Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 1 Prologue The Boy Trapped in Shrek
Shrek City.

This is the most famous city on Douluo Continent, because it is home to the continent's number one academy, Shrek Academy.

This was the academy founded by Flanders. It was originally just a small academy, but because of the rise of Tang San and other Shrek Seven Devils, it became famous throughout the continent.

After thousands of years of inheritance, Shrek Academy has become the premier academy on Douluo Continent. Affiliated with no nation, it holds a pivotal position on the continent, its dean even holding the same status as an emperor. Over four thousand years ago, the Sun-Moon Continent collided with the Douluo Continent, resulting in a war between the two continents.

At the beginning of the war, Douluo Continent was at a disadvantage due to its backward soul guides. At the critical moment, the dean of Shrek Academy's generation made a call and summoned nearly sixty titled Douluos from all over the continent. He temporarily became the commander-in-chief of the three armies, defeated the Sun-Moon Empire and finally won the war. Only then did he unify the continent and call it Douluo Continent.

From then on, Shrek Academy no longer belonged to any country, but existed independently.

The original purpose of this academy was to only recruit monsters and not trash.

But as the times progressed, all the royal nobles wanted to send their children here, and Shrek Academy had to give face to the whole continent, but they did not want to change their purpose.

What should we do? It’s simple: establish an inner courtyard and an outer courtyard.

The enrollment requirements for the outer courtyard were not high. Even those with average talent could be admitted as long as they had a letter of recommendation from a noble, a famous soul master, or an official.

But the inner courtyard is where Shrek's real "monsters" gather. It is where Shrek's resources are concentrated. It is located on the island in the center of the Sea God Lake. Only those who pass the assessment in the outer courtyard or are promoted by exception can enter the inner courtyard.

Anyway, Shrek Academy has given face to the entire continent, and everyone can enroll. But if the outer courtyard disciples cannot enter the inner courtyard, it is their own problem.

But now, there is a very special person in this inner courtyard.

He is already twelve years old this year, and his level is only seventeen. Logically speaking, with such talent, he would never be able to enter the inner courtyard.

But he happened to be the exception.

The difference is that others want to enter the inner courtyard but cannot, while he wants to escape from the inner courtyard but cannot.

In a luxurious dormitory in the inner courtyard, two figures were hugging each other tightly, their clothes scattered all over the floor, and they were surrounded by extremely strong flames.

The woman was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with long red hair draped down to her waist and a pair of pale pink eyes that could easily give people a sense of allure. Fortunately, her eyes were very cold, which slightly suppressed the enchanting look.

The boy was none other than the special person who was twelve years old and at level seventeen. Although he was only twelve years old, he had a handsome face. However, with the beauty in his arms, his expression was not happy, but full of anger and helplessness.

After a long time, the flames on the two gradually went out.

The woman let go of the boy and tied up her long hair into two buns, which made her look more cute while adding a touch of royal sister image.

After putting on his own clothes, he picked up the red robe on the ground and threw it to the boy, "Today's training is over, thank you very much!"

"Hmph, if I had volunteered to give, it would be reasonable for you to say thank you out of gratitude. But in your current situation, Ma Xiaotao, I have to say that your shamelessness is truly amazing. Or is this the shamelessness that has been passed down by you Shrek for thousands of years?" the young man said angrily.

He spread out his palms and felt the soul power within him. "Haha, I finally managed to cultivate back to level 20, and now, it's all gone!"

The woman in front of him was none other than Ma Xiaotao, the number one genius in the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy. She was the current captain of the Shrek Seven Devils and also the descendant of Ma Hongjun, the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils.

In fact, she should have been ranked second, because in the boy's memory, the real number one genius in the inner courtyard should be Zhang Lexuan.

But it seems that this person does not exist in this world, and there is not even a Wang Yan in the outer courtyard.

This means that this world should not be the Douluo Continent plane in the original novel, but is more like the Douluo plane in the anime version.

Ma Xiaotao looked at the hatred in the boy's eyes and couldn't help but feel uncomfortable. She didn't want to be hated by the boy like this. But there was no other way. She had to do this.

Moreover, she had a proud and arrogant personality. Even if she felt upset, she would not express it at all. Instead, she said in a cold voice, "Don't worry, my problem will be completely solved soon. Then, I won't need to waste your energy. When I fully recover, I will compensate you for these six years. But you'd better be smart and stop thinking about leaving, let alone provoking me. Don't forget, you are just a waste now. In this life, you will never leave Shrek. Otherwise, I don't mind turning you into a waste forever."

Upon hearing this, the anger on the boy's face suddenly turned into despair, as if he had lost all hope.

After saying that, Ma Xiaotao put on her clothes and left the room.

But her fists were clenched tightly, and it was obvious that she felt very uncomfortable.

In the corridor, a cold voice suddenly rang out, "You clearly know that you have wronged him, so why are you still talking like that? Is it really that difficult to put aside your pride and apologize to him?"

Ma Xiaotao turned her head and saw a beautiful woman in a blue dress with long straight black hair in front of her, who was not much different from her.

"Ling Luochen, what happens between him and me is none of your business."

"He has done you a favor. Without him, your evil fire would have tortured you to the point where you would be worse than death. He was born with super soul power and had a bright future, but because of you, he has not made any progress but has regressed in the past six years." Ling Luochen's words were heartbreaking, and he spoke up for the young man.

"I said, as long as he doesn't think about leaving, I will compensate him. I really don't understand. Shrek is the number one academy in the continent, and it's the inner courtyard that everyone dreams of. He can come in easily. With me here, no one can bully him. I will spend all my money and resources to pay him back for the six years he wasted. Why does he always want to leave?" Ma Xiaotao's face was full of anger, confusion, and resentment.

Ling Luochen sighed lightly, "You always only look at things from your own perspective, but you ignore two issues."

"What are the two questions?" Ma Xiaotao asked subconsciously.

"First, while Shrek Academy is undoubtedly the best academy, everyone has their own aspirations. There are different aspirations for different people, such as the Body Sect, the Heavenly Dragon Sect, the Earth Dragon Sect, the Proud Sword Sect, and the four great imperial academies. Just because Shrek is the best academy doesn't mean all geniuses must aspire to enter it."

"Second, he hates you. I can easily feel that. With you here, how could he want to stay in Shrek?" Ling Luochen continued to add fuel to the fire.

Ma Xiaotao's clenched fists were now bulging with veins.

She was speechless in response to Ling Luochen's words.

That’s right, everyone has their own aspirations. This is such a simple truth. It’s also human nature not to want to practice with people you hate.

She actually understood everything, but she couldn't let go, absolutely not.

"I don't care what his ambitions are, or how much he hates me. He can never leave anyway. Shrek is his home!" Ma Xiaotao said stubbornly.

Seeing that she wouldn't listen, Ling Luochen shook his head helplessly, "I hope you won't regret hurting him like this in the future."

Different from the quarrel between the two women outside.

The young man in the room put away his desperate look after Ma Xiaotao left.

Despair? Haha, how could he be desperate? He was just pretending.

No matter how difficult the situation is, his heart is always full of hope, and he is willing to make every effort for that glimmer of hope.

Because he inherited the name from his teacher.

Yuwen Tuo!!!
(End of this chapter)