Chapter 85: Could This Be a Scam Academy?

"Mm, give me one; I haven't eaten anything this morning anyway," Shi Quan said, nodding.

Dai Mubai looked at Shi Quan speechlessly and said, "Did you not hear Oscar's spirit spell just now? And you still want to eat it?"

"I heard it clearly. Don't you think it's too offensive to judge a Food-type Spirit Master based on a single spirit spell? Besides, I don't think there's anything wrong with his spirit spell. If you can't bring yourselves to eat it, could it be because of your own issues?"

Shi Quan chuckled and pointed to his own head, ignoring the stiff expressions of the two.

He turned to look at Zhu Zhuqing and said, "Zhuqing, do you want one? Since this senior is a member of Shrek, his talent must be strong, so I assume the taste of this sausage is quite good, and it should be beneficial to you as well."

Zhu Zhuqing's expression stiffened. Faced with Shi Quan's invitation, she nodded as if possessed. Immediately after nodding, she regretted it, but since she had already agreed, she could only brace herself and look at the sausage in Oscar's hand, constantly telling herself in her mind not to think too much—it was just ordinary food.

"Hahaha, brother, you're right. My sausages are so delicious; if they don't eat them, it's because their own minds are filthy." Oscar laughed heartily, took two sausages off the grill, and handed them directly to Shi Quan.

"Brother, just because of those words you said, these two sausages are on me. Once you join Shrek, whenever you want to eat a sausage, just let me know, and I'll make them for you for free."

Dai Mubai glared coldly at Oscar, then turned his icy gaze toward Shi Quan, evil light flickering in the depths of his eyes. "Kid, you dare to embarrass me? Just wait until the fourth round; I'll make sure to give you a good lesson and let you know the reputation of me, Boss Dai."

"Thanks." Shi Quan took a bite; the sausage was overflowing with meaty fragrance and full of juices. The taste was indeed much better than ordinary food.

"Zhuqing, the taste is quite good."

Hearing Shi Quan's voice, Zhu Zhuqing closed her eyes and forcibly suppressed the thoughts in her heart, taking a small bite. The meaty fragrance spread, and a hint of amazement couldn't help but surface in the depths of her eyes. Once she swallowed it, it immediately turned into a warm current that flowed through her entire body. The internal injuries remaining in her body actually began to recover, and her body started to fill with strength once again.

"This sausage actually has healing effects, and it works so quickly?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at Oscar in surprise and doubt. Thinking of Shi Quan's words, she finally let go of the prejudice in her heart and finished the big sausage in her hand in two or three bites.

"How did he discover the injuries in my body? And how was he so sure this sausage had healing effects?" Zhu Zhuqing looked at Shi Quan's eyes covered by the white cloth, and recalling his words about it being good for her, she couldn't help but feel a bit more curious.

"Let's go."

Dai Mubai didn't want to waste any more time here; he just wanted to get to the fourth round as soon as possible to teach Shi Quan a lesson.

"What about my sausage?"

Faced with Xiao Wu's inquiry, Tang San explained it to her, and Xiao Wu also wore a speechless expression.

Dai Mubai patted Tang San on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, I'll take you to pass the exam. No need to queue anymore."

Tang San said, "That wouldn't be good, would it?"

"Don't worry, I'm not playing favorites. This is the treatment you deserve; he is the same as you." Dai Mubai pointed at Shi Quan.

Tang San and Xiao Wu were puzzled, but they still followed Dai Mubai forward.

"I'll wait for you at the fourth round," Shi Quan said to Zhu Zhuqing as he turned around, then slowly followed.

While moving forward, Shi Quan also noticed a familiar figure: Ning Rongrong.

"She really did come to Shrek after all," Shi Quan thought to himself.

Dai Mubai arrived at the teacher in the front and explained the situation.

The teacher nodded and agreed.

However, the candidates present did not agree and voiced their own doubts.

"Anyone whose soul power exceeds twenty-five levels can also go directly to the fourth round of the exam."

Hearing the teacher's explanation, everyone was filled with disbelief.

Dai Mubai simply threw the white crystal on the table to Tang San. "Tang San, show them your soul power."

The testing crystal changes color based on the level. This white crystal is specifically for testing soul power below thirty levels; if the soul power exceeds thirty levels, the crystal will shatter.

As soon as the crystal reached Tang San's hand, it became as brilliant as a diamond. A strong light filled every corner of the crystal; this was clearly a sign of being about to reach thirty levels.

After Tang San finished testing, he handed the crystal to Xiao Wu. The same scene occurred; both were at twenty-nine levels.

The crowd present fell completely silent. At this moment, Ning Rongrong's crisp voice came, "Teacher, I think I should also be exempt from the second and third rounds."

As she spoke, Ning Rongrong walked out of the line and came to Xiao Wu, signaling for her to give her the crystal.

Ning Rongrong took the crystal, and a bright white light flickered. Although not as intense as Tang San and Xiao Wu's, it was not weak either; she was at least twenty-seven levels.

In the original story, when Ning Rongrong joined Shrek, her soul power level was only twenty-six. Because of Shi Quan, not only was her strength one level higher than in the original, but her physical fitness and other aspects were also significantly stronger.

Just after Ning Rongrong finished testing, Zhu Zhuqing's figure appeared silently beside her and took the crystal from her hand. The light flickered; the two were about the same, both at twenty-seven levels.

"What about that blind guy? Could his soul power also be over twenty-five?" Among the candidates, one looked with unwillingness at Shi Quan, who had yet to test his soul power.

Dai Mubai didn't know Shi Quan's strength either, but since Teacher Li Yusong from the first round said he could go to the fourth round, it meant Shi Quan's soul power must be above twenty-five levels.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at the crystal in her hand and came to Shi Quan, asking, "Do you want to test?"

"No need." Shi Quan shook his head.

"That's true, this crystal can only test up to thirty levels," Zhu Zhuqing thought to herself, nodding, and prepared to put the crystal back.

Dai Mubai spoke up, "You should still test it."

"Are you sure?" Shi Quan turned his head toward Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai frowned and said, "Letting you test is also to let these candidates know that Shrek Academy does not tolerate cheating."

"No problem." Shi Quan took the crystal from Zhu Zhuqing's hand, and Zhu Zhuqing subconsciously moved behind Shi Quan.

Surging Internal Energy poured into the white crystal ball.

Almost in an instant...

Crack, crack, crack...

A crisp shattering sound rang out!!

It pierced the eardrums of everyone present.

Boom!

The next moment, the crystal ball shattered completely, turning into a pile of white crystal particles.

Silence.

Everyone at the scene was stunned and speechless; even the testing teacher was full of shock.

"Is that enough?" Shi Quan shook the crystal powder off his hands.

"Haha, I didn't expect our Shrek Academy to welcome a monster among monsters this year," the testing teacher said with a loud laugh.

"As for the cost of this crystal, Mubai, you go tell the Dean yourself. Alright, take them to the fourth round."

Dai Mubai came back to his senses, his gaze toward Shi Quan somewhat complex; he also understood why Teacher Li Yusong had asked him to bring Shi Quan to the fourth test.

A Soul Elder, a Soul Elder with three Soul Rings—did he still need to test his soul power level?

After a moment of silence, Dai Mubai led the group of five toward the fourth test.

As they walked, Dai Mubai began to explain the conceptual design and purpose of the four tests at Shrek Academy.

Listening to Dai Mubai's explanation, a look of excitement appeared in the depths of Ning Rongrong's eyes; although this Shrek Academy looked a bit dilapidated, from what she could see so far, those who could join the academy were all top-tier existences in terms of talent and strength.

"The academy has admitted a total of sixty-two students, but only fourteen have actually graduated. After leaving the academy, every one of these fourteen people became a world-renowned figure. The most outstanding one among them is now the youngest Elder in the Spirit Hall, with authority second only to the Pope. The rest who did not graduate either failed to reach Level 40 cultivation before the age of twenty or died while hunting Spirit Beasts."

Listening to Dai Mubai's words, she did not believe that she couldn't find a stronger and better partner here than Shi Quan.

Shi Quan frowned and said: "The minimum strength for a Spirit Hall Elder is a Title Douluo, the academy's enrollment age is under thirteen, and Shrek Academy has been established for no more than twenty-five years. In other words, the academy cultivated a Title Douluo who is not yet thirty-eight? If I remember correctly, the youngest Title Douluo on the continent is named Clear Sky Douluo, and he was over forty years old when he became a Title Douluo. Are you sure you didn't get that wrong?"

Dai Mubai's expression faltered, and he said: "This is what the Dean told us; I don't know the specifics either."

"There is another question: of the forty-eight students who did not graduate, how many died while hunting Spirit Beasts? Is Shrek Academy's teaching staff so weak that deaths occur during Spirit Beast hunting?"

Dai Mubai looked embarrassed and hurriedly explained: "Because the academy treats hunting Spirit Beasts as a trial, in order to increase the students' survival abilities, the teachers only stand guard on the side and let the students cooperate with each other to hunt the Spirit Beasts; thus, some casualties are unavoidable."

"As teachers, if they cannot objectively analyze the students' actual situation and fail to guard them properly, leading to death, isn't that also a problem with the teaching staff?"

Shi Quan put on a hesitant appearance, stopped in his tracks, and asked uncertainly: "Not only is there false advertising, but there are also problems with the teaching staff? Shrek Academy wouldn't be a scam academy, would it?"

The people present were also stunned, stopping in their tracks one after another to look at Dai Mubai.

Ning Rongrong also realized that something seemed a bit off; Dai Mubai's words had indeed sounded intoxicating just a moment ago, but as long as one thought about it carefully, one could discover the problems within. After all, every student who could join the academy was a genius, yet the graduation rate was shockingly low.

Looking at the dilapidated environment all around, thinking of the various aspects of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, as well as Shi Quan's teachings to her, she immediately asked: "What educational resources does Shrek Academy have? Do you have things like a Mimicry Cultivation Environment..."