Confirmation for Battle

Gu Yuena nodded at Anping's proposal and said, "That sounds fair. If you can defeat Xiaoyan and Le Zhengyu, I will give you a chance to challenge us."

Tang Wulin was tempted by her offer, but he did not agree right away. He weighed the pros and cons in his mind.

He knew that everyone could see his hesitation. He was afraid that if the Shrek Seven Monsters lost to Xu Xiaoyan and Le Zhengyu, it would tarnish Shrek Academy's reputation. Everyone knew that Shrek Academy valued its glory.

And aside from the glory, it was a seven-against-two battle. If they won, there would be no benefit. If they lost, they would not only humiliate Shrek Academy, but also boost Miracle City's prestige.

They feared that then, except for the organizations on the continent that were close to Shrek Academy, other people and civilians would not send their children to Shrek. They would choose Miracle City instead.

After all, Tang Wulin and the others bore the title of Shrek's Seven Monsters and represented the face of Shrek's younger generation. If they lost to Xu Xiaoyan and Le Zhengyu, who had left Shrek Academy to join Miracle City, it would make Shrek Academy look inferior to Miracle City.

But Tang Wulin did not think about anything else other than Shrek Academy's glory. On the other hand, Anping had more ulterior motives, so he did not make any demands and simply suggested that Xu Xiaoyan and Le Zhengyu fight against the Shrek Seven Monsters.

Seeing that Tang Wulin was still indecisive, Anping, Gu Yuena, and Xu Xiaoyan did not say anything more, but Lan Fuzi taunted, "Are you scared?"

Dai Yun'er's face turned very ugly when she heard Lan Fuzi's words. She had just used similar words to provoke Gu Yuena to agree to their challenge, and now Lan Fuzi was using them against her.

But Dai Yun'er had nothing to say in her defense. It was her and Tang Wulin who had stopped Anping and Gu Yuena from leaving and asked to fight them. They had said that their strength had improved and that they were yearning for Anping and Gu Yuena's strength.

Anping had mentioned Xu Xiaoyan and Le Zhengyu because they also wanted to compete with their peers during this period. They had similar reasons.

Seeing Dai Yun'er lower her head in silence, Lan Fuzi did not let her off the hook. She continued, "You are the Shrek Seven Monsters. If I remember correctly, Xiaoyan and Le Zhengyu used to be at Shrek Academy with you. Don't you want to know how your former classmates are doing now?"

Of course they wanted to know how strong Xu Xiaoyan and Le Zhengyu were now, especially Tang Wulin, who had lost to Le Zhengyu in the Star Luo Empire. He was deeply impressed by Le Zhengyu's angelic domain.

The reason why Tang Wulin was so impressed was not only because he had encountered something like a domain for the first time, or because he had lost to Le Zhengyu, who had been weaker than him before, but because Tang Wulin had been at his strongest then. He had still had the power of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline.

That was also why he did not dare to agree to Anping easily. When he had the power of the Golden Dragon King's bloodline, he could not break Le Zhengyu's angelic domain. Now that he did not have that power, he had even less confidence.

Lan Fuzi had brought up this point, and Gu Yuena had also suggested that they would only agree to fight the Shrek Seven Monsters if they defeated Xu Xiaoyan and Le Zhengyu. Tang Wulin was not like Anping, who always ignored such challenges.

In the education Tang Wulin had received, as members of Shrek Academy, especially as the Shrek Seven Monsters, they represented the face of Shrek Academy to the outside world.

Seeing Tang Wulin's hesitation, Anping said, "If you can't make up your mind now, take your time."

He pulled Gu Yuena and was about to leave. Seeing them leaving, Tang Wulin seemed to have made a decision. He said, "Okay, we accept. We hope that after we defeat Xu Xiaoyan and Le Zhengyu, you won't find any other excuse to avoid fighting us."

Tang Wulin's acceptance made Anping nod. He said, "Of course, someone will take you to the Miracle City Stadium tomorrow morning. We'll see you there."

He ignored Tang Wulin and left with Gu Yuena. Xu Xiaoyan and Lan Fuzi followed them quickly.

After catching up with Anping and Gu Yuena, Xu Xiaoyan asked curiously, "Brother Anping, didn't you always dislike Shrek Academy's behavior of coming to challenge you? Why do you want me and Le Zhengyu to fight them?"

Xu Xiaoyan thought she knew Anping well. Logically speaking, since Le Zhengyu had already said that Miracle City would not accept any exchanges or discussions with the academy, he should have rejected Tang Wulin and the others.

But Anping obviously had a reason for letting her and Le Zhengyu fight the Shrek Seven Monsters. Xu Xiaoyan had questions, so she asked directly. She believed that Anping would give her an answer to such a trivial question.

As Xu Xiaoyan expected, Anping explained, "This competition is good for Miracle City. If you win, more people will want to send their children to study in Miracle City."

"Even if you lose to the Shrek Seven Monsters, as long as you don't lose too badly, you can still achieve the same effect. On the other hand, it won't benefit Shrek Academy at all. That's why Tang Wulin took so long to agree."

After hearing Anping's explanation, Xu Xiaoyan said thoughtfully, "Brother Anping, aren't you afraid that we'll lose to them, and lose very badly? I heard from Holy Spirit Douluo that their strength has improved a lot with the help of the ancient tree."

Gu Yuena reached out and rubbed Xu Xiaoyan's head, smiling. She said, "Xiaoyan, you're not scared, are you? You've been saying that you want to compete with the students of Shrek Academy, right?"

Xu Xiaoyan shook her head slightly and said, "I'm not scared, I'm just a little worried. Haven't you always said that the Sea God's consciousness is in Tang Wulin? What if he helps Tang Wulin and the others during the battle? Le Zhengyu and I don't have the confidence to defeat the Sea God's consciousness."

Xu Xiaoyan's worries were not unfounded. She had heard from Anping and Gu Yuena that Tang San's consciousness had intervened when she was still at Shrek Academy and they had challenged Sun Moon Academy.