Su Ming looked over at Li Yusong's direction and instantly saw a gleam of lust in his eyes. "Xiao Wu, so you were hiding here? Why didn't you keep teleporting? Let's see if I can knock you down this time, hehe!"
Hearing this, Su Ming frowned. What kind of trouble was Xiao Wu causing again?
After using her last charm technique, Xiao Wu put away her martial soul and skipped over to Su Ming's side, hugging his arm. The rest was no longer her concern; it was now up to the elder to handle the situation.
"Hehe, this is going to be fun."
Su Ming immediately understood Xiao Wu's plan—she wanted the teacher to wake Dai Mubai up with a beating. Xiao Wu really had a knack for causing trouble.
Dai Mubai was in for it. Not only had he just humiliated himself, but now he was going to be beaten up by the teacher.
Su Ming playfully tapped Xiao Wu on the nose and gave her a disapproving glance. Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue in response. "Dai Mubai deserves it," she thought. "He's so annoying."
Li Yusong, observing the situation, was a bit surprised. He hadn't expected that just by standing nearby, he'd somehow get involved. Shaking his head helplessly, he realized he had no choice but to step in. This was a good opportunity to show these geniuses the true power of their teachers!
After all, with the state of Shrek Academy's facilities... well, the less said, the better.
With a surge of energy, Li Yusong's demeanor changed entirely. Gone was the frail appearance of an old man. Instead, he exuded the aura of a powerful warrior.
His Dragon Staff martial soul appeared in his hand, and six soul rings—white, yellow, purple, purple, purple, black—slowly rose from beneath him. He was a Soul Emperor with six rings!
Everyone was stunned. No one expected this seemingly elderly man to be a Soul Emperor, and they were even more shocked that such a powerful individual was working in a place like Shrek Academy!
Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong were all a bit taken aback. It seemed that Shrek Academy did have some hidden strengths after all. This teacher's power was decent, though his first soul ring being white was a bit of a letdown.
The female leads, who were watching the live broadcast, also had a slightly better opinion of Shrek Academy now. Judging by Li Yusong's strength, the academy's teaching staff wasn't too bad. However, this still didn't change the fact that Shrek was essentially a "scam academy."
How poor must they be to refuse refunds for people's registration fees?
Dai Mubai gave a lewd grin toward "Xiao Wu" and unleashed a White Tiger Light Wave at her.
Li Yusong easily dispersed it with a flick of his Dragon Staff.
As a Soul Emperor, dealing with a Soul Master like Dai Mubai didn't even require using a soul skill. Anything more would have been beneath him. Look at the astonishment on everyone's faces—that was the effect he was going for. Now, those geniuses would want to join Shrek Academy.
Dai Mubai was in disbelief. How had "Xiao Wu" so easily countered his White Tiger Light Wave? His mouth hung open in shock. He wiped his eyes. Was Xiao Wu really that strong?
That White Tiger Light Wave had been enhanced by his third soul skill, doubling its original power!
Li Yusong's wrinkled face broke into a mysterious smile. To get this girl and the other geniuses to enroll, I'll have to sacrifice Dai Mubai a little.
He moved with lightning speed, his Soul Emperor strength propelling him to Dai Mubai's side in an instant. He thrust his staff into Dai Mubai's stomach.
Boom!
Dai Mubai was sent flying, his defenses utterly useless.
As the blow landed, Xiao Wu's charm technique was dispelled. Dai Mubai fell to one knee, clutching his stomach and coughing painfully. When he looked up, he was stunned to see Li Yusong standing in front of him.
But just moments ago, hadn't Xiao Wu been the one who kicked him?
Dai Mubai glanced around, noticing Xiao Wu standing next to Su Ming, laughing and chatting with him. It seemed that her charm had caused him to mistake Li Yusong for Xiao Wu earlier. That explained the illusion of seeing twins…
Suddenly, Dai Mubai had a sinking feeling. Had he done anything inappropriate while under the charm?
He glanced around nervously and saw that everyone was whispering amongst themselves. But as soon as their eyes met his, they all fell silent.
Then Dai Mubai saw Zhu Zhuqing. She had arrived at Shrek Academy to register, accompanied by a stunning woman. When their eyes met, Zhu Zhuqing's disgust was so clear it couldn't be hidden.
His heart sank. Had he just completely embarrassed himself?
Dai Mubai wanted to rush over to explain things to her, but he had other matters to deal with first.
Su Ming stepped forward, smiling at Dai Mubai. "Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu won, so it's time for you to fulfill your promise."
Dai Mubai sighed in resignation. He hadn't expected to lose to someone younger than him, but a loss was a loss. He turned to Li Yusong.
Li Yusong knew it was his turn to handle the situation. He walked slowly over to Su Ming and said calmly, "Since Mubai lost, we'll honor our promise and refund all the registration fees." He then proceeded to return the gold soul coins to everyone who didn't meet Shrek Academy's admission criteria.
Li Yusong refunded everything, meaning that none of the candidates from that morning's registration met Shrek's requirements. Now that the money was returned, Shrek Academy's income had taken a significant hit!
Of course, Li Yusong was aware of this. But if refunding the money could secure the enrollment of these talents, it was a small price to pay. After all, with Dai Mubai, the academy only had three students, and there were more teachers than students!
As for explaining the loss of revenue to Flender, that could be dealt with later. For now, Li Yusong was in charge since Flender wasn't around.
Flender, with his money-obsessed nature, was definitely going to complain, but that wasn't a big deal.
After the refunds were made, Li Yusong forced an awkward smile and said to Su Ming, "Now that we've refunded the money, are you three planning to enroll? With your strength, you should be able to pass the second and third tests easily. The fourth test shouldn't be too difficult for you either."
As he spoke, Li Yusong sneaked a glance over at Dai Mubai.
At this moment, Li Yusong still thought that the fourth test was simply for those who passed the previous ones to team up and endure a stick of incense under Dai Mubai's attacks. For Su Ming and his companions, this would be extremely easy, especially since Xiao Wu alone could defeat Dai Mubai!
Su Ming didn't know much about the elder before him. All he knew was that Li Yusong was a Soul Emperor at level 62 with the Dragon-patterned Staff as his martial spirit, and nothing more beyond that.
Seeing Li Yusong being so polite, Su Ming also responded respectfully, "We were recommended by the Grandmaster. He mentioned that this academy only accepts monsters. I was expecting a very beautiful environment here, but now that I see it, I'm rather disappointed."
Upon hearing they were introduced by the Grandmaster, Li Yusong's excitement only grew. The Grandmaster wouldn't recommend people for no reason; since he did, it meant these three must definitely meet Shrek's admission standards!
However, hearing Su Ming's words, Li Yusong became a bit anxious, "Don't be hasty! Although the buildings here at Shrek Academy might be lacking, our teaching staff is quite strong. Just look at my level, much higher than most teachers at intermediate Soul Master academies."
"And our headmaster and vice-headmaster are Soul Sages. The headmaster is even close to reaching the level of a Soul Douluo."
"As long as you enroll, your future soul rings are guaranteed to be the best configurations, and your future strength won't have any limits!"
Su Ming pretended to think for a moment before saying, "I have no issues with that. Now it depends on my sister and Tang San."
Saying that, he glanced over at Xiao Wu and Tang San.
Without hesitation, Xiao Wu said, "Since my brother has decided to enroll, of course, I will too!"
Li Yusong was overjoyed. This young girl enrolling was great news, and he even heard her say her brother was stronger than her, which led him to speculate further.
Xiao Wu's strength was already at level 39, and although there hadn't been a formal test yet, it seemed accurate enough.
If Su Ming was even stronger than Xiao Wu, then he might very well be at level 40 already! That would meet one of Shrek Academy's graduation standards!
And from Su Ming's appearance, he seemed to be only around 12 or 13 years old. His future achievements were likely to reach the level of a Titled Douluo. If he enrolled, Shrek Academy would strike gold, and its reputation would surely soar!
Next, Li Yusong turned to look at Tang San. Since he was accompanying Su Ming and was also recommended by the Grandmaster, his strength couldn't be lacking either!
Tang San responded naturally, "I'm the Grandmaster's student, and since my teacher recommended me to come to Shrek Academy, he must have his reasons. So, of course, I will enroll!"
Hearing this, Li Yusong's face showed a trace of surprise. He didn't expect the somewhat ordinary-looking young man before him to be the Grandmaster's disciple. That was even better!
After confirming that all three of them intended to enroll, Li Yusong took out a crystal ball for testing. "Although you're joining Shrek, we still need to go through the formal process. And it'll give everyone here a chance to see just what kind of monsters you really are!"
Su Ming nodded in agreement and gestured for Xiao Wu to take the first test.
Li Yusong also checked the bone structure of Xiao Wu, Su Ming, and Tang San, confirming that their bone age was around 12 years old.
Xiao Wu then injected her soul power into the crystal ball, which immediately lit up with brilliance—level 39!
Li Yusong was overjoyed. As expected, level 39, an extraordinary talent!
Next, Tang San released his Blue Silver Grass martial spirit and infused his soul power, showing a level of 30!
Li Yusong was initially disappointed to see that Tang San's martial spirit was Blue Silver Grass, but the feeling quickly passed. To have cultivated Blue Silver Grass to such a level at his age was remarkable, and on top of that, Tang San was the Grandmaster's disciple!
"How did you manage to cultivate Blue Silver Grass this quickly? Truly remarkable!"
Tang San smiled and replied, "Does that make me a monster? Besides, I've been stuck at level 30 for quite a while now. My teacher suggested I come here to find his brother, Headmaster Flender, to help me obtain my third soul ring."
Li Yusong suddenly understood. That explained why Tang San's martial spirit only had two soul rings—Grandmaster had other plans in mind.
But that wasn't his concern, and Flender would handle it when the time came.
Finally, it was Su Ming's turn.
Su Ming also injected his soul power into the crystal ball, and the resulting light was far brighter than Xiao Wu's earlier display.
Li Yusong took a closer look—level 43!
And when Su Ming revealed his martial spirit, it turned out to be the rare Wood Element spirit. Not much was known about it due to its rarity, but it was clearly extraordinary.
Then, Li Yusong saw the four soul rings around Su Ming—yellow, yellow, purple, purple—he was a Soul Ancestor with four rings!
Li Yusong trembled visibly. He had never seen anyone so young with such a high level of soul power!
Tang San was also shocked as he looked at Su Ming. He remembered that not long ago, Su Ming had only been at level 41. How had he reached level 43 so quickly? Something wasn't adding up!
The surrounding crowd, upon seeing the soul power levels and soul rings of the three, were initially stunned and then quickly became numb to the sheer absurdity of it all.
Some adults looked at them, then at their own children—this was the difference between them and monsters!
Li Yusong coughed twice, then turned to Dai Mubai. "Mubai, go ahead and take them to the location of the fourth test."
Dai Mubai felt a little helpless. He was the examiner for the fourth test. Was he going to be beaten up again? He thought about just letting them pass—he was still aching from the previous fight!
He glanced at Su Ming and the others, sighed, and said, "Fourth Soul Skill, Withered Tree Revives!"
Instantly, a green light enveloped Dai Mubai, gradually healing his wounds.
Su Ming's fourth soul skill enhanced life attributes, so naturally, it had a healing effect. Moreover, Su Ming discreetly applied his Wood Element's healing ability, so Dai Mubai's injuries healed quickly!
However, Dai Mubai's body was now entirely green during the healing process.
The surrounding onlookers couldn't help but exclaim, "He's green!"
Dai Mubai's mouth twitched slightly upon hearing this, but he understood that Su Ming was healing him, so he said nothing and silently endured.
The female audience watching the livestream burst out laughing, thinking that Su Ming had definitely done this on purpose!
Xiao Wu also snickered to herself. She had seen her brother use his fourth soul skill before, but it had never looked this ridiculously green!
Not wanting to dwell on it, Dai Mubai quickly addressed the crowd. "Are there any among you under 13 years old with a soul power level above 25? If so, you can skip the second and third tests. Step forward and test now, and you can join us!"
Immediately, two people stepped forward from the crowd—Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong!
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