Extreme North City, Ling Family.
The backyard had long since been packed with people.
At the center of the crowd stood a boy of around twelve, holding a crystal ball used to test Soul Power.
Under everyone's expectant gazes, the boy slowly infused the crystal ball with the Soul Power within him. Moments later, the crystal ball erupted with dazzling light.
"Level twenty-nine?!"
"I heard Luocheng say that even the most talented child in Shrek Academy's outer court only broke through level thirty at thirteen!"
"With Ling Feng's talent, even in that Shrek Academy full of geniuses, he'd definitely be one of the chosen few, right?"
"It looks like our Ling Family will have two Shrek inner court geniuses. Heaven truly favors our Ling Family..."
Those praises entered Ling Feng's ears, yet they stirred no excitement within him.
Especially when the people around him lavishly praised Shrek Academy, as though they had already decided that Ling Feng would attend it, a trace of indignation flashed through his eyes.
Why would he go to Shrek Academy?
To be brainwashed by them and shoulder Shrek's so-called "ten-thousand-year glory"?
Or to become the Sugar God King's lackey in the future?
Or perhaps to let the Sugar God King put a chastity lock on his lover?
Pah!
To the Ling Family, Ling Feng's talent might have been among the very best.
But Ling Feng knew perfectly well that his little bit of talent was nothing special.
He was a transmigrator. He knew exactly that he was in the era of the Unrivaled Tang Sect.
At twelve, he possessed level twenty-nine Soul Power, innate level eight Soul Power, and an Ice Scorpion martial soul.
It sounded impressive enough, and it would have been decent in Tang San's era.
But he was in the era of the Unrivaled Tang Sect!
There was the greatest Hacker of the same generation, who received a million-year soul ring gift pack the moment he entered the beginner village.
After studying at Shrek for a year, he even went to the Extreme North Land and obtained a second martial soul, along with four-hundred-thousand-year soul rings and soul bones. Not to mention that there was also the demigod Electrolux inside his spiritual sea...
Once Huo Hacker obtained the Ice Empress from the Extreme North Land, even if Ling Feng's extraordinary talent allowed him to reach four rings, he would still be no match for Huo Hacker.
Martial soul suppression was an insurmountable chasm!
Unless he intercepted the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm first.
But if he intercepted the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, what if the Sugar God King noticed him and he became the next child of dogshit luck?
He had no desire to wear a dog leash!
If only he had some kind of golden finger. With his foreknowledge, even with the Sugar God King around, Ling Feng would definitely build a huge harem across this continent... ah, no, he would roam the world and write his own legend!
No cheat?
Then what the hell was the point!
"Sorry, brothers, I've brought shame upon transmigrators!"
"You can't play this one without cheats!"
"I'm done trying!"
After viciously cursing in his heart, Ling Feng looked up, his gaze falling on a graceful figure directly ahead.
The young woman before him looked seventeen or eighteen. Her long black hair cascaded down to her waist, and she radiated a cool, elegant beauty.
At first glance, her ice-blue eyes seemed devoid of emotion, yet the amusement in them was clearly visible at this moment.
The woman stared fixedly at Ling Feng, and the tenderness in her eyes seemed ready to overflow.
"Big Sister Luocheng has gotten prettier again."
"If I could marry Big Sister Luocheng, I'd be willing even if it meant becoming a God King and beating up Tang San's dog!"
"Sadly, Big Sister Luocheng seems to only see me as her little brother..."
Ling Feng sighed inwardly.
The woman before him was none other than Ling Luocheng, an inner court disciple of Shrek Academy and one of the current Shrek Seven Monsters!
Ling Luocheng had not noticed the change in Ling Feng's mood.
Hearing the people around her compare her with Ling Feng, with some even claiming she was inferior to him, Ling Luocheng felt neither dissatisfaction nor disappointment.
She was even a little happy, as though they were praising her instead.
Keep talking, then!
"Ling Feng, how do you usually cultivate? Can you tell us so my boy can learn from you?"
"Oh, right, right! That useless son of mine is only level thirteen at twelve! He's driving me mad!"
"Me too, me too!"
Someone suddenly changed the topic and clamored for Ling Feng's cultivation insights.
These people were also members of the Ling Family. By seniority, most of them could be considered elders to Ling Feng and Ling Luocheng.
Ling Feng found it hard to refuse his elders' requests.
But there were simply too many questions, and everyone squeezed toward Ling Feng one after another, leaving him thoroughly distressed.
Seeing that they were about to drown Ling Feng in the crowd, Ling Luocheng hurried over to help him out. With just a few words, she sent them away.
As a few people left, their gazes traveled teasingly back and forth between Ling Feng and Ling Luocheng.
"Luocheng is looking more and more like the head of the family."
"Say, don't you think the two of them make quite a good match?"
"Now that you mention it, they really do!"
"Ling Feng may also be surnamed Ling, but his branch has no relation to Luocheng's at all. His parents died in the Extreme North Land years ago, leaving only him behind."
"Then that makes it even more suitable! Uh... ahem, I mean, keep the good within the family..."
Hearing those words, several traces of shyness appeared beneath Ling Luocheng's deliberately composed expression, and her gaze unconsciously fell upon Ling Feng.
Although Ling Feng was only twelve, he was nearly as tall as she was.
His brows and eyes were clear, his features well-defined, and his skin delicate. He possessed the sunny handsomeness unique to a young boy.
"Compared to Little Feng, the boys at the academy are practically all big oafs..."
Ling Luocheng could not help but let her imagination run wild, so much so that she did not even hear Ling Feng calling her.
"Big Sister Luocheng!"
"Oh... Huh? You were calling me? Why are you shouting so loudly!"
Hearing Ling Feng's voice, Ling Luocheng immediately panicked. She hurriedly cast aside the messy thoughts in her head and turned to glare at him reproachfully.
"What were you thinking about? I called you three times!"
"Did you? I... I was thinking about the academy."
Ling Luocheng did not want to dwell on this topic any longer.
"Right, you've just turned twelve too. It's time to consider attending an academy."
At this point, Ling Luocheng deliberately paused. She looked at Ling Feng, her eyes full of expectation.
"If you're going to study at an academy, what are you thinking?"
There was no need to think about it. Ling Luocheng wanted Ling Feng to attend Shrek Academy.
But there was no reason for him to go!
A homeroom teacher who casually expelled people at the drop of a hat, senior students who thought all day about becoming simps for turtles, and a level ninety-eight old elder who watched students die right before his eyes...
There were countless people and incidents like that.
Why would he go there? To make himself miserable?
"I think Heaven Soul Royal Advanced Soul Master Academy is pretty good. I heard they recently hired a batch of teachers, and their standards are..."
Before Ling Feng could finish, Ling Luocheng's pretty face was already filled with displeasure. She put her hands on her hips, her slender brows slightly furrowed.
"Little Feng, are you deliberately teasing me? Or do you think your wings have grown strong now?"
Ling Luocheng walked around in front of Ling Feng and stared directly into his eyes, her gaze filled with determination.
"Go to Shrek! Your sister is an inner court disciple and receives special treatment. If you go to Shrek, I can look after you too."
"I'm not going." Not even Ling Luocheng's beauty or such a sincere invitation could move Ling Feng. "We can discuss anything else, but this is non-negotiable."
"Then you have to give me a reason."
Ling Luocheng was somewhat puzzled.
Why was Ling Feng so resistant to Shrek Academy, the continent's most renowned academy?
"There's no reason. Even dogs wouldn't go to Shrek—"
Just then.
"The Unrivaled Tang Sect storyline has officially begun... Please proceed to Shrek Academy to check in and activate." "Activation reward: Huo Yuhao Template!"
As the system's voice rang out in Ling Feng's mind, his unfinished words came to an abrupt halt.
Ling Luocheng was still worrying over how to persuade Ling Feng when she saw him suddenly seem enlightened.
"I'm going! If it isn't Shrek, I'm not going!"
Ling Feng held it in for a long time, racking his brains but failing to think of a single advantage.
"Actually, my childhood dream has always been to attend Shrek Academy!"
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