Shrek Academy's entrance examination had four stages.
The first stage: The most basic entrance requirement was for spirit power to reach level 20 before the age of 12. This meant that examinees with spirit power below level 21 or those over the age of 13 were disqualified, making the threshold extremely high!
The second stage: spirit power assessment and Spirit identification. For the same Spirit, different development paths chosen would lead to different achievements in the future. A person's potential was limitless, so strong spirit power alone could not prove one's future development potential; it also depended on the Spirit itself and the chosen development direction of Spirit Abilities.
The third stage: Testing the examinee's application of their own Spirit. Although there was the second stage of spirit power assessment and Spirit identification, this was still not enough, because it also required one's control over the Spirit. Only then could one be considered a qualified Spirit Master!
Of course, if a registered examinee's spirit power exceeded level 25, then regardless of whether their Spirit was a waste Spirit or any other Spirit, they could directly pass the tests of the second and third stages. After all, being able to reach level 25 at the age of 12 was in itself proof of being a genius.
Because of this, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong easily passed the tests of the second and third stages directly.
Then, led by Dai Mubai, they arrived at the fourth stage, which was also the final stage.
Testing combat experience!
Talking on paper was useless; one had to possess certain combat experience to pass this stage. Of course, that was how it was said. But generally, examinees who passed the first three stages and reached this fourth stage, as long as they weren't too disappointing, were basically already admitted.
After all, combat experience was something that could be cultivated, and those who could pass the first three stages were undoubtedly true geniuses. Since they were geniuses, they naturally had value for cultivation.
"We're here." Dai Mubai stopped, and Tang San and the others behind him looked forward.
They found an open space ahead, which was much smaller than the second stage area, only about two hundred square meters.
A young man in white clothes with black hair was already waiting there for a long time.
"Teacher Tang, these people are here for the fourth stage assessment," Dai Mubai said.
"It's you? You're the assessment teacher for the fourth stage?" Ning Rongrong looked at the young man who was smiling at her and couldn't help but exclaim.
"What? Surprised?" Yun Chuan replied with a smile, then turned to observe the four young men and women in front of him and said, "My name is Tang Chuan, and I am your proctor for this stage. You can call me Teacher Tang."
"This is my final stage. Pass my test, and you can officially become a member of Shrek Academy. However, my test is not that easy to pass. Combat experience is something every Spirit Master must possess. What I am assessing is your ability in this aspect."
"Now, I will give you the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn to understand and discuss with each other. After one stick of incense, the test will begin. The content of the test is for the four of you to jointly withstand my attacks for the duration of one stick of incense. As long as one person can hold out until the end, you will pass. I hope you understand, do not try to be clever, no one can escape this range with speed. At the same time, I can also remind you that it is impossible to block my attacks with individual strength. Mutual coordination and cooperation are your only chances of success." He said indifferently.
"Teacher Tang, this isn't quite right." Dai Mubai said hesitantly.
Yun Chuan casually glanced at him and said, "What's wrong with it? Do you really think I'll go all out against these little fish and shrimp? Alright, I'm going to light the incense. You don't have much time, prepare yourselves." After saying this, he took out a stick of incense from his spirit tool, rubbed his finger on the tip of the incense, lighting it directly, and with a flick of his finger, the incense was already inserted into the ground without the slightest tremor.
Tang San and the other three were now filled with solemnity. The conflict at the school gate earlier made them realize that this teacher, who possessed the Blue Silver Grass Spirit, had the strength of a Spirit Saint. One must know that for a Spirit Saint, even when facing an army of ten thousand people (all ordinary people), a Spirit Master of this level could move freely. One could imagine how powerful he was.
And now they were going to endure one stick of incense under a Spirit Saint, which was truly too difficult for these four little shrimps who hadn't even reached the Spirit Elder realm.
Dai Mubai also looked solemn as he said to the four, "Come over here for a moment."
The four gathered around him.
Dai Mubai said gravely, "Teacher Tang is a teacher who only recently joined the academy, so I don't know much about him. I only know that Teacher Tang is very young, only twenty-five this year, and is already a level 71 Spirit Saint."
Twenty-five years old!!!
Tang San and the other three's pupils contracted almost simultaneously. Such a young Spirit Saint was simply inconceivable to them. Earlier, seeing Yun Chuan's appearance of fifteen or sixteen years old and possessing Spirit Saint strength, they had thought it was just this teacher's skill in maintaining youth, or that due to his Spirit's characteristics, he appeared very young. In reality, his age might have already been over forty.
But now, hearing that this teacher's true age was actually only about eight or nine years older than his appearance, and he was only twenty-five this year, instantly shocked them to the point of doubting life.
With this level of talent, this Teacher Tang Chuan was the true monster!
Xiao Wu said incredulously, "Is he really only twenty-five? Is that true or false? How could anyone reach the Spirit Saint level at such a young age? I think even if he looks young, he must be at least in his forties."
Dai Mubai smiled bitterly, "Age never represents a problem. Talent is inherently unreasonable. Sometimes, the difference between people is even greater than the difference between people and Spirit Beasts. Alright, time is short. You quickly discuss tactics. Otherwise, let alone one stick of incense, it would be good if you could withstand his first wave of attacks."
Tang San and the other three's expressions immediately became even more solemn. Facing a level 71 Spirit Saint realm expert was no laughing matter.
Saint Spirit Village, where Tang San was born, was rumored to have had a Spirit Saint, but that was just a legend. Yet, this Spirit Saint was right in front of them, and he was also going to be the examiner testing them. Truly, things were unpredictable.
Dai Mubai continued, "Originally, Teacher Tang was only supposed to be responsible for proctoring the fourth stage, and your opponent was me. As long as you could hold out against me for the time it takes for one stick of incense to burn, you would pass. But who knew what was wrong with him today, that he actually wanted to personally take action."
"Teacher Tang's Spirit is Blue Silver Grass, but it cannot be viewed as an ordinary Blue Silver Grass Spirit. I don't know much either. In short, be very careful." At this point, Dai Mubai sighed. Recalling the scene of himself being severely beaten at the hotel not long ago, he now understood that Teacher Tang was just playing with him and hadn't even used a fraction of his true ability.
"…"
The four fell silent for a moment.
Soon, Tang San realized that they didn't have much time and was the first to regain his composure, saying, "Let's get to know each other first, state our names and abilities, and see how we should cooperate to best withstand Teacher Tang's test."
After speaking, he was the first to say, "My name is Tang San, Tool Spirit Blue Silver Grass, level 29 control system War Soul Master."
Xiao Wu saw Tang San speak and was the second to say, "Xiao Wu, Beast Spirit Rabbit, level 29 attack system War Soul Master."
When it was Ning Rongrong's turn, she hesitated for a moment before saying, "Ning Rongrong, Tool Spirit Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, level 26 support system Tool Spirit Master."
Finally, Zhu Zhuqing, her expression still cold and indifferent, said faintly, "Zhu Zhuqing, Beast Spirit Hell Civet, level 27 agility-attack system War Soul Master."
When the four had finished introducing themselves, including Dai Mubai, the eyes of four people were focused on one person. The one who attracted everyone else's attention was naturally Ning Rongrong, who came from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Tang San said in surprise, "Your Spirit is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Does that mean you are from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit was passed down in a single lineage, and throughout the entire Douluo Continent, only direct descendants of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could possess it.
Everyone's evaluation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Tool Spirit was a simple sentence: "The strongest support Spirit on the continent. The best partner for all combat system Spirit Masters!"
Among the six symbols on the Spirit Hall token, one of them was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. This showed how great the reputation of this Sect was in the Spirit world.
Noticing that she had become the focus of attention, Ning Rongrong stuck out her cute little tongue and said, "Don't look. I'm no different from ordinary people. I ran away from home. Let's pass the current test first. My Spirit is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, with two spirit rings. I can enhance everyone's speed and strength attributes respectively. The amplification is around thirty percent. It will definitely last for the duration of one stick of incense."
A thirty percent amplification was already a quite good number, but Tang San knew that the reason the Grandmaster called the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit the strongest existence among support system Spirits was because each time a spirit ring was gained, it not only added another attribute to be enhanced, but also increased the amplification effect of all previous spirit rings by another ten percent.
This meant that if Ning Rongrong's spirit power reached level 30 or above, she could not only amplify an additional attribute, but all attribute amplification effects would also become forty percent.
And so on. Until level 70, when it could instantly increase seven attributes by eighty percent. What a terrifying effect!
If there was such a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Spirit Master providing support, one's own strength could almost instantly double. For stronger Spirit Masters, the amplification effect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was even better.
Anywhere in the two Empires, as long as a Spirit Master from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School appeared, they would immediately become the target of all Spirit Master organizations, attracting everyone's attention.
Fortunately, the amplification effect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda could not be stacked. That is to say, if there were two Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Spirit Masters, the amplification would only take effect according to the one with higher spirit power. The biggest weakness of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit was that it had no offensive power and needed the protection of War Soul Masters. But there were definitely many people willing to become protectors of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Among them were at least two top existences among Spirit Masters, Titled Douluo!