Xu Lizhi's cheeks were somewhat ruddy as he scratched his head and said, "Heh heh, I'm not as exaggerated as Xie Xie described, but yes, I am indeed Lizhi!"
Even though his appearance had changed, his personality was still the same as before!
With affirmation, Xie Xie then cast a peculiar glance at Ye Xinglan, praising her, "Xinglan, not bad. It seems that in these past few years, you've managed to 'train' Lizhi like this!"
Upon hearing this, Ye Xinglan immediately corrected him, "Xie Xie, your words are too easily misconstrued. It was supervising Lizhi's self-discipline, not 'training' him!"
Xie Xie showed a "you're fooling no one" expression and nodded, "Alright, alright, self-discipline, self-discipline!"
Yuanen Yehui pursed her thin lips, "Didn't Wulin and Gu Yue come back with you guys?"
Yue Zhengyu shook his head, explaining, "No, it seems Wulin still has a very difficult mission to complete and might be delayed, so we decided to return to the academy ahead of him!"
Xu Xiaoyan muttered, "Not just a difficult mission, I really don't know what that legion commander is thinking, actually letting the squad led by Wulin hunt an Abyssal Emperor with at least the strength of a Super Douluo Level!"
Ye Xinglan shrugged her shoulders, "I think, since it was agreed upon, they must have confidence in Wulin's squad, otherwise, it's no different than sending them to their death!"
Yue Zhengyu cut in, "Enough about this, we should have faith in Wulin!"
Then, he pressed further, "By the way, Ye Hui, Xie Xie, you two don't have any matters to deal with, right?"
Xie Xie and Yuanen Yehui both shook their heads, "No, we have a lot of free time in the legion and can leave at any moment!"
Yue Zhengyu then nodded, "In that case, we shouldn't delay any longer. Let's return to the academy now!"
Afterwards, Xie Xie reported to the legion commander, and together with Yuanen Yehui, joined the big group heading back to Shrek Academy!
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At Shrek Academy, many outer courtyard students were gathered together, whispering among themselves...
"I heard that within the next few days, the Shrek Seven Monsters will return to the academy. I'm so looking forward to it!"
"The Shrek Seven Monsters? Aren't they supposed to be dead?"
"Of course not. According to the information I got, this generation's Seven Monsters have joined various military corps and have all become key pillars in them."
"So that's how it is. I was wondering why I haven't seen the Shrek Seven Monsters around our academy. Turns out they joined the military! I'm really curious about the level of strength these elder brothers and sisters have reached!"
"Although I am not clear on the details, they are definitely stronger than the inner court students! At least... they must be at Soul Emperor or Soul Sage level!"
At the same time, Yue Zhengyu and the others had already arrived at the outer court. Xu Xiaoyan took the lead in surveying the surroundings and exclaimed in surprise, "Our academy hasn't changed one bit, still the same as back in the day!"
Xie Xie agreed, "Indeed, just by looking around, there are many students in the outer court with decent strength. However, they still fall a little short compared to us back then!"
Yue Zhengyu teased, "Look at you showing off, Xie Xie. But thinking about it, it has been many years since we left the academy..."
Yuanen Yehui stretched languidly and chuckled, "Yeah, seeing these outer court students reminds me that the academy will only get better and better, provided... they pass the final assessment!"
The competitive atmosphere at Shrek Academy was fiercer than any other academy; anyone who ranked at the bottom in the final assessment would have no choice but to pack their bags and leave!
Soon, they were discovered by the outer courtyard students...
"Everyone, look, those people seem to be our elder brothers and sisters... and the guys are all very handsome, while the girls are so beautiful!"
"Could they be the Shrek Seven Monsters? But no matter how I count, there's only six of them!"
"Shh, Teacher Shen is coming. Hey, with her personality, she's actually taking the initiative to welcome those elder brothers and sisters!"
Teacher Shen Yi, who also noticed Yue Zhengyu and the others arriving, promptly walked over to them and smiled, "Shrek Seven Monsters, welcome back!"
Seeing this, everyone chimed in, "Teacher Shen!"
Shen Yi blinked her beautiful eyes and teased, "You guys should call me Dean Shen now!"
Xie Xie exclaimed in surprise, "Could it be that Teacher Shen, you got a promotion?"
Shen Yi propped up her chin, "Mm, you could say that, although the truth is Elder Cai didn't want the hassle, so he handed over all the affairs of the outer courtyard to me!"
But the feeling of being a dean squeezing everything out of a teacher is indeed quite nice!
Xu Lizhi said blankly, "Then that's really congratulations to you, Dean Shen... Dean Shen!"
Shen Yi glanced at him, "You're Xu Lizhi, right? Don't be so pedantic, I was just joking just now, it's fine to be as before!"
Xu Lizhi's eyes widened in shock, "Teacher Shen, you actually recognized me!"
He remembered that he used to be completely unnoticed by the former!
Shen Yi shook her head, "No... I didn't recognize you at first glance, since your appearance has changed so much, but I guessed it when I saw how close you were with Ye Xinglan!"
Xu Lizhi mused, "So that's how it is!"
Shen Yi turned back around, looked towards the puzzled faces of the outer courtyard students behind her, and spoke, "Little guys, let me give you a brief introduction. The six seniors standing before you are the current Shrek Seven Monsters!"
As soon as these outer courtyard students heard this, their eyes all lit up with excitement...
"Wow, these senior brothers and sisters are actually the Shrek Seven Monsters! So awesome!"
"If I can defeat one of the senior brothers, could I also earn the title of Shrek Seven Monsters?"
"Stop dreaming, you'd better pray you don't get eliminated in the final assessment!"
"Senior brothers and sisters, how do your strengths compare to the teachers? Who's stronger?"
"Right, right, can the senior brothers and sisters spar with each other for us to watch?"
Shen Yi seemed to think of something, tempting them, "It looks like you're quite popular, how about showing these junior brothers and sisters the strength of the Shrek Seven Monsters?"
Xie Xie immediately understood and complained resentfully, "Teacher Shen, are you trying to squeeze out our remaining value?"
Especially the first few words, he emphasized very heavily!
Shen Yi, however, acted as if she hadn't heard anything and walked away with her hands behind her back...
Xu Xiaoyan asked cautiously, "Is she really the White-haired Witch, Teacher Shen, from before?"
Yue Zhengyu shook his head and gave a fair assessment, "Not sure, but I always feel, she's become even more difficult to deal with than before!"
"Looks like you all have been doing well in the legion! Why don't we take this opportunity to let me see whether your strength has improved," said the person who had appeared next to them at some point, emanating a chilling aura—Wu Changkong!
Looking at him, the Seven Monsters' expressions all turned somewhat solemn...
Only Xie Xie's lips formed a mischievous curve, "Teacher Wu, if you take on all six of us by yourself, you're going to lose miserably!"
Perhaps, they could take this opportunity to see Wu Changkong embarrass himself!
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