What! Expulsion!

Ning Tian and Wu Feng received the message sent from the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.

They hadn't even been living in the dormitory for a few days yet.

The former sat on the edge of the bed, the urgent letter in her hand, her brows slightly furrowed.

Wu Feng leaned over to take a look and immediately cried out.

"What? They want us to go back?"

She slammed a palm onto the table, her face full of disbelief.

"We just got sorted into our classes, we just started our studies, why are they suddenly making us go back?"

Ning Tian did not speak; she simply folded the letter back up, tucked it into her robes, and stood up to start packing.

Her movements were crisp and efficient.

Watching her like this, Wu Feng pouted deeply.

"Ning Tian, don't you think this is strange?"

Ning Tian folded her clothes and placed them into her storage soul tool, answering without even looking up.

"Sister Feng, the sect must have its reasons for saying this."

"To be in such a rush, something major must have happened."

"We should head back quickly."

Hearing this, Wu Feng plopped back down onto the bed, swinging her legs back and forth, the dissatisfaction on her face not diminishing in the slightest.

"Fine, fine."

She sighed, her voice full of complaints.

"Ugh, I don't know what Grandfather and the Sect Master are up to, talking about some 'major event'."

"What kind of major event could there possibly be?"

Listening to Wu Feng's incessant muttering, black lines appeared on Ning Tian's forehead.

Although she was already accustomed to Wu Feng's personality, she still felt helpless every time she heard it.

Wu Feng's mouth really couldn't stop for even a single moment.

Once Ning Tian had finished packing both of their belongings, she stood up and shouldered her pack.

"Let's go, we need to inform Teacher Mu Jin."

The two arrived at the office of their homeroom teacher, Mu Jin.

Seeing them enter, Mu Jin asked curiously.

"Is there something you need from me?"

Ning Tian briefly explained the matter regarding the message from the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.

After listening, a look of helplessness appeared on Mu Jin's face.

Since the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect was demanding their people, she, a mere homeroom teacher, truly could not stop them.

She looked at the two helplessly and instructed.

"Very well, but you must return as soon as possible."

"The freshman assessment is about to begin, and missing it will not be good for you."

Ning Tian nodded.

"Rest assured, Teacher, we will return as soon as we finish handling the sect's affairs."

Wu Feng nodded along beside her.

Mu Jin waved her hand.

"Go on, then."

The two bowed, shouldered their packs, and turned to leave the office.

Mu Jin's gaze passed through the window, watching their backs as they grew smaller and smaller in the distance, and she shook her head.

"What on earth is the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect up to?"

She muttered to herself before dismissing the thought.

In any case, they would return sooner or later.

As for whether these two might just leave for good and never return to Shrek Academy?

Mu Jin had never even considered such a possibility.

This was Shrek Academy, the number one academy on the continent.

If they didn't stay here, what other academy could they possibly go to?

What academy could compare to Shrek?

A few days later.

Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.

Ning Tian and Wu Feng stood in the center of the hall, looking at Ning Qingyun, who sat in the seat of honor, and Wu Yunshan, who stood to the side.

Ning Qingyun picked up her teacup, took a sip, and spoke in a flat tone.

"Starting today, you are both to withdraw from Shrek Academy."

Ning Tian and Wu Feng stood up at the same time.

"What!"

"Withdraw!"

"Why!"

Their eyes were wide, and they stared at Ning Qingyun with faces full of disbelief.

It was the Sect Master herself who had made the decision for them to go to Shrek Academy in the first place.

She had said it was the number one academy on the continent and that going there would be best for their futures.

Only a few days had passed; how could she suddenly change her mind?

Even a change of heart shouldn't be this fast.

Ning Qingyun and Wu Yunshan watched their shocked expressions without much change in their own countenances.

They had expected this.

She spoke unhurriedly.

"Our Seven Treasure Glazed Sect has already become an affiliated sect of the Spirit Transmission Academy."

"We have reached a partnership with the Spirit Transmission Academy to jointly establish this institution."

"And you, naturally, must also join the Spirit Transmission Academy."

As soon as these words were spoken, the shock on Ning Tian and Wu Feng's faces doubled.

Ning Tian blurted out.

"Sect Master! How could the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect become an affiliate of another force!"

Wu Feng shouted along with her.

"Exactly! And that so-called Spirit Transmission Academy—how could a newly built academy compare to Shrek Academy!"

Ning Qingyun opened her mouth, preparing to explain the matters of spirit souls and ten-thousand-year first rings to them.

Wu Yunshan spoke up a step earlier.

He let out a cold snort, his face full of frustration at their lack of insight. "This is a notification for you."

"It is not a discussion."

Wu Feng shrank her neck, startled by her grandfather's cold snort.

Wu Yunshan looked at her with a stern gaze.

"Are you capable of stopping a Limit Douluo, or can you make Shrek send people to help?"

"Do you have any idea that joining the Spirit Transmission Academy is your honor, something we specifically requested for you?"

"You don't need to know anything else."

"The Spirit Transmission Academy can allow auxiliary-system spirit masters to possess spirit souls and engage in combat."

"Furthermore, the first spirit ring can even be ten thousand years old."

When Ning Tian heard the words "the first spirit ring can even be ten thousand years old," her pupils contracted sharply.

She fell silent.

A ten-thousand-year first ring.

Allowing auxiliary-system spirit masters to possess spirit souls and fight on their own.

If all of this were true.

Then she completely understood why her mother and Grandpa Wu would do such a thing.

If it were her, she would have made the same choice.

Unfortunately, Wu Feng's brain was clearly not as sharp as Ning Tian's.

She stepped forward directly and retorted loudly.

"That's impossible!"

"You two must have been deceived!"

"How could there possibly be someone with a ten-thousand-year first ring!"

"And this 'spirit soul' thing, I've never even heard of it."

"It must be some kind of disguise-type spirit skill."

"I want to see them with my own eyes; I will expose their tricks!"

Ning Qingyun nearly laughed out of anger after hearing those words.

The corners of Wu Yunshan's mouth twitched as well.

The two of them were a level 79 Soul Saint and a level 88 Soul Douluo, respectively.

If even they couldn't tell what was real or fake, how could Wu Feng, a mere level 20-something Great Soul Master, possibly see through it?

Had this girl's brain been scorched by her Red Dragon martial soul?

However, Ning Qingyun had a change of heart.

Wu Feng had been this way since she was a child—impulsive, quick-tongued, and her brain couldn't keep up with her mouth.

She wouldn't listen even if she were told.

Moreover, a faint thought stirred in the back of Ning Qingyun's mind.

She also wanted to see for herself just how strong that Gu An was—that child whose first soul ring was ten thousand years old.

Suppressing the irritation in her heart, she looked at Wu Feng and said, "I can give you this opportunity."

Wu Feng's eyes lit up.

Ning Qingyun shifted her tone. "However, if you lose, you must behave yourself and listen to me obediently."

"Xiao An is a one-ring Soul Master just like you, but his first ring is the ten-thousand-year one I mentioned."

Upon hearing the words "one-ring Soul Master," Wu Feng's face was filled with absolute confidence.

She patted her chest and said brashly, "A mere one-ring Soul Master."

"I will definitely defeat him and expose their conspiracy."

Wu Yunshan shook his head as he watched his granddaughter's ignorant and fearless display.

"Let's go."

"I'll take you to meet them."

"And while we're at it, you can see the academy you'll be attending in the future."

Ning Qingyun stood up, smoothed her dress, and led the way out of the meeting hall.

Ning Tian followed behind, lost in thought.

Wu Feng walked at the very back, head held high and chest puffed out, with the words "I'm going to expose the fraud" practically written all over her face.

Her fists were clenched tight.

"Hmph! I'd like to see what kind of swindler dares to pull a scam on our Seven Treasure Glazed Sect!"