Cultivating Ordinary People into Monsters, This is the Monster Academy!

Huo Yuhao was stunned, looking at the simple, honest little fatty before him in disbelief.

Xu Lizhi was actually inviting him to see the real Shrek Academy?

But...

Huo Yuhao subconsciously gripped the hem of his clothes, a flash of inferiority crossing his eyes.

"Do... do I really have the qualifications to go to an academy known for monsters?"

His voice was very soft, carrying a hint of a tremor.

"I only have innate rank one soul power, and my martial soul is quite ordinary, just the Spirit Eye..."

In this world where the strong are respected, innate rank one soul power is essentially a death sentence.

Even after encountering the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and obtaining a million-year soul ring, that sense of inferiority carved into his bones could not be erased in a short time.

Hearing this, Xu Lizhi smiled.

He took a bite of the bun in his hand, the fat on his face wobbling, but his eyes were exceptionally clear.

"Who told you that Shrek Academy only recruits natural-born monsters?"

Huo Yuhao was taken aback.

"Isn't that the case?"

Xu Lizhi shook his head, swallowed the food in his mouth, and spoke with rare seriousness.

"Although Shrek Academy is called the Monster Academy, it does not only recruit monsters."

"The so-called Monster Academy's purpose is to cultivate ordinary people into monsters in the eyes of others."

"That is the true meaning of the Monster Academy's existence."

Xu Lizhi's voice was not loud, but every word was a gem, striking heavily at Huo Yuhao's heart.

"If you only recruit those monsters with extraordinary talent and then train them casually for a few years, only to claim they were your own creation..."

"What kind of skill is that?"

Xu Lizhi spread his hands, looking as if it were a matter of course.

"If others already possess the aptitude of a monster, then what major difference does your training really make?"

"Only by turning 'ordinary people' like you into 'monsters' that the world looks up to, can you call that Shrek."

"Boom—"

Turning ordinary people... into monsters?

These words completely subverted Huo Yuhao's perception of Soul Master Academies; it was more like a beam of light illuminating his previously dim world.

He felt that there was nothing wrong with what Xu Lizhi said, and in fact... it made perfect sense!

But...

Could an academy with such grand ideals and such formidable strength really be entered so easily?

Meanwhile, Bei Bei and Tang Ya, who were standing to the side, couldn't help but be stunned upon hearing these words.

The two looked at each other, both seeing the bewilderment in the other's eyes.

Is this their Shrek Academy?

Which Shrek Academy is this?

One must know that the school motto of the Shrek Academy they were familiar with was extremely cruel and direct.

Only recruit monsters, no ordinary people.

If you were over twelve years old and your soul power had not reached level fifteen, you couldn't get in even if you begged until your head bled.

Moreover, the elimination system within the school was quite intense; one careless mistake and you would be expelled.

Not looking at aptitude, and even recruiting ordinary people?

And wanting to cultivate ordinary people into monsters?

"This... this is completely different from our academy."

Bei Bei's brows were tightly locked, his heart filled with a sense of absurdity.

The reason Shrek Academy was known as the number one academy on the Douluo Continent was not only because of the formidable strength of its students, but also because of its extremely high threshold.

It didn't just require excellent talent; one also needed a recommendation letter from a major city.

It was definitely not a place you could just enter whenever you wanted!

It was precisely because of this that the exemption quota in the Tang Sect's hands was so precious.

But how did the Shrek described by these two people sound like... a charity hall?

Bei Bei took a deep breath, choosing not to refute the ideals of Shrek—after all, what Xu Lizhi said did seem better than the original philosophy of Shrek Academy—and pointed to Ye Xinglan beside them.

"Just now, this junior sister said that she didn't even recognize the ancestor Tang San."

"What is going on with that?"

"Ancestor Tang San was the leader of the Shrek Seven Devils ten thousand years ago, the soul of Shrek Academy, and the very reason the Sea God Pavilion was named!"

"As a Shrek student, to not even recognize your own ancestor—isn't that a bit wrong?"

Tang Ya nodded repeatedly from the side.

"Exactly! You don't even know the ancestor of the Tang Sect, yet you dare to call yourselves people of Shrek?"

Hearing this, Xu Lizhi blinked his small eyes, his face full of bewilderment.

He looked at Ye Xinglan, then at Bei Bei, and scratched his head.

"I don't know who Tang San is either."

After saying this, he even asked a follow-up question, his tone incredibly sincere.

"Is that guy named Tang San... very famous?"

"..."

The three of them were shocked.

Even Huo Yuhao was completely stunned, his mouth hanging wide open.

Very famous?

Huo Yuhao had grown up listening to his mother tell stories, and the protagonist of those stories was always that legend with the Blue Silver Grass martial soul: Tang San.

He was a myth across the entire Douluo Continent!

Where on earth did these two come from?

Tang Ya was trembling with rage, her finger pointing at Xu Lizhi shaking.

"You don't even know Tang San... you must be fakes! You must be from a fake Shrek Academy!"

"The real Shrek Academy has statues of the original Shrek Seven Devils standing in its plaza!"

"You don't even know these things, yet you dare to spout such nonsense here?!"

Facing Tang Ya's questioning, Ye Xinglan, who had been silent until now, finally spoke.

She lifted her eyelids slightly, her gaze remaining as cold and sharp as a blade.

"If you are truly students of Shrek Academy..."

"Why can't you even beat me?"

One sentence.

A fatal blow.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya, who had been aggressively trying to argue their case, were instantly rendered speechless.

Indeed.

In this world, strength is the only truth.

You say you are orthodox, you say you have statues, you say you have history.

But... you lost.

You, a three-ring Soul Elder, lost to a two-ring Soul Grand Master whose name you hadn't even heard of.

This was more persuasive than any words.

Huo Yuhao watched from the side, his heart churning like a stormy sea.

It was true; Bei Bei was clearly a three-ring Soul Elder, yet he couldn't even defeat Ye Xinglan, a two-ring Soul Grand Master. If Shrek Academy were truly as formidable as they claimed, then its students should be equally formidable, rather than losing despite having a cultivation advantage.

Could it be... that what Xu Lizhi and the others said was the truth?

Seeing the awkward, stiff atmosphere, Xu Lizhi chuckled, stepping in to smooth things over.

"Oh, don't be so serious."

He looked at Bei Bei and Tang Ya, waving his hands.

"You don't have to keep pretending. Although your strength is a bit lacking, considering how much you worship Shrek Academy..."

"How about we take you over to see it?"

After saying this, Xu Lizhi suddenly turned his head with a guilty conscience and gave an awkward smile toward Ye Xinglan.

"Sister Xinglan, is that okay?"

After all, the one who held the real authority was this young lady.

Ye Xinglan glanced at the three of them, her expression indifferent.

"Whatever."

"However..."

Her tone shifted, her gaze piercing Bei Bei and Tang Ya without mercy.

"With your abilities, it is almost impossible for the two of you to join Shrek Academy."

"You!"

Tang Ya was about to lash out, but Bei Bei held her back firmly.

Bei Bei intended to go and see what kind of place Shrek Academy was, to be able to cultivate two fellows like these.

Seeing this, Xu Lizhi hurriedly tried to smooth things over.

"Ahem, Sister Xinglan is just blunt and speaks her mind; I hope everyone won't take it to heart."

"That... are you guys going to go take a look or not?"

Bei Bei and Tang Ya exchanged a glance.

Their gazes met in the air, and both understood what the other was thinking.

Go!

They must go!

Even if it were a dragon's den or a tiger's lair, they had to brave it!

"We'll go."

Bei Bei said in a deep voice.

Xu Lizhi nodded, a happy smile appearing on his face.

"That makes things easy."

He looked toward Ye Xinglan.

"Sister Xinglan, the vehicle."

Ye Xinglan didn't waste any words.

With a flip of her wrist, she took a silver-white metal capsule out of her storage Soul Tool.

The capsule was small, only the size of a thumb, but it shimmered with a highly technological luster under the sunlight.

"What is this?"

Huo Yuhao watched that little capsule with curiosity.

The next moment.

Ye Xinglan casually tossed the capsule onto the open ground.

"Bang!"

A cloud of white smoke rose up.

Immediately after, a massive object appeared out of thin air in everyone's field of vision.

It was a car with a streamlined body, shimmering with a silver-gray metallic luster.

The four wheels were encased in some kind of special device, emitting faint fluctuations of soul power.

"This... what kind of Soul Tool is this?!"

Bei Bei's eyes widened; he had seen plenty of things from the Soul Tool Department of Shrek Academy.

However...

He had never seen such an exquisite, such aesthetically pleasing... car?

A car that didn't need horses to pull it?

"This thing... can it move?"

Ye Xinglan didn't explain; she walked straight to the side of the car, and the door slid open automatically, revealing the spacious and comfortable seats inside.

"Get in."

She spat out the two words coldly and was the first to sit in the driver's seat.

Xu Lizhi beckoned to the three stunned people.

"Hurry up and get in, it's very comfortable."

Huo Yuhao sat inside cautiously, his heart filled with trepidation.

The seats were incredibly soft, and fresh air circulated within the car.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya also sat in, both of them still looking around at the interior of the car.

"Sit tight."

Ye Xinglan's voice came from the front row.

The next moment.

There was no jolting as they had imagined.

Everyone only felt their bodies sink slightly.

The scenery outside the car window actually began to... sink?

No!

It wasn't the scenery sinking; it was them rising!

Huo Yuhao slammed against the carriage window, peering outside.

The trees on the ground were shrinking rapidly, and the small river had transformed into a silver ribbon.

"It... it's flying?!"

Tang Ya shrieked, her hands gripping Bei Bei's arm with a death grip.

Bei Bei's pupils constricted.

A flight-type Soul Tool vehicle?!

It was simply unheard of!

Huo Yuhao watched the clouds receding rapidly outside the window, feeling this unprecedented speed.

He turned his head to look at the calm, golden-haired girl in the driver's seat, then glanced at Xu Lizhi, who was sitting nearby with a silly grin on his face, munching on a bun.

What kind of place was this Shrek Academy they spoke of, anyway?