"Here was the Sun Moon Empire." Zhong Kui had now fully entered the Sun Moon Empire's territory. He then headed toward its capital, Ming Capital, intending to join the Royal Soul Guidance Academy.
Shrek Academy was hailed as the greatest academy in the world, but everyone knew exactly what Shrek's education was like.
First, it conducted large-scale poaching of talented soul masters from every nation. Many geniuses from the three kingdoms should have joined their own countries' academies, yet they were all poached by Shrek Academy. Even the geniuses of many powerful sects had been poached by Shrek Academy.
As for its teaching standards, one only had to look at Huo Yuhao's class teacher. They had allowed that old hag to become a teacher—what did that say? The fact that no one objected showed that Shrek's teaching standards truly were not very good.
Moreover, Zhong Kui seriously suspected that Shrek's previous tournament championships might have involved cheating, just like when Huo Yuhao competed.
After all, Shrek had allowed Huo Yuhao to cheat his way to a championship. Who knew whether such cases had occurred in earlier competitions as well? It was highly possible.
That was why Zhong Kui did not want to join Shrek Academy. Besides, if one wanted an elite education at Shrek Academy, one had to enter the Inner Court. To enter the Inner Court, one had to join the Supervision Group. Then one would have to hunt Evil Soul Masters—wasn't that a threat?
If one did not join, one could not enter the Inner Court and would not receive an elite education. Wasn't that also a threat? What was the difference?
They had even allowed someone like Xuan Zi, who could not protect students, to hold a high-ranking position and possibly become the next master of the Sea God Pavilion. That was outrageous enough.
There was another point as well: Shrek was Tang San's territory. If a transmigrator like him went to Shrek Academy, Tang San might very well discover him. Therefore, no matter what, he could not join Shrek Academy. After all, it was Tang San's territory.
Thus, joining Shrek Academy was the worst possible option.
There were simply far too many drawbacks.
Choosing to join the Sun Moon Empire was instead the best option available to him at present.
After all, the Sun Moon Empire's education was better than that of the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Along the way, Zhong Kui admired the scenery of the Sun Moon Empire while considering how to join the Royal Soul Guidance Academy.
During this time, Zhong Kui saw many buildings throughout the Sun Moon Empire that possessed an advanced feel, at the very least approaching the modernized cities of his original world.
It was already quite close. Though it was not technology but soul guidance technology, it was still very impressive—far better than the Douluo Three Kingdoms.
Furthermore, just like the Spirit Hall of the past, basically every citizen of the Sun Moon Empire could awaken their martial soul for free.
They did not have to pay anything at all. In the Douluo Three Kingdoms, ordinary civilians still had to pay to awaken their martial souls.
Huo Yuhao had been able to awaken his martial soul entirely because he was the White Tiger Duke's illegitimate son. At the time, the people of the White Tiger Duke Mansion wanted to see whether that illegitimate child had any value, so they allowed him to awaken his martial soul.
Unexpectedly, Huo Yuhao's awakened martial soul was merely a Body Martial Soul—his eyes—and his Innate Soul Power was only level one. It was simply too poor, so he was judged to be worthless and continued to suffer suppression. Later, after Huo Yuhao's mother, Huo Yun'er, passed away, he chose to leave the Duke Mansion.
From this, one could see that the Sun Moon Empire was a more advanced nation, closer to the modern civilized societies of Earth.
The Douluo Three Kingdoms leaned more toward the Middle Ages, toward feudal societies—or rather, slave-owning nations.
Did anyone even need to ask how the Douluo Three Kingdoms could oppose the Sun Moon Empire? Clearly, the Douluo Three Kingdoms were destined to lose, while the Sun Moon Empire would certainly win...
If not for that beast, God King Tang, descending like a deus ex machina, how could the Sun Moon Empire lose?
"Hey, young man, want to take a ride? The buses here can travel to many places in the Sun Moon Empire. Want to get on?" At that moment, someone who looked like a driver waved at Zhong Kui.
Many people nearby boarded the vehicle. It looked like a bus...
"How much does it cost? Can it take me to Ming Capital?"
Zhong Kui then took out a Soul Tool and some Gold Soul Coins.
"One copper coin is enough to ride. The bus generally travels stop by stop and does not go in a fixed direction, but it can designate a route for you alone..."
There was no need to ask. This was something similar to the buses in his original world. It should be called a Soul Guidance Bus. He had not expected the Sun Moon Empire to already have Soul Guidance Buses.
"Then how many stops will it take to reach Ming Capital?"
"You must be from out of town. To reach our Sun Moon Empire's capital, you need to travel to the final stop, so it will take quite a while—probably several hours."
"Alright."
Zhong Kui then paid the fare and boarded the bus. Once there were enough passengers, the driver closed the door, and the vehicle began traveling from stop to stop.
Several hours later, Zhong Kui finally arrived in Ming Capital.
"So this was the Sun Moon Empire's capital. It really did look advanced..."
As Zhong Kui looked upon the Sun Moon Empire's capital, Ming Capital, he had to admit that this city had at least begun to approach the level of a modern society.
He then began looking into how to join the Royal Soul Guidance Academy of the Sun Moon Empire. First, he found out where the academy was. After asking several passersby for directions, Zhong Kui found it.
He then saw a huge crowd preparing to register. Many people wanted to join the Royal Soul Guidance Academy of the Sun Moon Empire.
"Hello, may I ask how one joins this Royal Soul Guidance Academy of the Sun Moon Empire?"
"You're from elsewhere, right? I'm from elsewhere too. I came to join this academy because I wanted to study advanced soul guidance technology. It welcomes people from many nations, including those from the Douluo Three Kingdoms. As long as you meet the requirements, it's fine. Simply put, you don't have to be a genius. As long as you work hard and produce results, you can stay.
There's even a student with Innate Soul Power of only half a level—a complete waste—but he has talent in soul guidance technology, so he was able to remain at the academy. As long as you work hard, have ability, and achieve results, you can stay."
After hearing that, Zhong Kui felt relieved. He then joined the registration line. After a long while, it was finally his turn.
"Let me measure your Soul Power Level."
The soul master from the Sun Moon Empire academy then took out a Soul Power crystal, which could measure Soul Power up to level ninety-nine.
Zhong Kui placed his hand on it, and it immediately displayed a Soul Power Level of sixty-two!
"How old are you now?"
"Fourteen."
"!!! A genius!!! Welcome to the academy." The academy staff member said excitedly.
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