The Emotion Points were enough.
But… 'Dog system, you're calculating my balance to set the price, aren't you?'
[1,000,000 is the standard price. Check the "Shop"!]
'Alright, buy it!'
[Successfully deducted 20,000 Emotion Points. Unlocked the sense of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with "Martial Soul·Netherworld Cat"!]
The next moment.
Zhuge Lan felt a mysterious connection with Zhu Zhuqing in front of him.
It was ethereal, yet undeniably real.
Meanwhile, Zhu Zhuqing, who had just finished her examination and was preparing to enter Shrek Academy,
paused, her footsteps halting, and spun around abruptly.
She found herself face to face with Zhuge Lan.
It's him?
Zhu Zhuqing recognized Zhuge Lan.
As a descendant of the Zhu family,
she clearly understood what this kind of Martial Soul resonance signified.
It's possible...
Why didn't I feel this resonance when I saw her from afar the day before yesterday?
Of course, it could be that the distance was too great.
But... the Netherworld Cat has only ever resonated with the White Tiger throughout its history.
I didn't expect... today!
No!
Perhaps our ancestors had other resonances as well.
But as children of the Zhu family, our fate is already sealed.
Perhaps that coward's escape actually gave me an opportunity?
Seeing that Zhu Zhuqing was lost in thought, Zhuge Lan smiled and nodded, then walked over to Li Yusong.
"The registration fee is 10 Gold Soul Coins," Li Yusong said with a smile.
He was very happy to have received four little monsters today.
But... Zhuge Lan spread his hands.
"What if we don't have any money?"
Li Yusong's smile disappeared, and his brow furrowed slightly.
You're pushing it, aren't you?
Shrek Academy was dirt poor; how could they not pay the tuition?
He was just about to get angry.
A figure flashed, and Zhu Zhuqing stood in front of Zhuge Lan.
She said coldly, "I can give you 10 Gold Soul Coins, provided you're above level 23."
It wasn't that Zhu Zhuqing was being particularly enthusiastic.
She just wanted another option.
After all, that coward had not only deserted, but had also been disappointing all these years!
But Zhuge Lan shook his head in refusal.
He'd been running up a tab with Dai Mubai these past few days, and hadn't spent the 100 Gold Soul Coins he received from Spirit Hall at all.
However!
"This genius has Twin Martial Souls, is a Soul Elder, and has five thousand-year soul rings and one million-year soul ring!
So outstanding.
Why doesn't Shrek Academy waive my tuition?"
Zhuge Lan brushed Zhu Zhuqing aside.
He immediately summoned his Thorn Armor and revealed three soul rings.
Purple! Purple! Purple!
[Emotion Points +666] [Emotion Points +999]
"Thousand-year soul rings?"
"What about the yellow soul rings in front?"
"White is acceptable too!"
It can't be a thousand-year first, second, or third soul ring, can it?!
A few seconds later.
Li Yusong was the first to react, flashing in front of Zhuge Lan.
He grabbed his hand and started feeling around.
Don't misunderstand, he was checking his age.
[Emotion Points +888]
"Only 12 years old?" Li Yusong exclaimed in surprise, "Kid, what's going on with your soul rings?"
"Three thousand-year soul rings, of course," Zhuge Lan said matter-of-factly.
[Mood Points +233]
"No! I don't understand thousand-year soul rings!" Li Yusong exclaimed, nearly losing his mind. "But your first, second, and third soul rings are all thousand-year ones? How is that possible? Where are your yellow soul rings? At the very least, I could accept a white one!"
Wait a minute!
That's already three soul rings.
If he gets another soul ring, even a white one… Wouldn't that mean he's a Soul Ancestor? Or...
"Smack!"
Zhuge Lan slapped his palm, looking as if he'd just realized something.
"White soul ring, I have one."
He opened his right hand and summoned Li Jing's longsword.
Pure white! Purple! Purple!
Another martial soul! And three more soul rings! [Emotion Points +999]
[Emotion Points +1299]
"Twin Martial Souls!!!" Li Yusong said with a burning gaze, "No registration fee! No assessment! You're in! Come on! I'll take you in myself!"
He put his arm around Zhuge Lan's shoulder and started leading him towards Shrek Academy.
What about the registration fee? Pubfuture Ads Even if Flender, that miser, came here, he'd have to pay to get him in! The excited Li Yusong completely forgot about the other person.
It was still Zhuge Lan who stopped and called out to Zhu Zhuqing.
"Hey, aren't you enrolling?"
Zhu Zhuqing finally came back to her senses.
She looked deeply at Zhuge Lan.
[Emotion Points +1099]
[Emotion Points +1099]
Normally, a single emotion would only provide emotion points once.
This kind of continuous output indicated that the owner's intense emotions were not just one, and were repeatedly fluctuating.
No wonder Zhu Zhuqing couldn't keep her composure.
Instead, she felt a resonance with both of Zhuge Lan's martial souls!
What did this mean?
A Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
And even without considering the soul ring years, Zhuge Lan was already at the Soul Elder level, and was only 12 years old?
Wasn't this much better than that coward, Dai Mubai?
Zhu Zhuqing quickened her pace, walking alongside Zhuge Lan.
"Zhu Zhuqing," she said, "11 years old, level 27 Agile Attack Soul Master."
Oh wow!
Zhuge Lan looked at Zhu Zhuqing with surprise.
To have the cold, aloof girl take the initiative to introduce herself.
It seemed the allure of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill was quite strong for her.
"Zhuge Lan, twelve years old, level thirty-five."
"As for the direction…"
"It can be considered a strong control and defense dual system."
"The person at the hotel entrance that day, it was you, right?"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded directly.
Just right.
The four people, including Dai Mubai, who had just left, were lingering in front of a sausage stand.
Zhu Zhuqing stared at Dai Mubai, whose face was filled with fear, with extremely disgusted eyes.
Dai Mubai was completely oblivious.
Right now, he only had eyes for Zhuge Lan, feeling both happy and terrified.
He was happy because he was getting a strong teammate.
He was terrified because... Damn it, the examiner for the fourth stage was him, Dai Mubai!!! How was he supposed to fight this? Not to mention Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong, those three freaks.
He couldn't handle just one Zhuge Lan!
Huh? There was another one? Only then did Dai Mubai notice Zhu Zhuqing, who glared at him.
Coward, you only noticed me last? Sensing the vibration on his Martial Soul, Dai Mubai's eyes narrowed! Could it be... At this moment.
Zhuge Lan stepped forward and put his arm around Dai Mubai's shoulders.
"Young Master Dai, you're still alive!"
"You were in that state the other day, yet you were still carrying those Twins and moving like a breeze. I almost thought I wouldn't see you again."
"As expected of a Soul Elder with a Beast Martial Soul, your body is amazing!"
"Hahaha——"
A barrage of "praise."
Made Dai Mubai freeze! Sure enough.
The disgust in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes was almost overflowing.
[Emotion Points +2333]
Dai Mubai's expression was unsightly.
However, it was Zhuge Lan who spoke, and it was phrased as a "careless mistake."
He couldn't get angry.
He could only stand there awkwardly.
"Why aren't you speaking?" Zhuge Lan asked knowingly, "By the way, what are you doing?"
Dai Mubai still didn't say a word.
From the moment Tang San and Xiao Wu met, their emotional points had been flooding the screen.
They wouldn't explain either.
The still-bearded Oscar enthusiastically hawked his wares.
"You're a new student, right?"
"Want a sausage?"
"Oscar's Special Sausages, delicious and nutritious!"
"Only five Copper Soul Coins each, or three for ten!"
Zhuge Lan picked up a sausage, examining it with interest.
Li Yusong, who was standing to the side, spoke up.
"Xiao Ao, how many times have I told you? Stop scamming the new students."
"Make another one, and let the junior students see it."
Oscar's face fell, and his eyes filled with resentment.
You lot, not letting me do a single deal?
Isn't he using the money he makes to help the school?
But the teacher had given the order.
He could only unwillingly begin chanting the spell—
"I have a big sausage!"
A sausage appeared out of thin air.
He was already prepared to be disliked by Zhuge Lan.
He didn't expect…
Zhuge Lan was up to something again!
(End of this chapter)