Shrek Academy's recruitment drew to a close with Qian Chongling's departure.
Zhao Wuji's face was ashen, and his mood could not have been worse. He shot Ma Hongjun a vicious glare and said, "I'll be waiting at the fourth trial. Hurry up and bring them inside."
"Okay, okay, I'll take them in right away." Ma Hongjun put on an "honest and guileless" smile and scratched his head.
With Ma Hongjun leading the way, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong, Tang San, and Xiao Wu finally stepped into Shrek Academy-or rather, this Small Village.
Once inside the village, all they could see were wooden buildings. No description suited Shrek Academy better than "destitute and down on its luck."
They had not gone far before Ma Hongjun brought them to an open space surrounded by wooden houses. It covered roughly five hundred square meters and sat right in the center of Shrek Academy.
The applicants who had passed the preliminary trial earlier were just ahead. Distinct fluctuations of soul power made the air tremble irregularly.
"This is the second trial," Ma Hongjun said. "It involves a soul power assessment and martial soul appraisal, but anyone whose soul power exceeds level twenty-five can skip it."
"Teacher Zhao said earlier that even the lowest among you is level twenty-eight, so you can skip straight past the second and third trials. I'll let the teacher in charge know, then take you straight over."
Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu were level twenty-eight. As for Tang San, after his fight with Dai Mubai, he had reached level twenty-nine that very night. He was Third Brother, after all, so that was perfectly reasonable.
With that, Ma Hongjun walked over to the teacher in charge of the second trial.
Just then, a soft, languid voice rang out.
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