Duolou: After taking advice, I became Supreme!

Flender turned to Zhao Wuji beside him.

"These are the students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy? They're nothing but trash. I'm seriously starting to doubt whether coming here was the right decision."

Zhao Wuji gave a wry smile.

"Don't ask me, how would I know? The Emperor Team that fought our little monsters to a standstill last time wasn't like this at all."

"Maybe there's garbage everywhere."

Even Yu Xiaogang, who had strongly supported coming here, was at a loss for words.

"Enough, Mubai."

Flender called out to Dai Mubai. If he continued, it wouldn't just be a beating—someone might actually end up crippled.

Only then did Dai Mubai stop, his twin pupils flashing with an eerie light.

"Let's see who really needs to get lost."

"You... You dare cause trouble at our Heaven Dou Royal Academy? This is an insult to the empire! Just wait, just you wait…"

Flender snorted.

"Nice try with the accusations. Too bad you're just trash. Call your academy's teachers out."

Clearly, Dai Mubai wasn't going to take these words seriously.

Just then, a powerful voice rang out.

"What's going on here? Why all the commotion?"

From the shaded path up the hill, a figure approached swiftly. He was dressed in a silver martial robe, appearing to be around the same age as Flender.

His face was round like a silver plate, with thick eyebrows and large eyes. His hands were clasped behind his back, exuding a certain aura of mastery.

"Thank goodness, Teacher Sun is here!"

The young noble who had been kicked earlier scurried toward him like he had found a lifeline, practically crawling in his haste.

"Teacher Sun, they dared to cause trouble here at our academy! They even attacked us! You have to uphold justice for us!"

Sun Bu Yu frowned deeply as he looked at his students, who resembled nothing more than beaten strays.

"Xue Beng, look at yourself."

He didn't scold him too much in front of outsiders, but his expression turned grim as he looked toward the group from Shrek Academy.

There was a distinct difference between teachers and students. When Sun Bu Yu met Flender's gaze, he instinctively felt something unusual. Stepping forward, he respectfully greeted them.

"Gentlemen, welcome. I am Sun Bu Yu. May I ask what brings you to Heaven Dou Academy?"

He made no mention of the fight, standing calmly with an air of composure.

Since the other party was being polite, Flender naturally didn't dwell on the previous matter. He responded indifferently.

"We're here to see Qin Ming. Earlier, some of your students called us beggars and told us to get lost, which led to this little conflict."

Hearing Flender's words, the Heaven Dou students were instantly dissatisfied.

"What do you mean by that? You acted like we were servants and ordered us around first! What were we supposed to do?"

"You look down on us, but we're not allowed to fight back? So you get to be right no matter what?"

"And when you couldn't win an argument, you just resorted to attacking? Where's the logic in that?!"

Flender's face darkened at those words.

Even Sun Bu Yu frowned slightly upon seeing their expressions—it was clear they weren't lying.

"Is this true?"

For once, Flender was momentarily speechless.

To be fair, from an objective standpoint, it did seem like he had been in the wrong first.

He had been an academy head for so long that he was used to giving commands without thinking much about it.

But now that it had been pointed out, he did feel a little embarrassed.

After a brief moment of thought, he simply released his Soul Sage-level aura.

"In the world of Douluo, strength is everything. I don't see anything wrong with what I did. Do you?"

"Using power to suppress others?"

Xue Beng immediately blurted out.

But Sun Bu Yu seemed to realize something and suddenly asked,

"You're here for Teacher Qin… Are you, by any chance, from Shrek Academy in Balak Kingdom?"

Flender nodded, feeling a bit relieved—he had been taking a gamble.

If things had escalated into a full-blown fight, the situation wouldn't have been so easy to resolve.

"That's right."

Sun Bu Yu's expression instantly turned respectful.

"To have taught a genius like Teacher Qin, I have nothing but admiration for you. On behalf of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, I apologize for the earlier incident. Please, come in."

He made a welcoming gesture, then shot a warning glare at the Heaven Dou students, as if to say, We'll deal with this later.

Xue Beng and the others were completely dumbfounded.

This is our Heaven Dou Royal Academy?

Seeing this, resentment flickered in the students' eyes.

With Sun Bu Yu leading the way, the Shrek group began their ascent toward the academy in the mountains.

Watching them disappear into the distance, Xue Beng's eyes filled with venom.

"Shrek Academy? So what if they're Shrek Academy? Aren't they still here to mooch off of our academy?"

"Hmph. Just you wait. As long as I'm here, you won't be staying."

"Your Highness, isn't that a bit much?"

A fellow student hesitantly spoke up.

"What's wrong with it? My family controls the empire! Let's go—I'm skipping class today. I need to find someone to settle this score. I won't let them get away with this. If I don't drive them out, I won't be satisfied."

As they entered the mountain, the scale of Heaven Dou Royal Academy became even more apparent.

The stone steps leading up were carved from fine white marble, each engraved with a different soul beast pattern, displaying exquisite craftsmanship.

The sunset cast a reddish glow across the stairway, leaving dappled shadows from the surrounding trees, creating a tranquil yet majestic atmosphere.

Breathing in the fresh mountain air, the group felt as though they had stepped into a world of nature.

No one felt this more profoundly than Yun Feng.

After all, his martial soul was the Blue Silver King, and within him resided A Yin.

In this environment brimming with plant life, he felt especially attuned.

He had sensed something similar when they entered Star Dou Forest, but it wasn't as pronounced as now.

Tang San also felt it to some extent.

However, he knew it was due to having broken through Rank 30.

After reaching Rank 30, a soul master would naturally develop a keener perception of energy aligned with their martial soul. Since his martial soul, Blue Silver Grass, was plant-based, he would naturally be more sensitive in a place so rich with vegetation.

One of Yu Xiaogang's main reasons for bringing the Shrek Seven to Heaven Dou Royal Academy was that, as a royal-established advanced soul master academy, it had the best resources available.

While external facilities weren't the decisive factor in a soul master's training, they played an undeniable supporting role.

Among these facilities, the most beneficial was the specialized mimicry cultivation grounds for different attributes.

A mimicry cultivation ground allowed soul masters to train in an environment most suited to their martial soul.

While it wouldn't necessarily double their progress, it was an extremely effective auxiliary tool.

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