Douluo Continent V: Suppressing Tang San with the Might of the Super Beast God

"Damn it, why did this have to happen?"

After removing the last Dragon Beard Needle from the wall and placing it into the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Bright Moon, Tang San, who had already bandaged all his wounds, sat on the bed and pondered.

According to his understanding of the Dragon Beard Needle, when the crystal plate is forcibly smashed by force, the Dragon Beard Needle inside the crystal plate will curl up into rice grains and scatter in all directions because there is no internal force, that is, soul power, injected into it. It will not appear in the shape of a needle at all.

But now, the Dragon Beard Needle not only appeared in the form of a 'needle,' but its sudden attack almost killed him. This made Tang San wonder if the information recorded in the Hundred Solutions to Hidden Weapons was completely compatible with the materials of this world.

"It is indeed possible that there is a problem with the information, but at the same time, we cannot rule out the possibility that someone else is behind it."

Recalling the incredibly handsome young man he had seen in the shop, Tang San couldn't help but frown.

"Although I don't know if it's you, since you're deliberately trying to stop me from getting the Dragon Beard Needle, you've already chosen a path to your death! Don't let me run into you again."

After calming himself down, Tang San changed into a new set of clothes, got up, and left the room, preparing to leave the hotel.

While Tang San was leaving the hotel, intending to escape the trouble caused by the flying dragon whiskers, Qiu Hougong, who had already eaten dinner, was quite relaxed and comfortable.

"Ding! Detected that Tang San has feelings of anger and hatred towards the host. Gained 500 emotion points. Current emotion points: 35,760."

As he listened to the system's announcement, Qiu Hougong, lying on the bed, revealed a strange smile.

Previously, at Flander's shop, Qiu Hougong spent ten emotion points to buy a crystal plate from the system store that would cause all the gold threads inside the crystal to burst out when subjected to a strong impact. Although he didn't know the specific principle, the effect should be significant, as could be seen from the amount of emotion points gained as announced by the system.

"Including Xiao Wu, I've now met four members of the Shrek Seven Devils, and I've also met one of the Golden Iron Triangle..."

Qiu Hougong was thinking to himself. Just then, a knock suddenly sounded from outside the door. "Who is it?"

"Xiao Qiu, it's me."

A mature woman's voice came from outside the door; it was Ling Yuan.

"Sister Lingyuan, please come in..."

Qiu Hougong got up and walked to the door, then opened it to welcome Ling Yuan into the house with a smile, "Come, sit down."

Ling Yuan walked gracefully to a chair opposite Qiu Hougong's bed and sat down. Then, with a smile, she teased, "Little Qiu, why did you call your sister here at this hour? Is it cold in the room?"

"Sister Lingyuan, please stop teasing me..."

Qiu Hougong trembled slightly, feigning fear, before saying seriously, "I invited you here because there's something I need to tell you."

"What is it?"

Ling Yuan suppressed her smile and asked.

"Tomorrow, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and I are going to Shrek Academy to register. I'll need you to keep an eye on us secretly, without openly following us."

Qiu Hougong said.

"That's no problem..."

Ling Yuan waved her hand in agreement, then asked with some confusion, "But I don't understand, Xiao Qiu, why did you take Xiao Wu and that Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy?"

"Sister Lingyuan, you went to Shrek Academy before dinner, right? What did you think of the academy?"

Qiu Hougong countered with a question.

"Very bad..."

Ling Yuan bluntly stated, "It's a second-rate school with pitifully few teaching resources and fewer students than teachers. Only that food-type Soul Saint is somewhat interesting."

"Yes, it is indeed very poor in these aspects..."

Waving a document in his hand, which he had obtained from the Spirit Hall yesterday regarding the specific details of Shrek Academy, Qiu Hougong stroked his smooth chin and said, "However, I think that since Ning Rongrong, the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, has traveled all the way from Heaven Dou City to register for Shrek Academy, there must be something interesting about this Shrek Academy."

"Ning Rongrong? Hehehe..."

Hearing Qiu Hougong's analysis, Ling Yuan couldn't help but chuckle. "Little Qiu, you can't assume all children your age are like you just because you're precocious. Ning Rongrong is just a playful little girl. The fact that she ran so far away was all intentionally done by her father, Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Last night I told you about the three agility-type Soul Emperors hiding around her; they were sent by Ning Fengzhi to protect Ning Rongrong."

"Yes, I know that..."

Qiu Hougong nodded, "But I still have a feeling that I can find something good in Shrek Academy."

"I'll listen to you. I'll support whatever you want to do."

Seeing Qiu Hougong's attitude, Ling Yuan, knowing she couldn't change his mind, could only nod in support. In any case, in such a small place, she was confident enough to protect Qiu Hougong's safety, so letting him be a little willful didn't matter.

"Okay, then I'll leave it to Sister Lingyuan."

Qiu Hougong said that he told Ling Yuan all this in order to find a reason to go to Shrek Academy so that he could win over the remaining two people he liked who had some connection with Shrek Academy.

"It's alright, just leave it to me."

Ling Yuan said with a smile.

The two chatted for a while longer, then Qiu Hougong got up and saw Ling Yuan out of the room before returning to bed to rest.

The next morning, after telling Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong that Ling Yuan had something to do and couldn't come with them, Qiu Hougong and the other two left through the south gate of Soto City and headed towards Shrek Academy.

"Rongrong, is the way you pointed out correct?"

Walking along the official road of Soto City, Xiao Wu, in a good mood, looked at the vast farmland around her and asked Ning Rongrong, who was holding a notice, a question.

Although she didn't quite understand why Qiu Hougong and Ning Rongrong wanted to attend this Shrek Academy, it wasn't important to Xiao Wu. With Ling Yuan, the Title Douluo, gone, her chances of escaping became much greater.

"Yes, that's what it says here."

Ning Rongrong looked at the notice in her hand and replied.

"Xiao Wu, don't worry, you should be able to see it soon if you keep walking."

Seeing Xiao Wu's seemingly impatient but actually happy expression, Qiu Hougong smiled and comforted her.

He knew why Xiao Wu was so happy, and he had already figured out a way to win her heart and completely conquer her.

"Hey? Brother Qiu, look over there, isn't there a small village over there?"

Ning Rongrong, who was leading the way, spoke to Qiu Hougong, who was walking behind her.

"Yes, it is indeed a village..."

Qiu Hougong, who had come to Ning Rongrong's side, pretended to look ahead for a moment, and then said to the two women, "Let's go and take a look. Maybe the villagers in this village will know where Shrek Academy is."

"Okay." x2

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong said in unison, and then the three of them quickly moved forward.

As they approached the village, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong noticed a long queue of people, but they were stunned by the plaque hanging above the archway at the village entrance.

"Shrek Academy?"

Xiao Wu read the words on the somewhat tattered plaque slowly and deliberately, then looked at Ning Rongrong, who was also clueless, and said, "Is this the place we're looking for?"

"I think... right..."

Ning Rongrong looked at Qiu Hougong with an uncertain tone and said.

This was the first time in her life she had ever seen a Soul Master Academy of this scale.

"Don't rush, let's take a look first."

Qiu Hougong smiled and comforted the two women, but then the three of them were drawn to a quarrel.

“Your son does not meet the requirements and cannot be admitted to our college.”

"What about the tuition fee of ten gold soul coins we just paid?"

"No refunds will be given."

"Ah? But..."

"College policy dictates that refunds are not accepted. Hurry up and leave..."

"Old man! Stop talking nonsense, I'm up at 8 AM. You're obviously trying to scam me, I'm up at 8 AM. Let me tell you, you have to give us your money back today, or I'll break your old bones into eight pieces, you believe me?"

At the village entrance, a middle-aged man slammed his hand on the broken wooden table in front of him and yelled at the old man opposite him. He was clearly very dissatisfied with Shrek Academy's practice of neither accepting students nor refunding tuition fees.

Seeing the other party insult him like that, the old man knew it wasn't the time to fight. He waved his hand and summoned his martial soul, the Dragon Pattern Staff, along with six spirit rings, scaring the middle-aged man and his son away. Afterward, he loudly explained Shrek Academy's enrollment rules to the crowd still in line before sitting back down.

After hearing the old man's words and witnessing his Soul Emperor level strength, the crowd immediately abandoned their contempt. Then, many who knew their children couldn't meet the standard quickly pulled their children away.

"With such stringent admission standards, what gives this college the confidence to do so?"

Looking at the much smaller crowd ahead, Ning Rongrong said with some curiosity.

"I don't know, but since they dare to make such a move, they must have some extraordinary abilities."

Qiu Hougong said against his conscience.

"Just one of the admissions officers has the strength of a Soul Emperor..."

A voice came from behind Qiu Hougong. He turned around and saw Tang San standing behind him, saying indifferently, "This Shrek Academy is definitely not simple."

"Oh, it's you..."

Upon seeing Tang San, Qiu Hougong immediately flashed a "friendly" smile. "What, are you here to join Shrek Academy too?"

"Yes, I really look forward to becoming your classmate."

Tang San spoke with a completely expressionless face.

"Brother Qiu, who is this?"

Ning Rongrong looked at Qiu Hougong and asked, her intuition telling her that the ordinary-looking but confident young man in front of her was very likely Qiu Hougong's enemy.

"He's a customer I met at a shop yesterday..."

Qiu Hougong introduced Tang San to Ning Rongrong, his deep eyes never leaving Tang San's face. "By the way, I forgot to ask your name in my haste yesterday."

"Tang San, what's your name?"

Tang San replied.

"Qiu Hou Gong".

As Qiu Hougong spoke, his gaze shifted from Tang San to the back of the group.

Name: Zhu Zhuqing

Appearance rating: SSR

Height 170 cm

Measurements: Details not available

Mental state: Good (due to long journey and insufficient rest)

Physical condition: Good (limited cultivation time, body not yet fully developed.)

Current age: 11 years old

Martial Soul: Netherworld Cat

Current level: Level 27 Great Soul Master

Current Soul Ring Configuration: Yellow, Yellow

Soul Master Type: Agility-based

Number of fused soul bones: zero

Number of unfused soul bones: zero

Current key related parties: None

Host affinity: Zero

Combat strength: 91

Current combat capability: 80 (Poor combat experience, slightly lacking in self-control.)

Soul Rings and Soul Skills: First Soul Skill - Netherworld Thrust, Second Soul Skill - Netherworld Hundred Claws

Character assessment: A strong girl with a tragic childhood, she needs passionate love to melt her cold heart.

"No important contacts?"

Turning his gaze away from Zhu Zhuqing, Qiu Hougong casually turned away while mentally considering how to deal with her.

While Qiu Hougong was pondering, he and his companions successfully passed the first round of assessments. Led by the old man Li Yusong, they skipped the second and third assessments and headed straight for the location of the fourth assessment.

"Old Zhao, the little monsters have arrived this year."

Standing in an open space within Shrek Academy, Li Yusong spoke to a middle-aged man who looked to be in his fifties and was dozing off.

"A little monster? Let me see..."

The middle-aged man, Zhao Wuji, opened his sleepy eyes and looked at Qiu Hougong and the other four with some surprise, saying, "Oh ho, not bad, five of you actually came this year. Interesting, very interesting."

"They all skipped the second and third assessments and came directly to you. Old Zhao, you should be careful."

Li Yusong, seeing Zhao Wuji's excitement, offered a reminder.

Normally, Dai Mubai would be the examiner for the fourth assessment, but this time he is recovering from a leg fracture and cannot attend. Therefore, the task of conducting the assessment has fallen to Zhao Wuji.

"Don't worry, don't worry, I know what I'm doing..."

Zhao Wuji waved to Li Yusong, signaling him to leave, then coughed twice and said to Qiu Hougong and the other four, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Zhao Wuji, and I am the vice dean of this academy and also one of the examiners for this assessment..."

After explaining the rules and the characteristics of his soul power level and martial soul, Zhao Wuji ignored Qiu Hougong and the other four and returned to his chair to rest, leaving only a stick of incense burning on the open ground beside him.

"Mighty King Kong Bear...this name sounds familiar..."

Upon hearing the name of Zhao Wuji's martial soul, Ning Rongrong, who was standing next to Qiu Hougong, first lowered her head and pondered for two seconds, then raised her head and exclaimed, "I remember now! He is actually Zhao Wuji, the Immovable King who disappeared on the continent for ten years. I never thought he would be a teacher at Shrek Academy."

"Acala (Zhao Wuji)? Is he very powerful?"

Xiao Wu was somewhat puzzled. Having grown accustomed to seeing Title Douluos in the Spirit Hall, she now truly had no interest in Soul Masters at the Soul Saint level.

"Of course..."

Ning Rongrong nodded, then continued, "Back then, Zhao Wuji, the Immovable King, had a grudge against the Spirit Hall. The Spirit Hall wanted to punish him, but he managed to break through the encirclement of sixteen bishops. Later, that matter was dropped. The bishops of the Spirit Hall were at least level sixty or above, Soul Emperor level experts. At that time, Zhao Wuji was probably only in his sixties. Now, isn't he even more powerful?"