Second Test

The old man looked at Qian Yuling as she stepped forward and said, "First, pay the ten Gold Soul Coin registration fee."

At his words, Qian Yuling placed the ten Gold Soul Coins she had prepared earlier into the wooden box.

"Hold out your right hand."

Qian Yuling raised her right hand and held it out before the old man, who felt and pinched it.

"Mm, the age is suitable. Release your Martial Soul." The old man's voice rang out.

Qian Yuling circulated her Soul Power, and a gleaming white staff appeared in her right hand. At the same time, four Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, and white—rose beneath her feet and pulsed up and down.

The old man: "???"

Zhu Zhuqing: "!!!"

Dai Mubai: "???"

A Soul Ancestor. At such a young age, she was already a Soul Ancestor. Although one of her Soul Rings was white, it did nothing to diminish the fact that Qian Yuling was a genius.

Zhu Zhuqing had never expected that Qian Yuling, who looked even younger than her, would actually be a Soul Ancestor.

Dai Mubai was even more dumbfounded. A few days ago at the Rose Hotel, he had thought Qian Yuling was just an ordinary person. He had been a little surprised when he saw her today, but had not given it much thought. Only after she revealed her Soul Rings did Dai Mubai truly concede.

Qian Yuling put away her Martial Soul and smiled. "I passed, right?"

Coming back to his senses, the old man said "good" three times in a row, then had Dai Mubai lead Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Yuling into the academy.

"You really are a monster Soul Master," Zhu Zhuqing said somewhat dejectedly. She wanted to become this strong too. She wanted to change her fate as well.

Qian Yuling said nothing. She did not know what she should say.

Then Dai Mubai suddenly said, "Yu Ling, why is your Fourth Soul Ring white? If I hadn't looked carefully, I would've thought that white Soul Ring was your First Soul Ring."

Qian Yuling replied, "Because of an accident, my Fourth Soul Ring is white."

"Damn, Tang San's about to get tricked by Oscar. I'm heading over first. Follow me—it's just ahead." Leaving those words behind, Dai Mubai dashed off.

Not knowing what was going on, Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Yuling slowly followed after him.

"Tang San, stop!" Dai Mubai shouted.

Tang San lowered the sausage he had just brought to his mouth and looked at Dai Mubai with a puzzled expression.

The moment a hairy-looking young man saw Dai Mubai, his face immediately fell. "Boss Dai, want a sausage?"

"Go to hell." Dai Mubai shot him an irritated glare. "You're embarrassing the academy. I seem to have warned you more than once not to sell sausages inside the academy. Do you want everyone to throw up? Tang San, you can't eat that sausage."

At this moment, Qian Yuling and Zhu Zhuqing also arrived before the group. They looked at everyone, utterly confused.

Dai Mubai looked at the two of them and pointed at the hairy young man. "His name is Oscar. He's also a student of the academy."

Qian Yuling nodded to show that she understood, while Zhu Zhuqing's expression did not change in the slightest.

Tang San asked in confusion, "Why can't this sausage be eaten?"

Dai Mubai's expression turned somewhat strange. "Little Ao, make another fresh sausage."

Oscar immediately looked embarrassed. "Boss Dai, there's no need, right? What will the younger students think of me if you do this?"

Dai Mubai snorted. "I'm only giving the younger students a reminder. Besides, Tang San is my brother. I can't let him fall for your trick. Hurry up. Don't make me do it myself."

Oscar sighed. His expression immediately became lewd as he called out in his soft voice, "I Have a Big Sausage."

Yellow light gathered in his hand. Then, a sausage identical to the one in Tang San's hand appeared in Oscar's palm.

"Uh..." Tang San froze completely. Then, anger gradually appeared on his face.

"Pfft..." Qian Yuling burst out laughing.

Zhu Zhuqing merely kept a cold face and said nothing.

Feeling Tang San's furious gaze, Oscar hurriedly explained, "I can't help it either. When a Food System Martial Soul is used, the Soul Incantation has to be spoken. That sentence is the incantation—it's not something I want to shout. Besides, there's absolutely nothing wrong with the quality of my sausages."

Tang San put the sausage back and said, "You should eat it yourself."

Monsters. They really were monsters. Tang San was glad he had not eaten it, or he would have humiliated himself.

After exchanging a few words, Zhu Zhuqing and Qian Yuling headed toward the line.

A short while later, Dai Mubai brought Tang San and Xiao Wu to the very front of the line. He said a few words to the teacher in charge of the second round of testing, then pointed at Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Qian Yuling in the distance.

The teacher also looked surprised for a moment. "Alright, take them to the fourth round of testing."

Dai Mubai nodded, looked at Qian Yuling, and called out, "Yu Ling, come along too."

Qian Yuling scratched her head, somewhat bewildered.

The teacher in charge of the second round explained, "Those under twelve with Soul Power above rank twenty-five can proceed directly to the fourth test."

Qian Yuling suddenly understood.

But one of the applicants in the line said sourly, "Twelve years old with rank twenty-five Soul Power? That's impossible, isn't it?"

Dai Mubai snorted. "Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't. When I entered the academy, my Soul Power was already rank twenty-five. Tang San, show them your Soul Power." As he spoke, he picked up a white crystal ball from the table and tossed it to Tang San.

The white crystal ball could withstand Soul Power up to rank thirty and was specifically used to test those below rank thirty.

Tang San also understood what was happening. He placed his hand on it and circulated his Soul Power.

The white crystal ball became as dazzling as a diamond, intense light filling every corner of it. This was the sign that he was about to reach rank thirty.

The teacher in charge of the test smiled. "It looks like Shrek Academy will welcome another fine little monster this year."

Hearing the teacher's words, Dai Mubai thought to himself, You'll be even more shocked in a moment.

Smiling, Tang San handed the crystal ball to Xiao Wu. The same light appeared again.

That applicant shut his mouth. Rank twenty-nine Soul Power at twelve years old—was that something a human could achieve?

At that moment, a crisp voice rang out. "I think I can also skip the second and third tests."

It was the short-haired girl from the first test. Her most striking feature was her exquisitely delicate, extremely fair face, which gave her the air of a noble young lady.

Xiao Wu instinctively handed the crystal ball to her. Bright white light appeared again. Though it was not as intense as Tang San's and Xiao Wu's, it still surpassed rank twenty-five, seemingly around rank twenty-six.

Just as she was about to say something, the crystal ball in her hand suddenly vanished and appeared in Zhu Zhuqing's hand. Bright white light appeared once more, slightly brighter than before. Her Soul Power was around rank twenty-seven.

The testing teacher could not help but say, "Four monsters. Good, very good, excellent. I might get a raise this year."

Dai Mubai grinned mischievously. "It's not over yet."

Zhu Zhuqing also handed the crystal ball to Qian Yuling. Whenever she faced Qian Yuling, Zhu Zhuqing's expression softened somewhat, unlike the coldness she had shown before.