Registering at Shrek Academy!

The moment the Space Gate closed, Lin Yuan felt his body enveloped by gentle Space Power, without the tearing sensation from previous teleports. After this period of refining his Authority, his control over Space had become increasingly proficient. In an instant, the scenery before him changed drastically. Stepping out of the Space Gate, he finally saw the location of Shrek Academy.

Rather than calling it an academy, it was more like a city. Walking out of the jungle along the main road, the tall city walls on the distant plain stretched out to the left and right. Shrek Academy was built on the plain, occupying an extremely vast area. Since it also served the function of a city, it was also called Shrek City.

Throughout the entire Douluo Continent, Shrek City was one of the top large cities, with a population exceeding two million. Shrek Academy possessed independent governance rights over this city and did not need to pay taxes to any country.

The academy was not in the center of Shrek City, but in the east of the city, because it faced the Star Dou Great Forest. Shrek City had continental thoroughfares to the southeast, northwest, and west, with convenient transportation in all directions. This was not only the location of Shrek Academy but also the most important commercial city at the junction of the three major empires of the Douluo Continent.

The south, west, and north gates of the city could be entered and exited freely, but the east gate was exclusively for Shrek Academy's use.

Relying on his memory and a little help from passersby, Lin Yuan soon arrived outside the East City Gate.

Don't underestimate this East Gate, which was only for the academy's use; it was extremely lively at the moment, with at least five thousand people gathered outside. Merchants had already arrived with the news, and it was likely that it was even livelier outside this East Gate than inside the city.

Lin Yuan stood outside the East City Gate. His dark, fitted clothing accentuated his slender figure, and his silver hair cascaded like a waterfall, giving him a cool and detached aura. The moment he appeared, he instantly attracted everyone's attention.

The crowd first fell silent, then erupted into a commotion.

"Whose child is this? They're too beautiful!"

"Judging by their aura, they must be from a prominent family."

"These silver hair and purple eyes... I think I've seen them somewhere before... or maybe not."

Lin Yuan ignored the surrounding exclamations and walked forward slowly. The crowd subconsciously made way for him, and he quickly reached the area outside the East City Gate.

At the East City Gate, there were over a dozen young men and women, all around fifteen or sixteen years old, on duty. They were all wearing yellow fitted clothing with green patterns embroidered on their chests.

Seeing Lin Yuan arrive, a strikingly beautiful girl stepped forward, her voice clear and crisp, "Little brother, this is Shrek Academy's East Gate, only open to our academy's teachers and students, and applicants. Are you here to register?"

The girl's gaze lingered on Lin Yuan's silver hair and purple eyes for a moment, a hint of surprise flashing across her face before she resumed her smile.

Lin Yuan nodded slightly, his voice calm, "Yes, I'm here to register."

"There are two requirements for registering at Shrek Academy: age not exceeding twelve years old, Soul Power not below level fifteen, and a recommendation letter from a City Lord. What is your current Soul Power, little brother?"

"Soul Power?" Lin Yuan blinked, a harmless smile curving his lips, "It's barely level thirty-nine."

"L-level thirty-nine?!" the girl exclaimed, and the other youths and maidens responsible for reception were also stunned.

A child who looked no more than eleven or twelve years old had already reached level thirty-nine Soul Power? This was simply unheard of!

The girl quickly regained her composure, suppressing her shock, and put on a professional smile, "Little brother, please present your recommendation letter."

Lin Yuan nodded obediently and took out the recommendation letter from the Star Luo City Lord from his Soul Tool Storage Ring, handing it over.

The girl took the letter and read it, then looked at Lin Yuan again, shocked. "Lin Yuan, eleven years old, Martial Soul Elemental Dragon, Soul Power level thirty-nine, recommended by Star Luo Main City..." She took a deep breath, suppressed the turmoil in her heart, and smiled, "Classmate Lin Yuan, please come with me into the city. I'll take you to register."

With that, the girl took Lin Yuan's hand and walked towards the city, still shaken by his talent. As they walked, she secretly observed the silver-haired, purple-eyed youth beside her, finding him more and more extraordinary the more she looked.

"My name is Su Muqing. I'm a student in this year's Outer Court, and I'm on duty to receive guests today," she introduced herself proactively. "You have level thirty-nine Soul Power at such a young age; you're definitely a genius in our academy!"

Lin Yuan smiled politely, "Thank you for the compliment."

Entering Shrek Academy, Lin Yuan saw ten granite statues. The first three were Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and Liu Erlong, followed by Dai Mubai, Oscar, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.

Lin Yuan stood before the statues, gazing at the ten granite figures, his mind filled with a thousand thoughts.

The stories of the first Shrek Seven Devils were widely spread on the Douluo Continent, and the deeds of Flender and others were highly praised. However, this knowledge was mixed with his disapproval of the later actions of certain individuals. Especially when he thought of the aloof God King Tang San, who controlled everything, and the trajectory of fate influenced by him, he couldn't help but feel a sense of complexity.

"I'll smash them all sooner or later," Lin Yuan muttered softly, a playful smile on his lips.

"What did you say?" Su Muqing hadn't heard clearly and turned back curiously.

"Nothing," Lin Yuan smiled faintly, "I just think these statues have a powerful presence." He quickly collected himself, his gaze falling on the registration area ahead, his eyes reigniting with fighting spirit.

"Let's go, we'll register first."

Su Muqing nodded. "It splits up ahead: to the left is the Martial Soul Branch, and to the right is the Soul Tool Branch. These are the two major branches of our Shrek Academy, both belonging to the Outer Court. Relatively speaking, the Martial Soul Branch is larger, and the Soul Tool Branch is smaller. The Martial Soul Branch has multiple departments. According to the academy's procedures, you must first register at the Martial Soul Branch and pass the first freshman assessment before you are eligible to register for the Soul Tool Branch."

Walking left from the statues, the road was still wide enough for four or five carriages to pass side by side. A sign by the roadside read "Lakeside Path." Through the shade of the green trees on the right, a vast body of water could be vaguely seen.

Su Muqing seemed to notice Lin Yuan's gaze and explained, "That's Sea God Lake. It's very large and filled with underground water. Our Shrek Academy's Inner Court is on the island in the center of Sea God Lake. All Outer Court disciples are proud to be able to set foot on the island."

Sea God Lake was indeed very large. Walking south along the lakeside path for nearly fifteen minutes before turning west, and walking for another fifteen minutes, the path began to narrow, and a wide plaza appeared in view, with a sign next to it reading "Shrek Plaza."

Behind Shrek Plaza were rows of tall teaching buildings of different colors, mainly white, yellow, purple, and black. Looking further north from the plaza, there was also a block of gray teaching buildings.

"The colors of the teaching buildings represent different grades, distinguished by Soul Ring colors. White is the New Student Teaching Building, yellow is for second and third-year Outer Court students, purple is for fourth and fifth-year students, and black is for sixth-year students. To graduate from the black teaching buildings means you can obtain your Outer Court diploma.

Those gray teaching buildings in the distance belong to the Soul Tool Department. Judging by the area, the Soul Tool Department occupies about one-third of the main teaching area, and the Martial Soul Department occupies two-thirds. Besides these teaching buildings at the front, there are many specific teaching venues behind them, such as the Fighting Arena, assessment areas, dormitory areas, teacher offices, and so on," Su Muqing explained in detail to Lin Yuan.

The white New Student Teaching Building was located on the southernmost side, closest to the Lakeside Path. Su Muqing led Lin Yuan past the south side of Shrek Plaza and soon arrived inside the teaching building. As it was the period for recruiting new students, the New Student Teaching Building was particularly lively, with some freshmen who had already passed the assessment registering.

Given that Lin Yuan's Soul Power had reached level thirty-nine, far exceeding the requirements for the first two stages, Shrek Academy directly waived the assessments for him and arranged the subsequent procedures.

Under Su Muqing's guidance, after paying the tuition fee of ten Gold Soul Coins for one academic year, the registration and enrollment were extremely smooth. After receiving his dormitory key, two sets of school uniforms, and a white freshman badge, Lin Yuan said goodbye to Su Muqing and walked out of the New Student Teaching Building.

At this moment, Lin Yuan frowned slightly as he looked at a notice on the bulletin board. The notice stated that the homeroom teacher for Class One Freshman was Zhou Yi, the homeroom teacher for Class Two New Students...

"Tsk, Zhou Yi? Isn't that the devilish homeroom teacher known as Abbess Miejue?" Lin Yuan rubbed his forehead, a hint of helplessness flashing in his purple eyes. Because he had registered early, he was directly assigned to Class One Freshman. "My luck really hasn't changed at all."