What is this place?

They were not at all worried about Tang Ya absorbing the Mandala Snake, but Ji Siyuan absorbing the Flame Demon Lion made everyone break into a cold sweat.

"Brother Tian Meng, do you think Brother Yuan can succeed?"

Tian Meng lay lazily in his sea of consciousness: "Why are you worried already? Aren't you trying to hide your identity? You're blushing before the other party has even said two words."

Huo Yuhao—no, the sea of consciousness was currently occupied by Huo Yutong.

"Brother Tian Meng! I'm asking you something serious! Not only is he the Supreme Elder of our sect, but he just saved us."

Sky Dream Ice Silkworm told her calmly: "Although the absorption limit for a human's first soul ring has never been definitively set, no one has ever absorbed a thousand-year-level ring on their first try."

"So, can he or can't he?" She was truly anxious; if he couldn't, she would have to stop Ji Siyuan.

"I don't know," Tian Meng said honestly. "This Ji Siyuan is not ordinary; he carries great secrets. If it were anyone else, I would be certain it's impossible, but he might actually be able to do it."

Outside, Bei Bei was also trying to persuade him, offering to help him find a 400-year-level one, but Ji Siyuan remained firm in his decision to absorb it.

Helpless, the two of them could only watch as he absorbed the soul ring.

Ji Siyuan sat cross-legged, letting the soul ring gradually drift onto his body.

Could any other spiritual fruit compare to a body nourished by Immortal Spirit Qi?

His absorption proceeded without the slightest obstruction.

It was even faster than Tang Ya's absorption.

Bei Bei: "A thousand-year first soul ring—are you even human?"

"Huh? It's alright, I think it's fine." Ji Siyuan stretched, acting as if it were nothing out of the ordinary.

Bei Bei looked on with envy.

Once Tang Ya finished her absorption, they set off for Shrek.

At the same time, they sold the carcass of the Flame Demon Lion for some money.

In Shrek, it was truly impossible to get anywhere without Gold Soul Coins.

"Wait, our Tang Sect seems to only have one spot. What are you two going to do?"

Ji Siyuan hadn't thought of this for a moment.

"Uh, what are the enrollment requirements for Shrek again?"

Tang Ya: "Reach level 15 before the age of twelve."

Huo Yuhao lowered his head; he couldn't do it. He was only level 11.

Just when they all thought Ji Siyuan wouldn't make it either, Ji Siyuan spoke up: "It's fine, I'm level 15."

Huo Yuhao was fine, as he didn't know Ji Siyuan had just awakened his martial soul. But Bei Bei and Tang Ya knew clearly, as they were the ones who had handled it.

"You just awakened your martial soul, how could you already be level 15?"

"Is that hard? What if I had Innate Full Soul Power of level 15?"

"That's impossible; only Innate Full Soul Power is level 10." As he said this, Bei Bei's voice trailed off. Because in history, there really were martial souls with Innate Full Soul Power higher than level 10.

The Angel Martial Soul of Martial Soul Hall was very powerful, and books had told their stories.

"God-tier!"

Tang Ya: "Bei Bei, what did you say?"

"Nothing, let's not worry about that. Isn't it perfect that Siyuan reached level 15? Let Yuhao use the Tang Sect's spot, and Siyuan can enter on his own. I'll handle the recommendation letter."

Ji Siyuan and Tang San were both dumbfounded: "What is a recommendation letter?"

The recommendation letter, originally intended to highlight the prestige of the Tang Sect's spot, was now their final hurdle.

Although Bei Bei was responsible for handling it, Ji Siyuan just found it disgusting.

Tang San was even more furious: "What kind of trash school is this, requiring a recommendation letter? Doesn't this just cut off the growth of civilian soul masters? So many powerful martial souls are mutations; what does that make this school? A school for nobles through and through? Absolute trash!"

Ji Siyuan was indeed a Celestial Dragon, but in a place like this, no one would recognize him, and he couldn't let anyone recognize him either.

His identity was still a limitation here.

"Come on, Uncle Tang, don't let it turn out that you were the one who founded this school."

"Absolutely impossible. No matter what happens, I, Tang San, would never found such a trash school."

The indignant Tang San soon heard Tang Ya's reply.

"Our ancestor Tang San was also one of the first generation Shrek Seven Devils, which is why our Tang Sect has such a spot."

Ji Siyuan looked at Tang San with a smile: "Uncle Tang, you might have overestimated [yourself]."

"No, impossible." Tang San couldn't accept it: "It couldn't be me."

After selling the corpse and getting some Gold Soul Coins, they soon arrived at Shrek.

Tang Ya took them around, while Bei Bei went off to secure the recommendation letter.

She pointed to seven tall statues: "These are the first generation Shrek Seven Devils." Then she pointed specifically to one: "He is our ancestor, Tang San."

Ji Siyuan looked up: "Yo, Uncle Tang, he looks exactly like you. This school really was opened by you."

"What exactly is the [me] of this world thinking? Is he insane? I don't think someone like that could ever become a god."

Tang Ya: "Our ancestor Tang San is the Sea God, and legend has it he even holds the dual divinity of two gods."

Tang San's expression shifted instantly: "If a person of that caliber can become a god, then this God Realm must be rife with intrigue. Especially if someone like that ascended."

"Uncle Tang, it seems he is also the Sea God."

Tang San fell silent for a moment: "It's fine, I am no longer the Sea God. The divine position is with you now."

Having finally found a point of difference, Tang San was quite pleased: "Siyuan, let me tell you. I suspect this person must have used his divine position to lure others, likely striking when they were unwilling to ascend. He gained both fame and fortune in the end."

"Isn't that a bit of a stretch?"

"You think I reached this conclusion based on this school? Wrong, it is because of the stories told by this Tang Sect that I arrived at this deduction. When I return in the future, I might just have to fight him."

"Fighting yourself?"

Tang San: "I hope my conjectures are all false. Let's look at this school first; you will certainly be living here from now on."

Tang Ya: "Do you see them? Those are the founders of our Shrek Academy: Flender, Liu Erlong, and the Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang. They established Shrek Academy together."

"I have a feeling this school might not be a very good place," Tang San remarked. "I don't know about the others, but this Yu Xiaogang, just as I told you, is truly not a normal person."

Then, Tang San began a long-winded description:

He spoke of heaven-defying cultivation methods that caused physical harm to many, of preaching one thing while doing another and making reckless judgments, and of a two-ring Spirit Master declaring war on the most powerful factions, among other things.

"So, I suspect this school is likely not a normal institution. It will probably have heaven-defying teachers and heaven-defying teaching methods."

Ji Siyuan nodded; he agreed with this assessment.

"Uncle, should I change schools?"

Tang San was silent for a moment: "Stay here. A school chosen by a Child of Destiny must have its merits. There will be people here who can look after you."

This world was vastly different from what he had imagined, but staying in the same school as the Daughter of Destiny should at least prevent any major issues.

He just hoped no new problems would arise.