You're the Challengers

This time, the white light was especially intense, so bright that the people nearby could barely keep their eyes open.

"Holy shit, that white light is so strong! He must be close to Soul Ancestor!"

"That talent is terrifying. We absolutely can't mess with him."

"Aaah! He's so handsome!"

Those who had planned to wait and see before making trouble for Yang Lin now abandoned the idea entirely.

[Host gained Xiao Xiao's emotional value +444]

[Host gained Blue Sky's emotional value +11]

[Host gained White Cloud's emotional value +22]

[Host gained numerous NPCs' emotional value +99]

Pah! What trash. All those people combined didn't give me as much emotional value as Xiao Xiao alone.

Yang Lin spat inwardly.

"This... level thirty-seven... unbelievable. Only twelve, and already so close to Soul Ancestor..."

The female teacher was shocked once again, and her gaze began to ripple like water as she looked at Yang Lin.

She herself was only a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor, yet this extraordinarily handsome young student was already close to surpassing her.

It was bad enough that his looks were peerless, but he was so powerful too. He really made her heart itch.

"Young man, what's your martial soul?"

The female teacher's voice was unusually syrupy.

Yang Lin gave the female teacher, whose face was somewhat flushed, a strange look.

Did she just climax?

Although it felt a little odd, Yang Lin kept his expression unchanged as he said:

"My martial soul is my eyes. I call it Six Eyes."

Looking at those beautiful eyes that could draw a person into their depths, the female teacher sighed.

"A body martial soul? Handsome little fellow, your martial soul really is beautiful."

After saying that, she waved at a male student on the other side of the admissions area.

"Student Li, over there. Take these two students to their assessment."

"Sure thing! Come with me, juniors."

He was the senior student who had released his soul rings earlier.

Only now, he was particularly attentive, without any of his earlier overbearing attitude.

What a joke. Once these two entered the academy, they would definitely receive special training, and there was a ninety-percent chance they would enter the Inner Academy.

Even if he couldn't befriend them, he absolutely couldn't make enemies of them.

Under the somewhat envious gazes of the crowd, Yang Lin and Wu Liuqi followed the senior into Shrek Academy.

The female teacher was still staring at Yang Lin's retreating figure, unable to come back to her senses for a long while.

"If... I could have a round with such a handsome little fellow..."

"Ahem, teacher, here's my recommendation letter from the city lord."

Since Xiao Xiao stood close by, she naturally heard what the female teacher had said.

She wasn't some little girl who knew nothing of the world, so her cheeks flushed faintly.

Her gaze also flicked toward that tall, slender figure from time to time.

"Juniors, my name is Li Ming. I'm a fifth-year student in the Outer Academy."

Li Ming introduced Shrek Academy to them as they walked,

while also spouting strange things about "glory" and "loyalty."

Yang Lin and Wu Liuqi exchanged a glance without speaking.

Clearly, this fellow had already been infected by Shrek's loyalty gu.

Still, they couldn't really blame him. On the Douluo Continent, Shrek's loyalty gu was second only to the love gu. Ordinary people really had a hard time resisting it.

Even the protagonist, Huo Yuhao, had been caught deep in its grip.

"These three statues are Shrek's founders: Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, Dean Flender, and Vice Dean Zhao Wuji."

Three enormous statues stood not far from Shrek's main gate.

Yang Lin looked up at Yu Xiaogang's statue. The Grandmaster was even holding a book, putting on airs.

Well, he had no real learning of his own, so he could only make up for it with appearances.

After all, this was someone who had told Tang San to have his life-attribute Blue Silver Grass absorb poison-attribute soul rings. How much knowledge could anyone expect him to have?

They continued on their way.

Next, they saw the statues of the original Shrek Seven Devils.

Compared with the other six Devils, however, the figure at the very back looked utterly forlorn.

Ma Hongjun. There really wasn't much to say about him.

Tang San really had done everything he could for him in that matter. He was simply too useless himself. Nothing could be done.

After another series of twists and turns, they finally reached the assessment grounds.

"Juniors, since both of you have reached level thirty in soul power, you can go straight to the final assessment."

Yang Lin surveyed their surroundings. Around six or seven people were already standing there.

Two were about the same age as them, a boy and a girl.

The boy had blond hair, and the girl had black hair.

Those two are probably Zhu Lu and Dai Huabin.

Between the boy's face that practically begged for a beating and the girl's expansive chest,

Yang Lin had essentially guessed their identities at a glance.

As everyone knew, the Hell Spirit Cat clan had ample room for greatness.

At the very center of the assessment grounds stood two people.

One was extremely burly and stood with his arms folded, while the other held a spear, his figure as straight and tall as a pine.

They were probably the examiners for this round.

Not far from the two examiners, three more people each held a pen and a small notebook.

They appeared to be scorers who would give them an overall score based on their performance.

Li Ming pointed at the two men nearby and spoke again.

"Your final assessment will be conducted by those two in the middle, Teacher Zhao and Teacher Yang."

After speaking, he hurried over and whispered something to the two middle-aged men.

The burly middle-aged man's eyes lit up as he looked the pair over.

"Hahaha! Good, good, good! Two more Little Monsters."

"Old Yang, it's my turn to play this time, right?"

The burly middle-aged man spoke to the spear-wielding man beside him.

"Suit yourself!" the man holding the spear said gruffly.

"Hahaha, all right! Let me introduce myself to you little brats. I'm Zhao Youji, and I'll be the one assessing you next."

Zhao Youji stepped forward and declared in a booming voice.

As he spoke, rings of light rose from beneath his feet, one after another.

Two yellow, two purple, and two black. Again, the standard six soul rings.

"The five of you can team up..."

Before he could finish, he was interrupted.

"Hey, Teacher Zhao, I've got a question."

At Yang Lin's signal, Wu Liuqi raised his hand.

"Speak!"

Zhao Youji sounded rather impatient.

Little bastard, interrupting me. Just watch how hard I teach this fellow with twin martial souls a lesson in a moment.

"Um... what's your relationship with Zhao Wuji?"

"Oh, he's my ancestor. All right, quit wasting time. Which of you four is going first? You can team up, too."

"As long as you last fifty exchanges against me, you'll pass the assessment."

Zhao Youji still stood with his arms folded, looking utterly relaxed.

Yang Lin took off his sunglasses and casually hooked them onto the front of his shirt.

He spoke in an offhand tone.

"So teaming up is allowed?"

Looking at that handsome face, Zhao Youji decided he would land a few solid punches on it in a moment.

"That's right."

Hearing that, Yang Lin stepped forward with a smile tugging at his lips, radiating confidence and an air of invincibility.

His finger pointed at the five teachers in turn, not even sparing the three scorers.

Under their incredulous gazes, he spoke slowly.

"You, you, and the rest of you."

"I now officially declare that you're the challengers. All five teachers, do everything you can to entertain me!"

Yang Lin's voice wasn't loud, but his tone was brimming with audacity!