Sword Douluo Chen Xin's Esteem

After leaving Holy Soul Village, Gu Han did not lower his guard.

He could anticipate that Tang Hao was surely searching everywhere at this moment.

Although he was confident that he could keep Ah Yin hidden within the system space where Tang Hao could not find her, their destination was Shrek Academy, and he could not afford to gamble on whether Tang Hao might show up.

It never hurts to be cautious. Gu Han thought to himself as he took out the [Thousand-Change Mask] rewarded by the system. After putting it on, he gave one to Xiao Wu; this mask could completely conceal her soul beast aura.

Gu Han looked at his reflection in the lake, seeing a completely unfamiliar face, and felt quite satisfied.

Even a Title Douluo would find it difficult to detect anything unusual unless they were specifically and meticulously investigating.

Shrek Academy.

From a distance, Gu Han and Xiao Wu could already see the academy's gate, which consisted of nothing more than a few broken wooden planks.

There was a long, bustling line of people waiting to register, and a middle-aged man with neatly combed hair and an older appearance sat behind a table; this was Li Yusong, who was responsible for the first round of testing.

"Gu Han... are we sure we're in the right place? Is this really an academy? You haven't been scammed, have you?"

Xiao Wu looked at the dilapidated Shrek gate, her expression full of suspicion.

Gu Han's gaze swept across the crowd, and he quickly locked onto a few distinct figures.

A young girl in a green dress, looking optimistic and lively, was glancing around; it was Ning Rongrong.

Standing beside her was a black-haired girl with a hot figure and a cold temperament, whose cat ears revealed her identity: Zhu Zhuqing.

On the other side of the line, a young man in a blue outfit with an ordinary face stood quietly, his eyes far more composed than those of his peers; it was Tang San.

Tang San, it's been a few years, yet you haven't changed a bit. I wonder what level you've reached while staying by Tang Hao's side.

Gu Han thought to himself as he took Xiao Wu's hand and walked over.

The registration line moved quickly, as the ten gold soul coin entry fee weeded out most people.

Soon, it was the turn of the girl in front of Tang San. After her parents paid, Li Yusong simply squeezed her hand and said indifferently:

"Your age does not meet our academy's standards. You may leave."

The girl protested, "There's nothing wrong with my age, is there?"

Li Yusong snorted coldly:

"Our academy only accepts monsters, not ordinary people. Your soul power is barely level twenty-one; how can you call yourself a monster?"

These words were blunt, causing the people waiting in line behind them to feel particularly indignant.

Then, it was Tang San's turn.

He stepped forward and paid the fee. Li Yusong squeezed his bone age as well, nodded, and signaled for him to place his hand on the crystal ball.

Tang San complied, and a soft white light shone forth.

"Hmm, the age is appropriate, and your soul power is level twenty-nine?"

Li Yusong suddenly looked up, his face showing surprise. "What is your name? What is your martial soul?"

"Tang San, martial soul Blue Silver Grass," Tang San replied calmly.

"Blue Silver Grass? Level twenty-nine?"

The surprise in Li Yusong's eyes deepened, but he still nodded. "Release your martial soul."

Two yellow soul rings rose beneath Tang San's feet, and the deep blue Blue Silver Grass swayed in his palm.

"Good, good, good. You truly are a monster. You have passed..."

Just as Li Yusong was about to let Tang San enter, his martial soul, which he had yet to retract, suddenly underwent a strange transformation.

At that moment, before everyone's eyes, Tang San's second soul ring suddenly turned into particles and dissipated into the air.

Tang San panicked at the sight. He tried to summon his Blue Silver Grass again, but his soul rings were undeniably reduced to just one.

Li Yusong, standing to the side, saw this and had Tang San test with the crystal ball again. The result made everyone sneer.

"Soul power level 20."

"So you were lying to me all along, pretending to be level 29 with only level 20! Get out, get out!" Li Yusong summoned his martial soul and struck Tang San with a staff, sending him flying.

Ning Rongrong and the others behind them looked at Tang San with changed expressions.

Tang San, having been struck away, was still wondering why his second soul ring had suddenly vanished.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for making Tang San's second soul ring disappear! Preventing him from entering Shrek Academy! Key plot modified, reward: 1000 Magic Modification Points and one random soul bone.]

That's right, Tang San's second soul ring disappearing was Gu Han's doing.

He had used his fifth soul skill: Karma Cutting, to completely erase Tang San's soul ring from space-time. Unless he absorbed a new one, it was gone for good.

It seems Tang Hao is still searching for Ah Yin, so I have nothing to worry about.

Gu Han pulled Xiao Wu forward and paid the twenty gold soul coins.

Li Yusong squeezed their bone ages, his brows furrowing slightly as if he felt something amiss.

However, under the influence of the masks, he couldn't put his finger on it and simply dismissed it as his own imagination.

"Place your hand on it."

Gu Han placed his hand upon the crystal ball.

The next moment, a brilliant light erupted, instantly filling the entire interior of the crystal ball.

"This... this is... Spirit King-level spirit power?!" Li Yusong stood up abruptly.

He stared at Gu Han with wide eyes, his voice cracking, "You... how old are you?!"

It wasn't just Li Yusong; everyone nearby was shocked by Gu Han's rank.

Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and even Dai Mubai, who had been lounging on a tree trunk, were filled with astonishment.

A twelve or thirteen-year-old Spirit King? How could this be possible!

Gu Han did not answer. With a mere thought, five spirit rings rose from beneath his feet in sequence: purple, purple, black, black, black.

Those three black spirit rings, especially the last one which approached a hundred thousand years, radiated a suffocating pressure.

"!!!"

The entire scene fell into dead silence.

Five spirit rings, three of which were ten-thousand-year ones. This had completely exceeded the scope of their understanding.

Li Yusong's mouth hung agape, and it was a long while before he stammered:

"What... what is your martial soul?"

Gu Han smiled slightly. Instead of summoning the Karma Scissors, he lifted his left hand slightly.

A long sword, icy blue throughout and wreathed in biting cold, appeared in his hand.

The moment the Sky Frost Sword appeared, the surrounding temperature plummeted, and a thin layer of frost even began to form on the ground.

"Martial soul, Sky Frost Sword."

The moment the Sky Frost Sword emerged, its extreme chill sent a shiver through the hearts of everyone present.

At the same time, in the shadow of a large tree in the distance, an old man with clothes as white as snow, hair as silver as untainted dust, and a handsome face stood quietly.

It was none other than the Title Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Sword Douluo Chen Xin.

He had originally been there to secretly protect Ning Rongrong, but upon seeing the Sky Frost Sword in Gu Han's hand, his eyes suddenly erupted with a startling brilliance.

Such a biting chill from this sword; it is actually an attribute of Ultimate Ice.

What is this boy's background? This martial soul has actually caused my own Seven Kill Sword to hum in resonance.

Chen Xin was shaken to his core, and his gaze toward Gu Han became one of great importance.

Li Yusong was completely dazed and hurriedly said, "You can go straight in. Go find Teacher Zhao Wuji for the fourth round of testing."

Gu Han nodded, retracted the Sky Frost Sword and his spirit rings, took Xiao Wu by the hand, and entered Shrek Academy.