Personification

Both of them found this sort of thing quite novel.

They truly had never experienced it before.

After arriving at Shrek Academy, the two of them had challenged to become inner court disciples the moment they stepped through the gates, and they had succeeded.

When they arrived at the freshman assessment area, relying on his powerful spiritual power, he easily located Ning Tian and her group.

Upon seeing Huo Yuhao, a little girl, and a very handsome and pretty boy following alongside Ning Tian's trio, Ning Que knew that the Great God King Tang had exerted his influence once again.

He had already delayed the registration time back then, successfully managing to sign up for Mu Jin's class.

When the new semester first started, he had specifically gone to check, and Wang Dong and Xiao Xiao were both attending classes in Zhou Yi's class.

Now that they had transferred to Mu Jin's class, who would believe there wasn't something fishy going on?

"Sister Guyi, are you here to cheer me on?"

Seeing the two walking side by side, Ning Tian immediately trotted over, habitually ignoring Ning Que, and came enthusiastically to Ye Guyi's side.

"Little Tian, I heard your goal is the championship. Do you have absolute confidence in taking it?"

Ye Guyi had a very good impression of this younger sister, so she naturally thought of ways to spoil her.

"Of course, the championship must be ours."

"We have three Soul Elders, after all!"

Ning Tian was extremely proud and confident.

Over these years, although she had been a bit unruly and mischievous, she had never dared to slack off when it came to cultivation.

There was no helping it; she had a strict older brother at home keeping her in check.

Wu Feng had also been led astray by Ning Que's training, becoming exceptionally hardworking—the truly fanatical kind. Although she had only just obtained her third soul ring not long ago, she was already a Soul Elder now.

As for Jin Sheng, he had the highest cultivation among the three. Over these past three months, his soul power had increased by another level; with two more levels, he would be able to obtain his fourth soul ring.

A twelve-year-old Soul Elder, even within Shrek Academy, was a highly gifted existence.

With their strength, as long as they didn't run into anything particularly outrageous or "cheating," there really wasn't anyone who could threaten their path to the championship.

Soon, it was time for Ning Tian and her group to take the stage.

What was rather unexpected was that their first opponents were actually Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu from the White Tiger Duke Mansion.

"Ning Tian, Martial Soul Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, Level 32 Support-type Soul Elder."

"Jin Sheng, Martial Soul Golden Crocodile, Level 38 Assault-type Battle Soul Elder!"

"Wu Feng, Martial Soul Red Dragon, Level 31 Assault-type Battle Soul Elder!"

Following this, the three of them displayed their soul rings.

Ning Tian's soul rings were quite normal: yellow, yellow, purple—the standard soul ring configuration.

It wasn't that she didn't want a thousand-year second soul ring; it was just that the physique of a support-type soul master was too frail. Coupled with being a girl, her natural constitution was a bit weaker, so it had cost quite a lot of resources to get her second soul ring to over 960 years, infinitely close to a thousand.

As for Wu Feng and Jin Sheng, their soul rings were yellow, purple, and purple!

In particular, Jin Sheng's third soul ring was a very deep purple; one look at the color of the ring told you it wasn't a simple thousand-year soul ring.

"This..."

No matter how arrogant Dai Huabin was, upon seeing this martial soul and soul ring configuration, he knew his opponents were not easily defeated.

While his sister was fighting, Ning Que turned his gaze toward the battle in another area.

Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao were facing two Soul Grand Masters and one Soul Master.

For Huo Yuhao and his group, dealing with such opponents was still quite easy.

Ning Que naturally didn't pay much attention to them.

He kept his focus more on Xiao Xiao.

"Only Level 21?"

Sensing Xiao Xiao's soul power level, Ning Que knew that Uncle Dai Chengfeng had already made contact with her.

Among the freshmen of this year, there were many geniuses, but very few could be won over.

It wasn't that they couldn't be recruited, but their origins and backgrounds destined them to be unreachable.

The only ones who caught Ning Que's eye were Xiao Xiao, Xie Huanyue, Zhou Sichen, and Cao Jinxuan.

As for Lan Luoluo, Lan Susu, and Cui Yajie, they were far inferior in comparison.

He had handed the task of recruiting Xie Huanyue to his sister, while he had Elder Dai Chengfeng step in for Xiao Xiao.

It was truly baffling that this genius with Twin Martial Souls had added a soul ring to her martial soul so early in the game; since he wanted to recruit her, he had to stop her from doing that.

By comparison, he valued Zhou Sichen and Cao Jinxuan more—one had the Treasure Tome martial soul capable of summoning hunted soul beasts to fight, and the other had the Time Fleeting Bell martial soul, which possessed time-related attributes.

He had entrusted the recruitment of these two to his fiancée; as the possessor of an Angel martial soul, it was far too easy for her to evoke a sense of affinity in others.

It was much easier to win them over that way.

Soon, the battle on his sister's side ended; even though Dai Huabin and his partner had completed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they were still no match for his sister and her team.

Especially that kid Jin Sheng; not only was his cultivation talent diligent, but his luck was also heaven-defying, as he had actually obtained a decent External Soul Bone when he reached his third soul ring.

If it hadn't been incompatible with his own body, Ning Que would have been unable to resist snatching it for himself.

On the contrary, ever since he began hunting soul beasts, let alone an External Soul Bone, he hadn't even seen what a soul bone looked like.

Cultivating Jin Sheng with such great effort was the retreat he had left for the sect; among the remaining three ten-thousand-year spiritual herbs he had forced to mature, one was reserved specifically for Jin Sheng.

If he succeeded, these things would be nothing; if he failed, Jin Sheng and his younger sister would be the opportunity for the Nine Treasures Glazed Sect to rise again.

Just at this moment, Ning Que's train of thought was interrupted by a heaven-defying remark.

"Get lost! It's all your fault for not working hard at cultivation. If you were a Soul Elder like me, our Martial Soul Fusion Skill would definitely have been victorious."

Dai Huabin shoved aside Zhu Lu, who had stepped forward to comfort him, and then turned his gaze toward his other teammates: "How did I end up picking such stupid teammates? You have zero combat experience, you're just like trash."

Seeing such a heaven-defying existence, Ning Que was truly speechless.

Was this the extent of the upbringing at the White Tiger Duke Mansion?

Although he and Dai Yueheng were the type who did not get along, he had to admit that Dai Yueheng was a perfect heir.

He knew what he wanted, knew when to hide and when to reveal himself, and was even willing to discard his pride for the sake of his goals.

However, what did that have to do with him?

After watching the match, he would take his sister and the others out for a good meal.

Over the next few days, aside from his daily cultivation, he would occasionally watch his sister's matches.

In the end, his sister and her team successfully won the championship.

Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong's team had been defeated by his sister's team due to Ning Que's guidance, earning them only the runner-up position.

During this period, Ning Que's soul power finally increased by another level, reaching level 49.

He was only one step away from reaching the Soul King realm.

The even better news was that Elder Lei and the others had successfully captured or brought back the required soul beasts.