A Soul Master Academy with More Teachers Than Students

Even so, Li Ang was in for a rough stretch. For the next several days, he probably would not be able to go out and have fun. He could only stay in his study and work obediently.

While Li Ang, the boss, was working 24/7, Shrek Academy began its admissions on the other side.

Li Ang also devoted part of his attention to Zhu Zhuqing. By all the usual tropes, all sorts of stories—or accidents—were bound to happen on the first day of school.

And, in fact, that was exactly what happened.

Although she had Li Ang, a portable old grandpa, as her cheat, Zhu Zhuqing still intended to attend Shrek Academy.

It was not because she thought Shrek Academy's education was particularly good. How could such a shabby school possibly compare to Li Ang, her portable old grandpa?

However, Zhu Zhuqing had no other choice. After all, the Star Luo Empire's Throne Seizing Battle required two people to participate together, and strictly speaking, Dai Mubai had to be the lead.

After all, Dai Mubai was a descendant of the Dai Family and the one truly eligible to inherit the Star Luo throne.

Therefore, for this Throne Seizing Battle, Zhu Zhuqing had to form a team with Dai Mubai, then defeat the team led by her sister Zhu Zhuyun and brother-in-law Davis in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

So Zhu Zhuqing could not get rid of Dai Mubai, that burden, anytime soon. She had to go to Shrek Academy.

Of course, Zhu Zhuqing did not expect Shrek Academy's teammates to be particularly reliable. She was only bringing Dai Mubai along because the rules required it.

In fact, Zhu Zhuqing had already prepared herself to fight one against seven in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

Thus, early the next morning, Zhu Zhuqing set off for Shrek Academy outside Suotuo City.

Zhu Zhuqing did not actually know much about Shrek Academy. She only knew that after that scumbag Dai Mubai fled Star Luo City, he had gone to that academy.

Other than that, she knew absolutely nothing about Shrek Academy.

That was normal, since Shrek Academy had little to no reputation on Douluo Dalu.

In terms of faculty, it could only be considered average among Advanced Soul Master Academies. As for facilities, forget Advanced Soul Master Academies—Shrek Academy could not even compare to an ordinary Primary Soul Master Academy.

To put it bluntly, even the Primary Soul Master Academy in Notting City was several levels better equipped than Shrek Academy.

However, while Shrek Academy's faculty was nothing special and its facilities were utterly terrible, its admission requirements were astonishingly high.

They preached that there were no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters, yet when recruiting students, Shrek Academy accepted only genius soul masters. The hypocrisy was almost absurd.

Most genius soul masters were not idiots, though. Compared to a backwater soul master academy like Shrek Academy, any genius with half a brain would choose an Advanced Soul Master Academy with better faculty and facilities.

As a result, Shrek Academy had only gone further downhill over the years. Although it had produced a few fairly outstanding students, it had also ruined quite a few students with good talent.

By now, Shrek Academy was not far from shutting down. The entire academy had more teachers than students.

There were only three students still studying at Shrek Academy in total.

That was precisely why Shrek Academy was so busy recruiting students this year. If it did not recruit anyone else, the school would be unable to stay open at all.

Of course, Zhu Zhuqing had no idea just how bad Shrek Academy had become. In her view, it should at least have been a legitimate Advanced Soul Master Academy.

However, the gap between ideals and reality was far from small.

Following the map in her hand, Zhu Zhuqing left Suotuo City through the southern gate. Yet after walking for quite a while, she could not find anything that looked like an academy.

As far as the eye could see, there was nothing but farmland.

"Teacher, did we come to the wrong place? This doesn't look like somewhere an academy would be," Zhu Zhuqing finally could not help asking after leaving the city.

Li Ang happened to be online at the time. He smiled and said mysteriously, "Girl, don't rush. I just scanned the area with my spiritual power. The academy you're looking for is not far ahead, but it might be a tiny bit different from what you imagined."

"What do you mean?" Zhu Zhuqing asked, confused.

Still, since Li Ang said Shrek Academy was nearby, she believed him. Her figure flashed, and she ran down the small path ahead.

Zhu Zhuqing was very fast, and before long, she reached the end of the path.

At the end of the path stood a village. It was not large, with perhaps a hundred or so households, and it was filled with the rich atmosphere of everyday life.

When she saw the village, Zhu Zhuqing stopped. Just as she was about to find someone to ask for directions, Li Ang's voice rang out again.

"Girl, no need to ask. This should be that so-called Shrek Academy. See that sign hanging at the village entrance? Its name is written right there!"

Zhu Zhuqing: ???

To be honest, Zhu Zhuqing truly did not want to believe that this was the so-called Shrek Academy.

However, facts could not be changed. As Zhu Zhuqing drew closer to the village, she noticed a battered signboard hanging above the archway at its entrance.

Five large characters were written on the signboard: Shrek Academy.

Besides that, there was a battered table at the village entrance. On it sat an equally battered little sign bearing three small words: Admissions Office.

Beside the table sat an old man in his sixties. He wore a green Shrek Academy badge on his chest and looked like the academy's gatekeeper. At the moment, though, he appeared utterly listless, as if he could fall asleep at any moment.

There were also quite a few people gathered at the village entrance. They appeared to be students who had come to enroll.

"This..." In that instant, Zhu Zhuqing had the urge to turn around and leave.

She knew Dai Mubai was a self-indulgent scumbag, but she had not expected him to have fallen to such a state.

At a backwater soul master academy like this, even the best talent would likely be wasted. Yet Dai Mubai had spent all these years loafing around and waiting for death in this very school.

If she had not acquired a cheat and already stopped expecting Dai Mubai to be reliable, Zhu Zhuqing felt that she would probably be desperate enough to want to die right now.

However, Zhu Zhuqing soon discovered that something even more infuriating was still waiting ahead.