The Three Shrek Beasts

The group spent a full week discussing the rules.

And what a grueling week it was!

Xu Xiao stared at the thick stack of paper covered in rules, utterly dumbfounded.

He had never expected there to be so many.

"Holy shit, that's a thick stack!" Xu Xiao exclaimed.

"They're all practical, Xiao. You can control the Divine Realm."

"You could put these rules into the trials people face when they ascend."

"For example, you could make them take an exam in an illusion. Test them on these rules, and anyone who fails doesn't ascend."

"They get three chances in total."

Zhong Ling suddenly remembered something she had seen at the academy years ago.

If ordinary people could do it, why couldn't it be part of the ascension trial?

"Yes, exactly! Zhong Ling's right."

"I think Soul Beasts should have to do the same when they ascend to the Spirit Realm."

"Our Spirit Realm needs rules too. Xu Xiao, could you take care of that while you're at it?"

Xiong Jun rubbed his hands together. Using an exam to make people learn the rules wasn't a bad idea.

At least it was one way to do it.

Xu Xiao could already feel a headache coming on, but it was doable.

He crooked a finger, and a cute little white worm appeared in his hand.

"Tian Meng, I'm leaving this to you."

Xu Xiao looked at the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm in his hand. The fellow had spent long enough living here for free. It was time he did some work.

"What? Me?"

"Xu Xiao, did you say the wrong name?"

Tian Meng was bewildered. All he wanted was to lie around. He had been doing it for years.

"Yes, you. You've coasted along for so long that you're almost a three-million-year