Chapter 52: Heroes Buried in Tombs for Tens of Millions of Years.

A monster freshman arrived at Shrek Academy this year, whose fists could literally send people flying!

This rumor had been spreading for a little over ten days since the start of the term. Almost all the first-year students knew of Ning Wuque. Clearly a freshman in the same grade as them, he had already achieved an undefeated myth within the Great Soul Arena!

With Tier 2 cultivation, his pure physique allowed him to go toe-to-toe with Tier 3 Soul Zuns in direct combat. Once he unleashed his martial soul and used soul skills, he became virtually invincible to anyone below the thirty-fifth rank.

Single-handedly, he pressed dozens of upperclassmen to the ground, rubbing them into the dirt over and over again. There were no fancy techniques involved—it was pure numerical superiority backed by a pair of iron fists.

Moreover, according to the grapevine, Ning Wuque was also the bodyguard and... boyfriend of Ning Tian, the current young sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!

This piece of gossip instantly detonated the internal gossip headlines of the Shrek Academy News Agency!

Of course, it remained strictly internal. Ordinary people lacked the guts to widely spread gossip about a major sect. While they were indeed under Shrek's protection, but...

What major sects excelled at most was doxxing! They would trace it right to your doorstep and teach you a lesson in humanity!

***

"So boring~ I can't understand a single thing the teacher is saying in class. It feels no different from being back in the sect."

"If you can't understand, just work out like me. Or are you slacking off?"

Walking along the shores of Sea God Island, today was a rare day off. Ning Tian had invited Ning Wuque and Wu Feng to take a stroll together by Sea God Lake.

However, considering the plot events from the original story, Ning Wuque deliberately chose a more peripheral path, hoping not to bump into a certain berserk Evil Fire Phoenix.

"How could I possibly slack off! I work hard at training every single night, and Ning Tian knows that best."

"Haha, but that's still no excuse for you, Fengmei, to sleep through morning classes and ignore the teacher to cultivate on your own in the afternoon. Teacher Mu Jin's face turns red and her neck swells with anger every single time because of you."

"That's just because her mental fortitude is lacking!"

Wu Feng said, lifting her chin proudly. She felt she had done nothing wrong. If she couldn't make sense of the lectures, was she supposed to pretend she understood? She disdained to do such a thing.

Since she couldn't understand, wasn't it the most normal thing in the world to make reasonable use of class time to arrange her own activities?

"Sigh, Wu Feng, Wuque, look over there quickly! Such an intense fire-attribute soul power!"

While strolling, Wu Feng suddenly grabbed Ning Tian's arm and pointed at a red speck in the distance.

Ning Wuque looked up and saw that the fiery red beam of light was charging toward the distant shores of Sea God Lake. He could already foresee what would happen next.

"Do you want to go take a look?"

Turning his head, Ning Tian asked Ning Wuque. As the person with the highest combat power present, if even he wasn't confident, there was no point in going over to watch the commotion.

Shaking his head, Ning Wuque had no intention of meddling in this affair and stated bluntly:

"Forget it. I plan to spend the day fighting in the soul arena. One of my soul skills has gained a phased improvement. Want to see it?"

"Alright! Then I'll have to buy some snacks and watch you shine. Later on, we can go to the snack street at the academy entrance to eat. I heard someone say that Yuhao has set up a small stall there, and business is booming!"

"Going to fight in the soul arena again? Don't you know you've already earned the title of [Berserker] among the freshmen?"

Wu Feng casually brought up something Ning Wuque wasn't aware of. This guy turned a blind eye to the outside world and had no idea what kind of monster he appeared to be in the eyes of the freshmen.

Labels like violent, wild, taciturn, and muscle-bound freak were pasted onto Ning Wuque one after another, all stemming from his strict, three-point daily routine.

It was precisely for this reason that Wu Feng, who had originally wanted to squeeze in some time for soul battles, chose to give up. It wouldn't do to end up with some weird nickname.

She cared about her pride far more than Ning Wuque did.

"What does that have to do with me? When have you ever seen me care about such things? Besides, combat is also a form of cultivation. That old grandpa from before gave me a pretty good train of thought, and it's through dozens of battles over this period that I've managed to catch a glimpse of the way forward."

Ning Wuque didn't really care. Unless other people's opinions were actually useful, he preferred to just focus on being himself.

Beside him, upon hearing Ning Wuque's words, Ning Tian seemed to recall something and asked:

"That old grandpa? Is his train of thought really that impressive?"

"I'd say it's pretty decent, though not as impressive as mine. To put it simply, it involves imbuing one's own willpower into spiritual power and striking outward. It's a combat technique that only Title Douluo can touch upon."

"Then Wuque, you..."

"Who do you think I am?"

Ning Wuque curled the corner of his lips, crooked his thumb toward his own head, and said smugly:

"Look at that, in just ten-odd days, I figured out a way to use this move right now!"

"Wuque is amazing! In my heart, you will always be the greatest genius!"

Clap, clap~

Ning Tian leaned close to Ning Wuque's shoulder and smiled, extending her hands to gently applaud and praise him. The praise from his girlfriend immediately made Ning Wuque, who had just entered his first relationship, feel so elated he was practically floating.

He stood rooted to the spot, tilted his head up at a forty-five-degree angle toward the Golden Tree at the center of Sea God Lake, and chanted:

"Looking back, heroes buried in tombs for ten million years.
Have you ever heard of reshaping heaven and earth?
Crossing the turbulent river, waves of heroes over a hundred years.
It remains hard to manifest such microscopic mastery!"

What boundless pride! What towering spirit!

Ning Wuque might as well have bluntly said that those old waste-bins only knew how to live off past achievements, and the current batch of crude folks had no ability to perceive the subtle through the manifest, failing to develop anything meaningful even after ten thousand years.

Only he, and only he, could accomplish what predecessors failed to do and what descendants would struggle to reach!

He was indeed getting a bit full of himself, but what was wrong with bragging a little in front of his girlfriend? It wasn't illegal, right?

"Didn't understand a word."

Wu Feng scratched her head. She completely failed to comprehend what Ning Wuque was mumbling about, instantly ruining the pristine atmosphere.

In response, Ning Wuque glared at her in annoyance. Couldn't she see he was showing off in front of Ning Tian? How could anyone be this good at ruining the mood?

"Haha, Wuque is the best. It's a very domineering poem, though. Let's go, let's go, let's grab lunch outside the city first, and then head to the Great Soul Arena for battles."

Ning Tian gave a knowing smile at this, first offering a compliment to Ning Wuque before pulling the two of them directly toward the direction of the Great Soul Arena.

Days like this were truly wonderful~

Soon, the three of them walked together toward the direction outside the gates of Shrek Academy.

***

"Heroes buried in tombs for ten million years, waves of heroes over a hundred years? Quite a towering spirit indeed! And to think he gained insights in such a short time? No wonder Elder Mu handed the draft of his unique secret technique to this kid."

"Elder Xuan, then this batch of Shrek Seven Monsters reserve team..."

"Let him join, Shaozhe. Elder Mu has already greeted me about this, so don't waste your breath trying to recruit this kid. It won't work. Just form a good karmic connection with him; there's no need to make him follow those rigid rules."

"But..."

"Stop with the 'buts'. You're just a bit too narrow-minded. Just do as your teacher said and that's it. I'm leaving. Go solve the trouble on Xiaotao's end yourself. The background of that kid named Wang Dong is not simple either; remember to handle it properly."

"Understood, Elder Xuan!"