In Douluo Continent, I am the mastermind behind the scenes.

Shen Yi stood on the podium, looking at the 214 students in front of him, and slowly said, "There is only one graduation requirement for the outer academy of Shrek Academy... that is to become a true One-Word Battle Armor Master. As long as you meet the graduation requirements for the outer academy, you can apply directly to the inner academy at any time, and the inner academy will arrange teachers to conduct the assessment."

"Even if you don't pass the inner academy's assessment, the academy doesn't force you to graduate. You can choose to continue studying in the outer academy until you complete these eighteen years of study. During this period, you can apply to the academy to leave the school at any time."

"Shrek Academy does not implement a bottom-ranking elimination system, but it will evaluate the comprehensive abilities of each student for a period of one academic year. Those who fail the evaluation will be demoted from ordinary students to work-study students. Those who fail the evaluation for two consecutive academic years will be expelled. Work-study students who want to regain their status as ordinary students must achieve a good level of comprehensive ability in the year-end evaluation."

"The outer academy doesn't have many courses. There are only two theory classes each morning at most. In addition, each student is required to participate in ten battles in the Great Soul Arena every week, of which... at least five are battles in the Pure Water Prison type. Your battle win rate will be included in the year-end evaluation."

Just then, a pretty female student raised her hand. "Teacher Shen, may I ask... do support-type Soul Masters also need to engage in Soul Battles? And what's the difference between Soul Battles in the Purification Prison type and ordinary Soul Battles?"

Shen Yi waved his hand, coldly said "Come with me," and then stepped out of the classroom.

And so, the 214 students of Class 1, Grade 1, followed Shen Yi out of the teaching building and into a building that looked like a giant egg.

"The so-called Pure Water Prison prohibits all martial spirits, spirit skills, and even spirit power, and only allows for physical combat."

As a clear, cold female voice rang out, some students who were out of touch with the news were completely confused. The existence of the Battle Armor had kept all Soul Masters' physiques at the same level, so what was the point of setting up the Purification Prison now?

"Interesting. I never expected that Shrek Academy would come up with such a way to force students to focus on physical training. After all, they need to participate in at least five rounds of Soul Battles in the Purification Prison every week. If they lose to a support-type Soul Master, they might never be able to hold their heads up again."

"At this point in time, the Sea God Pavilion may be arrogant, but there are still quite a few capable people inside."

Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes, deliberately making the same curious gesture as most of the students, whispering and looking around, trying to find the soul guidance array of the defensive soul guidance device placed on the wall.

Unfortunately, the time span between the two eras is too large, ten thousand years... enough time for the definition of soul tools to be completely changed, and the soul tool technology that Great God King Huo has mastered is definitely outdated.

Let alone finding the soul guidance array of the defensive soul guidance device on the wall, even if he held the soul guidance device in his hand, Huo Dashenwang might not be able to understand how it worked in a short time.

Led by Shen Yi, the group of students entered a spacious room containing only two high-tech chairs and... a large screen.

Shen Yi turned around, looked at the 214 students in front of him, and said with a smile, "Classmates, is anyone willing to be the first to experience the Soul Battle of the Purified Water Prison type?"

"I'll do it." Huo Yuhao hurriedly raised his little hand. He didn't want to miss this opportunity to show off.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's eager expression, Shen Yi subconsciously pursed his lips and decided to give this student, who shared the same name as a certain god-king, a more intense buff.

"Ning Peiya, would you be willing to have a spirit battle with Huo Yuhao?"

Upon hearing this, everyone followed Shen Yi's gaze and saw a girl who was less than 1.6 meters tall, with long silver-gray hair, wearing a silver-white Lolita dress, and holding a small bear doll in her arms.

Cute. At first glance, the only word that came to mind when they saw this girl was "cute."

This incredibly cute girl was singled out by Shen Yi and asked to engage in a Soul Battle in the Purification Prison type with a Level 5 Blacksmith. What extraordinary qualities does this adorable girl named Ning Peiya possess?

Compared to those burly, strong men, female Soul Masters with cute, girlish appearances are more deceptive. Without special training, they are easily prone to becoming complacent when facing Ning Peiya.

Going back to reality.

Ning Peiya nodded, put the teddy bear back into her storage bracelet, and then moved gracefully toward the high-tech chair on the east side of the room.

Huo Yuhao then moved to the chair on the other side.

Under the control of two staff members, the large screen on the wall suddenly flickered, and two figures whose faces were not clearly visible appeared.

Although their faces were not clearly visible, the two were vastly different in size, with a height difference of 30 centimeters. Unless one was blind, identifying them would not be a problem at all.

The battle of spirits has begun.

Suddenly, Huo Yuhao on the big screen moved, rushing to Ning Peiya's side and making a move to grab her hair.

Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!

In the past three years, Huo Dashenwang has not made no progress at all. At the very least, he has studied a lot of the existing fighting methods in the Soul Master world.

He understood a principle very well: when one cannot use martial spirit, soul skills, or even soul skills, and can only compete in physical strength, height does have a certain advantage, but this advantage is not absolute. Once the height difference between the two is huge, the original advantage may even be reversed.

This is no exaggeration. For Huo Dashenwang, who is nearly 1.9 meters tall, Ning Peiya's base is too stable. His vital points are directly exposed to Ning Peiya's reach, which is not a good sign.

Since Huo Dashenwang did not know Ning Peiya's physical condition, a rash confrontation would only put him at a disadvantage. Left with no other choice, he could only use the shrewish method of pulling hair to test the opponent's strength.

For a female Soul Master, flowing long hair greatly enhances her appearance, but at the same time... it can also become a burden in battle.

Just as Huo Yuhao was about to touch Ning Peiya's hair, Ning Peiya suddenly bent down, rolled over, and flashed behind Huo Yuhao.

Immediately… Ning Peiya jumped two meters high and delivered a deadly scissor kick to Huo Yuhao's neck! (End of Chapter)