The next day!
The personnel responsible for inspecting the Solitary Confinement Room had already arrived outside the gate…
A high-ranking officer asked, "What's the current condition of the Shrek Academy students detained inside?"
Tang Wulin, disguised as a soldier, deliberately lowered his voice and replied solemnly, "Report: The group of Shrek Academy students shows no unusual behavior!"
"However, they're always murmuring loudly inside!"
The officer listened intently and indeed heard the noisy voices coming from the confines of the room. He immediately reminded, "Hmm, the students from Shrek Academy are very cunning. Make sure you keep a close watch!"
Yue Zhengyu raised his right hand and replied seriously, "Understood. With us here, there's no way those Shrek Academy students will escape the Solitary Confinement Room!"
The officer's face revealed a hint of satisfaction, "Then I'm leaving it to you. I'll come back to inspect again tomorrow!"
With that, he turned around with the rest of the soldiers and left…
It was only after they were completely gone that Yue Zhengyu let out a deep breath, "Whew… That was nerve-wracking. Wulin, good thing you're quick-witted!"
Tang Wulin scratched his head, "Hehe, even I didn't expect we'd manage to fool the soldiers of the Northsea Legion!"
The noise coming earlier from the confinement room… turned out to be from the few soldiers they had knocked unconscious!
Yue Zhengyu pressed, "So what do we do now? Just keep standing here by the gate? Sooner or later, we'll get found out!"
Tang Wulin sighed, "Hmm… For now, it seems this is our only choice. We must buy enough time for Xie Xie to learn to pilot the soul airplane!!"
That's right—when he first saw the soul airplane's instruction manual, Tang Wulin had the thought:
Someone amongst their group must learn how to operate the soul airplane!
Of course, this required time, so they decided to personally disguise as soldiers outside!
Inside the Solitary Confinement Room, Xie Xie looked at the thick stack of manuals in his hands and almost went crazy...
"Oh, come on! This soul airplane is way too hard to learn! If Gu Yue were here, this wouldn't even be a problem!"
Beside him, Yuanen Yehui urged, "Stop complaining and get to work! Among us, you're the only one with any familiarity with soul airplanes!"
Xie Xie nodded firmly and said seriously, "Understood! For you, Yehui, I'll learn how to pilot this soul airplane no matter what!"
Their bound captives glared at them with hatred, yelling, "What you're doing is already a breach of the Northsea Legion's rules!"
"Who would've thought Shrek Academy students would stoop to such despicable acts? It's absolutely disgusting!"
"Hmph! We've been missing long enough that the Legion must have noticed by now. You won't be smug about this for much longer! Mmph mmph…"
Ye Xinglan expressionlessly pulled something out and gagged their mouths, "Sorry, but it's come to this—we can't turn back now!"
Xu Xiaoyan also spoke apologetically, "For the time being, we'll trouble you to stay quiet. Once we're safe and away, we promise to free you!"
Her tone then turned sharp, "Of course, if you end up causing us to get discovered, then the outcome will be... unpredictable."
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Night fell!
Shrek Academy Inner Court Duelling Platform!
Xie Xie panted heavily, crouched on the ground, staring at Tang Wulin standing before him like a War God. He gritted his teeth and exclaimed, "Damn it, Wulin, when did you get so strong?!"
Beside him, Xu Xiaoyan was also pale and exhausted. She muttered, "Yeah… My control barely works on Wulin at all! What's going on?!"
Truth be told, this fight had dealt quite a blow to her confidence!
Even when Tang Wulin didn't dodge, and simply endured her control skills, the time he stayed restrained was almost negligible!
Ye Xinglan, equally dissatisfied, said, "Three against two, and we still lost. I can't even imagine how absurdly strong Wulin's body has become!!"
Tang Wulin ate a bun handed over by Xu Lizhi and shook his head, "I'm not entirely sure either, but it probably has something to do with the bloodline inside me!"
During all his time on Demon Island, he hadn't realized he had grown this powerful!
Watching from the sidelines, Wu Siduo clenched her fists, muttering, "I'm afraid even in a one-on-one match, I can't beat Wulin either!"
She had originally ranked third in terms of strength within the group, yet now she'd been surpassed by Tang Wulin, whose soul power rank had remained the lowest. It left her feeling understandably frustrated!
Yue Zhengyu noticed her expression and remarked, "Hey, Wu Siduo, there's no need to compare yourself to that guy. Even if I tried, I'd struggle to match him. His bloodline's power is just unfair!"
"I bet even Yehui can barely hold her ground against him!"
Yuanen Yehui nodded, her tone neutral, "True, Wulin's strength has improved incredibly fast. If I can't rely on higher soul ring levels to suppress him, I absolutely wouldn't stand a chance!"
The moment she finished speaking, a familiar voice chimed in next to her, "Don't be so humble. Just having a hundred-thousand-year soul ring is already proof of your own excellence."
Everyone immediately turned their heads to see who had spoken. When they realized it was Xu Sheng, they cheered joyously, "Teacher Xu, you're back!"
Xu Sheng gave them a quick glance and responded, "Yes, I returned this afternoon. How do you feel about this year-long military training?"
Yue Zhengyu groaned at the mention, complaining bitterly, "Teacher Xu, please don't bring that up. Those Old Demons are literal devils, tormenting us day and night!"
Especially the trial by the Desire Demon—it had almost broken him completely!
Wu Siduo shuddered at the memory and agreed, "I concur. That place is rightly called Demon Island. No one in their right mind would want to go back there!"
Xu Sheng was momentarily stunned and asked in surprise, "Wait, did you just call the training site Demon Island?"
Yuanen Yehui responded in confusion, "Yes, it's indeed called Demon Island, and the island has two concentrated forces—Life Force and Destruction Force. Teacher Xu, do you know of that place?"
Xu Sheng shook his head, "No… it's nothing. It just sounded somewhat familiar, that's all!"
But deep down, he was certain—the Demon Island the kids spoke of was the very place he himself had visited recently!
As for the Old Demons, they turned out to be the defeated "True Gods" he had taken down.
Just then, Tang Wulin's startled cry pulled everyone's attention to him…
"Everyone, look! There's an anomaly in the sky!"
Xu Lizhi looked up and exclaimed, "Eh? There's a deep red glow in the sky! Is it a lunar eclipse?"
Xie Xie frowned, "No… Something's wrong. That mark is directly above Shrek Academy, and I have a strong sense of danger!!"
Xu Xiaoyan squinted at the sight and murmured, "Firelight… a trail… Oh no!! Those are soul cannonballs, and they're heading straight toward Shrek Academy!!"
Once she confirmed this, she immediately used her communicator to alert the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion…
Within seconds, all the Sea God Pavilion Elders, including Yun Ming, arrived at the Inner Court's square, their gazes fixed on the glimmering projectiles in the sky…
Feng Wuyu's eyes widened in shock, "They're really soul cannonballs! And there are hundreds of them!"
Tang Yinmeng clenched her teeth and said, "What's more, all the cannonballs are locked onto one location—Shrek Academy!!"
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