"Why haven't we started yet?"
A young woman stood in front of the examination area with her hands in her pockets, looking impatiently at the examiners before her.
How long had she been waiting? They'd actually left her standing here all alone. They were practically asking to die!
The young woman was tall and strikingly beautiful, but what drew the most attention were her gemlike pink-and-blue eyes.
She wore a long azure dress, its hem fluttering in the wind like waves, and her pink-and-blue hair fell over her shoulders.
Yet this goddess-like young woman had a gaze as haughty as if the whole world owed her eight hundred million.
Even when facing Shrek's examiners, she showed no courtesy.
"They're here!"
The chief examiner glanced at the young woman and pointed behind her.
She turned around and saw a young man and woman walking in from outside. It was Jiang Yi and Xiao Xiao.
"You two, hurry up! Stop dragging your feet!"
The young woman looked at them and ordered them imperiously, her chin tilted slightly upward in a thoroughly condescending pose.
I've waited so long, the flowers are about to wilt.
"Hm?"
Jiang Yi frowned and glanced at her. He ignored her, instead leading Xiao Xiao straight over to the examiners.
The young woman's expression darkened, and a flicker of displeasure passed through her eyes. But after a moment's thought, she managed to hold back her anger.
It had taken so long for two people to show up. She didn't want to wait any longer...
"Good, not bad!"
The chief examiner took their files, looking rather pleased. He paid Jiang Yi particular attention.
Two geniuses with second Soul Rings of a thousand years—they'd ended up together by chance.
"Three people will do. Your fourth examination is—actual combat!"
The chief examiner smiled at the three of them and clapped his hands. A young male teacher stepped forward.
"Hold out against him for the time it takes an incense stick to burn, and you pass. Otherwise, go home—Shrek doesn't take deadweight!"
"You have two minutes to prepare!"
With that, the chief examiner said no more.
"Actual combat?"
Jiang Yi blinked.
Good grief, ten thousand years had passed, and Shrek was still using the same old routine. The rules of the ancestors really couldn't be changed.
"Jiang Yi! My first Soul Skill is Cauldron Shock. Its effect is..."
Xiao Xiao came closer and took the initiative to explain her Soul Skill.
A teacher at Shrek Academy was sure to be an expert. Naturally, she needed to stick close to Jiang Yi.
"Mm. I'll take the lead in the attack..."
Jiang Yi nodded and began discussing their strategy. Somehow, both of them kept ignoring the young woman beside them.
Tang Wutong stood there. The expression on her face shifted from anticipation to surprise, from surprise to disbelief, then finally settled into the indignation of You actually dare ignore me?
She bit her lip and clenched her fists, then loosened them.
Just wait... They'll definitely come over and ask to team up with me... right?
Time ticked by.
Tang Wutong finally couldn't take it anymore.
No one could tolerate being given the cold shoulder—not even the Little Princess of the Divine Realm.
"Tang Wutong. Martial Soul: Light Goddess Butterfly. Twenty-three-level Power Attack System Battle Soul Master. Skilled in frontal assaults..."
She strode over, speaking rapidly, as if completing a task she deeply resented.
After finishing, Tang Wutong seemed to feel that she'd lost some face, so she gave a haughty little huff and added,
"You two aren't allowed to hold me back. Understood?"
Her tone made it sound as if she wasn't here to team up, but to recruit underlings.
"Tang Wutong?"
Jiang Yi, who hadn't bothered to pay her any attention, lifted his head with some surprise when he heard the young woman's name.
AUV, I was wondering who that was! It's Miss Tang!
Jiang Yi gave Princess Tang a critical once-over.
He had to admit, Princess Tang was certainly authoritative in the looks department. Divine Realm milk sure was something!
But... had Tang Wutong really shown up under her real identity?
Jiang Yi pondered this.
It seemed something really had gone wrong over in the Divine Realm. Otherwise, how could Tang San have failed to cut her out of the picture?
"Hmph!"
Seeing Jiang Yi finally look over, Tang Wutong couldn't help giving a soft snort, her arrogance returning.
That's more like it.
I was born to be the center of attention!!!
Jiang Yi didn't mind. He simply watched her performance in silence.
"Time's up!"
The chief examiner suddenly spoke.
The young male teacher had already walked over to the nearby arena and stood with his hands behind his back.
"The examination lasts for the time it takes an incense stick to burn!"
The chief examiner lit an incense stick and casually planted it nearby.
Before he'd even finished speaking, Tang Wutong made the first move.
Whoosh—
A pair of dazzling light wings abruptly unfurled behind her. A radiant, holy aura spread out, instantly drawing everyone's attention.
The Light Goddess Butterfly!
The most beautiful Butterfly Martial Soul on the entire continent!
"So beautiful!"
Xiao Xiao tilted her head back to look at Tang Wutong in the air, her eyes full of wonder—and even a little self-consciousness.
The haughty impression Tang Wutong had made on her moments ago was now softened by the beautiful sight.
Even Jiang Yi felt a stir in his heart. Looking at the shining moth in the sky, he felt a little eager to make a move.
I really want to catch one!
Old Codger Tang San, you'd better still be on Douluo Continent!
"Hmph!"
Tang Wutong took in everyone's gazes, a smug look on her pretty face as two Soul Rings lit up around her.
The best part was still to come! Just wait until you see what I can do!
"Wing Guillotine!"
Tang Wutong cried out.
She swept through the air in a graceful arc, slashing with her light wings as she dove like a crimson meteor.
"Good!"
The young examiner laughed heartily. Six Soul Rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black—rose around him, and a black spear appeared in his hand.
"Yang Wushuang. Martial Soul: Soul-Extinguishing Spear. Six-ring Power Attack System Soul Emperor!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he flicked his wrist.
The Soul-Extinguishing Spear became a black flood dragon. The spearhead shrieked as it lunged to tear into the meteor.
The spear thrust came from an extremely tricky angle. From a distance, it looked as if Tang Wutong were charging right into the tip.
Tang Wutong wasn't about to fall for something so simple.
Just before impact, she abruptly drifted sideways, her figure turning lightly like a butterfly as she slid toward Yang Wushuang's flank.
The two were only inches apart.
At that moment, the purple Soul Ring behind her suddenly lit up.
"Light of the Butterfly God!"
The pair of light wings burst into brilliant golden radiance. Dozens of light spheres sprayed out like a torrential rain, blanketing Yang Wushuang from above.
Each sphere contained terrifyingly compressed Soul Power, leaving dazzling golden trails in the air.
Watching the rain of light, Tang Wutong's lips curled into a quiet smile.
This was her real killing move... Dozens of Light of the Butterfly God attacks, unleashed at point-blank range. Let's see how you handle that!
Yang Wushuang, however, remained unruffled. Instead, he looked at Tang Wutong and shook his head in disappointment.
"You let your guard down!"
As soon as he spoke, he kicked up with his foot.
The Soul-Extinguishing Spear swept up in reverse. In his hands, it blurred into countless afterimages, moving so quickly that its shaft was almost impossible to see.
Clang! Clang-clang-clang—
In an instant, the Soul-Extinguishing Spear formed an impenetrable black shield around Yang Wushuang. The Light of the Butterfly God rained down like a storm, but only produced a crisp series of clanging impacts.
Yang Wushuang easily blocked every one of Tang Wutong's attacks. He didn't even move an inch, standing as steady as a mountain.
The gap between their strength was obvious. Against overwhelming power, these little tricks were meaningless.
"Not good!"
Tang Wutong's heart tightened, and she hurriedly tried to retreat.
But Yang Wushuang reacted even faster.
He instantly swung the Soul-Extinguishing Spear around. The weapon became a black bolt of lightning, sweeping toward Tang Wutong with a piercing whistle!
The wind struck her face before the spear even arrived.
Tang Wutong's pupils contracted. With her speed, there was no way she could dodge this thrust.
At that critical moment, a cool sensation suddenly welled up in her mind.
Everything around her slowed down.
Yang Wushuang's spear, the dust drifting through the air, even the chief examiner's eyes narrowing in the distance—
It all appeared in three dimensions inside her mind, becoming unbelievably clear and unbelievably slow.
"What is this...?"
Tang Wutong's pink-and-blue eyes widened.
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