Master's Arrival

"Let go of me!"

Zhu Zhuqing coldly glared at Su Xing, her eyes fixed on his.

Initially, Zhu Zhuqing didn't pay much attention to Su Xing—after all, there were many who liked her. However, Su Xing's offensive and humiliating actions made her remember him deeply.

"You even look beautiful when you're angry. That trash, Dai Mubai, doesn't deserve you!"

Su Xing let go of Zhu Zhuqing and smiled slightly.

"Hmph!"

"Su Xing, I'll remember you!"

Zhu Zhuqing coldly snorted, throwing out those words with bitterness before turning away.

From her tone, it wasn't hard to tell that this wasn't over. Zhu Zhuqing would definitely come after him in the future.

"Good, remember me. I welcome you to find me anytime!"

Su Xing laughed heartily, completely indifferent to Zhu Zhuqing's threat.

Zhu Zhuqing, without pausing, continued inside.

"That must have been Zhu Zhuqing's first kiss!"

"Well, it wasn't a wasted trip this time!"

Watching Zhu Zhuqing's figure disappear, Su Xing glanced once more at Shrek Academy and resolutely turned to leave.

...

"That was reckless. I've now thoroughly offended both Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing!"

On his way back, Su Xing began to reflect on his actions.

He realized that his recent success in developing techniques like the Railgun and Thunder Body Refinement, coupled with his rapid rise in power over the past half year, had gone to his head.

Otherwise, even if he had failed in pursuing Zhu Zhuqing, he wouldn't have taken his frustration out on Dai Mubai, humiliating and seriously injuring him in the process.

Su Xing wasn't backed by any strong background. While his strength could match that of his peers, there were still many more powerful than him. Offending Dai Mubai wasn't a smart move.

Similarly, offending Zhu Zhuqing was also unwise.

One was a candidate for the Star Luo Empire's throne, and the other was a potential empress.

Su Xing wasn't sure about Zhu Zhuqing, but if Dai Mubai eventually became the Crown Prince of the Star Luo Empire, he would undoubtedly seek revenge on Su Xing for the humiliation he endured today.

Now that he had completely offended Dai Mubai, there were only two paths for Su Xing to take:

One was to kill Dai Mubai and eliminate the threat at its source.

But killing Dai Mubai would provoke a manhunt by the Star Luo Empire. As a prince, Dai Mubai could be killed by another royal contender, but not by an outsider.

The second option was to prevent Dai Mubai from becoming the Crown Prince in the first place.

"Killing Dai Mubai is too risky for me right now. I'll focus on stopping him from becoming Crown Prince instead!"

Su Xing thought to himself, his expression turning cold as he made his decision.

Preventing Dai Mubai from becoming Crown Prince wasn't all that difficult. In fact, Su Xing had already made some progress toward that goal by trying to create tension between Dai Mubai and Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Dai Mubai's success in the competition for the throne heavily relied on the support of the Shrek Seven Devils, particularly Tang San's help.

More specifically, it was the miraculous herbs that helped them.

The reason Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing's Nether White Tiger was able to defeat Davis and Zhu Zhuyun's Nether White Tiger was because their own Nether White Tiger had evolved, growing a pair of White Tiger Wings.

And Su Xing concluded that the reason for this evolution was due to the mystical herbs they had consumed, which had improved and evolved their martial souls.

"So, I have to prevent Dai Mubai from getting those herbs."

"Those herbs are precious. Even if I can't use them, I should at least get them for myself."

"That means I know where I'm heading next—Heaven Dou Royal Academy!"

After thinking it over, Su Xing changed direction and headed toward the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire.

The Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, where the mystical herbs were located, was hidden somewhere in a spirit beast forest, but Su Xing didn't know its exact location.

The only way to find it was through Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, and the only way to approach Dugu Bo was through his granddaughter, Dugu Yan.

However, Su Xing wasn't going to follow Tang San's method.

After living in this world for some time, Su Xing understood that people were different from how they were portrayed in the original story.

Just because Yu Xiaogang and Xiao Wu favored Tang San didn't mean they would view him the same way. He couldn't assume that people's personalities in real life would be identical to how they were written in the original story.

Moreover, Tang San had earned Poison Douluo's admiration because of his own poison skills, but Su Xing didn't have that advantage.

When Poison Douluo tested Tang San in the original story, he had poisoned Tang San. Su Xing didn't have the ability to deal with such poisons.

"But time isn't on my side."

"In about a year, Shrek Academy and Heaven Dou Royal Academy will meet at the Great Spirit Arena in Soto City. Shortly after that, Poison Douluo will seek out Tang San."

"I either need to get those herbs ahead of time or stop the Shrek Seven Devils from clashing with Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"If I can't do that and can't get the herbs first…"

"Then I'll have to give the information about the herbs to Spirit Hall!"

Su Xing clenched his fist, his face cold. If he couldn't have the herbs, he wouldn't let Tang San have them either.

Although Su Xing had no personal grudge against Tang San, Tang San might help Dai Mubai, who had become Su Xing's enemy. In that case, there would be no mercy!

...

Several days after Su Xing left Shrek Academy, a figure appeared at the academy's gate.

"Xiao Gang, you finally came!"

"Haha, it's been so long! I didn't expect you to send me two outstanding students before showing up yourself."

A figure quickly leapt down from a nearby pavilion, landing in front of Yu Xiaogang and hugging him excitedly.

The figure who arrived at Shrek Academy was none other than Tang San's teacher, Yu Xiaogang. And the person who greeted him so enthusiastically was Flender, the founder and dean of Shrek Academy, a Soul Sage of the seventy-eighth rank.

"It's been a long time!"

Yu Xiaogang was also excited to see Flender, filled with emotion.

"You're the one who's been hiding all this time. If it weren't for your disciple, I doubt you'd have come to see me!"

Despite his joy, Flender still harbored some dissatisfaction with Yu Xiaogang for always staying out of sight.

"How's Xiao San?"

A smile appeared on Yu Xiaogang's face at the mention of his disciple.

"He's doing great. I don't know how you managed to teach such a little monster. He even managed to give Zhao Wuji a tough time!"

Flender laughed.

"Xiao San truly is exceptional!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded proudly and gratefully.