I am the son of the Dragon God in Douluo Continent.

About two hours later, Xu Xingyu arrived at Poseidon Lake, where a dozen or so senior students were gathered.

Judging from their appearance, these must be the senior students who are going to take the inner court exam with me.

The upperclassmen, seeing a junior who appeared to be only a second-year student at the gathering place for the inner academy assessment, couldn't help but think, "Did this junior come to the wrong place?"

Among them, a tall fifth-year student asked, "Hey junior, are you in the wrong place? This is where people preparing for the inner court exams gather. Or are you just here by chance to enjoy the scenery at Poseidon Lake?"

Faced with the senior's question, Xu Xingyu simply took out her inner academy recommendation letter and inner academy exam qualification certificate to show him.

The senior student and the others watching widened their eyes in astonishment. A second-year student could obtain a Shrek Academy recommendation letter and an Academy exam qualification certificate!

What kind of monster is this?! Or did it get in through connections?

It's not surprising that these senior students would have such thoughts, since most of them receive recommendation letters from the inner college, usually during their fifth or sixth year in the outer college.

It is extremely rare for someone like Xu Xingyu to obtain an inner court recommendation letter and qualify for the inner court exam in her second year.

Only those students with exceptional talent who are noticed by the inner court teachers in advance, or those who make significant contributions to the academy, are likely to receive inner court recommendation letters and qualify for the inner court exams ahead of time.

As for the option of going through the back door, it is only a means that can be used by those whose families are directly related to Shrek or who have a significant connection with Shrek. However, most of Shrek's direct descendants disdain using such methods.

They're Shrek people, so they should do things honestly and fairly! Exams are nothing to them!

Only weaklings who have no confidence in themselves would need to resort to back channels! Shrek doesn't need such petty tricks at all!

This is why Shrek's people unconsciously reject those who use these methods.

Although theoretically such a person would be disliked anywhere, it's a bit more serious here at Shrek.

Firstly, students will not want to interact with you at all because you took an easy path, and the teachers in the inner courtyard will also ignore your existence.

As for the person who provided the student with the back door, they would completely ignore the student because the student had used such methods, and would not stand up for the student.

The only situation in which they would be willing to pay attention to a student who got in through connections is if that student possesses talent in some aspect that is worthy of their serious consideration.

The most representative example is a senior named Mo Xuan, whose martial soul is a halo, a type of auxiliary martial soul. His first soul skill has a coverage range of one kilometer, and the coverage range increases by one kilometer for each additional soul ring.

Simply put, within this range, he can increase a person's certain attribute by 10%.

On the surface, this is not a very outstanding martial soul, and it is not worth Shrek Academy's serious attention. However, what is strange is that this martial soul's soul skill can amplify all soul masters within its soul skill range.

If Mo Xuan were to reach the ninth-ring titled Douluo level, he could amplify the power of all warriors within a ten-kilometer radius, which is why he has the title of War Master.

Only a student with exceptional talent like Shrek would be willing to give someone special treatment and not exclude them; the others are another matter.

Xu Xingyu is now being treated as a student who got in through connections, mainly because people are generally unwilling to see things in a positive light.

Because that would be tantamount to admitting that he is inferior to this boy who is a few years younger than him, so unless they see Xu Xingyu's abilities with their own eyes, he will be labeled as someone who got in through connections.

Xu Xingyu didn't care much about this; he knew his true abilities would be revealed during the exam.

Moreover, he has no interest in having any interaction with people who label others so casually; at most, he'll treat them as strangers he's met once.

Just then, a cry of surprise caught Xu Xingyu's attention. Jiang Nannan had also arrived at Poseidon Lake.

At that moment, the senior students who had been doubting that Xu Xingyu had gotten in through connections were immediately drawn to the approaching Jiang Nannan. They looked at her with eyes full of admiration, as if they had seen their goddess.

Jiang Nannan wasn't dressed in anything particularly flashy; she was only wearing the purple school uniform provided by the school for fourth graders. But even such simple clothes couldn't hide her beauty.

It can only be said that Jiang Nannan truly deserves the title of the most beautiful woman in the Foreign Languages ​​Department.

However, what happened next shattered the hearts of the onlookers.

Jiang Nannan completely ignored the senior students who were trying to curry favor with her, and went straight to Xu Xingyu, then started chatting with him!

It seems like the two of them are quite close?!

After a series of questions arose in the minds of the senior students, they finally realized that the two were holding hands! And their fingers were interlocked!

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Could it be that the rumor was true?! That unattainable beauty, admired by everyone in the foreign language department, really found a boyfriend?!? And this pretty boy who just became a sophomore?!?

Just who is this kid?!

At this moment, the senior students just wanted to roll up their sleeves and question this junior about what he had done to their goddess, and then teach him a good lesson.

However, no one present wanted to be the one to stick their neck out, after all, didn't they see how close Jiang Nannan and that kid were?

If he were to recklessly provoke Xu Xingyu, regardless of whether Xu Xingyu actually possessed greater strength than he appeared, Jiang Nannan would certainly step in to protect him.

This would definitely lower Jiang Nannan's impression of me, and make her dislike me. No normal person would do such a losing deal.

So these senior students could only grit their teeth and watch Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan constantly showing off their affection, while secretly vowing that if the exam were a group test, they would definitely take down this kid first.

Just then, a boat appeared on Sea God Lake, instantly attracting everyone's attention. Standing on the boat was an old man, none other than Elder Xuan, the deputy head of the Sea God Pavilion!

As Elder Xuan drank his wine, he called out, "Congratulations to all students for qualifying for the exam to enter the Inner Academy. Now, I will lead you to the exam venue."

After speaking, a surge of earthy yellow soul power grabbed everyone and roughly threw them all onto the boat, leaving everyone except Xu Xingyu and Jiang Nannan in a very disheveled state.

This was mainly because Xu Xingyu released wind element to stabilize herself the moment the two were thrown onto the boat, and then caught Jiang Nannan in a princess carry.