Although Zhu Zhuqing had already put away her Spirit, Tang San's eyes never left her figure, filled with intense curiosity.
"How exactly did you do that?!"
Facing his question, Zhu Zhuqing didn't even glance at him. She already roughly understood the relationship between him and Xiao Wu.
Her thought was simple.
Since he was Xiao Wu's enemy, he would also be Ye Qiu's enemy, and even… her enemy!
She simply ignored him, standing calmly beside Xiao Wu.
Tang San opened his mouth, knowing that such a thing must be her secret, so he gave up and quietly stood to the side.
After only a short wait.
Dai Mubai had already walked out from inside again.
"Tang San, we meet again!" Dai Mubai smiled, his gaze intentionally or unintentionally sweeping over Zhu Zhuqing.
"What are you looking at?! You sick cat, you wouldn't be having any dirty thoughts about her, would you?"
Before Tang San could respond, Xiao Wu retorted.
"What nonsense are you spouting?! I, I was just looking at my future classmate!"
Dai Mubai's smile froze. He snorted coldly, a flash of anger in his eyes, and looked at Xiao Wu unpleasantly.
"Also, you'd better clean up your mouth. Don't think I really can't beat you!"
"Hmph! You think I'm afraid of you?" Xiao Wu was not to be outdone.
Zhu Zhuqing, standing by, watched him coldly. If he dared to make a move, she wouldn't be polite either!
"Dai Mubai," Tang San was about to dissuade him when an old voice sounded.
"Alright! Mubai, these three are your future classmates. Take them inside first!"
Li Yuesong, who was still testing bone age nearby, spoke up to end their dispute.
"Got it!" Dai Mubai gave Xiao Wu a cold glance and turned around.
"Follow me!"
The group followed behind Dai Mubai, walking towards the second test area.
Entering Shrek Academy required passing a total of four checkpoints.
After the registration tests for bone age and spirit power, they still needed to pass three other checkpoints.
The second checkpoint was for Spirit appraisal, mainly to test the Spirit's development potential.
In simple terms, those with low development potential, I don't want!
The third checkpoint tested the degree of Spirit application.
To put it bluntly, it was to see your spirit ring configuration and Spirit Ability situation. Those who wasted their skill slots, I don't want!
As for the fourth checkpoint, it was to test the students' combat ability.
Hothouse flowers, pampered ones, are all rejected!
Of course, Shrek Academy also had a rule: if one could reach level twenty-five before the age of thirteen.
Then, they could directly skip the two intermediate checkpoints.
Because your spirit power far surpassed your peers, it was enough to make up for other gaps, and even having one more spirit ring could achieve the feat of "All Rivers Run Into the Sea"!
Evidently, Tang San and the others fully met the conditions to be exempt from the second and third tests.
After the three followed Dai Mubai to the second checkpoint, Dai Mubai went to negotiate with the teacher in charge.
During this time, Tang San still took a liking to Oscar's Sausage and asked him for some.
…
"Oscar! You still dare to sell your Sausage here?! Are you looking for death?!"
Just as Tang San was enjoying his meal.
Dai Mubai's voice came, and he grabbed Oscar's beard, clamping him under his armpit.
"Boss Dai, spare me!"
Ignoring Oscar's wails, Dai Mubai questioned him, facing Zhu Zhuqing's direction, with a hint of danger in his tone.
"You didn't give it to them, did you?"
"No! Uh… they didn't want any!" Oscar's face was turning a bit purple, as Dai Mubai was choking him.
"Big Brother Dai? What's wrong?" Tang San looked at the two of them in confusion.
"This senior student's big Sausage is quite tasty, though?"
"Tang San… you!"
Dai Mubai looked at the half-eaten Sausage in his hand and a few bamboo skewers, a hint of surprise on his face, followed by a mischievous grin.
Xiao Wu and the other girl in the distance also frowned, watching this scene.
"Little Ao! Quickly share the process of making your big Sausage with Tang San!"
"Boss Dai, there's no need for that, is there? At worst, I'll refund this junior student's money!"
"Don't force my hand!"
"No, no, no, I'll tell, alright?!"
Under Dai Mubai's pressure, Oscar had no choice but to extend his left hand and, with his somewhat lewd voice, softly chanted his Spirit Incantation.
"I have a big Sausage!"
As his words fell.
A fragrant grilled Sausage immediately appeared in his hand. The only difference from the one in Tang San's hand was the absence of a bamboo skewer.
And the pure and untainted Tang San, upon hearing his Spirit Incantation, his face darkened, clearly associating it with something unpleasant.
The remaining Sausage in his hand slipped to the ground, and his stomach suddenly felt a little nauseous.
His eyes, as he looked at Oscar, showed a hint of anger.
"Alright, you brat, scram quickly. You'd better not let me catch you selling your Sausage in the academy again!"
Noticing Tang San's dark face, Dai Mubai promptly sent Oscar away.
"Hahaha, Tang San! It's nothing, he's a food system Spirit Master, it's just that his Spirit Incantation is a bit weird! Haha…"
Dai Mubai said it was nothing, but the teasing expression on his face and his unrestrained laughter clearly showed everything.
"Disgusting!"
"Filthy!"
Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing watched the scene coldly, shifting their feet slightly to distance themselves from Tang San and the others.
"Alright, I've made the arrangements. We can now directly take you to the fourth checkpoint!"
"Wait, Teacher! Why can they be exempt from the test?!"
Dai Mubai's loud laughter just now had already attracted the attention of the students still in line.
Seeing that they could leave directly, they immediately protested.
"Mubai, explain it!" The testing teacher over there threw a milky white crystal ball over.
"Hehe… This really is troublesome!"
Dai Mubai took the crystal ball, came to Tang San's side, and motioned for him to perform a spirit power test.
"Open your eyes and look closely. If your spirit power can also reach level twenty-five, then you too can skip the intermediate steps and directly enter the fourth checkpoint!"
As Dai Mubai's words fell, Tang San also infused spirit power into the crystal ball.
The crystal ball suddenly became as brilliant as a diamond, its dazzling radiance almost filling it.
"Twenty-ninth level! How is that possible?!"
"Nothing is impossible. Just because you can't do it doesn't mean others can't. Let me reiterate, our Shrek Academy only accepts monsters!"
Dai Mubai took the crystal ball from Tang San's hand and threw it into Xiao Wu's hand.
The brilliant light was even more dazzling than Tang San's.
"Spirit Ancestor!"
Seeing Xiao Wu's cultivation, even the testing teacher couldn't remain calm.
"Since that's the case, I can also go directly to the fourth checkpoint!"
The girl in the green dress was like a dancing butterfly.
She quickly snatched the crystal ball from Xiao Wu's hand.
The crystal ball in her hand emitted a dazzling glow, only slightly less than Tang San's.
"It's her!" Tang San's eyes narrowed. He hadn't expected the other party to also be a genius Spirit Master!
"Twenty-seventh level! Indeed, you can!" The testing teacher nodded.
Before Ning Rongrong could react, the crystal ball in her hand was snatched away by Zhu Zhuqing.
Ning Rongrong only felt something flash before her eyes, blinding her, and she stared blankly at that explosive spot!
Crack!
Without warning, the crystal ball shattered in Zhu Zhuqing's hand.
"Another Spirit Ancestor?! Where are all these people coming from? My salary is going to be deducted!"
The testing teacher's eye twitched, and he gave a helpless bitter smile. It was also a blessing to have such excellent students join!
"Alright, Mubai! Take them all over!"
'She's already a Spirit Ancestor?!'
Dai Mubai's evil eyes looked at Zhu Zhuqing with some complexity, and a thought of resistance suddenly surged in his heart.
"Yes!"
Without thinking much, Dai Mubai respectfully responded and led the group deeper into the academy.
Along the way, he also introduced the history of Shrek Academy to them.
They only accepted those with extraordinary talent, not waste. Those who couldn't reach Spirit Ancestor by the age of twenty couldn't graduate.
In twenty years, a total of sixty-two students had been admitted, and fourteen had graduated.
All who graduated became world-renowned important figures. The most outstanding ones even held positions in Spirit Hall, their status second only to the Supreme Pontiff!
Ning Rongrong, who was secretly observing Zhu Zhuqing's ample chest, suddenly frowned upon hearing Dai Mubai's introduction.
As the eldest young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, she actually didn't know of such a person?!
Tang San clenched his fists, his eyes gleaming. Grandmaster had indeed not lied to him. He had come to the right place!
"Alright, we're here!"
Dai Mubai stopped. Tang San and the others had arrived at an open space, about two hundred square meters, with a rocking chair in the center where a middle-aged man of about fifty was lying.
"Teacher Zhao, there are so many people who have reached the fourth checkpoint this time?"
A rough voice came out, and the group only felt their ears buzzing.
"Teacher Zhao, it's more than that. Their spirit power has all exceeded twenty-five levels, and there are even two Spirit Ancestors!"
"There are even Spirit Ancestors! Haha, perfect, I was just planning to stretch my muscles and bones!"
A figure like a city wall suddenly stood up. Though not tall, he looked very imposing.
His clothes could not conceal the bulging muscles on his body. His amiable expression, combined with his robust physique, still created an unimaginable sense of pressure for Tang San and the others!
"For this fourth checkpoint, I intend to personally take action!"
"Teacher Zhao, isn't this a bit inappropriate?" Dai Mubai frowned, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes. "This should be my job…"
"Hmph! Can you handle it, kid? Yesterday you were still beaten to a pulp outside… Besides, the dean isn't here, so I, Immovable Bright King Zhao Wuji, am the biggest in the academy! If I say it's fine, then it's fine!"
Zhao Wuji glared, settling the matter, then took out an incense stick and lit it with a flick of two fingers.
"I'll give you an incense stick's worth of time to formulate tactics. Then, you just need to last an incense stick's worth of time under my hand!"
Pfft!
The incense stick in his hand was seemingly lightly thrown, yet it landed steadily on the ground, without the slightest tremor!
"If you need information about me, you can ask that kid Mubai! Hehe."
After speaking, Zhao Wuji lay back down on the chair, leisurely and at ease.
"Hehe…" Dai Mubai gave two bitter laughs and slowly came before Tang San and the others. "I didn't expect Teacher Zhao to personally take action. Then you can only pray for yourselves!"
"Big Brother Dai, what level of expert is this Teacher Zhao?"
Tang San also felt a surge of pressure, looking at him with a serious expression.
"Teacher Zhao, he is our academy's vice-dean. His Spirit: Vigorous Vajra Bear, a seventy-sixth level Spirit Saint!"
"He's Immovable Bright King Zhao Wuji?" Ning Rongrong looked surprised.
"You actually know Teacher Zhao's name?"
"Hehe… I heard my elders at home mention him. I heard he was hunted down in his early years and then disappeared for more than ten years. I didn't expect him to come here to teach and educate people!"
Ning Rongrong looked strangely at Zhao Wuji, who was still lying on the rocking chair with his eyes closed, resting.
She hadn't expected that someone with a not-so-good reputation in the Spirit Master's world would actually turn good and teach?
…
After only a short pause, Dai Mubai continued to tell them about Zhao Wuji's Spirit, spirit power, and the Spirit Abilities he knew.
"That's all I know. Since things have come to this, you should first introduce yourselves and get to know each other!"
Tang San looked around at the others. Seeing that they made no move, he was the first to speak.
"Tang San, Tool Spirit Blue Silver Grass, twenty-ninth level control system Battle Spirit Master!"
"Zhu Zhuqing, Beast Spirit Hell Civet, thirty-second level agility-attack system Battle Spirit Ancestor!"
"Zhu Zhuqing?! You're Zhu Zhuqing?!"
Before her clear, cold voice had finished, Ning Rongrong beside her cried out in surprise!
She sized her up, especially her magnificent figure.
"You know me?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at her strangely. She should have never seen her before.
"Mm, I've heard of you!" Ning Rongrong looked down at her own fried eggs, then glanced at Zhu Zhuqing's All Rivers Run Into the Sea-like bosom.
Her originally green eyes actually glowed red. She was very envious and jealous of her figure, and she couldn't help but mumble.
"Hmph! That's just too unfair… No wonder that guy can't forget you!"
!!
Zhu Zhuqing, who had been feeling very uncomfortable under her burning gaze.
Upon hearing Ning Rongrong's words, it was as if a lightning bolt flashed through her mind, and her body trembled.
Zhu Zhuqing now understood how Xiao Wu felt when she sought her out.
"You also know him, right?! How is he doing now?!"
"Ah!"
Listening to their conversation, Xiao Wu also perked up, quickly walked to Ning Rongrong's side, and grabbed her arm, startling her.
"I, I'm Xiao Wu…"
Noticing Ning Rongrong's struggle, Xiao Wu also reported her name, her eyes filled with anticipation and nervousness.
Ning Rongrong calmed down upon hearing the familiar name.
She looked at the tall girl with a pair of rabbit ears on her head in front of her.
She felt a bit strange, how did Ye Qiu know they would all come here?
Then she pouted unhappily.
She still remembered that when she first kissed Ye Qiu, he mistook her for Xiao Wu in front of him…
"What's wrong? Is he not doing well?"
Seeing her suddenly troubled expression, Xiao Wu also became a little worried.
Seeing Xiao Wu's anxious appearance, Ning Rongong quickly temporarily put aside the little grudge in her heart.
"Don't worry! He's doing very well now, and he even wrote you a letter!"
"A letter?!" Xiao Wu was stunned, her eyes already a bit misty, with a hint of tears at the corners.
Zhu Zhuqing quickly gathered around upon hearing this.
Although she didn't speak, her eyes were also full of anticipation.
Did Ye Qiu also write a letter to her?!
Dai Mubai and Tang San stood by, staring blankly at the three of them, somewhat confused about what they were saying.
Tang San frowned, watching the scene.
"Xiao Wu… Let's discuss this first…"
"Shut up!"
Xiao Wu snapped at Tang San. She didn't care about any damned entrance test right now; she only wanted to see the letter Xiao Qiu wrote to her!
"Give me the letter quickly!"
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