Life at Noting Academy was simple; occasionally, Tang San would attend classes, and when he had nothing else to do, he'd go to the blacksmith shop to forge iron.
Xiao Wu became obsessed with rabbit meat, but after learning the truth, she chose to break off relations with Yang Tian for half a month.
As for Yang Tian, besides his daily routine at Noting Academy, he occasionally took on private jobs, such as robbing the rich to help the poor.
Or he would drag Tang San for a good beating, secretly learning Tang San's unique skills.
One year later, Old Jack met Yang Tian, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, who had returned to Saint Spirit Village, at the village entrance.
"Grandpa (Grandpa Jack)," Yang Tian and Tang San said.
Old Jack nodded with satisfaction, then his gaze fell on Tang San, and he sighed, "Little San, why don't you all come to Grandpa Jack's house? I'll make something delicious for you."
Tang San was extremely sensitive; upon hearing Old Jack's words, he immediately asked, "Grandpa Jack, is something wrong? I still need to go home and see my father."
"Alas, your father has left. This is the letter he left for you. Sigh~" Old Jack sighed repeatedly, and Tang San tremblingly took the letter from Old Jack's hand.
After reading the contents of the letter, Tang San's expression wasn't very good, and he ran off with his head down towards the blacksmith shop at the village entrance.
Seeing this, Xiao Wu quickly followed him.
Old Jack looked at Tang San's retreating figure, angrily scolding Tang Hao for his lack of ambition, which made Yang Tian's mouth twitch.
"Could it be that you are truly the legendary village chief of Saint Spirit Village? Is Tang Hao the weakest in the entire village?"
"Grandpa, you go back first. I'll go check on Little San.
Oh, and this is the new clothes I bought for you in Nuoding City."
Yang Tian took out a package containing clothes and other items he had prepared for Old Jack.
Old Jack smiled with relief upon hearing this, then said, "Go, go, comfort Little San.
Such a sensible child..."
Seeing that Old Jack was about to launch into another tirade against Tang Hao, Yang Tian quickly slipped away.
When he arrived at the blacksmith shop, Tang San was pulling Xiao Wu out.
Meeting Yang Tian, Tang San's face lit up, and he immediately said, "Tian Ge, you've come at the perfect time.
I'll take you to a place."
Yang Tian was slightly startled, then nodded in agreement.
At the same time, the system prompt sounded.
"Ding! Mission issued: Take Xiao Wu as a sworn sister.
Mission Reward: One epic theft coupon."
"Epic? That's right, this choice will have a significant impact on the future."
Yang Tian had gradually figured out the rules of the system's rewards, so he wasn't too surprised by this reward.
"Epic level, the third epic level reward.
I wonder what I'll steal."
Yang Tian was already a little impatient.
On the hilltop outside the village, this was where Tang San used to cultivate.
Arriving at the hilltop, Yang Tian stretched, looked at Tang San, and said, "You want to recognize Xiao Wu as your sister?"
Tang San nodded, then looked at Yang Tian and said, "Tian Ge, I want to recognize Xiao Wu as my sister.
You... I want to recognize you as my elder brother, can I?"
Tang San's expression when looking at Yang Tian was a bit evasive, but Yang Tian didn't mind.
He believed he had already seen through Tang San's essence.
And after a year of getting along, Yang Tian's maturity gave Tang San a vague guess, but he didn't ask, just as Yang Tian hadn't asked him anything.
"Recognize me as your elder brother?" Yang Tian was surprised, and at this moment, the system issued another mission.
"Ding! Mission issued: Become sworn brothers with Tang San.
Mission Reward: One legendary theft voucher."
"Holy crap!" Yang Tian blurted out a curse, while Tang San looked a bit confused and somewhat dejectedly said, "Tian Ge, are you unwilling?"
Yang Tian recovered and immediately said, "Alright, Xiao Wu, the three of us will become sworn siblings today.
We'll share blessings and endure hardships together.
How about it?"
Tang San's eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Share blessings and endure hardships together!"
Xiao Wu's big eyes sparkled as she stared at Yang Tian and Tang San, asking, "What if, one day, someone wants to kill me?"
"Then they'll have to step over my corpse," Tang San said without hesitation.
Yang Tian, on the other hand, said, "Who dares to touch my sister, Yang Tian's sister?
Across the nine heavens and ten earths, I'll wipe out their entire clan! Until death do us part!"
Hearing this, Xiao Wu no longer hesitated and swore the oath with Yang Tian and Tang San.
At this point, Yang Tian's mission was complete, and he obtained two theft coupons, both legendary and epic level.
"So good~"
Yang Tian secretly rejoiced and immediately started stealing!
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for stealing the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Sword from the Nine Aperture Stone Man!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for stealing Zhou Yuan's Chaos Divine Grind Contemplation!"
"Oh, my goodness, this is so good~" Yang Tian's heart was overflowing with joy.
Without anything else, just the items Yang Tian currently possessed were enough to lay the foundation for Yang Tian's invincible Douluo in the entire Great Plane.
Six years passed quickly, ending with the system prompt in Yang Tian's mind.
"Ding! Completion of Noting Academy's academic mission completed.
Reward: One epic theft coupon."
Yang Tian listened to the system's prompt, feeling a bit nostalgic.
The epic theft coupon had finally arrived again, after five years~
"System, steal for me!"
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for stealing Xiao Yan's Fallen Heart Flame."
Having stolen the Fallen Heart Flame, Yang Tian felt a bit helpless; what he lacked now was a main cultivation technique.
Although the Innate Spirit Nurturing Art was good, its cultivation speed was still too slow for the Ancient Desolate Holy Body.
Host: Yang Tian
Spirit: Green Lotus Core Flame
spirit power: Level 31
Theft Coupons: None
Inventory: Fallen Heart Flame, Dragon Pattern Black Gold Sword
Mission One: Conquer Goddess Bibi Dong, Reward: One legendary theft voucher.
Mission Two: Conquer Goddess Qian Renxue, Reward: One legendary theft voucher.
...
In terms of spirit power alone, Yang Tian was only slightly higher than Tang San's spirit power level.
This was also due to him drawing some origin stones with ordinary and brave-level lottery tickets; otherwise, he might not even have level 25 spirit power.
"Tian Ge, our teacher recommended us to Shrek Academy.
What do you think?"
Yang Tian put on a casual look: "Go ahead, it's all the same wherever we go.
The academy recommended by Grandmaster should be very interesting."
Tang San was already used to Yang Tian's cynical tone and wasn't surprised.
Little did he know, Yang Tian had once again received a mission from the system at this moment.
"Ding! Mission issued: Enrol in Shrek.
Mission Reward: One epic theft coupon."
"As expected."
Yang Tian seemed to have anticipated the system's mission, and even the reward of an epic theft coupon was within his expectations.
Two months later, three figures entered Soto City from the west gate under the scorching sun.
Among the three were two young men.
One wore a blue tight-fitting suit, stood about 1.7 meters tall, had a belt inlaid with twenty-four gems around his waist, black hair falling to his shoulders, and an ordinary appearance.
In contrast, the other young man had an extraordinary and refined demeanour.
He wore an immaculate white robe, stood a full 1.8 meters tall, had long hair tied back, and a remarkably handsome face, especially his eyes, which seemed capable of seeing through all things in the world.
The only girl among the three was also slender and graceful, with a waist that could be grasped with one hand, round and perky buttocks, long, slender legs, and a scorpion braid reaching her calves.
The girl wore a pink top, with curved eyebrows and a pair of sparkling eyes, making her not only beautiful but also very cute.
These three were precisely Yang Tian and his companions, who had travelled from Saint Spirit Village.
"It's so hot, I really don't know what Grandmaster was thinking, insisting that we take the entrance exam for Shrek Academy."
Xiao Wu's jade-like hand brushed her forehead, her small face flushed, making her look even more appetizing.
Yang Tian smiled and shook his head: "Let's find a place to rest.
Ahead..."
Yang Tian suddenly saw the name of the hotel, Rose Hotel.
"Ding! Mission issued: Defeat Dai Mubai.
Mission Reward: Three ordinary theft coupons."