On the heavenly screen, the footage of the Black World continued.
[After experiencing the fortuitous encounter in the Star Dou Great Forest, Huo Yuhao followed Bei Bei and Tang Ya, traveling all the way until they finally arrived at the academy known as the number one on the continent—Shrek Academy.]
[Outside the majestic East Gate, a huge Shrek statue stood tall. A bustling crowd formed a long queue, all of them young Spirit Masters eager to study in this sacred land.]
[In the footage, because Huo Yuhao possessed a special recruitment spot from the Tang Sect, although he only had a ten-year spirit ring (after disguise), under the leadership of Bei Bei, a senior from the Inner Court, the registration process was smooth sailing. He obtained his admission qualification with almost no trouble.]
[However, the camera panned to the side, focusing on the regular registration queues.]
[The young Spirit Masters were all looking nervous, clutching various files tightly in their hands. Among them, a richly dressed little fatty, covered in sweat, pulled out a letter with a red stamp from his pocket and handed it to the teacher in charge of registration.]
[The teacher glanced at the "Heaven Dou City Lord's Office Seal" on the envelope and checked the little fatty's soul power level before nodding reluctantly. "Hmm, the City Lord's Recommendation Letter is fine, and your soul power is barely qualified. Go in and pay the fees."]
[The little fatty felt as if he had been granted a grand pardon and ran inside excitedly. Behind him, several teenagers who couldn't produce a recommendation letter, or whose letters weren't of a high enough grade, were heartlessly turned away, left to wail at the gate.]
[This scene was clearly displayed before the eyes of everyone on the entire continent through the heavenly screen.]
...Black World, a remote small city.
In an ordinary Spirit Master family, a little boy only six or seven years old, who had recently awakened his Spirit, was leaning on the windowsill, pointing at the heavenly screen with a puzzled look and asking:
"Dad, Mom, what was that letter the little fatty took out? Why did the teacher only let him in after seeing the letter?"
The child's father, a Spirit Grandmaster of over rank thirty, sighed upon hearing this and patted the child's head, explaining, "Silly child, that's called a 'City Lord's Recommendation Letter.' To join Shrek Academy, having soul power alone isn't enough; you must also have this."
"This recommendation letter is something only the top-performing and most excellent children in the junior Spirit Master academies of each major city are eligible to receive."
"In other words..." the mother added from the side, "only those who are already geniuses among their peers are eligible to register at Shrek Academy."
The little boy blinked his big eyes, even more confused. "Doesn't that mean Shrek Academy only teaches geniuses?"
"Well... you could say that." The father nodded, his tone carrying a hint of blind worship for Shrek. "After all, it's the continent's number one academy. They only take monsters, not ordinary people."
However, the little boy's next sentence made the parents freeze instantly.
"But..." The little boy tilted his head and said innocently, "They're already geniuses to begin with. Do they even need Shrek to teach them?"
"If they could become successful in other academies too, then it doesn't prove Shrek Academy's teaching level is outstanding! It's like... it's like serving a meal that's already cooked and then saying the chef has great skills!"
The child's words were innocent, yet they struck like a bolt of lightning, leaving the parents speechless.
For a long time, Shrek Academy had been deified.
They all felt that since those who came out of Shrek were strong, Shrek must be the strongest.
But no one had ever looked deeper: was it strong because Shrek cherry-picked the best talents from across the continent?
Or did it truly have the ability to turn the mediocre into the miraculous?
Now, this question, like a seed, was planted in their hearts... [The heavenly screen footage continued.]
[After completing the registration procedures, Huo Yuhao took his key and followed the instructions to the Freshman Dormitory Building.]
[The dilapidated corridors and mottled walls all showed the age of this dormitory building. And at the dormitory entrance, there lay that old man who looked like he had one foot in the grave—Mu En.]
[After respectfully bowing to the old man, Huo Yuhao found his dormitory—Room 108.]
[Just as he pushed the door open and was about to clean, a boy who looked as delicate as carved jade but had a face full of arrogance walked in.]
[It was none other than Wang Dong.]
[The following scene made the blood pressure of the Black World's audience soar instantly.]
[In the footage, Wang Dong stood with hands on hips, looking down at Huo Yuhao with a condescending gaze. What came out of that pretty little mouth was a series of incredibly domineering "dormitory rules."]
["First, you are not allowed to bring people back to the dormitory randomly."]
["Second, you are not allowed to be naked in the dormitory."]
["Third, you are not allowed to snore when sleeping at night."]
["Fourth, you are not allowed to disturb my cultivation."]
["Fifth, the cleaning of the dormitory will be your responsibility from now on; I don't do manual labor."]
[Finally, Wang Dong raised his chin insufferably and pointed at Huo Yuhao's nose, saying, "In this dormitory, I'm the boss, and you have to listen to me! Also, stay away from me, I'm a germaphobe!"]
After this scene was broadcast, public opinion in the Black World exploded once again.
"Damn! Who is this kid? So arrogant?"
"He looks quite pretty, but why is his character so poor?"
"This is a dormitory, a public area, not his home! Why should Huo Yuhao do all the cleaning? Why should everyone listen to him?"
"Exactly! And a germaphobe? If you're a germaphobe, don't live in a shared dormitory! Go stay in a grand hotel! What a spoiled young master!"
Inside Shrek Academy.
The real Wang Dong was currently standing beside Huo Yuhao, feeling the strange looks from the surrounding classmates—gazes mixed with disdain, dissatisfaction, and pointing.
Wang Dong's originally fair and pretty face had now turned the color of pig liver.
"I... back then..." Wang Dong wanted to explain, but found there was no way to defend himself. Because the person in the footage was indeed him, and every word spoken was indeed what he had said back then.
At that time, as the little princess of the Clear Sky Sect, pampered by thousands, how could he have known anything about respect and consideration?
"Um... Yuhao, I really..." Wang Dong lowered his head, his voice as faint as a mosquito's buzz, wishing he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Seeing this, although Huo Yuhao also felt that the Wang Dong in the footage was indeed quite punchable, he still gently patted Wang Dong's shoulder. "It's okay, that was in the past. You've changed a lot now."
...God Realm, Sea God Hall.
Tang San, who had been worried about the issue of God King Xuan Zi, was now drawn to another matter.
"Xiao Qi?"
Xiao Wu stood beside Tang San, looking at the domineering and tsundere "boy" on the heavenly screen, recognizing her most beloved daughter—Tang Wutong—at a glance.
However, in the next second, Xiao Wu's brow furrowed.
"Third Brother, why is Xiao Qi... why is she living in a dormitory with a boy?"
Xiao Wu pointed at the cramped dormitory with only two beds in the footage, her tone full of worry and confusion. "Even though Xiao Qi is disguised as a boy, she's still a girl! And that Huo Yuhao... although he looks like a good kid, he's still a boy!"
"This... this is simply improper!"
Hearing this, Tang San's face also stiffened slightly.
As the instigator of all this, he naturally knew what was going on.
Sending his daughter down for experience and incidentally letting her come into contact with the Son of Fortune was his plan.
But he hadn't expected this scene to be so nakedly broadcast to the entire universe by the heavenly screen!
Where would he put his face as a God King? His daughter wasn't even married yet, and she was already cohabiting with some random man?
Just as Tang San hadn't figured out how to explain it to Xiao Wu—
"Rumble—!!!"
The entire sky of the God Realm suddenly turned a deep purple. Violent thunder of destruction rolled within the clouds, and a terrifying pressure capable of destroying heaven and earth instantly descended upon the Sea God Hall!
The gates burst open, and a tall figure shrouded in a purple robe, radiating an aura of destruction, strode in.
One of the five Enforcers of the God Realm, the God of Destruction!
"Tang San!!!"
The God of Destruction's voice was like rolling heavenly thunder, making the Sea God Hall tremble.
In his purple eyes, a raging fire burned as he stared intently at Tang San.
"What on earth is going on?!"
"You sent your daughter to the lower realm? Do you know that this is a violation of the rules?"