Snobbish Academy! Blind Shrek!

"What the hell, what kind of shark-brained nonsense is this?"

"That's a beast, is this something a human would do?"

"These are just a bunch of children; aren't they afraid something will go wrong making them run like this?"

"What kind of bullshit logic is that? What 'mediocre people don't dare to fight'?"

Inside Shrek Academy, countless people stared at the scenes on the sky screen, looking at each other in dismay. Many students who had been taught by Zhou Yi felt a complex mix of emotions as they watched.

Was this not their own past?

What made everyone even more furious was yet to come. Constrained by Zhou Yi's terrifying Soul Emperor-level oppressive violence, the children had no choice but to obediently run laps around the academy. Huo Yuhao and his roommates, who had just stood up for themselves, were no exception and were punished all the same.

As it turned out, after the run, she actually singled out a few children who had secretly skipped one or two laps.

"Alright, you can get lost now!"

"I'll report and register this with the school later; you've all been expelled. Pack your things and go home."

Those few children stood dumbfounded, their pale faces filled with nothing but fear and shock. The surrounding children were so terrified they didn't dare to make a sound, cold sweat soaking through their clothes.

"No, why! Why are you expelling us over something like this?"

"Give us another chance!"

"I don't accept this! I want to appeal!"

Many of the onlookers fell silent.

For many families, how great a price did they pay to send their children to Shrek Academy? How much sweat and blood had the children shed just to reach the entrance requirements for Shrek Academy?

Yet, all of this was ended by this teacher because of some inexplicable trifle!

Why, why on earth was this happening? As a teacher, what was the point of using one's authority to humiliate and bully a group of eleven-year-old children? Is this what a teacher at Shrek Academy is like?

The result, naturally, was that the appeals were denied, and those unlucky souls were expelled from Shrek Academy, ending their "Shrek Dream."

And this was only the beginning.

On the sky screen, Zhou Yi's "superior" teaching methods left the entire Douluo Continent stunned. Many technical elites and educational researchers from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy and Mingde Hall spat out their food in shock.

"Holy crap, they just make a bunch of kids run around carrying iron chains all day?"

"Abstract, this is truly too abstract."

"They don't even have a simulated environment cultivation room? That's technology from ten thousand years ago."

Inside the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En, Xuan Zi, and the others grew darker in the face the more they watched. They could already fully imagine how the outside world was gossiping about their Shrek Academy.

No, were these things even meant to be broadcasted?

Of course, Shrek Academy didn't actually lack things like simulated cultivation environments, which had existed for ten thousand years. Shrek Academy not only had these, but they also possessed plenty of other, more advanced technology.

However, what did these things have to do with the outer courtyard students? Deep in the hearts of Shrek Academy's top brass, the outer courtyard was just a group of cannon fodder; they didn't count as true Shrek students at all.

Only the tiny fraction of gold sifted from the great waves of the outer courtyard, those who could enter the inner courtyard, were considered true Shrek people. As for the others, heh.

It was just that these things were an unspoken understanding among them, but they couldn't be said out loud! In their external propaganda, Shrek was the "education for all" holy land for all soul masters on the continent!

As for their teaching methods, they pushed these children, whose minds were not yet fully developed, to the limit, suppressing, molding, and brainwashing them to establish absolute loyalty to Shrek Academy.

These were things that could only be known in their own hearts; they could never be told to outsiders! When these methods were broadcast to the entire continent, in the eyes of ordinary people, it was nothing but bullying students—pure mental and physical violence!

"Dammit! Our painstaking efforts to protect the continent and revitalize the soul master tradition are bound to be misunderstood by the ignorant!"

Xuan Zi slapped his thigh, furious.

Unfortunately, no matter how furious they were, they couldn't stop this damned sky screen from broadcasting.

They didn't even have the guts to try and interfere with this mysterious sky screen anymore. Had they not seen the fate of Xian Lin'er just a moment ago?

Next time, it might not be as simple as a single whip of punishment!

The elders of Shrek could only watch with grim faces as the scenes on the sky screen continued to play.

After that, the youth in the screen participated in the first freshman assessment of the outer courtyard, an assessment that would determine who could obtain the status of "Core Disciple."

During the assessment, Huo Yuhao and his two teammates gave their all, fighting against opponents with higher Soul Power Level. At this time, Huo Yuhao also began to show the power and uniqueness of his spiritual-type Body Sect martial soul, repeatedly suppressing strong enemies.

In the end, Huo Yuhao's small team even defeated a three-ring level opponent, defeating that youth from the White Tiger Duke Mansion who had kicked his mother to death, and won the championship of the freshman assessment!

"Sigh!"

Du Busi slapped his thigh, lamenting the pity of it all. After this performance, Huo Yuhao would likely be treated like a treasure by Shrek Academy, and it would probably never be the Body Sect's turn to claim him!

"What a pity. Shrek Academy might be able to provide more resources, but only our Body Sect is the most suitable place to cultivate you!"

Du Busi sighed, his mood complex.

However, the scene that followed left the entire continent stunned once again.

"Based on the freshmen's performance in the assessment, the final list of approved Core Disciples is: Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Dai Huabin, Zhu Lu, Zhou Sichen, Cao Jinxuan, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, Ning Tian, Wu Feng..."

The list read out included even Huo Yuhao's defeated opponents. But, conspicuously, Huo Yuhao's name was missing from the list.

The masses of the continent: ???

Du Busi: ???

Mingde Hall Master Jing Hongchen: ???

"In view of the fact that some freshmen in the freshman assessment, despite lacking in talent and ability, have still displayed excellent performance, the academy has decided to allow them to temporarily enjoy the treatment of core disciples until the end of this academic year. Should they make a breakthrough by next year's advancement examination, their promotion to official core disciples will be considered. The list is as follows: Huo Yuhao, Cui Yajie, Huang Chutian, Long Xiangyue, Nanmen Yun'er. Announcement concluded."

As the voice of the Shrek Academy dean faded from the sky, the entire continent fell into silence.

"What the hell!"

"On what grounds? What does 'lacking in talent and ability' even mean?"

"What is this 'core disciple treatment'?"

At this moment, even ordinary people who had never cultivated felt they couldn't hold it in anymore!

No one was blind! Everyone had seen the role Huo Yuhao played during the competition! And his level was lower than everyone else's, too.