Farewell

"Apply for early promotion to the Inner Court?"

Putting down the file, Zhou Yi frowned. "Normally, only those who have completed four years or above and met the graduation requirements can apply for promotion to the Inner Court."

Wang Yan chimed in, "Even if the above conditions are met, most students nearing graduation have already given up on advancing to the inner academy."

"Shrek Inner Court enjoys certain privileges, but it also bears a heavy responsibility. Some students have been crushed by it, and some have lost their lives along the way. This is not a perk, but a duty."

After speaking, Wang Yan seemed lost in some memories, his eyes deep in thought.

Zhou Yi took out a paper cup, brewed a cup of fragrant tea, and asked, "Even so, you're still willing to apply for a promotion?"

"Promotion assessments can be life-threatening, therefore the academy has set two conditions: Soul Power and grade level. Soul Power generally represents combat strength, while grade level generally represents academic knowledge. The former is a reliance, and the latter is strategy."

"Currently, your Soul Power is indeed a bit low, and some courses haven't been offered yet, so we don't recommend applying in advance."

An ordinary teacher might think that Bai Cai has met the requirements and can apply for promotion ahead of schedule, but Zhou Yi, as a Soul Emperor, disagrees.

Battle Soul Master, Control-Type Battle Spirit Master, must undergo rigorous assessments. Even if their battle records are truly extraordinary, they must still be evaluated according to the rules.

While Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill are powerful, they also consume a lot of Soul Skill. At the Soul Elder stage, one can only use one skill at most in battle. However, advancement assessments mostly require continuous combat.

When facing multiple enemies in succession, the Bai Cai's role is not stronger than that of other Soul Ancestor. The reason is very simple: the Bai Cai can certainly kill most Soul Ancestor in an instant, but it is limited to one strike. Due to the lack of offensive Soul Skill, after one strike, its remaining combat power is not even comparable to that of an ordinary Soul Elder.

Of course, in Zhou Yi's mind, an ordinary Soul Elder would Soul Ring Configuration, which is the average level of the Shrek Academy.

In reality, Jiang Nannan faces the same problem. All three of her Soul Skill are rare divine skills, but they are sufficient for self-defense but insufficient for offense. If she were to face multiple Soul Ancestor, she would eventually be defeated due to exhaustion of her Soul Power.

While Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Skill is powerful for Bai Cai, it is limited to a single strike. Even if the Second Soul Ring can copy other Soul Skill, its actual effect is still limited due to the constraint of Soul Power.

No matter how powerful Soul Skill, it is useless without the support of Soul Power. After all, only when the Soul Power reaches a certain level can one sustain continuous combat; this has always been the case throughout history.

In the promotion assessment, most of the opponents are at least Soul Ancestor Soul Elder are at a disadvantage.

A wooden barrel Water Absorb based on its shortest plank; similarly, in battle, you don't necessarily need to be extremely powerful, but you must be able to ensure safety.

In short, while the Bai Cai is invincible among its peers and can even challenge opponents of higher levels, it is somewhat lacking in sustained combat. Once faced with continuous battles, it is not easy to withstand the pressure.

It should be noted that Shrek Academy's regular enemies are mostly Evil Soul Master, nobles and wealthy merchants who collude with them, and sects that have abandoned the light for the dark. These scum have never hesitated to assassinate or ambush, and they have no martial ethics whatsoever.

Many inner court disciples believed that the rules of Soul Fighting Battle applied to real combat, and went to fight alone, only to find that the enemy had already laid an ambush with dozens of low-level Soul Master, waiting for the leader's order.

The inner court disciples are all fierce tigers, but Evil Soul Master are not rats and rabbits, but jackals and wolves. If they swarm together, even Soul King would perish, let alone Soul Ancestor.

If this situation were to occur, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi might be able to break through the encirclement while injured, but if it were Bai Cai, she would most likely die under the Beat Up after a single blow.

Killing the leader is a tactic that doesn't apply to the evil Evil Soul Master under his command; they are equally fearless.

Of course, Bai Cai does not have a single Martial Soul. Her Second Martial Soul Heavenly Snow Woman, and even though it is only at the second ring now, her combat power is comparable to that of Four-Ring Soul Ancestor.

That being said, once such talent is revealed, the actual threat is no less than encountering a team of Evil Soul Master, so whether it's worth it remains to be seen.

Whether or not someone can be promoted is not something that can be proven by mere words.

Bai Cai insisted on her opinion. "If you're not good enough, you'll be eliminated. If you succeed, it will save you some time. Even if you fail this time, you can apply again in two years at most."

The inner and outer academies have different curriculum goals. The Shrek Outer Court only aims to cultivate Soul Ancestor, at most covering Soul King content. The Shrek Inner Court aims to cultivate Soul Emperors, and even covers the secrets of Douluo.

Some secrets can only be learned after advancing to the Inner Court.

For example, after Tang San inherited the divine position, did he leave behind any cultivation insights or detailed records?

For example, over the past ten thousand years, have there been any strange places or divine legacies descending upon them?

"At most two years, that's for sure."

Zhou Yi agreed with these words. Bai Cai's Soul Power was conservatively estimated to be above level 35. Even with the Ultimate Ice, she could reach the Soul Ancestor within two years.

However, staying in the outer courtyard is for cultivating Soul Power, and staying in the inner courtyard is also for cultivating Soul Power, but it also requires going out on duty. In comparison, the actual cultivation time is not as good as staying in the outer courtyard.

The Bai Cai has not yet reached its bottleneck stage; advancing to the inner court would do more harm than good.

"We need to at least try to stop it," Zhou Yi said immediately. "However, promotion to the inner academy is not the responsibility of the teachers; it requires the dean's signature of approval."

"If you insist on applying, come with me to see the dean."

Zhou Yi was confident that the dean would be able to stop the application.

Wang Yan nodded in agreement. Since the dean had already been brought out, Bai Cai should be able to understand.

"Of course," Bai Cai insisted.

Seeing this, Zhou Yi quickly handed over her work, took the Bai Cai, and headed to the area where the dean was located.

The office suddenly became much quieter. Wang Yan gave a wry smile, casually crossed out the morning schedule, and immediately crossed out the "practical training" section, replacing it with "identify Soul Beast".

"Applying for early promotion to the Inner Academy is theoretically possible; I have excellent grades in both practical and theoretical courses, and I have defeated many Soul Ancestor."

Yan Shaozhe did not stop him. He quickly took out the application form, signed it, and handed it to Bai Cai. Then he solemnly said, "There is no difference in cultivating Soul Power between the inner and outer academies. The glory of the inner academy comes from a responsibility: to eliminate evil and promote good, and to monitor the world. All inner academy disciples must participate in the Shrek Inspection Corps and carry out some difficult missions."

"Pursuit Evil Soul Master, crack down on Soul Master crimes, and arrest all those involved. Are you willing to shoulder this responsibility in the face of all the darkness in the world?"

"Willing."

She took the application form with both hands, flicked her Blue Ring, Bai Cai immediately straightened her posture to show seriousness.

"Of course, since other conditions haven't been met, you'll need to prove your abilities."

Zhou Yi emphasized, "Dean Yan!"

Yan Shaozhe smiled and waved to stop Zhou Yi from speaking. "For the first mission, there's something amiss with Belun. Go and investigate."

"Belun?"

Zhou Yi froze for a moment, "Belun is..."

Yan Shaozhe immediately interrupted, "Belun is an important city, and the Shrek Inspection Corps has an inescapable responsibility."

"This is equipment."

Yan Shaozhe quickly handed over the monitoring equipment and explained how to use it.

After Bai Cai left, Yan Shaozhe breathed a sigh of relief, "Luckily, I reacted in time; you almost ruined my plans."

Zhou Yi was speechless. After all, Yan Shaozhe was the dean, and his way of thinking was different from that of normal teachers.

Belun, also known as the Wine City and the Flower City, is a prosperous and peaceful commercial city of the Dou Ling Empire, which has never experienced any turmoil.

Yan Shaozhe's methods far surpass his own.