Chapter 35 35 The fourth level, Acalanatha·Zhao Wuji!

On the way to the fourth round of exams, Dai Mubai briefly introduced Shrek Academy to everyone.

Tang San was surprised and asked, "Brother Dai, what did you say? Shrek Academy only has three students?"

Ning Rongrong smiled and said, "Are you three called - Evil Eyed White Tiger Dai Mubai, Evil Fire Phoenix Ma Hongjun, and Big Sausage Oscar?"

Dai Mubai was surprised when he heard this: "How did you know?"

Ning Rongrong looked at Xia Jie and said, "I heard everything from Xia Jie."

Dai Mubai looked at Xia Jie, his eyes slightly fixed, and asked: "It seems that you have investigated Shrek Academy?"

Xia Jie nodded and said, "Of course. Before coming here, I have to see if this academy lives up to its name and whether it is qualified for me to study."

"Now it seems that I am barely qualified."

Dai Mubai: "..."

Okay, you’re awesome.

You have level 39 soul power, so you have the final say.

Tang San grasped the crux of the matter, showing his intelligence and wisdom, and asked: "Then how does your academy survive?"

"Without students, the college would basically have no income."

Xia Jie chuckled and said, "So, didn't everyone see it? That's why Shrek Academy was built outside Soto City, in a small village."

“Most of the school buildings are what’s left in the village and they look old and dilapidated.”

Dai Mubai said helplessly: "There is nothing we can do about this."

"Shrek Academy is too poor."

"If we can't recruit any more students this year, the three of us will become the last batch of students at Shrek Academy."

"Alas~" Dai Mubai sighed and added: "Originally, the Kingdom of Barak wanted to sponsor the academy, but they required that all graduating students must pledge allegiance to the royal family."

Xia Jie nodded and said, "This request is reasonable."

"Could it be that the Tiandou Empire and Xingluo Empire would unconditionally sponsor a large amount of funds to train spirit masters, and would not have any requirements for any spirit masters graduating from the academy?"

"This~" Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were stunned.

That's true. The royal family of the Xingluo Empire sponsored many academies. Of course, it was not for charity, but to train soul masters for the official purpose of the empire and to strengthen the power of the empire.

Xia Jie changed the subject and said, "But I like freedom."

"If Shrek Academy really wants to accept sponsorship from the Barak Kingdom, it will require its students to pledge allegiance to the Barak Kingdom after graduation."

"Then I won't go to school."

Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong nodded immediately and said, "Yes, we don't want to be loyal to the Barak Kingdom."

Dai Mubai said: "Don't worry, the dean will certainly not agree. He rejected the other party outright."

Soon, everyone came to an open-air square, surrounded by rural buildings, old, dilapidated wooden houses that had been in disrepair for many years and were uninhabited.

Around the square, the stone slabs were broken, weeds were overgrown, and leaves were scattered all over the ground.

Under the awning, a man was sitting with his back to the crowd. From behind, he had a broad back, bare arms, muscular body, and a sense of power.

Dai Mubai said respectfully: "Teacher Zhao, I am bringing people to take the fourth round of exams."

"Oh~" Zhao Wuji spoke up, and asked with interest, "There are actually five people who have reached the fourth level this year?"

Dai Mubai explained: "All five of them were exempted from the second and third levels of the exam."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Wuji slowly stood up and walked towards Xia Jie and the other four.

Zhao Wuji is not tall, but he has strong limbs, a broad back and strong waist, and flame tattoos on his arms and chest. When he walks, his muscles are strong and full of power.

Soon, Zhao Wuji came in front of Xia Jie. According to his soul power perception, among the five people, the soul power cultivation of the young man in front of him was the most powerful.

Xia Jie looked at Zhao Wuji, and the two of them stared at each other.

Zhao Wuji stood in front of Xia Jie. His height just reached Xia Jie's chin, which was half a head shorter. It was estimated that he was only about 1.5 meters tall, just a little taller than the twelve-year-old Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong.

"Being able to reach the fourth level directly proves that the soul power of all five of you is above level twenty-five. Not bad, not bad." Zhao Wuji stroked his chin and nodded in praise.

Zhao Wuji said: "My name is Zhao Wuji, and I am a teacher at Shrek Academy."

"Since the soul powers of all five of you are above level 25, it is sufficient to prove that all five of you are geniuses."

"So I decided that I would personally supervise this fourth round of exams."

Zhao Wuji said: "I will give you five people one stick of incense to get to know each other and formulate a strategy."

"After one stick of incense, the five of you will work together to resist my attacks for one stick of incense."

"As long as one person can hold on to the end, you will pass."

Dai Mubai's face changed, and he asked in surprise: "Teacher Zhao, you are going to do it yourself?" "This, this is not good."

Zhao Wuji said calmly, "What's wrong with that? The dean is not here, and I'm the most senior in the academy. If I say good, it's good."

Zhao Wuji looked at Xia Jie and the other four and said in a deep voice, "I can give you two some advice."

"First, no one can use speed to escape my attack range."

"Second, no one can block my attack by themselves."

Zhao Wuji said earnestly: "So, you can't win by taking shortcuts. You can only fight with all your strength, formulate smart tactics, and cooperate with each other. This is your only chance of success."

"Now, you can start."

After he finished speaking, Zhao Wuji lit a stick of incense, sat back in his chair, folded his arms, closed his eyes, and waited quietly.

Dai Mubai stepped forward and said helplessly: "You are in trouble. I didn't expect that Teacher Zhao Wuji would take action himself."

Xiao Wu asked: "Is this teacher also a level 60 Soul Emperor like the teacher at the entrance of the academy?"

Xia Jie answered quickly: "Of course not."

Xiao Wu didn't have time to breathe a sigh of relief when she heard Xia Jie add, "Zhao Wuji, Acalanatha Zhao Wuji is a famous Soul Saint."

“Soul Saint?” Tang San said in shock: “My teacher said that a Soul Saint can move freely in an army of tens of thousands.”

Dai Mubai nodded and said, "Yes, Mr. Zhao is Zhao Wuji, who is known as the Acala in the outside world. He is a level 76 Strong Attack Battle Soul Saint."

Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong were all startled.

"Seventy-sixth level Battle Soul Saint!?"

"Without Contra, he has almost no rivals."

"..."

Dai Mubai said: "Let me tell you about the characteristics of Teacher Zhao Wuji's martial spirit first. You should quickly discuss countermeasures. Otherwise, let alone blocking an incense stick, you may not even be able to block Teacher Zhao's first wave of attacks."

"Teacher Zhao's martial spirit is the powerful Vajra Bear."

"This is a powerful beast martial spirit. It has no flaws on its body and its defense is extremely terrifying. Even a Soul Saint of the same level would find it difficult to cause harm to it."

Xia Jie pondered and guessed, "He focuses on strength and is good at defense. So, speed should be Mr. Zhao's shortcoming."

As soon as these words were spoken, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu's eyes lit up. When it comes to speed, they are very good at it.

However, Xia Jie added: "However, the gap between the soul power of the 20th or 30th level and the 76th level soul saint is huge, and this soul power gap cannot be made up."

"So, even though Mr. Zhao is not good at speed, his speed is still better than yours."

Xia Jie said: "Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, you have to be careful."

The three girls nodded in unison upon hearing this.

Tang San said: "Since it is a team, then, as a control-type spirit master, I will serve as the temporary leader and command everyone to fight. Is that okay?"

Xiao Wu shook her head and said, "I don't agree with you being the captain."

"As a captain, of course he must be strong. My brother's soul power is level 39, he deserves it."

Ning Rongrong looked at Xia Jie. They had been getting along simply until now. Xia Jie not only had a high level of spiritual power and an extraordinary bearing, but he could also speak out the key points every time he opened his mouth.

Therefore, Ning Rongrong nodded and said, "I agree with Xiao Wu and let Xia Jie be the team leader."

Zhu Zhuqing shrugged and said, "I don't care."

However, Tang San said: "I don't agree."

"First of all, control-type soul masters have the ability to control the entire field. They can better coordinate the four parties, control the rhythm of the battle, and greatly improve our team's combat effectiveness."

"Secondly, although Xia Jie's soul power has reached level 39, it is not necessarily the strongest."

Xia Jie said calmly: "Tang San, you are still brooding over your defeat at my hands?"

"Are you challenging me?"

Tang San was full of fighting spirit and nodded: "Yes."

"You dare?"

...

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
Zhao Wuji clapped his hands and said, "Good."

"As Shrek Academy, we must be resolute and enterprising."

"I'll be the referee for you two."

(End of this chapter)