Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

The third test examines the candidate's ability to utilize their own martial spirit. Having spirit power and development potential alone is not enough; one must also possess control over their martial spirit.

The higher the level of a martial soul, the more difficult it is to control and the more prone it is to problems. If a martial soul cannot be controlled to a certain degree, it proves that the soul master is not diligent enough. We do not accept students like that.

The fourth test is to test practical combat experience. Some students have good martial spirits and good control over them, but they have lived in noble families since childhood and have grown up in a pampered environment. They have no understanding of the outside world, let alone combat. The academy will not accept such students.

The dean said, "We don't want anyone who's spoiled or pampered."

"Hmph! It's all bullshit!"

The more I listened, the more upset I felt, but a certain little angel was the first to break down.

"We won't accept those with low innate soul power! We won't accept those with poor martial soul quality! We won't accept those who aren't diligent! And we definitely won't accept those with poor combat experience!"

Guiding students to transcend their talent limitations, develop their martial spirit abilities, and let the environment influence their progress, while teaching them practical combat experience—isn't this something students should learn, or rather, something an academy should rightfully teach its students?

They don't teach this or that, they only recruit students with high innate soul power, good martial soul quality, diligence and seriousness, and considerable strength into the academy, calling it "only accepting monsters".

Where wouldn't someone like this rise to prominence? Such a person needs even more meticulous training and guidance; it's safe to say they're destined to become a Title Douluo. Your Shrek Academy doesn't even have a Title Douluo; what makes you think you're qualified to mentor a genius of this caliber?!

Are you trying to fool children into thinking they don't understand how vast the world is?

At this moment, Ning Huahua did not try to hide her strange accent, but spoke her mind directly and pointed out the essence of the problem!

Upon hearing this, everyone stopped in their tracks in shock. The achievement and title were completely ignored; for these people, their experience was insufficient to comprehend such things, and they simply found it too fantastical.

Dai Mubai's face turned ashen as he argued, "The Dean said, 'Better to have none than to have bad ones!' No matter what, even if Shrek Academy closes down, we will never accept trash! The graduation requirement of the academy is to be above level 40, and specifically above level 40 before the age of 20, reaching the level of Soul Master to graduate! How could those trash possibly reach level 40 by the age of 20!"

"That only proves one thing! They are simply short-sighted and incapable of properly cultivating students' abilities!"

Qian Shui was extremely disdainful, pointing at the group of people who had come with him, and said, "With the talent and strength of these people, including you, if you don't reach level 60 or a high-level Soul King before the age of 20, then you're practically useless as both a student and a teacher! Does your academy have the confidence to do that?!"

Qian Shui is an expert in teaching. He has been scientifically training his teammates since they were 18 years old, and in just four years, he has raised them to a level that is almost comparable to ordinary geniuses with innate level 9 or full soul power. If they start even earlier, like himself, becoming a high-level Soul King at the age of 20 is not a dream at all.

"You're only a Soul King at 22!" Ning Huahua's words were actually directed at Dai Mubai himself. He didn't believe it, or rather, he didn't dare to believe it, but he couldn't find any other way to refute it, so he could only bring up Ning Huahua's level.

Everyone saw Ning Huahua roll her eyes and completely ignore Dai Mubai. Some were happy, some were sad. At least Zhu Zhuqing's eyes were shining. Tang San was a little indignant. The rabbit was also confused and couldn't understand at all. The youngest one seemed not to be listening at all.

"I think you're right!"

Ning Rongrong, who originally came from an upper-class, top-level sect or aristocratic family, seemed to have this insight.

'She probably heard something similar from your good friend.'

Qian Renxue, however, gave Qian Shui the answer, which made him smile. 'It wasn't a waste of time teaching him…'

"The academy has admitted a total of 62 students, but only 14 of them actually graduated!"

After leaving the academy, all fourteen of them became figures of great renown. The most outstanding among them is now the youngest elder in the Spirit Hall, second only to the Pope in authority!

The rest who didn't graduate were either unable to complete level 40 cultivation before the age of twenty or died while hunting soul beasts. The Dean said, "If you're not at level 41, don't go out and embarrass him!"

Seeing that Ning Huahua ignored him, Dai Mubai got anxious and rattled off the 'glorious' history of Shrek Academy.

'The youngest elder? How come I didn't know that?! He bravely went to the Empire, and even dared to fabricate such a story?'

"Are you kidding me? Anyone who enters the Elder Hall of the Spirit Hall must be a Title Douluo! Your dean doesn't even have the strength of a Title Douluo, does he? What kind of student is so amazing! Reaching the Title level at such a young age?"

The two titles, Chrysanthemum and Demon, are second only to the Pope in authority, right? To dare to invoke the Spirit Hall's banner, they really have guts!

Even more incredible is that you can die while hunting soul beasts?! Did you encounter high-level soul beasts in the mixed soul zone of the Star Dou Great Forest?

The logic is nonsensical; it's utter nonsense!

Listening to Ning Huahua's tirade, everyone followed the principle of watching whoever was speaking, while Xiao Wu, who was most familiar with the Star Dou Great Forest, suddenly sprang to her senses.

"Right, those below the Soul King level don't need ten-thousand-year soul rings, so they don't need to venture deep into the Star Dou Great Forest. How could a student possibly die? Or is it because the teacher is too incompetent?"

After saying this, everyone turned to look at the suddenly clever Xiao Wu. She wasn't embarrassed at all, and stood with her hands on her hips, smiling proudly, "Looks like I was right!"

Who says teachers are incompetent?

The newcomer was not tall and had an ordinary appearance, but he looked very sturdy and had a deep, resonant voice.

Everyone glanced at the short, burly man, and when he asked who said that, they naturally turned their attention to Xiao Wu.

"It was Sister Xiaowu who said it!"

The tense atmosphere suddenly became somewhat magical. Even Dai Mubai, whose face was flushed from the words, was at a loss. However, upon seeing the short, burly man, he found his backbone and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, "Teacher Zhao, you've arrived?"

"Ignorance is bliss!" The short, burly man glanced at Xiao Wu, seemingly wanting to maintain his dignity as a powerful figure and ignoring her. "Our Shrek Academy is too small to accommodate disciples from major sects like you. Please leave!"

These words were spoken in a harsh tone, directed at Ning Huahua and Ning Rongrong, but only Ning Rongrong among those present understood the underlying meaning beyond simply telling them to leave.

The little witch knew something was wrong as soon as she turned around, and immediately started to stir things up in a sarcastic tone: "Oh, I was a little skeptical at first, but it seems you're right. Otherwise, why couldn't you refute anything and were in such a hurry to kick people out?"

Combined with her innocent appearance, she is quite adorable.

"You!" Dai Mubai couldn't hold back, glaring at Ning Rongrong through gritted teeth, as if he was about to rush forward at any moment.

"Ok?"

Reaching out to stop Dai Mubai, the short, burly man said, "Mubai, now I'll teach you what to do if someone causes trouble!"

"My name is Zhao Wuji! Level 76 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Saint! Martial Soul: Mighty Vajra Bear!"

Seven spirit rings appeared, one yellow, one purple, one black, one black, and one black. The Battle Spirit Saint of the Beast Martial Soul stood before everyone as if he were a real Mighty Vajra Bear!

Ning Rongrong exclaimed in surprise, "You are the Immovable King Zhao Wuji?! You disappeared on the continent for ten years, I never thought he would be a teacher at Shrek Academy?! Back then, the Immovable King Zhao Wuji had a grudge against the Spirit Hall, and the Spirit Hall wanted to punish him, but he managed to break through the encirclement of sixteen bishops!"

Everyone was awestruck by the Soul Saint's aura. Dai Mubai's joy was palpable, and Ning Rongrong exclaimed in surprise that he had revealed the information about Zhao Wuji in his mind.

"What?! That Immovable King?! That blind thief?!"

The crowd, who were tense under Zhao Wuji's imposing aura, were interrupted by this strange accent. Ning Huahua, with a disdainful expression, stepped forward against Zhao Wuji's intimidating aura. Although her steps were slow, each one was leisurely and unhurried. Her right hand slowly drew out the thin sword decorated with red patterns from her left waist. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, which represented her identity, slowly appeared behind Ning Huahua. Five soul rings, yellow, purple, and black, emanated from her body. Her unrestrained smile made her seem to regard the Soul Saint as nothing!

"Want to fight? I heard you have to give your name before you can fight, what a hassle! My name is Ning Huahua! My martial soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda! Level 59 Battle Soul King! Soul Saint, oh~ It's been so long since I've fought!"

Chapter 173 To Fight or Not to Fight

'What's wrong? ’

Qian Renxue was somewhat puzzled. Zhao Wuji was very arrogant and was a wanted person by the Spirit Hall. It was only natural for Qian Shui to want to fight him, since she also wanted to fight him very much. But at this moment, he stopped in his tracks.

"You forgot? We have a kid! I can get really violent when I fight, can you even handle that?"

'Oh...right!'

'What are we going to do now? We've already shown off our brilliance!'

'You caused this! Clean up your own mess!'

'No! Another me!'

'? ? ? '

The original imposing momentum seemed to go silent the moment of impact, and Ning Huahua's stopping also brought the shocked Ning Rongrong back to her senses.

'When did we get such a capable older sister in our family?'

Although Ning Rongrong felt a little uncomfortable because he looked a lot like her, in the scene just now, aside from the strange accent, Ning Huahua was super handsome and cool in the little witch's eyes.

Just as everyone was wondering what was going on, Ning Huahua scratched her head and said awkwardly, "Well... let's not fight anymore~"

"what?!"

These words made Zhao Wuji stagger. He had been prepared for a fierce battle based on the aura Ning Huahua was releasing, but this was the end of it.

Ning Rongrong's curiosity was piqued, so she stepped closer, tugged at Ning Huahua's sleeve, and whispered, "Sister Huahua, is it because you can't beat them?"

"No! I completely forgot I'm pregnant!"

Perhaps because Ning Rongrong spoke so pleasantly, Qian Shui subconsciously spoke the truth. However, she didn't whisper it, and everyone heard it. Everyone was shocked, their eyes twitching, except for Xiao Wu and Qian Shui, who were completely baffled.

"Sister Xiaowu, what is pregnancy? Why can't you have an abortion if you're pregnant?"

"I do not know!"

The 100,000-year-old single rabbit wanted to dodge the question, but she really had no idea what to say, let alone human reproduction.

"Huh?" Ning Rongrong looked incredulous, then immediately thought of the phrase, "Your dad is calling you home for his wedding."

"You mean your wedding, the one you mentioned is your wedding?"

"You guessed right!"

"Tch~ That's boring!"

She had no interest in attending the wedding. Given the status of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, she had attended countless weddings and funerals since childhood and was already tired of them. However, she was very interested in the husband of this suddenly appearing, magical older sister.

So, of all people, she had to ask, "Who are you going to marry? Yu Tianheng? Or Yu Tianxin?"

In her mind, the only people in their twenties with similar status were two younger members of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family.

Driven by a wicked sense of humor, someone blurted out, "Qinghe!"

"Qinghe?" Ning Rongrong seemed not to have reacted yet, searching for this name in her mind.

"Xue Qinghe!"

"Oh~ Xue Qinghe... what did you say?!"

Ning Rongrong's sudden shout startled everyone, and the melon suddenly became even sweeter. Even the domineering Zhao Wuji suddenly didn't want to do anything else.

"Pshaw! Impossible, Dad must have told you to say that! He just wants to trick me into going back!"

When faced with something unexpected and unacceptable, people will naturally reject it immediately.

Immediately afterwards, Ning Rongrong shook her head, put her hands on her hips, and said with some pride, "Brother Xue likes me the most! How could I..."

However, she stopped midway through her sentence, suddenly realizing that the somewhat simple-minded older sister in front of her looked almost exactly like her!

"Hey, Tang San, who is Xue Qinghe?"

The rabbit was very curious, and Tang San, who was standing nearby, was asked about it. However, the country boy didn't care about politics at all and shook his head to indicate that he didn't know.

"Could the Xue Qinghe they're talking about be the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire...?"

Dai Mubai, who was also watching the drama unfold, knew a bit about it and said with some disbelief.

"I heard the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is Xue Qinghe's teacher? No way~ How cliché?!"

Seeing Ning Rongrong's incredulous expression with tears welling up in her eyes, Qian Shui chuckled and asked Qian Renxue, "Seriously?! You used that much force?"

'This...this...'

Qian Renxue had lived a life of integrity and uprightness, but the matters of usurping the throne and Ning Rongrong were the most difficult for her to speak of, especially the latter. Unlike some others, whose skin was as thick as a city wall, this little angel was speechless, choked by her words.