vol. 1 chapter 1 - Prologue - The Boy Trapped in Shrek
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Shrek City.
This was the most famous city on the Douluo Continent, because the continent's number one academy, Shrek Academy, was located here.
This was the academy established by Flander in the past. It was originally just a small academy, but it became famous throughout the continent because of the rise of Tang San and the other Shrek Seven Devils.
After ten thousand years of inheritance, Shrek Academy had become the number one academy on the Douluo Continent. It did not belong to any country and had a pivotal position on the continent. The dean could even be on equal footing with emperors. More than four thousand years ago, the Sun Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent, and the two continents engaged in a great war.
In the early stages of the war, the Douluo Continent was at a disadvantage due to its backward soul technology. At the critical moment, the dean of Shrek Academy at that time ascended the platform and summoned nearly sixty Titled Douluos from the entire continent. He temporarily became the commander of the three armies, defeated the Sun Moon Empire, and ultimately achieved victory in the war, unifying the continent and calling it the Douluo Continent.
From then on, Shrek Academy no longer belonged to any one country, but existed independently.
Originally, the purpose of this academy was to only recruit monsters and not waste.
However, as the times developed, major royal families and nobles wanted to send their children in. Shrek Academy also had to give the entire continent some face, but did not want to change their purpose.
What to do? Very simple, establish an inner and outer courtyard division.
The outer courtyard did not have high enrollment restrictions. Even if one had ordinary talent, as long as they had a letter of recommendation from a noble, famous soul master, or official, they could enroll.
However, the inner courtyard was where Shrek's true "monsters" gathered, and was where Shrek's resources were focused. It was located on the lake-heart island of Sea God Lake. One could only enter the inner courtyard after passing the assessment in the outer courtyard, or by being promoted out of the ordinary.
In any case, Shrek Academy had already given the entire continent face. Everyone could enroll, but if the outer courtyard disciples could not enter the inner courtyard, it was their own problem.
But now, there was a very special existence in this inner courtyard.
He was already twelve years old this year, but his level was only seventeen. Logically speaking, with such talent, he could not enter the inner courtyard under any circumstances.
But he was the exception.
The difference was that others could not enter the inner courtyard even if they wanted to, but he could not escape the inner courtyard even if he wanted to.
Inside a luxurious dormitory in the inner courtyard, two figures were embracing each other tightly, clothes scattered all over the floor. Their bodies were surrounded by an extremely rich fiery aura.
The woman was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with long red hair scattered around her waist, and a pair of light pink eyes that easily gave people a soul-stirring feeling. Fortunately, her eyes were very cold, which slightly suppressed the seductive soul-corroding gaze.
The young man was the special figure, twelve years old with a seventeenth-level spirit power. Although he was only twelve years old, his face was handsome, but with the beauty in his arms, his expression was not happy, but full of anger /N_o_v_e_l_i_g_h_t/ and helplessness.
After a long time, the fiery aura on the two of them gradually extinguished.
The woman released the young man, tied up her long hair, and turned it into two buns, which added a bit of cuteness to her mature image.
She put on her own clothes and picked up the red robe on the ground and threw it to the young man, "Today's cultivation is over, thank you!"
"Hmph, if I willingly sacrificed myself, it would be reasonable for you to say this thank you with gratitude, but in the current state, Ma Xiaotao, I have to say, your thick skin is truly amazing, or is this the shamelessness that has been passed down for ten thousand years by you Shrek people?" The young man said angrily.
He spread out his palm and felt the soul power in his body. "Hehe, I finally managed to cultivate back to level twenty, and now, it's wasted again!"
The woman in front of him was Ma Xiaotao, the number one genius of the Shrek Academy's inner courtyard, the current captain of the Shrek Seven Devils, and the descendant of the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils, Ma Hongjun.
In fact, she should have been ranked second, because in the young man's memory, the real number one genius in the inner courtyard should have been Zhang Lexuan.
However, it seemed that there was no such person in this world, and there was not even Wang Yan in the outer courtyard.
This meant that this world should not be the original Douluo Continent plane from the novel, but a Douluo plane leaning towards the anime version.
Ma Xiaotao looked at the hatred in the young man's eyes, and a feeling of discomfort could not help but arise in her heart. She did not want to be hated by the young man so much.
But there was nothing she could do. She had to do it.
Moreover, she had an arrogant personality, so even if she felt uncomfortable in her heart, she would not express it in the slightest, but said coldly, "Don't worry, my problem will be completely resolved soon. At that time, I will no longer need to waste your power. When I have completely recovered, I will compensate you for these six years. But you better be sensible and don't think about leaving again, let alone provoke me. Don't forget, you are just a piece of trash now. In this life, you can forget about leaving Shrek, otherwise, I don't mind turning you into trash forever."
Hearing this, the anger on the young man's face instantly turned into despair, as if his whole person had lost hope.
After saying that, Ma Xiaotao put on her clothes and left the room.
However, her fists were clenched tightly, obviously feeling very uncomfortable in her heart.
In the corridor, a clear, cold voice suddenly sounded, "You clearly know that you are the one who is sorry for him, why do you still say such things? Is it really that difficult to put down your pride and apologize to him?"
Ma Xiaotao turned her head, and in front of her was a beautiful woman in a blue dress with long, straight black hair, not much worse than her.
"Ling Luochen, what happens between me and him is none of your business."
"He is indebted to you. If it weren't for him, your evil fire would have tormented you to the point where you would be better off dead. He has innate super soul power, and his future is limitless, but because of you, he has regressed instead of progressing for six years." Ling Luochen's words pierced the heart, speaking up for the young man.
"I said, as long as he doesn't think about leaving again, I will compensate him. I really don't understand, my Shrek is the number one academy on the continent, an inner courtyard that everyone seeks but cannot obtain. He can easily enter, and with me here, no one can bully him. I will use all my wealth to help make up for the six years he wasted. Why does he always think about leaving?" Ma Xiaotao's face was filled with anger, doubt, and even more resentment.
Ling Luochen, however, sighed softly, "You will always only see the problem from your own perspective, but you ignore two things."
"What two things?" Ma Xiaotao asked subconsciously.
"First, Shrek Academy is indeed the number one academy, but so-called people have their own ambitions. Everyone has their own place they want to go to. The Body Sect, the Heavenly Dragon Gate, the Earth Dragon Sect, the Proud Sword Sect, the Royal Academies of the Four Great Empires, etc. Different people have different aspirations. You can't think that just because Shrek is the number one academy, all geniuses must aspire to enter here, right."
"Second, he hates you, I can easily sense that. With you around, how could he possibly want to stay at Shrek?" Ling Luochen continued to add insult to injury.
Ma Xiaotao's clenched fists now had veins popping out.
She was speechless in response to Ling Luochen's words.
That's right, people have their own ambitions, what a simple truth that was. Not wanting to cultivate with someone you hate was also such a common thing to do.
She actually understood everything, but she could not let go, absolutely not.
"I don't care what his ambitions are, and I don't care how much he hates me, anyway, he can never leave. Shrek is his home!" Ma Xiaotao said stubbornly.
Ling Luochen shook her head helplessly when she saw that she would not listen to advice, "Hurting him like this, I hope you will not regret it in the future."
Unlike the two women arguing outside,
Inside the room, the young man retracted that desperate look after Ma Xiaotao left.
Despair? Hehe, how could he be despairing, it was just an act.
No matter how great the difficulties in front of him, his heart would always be filled with hope, and he was willing to pay all efforts for that glimmer of hope.
Because he inherited the name from his teacher.
Yuwen Tuo!!!
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