Chapter 29: Can a Common Chicken Dare to Compete with a Divine Bird for Brilliance?

In the original timeline, Dai Mubai had personally said that in the twenty years since Shrek Academy was founded, it had recruited a total of over sixty students, and only a dozen or so had graduated normally.

Shrek Academy never helps students hunt for spirit rings, so the fifty-some people who didn't graduate most likely died during their spirit ring hunts or suffered heavy injuries, making it impossible to continue cultivating!

Wu Qi knew that having a soul power level above twenty-one before the age of thirteen was merely a prerequisite; there were two subsequent entrance tests.

In short, to pass these trials, one's soul power level had to be at least twenty-five, and their Innate Soul Power had to reach level seven or higher.

It's a pity that these fifty-plus geniuses with Innate Soul Power of level seven or higher were ruined by Shrek Academy's games.

Their teaching model is equivalent to raising poisonous insects.

Leaving them to their own devices and letting students hunt for spirit rings alone—those who can survive are bound to be top-tier geniuses.

Letting them graduate means that in the future, these people's achievements all become the credit of Shrek Academy.

Conversely, those who didn't graduate are just mediocre in their eyes!

If they can't even manage an independent spirit ring hunt, are they fit to be students of Shrek Academy?

Every Advanced Spirit Master Academy on the continent encourages students to hunt for spirit rings independently, but the premise is that the students can spontaneously form a group and cooperate with each other during the hunt; it is not about letting students face the Soul Beasts in the forest all alone.

The teachers do not leave them to their own devices, but keep a constant watch from the shadows to prevent accidents.

And what about Shrek Academy? They don't have many students in total, and they can't even form a decent team. Furthermore, their teachers do not protect the students from the shadows.

This kind of academy is a disgrace to the field of spirit master education; it's no wonder the Bala Kingdom Ministry of Education won't pass their accreditation.

Looking to the future, for the Spirit Hall, Shrek Academy is undoubtedly a den of rebels.

People like Oscar and Ma Hongjun, how much spirit master subsidy have they taken from the Spirit Hall? In the end, they act as the vanguard against the Spirit Hall!

Putting aside these thoughts, Wu Qi's gaze turned toward the window.

He could almost predict that this trip to Suotuo City would be quite spectacular!

Shrek Academy is about to start its term, and the Shrek Seven Devils will also gather here.

……

Elsewhere in Suotuo City.

Ning Rongrong was wandering around the city, bored.

Having seen the sights within the city, she couldn't help but mutter, "Suotuo City isn't as good as the rumors say."

The only thing that could pique her interest, I'm afraid, is Shrek Academy.

With the start of the term approaching, many people in the city are discussing how many students Shrek Academy will be able to recruit this year.

Ning Rongrong is quite confident about this: a top-tier martial soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and an Innate Soul Power as high as level nine.

If she still couldn't join Shrek Academy with such conditions, then it wouldn't be her problem.

Xue Qinghe said that Wu Qi and his companion came to Suotuo City to carry out a mission, but she had been looking for so long and hadn't seen a trace of them.

At the same time, she thought of another possibility.

Wu Qi and his companion are not very old; could it be that they came to Suotuo City to join Shrek Academy as well?

If that were true, they would be classmates in the future and could see each other every day.

While lost in these thoughts, she walked to a local specialty restaurant.

As the apple of Ning Fengzhi's eye, she had never lacked for food or drink since she was a child, but that didn't mean she had already tasted all the delicacies on the continent.

Carrying curiosity with her, Ning Rongrong walked inside.

At the same time, Wu Qi and his companion happened to be passing by on the opposite side of the street.

"Tell me, is there really a shop here that sells Soul Guidance Devices?" Qiangu Changkong expressed his doubt.

The shop Wu Qi spoke of referred to Flender's shop.

The main purpose of this trip was to buy the Board Crystal Hair Gold.

Being kind to the enemy is being cruel to oneself; losing the Board Crystal Hair Gold would, in disguise, weaken Tang San's overall strength.

Later, in the confrontation with Zhao Wuji, he would likely lose even more miserably. But what does that have to do with Wu Qi?

As they spoke, the two arrived in front of a shop without a plaque.

When entering the city, Wu Qi had already noticed this place.

Previously, he was busy looking for a place to stay and handling the Spirit Fighting Badge, so he didn't have time to come over.

Walking inside, the interior decor was rustic and simple; in other words, there was basically no decoration at all, just a few shelves placed at random.

The objects on the shelves emitted a faint fluctuation of soul power; as a Spirit Master, one couldn't be more sensitive to this aura.

"There really are Soul Guidance Devices."

Qiangu Changkong only felt it was novel, constantly rummaging through the shelves for something he liked.

Under normal circumstances, Soul Guidance Devices only appear in auction houses or high-end malls.

The Qiangu family produced two titled Douluo, and although the family was wealthy, the pocket money Qiangu Changkong could get was very little.

Seeing such a quantity of Soul Guidance Devices outside of the aforementioned places for the first time, how could he not be curious?

The shop was not large; turning his head, he saw the man with the hooked nose lying on a chair behind the counter.

Flender's martial soul is the Cat Eagle, and his perception is very strong; any subtle movement within the shop could not be hidden from him.

Withdrawing his gaze, Wu Qi searched for something on the bottom shelf.

Flender is a profiteer; once one shows curiosity about a certain item, he will surely demand an exorbitant price if he notices it.

The other party can perceive his demeanor and movements, but can he perceive his thoughts?

While searching, he was also keeping an eye out for the Board Crystal Hair Gold, but he did not show any strong interest.

Before long, he noticed a stone that had been placed casually in the corner of the wall.

At the same time, a commotion came from outside the shop, "Teacher, are you in the shop?"

The voice drew closer, and a round-bodied youth appeared in front of the shop door.

"Aha, taking advantage of the teacher's absence, someone actually dares to steal things!" The youth crossed his arms over his chest and scolded.

"Are you talking to us?" Qiangu Changkong looked around, seeing no one else.

Wu Qi turned his head to look; he did not know when, but Flender had already left the shop.

Well, now they were being treated like thieves.

"If not you, then could it be me!"

The youth had a fiery temper; as he spoke, a martial soul exuding the aura of flames appeared behind him.

"A top-tier martial soul!?" Qiangu Changkong was startled at first, then could not help but laugh: "I thought it was a phoenix, but I didn't expect it to just be a lit-up barnyard chicken. Tell me, when did you turn into a roast chicken?"

Wu Qi thought to himself, as expected.

Calling Flender 'teacher' and having a phoenix martial soul, it was undoubtedly Ma Hongjun.

As they both possessed avian-type martial souls, Wu Qi could easily perceive that the other's bloodline was impure and possessed a massive inherent defect.

"You're looking for death!" Ma Hongjun was furious.

A thief acting so rampant, did he think he was made of dough?

"First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fire Line."

Soul power condensed in his mouth, spitting out a beam of flame.

Qiangu Changkong was eager to try, but was blocked by Wu Qi.

A mere barnyard chicken dares to compete with a divine bird for brilliance?

The Qingluan Spirit emerged, its cries echoing incessantly.

As the martial soul flapped its wings, the surrounding air was stirred, forming a wind barrier.

No matter how Ma Hongjun increased his soul power output, his flames could never cross this wind wall!

(End of chapter)