How strong was Shrek Academy, really? Why did Shrek Academy strike such terror into every nation on the continent?
Apart from the students it had taught, the first reason was that, although Shrek professed neutrality, it had always maintained an inspection corps that dealt with banditry in various countries. That seemed like a good thing, but the other empires did not see it that way. Shrek was doing what those countries' rulers-their emperors-were supposed to do.
Maintaining public order was good, but when you maintained order in someone else's country, where did that leave the empires' dignity? In practice, Shrek Academy's conduct was no different from abandoning neutrality, because it constantly interfered in other countries' internal affairs.
Then there was its influence. Shrek Academy had risen to prominence by opposing the Sun Moon Empire. To the original Douluo Continent, that meant resisting a foreign enemy, so the continent's people had always revered Shrek. In their hearts, Shrek Academy was an academy of their nation, devoted to their countries and their people.
With that layer of faith behind it, Shrek Academy's influence even exceeded that of certain empires. That was something no empire wanted to see. Even the original empires of the Douluo Continent harbored misgivings, let alone the Sun Moon Empire.
Some people thought Shrek would become the next Spirit Hall. It resembled Spirit Hall, yet would not become it.
The resemblance lay in its equally terrifying power and profound influence across the continent, which filled every country with fear.
The reason it would not was the greatest difference between Shrek and Spirit Hall: Shrek did not bind its students to itself. After graduation, they could freely choose where they wanted to go. Thus, Shrek would never form a highly centralized military organization like Spirit Hall, much less become an