Grinding his teeth, he turned and stormed toward a luxurious house in the capital.
After arriving, the young man stood before a middle-aged man.
His previous arrogance was gone, replaced by cold calculation.
"Uncle, I have angered them and been beaten. Just as planned."
The middle-aged man's eyes gleamed with satisfaction.
"Good. Now we have a legitimate reason to drive them out. Come, we'll seek Senior Poison Douluo's support."
Both men's expressions hardened with ruthless determination.
They were none other than Xue Beng, the fourth imperial prince, and his uncle Xue Xing, younger brother to Emperor Xue Ye.
From the very beginning, they had decided to drive the newcomers out, before they could even set foot in the academy.
Meanwhile, the imperial academy directors and Flender introduced themselves and brought sherk group inside.
While Meng Shenji and the others praised the Shrek team, they also agreed to Yu Xiaogang's demands and granted them free access to all the resources in the Imperial Academy.
Yu Xiaogang was satisfied with these arrangements.
After that, Zhi Lin spoke.
"I heard from Teacher Qin there is a genius who belongs to the control system. I wonder who it is."
Hearing this, Flender and the others turned their gazes toward Tang San.
Just like in the anime, Zhi Lin did not wait. He dragged Tang San toward the center and began exerting pressure on him. The others realized that Zhi Lin was testing, so they did not interfere.
As the pressure increased, Tang San did not struggle. Instead, he activated the Xuan Tian Record to relieve some of the burden.
The three directors were astonished to see that Tang San had not even released his Martial Spirit, even when facing level 40 pressure. Wanting to test his limits, Zhi Lin increased the pressure further.
Tang San's body was stronger than in the anime, strengthened by the continuous enhancement of the Asura Divine Power.
A God King's divine power, even if only a single drop, is no joke.
Asura had made it so that the drop would gradually increase Tang San's physical, mental, and soul power.
Even under the aura pressure equivalent to level 40, his Martial Spirit had not been released.
The two remaining directors also stood with shock.
Level 41.
Level 42.
Until finally, at level 45, Tang San's Martial Spirit, the Blue Silver Grass, was released.
The directors trembled with excitement as they looked at Tang San, as though they had discovered a priceless treasure.
Meanwhile, Zhi Lin still wanted to test Tang San's true limit and increased the pressure again. Seeing this, Meng Shenji spoke anxiously.
"Zhi Lin, stop it! Increasing it further might hurt him."
Hearing this, Zhi Lin reluctantly stopped and returned to his seat.
"What a surprise. I never expected Shrek Academy to produce this level of genius," Meng Shenji said, looking at Flender with excitement.
Yu Xiaogang's face darkened upon hearing this.
Flender hurriedly said, "Senior, I don't claim credit for Tang San's success. He is Master's apprentice."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's expression eased back to normal. He pretended to remain calm, though inwardly he was ecstatic.
Just as Meng Shenji was about to say something to Yu Xiaogang, a voice called out:
"Is Director Meng Shenji around?"
Yu Xiaogang, who had been expecting praise, was furious at the interruption.
Suddenly, a row of guards lined up on either side of the door.
Three figures entered the room, Xue Xing, Xue Beng, and Dugu Bo.
Immediately, an oppressive pressure emanated from the green-robed figure. Everyone near him struggled under the weight of his aura.
Tang San, sensitive to poison, wore a solemn expression as he detected the toxic aura surrounding Dugu Bo.
Sensing someone glaring at them, Flender and the others were surprised to see that the young man Dai Mubai had beaten was among the newcomers.
The three directors were confused about Xue Xing's sudden arrival, but they greeted him with respect.
Seeing the directors respectfully acknowledge the newcomers, Flender and the others realized they were in trouble.
Meanwhile, Wu Lan sensed Dugu Bo's arrival in the Imperial Academy using Blue Silver Sense.
"Time to get some herbs."
He rushed toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well at full speed. He knew he did not have much time left.
After bullying Shrek, Dugu Bo would go to meet his granddaughter. Once he heard her complaints about me beating and Tang san solving her poison, he would return to observe the Shrek group in secret, he will focus more on Tang san due his ability to solve Dugu Yan's poison, and finally bring Tang San to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.
That was if everything went according to plan.
so he needs to hurry.
While thinking, Wu Lan already reached the poison array. A poison strong enough to affect a Title Douluo, yet to Wu Lan, who possessed the Xuan Tian Record, it was nothing. He quickly passed through the poison array without breaking a sweat.
When he arrived at the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, he was marveled by its beauty.
"Beautiful."
His breath caught at the sight before him. At its center lay a strange spring, divided perfectly into two halves. One side burned with crimson heat, steam rising in shimmering waves, while the other glowed with icy blue, frost crawling along the rocks. Where the two extremes met, they fused into a misty white line, exuding a faint yet powerful energy that made his skin tingle.
'So this… is the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. A place where two impossibilities coexist… and create miracles,' he thought, unable to look away from its surreal beauty.
As he gazed at the pond, his bloodline suddenly reacted.
Wu Lan carefully sensed it and realized it was guiding him toward the Fire Dragon King and Ice Dragon King located at the bottom of the pond.
To reach the bottom of the lake, one needed to consume both the Octagonal Mysterious Ice Grass and the Infernal Delicate Apricot simultaneously to gain resistance. He quickly located both herbs, planted on opposite sides of the pond.
Holding both plants in his hands, he stuffed them into his mouth. He waited as his body alternated between extreme burning heat and freezing frost, intense pain coursing through him.
Quickly removing his clothes and belongings, he leaped into the middle of the pond.
Using the dual extremes of the spring, he began refining the immortal herbs.