"The Shrek Academy Qin Ming was always talking about was nothing more than an unaccredited backwater school that did not even possess imperial authorization to operate."
Facing everyone's curious gazes, Lin Nuo spoke with undisguised mockery in his voice.
"That academy was built in some remote, impoverished corner of the Balak Kingdom.
"It was not registered with any official institution, nor did it have any Mimicry Cultivation Environment.
"To put it bluntly, they relied entirely on deceit and trickery to recruit students.
"Under the banner of 'we only accept monsters, not ordinary people,' they specifically fooled gifted children from commoner backgrounds who knew nothing about the outside world."
At this point, Lin Nuo paused, and his tone became more suggestive.
"Think about it. They recruited geniuses who were already exceptionally talented.
"If those students eventually succeeded, then the academy could claim credit for teaching them well.
"But if they were ruined, or suffered crippling injuries or died during those so-called 'beyond-the-limit' combat training sessions,
"they would casually dismiss it as fate or insufficient character, washing their hands clean of all responsibility."
"After all, those who could be tricked into entering that academy were merely talented Soul Masters from the lower classes."
"Shrek Academy also had several Soul Saints and Soul Emperors watching over it. Those commoner geniuses who were ruined would not dare seek trouble with them."
"Was it really that outrageous?"
Yu Feng sucked in a cold breath.
"You'll understand once I show you some data."
Lin Nuo spoke slowly.
"Since Shrek Academy was founded more than twenty years ago, it had only admitted forty-two students in total.
"Yet only fourteen of them had successfully graduated.
"As for where the majority of those students who failed to graduate had gone...
"On a continent where Soul Masters were so highly