"Wait." Lu Ming spoke up at this moment.
Shrek? These guys have finally arrived.
A playful smile rose on his face as he said to Liu Erlong, "Teacher Erlong, since there's nothing else to do, I'd like to go and watch the excitement."
Hearing this, Liu Erlong looked at him, thinking it would be good for him to go out and walk around since he had just completed his transformation.
"Hmm, go ahead." She nodded in agreement.
"Then I'm off, Teacher Erlong."
Lu Ming smiled as he said goodbye to Liu Erlong, then turned and followed the female teacher toward the academy gate.
Liu Erlong stood in place, watching Lu Ming's tall, straight back disappear at the end of her line of sight, the smile on her face lingering for a long time.
She turned and walked back to her office, closed the door, and sat alone on the bed in the inner room.
The excitement and joy in her heart were still surging like the tide.
After calming her mood for a while, she shifted her attention back to the Chat Group interface in front of her.
At this moment, the group was lively.
[Little Demoness: The sun is really nice today, a good day to go out.]
[The Fox Is the Most Innocent: I have a premonition that this Chat Group will be our greatest opportunity!]
[Poison Fairy: The Group Owner is also unfathomable; I'm so curious about what kind of existence he really is.]
Seeing these messages, Liu Erlong nodded in deep agreement.
Her slender fingers tapped lightly on the screen.
[Gentle Fire Dragon: Don't provoke the Group Owner, or be careful he kicks you out!]
After sending this message, Liu Erlong leaned against the head of the bed and fell into deep thought.
This Chat Group is definitely an incredible thing.
Rewarding Spirit Bone, Spirit evolution, even resurrecting the dead, or even becoming a god...
Any one of these is enough to make the entire Douluo Continent go crazy.
And that Group Owner is mysterious to the extreme.
He seems to know everything, able to point out secrets like Tang Hao's old affairs with just a word.
This kind of method and insight simply cannot be possessed by a mortal.
"Group Owner..."
Liu Erlong whispered these two words, a trace of awe flashing in her eyes.
"I'm afraid he is an existence who has already become a god! His methods are heaven-reaching!"
She reached a conclusion that made even her own heart jump with fear.
Only a god could have such great power, and only a god could create such a magical Chat Group connecting people from different times and spaces.
Liu Erlong made up her mind.
She must firmly grasp this heaven-sent opportunity.
And the key lies with that mysterious Group Owner.
She must absolutely not offend the Group Owner!
...
Meanwhile.
Outside the mountain gate of Blue Tyrant Academy.
A group of a dozen or so people arrived, travel-worn, looking up at the huge plaque engraved with the two characters "Blue Tyrant".
Leading them was the dean of Shrek Academy, the Four-Eyed Owl Flender.
He pushed up the crystal glasses on the bridge of his nose, his mouth curling in disdain.
"Blue Tyrant Academy?"
"It's just an Advanced Spirit Master Academy. When it comes to the ability to cultivate monsters, it's still not enough!"
Flender's voice was full of arrogance, as if he completely disregarded this place.
Standing beside him was a middle-aged man with a stiff figure and a haggard face, none other than Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang's expression was not very good. He glanced at the high-spirited Flender and reminded him in a deep voice:
"Flender, it's better to be low-key."
"Don't forget, we were just kicked out of Heaven Dou Royal Academy like trash."
"This is our last hope. If we can't find a place to stay here, the children will have absolutely no chance to participate in this year's Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament."
"However, since Erlong is here, it should be no problem."
Mentioning Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Flender's face darkened as well.
That humiliation was still like a thorn, deeply embedded in his heart.
Standing behind Yu Xiaogang, Tang San quietly clenched his fists, a glimmer of gloom flashing in his eyes.
He spoke to Yu Xiaogang in a tone that was almost like an oath:
"Teacher, don't worry."
"If we meet the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team at the tournament, we, Shrek, will definitely let them know what regret is!"
"I will personally beat them all down one by one and seek justice for Shrek!"
In the group, a girl wearing a pink short skirt and a scorpion braid was hopping around, looking at her surroundings, her crisp voice breaking the dull atmosphere.
"Wow! It's so beautiful here!"
Xiao Wu's large, watery eyes were full of novelty.
"It's much better than our broken village. The mountains and rivers are beautiful; it truly lives up to being an advanced academy!"
The girl's vitality infected everyone. She spun around, her skirt flying, revealing a pair of straight, slender, flawless jade legs. Her skin glowed white in the sunlight, full of youthful allure.
Walking in the middle of the group, Dai Mubai, with his golden hair shining in the sunlight, swept his evil eyes over the girls beside him, his brows slightly furrowed.
"Xiao Wu, Rongrong, and Zhuqing."
Dai Mubai's voice carried a hint of concern.
"Why are the dark circles under your eyes so heavy? Did you not sleep well last night?"
He looked especially at Xiao Wu; the dark shadows under her eyes were the most obvious, and her pretty face had lost some of its luster because of it.
The three girls whose names were called stiffened slightly.
Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue and forced a smile: "Oh, maybe it's just because the journey was too tiring. It's nothing, it's nothing."
Ning Rongrong yawned and lazily chimed in: "Yeah, just didn't sleep well, that's all."
Zhu Zhuqing just nodded faintly without speaking, but her eyes drifted elsewhere unconsciously.
The three's perfunctory behavior was too obvious, making the others around them feel a bit strange.
Oscar rubbed his chin, a flash of doubt in his peach-blossom eyes. He looked around, seemingly searching for someone.
"Eh? Where is Ma Hongjun?"
"Where did that dead Fatty run off to again? How did he disappear in the blink of an eye?"
Hearing this question, the confusion on Dai Mubai's face instantly vanished, replaced by a smile that all men would understand.
He leaned into Oscar's ear and whispered with a laugh: "Where else? He went to have fun!"
...
On the other side.
On a tree-lined path at Blue Tyrant Academy.
Lu Ming was walking at a leisurely pace.
On his face, he wore a funny red mask, the design of which was exactly that of a character from an animation in his previous life—Careful Superman.
When out and about, being careful is the way to go.
Especially when the troublemakers from Shrek are about to arrive, hiding one's identity is always the right thing to do.
Just as he was preparing to go to the academy gate to watch the excitement, a commotion came from the woods not far away.
"Don't be ungrateful!"
An arrogant and domineering voice rang out, filled with a sickening sense of superiority.
"That I have taken a fancy to you is your honor! Don't be ungrateful!"
Lu Ming paused and looked toward the sound.
He saw that deep in the woods, a Fatty wearing a fiery red outfit was blocking a Female Student of Blue Tyrant Academy against a tree trunk.