Cai Yue'er's Recruitment

The Sea God Pavilion meeting concluded, and everyone departed.

Cai Yue'er opened the Youth Genius Ranking released by the Spirit Pagoda.

With a single glance, she had already set her sights on several candidates of appropriate age.

The Wu Family of Star Luo City.

The ancestors of the Wu Family were descendants of the Dai Family and the Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire.

Ten thousand years ago, the Sun Moon Empire, the predecessor of the Federation, sought to annex the three great empires: Star Luo, Heaven Spirit, and Heaven Soul.

They aimed to unify the Douluo Continent.

And they were only one step away from success.

Unexpectedly, Huo Yuhao emerged from obscurity and stopped the Sun Moon Empire.

Afterward, the Sea God Tang San descended to the mortal realm and forcibly designated the two great empires of Heaven Dou and Star Luo.

However, as the saying goes, the heavens are high and the emperor is far away.

In the end, the gods in the heavens could not control the people on the ground.

The Sun Moon Empire was unwilling to submit to Heaven Dou, and after the Abyss invasion, they reunified the continent.

They established the Sun Moon Federation.

Because it was located on the Douluo Continent, after thousands of years of development, it could also be called the Douluo Federation.

However, at that time, some Star Luo citizens who refused to be subjects of a conquered nation and some former nobles of the Heaven Spirit Empire chose to cross the ocean in search of a new home.

These are the overseas Star Luo Empire and Heaven Spirit Empire of today.

But there were still some who chose to submit to the Sun Moon Empire.

This Wu Family was the best example, and in order to show that they had drawn a clear line between themselves and the Star Luo Empire.

They chose to change both the male side's Dai surname and the female side's Zhu surname to the unified Wu surname.

Looking at the Wu Family mansion, which appeared somewhat dilapidated yet still retained an air of nobility, Cai Yue'er shook her head.

Not every person or family could be like Shrek Academy.

Thinking of this, Cai Yue'er strode into the mansion with a hint of arrogance.

The moment the gatekeepers saw the Shrek Academy uniform, they didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

Their eyes held only awe.

Cai Yue'er did not conceal her aura in the slightest; the moment she entered the Wu Family mansion, the head of the Wu Family sensed it and came out to greet her.

"For a Shrek elder to visit my Wu Family, it truly makes this humble home shine with brilliance!"

The head of the Wu Family hurried forward to greet her and bowed to Cai Yue'er.

Cai Yue'er stood there and accepted it calmly, returning the gesture with a simple nod.

"I heard the Wu Family has produced a young phoenix, and since my Shrek Academy happens to need to take care of some matters, I came to take a look in advance."

Upon hearing this, the head of the Wu Family was overjoyed and hurriedly called for his daughter.

"Sidu, quickly show this elder your Martial Soul."

The young Wu Sidu obediently displayed her Hell Spirit Cat and White Tiger Martial Souls one by one.

The White Tiger Martial Soul had no soul rings, while the Hell Spirit Cat had two purple thousand-year soul rings.

"This child is gifted, having inherited two top-tier Martial Souls, and she possesses Innate Full Soul Power."

"As you can see, her primary Martial Soul is the Hell Spirit Cat."

"She is currently at level 29 soul power, just one step away from level 30."

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Cai Yue'er's face, and she let out a sigh of admiration: "Not bad, not bad."

"Elder, there is more."

Hearing the praise from the Shrek Academy elder, the head of the Wu Family continued to let Wu Sidu demonstrate.

"Sidu, show her your Martial Soul Fusion Skill."

After hearing this, Wu Sidu first displayed her White Tiger Martial Soul.

Golden light enveloped her body.

Immediately after, the White Tiger Martial Soul switched to the Hell Spirit Cat, and a trace of black light enveloped her body as well.

The black and gold merged, forming a dark golden radiance.

The hair on Wu Sidu's body became crystal clear, and her body arched slightly.

In the blink of an eye, the young girl vanished, and a completely transparent white tiger appeared in her place.

Seeing this, the brightness in Cai Yue'er's eyes could no longer be suppressed.

"A self-contained Martial Soul Fusion Skill? Just like Elder Long, and because of the characteristics of the Martial Souls, the compatibility is even higher."

"Good, good, good! The Spirit Pagoda has finally done one thing right; she is truly worthy of being the ninth-ranked genius on the Youth Genius Ranking."

Cai Yue'er showered her with praise, the affection in her voice impossible to hide.

"Child, would you be willing to follow me to Shrek Academy for further studies?"

Wu Sidu had already reverted from her White Tiger form back into a young girl, feeling somewhat drained after unleashing her Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

"This... I'm afraid that wouldn't follow the rules."

Although the head of the Wu Family was ecstatic inside, he did not show it on the surface.

"Oh, there aren't that many rules; Shrek itself is the greatest rule."

"Even if someone isn't convinced, they'll just have to hold it in."

Cai Yue'er said with a hint of self-satisfaction.

It was no joke; despite Cai Yue'er being the dean of the Shrek outer court and appearing composed now, she had been a handful sixty years ago.

Back then, she had turned the spirit master world upside down, and it had ultimately taken someone from Shrek to bring her back.

Rules were things to be followed only if one felt like it, entirely dependent on personal whim.

"Besides, your family sends members to Shrek Academy in almost every generation."

"Quite a few have even become Shrek Seven Devils, so there is no problem at all."

"I will make the call right here: as long as this child grows normally, I guarantee her entry as a core disciple of the inner court."

"Even the Shrek Seven Devils is not out of the question."

The head of the Wu Family was overjoyed upon hearing this.

"Child, come with me."

Cai Yue'er said to Wu Sidu with a smile.

"..."

Cai Yue'er continued her visits, eventually gathering the five age-appropriate youths from the Youth Genius Ranking.

They were Wu Sidu, Luo Guixing, Yang Nianxia, Zheng Yiran, and Xu Yucheng.

Looking at the five of them, Cai Yue'er was satisfied but also felt a bit troubled.

According to the tournament format, the final event would be a seven-person team competition.

But even counting Tang Yinmeng from the outer court, who was vaguely becoming the senior sister of the group, there were only six people in total.

Not to mention, it was still uncertain whether she would even participate.

In the end, feeling helpless, Cai Yue'er decided to visit Elder Long to ask for her advice.

The reason it was Long Yeyue and not the Pavilion Master was that, on one hand, Cai Yue'er didn't want to bother Yun Ming with such trivial matters.

On the other hand, Yun Ming was only concerned with cultivation and his private life with Ya Li, rarely managing school affairs.

Yun Ming served more as a deterrent and a protector.

Thinking of Ya Li, a trace of jealousy rose involuntarily in Cai Yue'er's heart.

However, she quickly hid that jealousy deep within her heart.

"Elder Long, this junior has encountered some problems and would like to ask for your guidance."

Cai Yue'er arrived at the area where Long Yeyue resided and said respectfully.

"Just tell me what difficulties you've encountered."

Cai Yue'er explained the dilemma she was facing.

After listening, Long Yeyue spoke up.

"It's not a difficult matter; there are two little ones in the inner court who were already pre-selected."

"In two days, I will have those two go to you; it can be considered a trial for them."

"Additionally, there is a decent youth from the Southern Yue Family."

"I believe his name is Yue Zhengyu."

"Their family head, that old fellow Yue Zhengen, has been begging me to let the child enter Shrek as a work-study student."

"I've been stalling and haven't agreed yet."

"This is the perfect opportunity to have that child come over."

Upon hearing this, Cai Yue'er was overjoyed and bowed to Long Yeyue.

Long Yeyue nodded with a smile: "There is no need for that; both you and I are doing this for the academy."

"However, I will be heavily promoting this competition shortly, so I hope you are mentally prepared."

"I know you must have questions, but the heavy promotion is to make those clowns in the Federation quiet down a bit."

"I want the world to know that Shrek is not something that any rat in the gutter can test."

As she said this, a powerful aura erupted from Long Yeyue, leaving Cai Yue'er secretly shocked.