Chapter 8 Shrek Academy Admission Requirements
Dr. Zhang's final words, ironically, gave Huo Yuhao renewed hope.
It's not a bad thing to fail; what's truly worrisome is having no direction at all.
"Dr. Zhang, you're so powerful, you must know which famous healing-type Title Douluos you are!"
"Hmm~~, the two most recognized healing-type Title Douluos in the Soul Master world must be His Excellency the Medical Immortal Douluo of the Star Luo Empire and His Excellency the Life Douluo of Shrek Academy."
Upon hearing Huo Yuhao's question, Dr. Zhang spoke his mind almost without hesitation, his words filled with admiration for the two of them.
The Immortal Healer and the Life Immortal?
Huo Yuhao secretly made up his mind that his next goal was to find one of them and find a way to get her to treat his mother's illness.
Dr. Zhang just made it very clear that the Immortal Healer Douluo is a revered figure of the Star Luo Empire and is most likely residing in the Star Luo Imperial Palace. Because the Duchess herself comes from the Star Luo Empire's royal family, she has no goodwill towards them and therefore placed the Immortal Healer Douluo lower in her priority list.
Huo Yuhao of Shrek Academy also knew that Dai Yueheng, the first son of the White Tiger Duke, was currently studying at Shrek Academy, the number one soul master academy on the continent. Dai Huabin, who was about the same age as him, seemed to have also decided to follow in his older brother's footsteps and enter Shrek Academy as well.
Perhaps, as long as I join Shrek Academy and demonstrate my value, I'll have the chance to meet the Life Douluo! I just don't know what the admission requirements for Shrek Academy are.
Huo Yuhao thought to himself that he could ask Dr. Zhang for details, as the young doctor in front of him seemed to know quite a lot.
"Dr. Zhang, do you know the requirements for Shrek Academy to admit new students?"
Dr. Zhang looked at Huo Yuhao with a half-smile, "What, are you thinking of going to Shrek Academy to find the Life Douluo?"
"Since only a Title Douluo can heal my mother's body, then this is the only way."
Huo Yuhao's eyes showed determination; no matter how difficult it was, he would find a way to make it happen!
Dr. Zhang had already withdrawn his martial spirit, and leaned back lazily against the sofa, jokingly asking, "Little friend, what did you think of my strength just now?"
Huo Yuhao was taken aback. How did the topic shift to this? But he still answered honestly, "Very strong! And Dr. Zhang looks so young, he must be one of the best among his peers!"
"Pfft! Hahahaha~"
Dr. Zhang couldn't help but laugh, and seemed to be in a very good mood.
"Little friend, thank you for your praise. Although I look young, I'm already over thirty. Reaching the Soul King level at this age means I can only drift through life in this small place."
ah!
Huo Yuhao was extremely surprised. Dr. Zhang, who looked only seventeen or eighteen years old, was actually over thirty! Wasn't that older than his own mother?
Dr. Zhang was delighted by Huo Yuhao's unintentional compliment and continued, "I look young because of my spirit. Okay, let's get back to the point. When I was younger, I also dreamed of attending Shrek Academy. You could say that which spirit master wouldn't want to go to Shrek Academy?"
Dr. Zhang looked up at the ceiling of the alchemy room, seemingly lost in memories.
"I used to be quite well-known in my town. With my innate soul power at level six, my improvement speed was much faster than that of my peers. So after learning about Shrek Academy, I had the idea of joining it."
"After finding out the admission standards for Shrek Academy, I realized that I was still far from meeting those standards, but at the time, I was arrogant and thought that challenges would make me feel more accomplished."
"With double the time spent meditating and cultivating, my soul power level finally reached level fifteen at the age of twelve, barely meeting the standard. At the same time, with the help of my family, I obtained a letter of recommendation from the city lord and successfully passed the Shrek Academy's entrance examination that year."
"But my good fortune didn't last long. I, who used to stand out among my peers, became a bottom-of-the-class student after entering Shrek Academy. After repeatedly ranking low in the freshman assessments, I was expelled from Shrek Academy after four months. It was then that I realized that the world is a big place and I am not as outstanding as I imagined."
"Do you know? To outsiders, my strength as a Soul King in my thirties might seem impressive, but at Shrek Academy, true geniuses already possess the strength of a Soul King at the age of sixteen or seventeen!"
After listening to Dr. Zhang's words, Huo Yuhao fell silent.
He gleaned several key pieces of information from the conversation: being twelve years old and having a soul power level of fifteen was just enough to meet the standard, and that wasn't enough either; a recommendation letter from the city lord was also required!
If even Dr. Zhang, with his innate soul power at level six, is like this, then for me, with my innate soul power at level one, reaching level fifteen before the age of twelve is probably a pipe dream.
Seeing Huo Yuhao's silence, Dr. Zhang continued, "But what I just said was only how to enter Shrek Academy. Your goal is not that, but to meet the Life Douluo."
"The elders of Shrek Academy usually live deep within the academy and don't easily appear before students. If you want to meet the Life Douluo, simply entering Shrek Academy isn't enough; you also need to become one of the best among them."
The string of words dealt a heavy blow to Huo Yuhao. He realized he had been too naive. A deep sense of powerlessness enveloped him, and the atmosphere around him became somber.
At this moment, Huo Yun'er gently ruffled Huo Yuhao's hair and whispered:
"Yuhao, now that you've left the Duke's mansion, be brave and do whatever you want. Don't worry about whether you can do it or not. You have a long life ahead of you. Just make sure you don't have any regrets as you take each step forward. Mom will always support every decision you make."
Huo Yuhao used to live in the Duke's mansion and was often bullied by the Duchess's power, so he was prone to self-doubt.
Shanfeng chimed in, "Yuhao, how can you get discouraged just because of all the difficulties? Where did your courage go?"
"Huh? The cat is talking, meow!"
Dr. Zhang was quite surprised to hear the soft, cute voice coming from the white kitten next to Huo Yuhao!
"Hello, my name is Shanfeng, and I am his martial spirit, meow~"
When Shanfeng saw that Dr. Zhang was looking at him, he politely introduced himself.
Dr. Zhang's eyes lit up with amazement. What an amazing martial spirit! It actually possesses its own intelligence!
She had studied in the freshman class at Shrek Academy before, where the students were all top geniuses from all over the continent. She had seen all kinds of powerful martial souls, but she had never seen a martial soul with such a high degree of independent intelligence!
After receiving encouragement from his mother and Shanfeng, Huo Yuhao, who was standing to the side, finally mustered up his courage again and made up his mind.
You'll never succeed if you don't try!
Huo Yuhao, his eyes hardening again, looked at Dr. Zhang. "Dr. Zhang, please treat my mother first. Didn't you say you could alleviate her condition first?"
"Alright, I'll do my best to help your mother hold on a little longer. But as a doctor, I still need to make a living. I can't cure your mother's illness, so I'll charge you less. I'll give you 100 gold soul coins, which should prevent your mother's condition from worsening for at least a year."
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