The line moved quickly, and soon it was Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong's turn.
When Yang Xiong extended his hand, the old man felt around on it, a hint of confusion appearing in his eyes.
"Hmm, there's something not quite right about your hand. It's a bit similar to the one who passed before, but also seems different."
Yang Xiong guessed the old man was referring to Tang San. Tang San's hands were slightly different from ordinary people due to his cultivation of Mystic Jade Hand since childhood. However, Yang Xiong appeared exceptionally casual: "Perhaps it's because I've enjoyed exercising since I was young."
The old man carefully felt around Yang Xiong's body for a while, especially at his joints, and finally sighed: "Your age is suitable, but your physical fitness far exceeds your current age. I really don't know how you trained it. What is your Martial Soul?"
Yang Xiong said: "My Martial Soul is quite special, it's my own body."
The old man was surprised again: "This is truly strange. I've been in the Soul Master world for many years and have never seen a Martial Soul like yours."
Yang Xiong smiled: "Sir, Martial Souls in the Soul Master world are bizarre and varied. It's normal to have all sorts of Martial Souls, just like your Martial Soul, the Dragon Pattern Staff, which is also not common in the Soul Master world."
The old man finally nodded: "That is true. You have passed the first stage of the assessment. Next, Mubai will take you to the later assessments."
Hearing this, Yang Xiong stood to the side, planning to wait for Ning Rongrong to finish her assessment before going together.
After testing Ning Rongrong's Martial Soul and soul power, the old man was also surprised: "Little girl, do your family know you're coming here to study?"
Ning Rongrong pouted: "Why should they care? Isn't this a Soul Master Academy? As long as I meet the standards, I can enroll."
The old man couldn't help but sigh, lamenting that there were so many strange things happening during this year's enrollment. Why were all the people coming to Shrek so bizarre?
Soon, under Dai Mubai's lead, several people directly skipped the second stage of the assessment. Of course, besides Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong, there was also Zhu Zhuqing.
Seeing that Tang San and Xiao Wu had actually passed the assessment directly, and could even skip the second and third stages, only needing to participate in the fourth stage, the surrounding people seemed a bit dissatisfied, saying that the academy was treating all students differently.
Dai Mubai's face turned cold: "If you can also reach level twenty-five at the age of twelve, then you can also proceed directly to the final assessment."
One student was clearly very angry: "How is that possible? I'm already considered outstanding in our academy, and the highest is only level twenty-two. How can someone reach level twenty-five at the age of twelve?"
Dai Mubai didn't waste words and directly took out a soul power testing crystal ball.
Tang San and Xiao Wu were tested separately, and their soul power both reached level twenty-nine. Everyone present was amazed. One must know that reaching level twenty-nine at the age of twelve was something that might not even be found in the entire Soto City. What kind of geniuses were these?
Yang Xiong's heart also sank, but then he couldn't help but smile. Tang San and Xiao Wu's talent was indeed outstanding. He had actually checked the records of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. In the past hundred years, only one person in the sect had been able to reach level twenty-nine at the age of twelve, and that person was the Sword Douluo. Even the Bone Douluo was a bit behind, and others were even further behind.
However, Yang Xiong believed that although his Innate Soul Power was not as good as theirs, he would definitely surpass them soon.
Soon, Yang Xiong and Ning Rongrong underwent the soul power test together. One was level twenty-six, and the other reached level twenty-eight, and they also directly arrived at the site of the fourth stage assessment. Even Zhu Zhuqing, who was beside them, had level twenty-seven soul power.
Along the way, they also encountered a middle-aged man selling sausages, who was none other than Oscar, the sausage specialist. Theoretically speaking, he was the one with the highest talent among the Shrek Seven Monsters.
However, when everyone heard Oscar's incantation for summoning sausages, they all looked a bit nauseated.
Yang Xiong didn't care. He had stayed in the Sunset Forest for several months, and there was nothing he hadn't eaten. He bought a sausage and ate it directly. Speaking of which, the sausage tasted pretty good, especially since it could also restore soul power, the effect was quite good.
However, Yang Xiong's actions drew scorn from the girls, and Yang Xiong couldn't help but shake his head: These girls haven't seen much of the world and lack experience. For ordinary people, it's good enough to have food, let alone a sausage that restores better than a Spirit Herb.
Moreover, Yang Xiong had always had a suspicion that if Tang San hadn't undergone Ice Fire Body Tempering, purely in terms of physical fitness, Oscar might be the best among the Shrek Seven Monsters, especially since the food system could be said to be a cheat-like existence on the Douluo Continent. Theoretically speaking, this even violated the law of conservation of energy.
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Dai Mubai also introduced the situation of Shrek to everyone. Currently, Shrek Academy only had three students, while the number of teachers was even more than the number of students, which drew glances from everyone.
Especially since Shrek Academy's admissions are very strict, and graduation is even stricter, requiring students to reach level 40 before the age of twenty. By this standard, they are basically the most senior students in advanced soul master academies. Many advanced soul master academies might not even have Soul Ancestors who are twenty years old.
Yang Xiong was also speechless for a moment. He himself highly recognized Shrek Academy's teaching capabilities, but it seemed this wasn't applied to the students. In the original work, besides Zhao Wuji, the other teachers barely made an appearance.
Especially with Shrek's casualty rate, it was completely inconsistent with their teaching strength. In later generations, student deaths even became a tradition.
If these geniuses recruited by Shrek were cultivated within the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, although not all of them would necessarily meet the graduation standard, the casualty rate would definitely be close to zero. Most of them would even become sect elder-level figures in the future.
Unfortunately, this was also the sorrow of the Soul Master world. Sects could provide students with the most complete cultivation conditions, but they also required absolute loyalty in return.
As for ordinary civilian Soul Masters, besides joining a sect, most would perish during their growth. Only a few could cultivate to the advanced Soul Master realm. Especially at the advanced Soul Master realm, Soul Rings were harder to obtain, and the risks could be said to increase exponentially.
Take the old man with the Dragon Pattern Staff Martial Soul from earlier. With that Soul Ring configuration, he could cultivate to the Soul Emperor realm. If he had been cultivated in a sect and obtained suitable Soul Rings, it would likely have been no problem for him to become a top Soul Saint.
When everyone arrived at the fourth assessment point, a very strong-looking middle-aged man was sitting there. He was only about 1.7 meters tall, but his entire body was very muscular, seemingly full of explosive power. This person was Zhao Wuji.
Dai Mubai seemed a little afraid of Zhao Wuji: "Teacher Zhao, these five are here to take the fourth assessment, and they came directly to the fourth assessment. I will assess them next, and you will supervise."
Zhao Wuji stood up directly: "This year is quite interesting. Five little monsters actually came directly. The fact that you can come here shows you have good talent. It seems I will personally assess you. I hope you can pass my assessment."
The few new students seemed very casual, but Dai Mubai's expression changed drastically.
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