Balak Kingdom, Suotuo City.
Outside Shrek Academy.
Today was Shrek Academy's enrollment day. Thanks to Shrek Academy's boasts, a great many people were lined up to register.
Su Bai looked at the crowd waiting in line before him and felt utterly speechless.
Shrek Academy boasted that only fourteen students had graduated since its founding.
After leaving the academy, every one of them had become a figure renowned throughout the world. The most outstanding of them was now the youngest elder in Spirit Hall.
Wasn't that outright fraud?
Spirit Hall elders all had to reach the realm of Titled Douluo.
What a joke. Did Shrek Academy have that many resources?
Standing in line, Su Bai listened to the people around him praising Shrek Academy. Only two words came to mind: So noisy.
He muttered under his breath,
"Since I have the Plunder System, I'll tear apart the Shrek Seven Monsters first."
The corner of Su Bai's mouth curled up slightly. Having come to a world like Douluo Continent, where everyone was ruled by love-struck minds, wouldn't it be a waste not to build a harem?
Su Bai was not from this world.
In his previous life, Su Bai had been an overworked office drone from Blue Star who enjoyed reading novels and watching anime.
When he woke up from a nap, Su Bai found himself in an unfamiliar forest, and his body had undergone a dramatic transformation.
His original height of over 1.7 meters had shot up to more than 1.8 meters, and his entire body brimmed with strength.
Before Su Bai could figure out what was happening, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
[Ding. A suitable host has been detected. The "Plunder System" has been bound successfully.] [Plunder System: The host may plunder Tang San's fate through various methods, thereby obtaining rewards.]
Su Bai nodded. At that moment, the system's notification sounded again.
[Beginner gift pack issued: Soul Power raised to level thirty-five!] [Auspicious Beast martial soul: Kirin. Passive talent obtained: Auspicious Aura.] [First Spirit Ability obtained: Kirin Steps to Heaven! Second Spirit Ability obtained: Auspicious Kirin Body Protection! Third Spirit Ability obtained: Kirin Soars and Breaks!] [Host's current Spirit Ring Configuration: yellow, purple, purple.] [Bone age: Twelve years old.]
After receiving all of this, Su Bai took only a minute to accept reality.
He had transmigrated to Douluo Continent and become a twelve-year-old Soul Elder with level thirty-five Soul Power.
This was a pretty good start.
Most importantly, Su Bai's martial soul was actually an Auspicious Beast martial soul—the Kirin!
As long as Su Bai went to the Star Dou Great Forest and released his Auspicious Aura, he would be able to move through the Star Dou Great Forest as though no one were there.
Su Bai stretched his limbs and felt the surging Soul Power within him. An unprecedented sense of control rose in his heart.
The recollection ended, and Su Bai's thoughts returned to the present.
In front of Su Bai stood a youth dressed in blue tight clothing, accompanied by a girl in a pink short skirt with a long scorpion braid.
Tang San and Xiao Wu.
Su Bai recognized them at once. There was no mistaking them.
Without drawing attention, he glanced behind him.
With two people between them stood a richly dressed young woman with fair skin and a spoiled, haughty temperament. At a glance, she was clearly a pampered young lady.
Ning Rongrong.
Behind Ning Rongrong stood another young woman with an incredibly alluring figure. Her black form-fitting clothes perfectly outlined her graceful curves, while her face carried a chilliness that did not match her age.
Zhu Zhuqing.
Four of the future Shrek Seven Monsters had gathered here today.
Su Bai's thoughts stirred slightly.
A faint Auspicious Aura spread from his body, precisely enveloping Xiao Wu in front of him as well as Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing behind him.
Xiao Wu, who had been chatting and laughing with Tang San, suddenly stopped.
She felt the circulation of Soul Power within her become noticeably smoother. A sense of closeness and comfort that came from the depths of her soul enveloped her.
She had never experienced such a feeling before, yet it made her extraordinarily happy. Even the Soul Power within her seemed to have grown stronger.
Xiao Wu instinctively turned around to search for its source.
There were many people in line, but Xiao Wu spotted Su Bai at once.
At over 1.8 meters tall, he stood out even among the generally early-maturing Spirit Masters, not to mention his handsome face and distinctive temperament.
Su Bai noticed her movement and gave her a slight nod, the corner of his mouth lifting.
Xiao Wu's cheeks instantly grew a little hot.
He was one of her kind!
And a Spirit Beast whose bloodline was far nobler than hers! Could he be... the legendary Auspicious Beast?
The realization made her heart skip a beat.
"Xiao Wu, what's wrong?"
Tang San noticed that something was off with Xiao Wu and looked in the direction she was facing.
He saw the tall, handsome man, along with the brief interaction between him and Xiao Wu.
An inexplicable irritation surged in his heart, as though someone were coveting something that belonged to him.
"Do you know him?" Tang San's voice tightened slightly.
Xiao Wu turned back, avoiding Tang San's probing gaze, and casually replied, "I think I've seen him somewhere before."
She did not want to tell Tang San about her suspicion that Su Bai was a Spirit Beast. This was a secret shared only among Spirit Beasts.
Tang San felt even more uncomfortable.
Who was this man?
Why did Xiao Wu react to him like that?
Just then, there was movement behind Su Bai as well.
Ning Rongrong had been complaining idly about the hardship of waiting in line when she suddenly felt her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul tremble softly within her.
A warm aura surrounded her, easing much of the fatigue from her recent journey.
Curiously, she looked ahead and happened to see Su Bai's tall, straight back.
"Does this person... have some kind of treasure on him?"
Ning Rongrong muttered inwardly. Her martial soul had a special sensitivity to rare treasures.
Yet the feeling this man gave her was more intimate and comfortable than any treasure she had ever encountered.
Zhu Zhuqing behind Ning Rongrong felt it as well.
That aura carried a sacred quality, allowing her perpetually tense body to relax for once.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at the man's back. Beneath his black clothes was a silhouette brimming with strength.
This person was strong.
That was Zhu Zhuqing's first judgment.
Su Bai took in the reactions of the three girls. The first step of his plan had been perfectly accomplished.
At that moment, a commotion arose at the academy entrance.
A teacher responsible for enrollment was speaking loudly to a youth and his parents.
"Our Shrek Academy rules are like this. The registration fee is ten Gold Soul Coins, and it is nonrefundable."
"You're cheating people! My son has Level Twenty-one Soul Power. Why won't you accept him?"
The youth's father shouted angrily.
"His age doesn't meet the requirements! We won't accept him, and that's that." Li Yusong's attitude was extremely firm.
"Give us our money back! Otherwise, we're not leaving!"
"You want a refund? Fine."
Li Yusong's voice rang out, carrying a hint of laziness and arrogance.
"Defeat him, and we'll return your money."
Then a tall young man with golden long hair stepped forward. He was none other than Dai Mubai.
"Defeat me, and not only will you get your registration fee back, I'll personally give you another ten Gold Soul Coins."
Dai Mubai crossed his arms over his chest, his sinister twin eyes sweeping across the crowd.
"Anyone else who's dissatisfied can come and try."
The scene immediately fell silent.
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