to evolve: just form a contract, and your bloodline deepens. Such a thing would tempt even the purest dragons.
Even, you could have your own growing subconscious plane; once you beca a god, it would hold your divinity and continue expanding…
She couldn't imagine how vast it could get after divinity.
To her, Su Wen was a starship about to lift off. Miss this, and you'll probably never catch up.
After becoming a god, the abyss would be natural enemies to humans; she believed that human would only want her dead—no chance for diation.
"Well… okay, I'll ntion it to him." Gu Yue nodded. "I appreciate the trust, but I can't promise anything—"
"I'll also do all your cha forging assignnts!" Crimson pressed.
"Gulp…"
Gu Yue swallowed hard.
"Fifty percent chance! I'll do my best to convince him to take you!"
"What if I throw in cha repairs?" Crimson's smile was dazzling.
"Hundred percent!!"
Bang!
Gu Yue slamd her desk in excitent, smashing it.
"…"
The classroom fell silent.
Everyone stared at Gu Yue, unsure what was going on.
Up front, Ye Xinglan twitched a smile, face expressionless, secretly watching: what kind of "welco" would this exchange-competition champion give her?
"Gu Yue?" Mu Ling arched her brow.
"Uh… sorry, I just thought of sothing happy." Gu Yue bowed and sheepishly sat back down, embarrassed.
But she signaled 'okay' to Crimson.
Patting her chest: leave it to .
Crimson smiled like a flower, nodding, but deep suspicion flashed in her eyes.
Did Gu Yue know Su Wen already wanted to recruit her? Maybe this was all deliberate, to lure her in?
Eh—if the bait is good, she was happy to bite.
Aboard a passenger liner to Star Luo Empire—
Grandly decorated, nobles and dignitaries bustled about. Among them, several young figures went mostly unremarked.
"Wulin, are you sure Star Luo will shelter us?" Xie Xie whispered to Tang Wulin.
"I forged fake IDs on the black market. I never intended to rely on their rcy—we'll join Monster Academy, borrow their resources and strength, and once ready—return and take revenge!" Tang Wulin's eyes glead.
"Then… we're not even Shrek students anymore?" Xu Xiaoyan whispered, crestfallen.
"At this point… Shrek's na is a burden. The Star Luo Emperor purged all Tang Sect branches, but at least the local one survived this disaster." Tang Wulin gazed at the stars.
"So we have no choice but to abandon our Shrek honor… for now."
"But I believe, everything will co back—one day!"
"…"
But unnoticed in the corner, a figure watched the group.
Mu Ye adjusted his chef's hat, eyes resigned.
Both sides were unspeakably powerful.
On one: Su Wen, the rising star of the beastmaster craze, now with Spirit Pagoda, army corps, and the Federation behind him.
On the other: the nearly eradicated Shrek and Tang Sect.
Even so, a starved cal is bigger than a horse. The will of the Douluo planet himself had ordered him to train these kids, even making Tang Wulin his own successor in the Body Sect.
Sigh, such a ss.
He didn't want to get involved… but that one person, just wouldn't let him go.
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