Snatching Recruits at Shrek Academy's Entrance (Part 1)

"General, when Husband said 'add oil,' did he mean to add more oil?"

Ei looked doubtfully at Raiden Shogun beside her. She did not quite understand.

There were many things outside of battle that she simply did not understand.

Raiden Shogun looked up at Ei, still savoring the taste of the Colorful Dumplings.

After thinking for a moment, Raiden Shogun nodded and said, "Ei, probably... maybe. After all, when you cooked before, there was practically no oil in it."

Hearing this, Ei nodded thoughtfully.

"Alright, I understand!"

Kong had no idea what he would soon face because of a single phrase meant as encouragement.

The sky was clear and cloudless for miles.

Kong and Dugu Yan walked side by side along a country road, chatting and laughing beneath the blazing sun.

He took two cold drinks from his Storage Soul Tool and handed one to Dugu Yan.

After taking the drink, Dugu Yan held it against her chest with both hands. By now, she was no longer surprised.

Though Kong clearly was not an Ice-Type Soul Master, he could take out cold drinks whenever he wanted. At first, Dugu Yan truly could not understand it, but after getting used to it, she could not be bothered to ask anymore.

For Kong, it was such a simple matter. He only needed to place a jade bottle filled with a beverage into an ice spring, take it out moments later, and the cold drink was ready. Then he could store it in his Storage Soul Tool, where it would keep for a while.

"Kong, if you went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy with nothing but these cold drinks, I'm afraid even the princesses would be charmed by you."

Dugu Yan took a sip of her drink and smiled.

She was not joking. There was currently nothing like this on the Douluo Continent.

Every time she drank it, she felt chilled to the core, as though her heart could fly...

"That's not that exaggerated. It's just an ordinary cold drink."

Kong waved his hand as he spoke.

Before long, the two arrived before a small village, where a long line had formed.

Most of them were middle-aged adults accompanying children around ten years old.

Of course, there were also parents who had come together.

Kong briefly surveyed the long queue and could not help admiring Flender's skill at fooling people.

"Mom, how about we listen to the teacher and go to an intermediate academy? This place is just too run-down."

A young boy frowned as he spoke to his mother beside him.

What Shrek Academy? He suspected his mother had been deceived.

He had never heard of Shrek Academy while attending a primary academy, and neither had his teachers ever mentioned such an academy.

Besides, seeing was believing. This academy was so dilapidated... Calling it an academy was not even accurate. It was clearly just an ordinary village!

"Sweetheart, since we're already here, let's take a look."

The mother frowned as well, deeply conflicted. Could graduating from this academy really make someone a noble of the Heaven Dou Empire?

It was fortunate that these commoners did not know the specifics. If they knew what benefits the Heaven Dou Empire offered Soul Ancestors and stronger Soul Masters, they would not have been fooled.

To graduate from Shrek Academy, one first had to reach Rank 40 before the age of twenty and become a Soul Ancestor-level powerhouse.

If a Soul Ancestor-level powerhouse under twenty was willing to join and serve the Heaven Dou Empire, then so long as the imperial family was not foolish, they would directly grant them a noble title to win over such a genius.

So when Flender said that graduating from Shrek Academy would allow one to become an imperial viscount, he was not exactly lying.

"That Soul Saint said that graduating from Shrek Academy would make you an imperial viscount..."

This mother's desire for her son to succeed was understandable. As commoners, it was only natural for them to want to rise up and become noble lords.

"Dad, with my talent, if I go to an intermediate academy, the academy will definitely value me. Shrek Academy doesn't look like it has any cultivation resources at all..."

These children were generally twelve or thirteen years old. Having become Soul Masters, they were naturally somewhat different from ordinary children.

The father thought for a while before finally gritting his teeth and leaving with his son.

His son was right. Even if Shrek Academy had prospects, did it look like it had cultivation resources?

For his child's future, he had to consider that question. In the end, he could only helplessly take his child away.

Kong and Dugu Yan stood at the very back. Some people ahead of them wavered and left, while others still wanted to try their luck.

"Once you register, the registration fee will not be refunded, whether you are admitted or not!"

"You should have known that before coming here..."

Shrek's first famous scene had appeared!

Li Yusong spoke with an indifferent expression.

What did it matter if they were your Gold Soul Coins? Once they went into the box, they belonged to Shrek Academy!

Want your Gold Soul Coins back? Don't even think about it!

"But... that wasn't mentioned before we came! Besides, my son awakened his Martial Soul relatively late. He only awakened it when he was nearly seven, and now, having just graduated from a primary academy, he's already a Soul Grandmaster..."

Not every child awakened their martial soul the moment they turned six.

Some children were only five and a half, or still two months away from turning six, so they could only undergo their martial soul awakening the following year.

As a result, some children had not actually been held back, yet were already nearly thirteen not long after graduating from a junior academy.

"Hmph, say no more! Rules are rules!"

Li Yusong slammed the battered table before him and shouted angrily.

Before Li Yusong could say anything else, Kong, with Dugu Yan holding his arm, walked over.

When Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai, and the others saw Kong and Dugu Yan, their expressions changed.

"Kid, no cutting in line—"

Li Yusong barked at Kong, but Kong paid him no heed whatsoever.

"Sir, what attribute is your son's martial soul?"

Hearing Kong's question, the father and son, who had still been agonizing over the registration fee, froze slightly. The father replied instinctively, "Young master, fire attribute. My son's martial soul is a Fire Wolf, a very powerful beast martial soul!"

That was something he was immensely proud of!

The father's face was full of pride.

Seeing Kong's distinguished attire, he assumed he was the son of a noble family.

"Fire attribute?"

Kong stroked his chin. "That makes things a little difficult."

Thunder Academy only recruited students with lightning attributes. There were a small number of students with other attributes, but the prerequisite for those few was that they had to be members of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

The father and son were both slightly stunned. What did this young master mean?

Fire attribute, difficult?

They were completely baffled.

"How about this? If your son is willing to join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and become an Outer Sect Disciple, I can send him to study at Thunder Academy."

The moment Kong said this, the scene turned incredibly strange and utterly silent!

Especially the children—their eyes shone with golden light!

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was one of the Upper Three Sects, the sect with the Number One Beast Martial Soul in the world!

"Willing! He's willing!"