Enrolling in Shrek Academy, Passing Two Tests with One Ring

The woman in black drew her sword and slashed forward violently; although she struck only empty air, a crisp sound like metal clashing against stone rang out.

"Clang."

A heaven-shaking sword light streaked across the sky, illuminating the entire firmament.

It was as if a single strike had cleaved the sky open, allowing the light from the outside world to pour in.

Who said the sky was bright to begin with?

As her consciousness returned to reality, Ye Lin couldn't help but swallow hard. What a terrifying sword technique.

No wonder it required ten thousand points to redeem.

It was worth it.

It only took one strike to act; this strike determined not only the victor but also life and death.

The two spent two simple days playing in Suotuo City before exiting through the south gate to search for the location of Shrek Academy.

Following the path through the fields, a small village soon appeared before them.

On the wooden archway at the village entrance hung a tattered plaque, upon which the words "Shrek Academy" were written in ragged characters.

Beneath the plaque sat a table, likely scavenged from some trash heap, which had only three legs; the fourth was propped up by a few stone bricks.

An old man sat behind the table, processing the registration for a long line of people.

Ye Lin thought to herself, this must be the Spirit Emperor-level powerhouse, Li Yusong.

Xiao Wu frowned and said, "Sister Lin, is this the Shrek Academy you wanted to come to? It's a bit too run-down, isn't it?"

"Are you sure there isn't a mistake?"

Ye Lin reached out and patted Xiao Wu on the head. "Don't worry, we haven't come to the wrong place."

Xiao Wu's interest was piqued, and she followed the line, watching the front. "Then I'll have to see for myself."

The line of over a hundred people looked long, but the registration process was quite fast.

The noisy sounds from the registration desk reached their ears.

"What kind of trash academy is this? You're clearly just scamming people for money!"

"Give us back our registration fee!"

Li Yusong shouted lazily, "Dai Mubai, handle this."

Dai Mubai, who had been standing quietly to the side, stood up with a helpless expression. Two yellow and one purple Spirit Ring pulsed rhythmically beneath his feet, and a wave of pressure descended upon the people demanding their money back. "If you can beat me, I'll refund the registration fee in full!"

"Bad luck!"

The father and son left that remark behind and quickly ran away.

With that incident, the line that had been waiting suddenly shrank by more than half, and it was directly Ye Lin and Xiao Wu's turn.

Ye Lin tossed twenty Gold Soul Coins into the wooden box. "We are registering together."

Li Yusong reached out and squeezed their wrists. "The age is appropriate."

"Release your Martial Souls."

The two quickly channeled the spirit power within their bodies, and white and red lights rose from them respectively.

Ye Lin held her Immortal Sword, while Xiao Wu activated her Martial Soul Avatar, her rabbit form manifesting upon her.

"Her spirit power is appropriate, but yours is not,"

Li Yusong glanced at Ye Lin. "You can go."

"I think my spirit power is quite appropriate,"

Ye Lin smiled slightly and took out a pale yellow crystal ball used for testing spirit power. A brilliant yellow light instantly bloomed from the crystal ball.

This was clearly a sign that her spirit power had already reached level twenty.

"Level twenty spirit power?"

Li Yusong muttered, "In that case, you're just missing a second Spirit Ring. That's not a problem. I'll give you a chance, but whether you pass the later stages depends on your own fortune."

"Dai Mubai, take them inside."

Dai Mubai stepped forward slowly, a look of surprise appearing on his face. "It's actually you two beauties?"

"I didn't expect you to be here to register for Shrek Academy as well."

He looked Ye Lin up and down and said, "However, if you only have level twenty spirit power, your talent is clearly insufficient. You'll likely just be wasting your time later on."

"What did you say!"

Xiao Wu glared fiercely at Dai Mubai. "How dare you say Sister Lin's talent is insufficient? She was already at level twenty spirit power when she was six years old."

"What!" Dai Mubai was immediately astonished. "Level twenty spirit power at six years old? Then why didn't you obtain a second Spirit Ring?"

"I don't know either; Sister Lin told me she was waiting,"

"Waiting for six whole years?"

Dai Mubai frowned, "That talent looks strong, but it's clear that these six years have been somewhat wasted."

Xiao Wu wanted to say something more, but after Dai Mubai exchanged a few words with the teacher at the second stage, he quickly returned to the village entrance.

There were many people at the first stage, but the number of people at the second stage was pitifully small; including Ye Lin and Xiao Wu, there were only six in total.

But soon, the four people in front were easily weeded out.

The first thing to do at the second stage was to test spirit power.

When Xiao Wu revealed her spirit power, which had reached level 29, the testing teacher was immediately astonished.

"What a little monster; someone like you can skip directly to the fourth stage. When little Dai comes back in a moment, have him take you there directly."

Ye Lin spoke directly to that teacher, "Teacher, there's no need to test my spirit power. I have exactly level 20 spirit power."

"Oh? Only level 20?" The testing teacher looked Ye Lin up and down. "Then release your martial soul; let me take a look."

He did not hold any hope for Ye Lin; having barely reached level 20, she clearly wouldn't have a very good martial soul.

But the moment the Immortal Sword appeared and that intense pressure was emitted, the teacher's attitude changed instantly.

He took out a piece of black spirit beast hide of unknown origin and gently swiped it across the blade of the Immortal Sword; the spirit beast hide was sliced open immediately, without encountering the slightest resistance.

"Interesting."

The testing teacher suddenly laughed. "A very powerful martial soul. Your first spirit ring has granted you powerful attack strength. You pass."

Just as Ye Lin's test concluded, she saw Dai Mubai walking over with three more people.

At a glance, she saw Tang San among them.

If there were no surprises, the other two must be Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing.

Ning Rongrong had fair skin, was wearing a white princess dress, and was extremely beautiful.

Zhu Zhuqing was wearing a leather outfit, and her chest was extremely prominent, on par with Ye Lin's.

Both of them were very recognizable.

After the three of them tested their spirit power in turn, a smile bloomed on the testing teacher's face. "Good, good! I didn't expect that we would actually have five little monsters this year."

The moment Ye Lin displayed her martial soul, she was also counted among the ranks of the monsters.

"I will take you four directly to the fourth stage,"

Dai Mubai said to the other four before looking at Ye Lin, "But you will need to pass the third stage to get there."

"I didn't expect you to be able to pass the second stage, but the following two stages will be very difficult for you."

"It's fine,"

Ye Lin said indifferently; she still had a lot of confidence in herself.

Now, Dai Mubai actually hoped that Ye Lin would pass the third stage, because he was the examiner for the fourth stage's practical combat.

He really wanted to see what was so impressive about this person who supposedly reached level 20 spirit power at six years old.