"It's you!" The moment Dai Mubai saw Lin Qing, his body actually trembled instinctively.
"Young man, thank you for speaking up for us, but that man is a Soul Elder. Don't get hurt because of our affairs," the boy's father said.
"Sir, didn't you see that little tiger trembling the moment he saw me?" Lin Qing's voice was loud enough that nearly everyone in the line turned to look at him and Dai Mubai.
"This is Lin Qing! Since Lin Qing is here, doesn't that mean Xiao Wu is here too?" Tang San stood closer to the front of the line. The instant he saw Lin Qing, he immediately looked toward the rear, searching for Xiao Wu.
At the very back of the line, a beautiful girl in a white dress, with long, silky black hair, had her gaze fixed on Lin Qing's profile. Wow! He's so handsome! How could there be someone this handsome in the world? It looks like I really made the right choice coming out of the sect this time!
"Mubai, do you know this kid?" Seeing that Dai Mubai seemed to know Lin Qing, the old man asked.
"Teacher Li, this injury of mine was caused by this kid a few days ago," Dai Mubai said.
Although Dai Mubai had told the people at Shrek Academy about their fight after returning, he had not revealed the real reason. He only said they had fought over a room.
"Oh?" The old man surnamed Li understood at once. Then, a sharp gleam burst from his eyes. "Isn't this exactly the kind of monster Shrek Academy needs?"
"Young friend, you're here to join Shrek Academy, right?" the old man surnamed Li stepped forward and asked.
"That's right. But after coming here and seeing all this, I'm quite disappointed." Lin Qing sighed. "Leaving aside the academy's environment, your unethical practice of refusing to refund registration fees makes your academy seem like a poor choice."
Hearing Lin Qing's words, the old man surnamed Li immediately became somewhat flustered. What Lin Qing had said was the reality of what had just happened, and even he could not argue against it.
"How about this, young friend? You've fought Mubai before, so you could say you know each other through a fight. I'll refund their registration fee right now," the old man surnamed Li said. He promptly picked up the ten Gold Soul Coins and handed them to the boy's father.
"Thank you, young man!" After receiving the Gold Soul Coins, the boy's father was deeply grateful to Lin Qing.
Lin Qing nodded in response.
Then, the old man surnamed Li looked at the people in line and summoned a long staff carved with dragon patterns. Six Spirit Rings appeared around him—one white, one yellow, three purple, and one black. His Soul Power carried his voice across the entire line. "Shrek is a type of monster, an exceptionally strange existence even among Soul Beasts. The meaning of Shrek Academy is Monster Academy. In other words, we only accept monsters here, not ordinary people. If you're over thirteen, or your Soul Power has not reached Level 21, don't waste your time here."
As the old man's words fell, those still clinging to hope left in unison. Only a small handful remained to register.
"Xiao Wu, you're here!" After everyone had left, Tang San found Xiao Wu and immediately stuck himself to her side like a leech.
"Tang San, stay away from me. Are we that close?" Xiao Wu immediately became displeased when Tang San approached. It had been fine before, but now that she had given everything to Lin Qing, she already considered herself his woman. Naturally, she needed to keep her distance from other people. Besides, Xiao Wu truly disliked Tang San.
"Xiao Wu, you've become prettier," Tang San said. Though Xiao Wu's words made him stop and keep some distance from her, he was still deeply drawn to her.
The first time Tang San saw Xiao Wu that day, he noticed that compared to her previous youthful innocence, she now possessed an indescribable charm. That charm only made her even more beautiful, and even more alluring to Tang San.
Lin Qing's face darkened when he saw Tang San acting so shamelessly. Xiao Wu already belonged to him, and no man could tolerate another man constantly coveting his wife.
If Tang San probably didn't have the Asura God protecting him, I would've chopped this bastard up long ago! Lin Qing gritted his teeth. Suddenly, the corner of his mouth rose into an amused smile. Tang San, for Xiao Wu's safety, it seems I can't let you remain a man anymore.
Lin Qing already had a rough plan. He remembered that before long, all of Shrek would set out to obtain Spirit Rings for the students, and they would be heading to the Star Dou Great Forest. At that time, he would have plenty of room to act.
"Lin Qing, Zhu Qing, let's go register already. Ignore that annoying guy." Xiao Wu pulled Zhu Zhuqing over to Lin Qing, then reached out and linked her arm through his.
"Alright." Lin Qing smiled indulgently and led Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing to the wooden table.
"Hello, Teacher." Lin Qing greeted the old man as he approached.
"Kid, my name is Li Yusong. As you've seen, I'm a Level 63 Soul Emperor, and my Martial Soul is the Dragon-Pattern Staff. You may call me Teacher Li," Li Yusong said, stroking his beard.
"Hello, Teacher Li. My name is Lin Qing. I'm twelve years old, my Martial Soul is the Nichirin Blade, and I'm a Level 33 assault-type Battle Soul Elder!" As he spoke, Lin Qing clenched his right hand in the air and summoned the Nichirin Blade. Then, three Spirit Rings—yellow, purple, and purple—rose beneath his feet.
"A thousand-year second ring! A twelve-year-old Soul Elder! What a monster! No wonder you could defeat that kid Mubai!" The moment Li Yusong saw Lin Qing's Spirit Ring configuration, he shot to his feet and stared at him in shock.
Behind them, the girl in the white dress covered her mouth with one hand as she stared at Lin Qing in amazement. At that moment, Lin Qing seemed like an immortal descended into the mortal world in her eyes.
So strong! So handsome! He's even an assault-type, perfectly in line with the sect's rules! This is practically a boyfriend bestowed upon me by heaven! I have to lure him back to the sect!
"Teacher Li, there's me too!" Xiao Wu shouted at Li Yusong. She then summoned her Martial Soul as well, and three Spirit Rings—yellow, purple, and purple—rose around her. "My name is Xiao Wu, Wu as in dancing. I'm twelve years old, my Martial Soul is the Soft Bone Rabbit, and I'm a Level 34 agility-type Battle Soul Elder!"
Originally, Xiao Wu had wanted to choose the assault type, but Lin Qing had lectured her and made her develop toward the agility type instead.
"Another twelve-year-old Soul Elder! Another thousand-year second ring!" Li Yusong was stunned at first, then overjoyed. "Heaven truly favors us! Shrek has finally received two genuine monsters! When Headmaster Flender sees these two little ones' talent, his jaw will surely drop!"
"Teacher Li, have we passed?" Seeing that Li Yusong still could not close his mouth, Lin Qing asked.
"Of course you've passed! If Shrek Academy didn't accept monsters with talent like yours, what right would we have to call ourselves Monster Academy?" Li Yusong happily registered the two of them at once.
Of course, the two still had their bone ages checked as usual before moving aside.
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