Huo Yuhao and Qian Renxue Enroll

Qian Renxue was a veteran actor the moment she opened her mouth, revealing a helpless smile while thoroughly messing up Huo Yuhao's hair until it looked like a bird's nest.

Huo Yuhao: "..."

This was exactly how his own elder sister should act.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya had no suspicion at all; instead, they envied the deep sibling bond between the two.

"We're here to study. Do you know the way to the nearest Soul Master Academy?" Qian Renxue looked at the two and asked.

Tang Ya's eyes lit up at this, and she said proudly, "Bei Bei and I are students of Shrek Academy. Our academy is currently recruiting new students. How about we travel together?"

"Sure." Qian Renxue smiled and nodded in agreement.

The four traveled together toward their destination, Shrek Academy.

On the way, Tang Ya extended an olive branch to Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao, hoping they would join the Tang Sect.

"The Tang Sect? Is that the sect founded by Tang San, who destroyed the Martial Soul Hall ten thousand years ago?" Qian Renxue asked.

"That's right! It was Tang Sect Ancestor Tang San who founded the Tang Sect, defeated and destroyed the Martial Soul Hall, and made the empire the true master of the continent." Tang Ya said proudly.

Qian Renxue didn't hesitate at all, slowly shaking her head: "Sorry, my younger brother and I come from a Hidden Family. The family rules forbid us from joining any sect."

An academy was a place to study; you could enroll and later graduate. A sect bound you for life, tied to it until death, and you couldn't leave freely—that would mark you as a traitor.

Huo Yuhao also had no intention of joining the Tang Sect. He didn't want to be deeply tied to it.

"What a pity." Tang Ya sighed wearily. Now the Tang Sect only had herself and Bei Bei, a mere Few Cats, unable to hold up any real front.

Shrek Academy was established on the Lima Plain, an endless city covering an exceptionally vast area, home to over two million civilians, making it the premier large city on the Douluo Continent.

Huo Yuhao, Qian Renxue, Bei Bei, and Tang Ya emerged from the forest, gazing at the Majestic City in the distance.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya smiled, relieved to have successfully Hunted Soul Beasts and finally returned.

Qian Renxue's gaze was distant as she looked at this completely unfamiliar world, especially the towering Shrek City in the distance, a Cold Light flickering in her eyes.

Huo Yuhao stood beside Qian Renxue, looking at Shrek City not far away. The plot was about to get on track, yet Huo Yuhao had brought along a figure from ten thousand years ago.

"Today Shrek Academy is recruiting new students. By the way, Xiao Yuhao, how old are you this year?" Tang Ya looked curiously at Huo Yuhao. This Little Younger Brother looked very young, but his height had already reached one meter seventy-five.

The admission standard for Shrek Academy was absolutely no older than twelve.

"Eleven years old. I matured early." Huo Yuhao smiled, then added, "My elder sister plans to apply directly for the Inner Courtyard."

"Inner Courtyard!" Tang Ya stared at Qian Renxue in shock, and Bei Bei also turned his gaze toward her.

"That's right, I intend to apply for the academy's Inner Courtyard." Qian Renxue looked at the two and asked, "From your expressions, is the Inner Courtyard exam that difficult?"

"Difficult is an understatement! It should be called extremely difficult." Tang Ya looked at the Heroic Aura radiating from Qian Renxue: "Let me give you an example. Someone once applied for the Inner Courtyard, but when they saw the exam question, they gave up on the spot. The academy required them to go deep into the Star Dou Great Forest and capture a thirty-thousand-year soul beast alive—alive!"

Qian Renxue walked across the flat grass, looking at the approaching Shrek City, and said helplessly, "Isn't that deliberately driving people away? Who would design such an exam question?"

Bei Bei said, "This is why Shrek Academy is called the Monster Academy. Our academy's first Dean, Flender, proposed back then that they only accept monsters, not Ordinary Persons. After ten thousand years of development, this tradition has been preserved."

"However, the academy tailors things to the individual and doesn't deliberately make things difficult. Over the years, countless External Soul Masters have tried to enter the Inner Courtyard, but those who truly succeed are as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns."

"I hope you succeed." Bei Bei gave a Calm Smile.

Qian Renxue nodded silently. Soon, the four entered the city.

As soon as they entered, the bustling scene inside immediately caught the attention of Qian Renxue and Huo Yuhao.

The unique architectural style, the orderly rail cars carrying passengers on the ground, passersby riding bicycle-like Soul Tools speeding down the busy streets, and even people in the sky with Flying Soul Tools strapped to their backs.

"That's the Shrek City Defense Army on routine patrol." Bei Bei took the initiative to explain, and then the four boarded a Rail Car Soul Tool, the special line to Shrek Academy.

Qian Renxue remained silent, quietly watching the scenery outside the window. As a native of the Douluo Continent, the Completely Different new things from ten thousand years ago and ten thousand years later rapidly impacted her perspective. As she observed carefully, she silently resolved to study Soul Tools diligently. She was the vanguard of the Martial Soul Hall, and turning the fate of the Martial Soul Hall around would start with her.

"Shrek City's Soul Tool Development Device isn't bad!" Huo Yuhao remarked, looking out the window.

"Compared to the Three Great Empires, it's indeed good, but the truly impressive one is the Sun Moon Empire. The war four thousand years ago truly woke people up and made them understand the power of Soul Tools." Bei Bei glanced at Tang Ya beside him, whose expression was downcast.

"Yeah, Soul Tools are powerful! Speaking of which, the Tang Sect declined exactly four thousand years ago." Tang Ya's mood was low. She harbored a strong aversion to Soul Tools.

The development of the times couldn't be separated from technological progress. The Tang Sect's decline was inevitable.

"Soul Tools are strong, but our Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons aren't necessarily weak! You know, Tang Sect Ancestor Tang San's Hidden Weapons could threaten a God!" Tang Ya said somewhat defiantly.

"Threaten a God! Are there really such Hidden Weapons?" Qian Renxue looked at Tang Ya and asked.

"Of course there are!" Tang Ya said proudly, but then her face fell: "It's just that the later generations weren't up to par, and many Hidden Weapons have been lost."

Huo Yuhao sat by the window, glanced at Qian Renxue beside him, and unconsciously twitched the corner of his mouth. The God being threatened was you!

The Rail Car slowly came to a stop. The four got off and arrived at the main gate of Shrek Academy.

At the East City Gate, many male and female students wearing school uniforms with green patterns on their chests were coming and going. They were all students of Shrek Academy.

Seeing Bei Bei return, some students immediately showed respect: "Senior Student Bei Bei, you're back."

Bei Bei wore a gentle smile as he greeted each person, then led Huo Yuhao and Qian Renxue to the Registration Office.

"Name?"

"Huo Yuhao."

"Age?"

"Eleven years old."

"Soul Power Level?"

"Level Thirty-Three."

"What!" The teacher in charge of registration was startled, jerking his head up to look at Huo Yuhao.

"You have Level Thirty-Three Soul Power!"