Douluo Continent: The Sun-Shooting Divine Bow, the God of Judgment

As the sun gradually set in the west, it cast long shadows of the trees far behind.

As they traveled along the wide and flat official road, the outline of a grand city with towering walls finally broke through the horizon and came into Huo Yuhao's view in a breathtaking way.

Shrek City, East Gate.

The city walls, which are tens of meters high, are made entirely of hard obsidian, and the city gates are wide enough to allow several carriages to travel side by side.

The city gates were bustling with people, and the shouts of vendors, the rumble of carriages and horses, and the chatter of Soul Masters in small groups mingled together, creating a vibrant atmosphere of everyday life.

After arriving in the city, Beibei diligently took on the responsibility of being a guide.

He pointed to the rows of shops on both sides of the street, selling all kinds of Soul Master supplies and strange and wonderful things, and calmly explained to Huo Yuhao the rules and long history of Shrek City.

With his faded, worn-out bundle on his back, Huo Yuhao, like a sponge just arriving in the city, pricked up his ears and greedily absorbed all this information, his eyes filled with undisguised curiosity and longing.

After explaining the basic situation in the city, Beibei changed the subject and went straight to the most important matter of the day: the enrollment of new students.

He patted Huo Yuhao's thin shoulder, his expression becoming extremely serious, and began to analyze the brutal elimination rate of the freshman assessment with earnest words.

Shrek Academy, as the top academy on the continent, has always had ridiculously high selection standards. The minimum requirement for normal admission is a soul power level of 15 or above, and the age must not exceed 12 years old.

Upon hearing this harsh standard, Huo Yuhao's heart skipped a beat, and fine beads of sweat instantly appeared on his forehead.

He had only just fused with the Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm and barely obtained his first soul ring, his meager level eleven soul power stuck there.

If he were to go through the normal assessment process, he wouldn't even be qualified to show his face in front of the examiners; he would definitely be kicked out on the spot.

Seeing Huo Yuhao's anxious eyes reddening and lips tightly clenched, Bei Bei felt that the groundwork had been laid enough and stopped keeping him in suspense.

He smiled and ruffled Huo Yuhao's short hair, trying to comfort him.

"Don't panic. What I just said was the rule for ordinary people. Although our Tang Sect is now dwindling in numbers, as the most loyal ally of Shrek Academy, we still enjoy one special admission spot without examination every year. This year, the Tang Sect only accepted you as their sole new member, so this spot naturally and without a doubt falls into your lap."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao finally felt relieved.

He let out a long breath and bowed repeatedly to Beibei in gratitude.

Walking behind the two, Yun Yi casually put his hands in the pockets of his moon-white trousers, his steps nonchalant.

Tang Ya walked backwards, facing Yun Yi, her big eyes darting around, and a barrage of questions coming out of her mouth.

"Yun Yi, what's the name of your bow? Its power is terrifying! How come I've never heard of such a powerful martial spirit before?"

"What level are you now? You can even kill a thousand-year-old soul beast with a single arrow. Tell me honestly, are you a core disciple of some reclusive sect who's out for training? Or perhaps you're the heir being kept hidden by some super-powerful family?"

Faced with Tang Ya's barrage of questions, Yun Yi felt as if a swarm of flies were buzzing around his ears.

He didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, giving perfunctory replies.

"The bow's name isn't very appealing, I forgot it. As for its level, it's just enough to get by in the academy. As for the hidden sects, Sect Master Tang, you've clearly read too many chivalric novels and are overthinking it."

This blatant nonsense, clearly meant to fool a child, made Tang Ya roll her eyes and angrily wave her fists in protest, demanding a definite answer from Yun Yi.

Amidst the hustle and bustle, passing through the crowded commercial district, the magnificent Shrek Academy gate stands prominently at the end of the wide street.

It was the busiest time for new student registration, and the gates were crowded with young, inexperienced faces coming to register, as well as senior students responsible for guiding and receiving them.

Beibei straightened his clothes, and as soon as he appeared, several senior students who were responsible for maintaining order at the door immediately recognized him and came up to him very warmly.

"Hello, Senior Beibei!"

"Senior Brother, you're back from your mission? Did it go smoothly?"

Hearing these heartfelt and respectful greetings, Beibei's heart, which had suffered all kinds of blows and torment in the Starry Sky Forest, finally received great comfort.

He involuntarily straightened his back, slightly raised his chin, and his usual gentle and warm smile returned to his lips as he calmly nodded to everyone.

At that moment, he felt like he could do it again.

The dignity and confidence of the prominent figures in the School of Foreign Languages ​​have regained their high ground.

However, this good mood didn't even last a minute.

Beibei keenly noticed that the surrounding air seemed to have suddenly become much quieter.

He followed the gaze of the crowd and found that the female students who had greeted him warmly just moments before, as well as the freshmen girls with youthful faces who were queuing to register, all had their eyes uncontrollably drawn past his shoulder and fixed on Yun Yi behind him.

Uncontrollable, frantic whispers began to emanate from the crowd.

"Oh my god, who's that guy in the white shirt behind us? He's so handsome!"

"Is that face even something a human could grow? Is he a freshman this year or an upperclassman from some year?"

"Quick, quick! Someone get me a name! I think I'm in love!"

Hearing the endless stream of infatuated exclamations around her, Beibei's perfect smile instantly froze and cracked.

He turned around blankly and glanced at Yun Yi, who still maintained that nonchalant attitude. The sense of defeat in his heart was almost overwhelming him.

Sure enough, in the face of absolute visual superiority, all that bullshit senior aura is just an illusion.

With a dark expression, Bei Bei grabbed Huo Yuhao, who was still looking around at the commotion, and dragged him into the crowd as if fleeing a disaster. Relying on her experience as a senior student, she quickly passed through the academy gate.

The enrollment process went surprisingly smoothly.

With Bei Bei, a core disciple of the outer academy, personally vouching for him, and with the stamped certificate of the Tang Sect's special admission quota, Huo Yuhao's academic record was quickly entered into the academic affairs office.

After paying their tuition and receiving their new student uniforms and dormitory keys, the four of them walked out of the welcome hall and arrived at the spacious main square of the college.

In the very center of the square stands a huge red notice board, densely covered with the list of class teachers for each of this year's freshmen classes and the class assignments.

The notice board was crowded with students chattering and checking the information.

Taking advantage of her height and releasing a little bit of her Soul Master aura, Bei Bei easily squeezed to the front of the crowd.

His gaze swept across the room and immediately locked onto the most eye-catching large characters at the top.

"Class Teacher of Freshman Class 1: Du Weilun"

Upon seeing those three words, Beibei froze on the spot.

Tang Ya, who was next to her, also squeezed through the crowd with difficulty. When she saw the name following Bei Bei's gaze, she was so surprised that her mouth opened wide enough to fit an egg.

"This...this name, am I seeing things?" Tang Ya rubbed her eyes hard, pointing incredulously at the notice board.

"Du Weilun? Isn't that the director of the Academic Affairs Office of our Foreign Languages ​​Department? A high-ranking leader like him usually doesn't even bother to teach elite courses for upperclassmen. What's gotten into him today, coming to teach first-year students in the Foreign Languages ​​Department?"

Beibei also frowned, her mind racing as she tried to recall the changes in the academy's teachers over the past few years, but she was completely baffled.

For a director-level figure to personally mentor new students is unprecedented in Shrek Academy's nearly ten-year history.

Could it be that among this year's freshmen, there is some extraordinary genius who has even alarmed the academy's higher-ups?

Yun Yi stood behind the two with his hands in his pockets, his gaze passing through the crowded heads and landing on the same list.

Upon seeing Du Weilin's name, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly, and he muttered something under his breath.

"Yan Shaozhe is really cautious."

Yun Yi originally thought that the dean of the Martial Soul Department would just randomly send a senior, mild-mannered old teacher to be a nanny, but he really didn't expect that the other party would directly assign the head of the Academic Affairs Office to be the class teacher of the freshmen class.

This was clearly because they were afraid that ordinary teachers wouldn't be able to control the situation, and even more afraid that some clueless, hot-headed teacher might offend their highly senior junior uncle, which would make things difficult to handle.

Sending a high-ranking official who knows the situation well to keep an eye on things is indeed the safest approach.

Although he spoke very softly, Beibei, who was closest to him and had extremely keen hearing, heard every single word.

Beibei suddenly turned her head, her eyes filled with intense inquiry: "You knew about this?"

Yun Yi shrugged nonchalantly and explained quite frankly:

"I casually mentioned to Yan Shaozhe before that I should pick a good homeroom teacher for me, so that I wouldn't run into any rigid rules and cause trouble later. Who knew he would be so easily intimidated and bring up Du Weilun directly, making such a big fuss."

Upon hearing this, Tang Ya, who was still puzzled, was completely stunned, as if struck by lightning.

She stared intently at Yun Yi as if he were an alien, her tongue twitching so badly she could barely speak:

"Who...who did you just call? Yan Shaozhe? You addressed Dean Yan by his first name? And you even asked him to arrange a teacher for you?!"

In Tang Ya's understanding, Yan Shaozhe was an unapproachable Super Douluo, one of the highest-ranking figures in Shrek Academy, a big shot whose every move could shake the entire continent.

This boy, who was about the same age as him, dared to talk about Dean Yan in such a casual tone, as if he were ordering his own butler around. And judging from the tone, Dean Yan was not only not angry, but actually obeyed him obediently!

Has the world gone mad?

Beibei's reaction, however, focused on something completely different.

He gasped, his voice suddenly rising eight octaves, drawing the attention of several students around him.

"What! You're coming to the Foreign Languages ​​Department as a freshman?!"

Yun Yi tilted his head, gave Bei Bei a knowing look, and nodded slightly to confirm the fact.

Beibei felt a sudden darkness before her eyes and almost couldn't catch her breath.

A prehistoric monster with an ultimate dual-attribute martial soul, who reached the level of Soul Master at the age of eleven, went to attend the freshman class with a group of people at the level of teens and twenties!

Beibei simply couldn't imagine what a brutal, one-sided beating the upcoming freshman assessment competition would become.

Those freshmen who come to Shrek Academy full of hope and hailed as geniuses will probably have their biggest psychological trauma for life forcibly planted on the first day of school.

He silently lit a candle in his heart for this year's freshmen, sincerely praying that they could be a little stronger when they were being beaten up, and not suffer any psychological trauma that would last a lifetime.

Tang Ya's forehead was full of question marks at this moment, and she suddenly took a step forward.

"What exactly is your identity...?"

However, she had only asked half of her probing questions when Beibei, who was quick-witted and agile, interrupted her.

Beibei grabbed Tang Ya's slender wrist and pulled her with all her might, running wildly towards the senior students' registration area.

"Oh no! We were so busy looking at the new student list that we're going to be late for registration and get scolded!" Bei Bei shouted at the top of her lungs, running so fast that Tang Ya had no chance to resist.

"Yuhao! Take the key and go with Yunyi to find your room in the freshman dormitory area! We'll head out first and come find you later!"

"Hey! What's wrong with you! Let go of me! I haven't finished asking my question yet!" Tang Ya was dragged along, staggering and struggling desperately in the crowd as she shouted.

But this time, Beibei was determined to keep this shocking secret to herself, and no matter how much Tang Ya patted and protested, she would not let go.

The two figures darted left and right through the crowd, quickly disappearing around the corner at the end of the main road.

Huo Yuhao stood alone in the bustling square, clutching the heavy school uniform and bedding he had just received.

He glanced in the direction where Beibei and Tang Ya had disappeared, then turned back to look at Yun Yi, who stood with his hands in his pockets and a nonchalant expression, his deep blue eyes filled with confusion and helplessness.

Looking at this lost lamb that had been temporarily abandoned and was completely clueless, Yun Yi shook his head helplessly and jokingly scolded, "Beibei runs away so fast."

He strode forward, expertly choosing his direction, and headed towards the freshman dormitory area on the other side of the square, while nodding at Huo Yuhao, who was still in a daze.

"Stop looking, let's go, I'll take you to the dorm to familiarize yourself with the place."