Tang San's Hatred, Tang Wulin Enters!

Ning Rongrong stared at the dark, pitch-black steamed bun in the bracelet and froze for a long while.

"Do they really hand out blackened steamed buns to students?"

She muttered, then reached out and took the black steamed bun out.

The steamed bun was not large, even a little smaller than her fist. It was so black it shone, its surface so smooth it did not look like a flour-based food at all, but more like a black stone.

Ning Rongrong held it beneath her nose and sniffed it. There was no foul smell, not even any particularly special scent, only a faint fishiness.

Ning Rongrong frowned and was just about to toss it back into the bracelet when she suddenly discovered there was also a note inside.

She pulled the note out and unfolded it.

[New Student Enrollment Gift Pack]

One, one thousand Gold Soul Coins

Two, three sets of specially made school uniforms

Three, one black steamed bun made from a Deep Sea Soul Beast

Note: The Deep Sea Soul Beast black steamed bun is refined from the essence of a ten-thousand-year Deep Sea Soul Beast and is greatly beneficial to qi and blood cultivation. It is recommended that it be cut up and eaten in portions, one small piece per day. It should not be consumed all at once, or excessive qi and blood may cause damage to the meridians.

After Ning Rongrong finished reading the note, she froze completely.

One thousand Gold Soul Coins?

She hurriedly sent her soul power into the bracelet, found the heavy bag, and opened it. Inside, glittering golden soul coins were neatly arranged.

"One thousand Gold Soul Coins..."

Ning Rongrong sucked in a breath of cold air.

To the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, one thousand Gold Soul Coins truly did not amount to much. The sect's daily turnover was more than that.

But to ordinary people, one thousand Gold Soul Coins was already heaven-defying.

Not to mention, this academy's registration fee was only one Copper Soul Coin.

A registration fee of one Copper Soul Coin, and an enrollment gift pack containing one thousand Gold Soul Coins?

Ning Rongrong felt that this academy had overturned her understanding of money.

"This academy... isn't trying to make money at all, is it?"

She murmured to herself.

"One Copper Soul Coin for tuition, a gift pack worth one thousand Gold Soul Coins... This is clearly paying out of their own pocket."

She suddenly thought of the idea she had had just now, to ask whether the academy sold soul tools.

Now, it seemed there was no need to ask at all.

Ning Rongrong put the money pouch away with a conflicted expression, and her gaze fell back onto the black steamed bun. It was greatly beneficial to qi and blood cultivation.

Ning Rongrong looked at that dark, pitch-black thing, her brows furrowing into a deep crease.

This thing... she really had to eat it?

Its appearance was truly terrible, black and unappealing, with a dry, shriveled surface.

From childhood until now, everything Ning Rongrong had eaten had been delicacies from land and sea. The chefs of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect made dishes perfect in color, aroma, and taste. When had she ever eaten something that looked like this?

Ning Rongrong hesitated for a long while, but in the end, she still gritted her teeth.

"Forget it. I'll cut off a small piece and try it. If it doesn't taste good, I'll throw it away."

She took out a small knife, placed the black steamed bun on the table, and cut off a small piece the size of a fingernail.

The black steamed bun was much harder than it looked. When the blade cut down, it made a crisp crack, as if she had cut into a piece of dry, hard wood.

Ning Rongrong picked up that small piece, looked at it, then closed her eyes and stuffed it into her mouth.

The instant it entered her mouth, she thought it would taste awful.

But unexpectedly, it was not bitter, not astringent, and even a little tasty?

Then, a surge of heat suddenly rushed up from her stomach.

That heat came fast and fierce, like a ball of fire exploding inside her body, spreading along her meridians to every limb and bone.

Ning Rongrong's face instantly flushed bright red, and fine beads of sweat seeped out on her forehead.

"So swollen!"

She felt as if her blood were boiling. Her heart pounded rapidly, thump, thump, thump, and every pore across her body was venting heat.

That qi and blood power was far too abundant, to the point that even her meridians had a faint, swelling ache.

Ning Rongrong did not dare delay. She hurriedly circulated her soul power, guiding that qi and blood power to flow through her body.

This black steamed bun was good stuff. It was beneficial to her body!

Meanwhile, at that very moment, in the shabby, run-down Shrek Academy across the street, the scene was entirely different.

Tang San sat on a hard wooden plank bed, his expression frighteningly gloomy.

He and Xiao Wu paid twenty Gold Soul Coins and successfully entered Shrek Academy. Joining did not involve any especially difficult trials, and he had even heard that one of the assessments was supposed to be conducted by Zhao Wuji, the one who had been brutally beaten by Wu Zhangkong.

Now Zhao Wuji was covered in injuries, so naturally there was no one to assess them, and the test was simply skipped.

The inside of the academy was just as dilapidated as the outside. Weeds grew wildly in the courtyard, and a few broken-tiled cottages stood there crookedly.

Tang San sat on the bed, his hands braced on his knees, head lowered, saying nothing.

Everything that had happened today replayed again and again in his mind—especially the humiliation he had suffered at that academy today. He had actually been eliminated. It was simply unbelievable.

And then... the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Was that real or fake?

If it was real, Tang San wanted it with desperate urgency. That was a treasure. Those fellows might not understand how important such a precious place was, because Tang San had seen the immortal herbs within the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well. Every single one was extremely valuable.

Tang San's fists clenched until they cracked.

"That academy... I'll make them regret it."

But he soon calmed down again, because he thought of Wu Zhangkong.

That man with long lake-blue hair—a seven-ring Soul Sage, an existence who had crushed Zhao Wuji at the same level.

With that kind of strength, the current him was far from being a match.

"I can't be impulsive."

Tang San took a deep breath, forcing himself to suppress the anger in his heart.

"Now isn't the time yet. When my strength is sufficient..."

He raised his head and looked at the flickering oil lamp, a cold glint flashing through his eyes.

Tang San then thought of that golden-haired Dai Mubai he had encountered after entering this academy. Yesterday, when he had just arrived in Suo Tuo City, he had happened to run into Dai Mubai while booking a room.

That guy had been planning to mess around with a pair of twins and had booked a room. And despite clearly arriving later, he had gotten into a conflict with him.

Then Tang San had used his Blue Silver Grass to teach the other party a harsh lesson. At first, when Tang San saw that Dai Mubai was a three-ring Soul Elder, he had felt some pressure, but he had not expected him to be a paper tiger. A single use of Blue Silver Entanglement had left that guy in terrible pain.

It was obvious that this fellow had only just been injured, and his wounds had not even healed yet. Tang San had to admit that he truly was something else. After suffering so many injuries, he still dared to go looking for twins. Did he have a death wish?

After learning that Dai Mubai was in the same academy as him, Tang San's mood was far from pleasant, because Dai Mubai was an idiot, and staying in the same academy as an idiot was truly damaging to his own reputation.

But... as long as he could become stronger, that was enough. As long as he became stronger, Tang San did not care who he stayed with. And then... he would first take vicious revenge on that other golden-haired one, Le Zhengyu!

[Detected that the key figure Tang San's recognition of Shrek Academy as Monster Academy has increased!]

[Congratulations, host. Reward obtained: Special Student—Tang Wulin (Initial Entry into Shrek Academy Version)]

[Detected that the key figure Xiao Wu's recognition of Shrek Academy as Monster Academy has increased!]

[Congratulations, host. Reward obtained: Special Student—Xie Xie (Initial Entry into Shrek Academy Version)]