How Did You Sneak In Here?! (Please Invest!)

As soon as Li Yusong pulled that move, eighty percent of the line scattered on the spot. The ones left were either confident in their children, did not care about those ten Gold Soul Coins, or still wanted to give it a try—what if they succeeded?

"Unqualified. Next."

"Next!"

Amid one rejection after another, pair after pair of applicants left with their heads hanging. The few who got emotional were also frightened off by Dai Mubai, whom Li Yusong called out.

A fifteen-year-old three-ring Soul Elder was still very convincing.

The line gradually moved forward, and soon it was Zhu Zhuqing's turn.

Li Yusong placed his hand on Zhu Zhuqing's wrist. "What Martial Soul?"

"Beast Martial Soul."

"Mm, not yet twelve. Not bad. You pass!"

Li Yusong pointed toward Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Xiao Wu, who were waiting off to the side. "Go wait over there for now. In a bit, Mubai will take you to the next testing point."

On the other side, the moment Dai Mubai saw Zhu Zhuqing, his heart stirred. What followed immediately was a sense of compatibility from his Martial Soul, making something click inside him.

Could it be the Hell Spirit Cat?

He then gave Zhu Zhuqing a slight nod, only for Zhu Zhuqing to ignore him outright.

What an arrogant woman!

Displeasure rose in Dai Mubai's heart, but he did not show it. He merely turned his head and continued saying something to Tang San, while Tang San felt Zhu Zhuqing was somewhat rude. But they were not familiar, so it was not his place to say anything.

"Are you here to sign up too?" Li Yusong looked at Jiang Qianhai. "The registration fee is ten Gold Soul Coins."

Jiang Qianhai waved his hand. "I'm not signing up. I'm accompanying someone."

"It's my turn, my turn!"

Behind Jiang Qianhai, a girl dressed in green bounced lively out from beside him.

Li Yusong did not pay it any mind and said to the girl, "Stretch out your hand."

The girl obediently reached out. Li Yusong raised his hand, placed it on hers, and began checking her bone age.

"What Martial Soul?"

Then came the chant, "Seven Treasures Turn Out With Glazed Tile," and a crystalline seven-story little pagoda appeared in the girl's hand. Li Yusong's expression immediately changed.

"Does your family know you came here?"

The girl stuck out her tongue mischievously. "Oh, as long as I meet the admission requirements, isn't that enough?"

"I'm afraid your family will come to us for answers. Forget it, let Flender get a headache over this. Go over there. You'll all follow Mubai to the next testing point together."

"Hello, everyone. I'm Ning Rongrong. Nice to meet you!"

Ning Rongrong greeted the others familiarly, looking especially well-behaved and polite.

At that, the others all responded to her amicably.

"All right, everyone, follow me. I'll take you to the next stage of the assessment."

Dai Mubai's gaze lingered on Zhu Zhuqing for a moment before he turned and led them forward.

Seeing this, Jiang Qianhai also followed. When Ning Rongrong saw that, her steps slowed, and she fell back to Jiang Qianhai's side.

"Huh? You're going in too?"

Jiang Qianhai said, "Did they say family members can't follow?"

Ning Rongrong pressed her index finger to her lips and thought for a moment, then shook her head. "It seems they really didn't."

"But why didn't you sign up? Is your Soul Power not enough, or are you too old?"

"He's the same age as me."

Seeing Ning Rongrong's actions, Zhu Zhuqing frowned and directly pulled Jiang Qianhai over to her side.

"Then his Soul Power isn't enough?" Ning Rongrong narrowed her eyes. "Are you two lovers?"

"Isn't it obvious?"

Jiang Qianhai shrugged helplessly, then planted a kiss on Zhu Zhuqing's cheek.

"Is it still not obvious?"

Ning Rongrong's little mouth opened and closed, and for a moment, she had no words.

"All right, I believe you."

At the back of the group, the three of them exchanged quiet words, while up ahead, Dai Mubai was showing off in front of everyone.

This was the second testing point. A crowd of people was lined up to test their Soul Power, but Dai Mubai led the group straight past them, immediately drawing the dissatisfaction of those waiting in line.

"If your Soul Power can exceed rank twenty-five, you can skip ahead too and go straight to the final assessment point!"

Dai Mubai folded his arms, his gaze disdainful, not caring at all about the angry stares from the crowd.

One person jumped out. "I don't believe they're all above rank twenty-five!"

Dai Mubai gave a snort of laughter and borrowed a Soul Power testing crystal from the testing teacher.

"Don't believe it? Then open your eyes and watch!"

"Tang San, why don't you go first?"

Tang San looked perfectly calm and unruffled. "All right."

And then...

"What! Level 29!"

Soul Power almost at the peak of Soul Grandmaster drew a chorus of gasps. The others tested themselves after that, and though none of them were as high as Tang San, not one was below level 25.

"How did you sneak in here!"

Only then did Dai Mubai notice that Jiang Qianhai, someone who had nothing to do with this, had actually slipped in. His brows immediately furrowed, and he barked coldly.

"You never said students' family members weren't allowed to accompany them, did you?"

Dai Mubai let out a scoff. "We didn't say they weren't allowed, but whose family member are you? The way I see it, you just couldn't get into our Shrek Academy, so you thought you'd sneak in this way, didn't you?"

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong, who knew the truth, nearly burst out laughing. Zhu Zhuqing, meanwhile, looked at Dai Mubai in disgust and said coldly, "He is my family member. He came in with me."

"This... Hmph!"

Dai Mubai had not expected Zhu Zhuqing to undermine him. Feeling that he had lost face, he snorted coldly and said no more, though the look he gave Jiang Qianhai was full of aversion.

Who was he? The dignified Third Prince of the Star Luo Empire!

Even if he had fallen on hard times, he was still not someone some nameless nobody could talk back to!

It was only because he was in Balak Kingdom right now. If this were Star Luo, he would have had his head beaten off by the next day!

After the Soul Power test was finished, Dai Mubai was no longer in the mood to mock those mediocrities. He simply led the group straight toward the fourth testing point.

As soon as they arrived, they saw a broad, burly man sitting boldly in the center like he owned the place.

"Teacher Zhao? Why are you here?"

Dai Mubai's expression changed in surprise, and he could not help asking in astonishment.

"I'll be the one testing this group of little monsters. As long as they can last one incense stick's worth of time under my hands, they pass!"

Zhao Wuji chuckled, his face full of ill intent.

"Teacher Zhao, wasn't it agreed that I'd be the examiner for the fourth stage?"

Dai Mubai grew a little anxious. After all, this was a perfect chance to establish his authority!

Zhao Wuji waved a hand. "With that little bit you've got, you think you can beat this bunch of little monsters? Get aside. Otherwise, I'll beat you too!"

Dai Mubai gave an embarrassed laugh and could only withdraw to the side.

"I'll give you one incense stick's worth of time. You can discuss how you're going to last through that incense stick under my hands."

With that, Zhao Wuji produced a stick of incense, lit it, and planted it in the ground. Then he spread both hands and sat back down on his small stool.

On the other side, Dai Mubai's eyes lit up at the sight. Another chance to establish his authority had come!

Right away, he began explaining Zhao Wuji's strength as someone with experience.

Along the way, he kept building up suspense, almost describing Zhao Wuji as the number one man beneath Soul Douluo.

Next, Tang San stepped forward.

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