Bei Bei, accompanied by Elder Song, Xian Liner, and several elder masters, hurried along and quickly returned to the abyssal battlefield once more.
The moment they stepped into the plaza, the scene before their eyes left Bei Bei and the others stunned.
Huo Yuhao and the others were currently engaged in fierce combat with the Abyssal Creatures pouring out of the Abyssal Passage.
But rather than a battle, it was more like a massacre.
Huo Yuhao stood in the center of the battlefield, his pair of spiritual eyes flashing with a golden light as Spiritual Detection Sharing covered the entire battlefield.
His Ice God Spirit was released to its fullest extent, and streaks of ice-blue light shot out from his palms. Wherever they passed, those Abyssal Creatures were transformed into crystalline ice sculptures before shattering with loud bangs.
Tang Wulin wore a silver-white battle armor engraved with the character "Dragon" and wielded the Golden Dragon Spear. He was like a golden dragon rampaging through the horde of monsters.
Wherever the Golden Dragon Spear passed, those Abyssal Creatures vanished completely without even having time to let out a miserable scream.
Wang Dong'er also wielded the Golden Dragon Spear. After putting on the specially made gloves, her combat power was not weak in the least.
Xie Xie's Space-Time Dragon, Ye Xinglan's Star God Sword, Xu Xiaoyan's Star Staff, Xiao Xiao's Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron… Various Spirit Abilities took turns in battle, beating those Abyssal Creatures into utter disarray.
Watching this scene, Bei Bei was completely dumbfounded.
Although he could sense that these Abyssal Creatures had weakened quite a bit compared to when they had first invaded Shrek Academy, their numbers remained massive and their strength could still not be underestimated.
Yet in front of Huo Yuhao and the others, these Abyssal Creatures were simply like paper, shattering at the slightest touch.
Bei Bei's gaze swept across the crowd and finally landed on Huo Yuhao, lingering there for a long time without moving away.
When he and Huo Yuhao had first met, Huo Yuhao was only at rank ten and hadn't even obtained his First Spirit Ring, looking quite frail. But today, Huo Yuhao had transformed into a god of slaughter on this abyssal battlefield.
A complex wave of emotions surged within Bei Bei's heart, unclear whether it was relief, emotion, or a sense of inferiority.
If he didn't use the power bestowed by the Golden Ancient Tree, his strength would definitely be inferior to the group of people before him. All these children looked younger than him, yet they possessed strength far surpassing his own—of course, excluding Senior Sister Ling Luochen in terms of age.
Right at that moment, Huo Yuhao also noticed Bei Bei's gaze. He turned around, the golden light within his spiritual eyes slowly receding, and then a smile appeared on his face as he quickly crossed the battlefield to come to Bei Bei's side.
"Big Brother Bei, long time no see."
Back then, Bei Bei had left a pretty good impression on Huo Yuhao. Although he had been beaten back step by step by Ye Xinglan, Huo Yuhao felt that both Bei Bei and Tang Ya were not bad people.
Bei Bei looked at him, a smile also appearing on his face.
"Long time no see."
Bei Bei also slowly spoke at this moment, his tone quite complex. Seeing Huo Yuhao filled his heart with myriad emotions, and after greeting each other, the two of them didn't know what to say for a moment.
Bei Bei still remembered when he had first met Huo Yuhao; that was only a little over half a year ago, yet it felt as though a very long time had passed.
But this was normal; too many things had changed over this past half year or so.
Ever since he came into contact with that Shrek Academy in the Sky, up until the Abyssal Creatures invading Shrek Academy and him tearing off one of Xuan Zi's arms, far too many things had happened.
Bei Bei's mind involuntarily conjured up the scene of his first meeting with Huo Yuhao back then.
At that time, Huo Yuhao was just a roast fish boy who had entered the Star Dou Great Forest alone, intending to obtain a Spirit Ring. Of course, back then, Huo Yuhao had still been wary of the two of them and didn't state his purpose. When the two turned back intending to help Huo Yuhao obtain a Spirit Ring, they learned that Huo Yuhao had already acquired a ten-year Spirit Ring.
Probably… from a Wind Baboon, since a Wind Baboon had died nearby.
At the time, Bei Bei had secretly thought it a pity; a ten-year Spirit Ring was simply too weak for a Spirit Master.
Moreover, Huo Yuhao's body had looked very poor at the time, and obtaining his First Spirit Ring at that age was a bit too weak. But now, the youth before him was spirited and full of vigor, exuding an aura of confidence and strength all over his body.
His strength had already far surpassed his own.
The feeling of reuniting with an old friend filled Bei Bei with myriad emotions.
That frail youth from back then could now stand on his own two feet.
Furthermore, it wasn't just Huo Yuhao.
Bei Bei's gaze swept across the other students present; the strength of every single person in that academy was above his own.
Bei Bei remembered what Xu Lizhi had said back then.
"Cultivating ordinary people into monsters."
At the time, he truly admired Xu Lizhi's words, but… he also knew how immense the difficulty of such a thing was. Yet looking at the crowd before him, he couldn't help but sigh in amazement—that Shrek Academy in the Sky had actually managed to accomplish it.
Cultivating ordinary people into monsters, and monsters far superior to those of their Shrek Academy at that.
"It's a good thing you didn't join our Shrek Academy back then."
Bei Bei looked at Huo Yuhao for a long time before finally uttering these words, a faint smile hanging on the corners of his mouth.
From Bei Bei's perspective, if Huo Yuhao had joined their Shrek Academy, wanting to achieve such accomplishments today would be nothing more than a daydream—at least in Bei Bei's view, it was completely impossible to achieve.
"I'm also very grateful for the invitation from Big Brother Bei and Sister Xiaoya."
Huo Yuhao smiled at Bei Bei and said.
Hearing Huo Yuhao's words, Bei Bei nodded slightly, then his gaze fell upon those Abyssal Creatures.
Bei Bei quickly released his Blue Lightning Divine Tyrannosaurus Rex Spirit to join the battlefield. Bei Bei could sense that now, after that power had merged into his body, his Spirit seemed capable of evolving further.
One day, it would evolve into the Bright Sacred Dragon Spirit.
Elder Song and the others began to guard the flanks; after all, there were hundreds of black-rank mechas around. Furthermore, the teachers of that Shrek Academy had not entered the fray, instead standing by the side to watch over their students, clearly letting their trainees undergo practical training.
With such a grand formation, these trainees were truly lucky.
Furthermore, among the current Abyssal Creatures, there were no longer any troublesome Abyssal Evil Scythes, so they could finally rest assured.
When Elder Song and the others truly observed these students' combat up close, the shock in their hearts became even more intense.
"The strength of these children… is simply too incredible, isn't it?"
An elder master couldn't help whispering, their voice filled with utter disbelief.
"Compared to them, the gap between our students… is simply too massive."
Another elder master also wore a bitter expression.
"This is the gap…"
Elder Song couldn't help sighing with emotion. The gap between the two Shrek Academies was immense. Her gaze landed on Bei Bei, who was fighting fiercely against the Abyssal Creatures on the battlefield.
He shouldered the future of Shrek Academy. If they were to pick up the name of Shrek once again, the pressure when comparing themselves to that other Shrek Academy would certainly not be small.
However, there was nothing they could do right now; they could only rely on Bei Bei to carry the future of Shrek Academy on his shoulders. As for them, all they could do was escort and protect Bei Bei along the path of his growth.
In Bei Bei's hands, what changes would Shrek Academy undergo? Academy Shrek Academy undergo?
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