There were many academies in the Heaven Dou Empire, but two stood above the rest in fame. One was the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, which belonged to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family. With the mighty Heaven Dou Empire backing it, the academy boasted an exceptionally strong faculty and claimed a place among the continent's top three academies.
Excellent as the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was, it was overrun with noble children. Its exorbitant tuition denied many talented Soul Masters the education they deserved.
The other academy completely made up for this shortcoming. Nobles and commoners alike could study there as long as their talent met its admission requirements. It also possessed the Heaven Dou Empire's only other Mimicry Training Ground besides the one at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. This was the Blue Tyrant Academy.
A few days earlier, after some mysterious people arrived, the Blue Tyrant Academy suddenly changed its name to Shrek Academy. Its former dean, Liu Erlong, became the vice dean. The dean of the new Shrek Academy was a middle-aged man named Flender.
"Shrek Academy!"
Yan murmured disdainfully, "Shrek means monster. Does that mean every student in this academy deserves to be called a monster?"
"Who are you, and what are you here for? Enrollment has already closed. If you want to apply, come back next year. Loiterers are not permitted outside Shrek Academy!"
When Su Chen, Yan, Hu Liena, Xie Yue, Zhang Ping, and the other members of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation arrived at Shrek Academy's gates, the guards stopped them.
Su Chen might not have known that, because of yesterday's events, Flender had placed the entire academy under tight security for the students' sake, especially the Shrek Seven Devils', strictly checking everyone entering and leaving. As an additional precaution, he had moved the Shrek