The next day in the afternoon,
After accompanying Xiao Wu for a good stroll around Soto City and having a hearty meal together, Nangong Lingyun took Zhuqing and the others to find Shrek Academy.
Leaving the south gate and heading south, it wasn't long before they saw a dilapidated little village.
With about a hundred households, it was much smaller than Saint Spirit Village, and the environment was noticeably worse.
Saint Spirit Village at least had the grain and vegetables needed by Nuoding City, and with the mountain providing resources, most people, except for Tang San's family, could live without worry.
This place was the largest granary in the entire Balak Kingdom, and with cheap grain hurting farmers, the lives of ordinary farmers were not easy.
At the entrance of the village was a simple wooden archway with a dilapidated plaque hanging on it, engraved with five crooked and ugly characters: Shrek Academy.
Saying it was ugly was not referring to the view of this backwater academy, but that the characters themselves were simply indescribable.
"This... this is Shrek?"
Xiao Wu and Zhu Lanling exclaimed at the same time, and even Zhu Zhuqing, who didn't care about the environment, suddenly widened her eyes, her gaze full of disbelief.
Spirit Masters were beings who possessed power,
A group of high-level Spirit Masters reduced to this state truly broke through the lower limit of their understanding.
Nangong Lingyun, on the other hand, didn't seem surprised at all.
"Since we're here, let's settle in. Let's go in and take a look first."
Arriving at the registration desk,
Without waiting for the gatekeeper, Li Yuesong, to ask, he skillfully took out thirty gold coins and threw them into the box, introducing himself with a smile:
"My name is Nangong Lingyun, Body Martial Soul, Martial Soul Body, age twelve years and eight months minus one day, spirit power level forty-eight.
My combat power is mediocre, just a warrior, mage, tank, assassin, marksman, and a healer all in one.
In your words, I'm an all-rounder in attack system, control system, defense system, agility-attack system, ranged system, and support system."
"Her name is Nangong Lewu, her Spirit is Soft Bones Demon Rabbit, attack system and agility-attack system, twelve years and six months old, spirit power level forty-five."
"And this one, you can call her Xiaoqing, her Spirit is Black Cat, agility-attack system, eleven years old, level twenty-seven."
As Nangong Lingyun spoke,
Beside him, four spirit rings rose beneath Xiao Wu's feet.
The colors yellow, purple, purple, and black,
Instantly made Li Yuesong's eyes go wide, and his originally lazy body straightened up, exclaiming in shock:
"Surpassing the limit spirit rings? Thousand-year second, ten-thousand-year fourth, this..."
After a long while, Grandpa Li's expression returned to normal.
He coughed lightly to cover up his embarrassment, and his spirits immediately lifted, saying:
"Hold out your hand."
He first lightly tapped Zhuqing and Xiao Wu's wrist bones with his fingers, nodding to indicate they were qualified, and then reached for the back of Nangong Lingyun's hand.
But as soon as he touched it, his expression became incredibly shocked again, even more exaggerated than when he saw the surpassing the limit spirit rings.
What kind of bones were those?
Hard, incomparably powerful, filled with a strong aura of Life, overbearing power, and the fiery heat of Yang.
Saying they were steel bones was no exaggeration, no, even the best steel was far from matching the quality of his bones.
He was at least a Spirit Emperor, and his Spirit quality was not bad,
Yet the spirit power injected into him was instantly repelled.
This was not just a matter of genius, it was simply a celestial being descending to earth.
Trying to sense it again, and still being rejected, Li Yuesong raised his head in disbelief and asked:
"Have you practiced any special Spirit Abilities on your hands? Or... or have you absorbed a Spirit Bone of a high age?"
"I have Body Martial Soul."
"Oh, oh, no wonder, then you're qualified too."
Li Yuesong's old face turned red, pretending to have understood, but in reality, his mind was still blank.
What was Body Martial Soul?
Why did Body Martial Soul mean having such strong bones?
With that, he quickly got up and walked inside, gesturing for them to follow him.
Entering the academy gate, there was an open space inside, about an acre in size, surrounded by wooden houses and earthen walls.
The second test, spirit power level, was nothing to talk about,
The third test, Spirit potential, was waived according to the rules.
Soon, the five of them arrived at the final stage, the combat stage presided over by Zhao Wuji.
Between two large trees, Tang San stood there alone, waiting to see if any other qualified students would appear.
His expression was bored, he had been a target there all day, and in the end, he was the only one?
Even if he trusted his Teacher, he couldn't help but feel suspicious at this moment, could this be a fraudulent academy?
Suddenly seeing a few people appear, Tang San was overjoyed,
Ignoring how badly he had been taught a lesson by Nangong Lingyun before, he excitedly shouted: "Xiao Wu, and Yun-ge, you're here?"
A strange look immediately flashed across Nangong Lingyun's face, something was not right, where was Ning Rongrong?
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School princess, who should have appeared here, was nowhere to be seen?
Not far from the big trees, in a place just shaded by the trees, a middle-aged man in his fifties was dozing on a recliner.
Hearing the voices of the crowd, Zhao Wuji slowly sat up from the chair,
The heavy body pressed down on the bamboo recliner, creaking.
And when he stood up completely, his bronze skin, and the majestic physique like cast iron, immediately showed more pressure.
Especially when the arms were waving, the muscles on the arms knotted, and the outline of the clothes on the abdomen and chest would clearly rise and wriggle with the movements,
It seemed to contain extremely terrifying explosive power, making people fearful to look at.
He roared excitedly:
"Not bad, including that one, there are actually four people who have exceeded level twenty-five this year, really good.
This is the last stage, as long as you pass, you can officially become a member of Shrek Academy."
"However, my test is not so easy to pass."
Zhao Wuji put a bright smile on his face, his eyes sweeping over Nangong Lingyun, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Tang San not far away,
Especially when he saw Nangong Lingyun, his eyes flashed with a look of surprise no less than Li Yuesong's just now, and he even had a feeling of excitement at seeing a worthy opponent.
Although he had not started fighting, and had not even understood the basic information,
He had already felt a similar aura to his own from this kid, strong, overbearing, and fiery.
He should be a good opponent.
"My name is Zhao Wuji, since you are all exempt from the second and third stages, you must all be extraordinary geniuses,
Then for this last stage, I will personally play with you.
Now, I will give you the Time it takes for one incense stick to burn to understand each other and discuss tactics, after the Time is up, the test will start immediately.
As for the content... the four of you will join forces to withstand my attack for the Time it takes for one incense stick to burn,
No matter who it is, as long as anyone can hold out to the end, everyone will be considered to have passed."
As soon as these words came out, Tang San was instantly dumbfounded.
"Teacher, Teacher, I've already passed, haven't I?
You forgot, Dai Mubai was in charge of the test at the time."
Zhao Wuji laughed.
"Am I the Teacher or are you the Teacher? I have the final say on whether you passed or not.
I'm going to light the incense, you don't have much Time, make your own plans.
Dai Mubai, come out for a moment and tell them about my strengths."
The last sentence was shouted at the wooden house next to him in a raised voice.
With that, he didn't know where he suddenly pulled out an incense stick,
He gently rubbed the head of the incense stick with his index finger and thumb, and a clear flame burned on it
Then he casually flicked it, and the other end was firmly inserted into the ground, during the whole process, the incense stick itself did not even tremble in the slightest.
Seeing the truth in the details, this alone can clearly determine the degree of precision with which this Immovable Bright King controlled his spirit power.
After doing this, Zhao Wuji sat back in his chair and continued to sleep.
"It's you?"
In the wooden house,
As soon as Dai Mubai came out, his expression changed when he saw Nangong Lingyun and the others.
But with Zhao Wuji here, he wasn't afraid, he reached out and gathered everyone together,
His face was extremely serious as he said:
"Originally, I was supposed to be the proctor for the fourth stage, Zhao Teacher was only acting as a supervisor,
However, he has already said that he will personally take action, and there is nothing I can do."
Because they had fought before, Tang San knew Dai Mubai's strength, he was definitely a genius powerhouse.
Seeing that even his expression was so solemn, he couldn't help but ask anxiously:
"Is this Zhao Teacher very strong?"
Dai Mubai cautiously glanced at Xiao Wu, inexplicably feeling a faint pain in his forehead, and then continued:
"Level seventy-six War Soul Saint, possessing an extremely rare and powerful top-grade Beast Spirit, Vigorous Vajra Bear,
Once known as the Immovable Bright King, he is also the Vice Dean of the academy, and his overall strength is second only to the Dean.
He has almost no flaws, and has considerable strength in power, defense, attack, and control.
Especially his strongest power and defense, which can be described as terrifying,
Even other Spirit Masters of the same level will find it difficult to break through his defense and truly cause him damage.
To be honest, if I were the one assessing, as long as you weren't too far off, I could secretly hold back and muddle through,
After all, I also hope that there will be more popularity in the academy.
But Zhao Teacher... you can only pray for yourselves,
Perhaps with just one strike, he can instantly eliminate everyone."