Peerless Monster

As it happened, the Spirit Pagoda in East Sea City had just reported a core disciple named Han Li.

When Qiangu Dongfeng reviewed Han Li's file, he was utterly shocked.

Ten years old, three spirit rings, a ten-thousand-year third spirit ring, spiritual power at 1,672, physical strength exceeding 100,000 jin, and two External Spirit Bones.

Even looking back through the history of Shrek Academy, one could not find a single person to compare with these statistics.

Yet, beyond his shock, he intended to use Han Li's talent to give Shrek a resounding slap in the face.

To this end, he paid the price of a spirit bone to secure Han Li's participation.

And it was no ordinary spirit bone, either.

After all, Han Li would also have to bear the brunt of Shrek's subsequent retaliation.

Because, given Shrek's consistent style, if a student from a regional academy defeated their own, they would inevitably send people to investigate and seek revenge.

Therefore, what Han Li would face was not just his opponents in the competition, but the trouble that followed it.

Thus...

Qiangu Dongfeng had offered a 100,000-year spirit bone!

He had truly spared no expense.

After all, 100,000-year spirit bones were rare treasures on the continent; every single one could trigger a scramble among multiple factions, and their value could not be measured in money.

That Qiangu Dongfeng was willing to pay such a price was enough to show just how determined he was to humiliate Shrek.

But for Qiangu Dongfeng...

As long as he could slap Shrek in the face, it was worth it.

After all, in order to make Shrek look bad, he had already gone so far as to cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult.

Even if the news of the Spirit Pagoda Master associating with the Holy Spirit Cult would shock the entire continent once leaked...

Qiangu Dongfeng could no longer afford to care about such things.

Decades of resentment, his father's humiliation, and the family's reputation were all urging him on, driving him to spare no cost to make Shrek suffer a defeat!

At this moment, Elder Ye did not say much more.

The work on Elder Chen's side was already finished.

Everything that needed to be said or explained...

Elder Chen had already communicated clearly with Han Li.

When it came down to it, Elder Ye was merely an intermediary, responsible only for passing on messages and delivering items.

There was no need to repeat things that had already been made clear.

Thus, Elder Ye signaled to the two officials beside him and began to introduce them to Han Li.

"This is the Administrator of Sky Sea City, Administrator Xia."

"And this is Director Fang, who is in charge of coordinating this year's Sky Sea Grand Competition."

After Elder Ye finished the introductions, Han Li nodded slightly, cupped his hands toward the two officials, and said with neither servility nor arrogance, "Han Li greets you both."

His posture was calm and natural.

Although he was young, his composed and steady aura made both of the dignitaries present nod inwardly.

Administrator Xia was a man in his forties with a square face, his brows carrying the steady, authoritative air typical of a ruler.

He looked Han Li up and down, his gaze filled with a touch of scrutiny, though it was mostly the observation and assessment born of professional habit.

"A hero indeed, even at such a young age."

Administrator Xia spoke in a gentle tone, his voice neither too high nor too low, carrying just the right amount of approachability.

"I heard from Elder Ye that you intend to take the place of our people to compete against Shrek's team."

By "our people," he meant the representative team originally assembled by the Sky Sea Alliance.

"That is correct."

Han Li's reply was brief.

Upon hearing this, Administrator Xia thought for a moment and carefully chose his words.

"I will first arrange for you to meet the team originally slated for the competition."

"You can see for yourself who would be appropriate to swap out."

"No need."

Han Li spoke calmly.

And under Administrator Xia's surprised gaze...

He spoke again.

"I alone am enough."

The words fell.

The air in the office went quiet for a moment.

Administrator Xia and Director Fang exchanged a glance, their expressions somewhat subtle.

They had seen confident young people and exceptionally gifted youths, but this was the first time they had encountered someone like Han Li, who would flatly state that "one person is enough."

At this moment, Administrator Xia frowned, weighing his words before offering a serious reminder.

"Student Han, I know you have high talent."

"But after all, every single student from Shrek has been meticulously selected, and their strength far exceeds that of their peers."

"It would be better to play it safe."

He spoke very tactfully.

But the concern within his words was genuine.

The people Shrek sent this time were undoubtedly the cream of the crop from their academy.

Each one could be called a genius among geniuses.

Although Han Li's talent was astonishing, the opposition was no ordinary lot. In Administrator Xia's view, it was better to minimize the risk and arrange a few reliable teammates to fight alongside him for the sake of security.

At this, Elder Ye chuckled, tapped the tabletop lightly, and interjected.

"Little Xia."

"The Han lad really doesn't want any teammates."

His tone carried a teasing note of someone watching a good show. After speaking, he picked up a paper file from his side and passed it across the table to Administrator Xia.

The file was Han Li's personal dossier, which detailed his soul power level, martial soul information, spiritual power value, strength test results, and other data.

Administrator Xia was stunned for a moment, took the file, and looked down.

His gaze landed on the first line: soul power level—thirty-two.

Ten years old, a three-ring Soul Venerable.

Not bad, very excellent.

But not enough to make him lose his composure.

His gaze continued to move down...

It landed on the spiritual power column.

One thousand six hundred and seventy-two points.

Administrator Xia's fingers paused slightly.

Spirit Sea Realm.

A ten-year-old child...

His spiritual power had reached the Spirit Sea Realm.

This number already exceeded his understanding of soul masters in this age group.

A normal ten-year-old child...

If their spiritual power reached a few dozen points, they were already considered gifted; those who could surpass one hundred were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.

And one thousand six hundred and seventy-two points...

This was already higher than many adult soul masters.

Then, his gaze fell on the strength test results.

Left hand, twenty-five thousand two hundred and ninety-four kilograms.

Right hand, twenty-nine thousand one hundred and thirty-eight kilograms.

A full-power punch exceeded one hundred thousand jin.

In an instant, Administrator Xia jerked his head up, his face filled with shock.

Those steady eyes widened, his mouth hung slightly open, and the composure and dignity of an administrator vanished in that moment.

He looked down at the numbers on the file again, then looked up at Han Li's calm face, repeating the action several times before finally confirming he hadn't misread it.

At this moment, the way he looked at Han Li was as if his worldview, built up over many years, had shattered.

Ten years old, a three-ring Soul Venerable.

That still fell within the range of a genius.

Exaggerated, but understandable.

But his spiritual power had reached the Spirit Sea Realm.

His strength actually reached one hundred thousand jin.

And his third soul ring was even a ten-thousand-year soul ring!

Combined, these pieces of data could no longer be described as "genius."

This simply wasn't human!