Opportunity? You're interested in me? Or am I sure to win against you.

"Huh? What is he saying?!"

"Did I hear that right?"

"This Jiang Yang, isn't he being a bit too arrogant? He didn't give that sixth-year senior any face at all!"

"It's not just the senior he's ignoring; he didn't even put Dean Qian in his eyes."

"Who couldn't see that Dean Qian was trying to downplay the situation? Yet he still said that, isn't he..."

As the discussions erupted one after another, the crowd buzzed with noise.

Fan Yu, who had already been finding the scene hard to watch, glared at Jiang Yang and demanded, "Which class are you a freshman in? How dare you..."

"Heh—"

"It's been a long time since I've seen such a prickly student."

Before Fan Yu could finish, he was interrupted by the laughter of Dean Qian Duoduo.

"Right, what was his name again?"

"Dean, his name is Jiang Yang."

"Oh, right, Jiang Yang, is it? I quite admire someone as confident as you. In that case, I'll give you a chance."

A chance?

Upon hearing this, the crowd became interested once more.

In all of Shrek Academy, who didn't know that Dean Qian Duoduo never made a losing deal?

To snatch food from the tiger's mouth, the price one had to pay was something no one dared to ignore.

Since this so-called "chance" had come from his lips, it meant there was an even more difficult trial waiting behind it.

"As long as you can reach the level of a Level 2 Soul Tool Master within one year, this matter will be dropped, and I will promote you to a core disciple of my Soul Tool Department. Beyond that, I will personally take you on as my direct disciple. If you fail—"

"Then withdraw from the academy yourself. My Shrek Academy can accommodate arrogant geniuses, but it cannot accept trash who only know how to talk big."

"How about it? Do you dare to accept this bet?"

After Dean Qian Duoduo finished speaking, he stared unblinkingly at Jiang Yang.

It seemed he wanted to see if he could spot any trickery in his expression.

"Hiss—did I hear that right? A core disciple of the Soul Tool Department? That's an honor usually reserved for fourth-year seniors!"

"Hmph! If I recall correctly, since the founding of the Soul Tool Department at Shrek Academy, there has never been a precedent for a freshman becoming a core disciple, aside from a few specially recruited students."

"Then... doesn't that mean this Jiang Yang is about to make history?!"

"Tsk—"

Just as they were chatting excitedly, someone sneered and retorted, "You don't actually think becoming a Level 2 Soul Tool Master in a year is easy, do you?"

"I can't deny that this freshman named Jiang Yang has strong combat power, but combat power is not the same as manufacturing ability."

"Wake up, you mindless Jiang-fanboys! Soul Tools require brains! Brains, understand? Brains!"

"I bet he won't dare to accept it; if he does, I'll eat it!"

"Fine, I accept."

Just as the person in the crowd who had been whispering about Jiang Yang finished speaking, Jiang Yang opened his mouth.

This was purely a coincidence; Jiang Yang couldn't even be bothered to listen to those so-called discussions.

The reason he waited a moment before answering Qian Duoduo was simply a strategy of his own.

Within the Shrek Outer Court, the Martial Soul Institute and the Soul Tool Institute had always been at odds.

Due to his other martial soul, Jiang Yang's spiritual power was so strong that he could perceive every movement within hundreds of meters.

And that was without even activating his martial soul.

Therefore, he could naturally sense Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu, who thought they were hiding in the crowd to watch the show.

Originally, Jiang Yang had intended to enter the Soul Tool Institute to learn soul tool technology, hoping to repair the Emperor Belt, or at least lay a solid foundation.

That was why he chose Class One, thinking he could use Zhou Yi's influence to get a foot in the door with Fan Yu.

However.

Since Xu Sanshi had given him the opportunity to set up this situation today, he could bypass Zhou Yi entirely.

He had never liked her method of weeding out "useless" students just to boost the class's graduation rate, all while calling it "cultivating monsters."

If everyone taught like her, wouldn't Shrek just be better off expelling everyone until only the Shrek Seven Devils remained?

That way, they could market the brand that everyone who graduates from Shrek is guaranteed to be a Title Douluo.

They might as well fire all the teachers below the Title Douluo level, too; that would add another "brand" regarding the faculty.

And that was just one point.

As for Zhou Yi's training methods, they were even more unbearable.

I believe that if any physical education teacher from Jiang Yang's past life were to come here, they would be no worse than her, and in all likelihood, they would be much better.

At the very least, a physical education teacher would know that before students engage in strenuous exercise, they must first perform warm-up exercises.

After students engage in strenuous exercise, they would know to have the students massage each other or apply some medicinal liquid to avoid leaving behind hidden injuries.

"Good, I appreciate your kind of person. Then starting tomorrow, you will come to my Soul Tool Department to study."

As soon as Qian Duoduo's serious voice fell, he turned and left without looking back, his heart blooming with joy.

Although Fan Yu wanted to say something, seeing the situation, he knew this was not the place to speak.

Thus, he could only follow him.

"Dean, why did you accept this extremely arrogant freshman?"

After walking for a distance, once there was no one around, Fan Yu finally asked.

"Fan Yu, you should have noticed it too, right? This child is a three-ring Soul Elder."

Qian Duoduo said with a smile. Since there were no outsiders here, there was no need to keep up the act.

"Ah? I was too busy looking at Xu Sanshi and the others at the time and didn't notice. But even if he is a three-ring Soul Elder, it shouldn't be enough for you to go out of your way to recruit him, right?"

Fan Yu asked again, feeling puzzled.

He understood his Dean's temper extremely well.

The words spoken only mentioned reaching the strength of a Level 2 Soul Tool Master, but they did not explicitly state that he had to obtain a Level 2 Soul Tool Master badge within a year!

As long as there was no hard requirement to pass the badge exam, if Jiang Yang truly failed to reach it by then, he could simply claim that he already possessed the strength of a Level 2 Soul Tool Master and was just too lazy to take the badge exam.

He would still be able to become a core disciple of the Soul Tool Department.

"Then what if you add Twin Martial Souls to the mix?"

"Twin Martial Souls? Dean, how did you know he has Twin Martial Souls?"

"Let me ask you, if you were a freshman and merely an ordinary three-ring Soul Elder, would you dare to disrespect a sixth-year senior from the continent's number one academy, Shrek Academy? You wouldn't even show much reverence toward me, the Dean of this academy."

"This..."

Fan Yu fell silent.

Not to mention that when he was Jiang Yang's age, he hadn't even seen the shadow of a three-ring Soul Elder, even if he had actually become one.

He wouldn't have dared to provoke a sixth-year senior the moment he arrived at the continent's number one academy.

"Dean, are you saying he must have something to rely on?"

After a long while.

Fan Yu finally asked.

"Correct."

"Originally, I thought he had a powerful background, but after listening for a while, I suspect he is likely not a disciple of some hidden sect."

"Besides, there aren't many students who can shatter Xu Sanshi's defense with a single punch without using their Martial Soul or soul power."

As Qian Duoduo spoke, he seemed to be already imagining how he would strengthen the Soul Tool Academy after obtaining this disciple.

"But, Dean, even if he has Twin Martial Souls and is a three-ring Soul Elder at such a young age, that still doesn't justify..."

"Enough. In your eyes, can only polite students earn respect?"

"This... Dean, isn't politeness the most basic requirement?"

"When you eliminate those students without talent, why didn't you think about politeness? Your wife, Zhou Yi, is causing chaos all over the outer academy every day; should she also be removed from the Shrek Academy teaching staff?"