Soul Fighting District Match

Just past noon, the sunlight warmed the ground.

The closer they got to the Soul Fighting District, the more students there were coming and going. Everywhere, students were preparing to spar or had just finished a match.

Shrek's Soul Fighting District was hexagonal and roughly the same size as Shrek Square. The center was a vast open space, clearly where students competed.

Around it were tier upon tier of ascending seats, enough to hold around three thousand people at once.

After reaching the fourth year, Soul Fighting Credits became mandatory for advancing further.

For instance, advancing from the fourth year to the fifth required at least ten victories against opponents of the same year in the Soul Fighting District; advancing from the fifth year to the sixth required even more.

After the sixth year, Soul Fighting Credits were said to become even more important for those wishing to enter the Shrek Inner Court.

So the academy was quite skilled at making money.

From somewhere in the distance came a cry of surprise as someone spotted an unusual pair.

Yue Ling wore the Shrek Outer Court's standard yellow uniform, neat and clean-cut. Walking beside him was Wu Ming, dressed in a striking crimson Shrek Inner Court uniform.

The yellow and red uniforms side by side made the gap in status between the outer and inner courts obvious at a glance, making them especially conspicuous.

The passing students slowed down, their gazes landing on the two in unison as they whispered among themselves.

"Yellow uniforms... aren't those for second- and third-year Outer Court students? He can actually walk around with an Inner Court senior?"

"They're headed for the registration desk. Are they going to fight on the stage?"

"Are they crazy? An Outer Court student fighting an Inner Court student? That's just