Ning Rongrong and the Soul Tool Car

Shrek Academy was already preparing for admissions.

Flender placed great importance on admissions. Of course, what he cared about was not the students, but everyone else's registration fees.

After all, Shrek's registration fees were nonrefundable, even if applicants were not accepted.

So for them, even if they failed to recruit a single student all year, admissions still had to begin.

Because only by holding admissions could they earn money and afford food.

Li Yusong was in charge of admissions at Shrek Academy today, with Dai Mubai assisting him.

For some reason, Dai Mubai was nowhere to be seen today, so Ma Hongjun and Oscar had taken his place.

"Xiao Ao, where do you think Boss Dai ran off to? Why haven't we seen him all day? This lousy job ended up falling on the two of us."

Ma Hongjun was somewhat irritated. He had originally planned to find a girl today to vent his fire, only to be dragged here as forced labor.

"I don't know either. He probably went to rent a room again. Boss Dai has money, so he can do whatever he wants. Unlike the two of us."

Oscar looked utterly dejected. Thinking of his good brother surrounded by beautiful women while he himself was suffering here just did not sit right with him.

"Ugh..."

"What a hard life. If only I were as rich as Boss Dai. If I had his money, my Evil Fire would have been cured long ago."

"Keep it up, Fatty. Your brother here is waiting for you to strike it rich."

"Xiao Ao, I'm waiting for you too. Waiting for your sausages to be sold all across the Douluo Continent."

"Enough, you two, shut up. The applicants will be here soon. Isn't there still me keeping you company?"

"If the dean hadn't assigned this job to me, do you think I'd be willing to come?"

Li Yusong cut off the two brothers' mutual consoling. He, a Soul Emperor, had not said a word, yet these two brats were already complaining.

Those coming to register gradually formed a long queue.

People nearby had all heard of Shrek Academy's reputation and had come to try their luck.

Before long, the anticipated clamor arose.

"You're clearly scamming us out of money! Return our registration fees, or we won't leave.

"If we'd known this so-called Shrek Academy was such a dump, we never would have come."

Li Yusong did not even blink. This sort of scene had played out countless times over the years, and he had long grown accustomed to it.

"Fatty, show them your Martial Soul. Anyone dares to cause trouble at Shrek Academy?"

Ma Hongjun did not waste any time. Two yellow Spirit Rings rose beside him, and a pair of fiery red wings appeared behind his back. They looked less like a phoenix and more like a turkey.

"Two hundred-year Spirit Rings? This little fatty is actually a Soul Grandmaster?!"

Everyone else was instantly stunned. In their eyes, Ma Hongjun was unquestionably a genius.

Li Yusong's voice rang out again.

"Before coming to register at Shrek Academy, you should have understood the rules. Coming here without figuring them out only means wasting your registration fee.

"Do you know what Shrek means in the name Shrek Academy?"

Most of the applicants looked blank.

"Shrek is a type of monster, an exceedingly strange existence even among soul beasts.

"The meaning of Shrek Academy is Monster Academy.

"In other words, we only accept monsters here, not ordinary people.

"If you are over thirteen years old or your Soul Power has not reached level twenty-one, don't waste your time here. Leave your registration fee and go."

The surroundings immediately erupted into chaos. The requirements were far too harsh.

"You're blatantly robbing people! I'm going to report you to Judgment Hall."

"Go if you have the nerve. Don't say I didn't warn you: the strongest person in Suotuo City's Judgment Hall is only a Soul Ancestor in their forties."

"They can't even beat me, let alone our dean."

One white, one yellow, three purple, and one black—six Spirit Rings appeared beside Li Yusong. He was actually a Soul Emperor, and everyone was cowed.

Zhu Zhuqing, hiding in the shadows, furrowed her brows tightly.

"Master, you brought me here just to watch them bully people?"

"This kind of academy uses admissions as an excuse to cheat people out of money. Judgment Hall should arrest every last one of them."

"Of course not. I came here to find you a junior sister."

"And this academy is also where Dai Mubai studies."

Lin Mian had long known Shrek Academy's ways, but there was no need for him to act yet.

Upon hearing that Dai Mubai was also a student here, the disgust on Zhu Zhuqing's face became even more obvious.

"No wonder they could teach a student like Dai Mubai. The upper beam is crooked, so the lower beam follows."

"This academy suits Dai Mubai quite well." Zhu Zhuqing did not hide her loathing for Dai Mubai in the slightest.

Suddenly, she seemed to realize something and asked Lin Mian:

"Master, what did you just say? You were going to find me a junior sister?"

"Wasn't I obvious enough?" Lin Mian asked in return.

Once she confirmed that she had not misheard, Zhu Zhuqing looked at the people outside. She did not see any suitable target and could only ask again.

"Where is this junior sister you mentioned? None of them seem suitable."

"Don't worry. She'll be here soon. Her entrance is rather unusual."

The moment Lin Mian finished speaking, a thunderous roar sounded in the distance.

It was a steel-clad beast. Its design was somewhat crude, yet it possessed a savage beauty, while its streamlined body proved that it had been finely crafted.

Its four wheels gripped the ground tightly as it sped toward the entrance of Shrek Academy.

In a small place like Suotuo City, the appearance of such a thing was enough to draw anyone's attention.

"A Soul Tool Car!"

Zhu Zhuqing cried out in surprise.

She recognized the thing because she had seen one in the Star Luo Empire before. It was the exclusive ride of the eldest prince, Dai Weisi.

She had never expected to see one in a place like this.

The car door opened, and an exquisitely featured young girl stepped out.

The girl was exceptionally beautiful, dressed in a golden-yellow gown. Her every movement was elegant and proper, making it obvious at a glance that she was a noble lady.

Her expression was somewhat arrogant, but that arrogance somehow felt perfectly natural. The Soul Tool Car behind her had already proven that she had every right to be proud.

She was Ning Rongrong, the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

This Soul Tool Car had naturally been purchased by her father from Judgment Hall at a tremendous price.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was richer than any other; this amount of money was nothing to them.

"Is that a Soul Tool Car?" Oscar exclaimed. He had once seen it in a book.

"A Soul Tool Car? What the hell is that?"

"A Soul Tool Car is a Soul Tool developed by Judgment Hall. It frees Soul Masters from walking and lets them travel quickly across the ground."

"I heard one of those costs at least several hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins, and you can't buy one even if you have the money."

"Holy shit! Several hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins? How many girls could that get you?"

Ma Hongjun simply could not imagine such an enormous sum.

Not just him—even Li Yusong was dumbfounded.

Ning Rongrong walked into the crowd. Her red lips parted, and a voice as clear as flowing spring water came from her mouth.

"Excuse me, is this Shrek Academy? I want to register."