Eyes Set Too High

Shrek Academy was exceptionally quiet at night, with a gentle breeze carrying the faint scents of flowers and grass.

There were hardly any pedestrians on the road; occasionally, a few students returning late could be seen hurrying towards the dormitory area.

Neither of them spoke on the way back to the dormitory.

Wang Dong'er was a man of few words; she rarely spoke unless absolutely necessary.

Lin Ye kept replaying the three matches in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more speechless he felt.

He originally thought that as the highest-ranking student in the Outer Court academy of the continent's top academy, even if he wasn't exceptionally strong, he should at least have the qualities of a genius.

To my surprise, their skill level was surprisingly poor.

Let alone comparing her to herself, even if Wang Dong'er were a whole realm lower than them now, she could easily defeat any one of them in a one-on-one fight.

As Lin Ye walked, he opened the Diary in his mind.

Just got back from the Soul Arena. Today was truly an eye-opening day; I finally witnessed the true level of the highest-ranking students from Shrek Outer Court.

Well, it's a long story.

Although many people criticize the world of the Douluo Continent for being a fantasy world with low power levels, it's undeniable that the colorful special effects when they unleash their Soul Skill are truly dazzling.

With the various colored Soul Ring lighting up and the Soul Skill unleashed, fire, lightning, and frost filled the sky, looking quite intimidating. An uninformed person might mistake it for some kind of world-destroying ultimate move.

However, special effects are one thing, but skill is another.

Today I watched all three matches by sixth-year students from the Outer Court very carefully. After watching them, I can only describe them in four words.

Rotten fish and shrimp.

With this level of skill? He can become a sixth-year student at Shrek Outer Court?

If I remember correctly, Shrek Academy has a mandatory college entrance exam system, right?

Students must reach the corresponding Soul Power Level before the specified age to advance to the next level of school; even being one level below that level will disqualify them.

In other words, those who can advance five times in a row, from first grade all the way to sixth grade, must be one in ten thousand geniuses, the best of the best selected from tens of thousands of students.

But how come these so-called geniuses are so pathetic when it comes to Soul Fighting?

I observed them carefully, noting their Soul Ring combinations, Soul Skill usage, power exertion techniques, entry timing, and ability to seize opportunities.

I see absolutely no level of talent that a top-grade student from the Outer Court the No. 1 Academy on the mainland should possess.

First, let's talk about the use of Soul Skill. Those few Power Attack System only knew how to fight with their Soul Power from beginning to end. They unleashed their Soul Skill with great fanfare, but they didn't do any actual damage.

After fighting for a long time, both of them only suffered minor injuries and didn't even deplete much of their Soul Power.

And those two Control System, their Soul Skill combos are as slow as snails, and their control accuracy is ridiculously poor. They can miss even when such a big person is standing there. I'm ashamed for them.

The most outrageous thing was that two-on-two team battle, where all four players went up and each fought their own game, with absolutely no teamwork whatsoever.

The Power Attack System charged in and started hacking away recklessly, while the Control System frantically unleashed their Soul Skill from behind, nearly controlling their own teammates several times.

If I were their teacher, I'd probably faint from anger on the spot.

With this level of skill, he dares to call himself a genius at Shrek Academy?

I really don't know what's going on with the teaching at Shrek Outer Court, or has the quality of students really declined so drastically in recent years?

A familiar sensation came to Wang Dong'er's mind.

Her steps didn't falter at all, and her expression remained unchanged. Only with a thought did she activate Diary Copy.

The diary entries flashed through her mind, and after reading them, Wang Dong'er felt both amused and exasperated.

Where did this guy get his misconception from?

She thought to herself that Lin Ye was absolutely right; those who could advance to the sixth grade at Shrek were indeed the best among their peers.

Although she hadn't been at Shrek for very long, she was very familiar with the academy's admission rules.

Shrek never tolerates idlers. Every entrance exam is a brutal selection process, and those who remain are all elites whose talent, perseverance, and mental fortitude far surpass those of ordinary people.

But that depends on who you're comparing it to.

Wang Dong'er still remembers how shocked she was when she first saw Lin Ye's Twin Martial Souls and Soul Ring ratio in his diary.

The First Martial Soul is God-Level Martial Soul, and the Second Martial Soul even surpasses the Divine-level Martial Soul.

At the age of twelve, he already possessed various ten-thousand-year, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Such a starting point is something that even Super Douluo and Ultimate Douluo could only dream of when they were young, let alone their peers.

Actually, Wang Dong'er was quite gratified.

She could sense that Lin Ye had changed a lot during this time. He was no longer as out of place as he had been when he first came to this world, and he always carried a sense of detachment like an outsider.

Lin Ye now truly considers himself a part of this world and has genuinely integrated himself into it.

Despite her relief, she couldn't help but want to complain.

Lin Ye's starting point is too high, ridiculously high.

Such a person has never appeared before in the entire history of the Douluo Continent.

Who is born with twin God-Level Martial Soul?

Who would dare absorb a 100,000-year-old spirit ring as their third Soul Ring?

Who possesses Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone at the age of twelve?

He obtained what others strive their entire lives for with great effort.

Thinking of this, Huo Yuhao's image involuntarily appeared in Wang Dong'er's mind.

Huo Yuhao appears to have amazing talent on the surface, with his First Soul Ring being the million-year-old Sky Dream Ice Silkworm Wisdom Soul Ring, which is unique in the entire history of the Douluo Continent.

But Wang Dong'er knew in her heart that Huo Yuhao's Million-Year Soul Ring and Lin Ye's Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring were not the same thing at all.

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm is an exception. It has lived for a million years but has almost no combat power. Its only advantage is its strong Spirit Power.

The Million-Year Soul Ring it gave Huo Yuhao seemed impressive, but in reality, it couldn't unleash the full power Million-Year Soul Ring should have.

All Huo Yuhao could use was the Spirit Power of the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm and a few spiritual Soul Skill that were barely useful.

Ke Lin Ye is different.

Each of his Soul Ring is a genuine, top-tier Soul Ring with explosive combat power.

In particular, that 100,000-year-old Soul Ring not only gave him a powerful Power Attack System Soul Skill, but also comprehensively improved his strength, defense, and physical attributes.

He can unleash the full power of this Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring whenever he wants.

To reiterate, Lin Ye's starting point is the endpoint that 99.99% of Soul Master on the Douluo Continent can never reach in their entire lives.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, Female Dormitory.

It was late at night, and the entire dormitory building was quiet, with only the occasional soft breathing sound.

Ju Zi was already fast asleep when suddenly a familiar vibration in her head jolted her awake.