In the days that followed, Han Li appeared in major cities and suppressed Shrek's freshmen one by one according to the list Qiangu Dongfeng had given him.
But interestingly enough—
Whenever he took the initiative to challenge a Shrek Academy freshman and won...
The teacher following behind the freshman would step in.
Using the excuse that he had disrupted Shrek Academy's assessment...
They attacked him.
This also made Han Li understand why Shrek Academy's final assessments had been able to continue for so long.
After all, if other soul masters could not take the initiative to challenge freshmen and the freshmen could only choose their own opponents—
Then the freshmen would naturally pick the softest targets.
They would choose opponents weaker than themselves, passersby who looked easy to bully, and targets whose defeat would not damage Shrek's reputation.
That way, the freshmen completed their assessment tasks while also building Shrek's reputation.
Look.
Our students have defeated so many soul masters.
And even if those other soul masters lost, they would not dare say anything. After all, their opponents were students of Shrek Academy.
All he could say was that they really knew how to play the game.
The assessment system had been designed flawlessly. It ensured the freshmen would pass while also preserving Shrek's dignity.
But such blatant double standards truly made one sigh. Shrek Academy had rotted from its very roots.
The assessment rules were written one way.
The actual implementation was another.
They spoke of fairness and impartiality in public.
Behind the scenes, it was nothing but backdoors and double standards.
More than twenty thousand years of inheritance had not made this academy more tolerant or open. Instead, its arrogance and rigidity had become a deeply ingrained disease.
However, Han Li's actions...
Also drew Shrek Academy's attention.
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