Shrek Academy recruits students every year, but due to its stringent requirements, not a single new student has entered in the three years since Ma Hongjun arrived.
When Ma Hongjun and the three arrived at the village entrance, a group of people were already waiting to register.
Li Yusong presided over the registration, while Dai Mubai was responsible for guiding and directing the students.
Xiang Chengxian was in charge of logistical support, and with the investment of gold soul coins, he planned to improve the living environment here.
Because the academy has a large spring, at Ma Hongjun's suggestion, they planned to build a swimming pool, since the swimsuits had never been actually used since they were designed. In this world, people bathe, which is completely different from swimming.
The weather is gradually getting hot and humid, and a good place to cool off is needed.
Then, the four little beauties of the academy, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, Xiang Chengxian, and Zhu Zhuqing, will wear the swimsuits designed by Ma Hongjun.
They will all play together in the pool!
A girl also arrived at the same time as Ma Hongjun and the other three, but she came from another direction. Unlike the others who had parents or friends with them, she was a lonely figure.
She appeared slightly younger than Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu, with long black hair cascading over her shoulders. Her face was slightly lowered, and she was about the same height as Ning Rongrong, with equally fair skin. However, this girl gave off a unique feeling.
Contrary to her fiery figure, the girl's expression was cold, a coldness that came from within, a pure coldness, with not a trace of life in her black eyes. This clashed somewhat with her originally extremely beautiful face.
Her limbs were well-proportioned and long, her hands hanging naturally at her sides, and the deathly coldness emanating from her body was hard to bear!
Ma Hongjun's attention, initially drawn by her fiery figure and proud breasts, was rejected by her chilling aura—a coldness that kept people at a distance, a loneliness emanating from her very bones.
Even Ma Hongjun's surging lust was suppressed at this moment. He felt a strong sense of pity for this girl who seemed completely closed off in her own cold world, an impulse to approach her inner world and remove her icy exterior.
Without a second thought or introduction, Ma Hongjun was certain from that lonely and aloof aura that this girl was Zhu Zhuqing, the fiancée of his brother whom he had been thinking about for three years!
By a twist of fate, Dai Mubai now had Xiang Chengxian, and over the past three years, who knew how many times these two tigers had secretly slept together.
And this woman, his nominal fiancée, this extraordinary woman who bore the burden of family rules and destiny yet stubbornly resisted, was
now even more lonely and helpless .
Her fiancé, who should have fought alongside her, was a coward who bowed to fate. Although three years had passed, he didn't know that the coward had risen again.
But even if he did know, it wouldn't matter; that man already had another tiger outside.
She had been fighting alone from beginning to end.
In fact, Zhu Zhuqing knew very well that she, like Dai Mubai—no, she saw even less hope than Dai Mubai—but from the moment she knew her fate, she had never bowed her head. Even knowing the ending would be like that, she still fought with all her might.
Bearing the same fate, her loneliness contrasted sharply with Dai Mubai's flirtatious nature.
It could be said that she was the woman Ma Hongjun admired most in Douluo Continent, setting aside her voluptuous figure.
In terms of character, she was stronger than most men, possessing an indomitable, unyielding, and relentless spirit, a resolute determination to live a free life. This perfectly embodied her martial spirit. She was never a docile kitten, but a cat queen from the underworld. Born alone
, unloved, she could only rely on herself to pursue her freedom and live the life she wanted. If she
wasn't born a princess, she would be a queen!
Ma Hongjun stared at Zhu Zhuqing, lost in thought. Ning Rongrong, standing beside him, stamped her foot, glaring resentfully at Ma Hongjun.
"Ahem, Hongjun!"
Tang San nudged Ma Hongjun, signaling to him of Ning Rongrong's change in demeanor.
Ma Hongjun snapped out of his reverie, smiled, walked up to Ning Rongrong, and gently stroked her nose, saying,
"You really are a little princess!"
Zhu Zhuqing's fate was the complete opposite of Ning Rongrong's; they were from two entirely different worlds.
Ning Rongrong was a child who grew up pampered, carefree, which resulted in their drastically different personalities and reflected two extremes of female beauty.
However, life with a girl like Ning Rongrong was much easier and more joyful; after all, her world was simple. Ma Hongjun undoubtedly wanted to protect the little princess's smile and keep her innocent forever.
But Zhu Zhuqing also evoked Ma Hongjun's pity. He had liked her greatly when reading the original novel, and now, standing before her, the impulse and strong protective instinct were even stronger.
Ma Hongjun had already decided in his heart that he would help this girl shed her cold exterior and give her warmth.
The girl was unaffected by the stares of others; with her stunning figure, she would attract countless hungry wolves' eyes wherever she went.
She simply stood there with her arms crossed, waiting in line.
Just then, the sound of arguing came from ahead.
"You're clearly ripping us off. Give us our registration fees back, or we're not leaving. If we'd known this so-called Shrek Academy was this awful, we shouldn't have come!"
A father and son were making a scene because they couldn't get their registration fees back after failing to register.
Li Yusong glanced at him and said indifferently, "Mubai, someone wants a reward for their name. Deal with it."
Dai Mubai sprang up from the wooden frame on the ground, dusted himself off, and said, "Fine, you can have a reward if you beat me, I'll refund it all."
After saying that, Dai Mubai directly activated his Martial Soul, releasing his Soul Power. Three Soul Rings rose from beneath his feet, yellow and purple.
Seeing this, the father and son had no choice but to accept their bad luck and slunk away.
This domineering act shortened the queue even further.
Then another pair of teenagers stepped forward.
Li Yusong squeezed the teenager's hand, glanced at him with his dim yellow eyes, and said, "Exactly twelve years old. Release your Martial Soul and let me see it."
The teenager nodded, and pale green Soul Power was released from his body. A hundred-year-old yellow Soul Ring pulsed around his body.
The aura of the hundred-year-old Soul Ring was clearly not weak. His Martial Soul appeared, and a thick, long vine coiled around his body.
This Martial Soul was similar to the Ghost Vine of the Golden Lotus, except it lacked the thorns and poison of the Ghost Vine.
Li Yusong shook his head and said, "Not qualified. You can leave."
The boy's parents, who had initially been full of confidence, froze upon hearing Li Yusong say their son was unqualified. The mother couldn't help but ask,
"Why? My son was a top student in the junior academy. Didn't you see his spirit ring is a hundred years old? There aren't many spirit masters with hundred-year spirit rings."
Li Yusong said calmly, "It's good that his first spirit ring is a hundred years old, but he's just an ordinary person."
The boy's father frowned and said, "I don't understand what you mean."
Seeing that Li Yusong was getting impatient, Ma Hongjun walked out from behind. It was time to show off.
"Such a straightforward meaning, and you still don't understand!"
Ma Hongjun said as he walked to the wooden box for registration and payment, tapping it lightly.
Li Yusong smiled when he saw Ma Hongjun appear and leaned back lazily in his chair.
All the people registering focused their attention on this red-haired boy who had suddenly appeared.
"You should understand the rules before you enroll at Shrek Academy. Coming here without understanding them is just a waste of your enrollment fee. It's not too late to regret it now. Do you even know the meaning of 'Shrek' in the name Shrek Academy?"
Ma Hongjun ignored their bewildered expressions and continued arrogantly,
"Shrek is a monster, an extremely strange existence even among soul beasts. The meaning of Shrek Academy is 'Monster Academy.'
That is to say, we only accept monsters, not ordinary people. Those over thirteen years old, or whose soul power hasn't reached level twenty-one, don't waste your time here." After
Ma Hongjun finished speaking, a dark crimson-gold light erupted from his body, and a powerful force spread out. He raised his right hand, and a silver spear with dark blue stripes appeared in his hand.
Three soul rings rose, encircling the spear.
Yellow-purple-purple.
The dazzling light instantly made Ma Hongjun the focus of everyone's attention.
This configuration of three super-powerful soul rings perfectly embodied the name Shrek Academy.
This is what a monster is!