Chapter 1593: Explosive Recruitment! (Please Subscribe)_1

The teachers handling the frantic registration sighed in relief when they saw this, with one of them expressing their gratitude, "All credit goes to Academy President Cai, things have finally quieted down!"

Another female teacher lamented, "I thought that after what happened last time, our Shrek Academy would be neglected, but it seems I was overthinking it; this is even more bustling than in previous years!"

"Absolutely, at the very least, there are thousands of applicants this time. I bet it's because the news about the major forces joining hands to eradicate the Holy Spirit Cult spread out!"

"Ah, what a pity those Holy Spirit Cult's Evil Soul Masters managed to escape and weren't completely wiped out!"

"Indeed, but with so many Soul Masters registering this time, chances are we could recruit quite a few talented freshmen!"

Hearing their discussion, Cai Yue'er's expression softened, and she reminded them, "Stop discussing and focus on registering these Soul Masters!"

Upon hearing this, the teachers replied in unison, "Yes, Academy President Cai!"

Then they loudly announced, "All Soul Masters who have come to register, please write down your age, soul power rank, and your Martial Soul on this form!"

"Of course, if you have achievements in forging or soul tools, you can also apply for a special examination! If you pass, you can directly enter Shrek Academy!"

This statement immediately caused quite a stir, "What! There's a special examination as well? That's a bit too shameless!"

"Tsk, the difficulty of such a special examination is usually beyond imagination, we might as well just queue up normally!"

"My soul power rank is only Level Twenty-Four, but I have some superficial knowledge of soul tools, perhaps I could give it a try!"

As these registering Soul Masters discussed amongst themselves,

Xie Xie's eyes widened with shock, and he exclaimed, "Oh my goodness, these are all students registering for our Shrek Academy; there are just too many people!"

Xu Xiaoyan also swallowed nervously, "It's scary, they've completely blocked the main entrance of Shrek Academy, but well... usually, not many can meet our admission standards!"

The threshold for Shrek Academy is extraordinarily high – just the rigid requirement of soul power rank alone is enough to eliminate most people!

Tang Wulin's expression was mixed as he said, "Even after joining Shrek Academy, if you're at the bottom of the class, you'll still be eliminated, just like what happened to Wang Jinxi and the others back then!"

Gu Yue pondered, "I wonder how they're doing now... after all, we've almost forgotten about them since then!"

Shen Yi said indifferently, "Shrek Academy has only ever wanted the extraordinary; if you're at the bottom, you'll be eliminated. This has been an unwritten rule for many years."

After a pause, she seemed to remember something, and said meaningfully, "By the way, I recall that your soul power ranks didn't meet the standard either. If it hadn't been for..."

The faces of Tang Wulin and the others darkened, "Teacher Shen, there's no need to bring that up again, right?"

Surprised by this revelation, Xu Lizhi remarked, "Wait, Tang Wulin and the others didn't meet the enrollment standards?"

Zheng Yiran looked down her nose, "Then how exactly did they get into Shrek Academy? Could it be through backdoor channels?"

Luo Guixing offered an awkward laugh, "Impossible, Shrek Academy would absolutely never have such a thing as backdoor admissions, right, Teacher Shen?"

Shen Yi smiled faintly, "You guys, stop trying to get it out of me, it's a secret!"

Meanwhile, Cai Yue'er seemed to have sensed them and walked over...

With a gentle tone, "Welcome back, everyone!"

Tang Wulin and the others respectfully said, "Academy President Cai!"

Shen Yi asked with puzzlement, "Elder Cai, why are you personally overseeing this enrollment?"

Cai Yue'er glanced at the Soul Masters gathered around for registration and said helplessly, "As you can see, there are too many applicants, and the teachers at the academy are overwhelmed. I had no choice but to step in myself!"

If only I had told Pavilion Master earlier to recruit students in batches...

Shen Yi's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, "I see... Well, Elder Cai, you carry on with your work. Teacher Xu and I will take the students back to the academy now!"

Cai Yue'er asked with confusion, "You mean Elder Xu? He's here? How come I didn't see him?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi immediately looked behind her and realized that apart from the students of Shrek Academy, Xu Sheng's figure was nowhere to be found...

Her face instantly petrified, and she twitched the corner of her mouth, "He... He was just here!"

This guy, he actually ditched her and slipped away on his own!

With a smile, Cai Yue'er said, "Never mind, it's good that you're here; just help out right here!"

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Inside Shrek Academy, as soon as Xu Sheng stepped into the outer courtyard...

A bunch of Shrek Academy's students surrounded him, each one excitedly saying, "Elder Xu! You've finally come back!"

"Teacher Xu, we heard that you encountered an attack by thousands of sea soul beasts while on the Giant Wheel, is that true?"

"And also, is it true that there was an attack during the exchange competition in Xingluo Land? Did any of our Shrek Academy's students get hurt?"

"Teacher Xu, please tell us... It's driving us crazy being cooped up in the academy every day!"

Xu Sheng explained softly, "What you all said is correct, we did encounter an attack by sea soul beasts and also by evil Soul Masters, but everyone is fine!"

Getting their answer, the students then asked again, "Then Teacher Xu, did our Shrek Academy win the championship in the exchange competition?"

"Teacher Xu, Teacher Xu, there should be a reward for the exchange competition, right? Could it be a soul bone?"

"Teacher Xu, now that you're back, how long before you start teaching us again?"

"Teacher Xu,..."

Finally, an extremely serious voice suddenly rose from behind them...

"Enough, Elder Xu just got back. Give him a chance to rest!"

The newcomer was none other than Turbid World!

The students, knowing the former's temperament, all sullenly dispersed...

Only after they had left did Turbid World's serious expression soften slightly, and he asked, "Elder Xu, how did you find the situation in Xingluo Land?"

Xu Sheng replied unflinchingly, "Not bad, I guess. It was an adventure with more surprises than danger!"

Turbid World couldn't help but laugh and cry, "Only Elder Xu could say such a thing after encountering an attack by sea soul beasts and the Holy Spirit Cult's Evil Soul Masters!"

Xu Sheng asked curiously, "Elder Turbid World is joking. How did the encirclement and suppression go this time?"

Upon hearing this, Turbid World's face instantly turned grave, "It wasn't ideal. The Holy Spirit Cult seems to have anticipated the joint encirclement and suppression by the major forces, so they fled in advance!

He paused then continued, "Moreover... there is a faint trend of them leaving Douluo Continent to develop in Xingluo Land, which is not an optimistic sign!"

Shrek Academy can only manage affairs on Douluo Continent; Xingluo Land is too far away, making it difficult to intervene!

The most important thing is that Xingluo Land has few high-end fighters. Once faced with the Holy Spirit Cult, they will be at a disadvantage!

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