Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy.
There were two days left before the start of school-
The most important time of the year, the start of a new term, had come around again. Early that morning, crowds had already flooded the gates of Shrek Academy. Aside from returning students, most were parents and relatives bringing their children to register for the entrance assessment.
But no matter their background or where they had obtained their recommendation, anyone who failed the entrance exam would have to turn around and go home.
Some incoming upper-year students were helping the teachers conduct assessments at the gates. They might only have been students, but those qualified to represent Shrek Academy here had cultivation levels of at least three-ring Soul Elders.
At the Soul Elder level, one already enjoyed considerable standing on the continent. The minimum requirement for graduating from Shrek Academy's Outer Court 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 eventually be eliminated in an assessment.
Twenty-eight days had passed since the holidays began, and the new school year would start in another two days. At least two-thirds of the academy's returning students were already back. They had not dared slack off at all during the holidays. With the start of school approaching, they naturally returned early to ask their teachers about the assessments and seek guidance.
Those with greater strength had nothing to worry about, of course. This was the perfect opportunity to test the fruits of their cultivation.
Among them, a figure kept accelerating as she raced from the shore of Sea God Lake toward the First-Year Dormitory Building at an astonishing speed, muttering to herself, "We haven't seen each other in so long. He must have been