Shrek Academy Recruitment, Tang San Rejected

Tang San tossed ten Gold Soul Coins into the wooden box.

"I'm registering."

Li Yusong squeezed his hand and found that he could not determine his bone age. The expression on his face immediately turned strange.

He promptly squeezed Tang San's leg as well, only then determining his true age.

"Not bad. Your age is suitable. Release your martial soul."

Tang San swiftly circulated the Soul Power within his body.

Blue light rose from Tang San's body.

A spherical Blue Silver Grass Hammer appeared in his right palm.

Two white soul rings slowly rose beneath his feet.

Li Yusong looked at Tang San's martial soul in surprise.

"Blue Silver Grass?"

"A mutated Blue Silver Hammer?"

"That's quite a fast cultivation speed."

"Mubai, take him inside."

Dai Mubai came forward with a smile and led Tang San into the village.

"Hm?"

"Does your family know you came here?"

Li Yusong's puzzled voice rang out.

Ye Fan looked up and saw a girl in a white dress with ear-length short hair standing quietly before the table.

"They say education should be open to all. As long as I meet the academy's requirements, you have no reason to reject me."

Li Yusong hesitated for a moment.

"Wait to the side. Once Mubai returns, I'll have him take you inside."

From their conversation, Ye Fan immediately guessed that she was Ning Rongrong.

The little witch of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

In the blink of an eye, only Ye Fan and Xiao Wu remained among those who had yet to register.

"The two of us are registering."

Ye Fan stepped forward and swiftly tossed twenty Gold Soul Coins into the wooden box.

Li Yusong squeezed Xiao Wu's and Ye Fan's hands in turn, then finally nodded in approval.

"Your ages are suitable. Release your martial souls."

Ye Fan and Xiao Wu exchanged a glance, then simultaneously circulated the Soul Power within their bodies.

Black, white, and red light rose at the same time.

Rabbit ears emerged, fluffy white fur appeared over Xiao Wu's hands, and her body became even more slender. The Soft Bone Rabbit possessed her body.

Two yellow and one purple soul rings slowly rose.

Black and white light appeared in Ye Fan's left and right hands respectively, eventually taking the form of two books.

Yellow, yellow, and purple soul rings rose and circled around him at once.

A three-ringed Soul Elder.

Li Yusong, who had been sitting there with complete composure, instantly lost his calm.

He abruptly stood up and carefully examined the three soul rings around Ye Fan and Xiao Wu.

"Soul Elders!"

"Two Soul Elders!"

"Two twelve-year-old Soul Elders!"

For ordinary soul masters, twelve-year-old Soul Grand Masters might already have been unimaginable existences.

But for certain geniuses, it was not unattainable.

However, he had never even heard of twelve-year-old Soul Elders.

There were three major bottlenecks for soul masters.

Level thirty, level seventy, and level ninety.

These three stages were the most likely to trap people.

Countless people had been stuck at level thirty.

Unable to break through for the rest of their lives.

"Good. Two great monsters."

Ning Rongrong, who was waiting nearby, was equally filled with astonishment.

She had considered herself the most outstanding genius in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Yet after seeing Ye Fan and Xiao Wu, she was utterly shocked.

Twelve-year-old Soul Elders—she had seen everything in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but this was still the first time she had seen such a thing.

Dai Mubai soon returned. Just as Li Yusong was about to have him lead the three of them inside,

A figure clad in leather rushed over.

Zhu Zhuqing.

Zhu Zhuqing had not slept well all night and had ultimately arrived a little late.

When she saw that Ye Fan had also come to register at Shrek Academy, a trace of delight immediately arose in her heart.

The instant Dai Mubai saw Zhu Zhuqing, his gaze changed.

He stared fixedly at Zhu Zhuqing, as though he had seen something unbelievable.

Yet Zhu Zhuqing did not even spare him a glance. She gave Ye Fan a faint smile before stepping forward to register.

Zhu Zhuqing naturally passed the first test without question.

Dai Mubai led the four of them toward the second test.

Along the way, he kept glancing at Zhu Zhuqing. He truly could not understand why she had come here.

Especially why Zhu Zhuqing had smiled at Ye Fan just now. At the thought of it, he clenched his fists tightly.

There were even fewer people at the second test, only two or three.

However, it was much slower than the first test.

Tang San was standing at the very back of the line.

Dai Mubai patted Tang San on the shoulder and pulled him away.

"Teacher Lu, I'll help test their Soul Power. Take a look."

Dai Mubai greeted Lu Qibin, the examiner for the second test.

"Fine."

Lu Qibin agreed and continued assessing another person's martial soul potential.

The first part of the second test was to measure Soul Power.

Anyone whose Soul Power exceeded level twenty-five could directly skip to the fourth test.

Ye Fan and Xiao Wu did not even need to be tested. Their three soul rings were more convincing than anything else.

Dai Mubai took the Soul Power-testing crystal ball and began testing the other three.

Ning Rongrong's Soul Power was level twenty-six.

Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Power was level twenty-seven. The four of them could directly advance to the fourth test.

Tang San, on the other hand, only had level twenty-four Soul Power, so he would have to clear the tests one by one.

One of Tang San's two soul rings was only one year old, while the other was ten years old, so they did not provide much Soul Power.

Moreover, Ye Fan occasionally altered things once or twice, making his cultivation speed far inferior to the original storyline.

On the contrary, under Ye Fan's influence, Xiao Wu had become much more motivated to cultivate and had reached level thirty ahead of time.

Dai Mubai patted Tang San on the shoulder.

"Don't lose heart. You're only short by a little."

"As long as you can pass the second and third tests, the hardest fourth test will be easy."

Tang San froze for a moment, somewhat puzzled. "Why?"

Dai Mubai smiled and whispered into Tang San's ear.

"Use the back door."

At the words "back door," Tang San's body instinctively trembled.

His hands instinctively covered his backside.

Humiliating memories instantly flooded his mind.

"The fourth test is to endure one incense stick's worth of time against me. Even if you can't hold out, I can go a little easy on you."

"The second test measures potential, and the third measures Soul Power control. You'll definitely pass them."

Hearing this, Tang San immediately felt much more at ease.

His potential was limitless, and as for Soul Power control, that went without saying.

His admission was secure.

Although he had paid quite a price that night, it had all been worth it.

"Go take the test. Once you're finished, I'll take all of you to the third test."

Tang San nodded and quickly stepped forward to take the second test.

"Release your martial soul."

Lu Qibin, the teacher overseeing the second test, spoke indifferently to Tang San.

Tang San grabbed with his right hand, and the Blue Silver Hammer appeared in it.

Lu Qibin took a look.

"A mutated Blue Silver Hammer martial soul?"

"Strength attack type."

"Try attacking that iron stake with your hammer."

Tang San nodded and did as instructed.

And what happened was exactly as expected.

With one hammer strike,

The iron stake remained completely unharmed, while the Blue Silver Hammer shattered across the ground.

Lu Qibin shook his head helplessly.

"You don't qualify. You may leave."