Three Months Later

"You should eat too," Ye Guyi said to Lin Yao with a friendly smile, a lively spark dancing in her eyes.

Lin Yao smiled back at her, then replied, "I've already eaten. You hurry up and eat, or it'll lose its flavor once it gets cold."

Upon hearing this, a blissful smile bloomed on Ye Guyi's face. She nodded at Lin Yao and began to tuck into the fish with gusto.

Watching her, Lin Yao reached into his storage soul tool, pulled out a tissue, and gently wiped the oil from the corner of her mouth.

Ye Guyi smiled at him and asked, "Come to think of it, I heard there's a freshman assessment in three months. How about we team up?"

Lin Yao chuckled and replied, "That goes without saying. Who else would you even want to team up with?"

Ye Guyi looked a bit troubled as she said, "But I heard that combinations of two Power Attack System students aren't allowed."

Lin Yao just smiled and said, "It's fine. I'll register as a Control System student, and you can register as Power Attack. I'm sure Teacher Mu won't split hairs over it."

With the abilities of the Ender Dragon, as long as he kept his dragon breath stable, it was more than enough to pass as a Control System skill. After all, the dragon breath carried burning and slowing effects, which provided at least some level of crowd control.

After Lin Yao finished speaking, Ye Guyi beamed and looked toward the Sea God Lake nearby. "If it weren't for the evil aura that pops up here from time to time, the scenery would be truly beautiful."

Lin Yao gently draped his arm around Ye Guyi's shoulder and said, "It is the so-called number one academy in the world, after all. It's normal for the landscaping to be beautiful, and just as normal for it to be infiltrated like a sieve."

Strictly speaking, Shrek Academy couldn't be considered a traditional academy; it was better to view it and Shrek City together as a special entity independent of the four great empires.

Regardless of what Shrek had done, or whether it was strong or weak, it remained an unstable variable in the eyes of the four empires. It was only because Shrek's strength was so formidable that it hadn't been wiped out long ago.

Hearing Lin Yao's words, Ye Guyi nodded in deep agreement. She then said, "But I don't think Shrek will last forever. Its methods are just too overbearing. Who sends a Titled Douluo to deliver an admission invitation just because you haven't expressed an interest in enrolling?"

"Isn't that just forcing you to come here obediently?"

Hearing her words, Lin Yao gave a wry smile and nodded. "True. If it were just me, I could be stubborn and refuse to come. But the problem is that I have family. I have to consider the safety of the others in the Lin Family, so I can't defy their wishes. I can only wait for the right time."

Ye Guyi gently took Lin Yao's hand, stood by his side, and said softly, "I'll be with you."

Lin Yao nodded. After a while, the two of them returned to their dorms together.

Because of the precedent set by Lin Yao challenging an inner court senior and successfully killing him in return, the match between Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi didn't cause nearly as much of a stir as it had in the original story.

Lin Yao couldn't be bothered with such matters. After cultivating on his bed for a while, he lay down to sleep.

Time passed peacefully day by day. During this period, Lin Yao's life was a simple triangle between the cafeteria, the classroom, and the dorm.

It actually brought back a bit of the feeling of his old university life.

In the blink of an eye, the first three months of freshman studies had passed.

These first three months could be described as a period for filling in gaps. After all, Shrek Academy's recruitment was purely martial-general style; they only looked at your martial soul and soul power rank, completely ignoring your academic knowledge.

Therefore, to prevent students from becoming total illiterates in their subsequent studies, these three months were set aside for remedial basic courses.

This was likely one of the important reasons why Shrek Academy students, whether they graduated from the inner or outer court, were always in high demand.

Although, from a reader's perspective, many things Shrek Academy did seemed abstract, as an institution for producing talent, it basically met the passing grade.

Of course, there were some dregs mixed in, such as Zhou Yi, who only knew how to make students do physical training, but there were also some competent teachers. The level of these competent teachers would be considered quite high even in the outside world.

During these three months, naturally, no one came to cause trouble for Lin Yao. After all, Lin Yao's strength was steadily rising, and anyone with a functioning brain wouldn't want to provoke an opponent two major realms higher than themselves.

"Class is suspended for today." Mu Jin stood behind the podium, her expression more solemn and serious than usual, which made the restless class settle down and pay attention.

Mu Jin wasn't usually this serious. Aside from Lin Yao, who roughly knew what was coming, the locals were all nervous about what she was going to say.

"Three months have passed since the start of the term, and you are about to face your first assessment at Shrek Academy. Only by passing this assessment can you officially become a first-year student and truly become a member of Shrek Academy. Barring any accidents, you will be able to remain in the academy to cultivate until at least the first-year graduation exam. The assessment begins tomorrow. Today, I will first explain the key points of the assessment to you."

Mu Jin clapped her hands as she spoke to the students of Freshman Class 2 below.

Unlike Zhou Yi's class, where students were expelled rapidly, Mu Jin had only expelled a few students who truly couldn't keep up in terms of cultivation, psychology, or physical ability.

Those students were mostly special cases, such as those with severe hemophobia, who were clearly not suited for the path of a Battle Soul Master.

The most bizarre case was one student whose heart rate would accelerate after using a soul skill to the point where they would shock themselves into a coma.

Mu Jin scanned the faces before her. After three months together, she knew everyone in the class like the back of her hand. She spoke calmly, "First, let's talk about the first thing: once you enter the first year, we will begin teaching according to your aptitude. You will write down your cultivation preference on a piece of paper later. When the academy assigns classes, they will match you to a class based on your preference."

Following this, Mu Jin handed a stack of white paper to Lin Yao and asked him to distribute it.

"This will determine the direction of your future life in the academy, so think it over carefully. Let's talk about the content of the freshman assessment."

Mu Jin cleared her throat and said to the crowd below:

"Simply put, the main content of the freshman assessment can be summed up in two words: combat..."