"Brother Chuan, look, Tang San is there too."
Xiao Wu watched as Tang San stood in front of Shrek Academy. There were already a few people scattered around, queuing up.
It wasn't like before, when there was a long line. Now, Shrek Academy was just a wildcat school, not recognized by the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, or the Star Luo Empire. It could only fool ignorant commoners.
Tang San was pacing back and forth in front of the gate, wondering how his beloved Xiao Wu was doing, and if Qian Renchuan had actually gotten to her.
"You need to pay ten gold soul coins to enroll."
Li Yusong, who was in charge of admissions, was sprawled lazily in a rocking chair. He pointed at the box in front of him, where the gold soul coins were collected, and addressed the soul master in front of him.
The young man placed ten gold soul coins into the wooden box. Only then did Li Yusong sit up straight and said languidly, "Hold out your hand."
The young man tentatively reached out his hand. Li Yusong briefly examined his bones, then waved him away with a bored expression. "You're too old. We only accept those under twelve. You can leave."
"Wait a moment, Soul Master! My son is only a month over the age limit, and he's already at level seventeen. He's considered a prodigy in our city. Please, can you make an exception?"
The woman beside the child pleaded desperately.
"It's so expensive. Ten gold soul coins just to register," Xiao Wu murmured, seemingly thinking of something. She glanced at Qian Renchuan's face.
"I agree, it's a bit pricey. Ten gold soul coins could get us into a higher-level academy elsewhere," Qian Renchuan gave Xiao Wu a gentle look. He didn't say anything more, but he also felt Shrek Academy's pricing was unreasonable.
After all, the Spirit Hall helped people in a region awaken their martial souls, and a village only had to pay ten gold soul coins every six years.
That wasn't much, because the average annual income of the commoners on the Douluo Continent was seven gold魂币, and a comfortable life only cost five gold魂币.
A village of several hundred people only produced less than one silver魂币 a year on average. It wasn't a burden at all, and their Spirit Hall's soul masters had worked hard on their journey. Letting them earn a little something was only fair.
But this Shrek Academy in front of them, just for a simple bone test, had charged ten gold魂币, which was clearly unreasonable.
"No, this is the rule."
Li Yusong said calmly. He wasn't worried about the people in front of him causing trouble. They were just some commoners. He was a level 65 Soul Emperor.
"Then return the gold魂币 to us."
Seeing that it wouldn't work, the aunt wanted to get the gold魂币 back, but Li Yusong interrupted her, pointing to the sign that read "Registration: Ten gold魂币" and the tiny words below it: "No refunds regardless of success."
"You wrote the words so small, aren't you trying to scam people?"
That move immediately left some parents gasping as they looked at Li Yusong.
"Hmph, you want a refund, do you?"
Li Yusong snorted coldly, standing up from his recliner. Six spirit rings appeared on his body: one white, two yellow, two purple, and one black.
"A Spirit Emperor!"
The people here to register were all commoners. They had never seen a Spirit Emperor before; even some city lords might not be Spirit Emperors.
"You can get your registration fee back, but only if you can defeat him."
With that, Li Yusong called Tang San over.
Tang San didn't hesitate. He immediately summoned his spirit and displayed two yellow spirit rings.
"I can give it a try."
Seeing that the show was about over, Qian Renchuan walked out with a faint smile, letting Xiao Wu down from his back.
"Yinchuan, Xiao Wu!"
Watching Xiao Wu get off Qian Renchuan's back, Tang San's eyes were bloodshot, and he was panting like an ox. Damn it, Xiao Wu should have been on his back, that inherently evil Yinchuan was simply asking for death.
"Don't get excited."
Looking at Tang San's murderous expression, Qian Renchuan didn't care at all. He even wanted to know how Tang San would react when he took away his External Spirit Bone.
"Yinchuan, a fifty-two-level control-type battle Soul King, please give me some pointers."
Qian Renchuan summoned the Blue Silver Emperor spirit, and the five soul rings on his body, two purple and three black, stunned everyone. The golden, noble Blue Silver Grass formed a stark contrast with Tang San's blood-red, ugly, and foul-smelling dark Blue Silver King; just by looking, one could tell which was stronger.
"Wait a moment, Brother Chuan, let me beat up Little Sanzi."
Xiao Wu hadn't fought since she'd started following Qian Renchuan. Watching Tang San, she also wanted to experience the feeling of thrashing a little nobody.
"Alright, but be careful."
Qian Renchuan affectionately rubbed Xiao Wu's rabbit ears, making her a little sensitive.
"Damn it, Yinchuan, die!"
Seeing the loving Qian Renchuan and Xiao Wu, Tang San felt an unprecedented sense of humiliation surge in his mind. His head became heavier and heavier, as if carrying an entire lush prairie.
"First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Binding!"
Unexpectedly, the little nobody was not playing fair. His mind had been impacted by the loving figures of Xiao Wu and Qian Renchuan, and he had lost his reason.
"You little nobody, you actually ambushed your Sister Xiao Wu."
Xiao Wu flickered, immediately activating the Eight Stage Fall she had modified, kicking the bewildered Tang San into the air.
With a series of screams, Tang San was slammed to the ground. Tang San was speechless, looking at the four spirit rings around Xiao Wu. He realized he couldn't even beat Xiao Wu.
"Xiao Wu, I'm your third brother! Stop it, quick."
"Bah, who's your sister? I'm your big sister."
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes at Tang San, looking at the short, rough-skinned Tang San on the ground, his body covered in dead muscle, with a look of disdain.
"Pfft, my Xiao Wu."
Seeing Xiao Wu like this, Tang San was heartbroken and furious. He spat out a mouthful of blood that went three meters, and passed out.
"Bold, daring to cause trouble at Shrek Academy."
Li Yusong's expression turned to anger when he saw Tang San get hit, and he raised his dragon-patterned staff, swinging it towards Xiao Wu.
The staff was imbued with a ten-thousand-year soul ring, clearly indicating his murderous intent.
"Myriad Transformations: Shield."
At the critical moment, Qian Renchuan used Wind Spirit Moon Shadow, flashing in front of Xiao Wu to block the blow. His eyes filled with killing intent, and he immediately unleashed his Fifth Soul Skill.
"Fifth Soul Skill, Myriad Manifestations!"
With Qian Renchuan as the center, a hundred-meter radius was completely surrounded by a half-domain made of Blue Silver Grass, immediately suppressing his opponent's strength by 10%.
"Blue Silver Armor!"
Qian Renchuan was gradually enveloped by Blue Silver Grass, his body shimmering with a deep blue metallic luster. He held a three-meter-long Blue Silver Spear and looked down at the stunned Li Yusong, speaking coldly, "You have already chosen death!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, Qian Renchuan's spear, imbued with immense killing intent and comparable to an attack from a Spirit Saint using their true spirit form, didn't give Li Yusong a chance to beg for mercy. The spear plunged down.
"Argh!"
Li Yusong, who had been so arrogant just moments before, had his hands shattered by the spear. His arms were a bloody mess, and he was sent flying several meters away, his life hanging in the balance.
The commotion here should have alerted Flender and Zhao Wuji long ago, but the two of them were currently drinking tea.
"Your Excellencies, shouldn't you stop this now?"
Flender forced a smile, a bit stiff, as he spoke to the Title Douluo, the Snake Lance and Porcupinefish, who were in front of him.
If they didn't intervene, Li Yusong was going to be killed. "Alright, if this happens again, there's no need for your Shrek Academy to exist."
After the Snake Lance spoke, he left with the Porcupinefish, his heart filled with confusion. Why would Her Holiness the Pope keep this backwater academy around?
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