Or, You Want to Pinch My Skull?

Dai Mubai returned to his position and released his Martial Soul, two yellow and one purple spirit rings circling around him.

"If you want your registration fee back, just beat me." The domineering and arrogant nature of the Evil-Eyed White Tiger was on full display.

Seeing the spirit rings on his body, those parents and students finally quieted down.

Seeing that no one was causing trouble anymore, Li Yusong said, "Our Shrek Academy only accepts monsters, not ordinary people. Before coming here, you had better understand our recruitment rules, otherwise, you are just handing us Gold Soul Coins."

"Ah, I know, I know, you only accept monsters under the age of twelve with a spirit power above level twenty-one, right?" Tang Liu muttered to himself, though he felt a strange sense of sanctity in his heart.

Check-in! Shrek Academy.

He just didn't know if this Shrek, which gave all the major protagonists such a strong sense of belonging, could make him feel the same way.

Tang Liu was curious and full of anticipation.

At this moment, most of the parents who had been holding onto a glimmer of hope also took their children and left after Li Yusong displayed his strength as a Spirit Emperor.

The long registration line suddenly became much shorter.

Tang Liu let out a deep breath and said, "Finally, they're gone..."

After watching Ning Rongrong finish her registration, Tang Liu walked straight behind Zhuqing, who was at the very end of the line, and waited quietly.

What depressed him was that Zhuqing, the youngest of the Seven Devils, was actually over 1.6 meters tall, quite a bit taller than him.

Ah, hurry up and let me grow to seventeen or eighteen, let me have my original height of 1.8 meters!

His actions as he walked over to join the line attracted the attention of many.

The gazes of Dai Mubai and Tang San, which had originally been on Zhuqing, shifted to him.

Of course, they didn't look for long, because it was Tang San and Xiao Wu's turn to register.

After releasing his Martial Soul, Dai Mubai led them inside.

Not long after, it was Zhuqing's turn.

After she successfully registered, Tang Liu watched as she turned into a blur and disappeared at the gates of Shrek Academy.

Now, only Tang Liu was left all alone outside.

He pulled back the hood of his black robe, took out the ten Gold Soul Coins Tang Hao had given him with a sense of ceremony, paid the registration fee, and looked at Li Yusong, saying, "Grandpa, I've also practiced a spirit skill on my hands, but this table is a bit high, and my flexibility isn't that great, so... how about you just squeeze my skull instead?"

Li Yusong: "..."

Seeing the incredibly serious expression on Tang Liu's handsome face, he was speechless, but still said, "No need. Just roll up your sleeves, and I'll check the bones in your arms."

Well, indeed, the Mysterious Jade Hand only turns the forearms and palms into hard cold jade; it has no effect on the upper arms.

Tang Liu nimbly rolled up his sleeves, revealing his fair skin.

Li Yusong reached out and gripped his arm, confirming his bone age while saying, "I didn't expect you to actually be twelve years old."

"I just developed late." Tang Liu smiled. "So, should I release my Martial Soul now?"

Li Yusong nodded. "Release it and let me see."

Raising his left hand, the Ethereal Blue Silver Emperor grew out. Subsequently, one yellow and one purple spirit ring rose from beneath his feet, moved to surround the Blue Silver Emperor on his left hand, and stopped pulsing.

At this moment, Little Funi, hidden inside his clothes, had eyes glowing faintly, concealing the black third spirit ring that should have appeared.

"Oh, the second spirit ring is already at the thousand-year level." Li Yusong looked at the two spirit rings on Tang Liu's Martial Soul in surprise.

"Yeah, my dad gave me a lot of precious treasures to improve my physical fitness, so I was able to absorb a thousand-year spirit ring for my second one. Especially that Whale Rubber, I almost threw up from eating it." Tang Liu calmly spouted nonsense.

Li Yusong: "..."

He really felt like he had just been flexed on with wealth.

However, the academy had indeed welcomed quite a few little monsters this year.

Coughing lightly, Li Yusong said, "You have passed the preliminary test. Now I will take you to the second round to test your spirit power. If your spirit power is above level twenty-five, you can go directly to participate in the fourth round of testing."

"Oh, that's no problem for me, I'm level twenty-nine." Tang Liu retracted his Martial Soul, deliberately stating his spirit power lower to avoid too much attention.

He didn't like trouble.

"Oh? Not bad, not bad." Li Yusong gave him a surprised look and smiled.

Soon, he brought Tang Liu to the location of the second round of testing and retrieved a crystal ball for testing spirit power from the proctor.

"Come, give it a try." He handed the crystal ball to Tang Liu.

Tang Liu took it and calmly channeled level twenty-nine worth of spirit power into it.

Six years of spirit power compression had allowed him to control his spirit power with extreme precision. Situations like the one during his Martial Soul awakening were now impossible.

"Good, good, another little monster." Li Yusong watched the crystal ball emit the light of level twenty-nine spirit power, patted his shoulder with a smile, and then turned to shout at Dai Mubai, who was leading Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhuqing toward the fourth round in the distance, "Dai Mubai, wait a moment! There is another student here, take him directly to the fourth round as well!"

Tang Liu had put his hood back on when he entered the academy, so he wasn't afraid of being recognized by Tang San.

"Go follow them. I still need to see if anyone else is registering. Good luck." After Li Yusong finished speaking, he turned and left.

Tang Liu ignored the envious gazes of the students waiting for the second round of exams and walked slowly toward Dai Mubai and the others, who had stopped to wait for him.

On the way, he naturally had to pass by Uncle Oscar, who was selling sausages.

Tang Liu stopped and said, "Classmate, how much for a sausage?"

Seeing a potential sale, Oscar, who had been feeling a bit dejected, immediately perked up.

"Junior, my Big Recovery Sausage is absolutely delicious, and I guarantee eating it will make passing the exam much easier. It's only five Copper Soul Coins each, no cheating on prices! How about it, want one?" Oscar pitched enthusiastically.

"Hmm, one Big Recovery Sausage, and give me one Detoxification Small Sausage as well," Tang Liu said.

"Huh?" Oscar was stunned by his words.

"Stop 'huh-ing.' You have the Big Sausage right there, hurry up and make me a Small Sausage. I have a use for it and I'm in a hurry," Tang Liu urged, suppressing a laugh.

"Ah? Oh, right, okay. The Old Man Has a Small Sausage..."

As the spirit incantation was chanted, a Detoxification Small Sausage was produced.

Tang Liu took a bamboo skewer himself to thread the Big Sausage and the Small Sausage together. After paying one Silver Soul Coin, he left without sparing another glance at the bewildered Oscar.

However, after taking only two steps, he stopped, turned around, and said to Oscar, "Right, classmate, do you have any Cute Fragrant Tender Tofu and Delicious Fragrant Garlic Clove?"

Oscar: "???"