The Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body's Working Life (Please Keep Reading) (1 / 2)

Shrek City was the largest city on the entire Douluo Continent. Three thousand years ago, it had supplanted Heaven Dou City as the continent's foremost city.

Since it had to withstand powerful soul beasts, its fortifications were not only sturdy but so towering that their tops disappeared from view.

It was the human city closest to the Star Dou Great Forest. Thus, even though the soul beasts in the forest's northern region were powerful and very few people came here to obtain soul rings, Shrek City remained exceedingly prosperous.

Today, Shrek City was even livelier than usual, for it was time for Shrek's annual admissions. On this day, every genius on the Douluo Continent could bring a recommendation letter from a city lord to the continent's greatest academy and take part in its entrance selection.

As for anyone without a city lord's recommendation letter, sorry, but you and Shrek were simply not destined to meet.

Without a powerful family or parents with powerful martial souls, the chances of possessing a powerful martial soul were extremely low. Innate soul power could not be particularly high either, and there would be no resources for further development.

The chances of a martial soul mutation were simply too slim. With more geniuses on the continent than it could admit, why would Shrek Academy care about the rare genius who rose against the odds?

Shrek Academy had abundant resources, but nurturing each inner court student came at an astronomical cost. Everyone who entered Shrek was a genius; the palm and the back of the hand were both flesh, so it could not favor one over another.

Thus, without a powerful force backing you, your future growth would have a limited ceiling. Shrek Academy would not pour resources into you alone without conditions-the return on investment was too low.

And so, Shrek Academy changed its admission requirements: only a recommendation letter from a city lord or someone of higher standing could earn an applicant a chance at the entrance assessment.

To keep people from gossiping, however, Shrek Academy lowered its admission threshold. Previously, applicants had to reach level twenty or above at twelve years old, and their martial souls could not be too ordinary. Now, they only needed to reach level fifteen or above at twelve, though their martial souls still could not be too ordinary.

This won considerable goodwill across the continent, with people believing Shrek Academy was truly an excellent institution working for the continent's benefit. Yet Shrek Academy promptly introduced an assessment for new students after three months. It admitted them first, wasted three months of their time, then kicked out everyone without potential.

Nearly half the new students were mediocre. After all, if even their influential families could not nurture them into something worthwhile, they naturally had no value worth cultivating.

The remaining half of the new students generally met the threshold of reaching level twenty at twelve anyway. It was ruthlessly pragmatic, but Shrek was precisely that sort of man-eating academy.

Today was Shrek Academy's admission day, so Shrek City was choked with traffic, packed so tightly that not even water could seep through. Everywhere, parents were bringing their children to the entrance assessment, accompanied by all manner of servants and maids.

After all, these were all people of status.

Commoners did not even have the right to enter this place.

At that moment, inside the Shrek Auction House, a handsome youth in an exquisite suit sensed the bustle in the city and could not help giving a wickedly charming smile.

That smile was utterly captivating, making the young, wealthy woman he was attending to breathe more heavily.

Although a mask covered his eyes and half his face, it did nothing to diminish his good looks. Instead, it added an air of mystery.

Huo Yuhao had already been exceptionally handsome, and after consuming the singular velvet sky chrysanthemum, he had become even more extraordinary. The Phantom Body's appearance adjusted to match his original body, so the Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body was now remarkably handsome as well.

Moreover, his six-winged angel martial soul naturally carried a sacred power, lending him an air of lofty superiority that instinctively made people feel he was exceedingly noble.

This undoubtedly gave him a unique bearing, making people unable to resist wanting to draw close to him and possess him.

Today was the Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body's last day working in Shrek City. In one month, he had earned a full thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Nine hundred of those had come from tips.

He really was making a living off his face.

Today was Shrek Academy's admission day, so he no longer needed to stay here. He had only remained to earn the ten Gold Soul Coins needed for tuition, but he had ended up rather enjoying the experience and stayed a little longer.

Room and board were included, anyway.

Knock, knock, knock- Someone was knocking at the door.

"Come in." A clear, lovely female voice came from inside.

The Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body opened the door and walked in, placing his packed attendant's uniform before a stunning woman. "Sister Yan, thank you for looking after me this past month!"

Zhuang Yan looked up at the Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body, her expression complicated. She had known he would leave one day, so she was not surprised. She simply had not expected the time to pass so quickly.

"A whole month has flown by. It feels like it was only yesterday."

A month ago, Zhuang Yan had met the Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body when he came for an interview. Given her status, she had not needed to conduct interviews personally. After all, her grandfather held a thirty-percent stake in the entire Shrek Auction House.

Although she was also an inner court student at Shrek Academy, she was her family's only heir, so she could only use her holidays to familiarize herself with the family business.

By a stroke of chance, however, she had met the Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body. Some people truly had such a distinctive presence that one glance was enough to make them unforgettable.

When she learned that the Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body was interviewing for an attendant's position, she had hired him on the spot.

The Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body was meticulous in his work, and she was very pleased with his attitude toward life. She also knew that, having come here at his age, he must have been planning to take Shrek Academy's entrance assessment.

"Well? Are you confident you can get into Shrek? Do you need your big sister to write you a recommendation letter?"

Zhuang Yan was completely confident. Such a recommendation letter was a trifling matter for her family; even a document bearing her own seal could serve as one.

The Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body smiled faintly, a gentle radiance emanating from him, and Zhuang Yan immediately stared in a daze.

Zhuang Yan found that no matter how many times she looked at him, she never tired of the sight. Even with his mask on, the Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body still made it impossible to look away.

This was also one of the main reasons behind the Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body's outstanding performance. Ever since he arrived, nearly every wealthy lady who visited the Shrek Auction House requested him.

Hearing Zhuang Yan offer him a recommendation letter, the Six-Winged Angel Phantom Body shook his head. He did not want to blunder into owing someone a favor when there was no need.

Getting into Shrek Academy? Anyone with hands could do it.

"No need, Sister Yan. Even without a city lord's recommendation letter, I can still get into Shrek."