In Douluo Continent, Zhu Zhuqing is not the only one in his arms.

Chapter 5: Utterly Penniless! Dai Mubai!

"Ma Hongjun, you're supposed to be a phoenix, but I think you look more like a chicken, haha."

"The Fire Phoenix, it's the Fire Phoenix! Even the Dean said it's the Fire Phoenix! It will be incredibly powerful in the future!"

"The dean is lying to you."

"No way! The dean wouldn't lie to me."

"..."

After a few days, Ma Hongjun and Oscar had become quite familiar with Xu Yunhan.

After they became familiar with each other, Ma Hongjun loved to show off his "Fire Phoenix" martial spirit, which resembled a turkey. But this drew criticism from Oscar, and the two ended up arguing.

Ma Hongjun's martial soul is a mutated martial soul. There is a turkey martial soul in his village. His mutated martial soul has some characteristics of a phoenix, but it is not quite the same.

A turkey-like martial soul that resembles a phoenix is ​​clearly not fully mutated and will have side effects.

However, it is obvious that the quality of Ma Hongjun's martial soul has improved a lot after the mutation, the fire attribute has been greatly enhanced, and the power has also been greatly increased.

"Shut up, all of you, and focus on your cultivation."

Xu Yunhan glared at the two who were arguing, and they immediately shut up.

Oscar considered Xu Yunhan to be the boss, so he obeyed him.

Ma Hongjun was somewhat intimidated by Xu Yunhan, the new boss, and dared not disobey him.

Having already learned some cultivation knowledge, Ma Hongjun knew that Xu Yunhan and Oscar were both geniuses with innate full soul power.

However, Ma Hongjun believed that he was no worse than Oscar, because Oscar only had a support martial soul and couldn't fight.

Xu Yunhan is different. Not only is he exceptionally talented, but he also possesses a powerful offensive martial soul, making him incredibly strong and inspiring awe and admiration in Ma Hongjun.

He cultivated with his two underlings, and his days were peaceful. Besides, Shrek Academy only had a handful of people.

Having fewer people also has its advantages; it makes it easier to calm down and cultivate oneself.

Time passed by little by little.

"It's been almost four years."

Xu Yunhan finished his morning cultivation, looked up at the horizon, and sighed inwardly.

time flies.

Xu Yunhan is eleven years old this year, Oscar is ten, and Ma Hongjun is nine.

They are close in age, but their soul power levels have diverged significantly.

Xu Yunhan's current soul power level is 28, Oscar's is 22, and Ma Hongjun's is 18.

The three of them went to the canteen together.

Although the three of them are between nine and eleven years old, they are already over 1.5 meters tall.

Ma Hongjun is a little over 1.5 meters tall, Oscar is 1.6 meters tall, and Xu Yunhan is over 1.7 meters tall.

When they arrived at the canteen, Zhao Wuji, Shao Xin, Li Yusong, and Lu Qibin were already there.

Flander was often away from Shrek Academy, instead running a shop in Soto City to earn money.

Shao Xin is a fat guy whose martial soul is a candy bean, a food-type martial soul, and he is already a Soul Saint. At Shrek Academy, his soul power level is only below Flander and Zhao Wuji, ranking third.

Shao Xin is responsible for preparing most of the meals at Shrek Academy, making him a sort of cook.

Because Shrek Academy was very poor, the food was not plentiful. However, they still tried their best to ensure that Xu Yunhan and his two companions received adequate nutrition.

"Yunhan, Xiao'ao, Hongjun, tomorrow is the day the academy recruits students. You guys should come and stand guard and lend a hand."

During the meal, Zhao Wuji spoke up.

Xu Yunhan nodded silently.

"Teacher Zhao, you recruit students every year, but not a single one in the last few years. I was really looking forward to seeing some new students," Oscar said with a smile.

Ma Hongjun said, "Is it because we can't find students as outstanding as us? Sigh, it's just that we're too excellent."

"Show-off!" Li Yusong, the Dragon Staff Master, smacked Ma Hongjun on the head. "However, it's rare to find students as outstanding as you two."

Ma Hongjun chuckled, "We are geniuses among geniuses, how can others compare?"

Oscar chimed in, "Since we can't seem to find new students, why don't we lower the admission requirements a bit?"

Shrek Academy has very high admission standards, only looking for geniuses among geniuses, and even the most eccentric geniuses among geniuses!

"well……"

Shao Xin and the other three sighed in unison.

It's not that Shrek Academy is unwilling to lower some standards, it's just that it can't.

Because we're poor!

There is no money or resources to nurture ordinary geniuses.

Only by finding geniuses among geniuses, and prodigies among geniuses, can they cultivate their talents despite the scarcity of resources.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun didn't understand, but Xu Yunhan did, though he didn't care. He was just using Shrek Academy and had no intention of paying anything for it.

Putting aside Tang San's reasons, the very existence of Shrek Academy meant that, ten thousand years later, Shrek Academy would be a formidable rival to Xu Yunhan's empire.

Day two.

Although Shrek Academy's admission requirements are outrageous, it still has a certain reputation, and people try to get in every year.

This year is no exception; some people have come.

Three test points were designed.

Outside the academy gate, Li Yusong was in charge of testing the bone age and martial spirit of the applicants.

Then Lu Qibin was in charge of testing the soul power level of the applicants in the academy square.

The final test, conducted by Zhao Wuji, was a practical test.

The bone age must not exceed twelve years old, the soul power level must not be lower than level 20, and the candidate must be a Great Soul Master with two soul rings, both of which must be hundred-year-old yellow soul rings.

Under such conditions, those who pass are already geniuses and would receive special training at any advanced Soul Master academy.

Even so, they still had to pass Zhao Wuji's practical test, which was undeniably rigorous.

This is why it is difficult to attract new students.

"Bone age over twelve years old, disqualified!"

"Since it's substandard, shouldn't we get a refund?"

"Hmph! It was agreed beforehand that there would be no refunds after registering for the test, and it's the same every year."

……

Similar situations occur every year.

The entrance exam fee for Shrek Academy is not low, and the academy relies on this for additional revenue, so how could they possibly refund the money?

Fortunately, the teachers at Shrek Academy are not weak; the lowest level is Soul Emperor. We haven't encountered any stronger applicants' families yet.

On the first day, as always, no qualified students were found, and all the work was in vain.

There are two days left.

There were no suitable candidates on the first day, and the chances became even slimmer in the following two days. But we still had to continue, as there were still three days left for enrollment.

The following afternoon.

Outside the courtyard gate, at the testing site where Li Yusong was located.

"Name, age, what martial soul do you possess, and show me your spirit rings."

"Dai Mubai, twelve years old, Martial Soul: Evil Wood White Tiger."

The tall man in front of Li Yusong was Dai Mubai, who had escaped from the Star Luo Empire and had been in Soto City for some time.

They came to Shrek Academy to find a place to stay, and also to seek some protection.

"Evil-eyed White Tiger?"

Li Yusong gave Dai Mubai a deep look, suspecting that Dai Mubai was a direct descendant of the Dai family of the Star Luo Empire, but he didn't pay much attention to it and carefully checked the other party's bone age: "The bone age is suitable, show me your soul rings."

Dai Mubai is almost thirteen years old, but he is within the enrollment age range.

"Um."

Two yellow spirit rings appeared on Dai Mubai's body.

"Alright. Go in and test your soul power level."

Li Yusong nodded in satisfaction, thinking that Dai Mubai would be the only qualified freshman in recent years.

……

(End of this chapter)