A Soul Saint Couldn’t Outrun a Dog

"I was afraid you wouldn’t be able to find the way, so I’d better send you over myself. Off you go!" With that, Su Yu grabbed Erha and tossed him into the spatial rift.

Erha cried out in terror, "Awoo, awoo, awoo~"

After Erha was thrown into the spatial rift, it disappeared.

On the way to the Star Dou Great Forest, Zhao Wuji led Tang San and the others in a mad dash through the mountain woods. Suddenly, right above them, they saw the sky split open.

The nine of them froze in fright. A cry came from the rift in the sky, "Awoo, awoo, awoo~"

Everyone stared fearfully at the rift. Only Tang San and Xiao Wu wore strange expressions. What a familiar cry…

Bang! A huge black-and-white dog fell from the sky and slammed heavily into the ground.

Xiao Wu intended to go check on Erha, but Zhao Wuji immediately stopped her. "Don’t go over there. That Soul Beast may be small, but it fell from the sky. It can’t be ordinary."

Xiao Wu went right around Zhao Wuji and said with a smile, "What’s so extraordinary about him? He’s Dead Su Yu’s mount, just a big dumb dog." With that, she ran over to Erha.

Erha lay sprawled on the ground. Xiao Wu patted his head and asked, "Erha, why are you here?" Erha howled miserably, "Awoo, awoo, awoo~"

Tang San walked over to Erha, felt his body, and said, "Xiao Yu sent you to protect Xiao Wu, didn’t he?" Erha nodded frantically.

Zhao Wuji and the others approached Erha. He immediately sprang up, lifted his head proudly, and maintained his arrogant bearing in front of outsiders.

Zhao Wuji wore a strange expression. "Xiao Wu, you’re saying this is that brat Su Yu’s mount? You’re not joking, are you? This dog looks like a ten-year Soul Beast at most."

"Teacher Zhao, don’t underestimate Erha. I don’t know how strong he is, but he runs incredibly fast. He’s no slower than an agility-type ten-thousand-year Soul Beast," Tang San said.

Erha shot Tang San a disdainful look, as if saying, You idiot, you dare compare me to a ten-thousand-year Soul Beast? When I unleash all my strength, I’m even more awesome than a million-year Soul Beast!

"Fine, fine. Since he’s not an enemy, let’s get moving," Zhao Wuji said.

Everyone nodded. Xiao Wu patted Erha and said, "Erha, just run along with us later."

Erha nodded in understanding. Tang San and the others started running again, but Erha accelerated and overtook them immediately. Seeing how fast he was, they were slightly surprised and began to believe that Tang San had been telling the truth.

Just as they were admiring Erha’s speed, he turned back toward them and stuck out his tongue smugly. "Nya, nya, nya~"

Everyone was stunned. Dai Mubai’s mouth twitched. "Is he provoking us?"

Zhao Wuji’s temper exploded at once. "This is the first time in my life I’ve been looked down on by a dog! You damned mutt, stop right there!" With that, Zhao Wuji burst forward at full speed.

Erha was completely unruffled. No matter how fast Zhao Wuji was, Erha was always just a little faster. The distance between the man and the dog remained around a hundred meters, driving Zhao Wuji mad.

It was one thing that he couldn’t beat Su Yu, and perfectly normal that he couldn’t beat Tang Hao. But being unable to outrun a dog was infuriating.

The man and dog raced wildly for an entire day. Zhao Wuji had almost no Soul Power left, while Erha only grew more energetic. Zhao Wuji returned to the others, panting heavily. Xiao Wu smiled and asked, "Teacher Zhao, did you fail to catch Erha?"

That was really rubbing salt in the wound. Zhao Wuji’s face instantly darkened. "What the hell is that dog? How can he run so fast? He’s been running all day and he’s still completely fine."

Xiao Wu waved her hand. "I don’t know what kind of Soul Beast Erha is either. I only know that he’s never met an opponent when it comes to running."

Erha arrived just then. Hearing Xiao Wu’s words, he immediately gave two proud howls, as if to say, Of course.

"Let’s find somewhere to settle down," Zhao Wuji said before leaving in frustration.

Lin Rou smiled. "Teacher Zhao seems really depressed."

Ma Hongjun burst into laughter. "Haha, a Soul Saint who can’t outrun a dog—anyone would be depressed."

Hearing that, Zhao Wuji turned and glared at Ma Hongjun, his eyes brimming with killing intent.

Ma Hongjun immediately hid behind Tang San in fright.

The next day

At Shrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang arrived. Su Yu and Flender were waiting for him at the academy gate. When Su Yu saw Yu Xiaogang, he immediately waved and called out, "Teacher."

Yu Xiaogang walked over to Su Yu with a smile. "Xiao Yu, where’s Xiao San?"

"Oscar and Ma Hongjun reached level thirty, so Xiao San and the others went to the Star Dou Great Forest," Flender said.

Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly. "Oscar and Ma Hongjun are both current students of the academy, correct?"

Flender nodded, then took out a file from his Storage Soul Tool and handed it to Yu Xiaogang. Yu Xiaogang looked it over, then nodded. "Not bad. The students in this class are all very talented. Especially this Ma Hongjun—his Martial Soul’s potential has actually surpassed the Thunder Tyrannosaurus Rex!"

Flender laughed loudly. "Haha, then you should thank your disciple. Xiao Yu helped Hongjun transform his Martial Soul from the Evil Fire Phoenix into the Holy Flame Phoenix."

Yu Xiaogang said in surprise, "A second awakening?"

Flender had never heard that term before and asked in confusion, "What second awakening?"

Su Yu nodded slightly. "Yes, it’s basically a second awakening."

"No wonder. As long as Ma Hongjun doesn’t die young, his future will be limitless. Flender, you’ve truly taken in a fine disciple," Yu Xiaogang said in amazement.

Flender smiled. "Can my disciple compare to yours? Forget Xiao Yu, that freak—even Tang San is beyond Ma Hongjun’s reach."

Yu Xiaogang smiled. "Why compare him to Xiao San? Come on, show me around the academy."

Flender nodded, and he and Su Yu led Yu Xiaogang into Shrek Academy.

After Yu Xiaogang toured the academy, the three went up to the balcony for tea. Su Yu felt no pressure at all drinking tea with the two elders. Flender and Yu Xiaogang discussed Shrek Academy’s future development, while Su Yu simply focused on his tea.