"The Shrek Seven Devils?"
As Shrek students, they were required to study the academy's history, so they were naturally very familiar with that name.
Ten thousand years ago, when Shrek Academy had just been founded, it had been nothing more than a fly-by-night academy. Yet its first dean had insisted on accepting only monsters, not ordinary people, leaving the academy with more teachers than students.
But it was at that moment that the first Shrek Seven Devils had burst onto the scene.
The whole of Shrek Academy had only those seven students at the time, but through their talent and hard work, they had made the academy famous across the continent.
"Do you know why the seven of you were chosen today?" Xuan Zi asked, taking a sip of wine.
Xu Sanshi's face lit up. "Elder Xuan, could it be... could it be... could it be that we're the new Shrek Seven Devils?"
"Hmph, in your dreams." Xuan Zi exhaled forcefully through his nose, sending a wine-scented gust that left Xu Sanshi reeling.
He continued on his own, "The original Shrek Seven Devils became famous across the continent because they represented the academy in the Whole Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. At first, no one thought much of the first Shrek Seven Devils, but they fought their way through the encirclement with their own strength and ultimately won the championship under Ancestor Tang San's leadership."
"Even now, every five years, the academy selects a new generation of Shrek Seven Devils to represent it in the Whole Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament."
Understanding dawned on Xu Sanshi. He took a deep breath and asked, "Elder Xuan, does that mean you intend to have us compete?"
Xuan Zi gave him a disdainful glance. "If I sent you