This is the Real Monster Academy, We Can't Even Survive the Second Entrance Exam!

Huo Yuhao pressed his face tightly against the window, watching the clouds streak backward at high speed, and asked in a low voice.

"Shrek Academy... where is it?"

When the car had just taken flight, the speed was astonishing.

Huo Yuhao felt as though he had only blinked, and the buildings and forests below were already receding at a blur.

He had never experienced such speed in his entire life.

Under normal circumstances, Bei Bei and Tang Ya would have certainly told him with pride.

Shrek Academy was located in Shrek City, one of the most prosperous places on the continent.

But now...

They were sitting in Ye Xinglan's vehicle, and judging by the flight path, it was clearly heading higher into the sky, not toward Shrek City at all.

Therefore, both of them remained very quiet, not saying a word.

Even Tang Ya was uncharacteristically subdued, merely gripping Bei Bei's hand tightly.

Xu Lizhi finished the last bite of his bun and spoke indistinctly.

"Almost there, it's right ahead."

Hearing Xu Lizhi's words, Huo Yuhao hurriedly cast his gaze forward again.

The next moment.

His eyes widened abruptly, his pupils contracting violently.

"This... this is..."

Bei Bei and Tang Ya were also completely stunned, their mouths slightly agape, unable to close them for a long time.

Above the clouds in front of them, a massive academy was actually suspended in the air!

It was not merely a simple building, but a true city in the sky!

A colossal metal base shimmered with a cold light under the sun, with towering skyscrapers full of sci-fi aesthetics rising from it, while various strange flying craft shuttled between the structures.

And at the very center of the academy, there seemed to be some kind of energy shield, keeping the gale-force winds at bay.

"How could there be such a huge academy? And in the sky, no less..."

Bei Bei muttered to himself, feeling his worldview collapsing.

Even the legendary God Realm could be nothing more than this, right?

Xu Lizhi noticed their shock and explained with a smile.

"This academy cannot be seen when looking up from the ground."

"Because the underside of this academy is made of a special optical camouflage material that can perfectly refract light; from below, one can only see the blue sky and white clouds."

"Only by flying to this altitude and possessing a specific identification signal can one see the true face of this school."

Having said that, Xu Lizhi paused.

"Besides, we are at an altitude of several thousand meters; even an average Titled Douluo, even if they can fly, wouldn't fly this high."

Huo Yuhao listened in a daze; he didn't understand anything about optical camouflage or identification signals.

But he knew one thing.

This was impressive! Extremely impressive!

"Um..."

Huo Yuhao cautiously pointed at the vehicle beneath them.

"How is this Soul Tool powered? I don't feel any soul power fluctuations."

Xu Lizhi glanced at the control console Ye Xinglan was operating and said casually.

"It's powered by electricity; this is also a special type of energy."

"Electricity?"

Huo Yuhao became even more curious, pursuing the topic like an inquisitive child.

"Then what if it runs out of electricity? Will we fall?"

Xu Lizhi laughed heartily and waved his hand.

"Rest assured, even if the power runs out, this car has a backup gliding system and anti-gravity devices, so it will land safely on the ground."

Quite miraculous.

All three of them couldn't help but think so.

Such technology was simply unheard of.

Soon, the car passed through the energy shield and landed smoothly on a wide plaza.

The doors opened, and the three of them stepped out, their legs feeling a bit weak.

Just as they entered, the three of them saw a massive statue standing in the center of the plaza.

It was a statue of a young man.

He wore a fitted outfit, his features handsome, his gaze profound, and a faint, elusive smile hung at the corners of his mouth, making him look exceptionally dashing.

Bei Bei and Tang Ya stared at that face for a long time, eventually forced to admit a fact.

They didn't recognize him at all.

He was neither one of the original Shrek Seven Devils nor any famous Titled Douluo in history.

Bei Bei looked around again.

The self-cleaning ground, the floating streetlights, and those metal instruments whose purposes he couldn't fathom.

Everything looked full of a sense of technology.

By comparison, his own Shrek Academy seemed... as if it were ten thousand years behind the Shrek Academy before them.

"Who is this?"

Tang Ya couldn't help but ask.

Xu Lizhi pointed at the statue, his tone carrying a hint of reverence.

"This is the first dean of our Shrek Academy, and also our principal."

Just at this moment.

A gentle voice suddenly drifted over from not far away.

"Lizhi, Xinglan, you've returned?"

Everyone followed the sound, and were instantly shocked.

Because the young man slowly walking toward them looked exactly like the sculpture in the center of the plaza!

Even the smile at the corners of his mouth was identical.

He looked to be only in his twenties, with not a trace of soul power fluctuation on his body, appearing just like an ordinary person.

But in a place like this, could there really be an ordinary person?

"Principal!"

Xu Lizhi and Ye Xinglan bowed in salute at the same time.

Xu Lizhi stepped forward quickly, pointed at the three people behind him, and began to explain their purpose.

Ye Xinglan, meanwhile, coldly added a jab.

"These two people were impersonating members of Shrek Academy to swindle others."

Bei Bei and Tang Ya's expressions instantly became somewhat awkward.

Xu Lizhi hurriedly smoothed things over, explaining.

"Don't say that, Sister Xinglan. I don't think they're bad people; they probably just admire Shrek Academy too much and wanted to join us, which is why they said that."

Bei Bei gave a light cough, stepped forward, and bowed with neither servility nor overbearingness.

"Greetings, Principal."

"This Humble One is Bei Bei, also from a Shrek Academy, though it seems it shares the same name as your esteemed institution."

"We mean no harm; we were simply awestruck by your academy's strength and wished to tour the Shrek Academy capable of cultivating these two."

Bei Bei remained very measured.

Lin Feng smiled slightly, his gaze sweeping over the three of them.

Finally, it lingered on Huo Yuhao for a moment, a flash of light that was difficult to detect passing through his eyes.

"Welcome."

"Since you intend to tour, why not let you observe the school's entrance examination?"

Lin Feng's voice was like a spring breeze.

"Who knows, after watching, you might even have the thought of enrolling in Shrek Academy yourselves?"

An entrance examination?

Bei Bei and Tang Ya's eyes lit up.

They were just looking to see what this so-called "true Shrek" was really made of!

The three of them immediately nodded in agreement.

Ye Xinglan and Xu Lizhi exchanged a glance; since the principal had spoken, they naturally had no objections.

"Principal, we still have training duties, so we will take our leave."

After Ye Xinglan finished speaking, she saluted Lin Feng and turned to leave.

Xu Lizhi also waved his hand and ran off after her.

Lin Feng led the three of them across the plaza and into a magnificent grand hall.

The hall was very spacious, with no superfluous decorations.

Only the wall directly opposite them held a massive painting.

The painting depicted a dragon.

It was a giant dragon, golden from head to tail, majestic and imposing, as if it were about to burst right off the paper!

Even though it was just a painting, the aura rushing toward them made one's spirit tremble.

Lin Feng stopped in his tracks and turned to look at the three of them.

"The entrance examination for Shrek Academy is divided into ten stages."

"The first stage is a soul power test, which you three do not need to take."

"This is the second stage."

Lin Feng pointed at the painting.

"It is primarily a test of willpower."

"Next, you need to gaze at this painting. The longer you can persist, the better your score will be."

Just this?

Bei Bei and Tang Ya were somewhat puzzled.

Looking at a painting?

Wasn't this too simple?

Bei Bei raised his head, full of confidence, and looked at the painting.

However.

The very moment his gaze met the eyes of the giant dragon in the painting.

"BOOM--"

Bei Bei felt a deafening roar in his mind, as if a terrifying dragon's cry had exploded deep within his soul.

That was no mere painting.

It felt like a living super soul beast, looking down upon an ant!

"Urgh!"

Bei Bei's entire body trembled violently, his face turning deathly pale in an instant.

His legs went weak, his knees buckled, and he nearly collapsed to the ground.

How could this be?!

He possessed a top-tier beast martial soul, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon!

A superior among dragon-type martial souls!

But why... why was his own Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial soul trembling before this painting?

Why was it afraid? Why did it not even dare to harbor a thought of resistance?

For a mere painting to exert such intense pressure—it was truly terrifying!

Could anyone really withstand this so-called second stage?

What kind of academy was this Shrek Academy, exactly?

Was its entrance examination even more demanding than their own Shrek Academy?

This kind of willpower test that directly interrogated the soul... was this the true "Monster Academy"?

This was only the second stage; if they intended to enter this academy, were they truly qualified?

Bei Bei and Tang Ya were struck with immense shock, cold sweat instantly soaking their backs.

Huo Yuhao also felt that terrifying pressure on a soul level; his small face was deathly pale, and he gritted his teeth tightly.

Lin Feng waved his hand, and the pressure on the three of them vanished instantly.

Just then... a series of crisp system notifications suddenly rang out in Lin Feng's mind.

[Ding!]

[Key character Bei Bei detected; recognition of Shrek Academy as a "Monster Academy" has increased!]

[Reward: Special student—Xie Xie (freshly enrolled Shrek Academy version) has been unlocked!]

[Key character Tang Ya detected; recognition of Shrek Academy as a "Monster Academy" has increased!]

[Reward: Special student—Wei Xiaofeng (Eastsea Academy version) has been unlocked!]

Lin Feng felt a surge of joy.

Not bad, not bad at all.

[Key character and Child of Destiny Huo Yuhao detected; recognition of Shrek Academy as a "Monster Academy" has increased!]

[Congratulations to the Host! Level increased to Level 90!]

[System reward issued: Automatically obtained the most suitable ninth soul ring for the Host (100,000-year soul ring)!]

Lin Feng could finally be considered a Titled Douluo; it really hadn't been easy.