Shrek Academy's glory had always had nothing to do with the Outer Court. Many had wondered why. Only today did they understand that this glory belonged to the Inner Court because its disciples had dyed it with their blood.
At that moment, a fire burned in every one of their hearts. As the saying went, the flame was passed from one generation to the next, and they all hoped to inherit this glory that belonged to the Inner Court alone.
Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan, who were already fifth-year students, felt this most deeply. They were so very, very close to entering the Inner Court.
Even though Xu Sanshi had missed this opportunity, he was still good enough to enter the Inner Court. He simply would not do as well as he had in the original story.
Xuan Zi looked toward Yan Shaozhe. Yan Shaozhe nodded slightly, then slowly turned to face the seven of them and spoke gently.
"I'm sure you've all heard the title Shrek Seven Devils, haven't you? Just inside our academy's gates stand statues of its founders and the First-Generation Shrek Seven Monsters. But do you know where the name First-Generation Shrek Seven Devils came from?"
No one interrupted Yan Shaozhe at this point. They could only continue listening.
Yan Shaozhe said gravely, "Back when Flender, the Four-Eyed Cat Owl and leader of the Golden Iron Triangle, founded Shrek Academy, there were only a handful of teachers, and even fewer students.
"That was when Dean Flender proposed our academy's motto: we accept only monsters, not ordinary people.
"But how could monsters be easy to find? It wasn't until the First-Generation Shrek Seven Devils appeared that Shrek Academy finally had its chance."
"There were several reasons they were called the Shrek Seven Devils. One was