The golden-haired man quickly flipped in mid-air and landed in front of Xiao Wu.
"Two beautiful ladies."
The golden-haired man grinned, his tone frivolous yet confident.
"Are you here to register?"
Xiao Wu stopped and frowned at him. "Who are you?"
"Dai Mubai, student of Shrek Academy."
The golden-haired man crossed his arms, inadvertently revealing that his left and right eyes were different colors.
"If you can really get into Shrek Academy, they might become your seniors in the future."
"But just in case, let me tell you — our academy only accepts monsters. We don't accept ordinary people!"
Xiao Wu said nothing, but her eyes took on a slightly strange look.
Was he trying to show off?
"So you're considered a monster, then?"
Dai Mubai smiled faintly, a trace of arrogance in his eyes. Then three spirit rings appeared at his feet — two yellow, one purple.
"Level 37 Battle Soul Master!"
The moment the three spirit rings appeared, cheers erupted from the crowd.
"Level 37 with the best spirit ring configuration. He doesn't look that much older than us!"
"Is this Shrek Academy?"
"What an amazing school! Dad, I want to go to this school too."
Hearing the praise around him, Dai Mubai's lips curved slightly, as if he could already picture the two beautiful girls gazing at him with infatuated eyes.
Dugu Yan and Xiao Wu exchanged glances, their eyes seeming to say:
Where did this idiot come from?
This kind of peacock-like display of power might work on naive young girls, but in front of them it just looked ridiculous.
However, Dai Mubai didn't notice at all and continued talking to himself.
"Of course, if those two beautiful ladies are willing to have a drink with me, I might make an exception during the assessment."
He smiled and took a step closer. "What do you say?"
At this moment, Dai Mubai hadn't noticed that Xiao Wu's face had turned pitch black.
While Dai Mubai was still waiting for a reply, a very small, cold laugh suddenly sounded.
"Oh!"
The next moment, a sharp whooshing sound rang out.
Suddenly, an extremely dangerous feeling surged from the depths of Dai Mubai's heart. He immediately activated his spirit skill.
White Tiger's Protection!
Click!
Bang!
Faced with this sudden attack, the White Tiger's defensive barrier shattered instantly like paper, offering no resistance whatsoever.
Dai Mubai felt a gust of wind blow toward his face, followed by a sharp pain in his abdomen — as if he had been struck hard by a high-speed iron pillar.
He instantly curled up like a shrimp, his feet leaving the ground as he flew backward.
Boom!!!
He crashed heavily to the ground more than ten meters away, kicking up a cloud of dust.
The noisy crowd instantly fell silent — so quiet you could hear a pin drop. Everyone stood frozen like statues, staring at Xiao Wu with expressions of disbelief.
Xiao Wu slowly withdrew her foot and glanced at Dai Mubai lying on the ground, a look of contempt in her eyes.
That's it?
The academy's standards for selecting new students had really gotten lower and lower lately.
One Ma Hongjun wasn't enough — now they added Dai Mubai too.
They really threw any kind of talent into the academy.
Standing nearby, Lin Yang saw this scene and a faint smile appeared on his lips.
At that moment, a figure suddenly appeared, six spirit rings materializing around his body — one white, one yellow, three purple, one black.
"Who dares cause trouble in front of our academy… Xiao… Xiao Wu?"
Li Yusong's voice changed when he saw the familiar figure.
"Teacher Li, it's been a long time!"
The little rabbit greeted everyone cutely.
She had a good impression of Li Yusong. At least he didn't look as unreliable as the Big Bear and his gang from head to toe.
"Oh my, you… why did you come back?"
"I just happened to pass by and thought I'd drop in to play."
As she spoke, the little rabbit took out a prepared gift from her storage ring. It wasn't expensive, but it was a token of her affection.
Li Yusong accepted the gift, a trace of tears in his eyes.
"That's very thoughtful of you."
Then, as if remembering something, he glanced at Dai Mubai, who looked like he might faint at any moment, and whispered.
"What… what happened?"
Xiao Wu snorted. "He said he wanted to have a drink with me and even offered to make an exception during the assessment."
Li Yusong sucked in a breath.
Trying to hit on this girl was like asking for trouble.
Back when that girl was still around, Ma Hongjun had barely said a few flirtatious words before he was kicked into a slop bucket.
He had soaked in that bucket for an entire day before being pulled out.
He had nearly needed a life ring.
That battle had solidified her status in the academy.
From then on, Ma Hongjun had to sneak off to brothels.
After being taught a lesson, Oscar trembled every time he saw the girl.
But after the girl left, the two of them had completely let loose and later befriended the newly arrived Dai Mubai, forming the "Three Musketeers" of Shrek Academy!
After chatting with Li Yusong for a few minutes, Xiao Wu said,
"Teacher Li, I'm going to check on the Big Bear. We'll talk later."
"Ah, Old Zhao has talked about you a lot."
Just as the three were about to enter the academy, a muffled groan suddenly came from behind.
"Stop!"
Dai Mubai clutched his lower abdomen and staggered to his feet. His face was twisted with pain and disbelief.
"You… who are you?"
Losing wasn't scary. What was scary was not even knowing how you lost.
The opponent hadn't used any spirit skills, yet that kick had been so powerful that he couldn't even react in time. The White Tiger's defensive barrier had been as fragile as paper.
This showed that the opponent's strength far surpassed his own.
But how could that be possible? The opponent looked younger than him.
"Me?"
Xiao Wu turned around, an innocent smile on her face.
"My name is Xiao Wu. The 'Wu' from 'Dancing.'"
Her expression instantly changed, becoming expressionless as she said,
"From now on, call me Xiao Wu Jie."
With that, Xiao Wu ignored him and walked into Shrek Academy with Lin Yang.
Xiao Wu?
Dai Mubai was shocked. As one of Shrek's Three Musketeers, he had often heard Ma Hongjun and Oscar mention this name.
Every time Ma Hongjun said the name, he would clutch his stomach and turn pale.
Oscar had even gone so far as to shout in his dreams, "Little Dancer, I was wrong."
He had mocked their lack of backbone, saying they had been taught a lesson by a little girl and were like grandsons.
He finally understood a little…
"Teacher Li…"
Li Yusong waved his hand and took a few steps back.
"Don't look for me. Especially don't look for Old Zhao. Otherwise, you'll definitely get beaten again."
With that, he sat back down behind his small, shabby table and began recording. His voice carried far.
"Look at them. These are the monsters who graduated from our academy. We don't accept ordinary people — we accept monsters…"
Meanwhile, the scene of Xiao Wu kicking Dai Mubai was also clearly seen by two pairs of beautiful eyes at the back of the group.
One pair of eyes held anger, the other disappointment.
"That bastard — why didn't he tell me earlier that he was coming to Shrek?"
"Hah, after all that effort to escape, is this all the power you have?"
The voice was very soft, yet carried an indescribable coolness.
It wasn't a question, nor mockery. Rather, it was a kind of calmness that came after disappointment and deep despair.