Shrek Academy (Part 2)

"Next!"

As Li Yusong's voice fell, a cool-looking black-haired girl in a black skintight outfit stepped forward.

"Zhu Zhuqing, Hell Spirit Cat Martial Soul, Level 27 agility-attack-type Soul Grandmaster." As she spoke, Zhu Zhuqing immediately summoned her Martial Soul. Two yellow Spirit Rings floated at her side.

Having already seen Lin Qing and Xiao Wu, Li Yusong was not particularly shocked by Zhu Zhuqing's talent. Instead, he felt that this was what a normal genius should be like.

After Zhu Zhuqing's test, it was Tang San's turn. For some reason, whether someone had deliberately arranged it or fate had decreed it, Tang San was still Level 29, just as in the original story.

After Tang San came an exquisite young girl in a white dress. She walked briskly to the wooden table, extended her right hand, and summoned her Martial Soul.

A Glazed Pagoda with seven tiers, radiating seven differently colored glazes of light, appeared before them. Two yellow Spirit Rings also rose beneath her feet.

The moment Lin Qing saw the girl and her Martial Soul, he immediately understood her identity. Ning Rongrong? She really is beautiful—noble and elegant, yet carrying the fresh, refined air unique to a young girl.

"Does your family know you came here?" Li Yusong asked, briefly surprised upon seeing Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul.

"What? Doesn't your academy claim that it even dares to accept monsters? Do you not dare to accept me?" Ning Rongrong asked.

"Of course we do. Hold out your hand so I can test your bone age," Li Yusong said.

Ning Rongrong held out her hand. After Li Yusong checked her bones and confirmed her age, he asked, "By the way, what level are you?"

"Level 26," Ning Rongrong answered.

"Very well, you pass," Li Yusong said.

Having passed, Ning Rongrong walked directly toward Lin Qing and the others.

Seeing Ning Rongrong approach them, Lin Qing could not help but freeze. When Ning Rongrong saw him looking at her, she answered with a smile, leaving him briefly dazed.

"Lin Qing, is she pretty?" Seeing Lin Qing staring straight at Ning Rongrong in her white dress, Xiao Wu immediately grew displeased and shot him a dark look.

"Pretty," Lin Qing blurted out, completely unaware that danger was imminent.

The instant the word left his mouth, a huge "Danger" seemed to appear above his head.

"Hiss—ah! It hurts! Xiao Wu, it hurts, it hurts!" Lin Qing suddenly felt a sharp pain at his waist. Only then did he see that Xiao Wu had pinched the soft flesh at his waist and twisted it clockwise.

"Is she prettier, or am I prettier? Lin Qing, you'd better think carefully before answering!" Xiao Wu waved her little pink fist before his eyes.

"Of course you're prettier! Xiao Wu is the cutest girl in the world!" Lin Qing hurriedly apologized. Otherwise, he might truly be punished—for example, being forbidden from touching Xiao Wu for the next two or three months.

"Hello, everyone. My name is Ning Rongrong," Ning Rongrong greeted them first.

"Hello, I'm Zhu Zhuqing." Zhu Zhuqing merely nodded in response.

"Xiao Wu." Xiao Wu did not particularly want to speak to Ning Rongrong.

"Hello, my name is Lin Qing." Lin Qing returned her greeting with a smile.

"Hello, Brother Lin Qing. Your talent is really incredible. You're already a Soul Elder at only twelve, and your second Spirit Ring is even a thousand-year one. How did you do it?" Ning Rongrong asked as she came to Lin Qing's left side and naturally wrapped her arm around his.

Meanwhile, Tang San, who had been preparing to introduce himself, stood awkwardly beside them.

As for Xiao Wu, standing on Lin Qing's right, she gritted her teeth as she stared at the arm Ning Rongrong was holding.

"Alright, students. Congratulations on passing the first test. Mubai, take them directly to the fourth test," Li Yusong said after completing the first test for the other students.

"Understood, Teacher Li. I'll take them to the fourth test now," Dai Mubai replied.

"Wait, Teacher. Why can they go directly to the fourth test while we have to take the tests one by one?" a young man who had just passed the first test and was preparing to head to the second pointed at Lin Qing's group and asked.

"If your Soul Power Level exceeds twenty-five like theirs, then you can go directly to the fourth test as well!" Li Yusong barked, his expression darkening.

The young man immediately fell silent. After all, when they had registered, they had said that even the lowest-ranked among them was Level 26, while he was merely a Level 21 Soul Grandmaster who had only just broken through.

"Alright, everyone, let's go," Dai Mubai called out.

Lin Qing looked at Dai Mubai strangely. Dai Mubai's unconcerned manner truly puzzled him, but Lin Qing was certain that Dai Mubai was up to no good.

However, Lin Qing did not care. Given Dai Mubai's current strength and situation, the only person Lin Qing could think of that Dai Mubai could turn to was a teacher from Shrek Academy. Perhaps Zhao Wuji would target him during the fourth test later.

But so what? With his current strength, Lin Qing still had some chance of winning even against Zhao Wuji. He had that confidence.

Then, led by Dai Mubai, the group finally arrived at the fourth test site.

"Oh! I didn't expect so many people to reach the fourth test this year!" The moment they arrived, they heard the voice of a burly man. This person was none other than Zhao Wuji, the Immovable King from the original story.

"Teacher Zhao, these are students with Soul Power Levels above twenty-five who have directly advanced to the fourth test," Dai Mubai said. "And among these five students, there are even two Soul Elders above Level 30."

Hearing Dai Mubai deliberately point out that he and Xiao Wu were Soul Elders, Lin Qing found his intentions utterly obvious.

"Soul Elders! It seems our academy has truly received two monsters this year!" Zhao Wuji's eyes flashed as he looked at Lin Qing, whom Dai Mubai had indicated, as though he were a rare treasure.

"My name is Zhao Wuji. Since the five of you passed the second and third tests without being tested, I'll personally play with you. I'll give you one incense stick's worth of time to get to know one another and discuss your strategy. Once the incense burns out, the test will begin. The test is for the five of you to join forces and withstand my attacks for one incense stick's worth of time. As long as even one of you lasts until the end, all of you will pass. I hope you understand that you should not try to take shortcuts. No one can escape this area with speed alone. At the same time, I can remind you that none of you can withstand my attacks alone. Coordinating and cooperating with one another is your only chance of success." Zhao Wuji stood before them with his arms crossed.

"Teacher Zhao, isn't that a little inappropriate?" Dai Mubai said hesitantly.

Zhao Wuji glared at him. "What's inappropriate about it? The dean isn't here, so I'm the biggest authority in the academy. If I say it's fine, then it's fine. Alright, I'm lighting the incense. You don't have much time, so prepare yourselves. Xiao Bai, you can tell them about my strength and characteristics too, so they can make some preparations."

Hearing that Zhao Wuji truly intended to act, Dai Mubai was overjoyed. Though he was delighted inside, he could not let it show.

"Pretty boy, just wait for Teacher Zhao to beat you into a pulp!" Dai Mubai had complete confidence in Zhao Wuji's strength.

Standing in the center of the square, Zhao Wuji somehow produced an incense stick. With a rub of his fingers, he lit it. Then, with a burst of Soul Power, he drove the incense stick directly into the stone floor, where it quietly burned.