After hearing Yun Ming's understanding and deeply agreeable words, Oscar looked at Yun Ming's departing back, feeling moved to the point of wanting to cry.
Although Oscar usually acted indifferent toward everyone's disdain for his soul incantations, he was still a young genius Soul Master; how could he truly not care about how others viewed him?
Oscar looked back at Tang San and his group, who were still so stunned by Yun Ming's pressure that they couldn't speak, and felt a secret thrill in his heart! He looked at Yun Ming again, realizing this was the first time he didn't hate his own soul incantations, because they had helped him find a new friend worth making.
Discovering that Yun Ming had already walked far away, Oscar didn't care about selling sausages anymore; he pushed his little cart and ran in Yun Ming's direction.
After Yun Ming and Oscar left, the aura Yun Ming had left behind dissipated into nothingness, and the crowd regained control of their mouths. However, having been suppressed by Yun Ming's might once, the scene was deathly silent; not a single person dared to comment on it further. Of course, this reason certainly did not include the Tang God King.
After experiencing Yun Ming's aura, although Tang San acknowledged Yun Ming's strength and magnanimity, he still felt that Yun Ming was inferior to him. He possessed Twin Martial Souls and the Tang Sect's Unique Skills, while Yun Ming was merely a native; how could he compare to him? Moreover, Tang San agreed with Yun Ming's final words, though in his heart, he considered both Yun Ming and Oscar to be nothing more than ants.
Although Tang San appeared humble just like Yun Ming, the difference was that he only possessed the arrogance of someone who thought himself superior, without the backbone of self-restraint. This was clearly demonstrated by the phrase he constantly kept on his lips: "You have already invited death."
In the end, it was Ning Rongrong who spoke first. She was far too concerned about Oscar's Innate Full Soul Power and was desperate to know if it was truly real, so she asked Ma Hongjun.
"Hey, Fatty!"
"Is that person a student at your academy? Is he really a Food System Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power?"
Ma Hongjun was already full of fire after being scolded by Yun Ming, and hearing Ning Rongrong speak to him so rudely, he responded just as unceremoniously.
"That's right! Firewood Girl!"
"Little Oscar is a student at our academy, and he is indeed a Food System Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power—a Support System Soul Master with even higher talent than you."
Hearing Ma Hongjun's direct confirmation, Ning Rongrong stood there in a daze, not even noticing Ma Hongjun mocking her.
Since she was a child, she had been raised under the protection of her sect. With the most powerful Support System Martial Soul combined with rank nine innate soul power, Ning Rongrong had always believed she was the pinnacle of talent for Support System Soul Masters in the Soul Master World. But today, the appearance of Oscar had completely shattered the thing she was most proud of.
After responding, Ma Hongjun ignored Ning Rongrong and silently led the group toward the second stage of the Shrek Academy assessment. Ning Rongrong followed the main group like a walking corpse, drifting with the tide.
Besides those on the scene, those in the shadows were also extremely shocked.
Ning Rongrong's Guardian, Yang Wutian of the Breaking Clan, and the Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao were all surprised by Oscar's talent as a Food System Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power. This was the face of the number one food system on the Douluo Continent!
However, after the initial surprise, Tang Hao didn't think much of it. A Food System Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power was still a food system user; a martial soul that lacked combat capability would naturally not catch his eye.
Compared to Oscar, Tang Hao was actually more curious about Yun Ming, because Yun Ming gave him a feeling similar to himself when he was young: righteous (in his own mind), proud, strong, and domineering. He just didn't know which family this disciple belonged to. Thinking of this, he glanced at the other two people in the shadows. Tang Hao only hoped that he wasn't from Martial Soul Hall, otherwise, Little San would have one less suitable whetstone...
"Wait!"
Hearing Oscar's call from behind, Yun Ming stopped in his tracks.
Oscar ran to Yun Ming's side and thanked him sincerely.
"Just now, thank you for helping me out!"
Yun Ming looked at Oscar, who was filled with sincere gratitude, and smiled slightly in response.
"I only spoke my thoughts, and I truly do think highly of your talent!"
Then, Yun Ming reached out his hand toward Oscar and introduced himself.
"Hello, my name is Yun Ming!"
Oscar looked at the hand Yun Ming extended toward him, feeling very joyful in his heart; he felt he had found a kindred spirit today.
As for Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who were they? He didn't know them well.
Oscar reached out both hands and gripped Yun Ming's hand tightly, introducing himself excitedly.
"Hello, my name is Oscar!"
The two shook hands for a while, and seeing that Oscar wouldn't let go, Yun Ming had to remind him.
"Let go."
Hearing Yun Ming's words, Oscar gave a sheepish smile and released Yun Ming's hand.
Seeing Oscar return to normal, Yun Ming began to ask the question from earlier again.
"Oscar, besides the first stage at the entrance, what is the situation with the other assessments for your academy's enrollment?"
Seeing that Yun Ming, the kindred spirit he had just recognized, was so curious, Oscar began to explain.
Oscar said: "Our Shrek enrollment assessment consists of four stages in total. The first stage eliminates applicants over thirteen years old or those with a cultivation level below the second ring. This stage filters out the most people. The second stage is a soul power assessment and a martial soul assessment. Merely possessing strong soul power is not enough to prove future potential. This level mainly tests the martial soul. Only Soul Masters who have sufficient development potential and the correct direction in their previous cultivation can enter the third stage. Of course, if the martial soul is extremely special or strange, that is also fine; that was how I qualified back then."
Oscar continued: "The third stage tests the candidate's level of control over their own martial soul. Merely having soul power and potential is not enough; one also needs strong control over the martial soul. The higher the martial soul level, the greater the difficulty of control, and it is easy to encounter problems. If one cannot reach a certain level of control over their martial soul, it proves that the Soul Master is not diligent enough. We do not accept such students."
"The fourth stage tests actual combat experience. Some students have excellent martial souls and soul skills, but they cannot use them well; we do not accept those types of students either."
After listening to Oscar, Yun Ming understood the high standards of Shrek Academy's recruitment and continued to ask.
"Then how many students does your Shrek Academy have now? How many students can you recruit each year?"
A bitter smile appeared on Oscar's face.
Oscar said: "Since its founding, our Shrek Academy has recruited a total of sixty-two students over the past twenty years. Before this, the academy had not accepted any students for two years. Currently, including myself, there are three students studying at the academy."
A look of respect appeared on Oscar's face. "The Dean has said, 'Better to have nothing than to accept the inferior.' Even if Shrek Academy has to close its doors, we will never accept trash, only monsters. Do you know what our graduation requirements are? We are neither an intermediate soul master academy nor an advanced soul master academy. Because our requirements are different from theirs. We only want students under thirteen, and they must be gifted. The academy's graduation requirement is that one must reach the Soul Ancestor level before the age of twenty to graduate."
"The academy has admitted a total of sixty-two students, but in reality, only fourteen have graduated. After leaving the academy, these fourteen people all became famous figures in the Soul Master World. The most outstanding among them is already the youngest elder of Martial Soul Hall, with authority second only to the Pope. As for the others who didn't graduate, excluding seven who died during soul hunting, the others were simply unable to cultivate to the Soul Ancestor level within the specified time. The Dean once said, if you aren't at least level forty-one, don't go out and embarrass him."
Because of his limited experience and his respect for Flender, Oscar did not notice the problems reflected in what he said, but Yun Ming had received a comprehensive Soul Master education.
Not to mention the Martial Soul Hall elder used to tell a lie.
Starting at level twenty-one upon enrollment and needing to break through to the Soul Ancestor level within eight years—even assuming a maximum increase of twenty levels, an average increase of two and a half levels per year for these little geniuses, as long as they meditated properly every day, was a task with a very high probability of completion!
Only fourteen graduates? The teaching standard at Shrek Academy really isn't up to par! Where did Flender get the confidence to bet against him on the teaching quality of Shrek!!!
Deaths during the final soul hunting?!! From what Yun Ming understands of the current Shrek teachers, there are already two Soul Saints and one Soul Emperor.
With that kind of strength, how could anyone die hunting Soul Beasts under five thousand years? Even if they were unlucky enough to run into a small-scale Soul Beast riot or encounter a high-level Soul Beast, that should be two or three isolated cases at most! No more than that! How could there be seven?!!
What on earth is this Shrek Academy doing?!!
Yun Ming is furious right now, a double dose of anger from his past and present lives. Shrek Academy twenty thousand years later also had many flaws, such as arrogance, self-proclaimed righteousness, self-importance, and a stubborn obsession with Shrek glory, among many others.
But one thing was undeniable: the Shrek Academy of later generations did indeed possess the continent's top-tier Soul Master cultivation resources and the most extensive, comprehensive knowledge of Soul Masters. They recruited geniuses and had the capital and ability to nurture them.
The current Shrek Academy's high admission standards aren't the problem; the problem is that you at least need to improve other aspects in tandem! Setting other things aside, at the very least, you should be serious about soul hunting!
Even if Soul Master cultivation depends more on the individual, teachers still have to fulfill their duties! Are you just expecting everyone to be self-taught?!!
The initial accumulation of the Shrek Academy in later generations was essentially built on the reputation of Tang San. As for Shrek Academy itself, it really only left behind ideological dregs for later generations. Among them, the Sea God Pavilion Master of ten thousand years later, Xuan Zi—also known as the Holy Spirit Church Supreme Elder Xuan Lao—was the ultimate embodiment of inheriting the dregs from both sides!
By the time of Yun Ming's era, twenty thousand years later, these dregs had become chronic illnesses deep within the bloodline of Shrek. Coupled with the Demon Emperor's revenge triggered by Tang God King and the rise of the Holy Spirit Church, it became the death knell for the Shrek Academy of later generations, including Yun Ming himself!!!
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