Douluo Dalu: The Legend of The Spider Emperor

"What's this?!"

Prince Xue Xing nearly bit his tongue. "Who dares to be so bold?"

The soldier quickly reported, "A group claiming to be from Shrek Academy."

"Outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!"

Prince Xue Xing was infuriated. He turned to Poison Douluo and said, "Elder Dugu, please come with me. These people are clearly lawless. With you accompanying me, we'll make sure to send a strong message."

Having Dugu Bo, a Title Douluo, personally oversee the situation would certainly teach these lawbreakers a lesson.

It was precisely because of an earlier incident, when the Spirit Hall had sent two Title Douluo to hunt down Dugu Bo, that Prince Xue Xing had intervened and saved him.

Coincidentally, Dugu Bo owed Prince Xue Xing a favor, so he naturally agreed to assist.

Meanwhile, Ye Hao, hearing that Dugu Bo and Prince Xue Xing were heading to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to handle the situation, decided to go as well.

"Brother Xue, I'll head back to the academy first. We'll meet again when I have time."

Xue Qinghe paused for a moment before nodding in agreement. After watching Ye Hao leave, he stood still, staring at the "Yearning Heartbroken Red" flower in his hand with great care, as if it were a precious treasure. He carefully placed it in his palm and walked slowly toward his chambers.

Once in his room, Xue Qinghe sat in a chair, removed his disguise, and revealed his true, beautiful face. He placed the "Yearning Heartbroken Red" in a delicate vase next to the Blue Silver Emperor.

"Now the flowers are here, the grass is here, and all that's left is..."

At this point, his face flushed slightly. What exactly did that dog mean by all this?

"Yearning Heartbroken Red for a beautiful person, our bloodlines forever intertwined, our fates sealed."

Xue Qinghe mulled over these words, and each time he thought about them, his face grew more flushed, as red as a ripe apple.

"Ye Hao has no sense of propriety, but even his dog is the same."

What truly baffled Xue Qinghe was that the dog, not only a soul beast over 100,000 years old, was so closely connected with Ye Hao. Moreover, Xue Qinghe was now completely sure that the dog had seen through his disguise.

In other words, Ye Hao most likely knew about it as well.

"What should I do?"

Normally, Xue Qinghe's mission to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Royal Palace was supposed to be a secret, not to be known by anyone. If anyone found out, they would have to be eliminated.

But here, Xue Qinghe found himself in a dilemma.

Ye Hao, aside from his grandfather, was the one person he felt most fond of. He liked this brother of his, and as for the dog...

Forget it, maybe it was time to come clean with Ye Hao. Given his position now, pulling Ye Hao into the Spirit Hall would be an easy task.

Three months ago, Ye Hao had gone to the Spirit Hall under the alias "Ye Ritian." The Spirit Hall's search for "Ye Ritian" was simple—they just wanted to recruit him, not for any other reason.

But the elder from the Spirit Hall had never seen Ye Hao before, and with so many people in the Spirit Hall, they had to resort to extreme measures, which led to Ye Hao misunderstanding and fleeing hastily.

"Ye Ritian, you're surrounded! Come out!"

Who could stand that?

Xue Qinghe glanced at the ring on his left hand's ring finger, lost in thought.

At the foot of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, a beautifully decorated carriage arrived slowly.

The Fourth Prince, Xue Beng, had been waiting for a long time. Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth, and his face bore several bruises, clearly showing that he had been beaten severely.

Prince Xue Xing hurriedly disembarked, accompanied by a group of soldiers and Poison Douluo. Upon seeing them, Xue Beng broke into a grin, relieved that he could finally vent his anger.

However, when he saw Ye Hao step out of the carriage, Xue Beng froze for a moment before staring at him in disbelief.

"Boss... you're not dead?"

Ye Hao: "..."

What in the world happened at the academy during these three months that everyone thought he was dead?

Ye Hao rolled his eyes and replied, "What do you think?"

"The boss is lucky! How could you die? Someone beat me up, you've got to stand up for me!"

Ye Hao sarcastically responded, "Did you provoke them again?"

Xue Beng felt a chill in his heart and bitterly laughed, "Boss, how did you find out?"

"Heh..."

Ye Hao replied, "I still remember the first time I came to the academy. Weren't you the one who gave me a hard time back then?"

"That was ages ago, Boss. Why bring it up now?" Xue Beng said awkwardly.

Ye Hao helplessly shook his head, and then, together with everyone, he entered the academy.

After three months of absence, many must have thought he was dead.

The Heaven Dou Royal Academy looked much the same as before, with little noticeable change.

Everywhere Prince Xue Xing, Poison Douluo, and Ye Hao passed, people stared in shock because... Ye Hao had returned. The man who had disappeared for three months was back, and no one had expected it.

The news of Ye Hao's return spread rapidly throughout the academy.

In a spacious room, three members of the Academy's Committee were seated in the seats of honor. Today was a momentous day for the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

As previously arranged, Shrek Academy's entire faculty and students would merge with the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Though there had been some unpleasantness earlier, everything was now trending positively.

In addition, the sun seemed to be shining from the west today.

For today, Ning Fengzhi, the Clan Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile, had also arrived, accompanied by Bone Douluo and his daughter Ning Rongrong, as well as Zhu Zhuqing, both former members of Shrek Academy.

Ning Rongrong had come to apologize to Flender and the others for leaving Shrek Academy without permission. Although Shrek Academy wasn't an official institution, they still had their rules to follow.

Additionally, with Shrek Academy merging into Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Shrek would cease to exist, and the academy's teaching methods would become more diverse.

Not only that, but people like Flender, who were all at least Soul Kings, would have a higher status in the merged academy. Beyond the three committee members, they would likely hold much of the future power in the academy.

Ning Rongrong felt uncomfortable, caught between her father's insistence and the aloof attitudes of Flender, Master, Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, and the others. Their expressions only made Ning Rongrong feel disgusted.