Chapter 122: Dai Mubai’s Fear

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Li Yusong had been lounging comfortably in a grand armchair, basking in the sun. His job primarily involved guarding the academy gates and collecting tuition fees from students.

He was just enjoying a peaceful moment with his eyes closed, rejuvenating his old bones, when he suddenly sensed several strong fluctuations of soul power approaching. Startled, he opened his eyes and looked warily toward the group led by Dai Weisi.

Noticing Dai Weisi's distinguished appearance, Li Yusong's heart filled with delight. Oh my, judging by this young man's outfit, he's definitely from a wealthy family. Looks like I can raise the tuition a little. Maybe… twenty gold soul coins? No, no, too low!

With a background like his, how could I possibly charge so little? Let's make it one hundred gold soul coins—no, forget that, let's go all the way to one thousand!

Convinced that Dai Weisi and the others were here to enroll in Shrek Academy, Li Yusong cheerfully awaited a windfall.

As for the thought, "Shrek Academy is just a third-rate, backwater institution. There's no way children of noble families would come here,"—that never even crossed his mind.

After all, wasn't Ning Rongrong, the heiress of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, also studying at Shrek Academy?

If someone like Ning Rongrong could attend, why couldn't other noble heirs? It's not like those families are more prestigious than hers, right?

Grinning broadly, Li Yusong said, "You must be here to enroll in Shrek Academy, yes? The registration fee is one thousand gold soul coins per year. Please pay up! Hehehe…"

At this, everyone—except for Dai Weisi—frowned deeply. This tuition fee is outrageous!

Lin Qiuyang, in particular, was stunned. As the headmaster of the Star Luo Imperial Academy, he was extremely familiar with tuition standards.

He could say with absolute confidence that throughout the Star Luo Empire, only the Star Luo Imperial Academy charged higher tuition than this.

But the Imperial Academy was the top institution in the empire—it had various simulation training fields, instructors for every soul master specialty, and even its own Soul Beast Hunting Forest. Except for ten-thousand-year and extremely rare soul beasts, one could find nearly anything there.

Even meals included soul beast meat.

By comparison, Shrek Academy had none of this—no training fields, no hunting forest, virtually nothing. So where did they get the nerve to demand such an astronomical tuition?

Dai Weisi noticed the expressions on Lin Qiuyang and the others and smiled faintly. They're already this shocked? Wait till they find out that if a student fails Shrek Academy's entrance exam, their tuition isn't refunded. That'll really blow their minds.

He stepped forward and approached Li Yusong, smiling politely. "Uncle, we're not here to enroll at Shrek Academy. We're simply here to find someone."

At those words, Li Yusong's face twisted into a scowl. With an impatient wave of his hand, he snapped, "If you're not here to enroll, then get lost! Don't disturb me while I'm sunbathing!"

Dai Weisi didn't react with anger. Instead, he simply called out, "Uncle Li!"

"Yes, sir!"

Li Hu immediately understood the cue. He released his martial soul, and with a deafening tiger's roar, his muscles swelled and his body expanded. Eight soul rings floated orderly beside him.

"Hmph! You refuse to drink the wine of courtesy and insist on the wine of punishment, eh? How dare you speak to my young master that way! You must have a death wish!"

The moment Li Yusong saw those eight soul rings, his jaw practically hit the ground. His eyes filled with terror. "A… A Soul Douluo?!"

"Looks like you understand my strength now," Li Hu said coldly. "So when my young master tells you to do something, you do it. Otherwise, with just one word from him, I'll level this ridiculous Shrek Academy to the ground. Did you hear me clearly?"

Li Hu wasn't exaggerating. Inside his soul tool were plenty of grenades—enough to raze the entire academy if he wanted.

"Y-Yes! I understand!" The arrogance on Li Yusong's face vanished without a trace. Trembling, he turned to Dai Weisi with a flattering smile. "Young master, may I ask what brings you to our humble Shrek Academy?"

Dai Weisi chuckled. "Heh, old man, I actually liked you better when you were arrogant and defiant."

Then, adopting a commanding tone, he continued, "Go and fetch Dai Mubai. I have some matters to discuss with him."

"R-Right away, sir!" Li Yusong scrambled to his feet and sprinted toward the academy's training grounds.

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang was putting the Shrek Six Devils through special training. Though called "special training," it was really just weighted running. Still, Tang San and the others enjoyed it—Dai Mubai included.

Perhaps it was because he had come to understand just how terrifying Dai Weisi truly was, but Dai Mubai had recently begun training with renewed determination. He was now pushing hard to cultivate his soul power and had already broken through to level 38.

When Li Yusong came dashing over in a panic, Dai Mubai was briefly stunned. Laughing, he said, "Teacher Li Yusong, what's going on? You look like you've seen a ghost in broad daylight."

Li Yusong didn't joke back. His expression was grave as he said, "Mubai, tell me honestly—have you gotten yourself into trouble recently?"

"Trouble? I don't think so…" Dai Mubai frowned and thought back carefully. Over the past few days, aside from competing at the Great Spirit Arena, he had only gone to a few high-end clubs to find women. He hadn't caused any trouble, had he?

Sure, maybe he'd been a bit rough during matches at the arena—but in battle, blades and fists don't have eyes. Who can guarantee they won't get hurt?

Sensing that something was wrong, Tang San quickly stepped forward. "Teacher Li Yusong, what exactly is going on?"

"There's a group outside, calling you out by name, and one of them is a Soul Douluo-level expert. Mubai, stay here and don't move. I'm going to find the dean!"

With that, Li Yusong rushed off toward the teaching building to look for Flender and Liu Erlong. As for Dai Mubai and the others—well, expecting this troublemaking bunch to actually listen was wishful thinking.

"Oh? Looks like someone's come looking for trouble. Brothers, let's go meet them! I want to see which cat or dog dares to stir up trouble on our turf!"

"Exactly! If you're afraid to cause trouble, you're a coward. Boss Dai, I'm with you!" Ma Hongjun was the first to respond. Especially after Dai Mubai had taken him to a high-end club the night before—how could he say no?

To Ma Hongjun, Dai Mubai's word was law.

"I'm coming too! We Shrek Six Devils are a team, after all!" Tang San said with a smile. Though the enemy had a Soul Douluo, he wasn't the least bit nervous. He already had his Zhuge Divine Crossbow and Dragon Beard Needles prepared. If things really turned violent, he might not be able to defeat them—but he was confident he could protect his friends.

"Count me in! Count me in!"

Xiao Wu, who always loved a good spectacle and never minded chaos, was instantly excited at the prospect of a fight. After casually informing that useless Master, the Shrek Six Devils headed straight toward the academy gate.

"Hmph, let me see which blind fool dares to—"

As Dai Mubai reached the gate and was about to unleash his temper, he was suddenly met by the sight of Dai Weisi's sly, smirking face, Zhu Zhuyun's unfriendly expression, and Zhu Zhuqing's icy, indifferent gaze.

A wave of bone-chilling fear instantly flooded Dai Mubai's entire body. With a loud thud, he collapsed onto the ground.

Trembling, he pointed at Dai Weisi. His face contorted in terror, and his voice cracked as he stammered, "Y-You're…"

"Mubai, long time no see," Dai Weisi said with a cold smile.

(End of Chapter)