Chapter 28: Rumors of Shrek Academy

Suotuo City is located on the Lima Pingyuan, which possesses the most fertile land in the Heaven Dou Empire.

But it is also very close to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Some grain merchants and Spirit Masters looking to hunt spirits all come here to rest, which indirectly brings prosperity to the city.

Qiangu Changkong's current cultivation has reached level 29, just one step away from breaking through to level 30.

When entering Tiandou City, to avoid being discovered by experts from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and other forces, the Golden Eagle Spirit Douluo did not follow them into the city, but instead stood guard outside.

Upon arriving at Suotuo City, the Golden Eagle Spirit Douluo had no more concerns, so he followed them into the city and secretly protected them from behind.

Compared to the bustling Tiandou City, Suotuo City appears relatively backward.

Many nobles from Tiandou City who believed the rumors exclaimed that they had been swindled after arriving in Suotuo City.

But since they had already come, this group still decided to spend some time sightseeing here.

The massive influx of population in a short period of time indirectly promoted the development of commerce within the city.

If it were before, the gap between this place and Tiandou City would only have been greater.

Listening to Qiangu Changkong complain about the "barren" commerce here, Wu Qi retorted irritably:

"This is neither the imperial capital nor the capital of a kingdom; having the development it does now is already not bad."

According to his previous plan, he did not carry out any work to investigate the whereabouts of the grain.

The two walked toward the center of the city and stopped in front of a giant building.

The Great Spirit Arena!

Both the Spirit Hall and Tiandou City have Great Spirit Arenas, and they are even more massive and prosperous than the one in Suotuo City.

"Starting the training mission so soon?" Qiangu Changkong couldn't help but mutter.

In the Great Spirit Arena badge system, the Gold Spirit Fighting Badge is ranked above Iron, Copper, and Silver, placing it at the fourth level. Above this, there are Purple Gold, Sapphire, Ruby, and Diamond.

A level slightly below the median, in his view, could be completed easily.

Perhaps guessing his thoughts, Wu Qi said irritably: "Is it possible that the highest level badge an ordinary person can obtain is the Purple Gold Spirit Fighting Badge? The badges at levels above this are all honorary badges, specifically awarded to the strong?"

While in Wuhun Cheng, Wu Qi had inquired about the situation of the Great Spirit Arena.

Badges of Sapphire and above are only awarded to experts of Spirit Saint level and higher.

Rumor has it that there is a type of badge above Diamond, specifically awarded to Title Douluo experts. It is a pity, however, that from ancient times to the present, no Title Douluo has ever joined an organization like the Great Spirit Arena.

As for the points required for the Purple Gold Spirit Fighting Badge, they can only be described as massive.

Even if one's strength is the strongest among the same level and one possesses the ability to fight across levels, provided that one participates in one-on-one, two-on-two, and team Spirit Fighting every day, and maintains a win rate of over 95 percent, one would have to linger in the Spirit Arena for over a year to barely reach the required points.

This is no longer a question of difficulty, but of having to grind for a long time.

Wu Qi does not plan to spend too much time on training in the Great Spirit Arena.

In order to achieve good results in the next Spirit Master Tournament, he needs to spend a long time assembling a team capable of winning the championship!

The Great Spirit Arena does not operate Spirit Fighting business during the day; the two came here only to handle the Spirit Fighting Badges in advance.

After leaving the Great Spirit Arena, the two found a hotel nearby to stay.

Wu Qi finally understood why there was a shortage of guest rooms when Tang San and Xiao Wu originally arrived in Suotuo City in their timeline.

At first, he thought it was because a large number of parents were bringing their children here to prepare to sign up for Shrek Academy.

But Suotuo City is a commercial city by nature, with grain merchants coming and going in an endless stream; how could there be a shortage of guest rooms in the city?

The actual situation is likely that those nobles "tricked" by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect occupied a large number of rooms.

With the room price tripled, the two finally had a place to stay.

"This Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is truly wicked!" Qiangu Changkong couldn't help but curse.

"This is just a small act of willfulness by power." Wu Qi shook his head bitterly.

While speaking, a staff member in the hotel saw that they looked young and couldn't help but step forward to strike up a conversation, "Are the two young gentlemen also here to sign up for Shrek Academy?"

"What makes you say that?" Wu Qi asked in return.

Thanks to the successful marketing by Flender, Shrek Academy has a great reputation in Suotuo City and several nearby cities.

When entering the city, the two had also heard quite a few rumors about Shrek Academy.

At first, Qiangu Changkong didn't pay attention, but hearing it mentioned again, he couldn't help but become interested, "I heard that Shrek Academy only recruits students under thirteen years old with soul power levels exceeding level 21?"

In this way, Shrek Academy must be full of students with Innate Soul Power exceeding level 6.

Qiangu Changkong did not expect that coming to the unplanned Suotuo City would yield unexpected gains.

Recruiting all the students of Shrek Academy into the Spirit Hall—what a great merit that would be?

Furthermore, by entering such an academy, would they still be afraid of not finding teammates to participate in the Spirit Master Tournament?

Wu Qi patted his shoulder lightly and shook his head slightly.

If there were truly such a powerful academy on the continent, its reputation would likely have spread to every corner of the continent long ago, rather than only being heard of upon arriving in Suotuo City.

The citizens in the city only know that Shrek Academy's enrollment is harsh, and it might not be able to recruit a suitable student for a very long time.

Moreover, the people in the city have never seen the Shrek Academy campus, only feeling that the enrollment location outside the city is a test.

Under various factors, it makes many people feel it is impressive without knowing why.

Even the hotel staff member was full of praise for them!

"I see that your ages should be over thirteen, right? Shrek Academy is indeed famous, but for students who do not meet the requirements, going there will only be asking for humiliation. I ask the two guests to please consider carefully."

Wu Qi nodded, having no desire to continue the conversation, and cupped his hands: "Thank you for the information, I think we have already made our plans."

After speaking, he pulled Qiangu Changkong into the room.

The latter was puzzled and asked anxiously: "Brother Wu, you haven't finished listening yet. Don't you think this Shrek Academy is very interesting? Besides, our real ages have not exceeded thirteen."

"If we join them, our classmates will all be geniuses; are we still worried about not being able to assemble a strong team?"

Wu Qi sat on the sofa, striking a lazy pose, "We have only heard rumors; we haven't seen the true situation of Shrek Academy, so don't jump to conclusions easily."

"Besides, according to the enrollment requirements of Shrek Academy, only students with an Innate Soul Power of at least level six can meet their criteria."

"How many people on the continent do you think can awaken an Innate Soul Power of level six or higher? And most of those who meet Shrek Academy's requirements are recruited by major factions from a young age; who would go to Shrek Academy?"

Listening to his explanation, Qiangu Changkong gradually calmed down and began to seriously consider the issues involved.

"Brother Wu, could this Shrek Academy be a scam academy?"

In fact, Shrek Academy was no different from a scam academy, the only difference being that they occasionally provided cultivation guidance to their students.

(End of chapter)