Wierdos, snake, dragon, snake, halo

The group of Tang San was able to get to the entrance of star dou forest earlier than the original so Wuji did not yell at them for being late. Wuji also saw Raizen with them so he can guess that he forced them to come here earlier.

In a restaurant, the group of the Shrek Academy students was preparing to eat when another academy showed up. But before they walked past the waitress, something happened to them. They went flying outside as if someone punched them. The people outside so the group who were "thrown out" were unconscious on the ground. Raizen just came back from the restroom.

R: "Oh what happened, why are you guys looking at the door?

Oscar: It was unbelievable, the first thing they were there but the next they were unconscious outside?"

R: "Who?"

DM: "Cung Hui Academy"

R: "Oh them, don't like them very much. They destroyed one of my stands in the past when I started selling food. Anyway, I help the cook in the kitchen so that we can get our food earlier. Dig in guys."

The next day, they are looking for a suitable spirit beast for Oscar. Mubai was getting irritated by the low-level spirit beast but was stopped by Tang San saying that it takes time for the spirit beast to grow so if they just kill left and right. There won't be any beast in the future. It will also attract another spirit beast by blood so it's best to just to the minimum.

Xiao Wu from the distance appreciates the gesture of her brother. Raizen was just picking some plants and Wuji was alert.

A few moments later, Wuji said that there was something coming towards them. A snake with a comb of a chicken and had a wing. Why do they even call it a phoenix? The snake tried to escape but was still caught by Wuji by the end and let Oscar take the final blow.

Xwu: "Do we really have to kill it? Can we not?"

Before Tang San speak, Raizen spoke first.

R: "Hey Oscar can I ask you something before you kill it?"

O: "What is it?"

R: "Can you make your own spirit ring?"

When the others were confused about the question only Xiao Wu was afraid.

R: "You heard him, little sister, he can't create his own spirit ring so we have to kill the beast and acquire the ring from its body for spirit master to be stronger.

I'm not trying to diss you or anything but that naivety will kill you or worst kill your loved ones in the future.

The strong eat the weak, the is the law of nature. If we're weaker than the beast then it will hunt and kill us down. What about the chickens and cows that we kill almost every day, are their life any lower or greater? Why don't we stop killing them too if we won't kill spirit beast? And the bugs that we always kill every time we step on the ground, what about them?

In the future, you will have to kill a person too to survive like if they are trying to hurt your loved ones. So grow up and at least not be ignorant of the reality of the world.

Also in the next moment, we might kill two people just to keep the snake."

When they heard him, they were more confused but a second later a sound was heard.

??: "STOP!!"

Xiao Wu deflected an attack coming to the snake.

Wuji: "Who is it?"

??: "Yi Ran do not be rash."

Wuji: "So it's the Snake Grandmother"

Then they started their banter while Mubai explains who the old lady is. It escalates that even Yi Ran got irritated and Xiao Wu talk back to each other. Before they started to attack each other. Raizen got between them and hold the girls in place.

Raizen: "I will compensate later for the snake but for now can you let our food spirit master have this one. But if you still continue."

Raizen gestured his hands to the top of his face then pulled it down. A white mask is covering his face with red strips on the left side and the eyes that were seen through the eyehole were colores yellow instead of his usual blue. He then release a pressure similar to a titled doulou without the use of infinity stone and focused it on the snake grandmother and Yi Ran.

R: "LEAVE! OR DIE!" *while saying it in an overlapping voice*

He also made sure that the people in his group will feel a portion of it.

With a pale face, the duo didn't even bother to say their piece and just bolted away from them. Raizen then took off the mask which he created using the reality stone and the soul stone to give it the substance when applying pressure through it and reality stone which make whatever he say will be ominous to hear by the others.

Wuji, Tang San, and the others were looking at him. Ma Hong Jun was about to ask but he felt like he was cut in half so he stopped his mouth mid-way.

R: "My advice is to not ask something that you are not prepared to die for. Anyway, Oscar continues with it while everybody else scouts the near area."

They all just nodded while not trying to think about what had just happened. After Oscar finished absorbing the ring of the snake. Raizen took away the body to be used later.

When nightfall came, the boys and girls started setting up camp. When suddenly, the area around them become dark then Wuji notice what blocking the moonlight he pull out everyone except Raizen because, for some reason, he was not able to put a lock on him. The others shouted for his name but he did not respond.

They evaded the debris from the breakdown of a landmass. After getting a good look at the culprit Tang San was shocked that it was a ten-thousand years old giant titan gorilla. The gorilla was trying to get something but it always get away from him.

Then another ground-shaking happened that even the gorilla stopped moving. From the place where Raizen was "buried", a giant figure is emerging. When it fully stand, it was at least 10 times bigger than the gorilla that was even across the forest in the campsite. The people there were able to see a giant humanoid covered in a coat.

Back to the fight, the humanoid being picked up the gorilla and throw it far away to where a big lake was located seeing from the top head. After the fight ended, Raizen disperse the "Susanoo" and got back to the ground. He then saw Xiao Wu trying to say something but was not able to do so because something was keeping her mouth shut. Then she heard a voice in her head. Her brother Raizen was looking at him.

R: 'Do not worry, Er Ming only got some injuries and that is the punishment for trying to take you away from the group'

Xwu: 'So you knew? When?'

R: 'From the start. Nothing change, your still my little sister'

Xwu: 'Thank you'

With had happened, it is decided that the others go back while Tang San and Xiao Wu get their ring and Raizen will guard them.

They tried to argue but with a spike of pressure shut them down and just wish them good luck.

The three came across the human-faced demon spider. Raizen told Tang San that this spirit beast is for him. But the boy argued that the age was above what he can absorb base on his master's knowledge.

R: "Nothing ventured, nothing gained. What if I was not there and the monkey might get one of you? What if that monkey took away Xiao Wu then, what would you do? This is a test of your determination. If you die, we will be sad and disappointed because that is what you only amount to.

Fight the spider one on one. If you win I'll give you a gift. Life and death little bro."

Tang San got no choice because Raizen pushes his pride "button". So he started attacking the beast. The fight lasted to more than expected because Tang San was not desperate enough but it ended the same.

Now he is starting to absorb the ring that will take a lot of time. Meanwhile, Raizen told Xiao Wu to create her own but make it black. It would be suspicious to the others that you have him as a guide but only got both purple rings. At least one of them should have a black ring for their third ring.

While the two were busy with their rings, three people come out from the trees.

??: "Grandpa, this is where the spider leads us."

??: "We will catch up to it Yi Ran, don't rush."

Yi Ran: "What if it got taken away again?"

R: "Taken what away?"

The three people got to know the presence of the unknown person but the two of the three knows who they were dealing with.

R: "So it's you guys and it seems that you brought your husband this time.

SGrandma: "Senior, we're just here to find a human face demon spider."

DGrandpa: "Why are you being courteous to this man."

Yi Ran/SG: "Shut up grandpa!/close your mouth you fossil!"

R: "For the person who doesn't know *releasing pressure but only to the grandfather* ok now that you know."

Yi Ran: "Senior, may I ask, have you seen the human-faced demon spider?"

R: "Well it seems we caught again your prey."

The three just bite their lips because they know they were too late.

R: "But I said before, I would compensate you guys. Little girl, come here."

Yi Ran walked up to Raizen then he put his hand on her shoulder. On the back of her neck, six snake marks were being made and the size of each is bigger than the next. The grandmother was curious and ask for what the marking was for.

R: "The marks will help in making her strong faster. Each represents a spirit realm. For example, if she became a spirit elder now, her level will be at level 39 spirit elder then she just needs to stabilize her power and get to level 40 then do it again. Those marks will help you up to spirit doulou and being a titled doulou will be done on your own. So you just now need to focus on your abilities and skill."

Yi Ran: "Thank you very much senior for the opportunity."

R: "No matter, besides there is one more."

Then he walks towards the two elder and put his hands on both of them. A few seconds later he stops what he was doing.

R: "For the two of you, I increase your quality in accumulating spirit. It means that dragon grandpa will be a title doulou in a few months and as for snake grandma, I also added a mark similar to Yi Ran so that you will not fall behind your husband."

DG/SG: "Thank you, senior"

R: "Simple matter, I need to compensate you for taking your beast twice.

SG: "But what you have given us was already so much that in Yi Ran alone would have been enough. If there is anything that you want us to do then you can tell us and we will help you."

R: "There is nothing you really can help me with. Oh, right, why not become protectors of Blue Tyrant Academy."

DG: "But would it not rise conflict with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"

R: "Don't worry about those lizards. They were already beaten black and blue when they tried to force my wife to marry their promising student. Let us just say they became a sparring partner for my wife every time they do something stupid."

The two shudder at the thought that a strong clan has become a lowly punching bag. After conversing a few more minutes, the three of them left. Tang San and Xiao Wu had already woken up from getting their third spirit ring and they started the journey to return to Shrek Academy.

In the academy, Zhao Wuji recalls the event that happened in the Star Dou forest. He also told about the ten thousand years old gorillas that they encounter and how Raizen defeated the gorilla using a big construct of energy. The Raizen told them to go back and let Tang San and Xiao Wu get their third spirit ring.

Fln: If that guy is there then we really did not need to worry.

Xiaogang came to Shrek Academy accepting the request of Flender to teach the students. Without the events of Xiao Wu being taken away. Xiaogang directly told Flander what he needs to do.

In one of the open spaces in the school, Xiaogang told the students that they will be doing special training. Hong Jun doesn't want to be near Tang San because he got poisoned by his external bones which Tang San fixed already.

Xiaogang told the students to break the bowl which was only done by Xiao Wu, Tang San, and forcefully by Zhu zhu Qing. While Xiaogang was explaining to them that they need to build a banquet hall, make the food and who will do their task. Raizen walks up to them.

Rongx2, Zhu Qing, Oscar, Hong Jun, and Mubai where being scared of Raizen because they thought that he was just a good cook especially for the three guys who knows him longer than the two girls.

Seeing him defeat a ten-thousand-year-old gorilla easily while they have to give their all to survive is really unnerving. They also thought that he might be a titled doulou if he was that strong.

R: "What are you guys doing?"

Rong: "W-w-we were trying to break a bowl for our special training sir..."

Raizen pats the head of Rongx2 to make her calm which is working a little more than expected because of the blush that is on her face.

R: "Hmm let me try it....*looks at the bowl for a second* done"

Jun: But nothing happened, the bowl is still there.

Xiaogang who was curious and didn't feel any spirit energy fluctuation tried to pick up the bowl. When his fingers touch the bowl, it crumbles to dust which made all of them shock. More so for Xiaogang and Rongx2 because they have already seen what a title doulou can do with their spirit power but not as precise as what Raizen did. Even her Grandpa Sword and Grandpa Bones will leak out a small portion of their power when doing something but now she did not even feel any spirit power used.

R: "Well that is that... I was going to say goodbye to you guys, for now, that is why I came here. We will meet again in the future."

Then he just walks away leaving the dumbfounded face of the students and Xiaogang.

When they got over with their shock, they started with their special training and after a month they finished the first stage.

Raizen who just finished making love with Saeko is busy preparing breakfast for the two of them.

Saeko: "Are you sure that you can protect Tang San even if you're not near him?

R: "Yes. With my cultivation at the Peak Core stage, the range that my senses can go is 100 thousand kilometers. I can cover this world a few times over so I would know if he will be in danger. The only thing that I can't sense were those hidden realms. Layla said that I would need to be in the Planet stage to know those hidden which is the next stage after I breakthrough."

Saeko: "Why didn't you?"

R: "I will be forcefully ejected from the world. Besides, with my cultivation being powered by the infinity stones, even the strongest god in this realm will be no match for me. If I was just cultivating the manual without the stones then I will be stuck at the Meteor stage. It will be enough to be the strongest in this world but those gods will be able to kill me."

Saeko: "I understand, but what about helping sister Erlong with her love problem?"

R: "She rejected it saying that Xiaogang might feel more inferior to her already if we forced him. It was better to let him have the courage to bridge their relationship so that at least he will gain his confidence back. Sister Erlong is already the head of the BLT clan so they don't won't have a problem in that department. It just really comes down to the decision of Xiaogang."

Saeko: "It really sad knowing their love. Only a few people can get a chance to find their love without too much conflict like how we found each other." *hugging from the back of Raizen*

R: "I am thankful to have the privileged to have you as my wife." *kisses Saeko*

Saeko: "Mmh... if we don't stop, we might not stop at all..." *moans*

R: *finishing the kiss* "Your right, I can't get enough of you..."

They engage for another two hours when a knock was heard in the door.*knock! knock! knock*

Erlong: "What the hell are you guys doing, its already time for school."

The two get up from the bed. Raizen don't really have anything to do other than meditate or cook for the school while Saeko was training the students to get stronger.

At night, Raizen already knows that after their special training that the student of Shrek will go to the spirit arena for combat training. Here he is watching Mubai and Oscar fighting a snail and a frog.

After the fight, Raizen has gone to the group to see them again.

R: "Hey guys, long time no see. Mubai, still cocky huh."

S7D: "brother Raizen/sir Raizen"

R: "We can talk later with Xiaogang and Flender. Let me cook for you guys"

Xwu/Jun: "YES FINALLY A DECENT MEAL!"

A few days later, the S7D is currently fighting their own battles assigned to them. After winning against the savage combat team, they gain popularity even if they only have an iron badge. The manager talked to Xiaogang and Flender about having a battle with the Royal Combat team.

The fight went the same with the manhua and after that, Qin Ming who was an alumnus of Shrek offered them to join the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. Flender was conflicted about it but was convinced by Hong Jun that they were just borrowing their resources and they are still Shrek's students. Xiaogang then said that Shrek is not registered to compete for the continental spirit master tournament so they need to be in a registered academy.

Flender accepted the proposal and they went to the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy the next day. In the journey, Flender wants them to earn more money even though the wealth of Shrek is already equivalent to a small strong clan. Xiaogang did not refute but wanted the team to fight to the death with a vicious team using Tang San's crossbow.

The fight did not last long but a mental blow was inflicted on the team even though they won.

Oscar: "We killed people..."

Zhu Qing passed out and the other two girls were trying to hold their mouths to not throw up. Hong Jun was freaking out because they were going to jail. Raizen stop Xiaogang before he talks to the children

R: "I already told you the strong eat the weak in this world. Because the world is cruel as it is and you sometimes have to be killed to survive. There is no difference from spirit beast to human. They are born, they live, then they die. You guys were born in a time of relative peace. If it was the time the empire is just starting its foundation, then you would see people die left and right."

Oscar: "What do you have us do? If this is what being a spirit master is, then I would rather not be one."

Xgang: "Do you all think this way?"

The other team was in silence. Xiaogang sigh and made them look back to the opponents they defeated but he was shocked and looked at Tang San who was in a similar situation.

Xgang: "Tang San! I told you to lessen the power of the crossbow."

Tsan: "I did master"

Xgang: "And why are they not standing up?"

R: "Because I killed them."

Rong: "Why would you do that!?"

ZQing: "You could have just crippled them."

R: "I am really impressed with you guys, your naivety has no bounds. If I let them live like what Xiaogang wants, then they will just be continuing their killing just because you spared their life. Think about that.

The point of the lesson was even if the world is cruel, you will be not cruel yourselves. But just knowing and understanding the action will matter in taking life like how you need to take a life of a spirit beast just to gain stronger to protect your loved one.

Contemplate on that because when the times call it. You need to make a decision."

After that, they continued their journey toward the Heaven Dou Imperial academy.