Douluo Continent: The Phoenix God Returns

Chapter 16 Shrek Academy

As usual, Ye Li, now in her original form, walked through the town's main streets. These days also happened to be the registration period for Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy today is not even in the same league as the continent's premier academy ten thousand years from now. However, Shrek Academy now attracts a huge number of students simply by offering an imperial title upon graduation. Many hotels in Soto City are already fully booked.

Ye Li turned around to go back to her hotel, and saw a man and a woman walking from the entrance of Soto City in the distance.

The boy looked to be eleven or twelve years old, but he appeared precocious and was already close to adult height. He wore a blue outfit with a soul tool belt around his waist, giving him a striking presence. The girl next to him had an even more prominent presence, or rather, a more striking figure. Her hair was braided into scorpion braids that reached her legs, and she wore a pink dress, looking very lively.

Ye Li didn't even need to guess who it was; she simply said, "I want to eat spicy rabbit head."

The two were naturally Tang San and Xiao Wu. Ye Li walked past them calmly. But how could Tang San not notice her?

"Hmm? He gives me a really strange feeling." Tang San began to doubt himself, wondering if he was being too sensitive, having such thoughts about a stranger.

Tang San didn't plan to linger. Xiao Wu pulled him into the Rose Hotel and asked the front desk for a room. Just as they were about to go upstairs, they encountered Dai Mubai with two twin sisters. After learning that the room he had reserved was occupied, he confronted Xiao Wu and Tang San. What followed was a case of "becoming friends after a fight"...

On registration day, a long queue had already formed in front of Shrek Academy. Most of the students and their families, upon seeing Shrek Academy, couldn't help but doubt the veracity of the rumors: "Isn't this a bit too ridiculous?"

"This is the academy that claims to grant imperial viscount status upon graduation? It's incredibly dilapidated!"

"Dad, let's go somewhere else. I'm a top student at the academy, after all."

Such voices of doubt continued to emerge, while the elderly man in charge of registration appeared to be fast asleep.

Not only is Shrek Academy's registration fee expensive, but they also don't refund the money if you don't enroll. That's really ugly. Ten gold soul coins are so important to an ordinary family. Now they've not only failed to register, but they've also lost their money... Sure enough, after the first person was scammed, most of the participants left immediately.

With fewer people signing up, the registration process naturally sped up a bit. Before long, it was Ye Li's turn. After paying the registration fee of ten gold soul coins, the old man pinched Ye Li's wrist.

"Your bone age is suitable. Release your martial spirit and spirit rings."

Three spirit rings, yellow, yellow, and purple, shone successively beneath Ye Li's feet. The Flame Phoenix Sword appeared in his right hand. The spirit rings were fabricated, and his martial soul was also fake. Now, he was infiltrating Shrek Academy under the name Li Ye...

Ye Li's goal wasn't to get into Shrek Academy, but to completely control Tang San from now on, so that Tang San wouldn't have any say in his soul rings, soul bones, or cultivation level.

Upon entering the village, Ye Li saw a man with a full beard selling grilled sausages. Li Ye didn't go over, but watched Xiao Wu and Tang San buy the sausages. After Dai Mubai came out to smooth things over, Xiao Wu and Tang San put down the sausages as if they had seen a ghost.

Now, only Ye Li, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing remain after the second round. After confirming that no one else will come, since all five of them passed the third round without taking the test, Dai Mubai directly takes them to the fourth and final round, which, to put it bluntly, means getting beaten up...

"Huh? There are five people at the fourth level this year?" Zhao Wuji opened his sleepy eyes and looked at the five people in front of him with some surprise, as if he had encountered something incredible.

Dai Mubai said, "Not only did the five of them make it to the fourth level, but they were also exempted from the second and third levels of testing."

"You've all surpassed level twenty-five, not bad, not bad. This is the final test. If you pass my test, you can officially become members of Shrek Academy. However, my test won't be easy to pass. Practical combat experience is a must for every Soul Master. What I'm testing is your ability in this area."

Zhao Wuji's smiling gaze swept over the five people. "My name is Zhao Wuji. Since all five of you passed the second and third stages without taking the test, I'll personally play with you... By the way, I'm a level 76 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Saint."

After saying this, he pulled out an incense stick from somewhere, flicked the tip with his finger, and lit it. After doing this, Zhao Wuji sat back in his chair, closed his eyes, and continued to sleep.

Tang San spoke first, saying, "With our strength, we are definitely no match for a power-attack type Battle Soul Saint, we..."

Ye Li shook his head, walked up to Ning Rongrong and said, "I need a support-type Soul Master to help me. If the two of us work together, I'll help you get through this."

The reason Ye Li chose Ning Rongrong was simply because he wanted to see Tang San get slammed by Zhao Wuji; it was purely to satisfy his fetish for watching others beat up Tang San.

Ning Rongrong stared blankly at Ye Li as he approached, then nodded blushingly, "Okay."

Ye Li brought Ning Rongrong to Zhao Wuji. "Li Ye, a level 38 offensive Soul Master, please enlighten me!"

The Flame Phoenix Sword instantly appeared in Ye Li's hand, and three fabricated soul rings, one yellow and one purple, appeared. However, they were not as shocking as four ten-thousand-year soul rings.

Ye Li had to be careful, fearing that the Flame Phoenix Sword might accidentally kill Zhao Wuji. This was a supreme artifact, and even now, as a Soul Master, Ye Li's power was not to be underestimated.

"Ning Rongrong, a level 26 support-type Soul Master, with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda as her Martial Soul," Ning Rongrong said, standing next to Ye Li.

Zhao Wuji stood up again, clasped his hands together, and moved his wrists. A series of teeth-grinding cracking sounds rang out, and the invisible pressure immediately increased. Zhao Wuji produced another incense stick in his hand, but before he could light it, Ning Rongrong had already taken the initiative to do so.

"Seven treasures swirl out, revealing glazed tiles." Her body spun gracefully once, and dazzling seven-colored light was released from her body. At the point where the seven-colored light gathered, a seven-colored pagoda more than a foot tall appeared in Ning Rongrong's right palm.

"The Seven Treasures have names, the first being: Strength." The first soul ring rose, enveloping the Seven-Colored Pagoda. With Ning Rongrong pointing with her left hand, a beam of colorful light was released simultaneously, enveloping Ye Li.

Instantly, a warm energy surged into Ye Li's body, and he felt his whole body filled with power. Even the soul power within him seemed to boil and surge upwards.

Zhao Wuji looked at Ning Rongrong in surprise. "Good heavens, one of this year's examinees is from the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile family. Not bad, not bad." As he spoke, he lit the incense in his hand, casually tossed it into the ground.

"Seven treasures have names, the second is: Speed." Another beam of colorful light appeared, and Ning Rongrong's second soul ring also came into play.

The lightness of her body made Ye Li secretly admire, "The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda truly lives up to its name. It deserves to be the number one support-type martial soul. It increases both speed and strength by thirty percent at the same time. It's quite something."

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(End of this chapter)