The Crowd Was Shocked—Were These Spirit Rings Really Real?

Ning Rongrong was genuinely shocked. The academy was shabby enough, but they even charged the students an enrollment fee?

Besides, wasn't the enrollment fee a little too expensive? This wasn't some famous Advanced Soul Master Academy, and it didn't even seem to have a ranking.

Before coming here, she had specifically looked into it. She had found it interesting and didn't want to stay in the sect forever, so she had secretly run away.

"Who was running their mouth over there?"

The white-haired old man couldn't listen any longer. He directly summoned his martial soul, the Dragon Pattern Staff. Six rings—he was a Soul Emperor!

The white-haired old man tapped the ground with his Dragon Pattern Staff. The pressure that erupted from it made everyone present unconsciously retreat several steps.

They hadn't expected that this seemingly ordinary old man was actually a Soul Emperor!

"I'll state the rules again. Anyone under twelve with a Soul Power Level of twenty or above is qualified to take the entrance exam. The registration fee is ten Gold Soul Coins, nonrefundable! Don't try to get lucky. If you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me!"

The boy didn't dare make a sound now. The man hadn't said earlier that the registration fee was nonrefundable.

Seeing that this teacher wasn't someone to provoke, the parent beside him grabbed the boy's hand and prepared to leave. With his child's talent, what academy wouldn't accept him?

It was just a pity about those ten Gold Soul Coins. They were merely an ordinary family, after all.

"We said it. Was anything we said wrong? This is the first time I've seen someone refuse to refund a registration fee. He hasn't even enrolled!"

When Ning Rongrong saw that Li Yusong had heard their conversation, she didn't want to hide behind the others anymore and stepped forward directly.

Dai Mubai's eyes lit up when he saw Ning Rongrong, but he quickly noticed Xiao Tian and the others standing beside her. His smile immediately froze. Could the four of them be together?

However, when he thought of how embarrassed he had been yesterday, he decided not to step forward and warn them. Xiao Tian couldn't possibly go head-to-head with Teacher Li Yusong too, could he?

That was a sixty-third-level Soul Emperor!

Dai Mubai quietly moved to the side, preparing to watch the show, but at that moment, the old man's voice rang out.

"Mu Bai! Throw out these troublemakers. Let them see the strength of the students at Shrek Academy. We don't accept trash—only monsters!"

Ten thousand Cao Ni Ma galloped through Dai Mubai's heart. Teacher, I can't beat them!

Dai Mubai's face immediately fell.

Xiao Tian looked at Dai Mubai, who was standing beside the old man, with great interest, his expression full of teasing.

Xiao Tian: "What's the matter? Was yesterday's beating not enough? Want another round?"

Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, Tang San, and the others simply watched in silence.

(O_O)~~

Ning Rongrong, meanwhile, had no idea what was going on. Why was this person making that expression?

Dai Mubai thought for a second. I can't throw my life away for the sake of face. Besides, if I get beaten up later, I'll lose face anyway and take another beating for nothing. There's no need.

Thus, he could only walk over to Li Yusong's side and whisper a brief account of what had happened yesterday into his ear.

Li Yusong looked at Xiao Tian in surprise. He hadn't expected this boy to possess such ability at such a young age—to the point that even the Dean had to step in and plead on his behalf.

After glancing at Xiao Tian, he shifted his gaze to the middle-aged man beside him. That should be the theoretical master, Yu Xiaogang—the Wisdom Horn the Dean often mentioned.

Interesting~~

Just as Li Yusong was about to step forward and properly teach—no, examine—their strength, Flender suddenly appeared from the shadows.

"Wait!"

He felt that if he didn't appear now, the situation would definitely become impossible to resolve later. If they lost these prodigies, how could he continue making money... teaching?

Moreover, one of them was the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. If Li Yusong injured her by failing to control his strength, then—

"Dean, weren't you supposed to come back tomorrow?"

Li Yusong asked in confusion.

The corner of Flender's mouth twitched. He pulled Li Yusong aside and muttered a few words to him.

Li Yusong could only let the matter drop.

He took ten Gold Soul Coins from his person and tossed them to the boy from earlier.

"Let me reiterate: anyone who doesn't meet the requirements, leave immediately!"

In an instant, the long line in front of the academy gate was reduced to just over a dozen people.

Flender stepped forward and said with a beaming smile, "Xiao Tian, I'm sorry you had to witness that. Our academy didn't recruit students like this before. We always made the enrollment requirements clear in advance, but there were always some people trying their luck."

Xiao Tian nodded indifferently. He had no intention of dwelling on the matter.

He wasn't some great philanthropist. If he encountered something once and had the ability to help, he would do so. As for what had happened in the past, it had nothing to do with him.

"Xiao Gang, come inside with me first. They should be able to go straight to the fourth trial later. I'll take you in for some tea first."

Flender winked at Yu Xiaogang.

Naturally, Yu Xiaogang had no objections. With the strength of Tang San and the others, passing the examination would be easy.

However, he still asked, "What's the fourth trial?"

Flender glanced at Dai Mubai, who was pretending to be an ostrich nearby. "Endure for the time it takes one incense stick to burn under Mu Bai's attacks."

Dai Mubai:

Yu Xiaogang:

All right, then there was absolutely nothing to worry about.

"Good. I'll come in with you first."

Yu Xiaogang glanced at Tang San and the others, then entered ahead of them under Flender's guidance. He wanted to learn more about the academy's situation and future plans from Flender.

Li Yusong resheathed his martial soul, his expression unreadable.

"Who wants to go first?"

Without saying anything more, Xiao Tian and the others didn't want to cause unnecessary trouble, so the three of them directly revealed their martial souls and Spirit Rings.

"Xiao Tian. Martial soul: Sword Fifteen. Thirty-eighth level."

"Xiao Wu. Martial soul: Soft Bone Demon Rabbit. Thirty-fourth level."

"Tang San. Martial soul: Blue Silver Grass. Thirty-second level."

Li Yusong: ???

What?

What level was their Soul Power?

Li Yusong suddenly felt old. Were his ears becoming too poor to hear clearly?

But when he saw the Spirit Rings around the three of them, he was instantly convinced.

Yet when he saw the three thousand-year Spirit Rings around Xiao Tian, his eyes widened. He could no longer remain calm. He even rubbed his eyes. Were these Spirit Rings really real?

"Brother? When did you reach the thirty-eighth level? Weren't you only at the thirty-sixth level yesterday?"

Xiao Wu's small mouth fell open, her face filled with astonishment. She looked incredibly cute.

Xiao Tian had already prepared an excuse and said indifferently, "Oh, my Sword Dao realm broke through a little, so..."

Tang San:.

Tang San felt utterly exhausted. Why could Xiao Tian raise his Soul Power Level like this, while no matter how hard I chased after him, I could never catch up?

Tang San didn't doubt Xiao Tian's words. Over the past six years, things like this had happened before. But now that he was already a Soul Elder, had he suddenly risen another two levels? Wasn't that a little too absurd?

Zhu Zhuqing was also full of doubt. Thirty-eighth level?

She had already been shocked by the Spirit Rings on Xiao Tian yesterday.

Ning Rongrong, who was beside them, immediately hopped over to Xiao Tian. Her eyes sparkled with curiosity as she looked at him and asked, "Hey, Xiao Tian, how did you do that? I've never seen anyone as... unusual as you, even in the sect."

This was the first time Ning Rongrong had truly felt that there were always people beyond people and skies beyond skies!

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Brothers, let me ask you something: later on, if the protagonist takes all the girls and leaves, which academy would be better for them to go to?