Xiao Yan knew he was in the right place as he approached.
The youths gathered at the village entrance were all Soul Masters, most accompanied by their parents.
A table was set up at the village entrance, and behind it sat an old man in his sixties.
Xiao Yan sized him up, judging his strength to be decent, below the level of a Soul Saint, likely an Emperor of Souls.
Above the wooden archway at the entrance hung a somewhat tattered plaque, inscribed with five simple characters: Shrek Academy.
In front of these five characters was a green icon that looked like the head of a humanoid monster, green and quite ugly.
The old man behind the table also wore a similar green circular badge on his chest, presumably the emblem of Shrek Academy.
"This academy is worthy of being recommended by that useless old man. It's probably about to go bankrupt," Xiao Xue said, unable to help but rub her forehead.
Xiao Yan was also taken aback. He knew the old man wasn't reliable, but this was ridiculous!
Xiao Yan and Xiao Xue weren't the only ones with this thought. The rest of the people in line were also extremely disappointed with Shrek Academy.
At that moment, a young man came to the table to register.
The old man lazily said, "Registration fee is ten Gold Soul Coins. Just put it in that box."
The young man's father, who was accompanying him, quickly took out ten Gold Soul Coins and put them in a box made of several wooden planks.
"Extend one hand."
The young man followed instructions and extended his hand in front of the old man. The old man pinched his hand a couple of times, then shook his head at him, saying, "Your age doesn't meet the requirements, you can leave."
The young man was stunned and turned to look at his father.
His father quickly forced a smile, saying, "Teacher, my son just turned thirteen. Could you make an exception?"
The old man seemed impatient. "Don't hold up the line. Don't you know the academy's rules? We only accept children under thirteen. Over thirteen, no exceptions. You can leave now."
The boy's father said, "What about our registration fee…?"
The old man said without hesitation, "Non-refundable."
Ten Gold Soul Coins were just swallowed up like that. The boy's father couldn't help but get angry. "This is clearly a scam! If we had known this so-called Shrek Academy was so run-down, we wouldn't have come."
The old man glanced at him and said lightly, "Dai Mubai, someone wants their registration fee back. Handle it."
From a large tree nearby, a figure suddenly jumped down. "Want your money back? Beat me, and you'll get it all back."
Seeing this, Xiao Yan narrowed his eyes. I thought Dai Mubai was just a weirdo at Shrek Academy. Looks like the teachers are the same. This whole academy is probably no good.
Xiao Xue harrumphed, stepping out from the crowd. "Just to touch a hand costs ten Gold Soul Coins? You might as well just rob people."
"It's you? So you're also here at Shrek Academy," Dai Mubai said, as if he had expected it upon seeing Xiao Yan and the others.
Xiao Xue showed no mercy. "Give that father and son their money back, or don't blame me for tearing down your registration desk."
Dai Mubai glanced at Xiao Yan with a hint of wariness. If that guy decided to get involved, things would become difficult.
"If you're going to demand the registration fee back for someone, do it yourself. Don't go looking for help," Dai Mubai said, looking at the relatively delicate Xiao Xue.
Today, Xiao Xue was wearing a dress similar to a maid's outfit. Her dress was blue, and her apron was a mix of pink and white.
Two snow-white, fluffy hair accessories held her long, flowing hair in twin tails. Her long, slender legs were clad in white stockings tied with ribbons.
She looked utterly adorable.
"Don't worry, I won't interfere," Xiao Yan said to Dai Mubai.
This guy, he's on his own.
Dai Mubai secretly breathed a sigh of relief. If Xiao Yan had decided to step in, he would have been embarrassed in front of the future junior classmates.
Xiao Xue stretched her wrist, she'd been wanting to teach this rude guy a lesson for a while.
"Are you sure you can handle it?" Xiao Yan couldn't help but ask.
The three of them were carrying tens of thousands of pounds of weight, so controlling their movements was crucial. Otherwise, not many ordinary objects could withstand the impact of tens of thousands of pounds.
Xiao Xue's control over her strength wasn't yet perfect. Usually it was fine, but once she started fighting…
Xiao Xue laughed and patted Xiao Yan's chest, "Don't worry, I got this."
"Thinking about regretting it now, huh?" Li Yusong, who was in charge of collecting money, snorted disdainfully. "Get beaten and learn your lesson."
Dai Mubai's body instantly emitted a pale light: "Dai Mubai, Martial Soul..."
Before he could finish speaking, Dai Mubai felt a flash before his eyes, followed by intense pain in his jaw, and he went flying!
Immediately afterward, Dai Mubai watched, eyes wide with disbelief, as the frail little girl appeared at a height even higher than his, kicking towards his waist.
Dai Mubai curled up in mid-air like a shrimp, his handsome face contorted with the excruciating pain, his eyes wide open, filled with disbelief.
He almost cried out, "My lower back!"
Xiao Yan raised a hand and touched his nose: "Toy!"
Dai Mubai was now like a ball, kicked into the sky by Xiao Xue from the ground and never coming back down.
Xiao Xue's teleportation was almost instinctive, and all of her attacking power was concentrated in her legs.
Kicking people was her specialty.
The parents and youths who were there to sign up were somewhat dazzled.
This was too amazing!
"Enough!" Seeing Dai Mubai get kicked around for five laps, Li Yusong at the registration desk could no longer sit still.
He stomped his foot on the ground, jumped onto the table, and soared into the air.
"You want to gang up on someone?" Xiao Yan used the Ghost Shadow Maze Steps and was almost instantly in front of the old man, placing his hand on his shoulder.
"When?" Li Yusong looked at the youth in front of him, puzzled, but didn't have time to think about it.
"I'll deal with you first, then I'll take care of that little girl!"
As he spoke, an extremely powerful aura suddenly erupted from Li Yusong's body, and a dense red light burst from his right hand.
Immediately afterward, a long staff covered in countless fine lines appeared in his right hand.
Six soul rings rose from beneath him: white, yellow, purple, purple, purple, and black.
"So, he really is an Emperor of Souls." Confirming his assessment was correct, Xiao Yan increased the force in his hands, and the two of them quickly descended to the ground.
Looking at the Emperor of Souls with six soul rings, Xiao Yan said calmly, "Xiao Xue, you can stop for now. Let me spar with this academy teacher."