Among soul masters, soul rings are forever the greatest authority. Seeing the three soul rings on Dai Mubai's body — including a thousand-year soul ring — the boy's father's expression changed drastically. Throwing down a sentence of "we're unlucky," he pulled his son away quickly.
Dai Mubai returned to sit at the side again, his evil eyes sweeping coldly over the youths and parents lining up behind, the threat in his gaze extremely obvious.
The oppressive power brought by three soul rings was not something ordinary people could withstand. At this moment, he no longer looked like a spoiled young master, but more like a hired thug.
After this scene ended, the people waiting in line immediately decreased by a third. No one wanted to waste money for nothing, especially when this Shrek Academy in front of them looked so unpresentable.
Another youth came before the old man. His parents had followed him. His mother confidently placed ten gold coins in the wooden box, and the boy obediently extended his hand.
The old man pinched his hand, his dim yellow eyes glancing at the youth. "Exactly twelve years old. Release your Wuhun and let me see."
The youth nodded. A faint green soul power released from his body, a hundred-year yellow soul ring oscillating up and down around him. The aura of the hundred-year soul ring was clearly not weak. When the Wuhun appeared, a thick vine coiled around his body.
This Wuhun was a bit similar to Tang San's Lan Yincao, except his Wuhun was not grass but directly a type of vine, similar to Tang San's second soul ring's Ghost Vine, except lacking the poison of Ghost Vine.
The old man shook his head. "Not qualified. You may leave."
The youth's parents, who had originally been full of confidence, froze upon hearing that their child was unqualified. His mother couldn't help asking, "Why? My son was a top student in the primary academy. Didn't you see his soul ring is a hundred-year one? Not many soul masters have hundred-year rings."
The old man said indifferently, "A first soul ring being a hundred-year one is good, but he is only an ordinary person."
The youth's father frowned. "I don't understand what you mean."
The old man impatiently stood up from behind the desk, not only speaking to the youth's parents but also to the people waiting in line behind them. "If you want to enroll in our Shrek Academy, you should first understand the rules. If you come here without understanding, you are only giving away registration fees for nothing. Now you still have time to regret. Do you know the meaning of the word Shrek in Shrek Academy?"
Most of the applicants looked confused. The old man said coolly, "Shrek is a type of monster. Even among soul beasts, it is an extremely strange existence. The meaning of Shrek Academy is Monster Academy. That is, we only take monsters, not ordinary people. If you are over thirteen years old, or your soul power has not reached level twenty-one or above, don't waste time here."
To prove the academy's authority, the old man stood up and released a powerful aura. One white, one yellow, three purple, one black — six soul rings rose from beneath him. Although he did not meet the best ring configuration, in a remote place like the Balak Kingdom, a Soul Emperor above level sixty was definitely a top elite.
"Not exceeding thirteen years old yet requiring soul power to reach level twenty-one, isn't that just accepting geniuses only?" While everyone was amazed by the old man's strength, Yun Chuan at the side finally couldn't help speaking, his tone full of ridicule.
"That's right. Another meaning of monster is genius. Shrek Academy is also an academy that only accepts geniuses." The old man not only didn't deny it, but directly admitted it.
"But since you're geniuses, wouldn't it be better to peacefully go to one of the four Elemental Academies or the Royal Academy? Why come to this backwater and suffer? This shabby place can also be called a soul master academy?" Yun Chuan continued to question.
In the original work, which of the Shrek Seven Devils wasn't heaven-defying? Several of them even had innate full soul power. In any force, they would be unmatched geniuses. If that is so, what meaning does Shrek Academy hold? Training geniuses into geniuses? But they are already geniuses — do they need to be trained? Most importantly, this place doesn't even have simulation training. Without the protagonist aura of the original Tang San, wouldn't this be misleading students?
"Damn, you new brat, this old man has tolerated you long enough. Stop with your sarcastic nonsense!" Soul masters' tempers were originally violent. Coupled with constantly handling arrogant applicants and parents, the old man had already been extremely impatient. His earlier calm was only a façade. Now, hearing Yun Chuan stir trouble beside him, the anger instantly burst out.
Shrek Academy was indeed shabby. The teaching environment couldn't compare to other soul master academies. But it had the best teachers. As a Shrek teacher, he naturally would not allow outsiders to slander it — especially since Yun Chuan was also a Shrek Academy teacher now.
"How was I sarcastic? Am I wrong?" Yun Chuan spread his hands, feigning innocence.
He admitted Flander and Zhao Wuji were very good teachers. But even so, Shrek Academy was still a terrible academy. The lack of physical facilities could not be made up by a few strong teachers.
"You…" The old man was furious, about to strike.
"Teachers, don't be impulsive, please don't be impulsive!" Dai Mubai hurried over. He already knew Yun Chuan was a new teacher. He quickly mediated — if two teachers fought in public, the academy would lose face.
Emotionally, Dai Mubai sided with the old man, but he couldn't deny Yun Chuan's words were true. Shrek Academy was indeed extremely simple. If he weren't unable to stay in his country, he wouldn't have come to a place like this to live out his life, only to accidentally join Shrek Academy.
"Move aside, Mubai. Today I must let this brat understand the rules!" the old man insisted stubbornly, clearly deeply loyal to the academy.
On the side—
"Ge, this person is actually a teacher at Shrek Academy?!" Xiao Wu whispered in shock. Then she asked strangely, "But since he is a teacher, why did he beat that Dai-surname pervert like that the other day? And he didn't even seem to know he was a teacher then?"
"I don't know. Maybe there are reasons we don't know." Tang San also shook his head in confusion. With too little information, he couldn't deduce anything.
"You brat, dare to have a soul master duel with me?" The old man, blinded by anger, shouted. Even with Dai Mubai blocking, he still looked furious and even initiated a challenge.
"You want to fight me? You're sure? You aren't forgetting my level, right?" Yun Chuan extended his right hand, and a Lan Yincao appeared in his palm. At the same time, soul rings floated around him — two yellow, two purple, three black! Best soul ring configuration!
Of course, this was only a disguised illusion Yun Chuan created by changing ring colors. After all, seven black rings would overturn people's worldviews. Aside from shocking them at first sight, normal people would think it was an illusion. Seven ten-thousand-year rings defied all common sense.
Normally the fifth ring could be ten-thousand-year; at most, the fourth could be accepted. But absorbing ten-thousand-year rings from the first to the third was too much. Too unreasonable, making it look fake.
People's subconscious would reject it. Thus, all-black rings had no deterrent effect.
So normally Yun Chuan made his rings appear in the best configuration. As for last time with Flander, he was just too lazy to act. When Flander later asked, he brushed it off as a soul skill illusion.
"Hiss!"
Everyone around sucked in cold air.
Seeing Yun Chuan's young face and seven terrifying soul rings, the shock and pressure he brought was far greater than the old man's.
"Done for! I forgot this brat is a Soul Saint!" The old man, who had been blinded by anger, felt like cold water was poured over him. Realizing he was provoking a young Soul Saint, he regretted it bitterly.
"Where did this monster come from…"
He originally just wanted to find an excuse to teach him a lesson. Now he was stuck. A six-ring Soul Emperor versus a seven-ring Soul Saint — how to fight? With his head? And Yun Chuan was younger with stronger soul power. If they fought, he, an old man, would be beaten miserably.
"This fight absolutely cannot happen! If I lose, I'll lose all face!" In panic, he glanced at Dai Mubai nearby, who was also shocked upon learning the new teacher was a Soul Saint. The old man instantly understood and signaled to Dai Mubai.
Dai Mubai understood immediately and returned a look. The old man relaxed, thinking, "Mubai truly is the most reliable in the academy."
But the next second, Dai Mubai's words made his face stiffen.
"Teacher, don't worry, Mubai will prepare the battleground right away!" Dai Mubai said excitedly. After all, this would be a battle between a Soul Saint and a Soul Emperor. How could he not want to watch? As for preparing the field — Shrek Academy lacked many things, but open ground was abundant… because they were poor!
This was why Yun Chuan said Shrek was shabby. Such a small place, yet mostly empty land. The housing was so simple it made people want to cry, and the food was even worse. After Yun Chuan joined Shrek, he only stayed one night before escaping.
Dai Mubai only knew a new teacher came. Only now did he learn this teacher was a seven-ring Soul Saint!
He recalled how Ma Hongjun, that fat bastard, had wanted to "test" the new teacher, saying only a monster could teach little monsters. That fool should be thankful this teacher wasn't there then. Otherwise…
Thinking of how he had been beaten nearly beyond recognition by the wooden puppet Yun Chuan summoned, Dai Mubai shuddered. "Fatty, you better behave. Or you're doomed."
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