Part 7 - Fraud Academy

Ning Rongrong hears from her father that the struggle for the throne in the Xingluo Empire is extremely cruel. Therefore, she is surprised when she realizes that Dai Mubai leaves his fiancée to suffer alone while he acts like a bandit here. Seeing Dai Mubai's guilty expression, Ning Rongrong keeps scolding him.

"You could have taken your fiancée with you, but because of your fear, you left her alone to suffer."

"What do you know?! None of you have ever faced death so closely! What right do you have to judge me?!"

"Hah! Coward! You can only blame others for your incompetence!"

"You—!"

Dai Mubai immediately explodes and wants to hit Ning Rongrong, who is standing beside him.

"Ah!"

Just as Dai Mubai's punch is about to hit Ning Rongrong, Su Fan suddenly steps in front of him, effortlessly blocking the attack and placing a kunai near his neck.

"Stop it, loser."

Dai Mubai, who is in a fit of rage, instantly cools down when he feels the sharp weapon near his neck. He slowly steps back and, annoyed, walks away. Su Fan then looks at Ning Rongrong and flicks her forehead.

"Don't act tough if you can't protect yourself."

Ning Rongrong, who was scared earlier, then clings to Su Fan's arm.

"Alright! I won't bother him anymore!"

Xiao Wu, who sees Ning Rongrong getting bolder, can no longer hold back her emotions.

"You sly fox! How dare you take advantage of Brother Fan!"

Once again, Ning Rongrong sticks out her tongue at Xiao Wu.

"You—!"

Xiao Wu immediately explodes just like Dai Mubai. Su Fan flicks Ning Rongrong's forehead again and stares at her. Ning Rongrong, feeling guilty under Su Fan's gaze, looks down. Meanwhile, Xiao Wu, who is still fuming, is held back by Su Fan.

"Let's go. That loser is already far ahead."

Meanwhile, Tang San walks behind them with his eyes closed, relying only on their voices to follow. After walking for a while, they arrive at the location for the second test. Dai Mubai then speaks to the second test examiner.

At the same time, Xiao Wu notices a sausage cart pushed by an old man and becomes interested in buying one. However, before she can, Su Fan stops her. She looks at Su Fan in confusion.

"Brother Fan?"

"I can sense spirit power fluctuations in those sausages."

Upon hearing that, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong's faces turn red. Tang San, who secretly buys a sausage, then approaches them.

"Xiao Wu, do you want a sausage?"

Hearing this, Su Fan chuckles, while Ning Rongrong bursts into laughter and comments.

"Hahaha! Xiao Wu's classmate, why don't you try eating it for us first? Maybe we'll buy one after you do."

Su Fan flicks Ning Rongrong's forehead again, and she immediately realizes her mistake, laughing awkwardly in front of him. Meanwhile, Xiao Wu's face turns even redder out of embarrassment. She then walks toward Su Fan with a sad expression and hugs him.

"Brother Fan! Look at Tang San, he's bullying me. He's so mean."

Su Fan strokes her hair, while Tang San freezes upon hearing Xiao Wu's words.

'What did I do? When did I bully Xiao Wu?'

"Tang San, that sausage is made using the old man's spirit power."

It takes a few seconds for Tang San to process Su Fan's words. When he finally understands, his face turns red with embarrassment, and he immediately throws the sausage as far away as possible.

'That damn guy! I just lost face in front of Xiao Wu! If he dares to show those sausages again in front of me, he's dead!'

"Sorry, Xiao Wu, I really didn't know it was made with spirit power."

"Bad guy."

Tang San immediately goes silent, unable to say anything. Not long after, Dai Mubai returns with a black-haired girl with a mature figure. Seeing their interaction, he quickly concludes that the girl is Dai Mubai's fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing.

"Alright then, follow me straight to the fourth test."

No one comments, not even Tang San, as his mind is already a mess.

"Don't worry. This isn't a backdoor pass. This is the treatment you deserve."

As soon as the other applicants see Dai Mubai leading them past the examiner, protests erupt.

"How is this possible?! Why do they get to go straight to the fourth test while we have to go through each one?!"

"What?! You mean they are all above level 25?! Impossible! How can their spirit power be so high?!"

Dai Mubai picks up a crystal ball used to measure spirit levels and throws it to Su Fan. However, Su Fan hands it to Xiao Wu first. Xiao Wu then reveals her level.

"Oh my! That girl is already at level 29!"

Next, Ning Rongrong takes the crystal ball from Xiao Wu and shows her level—26. The applicants are amazed by their spirit levels. Shortly after, Zhu Zhuqing takes the crystal ball from Ning Rongrong and reveals her level—27. Then, Tang San shows his level—29.

Everyone then turns to Su Fan, who has yet to reveal his level.

"What about him?! He hasn't shown his level yet!"

The five Shrek members can only shake their heads at the applicants' words. Su Fan then summons the Kusanagi Sword and reveals his four spirit rings—purple, purple, black, black.

"Su Fan, Martial Spirit: Kusanagi Sword. Level 43, age 12."

The applicants feel immense pressure from Su Fan's spirit power and are left spechless. After a while, he withdraws his martial spirit. Dai Mubai smirks and asks the applicants.

"Any comments?"

As soon as Su Fan releases his spirit pressure, the applicants are drenched in sweat and fall silent.

Dai Mubai then leads them toward the fourth test. As they walk, he explains a few things about Shrek Academy. Everyone except Su Fan listens in awe.

'The headmaster of this academy can lie as easily as drinking water. I wouldn't even be surprised if he openly deceives his students after seeing his actions yesterday.'

'The fact that this academy seems to have nothing but high-level teachers while still having students who can die under their care shows their incompetence. As for the so-called youngest highest elder, that needs further investigation, but I'm sure it's a lie.'

"Brother Su Fan..."

Just as Su Fan finishes his internal monologue, Xiao Wu suddenly calls him. Tang San smiles at Su Fan and pats his shoulder tiredly while maintaining proud look on his face.

"Su Fan, isn't this academy amazing? My teacher's choice didn't disappoint, right?"

'In terms of deceiving people, I'd say this academy is number one.'

"I have no comment."

Tang San and Dai Mubai smiles proudly at Su Fan's words, thinking that Su Fan is impressed by Shrek Academy. Well, they're not entirely wrong.

To Be Continued...