Heading to the Inner Court

About two hours later, Xu Xingyu arrived at Sea God Lake, where a dozen or so senior students were gathered.

These must be the senior students who are taking the Inner Court exam with me.

The upperclassmen, seeing a junior who appeared to be only a second-year student at the gathering place for the Inner Court assessment, couldn't help but think, "Did this junior come to the wrong place?"

Among them, a tall fifth-year student asked, "Hey junior, are you in the wrong place? This is where people preparing for the Inner Court exams gather. Or are you just here by chance to enjoy the scenery at Sea God Lake?"

Faced with the senior's question, Xu Xingyu simply took out her Inner Court recommendation letter and Inner Court exam qualification certificate to show him.

The senior student and the others watching widened their eyes in astonishment. A second-year student could obtain a recommendation letter and qualification certificate for the Shrek Inner Court's Inner Court exam!

What kind of monster is this?! Or did it get in through connections?

It's not surprising that these upperclassmen would have such thoughts, since most of them receive recommendation letters from the Inner Court, usually during their fifth or sixth year in the Outer Court.

It is extremely rare for someone like Xu Xingyu to obtain an Inner Court recommendation letter and qualify for the Inner Court exam in her second year.

Only those students with exceptional talent who are noticed by the Inner Court teachers in advance, or those who make significant contributions to the academy, are likely to receive Inner Court recommendation letters and qualify for the Inner Court exams ahead of time.

As for the option of using connections, it's only a means that applies to those whose families are directly related to Shrek or have significant ties to Shrek. However, most of Shrek descendants disdain using such methods.

They're Shrek people, so they should do things honestly and fairly! They don't care about exams at all!

Only weaklings who have no confidence in themselves would need to resort to back channels! Shrek doesn't need such petty tricks at all!

This is why Shrek's people unconsciously reject those who use such methods.

While theoretically such a person would be disliked anywhere, it's a bit more serious at Shrek.

Firstly, students will have no desire to interact with you because you've taken an easy path, and the teachers in the Inner Court will also ignore your existence.

As for the person who provided the student with the back door, they would completely turn a blind eye to the student's actions because such methods were used, and would not stand up for the student.

The only situation in which they would be willing to pay attention to a student who got in through connections is if that student possesses talent in some aspect that is worthy of their serious consideration.

The most representative example is a senior named Mo Xuan, whose Martial Soul is Halo, a type of support Martial Soul. His first Soul Skill has a coverage range of up to one kilometer, and the Soul Skill range increases by one kilometer for each additional Soul Ring.

Simply put, within this range, he can increase a person's certain attribute by 10%.

On the surface, this is not a very outstanding Martial Soul, and it is not worth Shrek Academy's serious attention. However, what is strange is that this Martial Soul's Soul Skill can amplify all Soul Master within its Soul Skill range.

If Mo Xuan were to reach the ninth-ring Titled Douluo one day, he could amplify the power of all warriors within a ten-kilometer radius, which is why he holds the title of War Controller.

Only a student with exceptional talent Shrek would be willing to give someone special treatment and not exclude them; the others are another story.

Xu Xingyu is now being treated as a student who got in through connections, mainly because people are generally unwilling to see things in a positive light.

Because doing so would be tantamount to admitting that he is inferior to this boy who is a few years younger than him, so unless they witness Xu Xingyu's abilities with their own eyes, he will be labeled as someone who got in through connections.

Xu Xingyu didn't care much about this; he Xu Xingyu would be revealed during the exam.

Moreover, he has no interest in having any interaction with people who label others so casually; at most, he'll treat them as strangers he's met once.

Just then, a cry of surprise caught Xu Xingyu's attention, and she saw that Jiang Nannan had also arrived at Sea God Lake.

At that moment, the senior students who had been doubting that Xu Xingyu had gotten in through connections were immediately drawn to the approaching Jiang Nannan. They looked at her with eyes full of admiration, as if they had seen their goddess.

Jiang Nannan wasn't dressed in anything particularly flashy; she was only wearing the purple school uniform provided by the school for fourth graders. But even such simple clothes couldn't hide her beauty.

It can only be said that Jiang Nannan truly deserves the title of the most beautiful woman in the Outer Court.

However, what happened next shattered the hearts of the onlookers.

Jiang Nannan completely ignored the senior students trying to curry favor with her and went straight to Xu Xingyu, then started chatting with him!?

It seems like the two of them are quite close?!

After a series of questions arose in the minds of the senior students, they finally realized that the two were holding hands! And their fingers were interlocked!

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!?!?!?!

Could it be that the rumor was true?! That unattainable beauty, admired by everyone in the Outer Court, really found a boyfriend?!? And it's this Xiao Bai who just entered his second year?!?

Just who is this kid?!

At this moment, the senior students just wanted to roll up their sleeves and question this junior about what he had done to their goddess, and then give him a good lesson.

However, no one present wanted to be the one to stick their neck out, after all, didn't they see how close Jiang Nannan and that kid were?

If he were to recklessly provoke Xu Xingyu, regardless of whether Xu Xingyu actually possessed greater strength than he appeared, Jiang Nannan would certainly step in to protect him.

This would definitely lower Jiang Nannan's impression of me, and make her Jiang Nannan. No normal person would do such a losing proposition.

So these senior students could only grit their teeth and watch Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan constantly showering each other with affection, secretly vowing that if the exam were a group test, they would definitely take down this kid first.

Just then, a boat appeared on Sea God Lake, instantly attracting everyone's attention. Standing on the boat was an old man, none other than Xuan Zi, the deputy head of the Sea God Pavilion!

As Xuan Zi drank his wine, he called out, "Congratulations to all students for qualifying for the exam to enter the Inner Court. Now, I will lead you to the exam venue."

After speaking, a surge of earthy yellow Soul Power grabbed everyone and roughly threw them all onto the boat, leaving everyone except Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan in a sorry state.

This was mainly because Xu Xingyu released wind element to stabilize herself the moment the two were thrown onto the boat, and then caught Jiang Nannan in a princess carry.