Shrek Academy

Shrek Academy

"Is this Shrek Academy? It's a little different from what I imagined..."

The brown-haired girl stood outside Shrek Academy's gates, frowning at the sea of people before her.

This was Shrek Academy's enrollment season, so the flow of people was especially heavy. After all, nearly all the geniuses in the Sun Moon Federation came to Shrek Academy at this time. It would have been strange if the place were not crowded.

At the same time, such an enormous crowd proved that Shrek Academy truly was the number one academy on the continent!

"With this many people, how long am I supposed to wait in line? Until the year of the monkey?"

Herta looked unhappily at the mass of heads on the field. Though people were constantly moving and Shrek Academy students nearby were directing the crowd, she would still have to wait several hours before her turn came.

"Maybe I should just go back. Perhaps Shrek Academy isn't as impressive as I thought?"

Seeming to find that reasonable, Herta immediately turned around and prepared to head back the way she had come. But before she had taken more than a few steps, a white-haired old man suddenly appeared in front of her.

"Haha, you're quite the character, little girl!"

"In all these years, you're probably the only one who has dared to say Shrek Academy isn't impressive, right?"

The old man walked toward Herta with a grin. He did not seem angry, but he had inadvertently blocked her path.

"Old man, you're blocking my way. Move aside." Herta's expression remained calm, as if she did not take the old man seriously at all.

The moment she said that, the old man's eyes widened.

"What do you mean, old man? I am an elder of Shrek Academy!"

"Little girl, think carefully. If you leave now, you'll lose your chance to join Shrek Academy!"

Herta merely curled her lip at his words.

"Unlike those ordinary people lining up over there, I'm a true genius. I don't need an academy to prove my abilities! Real gold shines wherever it is. Even without Shrek Academy, I can still become the strongest on the continent!"

"Alas!" the old man sighed helplessly. "You're still too young, little girl."

"I agree with what you just said. Your own abilities do not need external things to prove them. But Shrek Academy is different. The title of number one academy on the continent has always belonged to Shrek. Do you know what that represents?"

"A Shrek Academy graduation certificate is more valuable than anything else. If you encounter difficulties in the future, that certificate can represent Shrek Academy and help you. It will be of great benefit to your future!"

"Fine!"

Only when he saw Herta nod did the old man breathe a sigh of relief. At last, he had managed to keep this little girl here. He then took the opportunity to introduce himself.

"I am Zhuo Shi, an elder of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion. I have been waiting here for you for quite some time! You're the Herta that little Zhangkong mentioned, correct?"

"Yes, I'm Herta. So hand it over."

"Huh? Hand over what?"

After confirming Herta's identity, Zhuo Shi had planned to bring her directly into the Inner Courtyard. But her words left him utterly confused.

"The graduation certificate, of course! Since a Shrek Academy graduation certificate is so useful, why not just give me one directly? Why go through all this trouble?"

Herta's words completely stunned Zhuo Shi. He looked at her in disbelief and said, "Herta, you do know that if you want a graduation certificate, you must meet the academy's graduation requirements, right?"

"Of course! I'm already level seventy, and I'm a Three-Word Battle Armor Master. Aren't those qualifications enough to graduate from the Inner Courtyard?"

"Uh, well... perhaps you're still a little short?" Herta's question made Zhuo Shi stumble over his words.

"Tch, what a hassle... I'd better leave."

"Wait! Little girl, wait!"

A promising talent like her could not be allowed to slip away so easily. Zhuo Shi had appeared here because Wu Zhangkong had written to his teacher, whom he had not seen in a long time, a few days ago. He said he had encountered a once-in-ten-thousand-years genius and had recommended her to Shrek Academy.

The letter detailed Herta's information, and Wu Zhangkong had even suggested reporting the matter directly to the Sea God Pavilion.

At first, Zhuo Shi thought Wu Zhangkong was joking. But after seeing Herta's information, his eyes had gone wide. There was actually such a genius in the world?

Zhuo Shi knew Wu Zhangkong's personality. He would never lie about something like this, so there was a very high chance that the genius named Herta would arrive at Shrek Academy within the next few days.

The people of the Sea God Pavilion were also interested in this child. However, they had no way to determine her location for the time being, so they could only arrange for someone to wait outside the academy every day. That person was Zhuo Shi.

After several days of wind and rain, he had finally waited for Herta. His efforts had not been in vain!

Yet just as he was about to guide Herta into the Inner Courtyard, this child was unwilling to go. She wanted to take Shrek Academy's graduation certificate and leave immediately?

How could there be such an easy bargain in the world?

However, just as Zhuo Shi was preparing to continue persuading her, a silver light descended from the sky and landed beside him.

"Zhuo Shi, I told you yesterday that there was no need for so much nonsense. Why not just bring this girl into the Inner Courtyard? Why make things so troublesome?"

A white-haired woman had appeared. Judging from the way she spoke to Zhuo Shi, she was most likely an elder of Shrek Academy as well. Otherwise, she could not have spoken in such a tone.

"Cai Yue'er, what are you doing? Didn't we agree that I would handle this matter? Are you trying to snatch her from me?"

"What do you mean, snatch her? I saw that you couldn't win this little girl over, so I came out to compete. If you had managed to win her over just now, would I have needed to step in?"

"You!"

Since Herta's information had been reported to the Sea God Pavilion, quite a few elders had naturally taken an interest in her. But because the letter had come from Wu Zhangkong, the matter had temporarily been left to Wu Zhangkong's teacher, Zhuo Shi.

But what if he could not handle it?

Then it could only be handed over to the other elders!

Cai Yue'er was very interested in such a genius, and she was impatient by nature. Seeing that Zhuo Shi had failed, she was the first to step forward.

As for the other elders, they were still watching from the sidelines, intending to observe the situation further. There was even a special powerhouse among them observing this place.

"Win me over? Is Shrek Academy planning to force a deal on me?" Herta frowned slightly. "But no one can force me to do anything I don't want to do!"

Facing the two elders of Shrek Academy, Herta stepped forward. A red aura immediately surged from her body, forming seven scarlet rings.

Seeing this, everyone watching, whether they had already revealed themselves or remained hidden, widened their eyes.

Just as the information had said, Herta was a Soul Sage!

And every one of her soul rings was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring!