Chapter 102: The Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King in Shrek Academy

A small group of eight people, paired up two by two—three pairs had already formed, leaving only Xie Xie alone. How could he possibly be in a good mood?

No matter how hard he tried to pursue Yuanen Yehui, he was always met with indifference, sometimes even disdain.

It was as if she deliberately kept her distance to avoid any misunderstandings.

Seeing his dejected expression, Xu Xiaoyan, who had also come from Eastsea Academy, comforted him:

"Stop overthinking. Yehui just went to Shrek City for something."

Had she not spoken, Xie Xie might have worried less, but now, he grew even more anxious.

He asked uneasily, "Xiaoyan, do you think I still have a chance? Yehui always treats me so coldly."

His appearance, torn between hope and despair, made Xu Xiaoyan shake her head.

"Yehui's personality is just naturally cold. Isn't she like this with everyone? I've barely ever seen her smile."

"Most of the time, she's with us training together. Your chances are definitely higher than anyone else's."

"Maybe Yehui already has feelings for you but is just testing your sincerity."

Xu Xiaoyan had a way with words. Instantly, Xie Xie's heart, which had been pounding from anxiety, found some relief.

Xie Xie couldn't help but recall his experiences with Yuanen Yehui—from misunderstandings to fighting, and finally, to becoming companions.

"Yehui has always had a cold personality… so maybe my chances really are the best… Yeah! I have a chance!" His self-affirming muttering lifted his confidence, which had previously sunk below rock bottom.

"Whoo~"

The evening breeze brushed against Xie Xie's back, lifting the hood attached to his uniform and setting it snugly over his head. Its grassy green hue perfectly matched Shrek Academy's traditional style.

The wind was impartial, sweeping past everything—past Xie Xie's disheveled hair and also past Yuanen Yehui, who was far away in Shrek City.

At this moment, Yuanen Yehui was returning from Shrek City to Shrek Academy.

She walked through the streets, her steps light and lively, almost like a young girl skipping in excitement.

Had Xie Xie and the others been there to see it, their jaws would have dropped. The always-serious Yuanen Yehui was smiling!

And it wasn't just any ordinary smile—it was a smile full of warmth, even a little foolish, radiating the exuberance of youth.

Her brows curved, the corners of her lips lifted, her face untouched by makeup, and her cheeks blushed like blooming flowers—she was a breathtaking sight.

The emotions hidden in a girl's blushing cheeks carried a thousand unspoken words. But they weren't meant for Xie Xie.

They were for someone she hadn't seen in over two years—Di Tian.

Her mind was filled with only one scene: the moment Di Tian had just held her hand.

Yuanen Yehui's destination was the assessment area for new students at Shrek Academy's outer court.

At this time of year, there were no new student admissions, making the assessment area an unimportant and unguarded place.

With the Sea God's Fate matchmaking event in full swing, the area was nearly deserted. As an inner-court disciple, she could move through it freely.

Passing through a domed corridor, she ascended a stone staircase, her eyes catching glimpses of the outside through arched windows on either side.

Beyond the windows was a vast stretch of green fields, undulating gently, arranged with elegant vegetation. However, past these fields, the stone architecture of the academy continued.

After navigating two corridors, Yuanen Yehui arrived at a circular hall.

The ceiling of the hall soared over twenty meters high, adorned with murals.

When she looked up, her entire body trembled involuntarily.

Though the mural was twenty meters above her, looking at it still gave her the suffocating pressure of a mountain looming overhead.

The mural depicted only one creature—a colossal black dragon with golden eyes, its enormous wings spread wide, radiating an aura of black and gold light.

It was just a painting, yet it was so lifelike that every scale was clearly visible. A powerful pressure filled the entire room.

It was none other than Di Tian's true form—the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King.

This mural had been created from a single drop of dragon blood lost during a beast tide. A Titled Douluo from Shrek Academy, who specialized in painting, had collected it and turned it into a masterpiece of the art world.

The lingering dragon might from the painting was used to test the spiritual power of incoming students.

Yuanen Yehui had been granted special admission and was exempt from the test, so this was her first time seeing the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King mural.

Despite the trembling in her heart, she firmly remembered the task Di Tian had entrusted to her.

Her Fallen Angel Martial Soul instantly activated.

Her eyes turned dark purple, exuding an enigmatic charm—both evil and alluring—with an inexplicable ability to draw people in.

Dark purple wings unfurled and flapped, lifting Yuanen Yehui's slender figure toward the ceiling.

She raised her right hand—the same hand Di Tian had held earlier—and reached upward, her fingertips touching the dragon's golden eye in the mural.

A thin trickle of crimson blood oozed from her fingertip, defying gravity as it flowed upward, seeping into the dragon's eye.

At that moment, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King seemed to come to life.

Calling it lifelike was an understatement—it was as if the real Golden-Eyed Black Dragon had emerged from the mural, soaring through the skies.

The sheer vitality and overwhelming dragon might made it feel like the entire room was about to collapse.

The massive black dragon's head moved slightly, nodding at Yuanen Yehui in approval, expressing satisfaction with her actions.

At this moment, the mural of the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King was under Di Tian's control.

He had not forgotten that Shrek Academy still had a hidden sanctuary beneath the Sea God Lake.

When Shrek Academy was bombed by the Rank 12 Fixed Soul Guidance Cannonball, some of its top talents—like Wu Zhangkong—had taken refuge there, surviving the disaster.

How could this be allowed?

What people resent isn't scarcity, but inequality.

If they had all attended the same academy, then they were all part of the same family.

And in a family—if they were to die, they should die together, in perfect unity.

More importantly, the Golden Ancient Tree had exhausted all its energy assisting Yun Ming in counteracting the Cannonball's destructive force.

The tree spirit, Elder Jin, perished, leaving behind only a single Seed of Life, awaiting rebirth. This seed was later found by Tang Wulin and used to rebuild Shrek Academy.

But it wasn't just Shrek Academy that needed the Seed of Life.

Di Tian also needed it to create an even more flourishing soul beast sanctuary.

And a tree should be with other trees.

Nowhere in the entire plane was more suited for nurturing the Seed of Life than the Lake Of Life, a place where life force had accumulated for millions of years.

In conclusion, this item was destined for Di Tian!

Under Di Tian's will, the Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King mural took on a new role—overseeing the assessment of Shrek Academy's incoming students.

(End of Chapter)