Return

Shrek Academy had reached its liveliest time of year again.

Early in the morning, the city gates had only just opened, but a huge crowd had already surged outside the academy gates.

Aside from returning older students, the vast majority were parents and relatives bringing children to register for the New Student Entrance Examination.

Some of the children were nervous, some excited, and some were so scared they burst into tears, only to be coaxed and dragged forward by their parents.

No matter your background or where your recommendation had come from, if you could not pass the entrance exam, you had to pack up and go home.

At the academy gates, several senior students assisted the teachers with examination registration. They wore neat School Uniforms, the Badges on their chests gleaming in the morning light.

They might only have been students, but those who could represent Shrek Academy here possessed at least the cultivation of a Three-Ring Soul Elder.

The Soul Elder level held considerable status on the continent.

Expressionless, they checked the name lists, occasionally lifting their heads to glance at the line of people. Their gazes were steady, their movements efficient, and their faces carried a faint pride that said, "I am a Shrek student."

Xue Lingyun walked in from outside the city, weaving through the crowd.

He did not queue. He went to the side gate, took his student Badge from his robes, and handed it to the teacher guarding the entrance. The teacher glanced at it, nodded, and let him through.

Youyou's voice drifted out from the Sea of Consciousness, carrying irrepressible curiosity. "This many people? They're all here to study?"

"Some of them. Most are here to take the entrance assessment. If they don't pass, they have to leave." As Xue Lingyun walked inside,