Second Soul Skill-Red Dragon's Roar!!

Dai Mubai flew into a rage on the spot when she pointed at his nose and insulted him.

As a prince of the mighty Star Luo Empire, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?

"You... you're asking for death!!"

A pale white light suddenly erupted from his body.

His blond hair turned black and white, and four faint lines appeared on his forehead, forming the character for "king."

His hands doubled in size as well, turning into a pair of tiger claws.

White Tiger, possess!!

Almost instantly, his fist hurtled toward Xiao Wu.

But the girl had nothing to fear, a cold smile curling at her lips.

She did not even intend to strike.

Bam!!

A tremendous crash rang out, sending dust flying.

The scene Dai Mubai had imagined, of him sending his opponent flying, never materialized.

Instead, a sharp pain shot through his fist.

An immense force rebounded against him, forcing him several steps back.

"How is that possible?!"

Once he saw what had happened, his eyes widened.

The one who had intervened was none other than the boy standing beside her.

Or rather, he had not attacked at all.

He had merely raised his palm and effortlessly stopped Dai Mubai's fist.

"Your strength's a little lacking. Go back and practice some more."

Lin Mo rubbed his palm with his other hand and spoke indifferently.

He had not even exerted himself.

Dai Mubai had been driven back by his own strength.

Too weak. Truly far too weak.

"I refuse to believe this!"

Humiliated twice in succession, Dai Mubai's shame turned into outright fury.

With a low growl, two yellow Soul Rings appeared beneath his feet, and soul power surged throughout his body.

"Second Soul Skill-White Tiger Fierce Light Wave!!"

As he roared in anger, white light rapidly gathered in his mouth.

Then a white wave of light blasted out!!

"Oh? You want to trade beam attacks with me?"

Lin Mo sneered at the sight, a trace of disdain flashing through his eyes.

Two Ten Thousand Year Soul Rings disguised as yellow ones appeared simultaneously beneath his feet.

"Second Soul Skill-Red Dragon's Roar!!"

A wisp of flame leaked between his teeth.

As his second Soul Ring fully flared to life, a dragon's cry rang out.

An utterly terrifying torrent of flame erupted from Lin Mo's mouth.

Boom!!!

The two streams of energy collided, triggering a violent explosion!

In barely an instant, the flames tore through the light wave and blasted straight toward Dai Mubai.

"No! No! Impossible!!"

Without the slightest hesitation, he threw himself to the side.

Boom!!

The pillar of fire swept right past him!

But the powerful blast still knocked him to the ground.

The small grove nearby was razed to the ground!!!

"A level-thirty Soul Grandmaster?! And that power... how is that possible?!"

Dai Mubai scrambled up, covered in dirt and dust, utterly dumbfounded.

The moment those Soul Rings appeared, he had sensed his opponent's soul power!

The boy looked younger than him.

Yet his strength surpassed Dai Mubai's by so much!

How was that possible??

He was not the only one who could not believe it.

Not far away, Shrek's admissions teacher had also widened his eyes.

He hurried over at a jog, felt Lin Mo's arm, then examined his ankle.

"You're actually only nine years old! Incredible!! And the power of that Soul Skill is simply astonishing!!"

The old man's expression grew even more shocked.

He had originally thought some disguised old monster had come to toy with children.

Never had he imagined that the boy before him was truly a monstrous prodigy!!

"We're here to enroll. Can we go in now?"

Lin Mo shook off the hands feeling him all over in disgust and asked with a perfectly serious expression.

At the same time, he instinctively activated his Innate Soul Skill to see whether the old man had anything good on him.

Unfortunately, only a Soul Ring just over ten thousand years old had any real value.

The other two options were Soul Coins and miscellaneous items.

Not even the old man's martial soul had come up.

Still, he pocketed the Soul Ring and Soul Coins without the slightest hesitation.

He also learned that the old man before him was named Li Yusong.

"Yes, of course! I'll take you straight to the dean and get your enrollment processed right away!!"

Li Yusong nodded, beaming with delight.

Then he turned to the other applicants and shouted:

"Everyone, disperse! No more admissions today!!"

The crowd was rather angry to hear that.

But after seeing the six Soul Rings on the old man, they all slunk away.

He then personally led Lin Mo and Xiao Wu into the academy.

After only a few steps, however, he seemed to remember something.

He suddenly turned toward Dai Mubai, whose face was covered in dust, and said:

"If you want to enroll, come in yourself. Pass the assessment, and you can become a student of Shrek Academy."

With that, he paid Dai Mubai no further attention and continued leading Lin Mo and Xiao Wu onward.

The dean's office.

Although it was called the dean's office, it actually looked more like a village chief's office.

The furniture inside was battered and worn, and the decorations were utterly rudimentary.

There was a relatively burly middle-aged man who looked to be in his early fifties, with a hooked nose.

He sat in a chair, counting the Gold Soul Coins before him.

One glance was enough to tell he was a miser who loved money as much as life itself, whose eyes lit up at the sight of cash.

Knock, knock, knock.

As the knocking sounded, he swiftly gathered up the Gold Soul Coins and slipped them into his pocket.

The speed and smoothness of his movements made it obvious that he had rehearsed this countless times.

"Ahem... come in!"

The middle-aged man cleared his throat and spoke with an air of feigned authority.

Click.

The door opened, and three figures entered one after another.

One old man and two youngsters: Lin Mo, Xiao Wu, and the admissions teacher, Li Yusong.

"Old Li, aren't you handling admissions? Why have you brought them here?"

Looking at the two children who had entered, the middle-aged man asked in confusion.

But when he sensed the fluctuations of soul power from the boy before him, his eyes immediately widened.

"This... he's a level-thirty Soul Grandmaster?!"

He was just one Soul Ring away from becoming a Soul Elder!!

"Hahaha! Finally noticed? And he's only nine! We've really found a treasure this year!!"

Li Yusong burst into laughter as well, his face full of smug satisfaction.

While the two old fellows were rejoicing, Lin Mo also activated his innate martial soul.

[Target: Flender]

[Large sum of Gold Soul Coins: Obtain one hundred thousand Gold Soul Coins!!]

[Third Soul Ring: Obtain the Soul Ring of a fifteen-hundred-year-old Wind Chime Bird!]

[Seventh Soul Ring: Obtain the Soul Ring of a thirty-thousand-year-old blue bird!]

Lin Mo was a little surprised to see that the man actually had so many Gold Soul Coins.

With that much money, couldn't he renovate the academy?

What an iron rooster-not a single feather to be plucked from him!!

With a disdainful look, he unceremoniously pocketed the Gold Soul Coins and the Seventh Soul Ring.

"Mo... are you sure this is an academy, not a human traffickers' den?"

Xiao Wu poked the boy's arm and asked quietly.

After all, those two old fellows looked exceedingly crafty when they laughed.

They did not look like good people at all!!

"Ahem, ahem... what are you saying, little girl? We're a perfectly legitimate academy! You've both officially been admitted to Shrek!!"

Flender, whose hearing was exceptionally keen, coughed and spoke.

Yet that crafty smile remained on his face.

Afterward, Lin Mo and Xiao Wu completed their enrollment paperwork, got their dormitory arrangements settled, and left.