Shrek Academy.
The most important time of the year had come around again: the start of school. Early that morning, crowds had already surged toward the gates of Shrek Academy.
Apart from returning students, the vast majority were parents and elders bringing their children to register for the entrance assessment.
No matter what background they had or where their recommendation had come from, anyone who failed the entrance examination had to pack up and go home.
Some newly admitted upper-year students helped the teachers conduct the assessments at the school gates. They might have been only students, but those qualified to represent Shrek Academy here had cultivation levels of at least Three-Ring Soul Elders.
Upon reaching the Soul Elder level, one already held considerable status on the continent. These students were so young, too. Whichever faction they joined would spare no effort in nurturing them.
The minimum requirement for graduation from Shrek Academy's Outer Academy was to become a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor. Anyone who failed to reach the Soul Ancestor level could not become a sixth-year student and would ultimately be eliminated in the assessments.
More than twenty days had passed since the holiday began, and the new school year would start in just a few days. The newcomers were busy taking their entrance assessments, while the returning students were hardly idle either. Their own promotion assessments were about to begin.
Only by passing the promotion assessment could they truly advance to the next year of study. Otherwise, they would have to pack up and go home, just like the newcomers who failed the entrance assessment.
Of course, sufficiently strong students did not fear the assessments. Some even enjoyed them, since they offered a rare opportunity to show off in front of their peers.
If they were fortunate enough to