The moment Yan Shaozhe led Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen, and the others into Shrek Academy, even the air seemed to grow heavy.
Although this academy stood outside the Star Dou Great Forest and belonged to no nation, its strength and status inspired fear and reverence throughout Douluo Continent.
Since its founding, Shrek Academy had become famous across the continent for its creed of "accepting only monsters, never ordinary people." The powerful figures who emerged from it through the generations had shone like stars across the history of the Soul Master World, while the championship trophy of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament had remained in their grasp year after year.
Here, every bluestone slab bore the marks of glory, and every blade of grass and tree was steeped in the aura of the strong—this was the universally acknowledged "number one academy in the world," an existence countless Soul Masters looked up to.
"I had long heard of Shrek Academy's great reputation. Seeing it today, I can only say the rumors were true." Meng Hongchen could not help but sigh as she looked at the ancient yet imposing complex before her.
The orderly teaching buildings were nestled amid verdant ancient trees. From time to time, students sparred in the woods, the hum of colliding Soul Power mingling with sharp shouts and brimming with vigorous vitality. The stone monuments by the roads bore the names of outstanding students from past generations, each one enough to shake the continent.
Xiao Hongchen nodded in agreement, his gaze sweeping over the training grounds in the distance. Several students were engaged in practical combat drills. Though they were merely Soul Ancestors, their coordination was exquisite, and their use of Soul Power had reached an astonishing level of mastery.
"They've held the All-Continent Tournament championship for