Douluo Continent: Becoming a God of Magic Starting with Your Martial Soul

Early the next morning.

A group of sixteen people dressed in different outfits walked out of Shrek's gate.

Leading the group was the still-slovenly King Xuanzi, with Wang Yan, the homeroom teacher of Class 1, Grade 2, beside him.

As the teacher leading the team, Wang Yan felt proud, especially since three of her students had made it into the reserve team.

Just yesterday, the college's academic affairs office informed him that Dai Huabin had chosen to withdraw from the school for personal reasons and had now left the college.

He didn't know the reason, and the head of the teaching department didn't explain the specific situation either.

He had also heard some rumors that the assassin who appeared outside Shrek City that day was inextricably linked to the White Tiger Duke's mansion.

However, this matter seemed insignificant compared to his upcoming task of leading the team, and he did not tell Lu Yi and the others about it.

Xuanzi, wanting to eat and drink, didn't travel at a hurried pace, and the others also felt a long-lost sense of leisure.

The disciples chatted and laughed all the way.

Xu Sanshi would occasionally tell Bei Bei a few dirty jokes to relieve his boredom, which drew frequent sidelong glances and disdainful looks from several female trainees.

Jiang Nannan, in particular, chose to stay far away from Xu Sanshi.

However, Huo Yuhao couldn't stay idle under these circumstances, mainly because his cultivation level of less than level 27 was at the bottom, putting him under immense pressure.

He tried every means to get Lu Yi, who was second to last, and Wang Dong, who was third to last, to spar with him while he was walking down the street, but Lu Yi resolutely refused.

Ning Tian walked alongside Lu Yi, occasionally trying to find topics to talk about.

Lu Yi responded to every question, keeping his words flowing, but the depth of the conversation was limited.

Before long, Xuanzi stopped, turned to face the crowd, and glanced at the few people in the reserve team.

"Seven little guys in the reserve team, listen carefully to what I'm about to say, it concerns your future direction..."

Xuanzi explained the differences between Shrek Academy's inner and outer courtyards, which then led to a deeper discussion about the inner courtyard.

Judging from Xuanzi's mysterious tone, Lu Yi guessed that he was about to introduce the Shrek Academy Inspection Team.

"Before I tell you this secret, I want you to promise that what I say today will never be revealed to anyone. Can you do that?"

"Yes!" *7

As expected, Xuanzi nodded slightly after hearing the answers from the others and began to give a detailed introduction.

He first spoke of the harm caused by the evil deeds of Soul Masters, and then talked about the true responsibilities of the Inner Court, as well as the price to be paid for those responsibilities.

The thirty high-risk surveillance missions all involve facing the most vicious and ruthless Soul Masters, and each mission carries the possibility of death.

This also explains why so many students graduate from the outer academy of Shrek Academy every year, but very few enter the inner academy, and even fewer graduate from the inner academy.

"What I want to say is that the academy is committed to cultivating strong individuals who are willing to maintain peace and stability on the mainland and who are committed to justice. You should carefully consider whether or not to join the supervisory group, and the supervisory group does not offer any compensation."

After Xuanzi finished speaking, some of his words made Lu Yi frown.

What does it mean to have no pay?

What are you doing, playing this game with zero Soul Coins for a whole month?

However, what he found most difficult to understand was that Shrek Academy claimed to be the law enforcement agency that combated evil soul masters, so why did they have to keep their existence a secret?

In Lu Yi's view, law enforcement agencies can operate covertly, but their reputation must be resounding.

Making criminals tremble with fear so that they will consider the consequences before committing evil deeds is a necessary deterrent, even if it cannot eliminate crime altogether.

As for those who even need to hide their existence, Lu Yi could only think of certain special organizations.

But he suppressed his doubts and did not reveal them.

At this moment, Dai Yueheng stepped forward and proudly recounted his experience of punishing evil and promoting good and helping the weak after becoming a member of the supervisory group, as if he were basking in glory.

After Dai Yueheng finished speaking, Xuanzi nodded in satisfaction: "Alright, now you can give me an answer: join or leave."

As soon as the words were spoken, five voices rang out in unison: "Join!"

Xuanzi was somewhat surprised to see this. He had just spent a long time giving a long speech, but two people hadn't responded at all.

Ning Tian could understand, after all, as a direct disciple of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, he did not possess strong combat power, so it was understandable that he did not join a high-risk department like the Inspection Team.

But why didn't Lu Yi say anything?

The next moment, Lu Yi seemed to have made up his mind and said, "Elder Xuan, I have a question."

Xuanzi wasn't surprised, after all, Wang Yan had mentioned Lu Yi to him all along, and he was a very different kind of core disciple.

"Speak."

Lu Yi straightened his expression and said, "Elder Xuan, since the inspection team is meant to combat evil soul masters, why limit it to thirty inspection missions?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi burst out laughing; he had thought it was something serious.

The inner court disciples couldn't help but chuckle as well.

Dai Yueheng spoke again: "Lu Yi, you're underestimating the complexity of the surveillance mission. Completing thirty surveillance missions is already an exceptionally high achievement."

"No, no, no, senior, you've misunderstood!"

Lu Yi changed the subject: "What I mean is, since the supervisory group is responsible for cracking down on high-risk criminals, why should it be linked to graduation, instead of making it a dedicated institution with full authority to combat crime?"

As Lu Yi spoke, he looked around at the group of senior students from the inner academy.

"I think if the senior students in the inner academy become Soul Saints or Soul Douluos, the casualty rate will definitely decrease significantly, right? And wouldn't dedicating one's life to fighting crime be an even more honorable thing?"

Lu Yi had just unconsciously thought of the existence of Aurors in the magical world, who also combat wizarding crimes.

They were all top-tier wizards, and to become an Auror, one also needed to pass rigorous tests and undergo long-term special training, much like the overseers.

However, unlike other professions, Auror is a class of professions, a goal that wizards with a sense of justice strive for.

However, the existence of the oversight body is quite strange.

If the emphasis is on just law enforcement, then why not establish this profession specifically, instead of making trainees work as unpaid temporary workers?

If the emphasis is on nurturing, then such high-risk tasks should not be assigned, treating fledgling geniuses as expendable resources.

Even after graduation, they would only end up as henchmen for various powerful forces.

Of course, "thugs" doesn't sound good; they have a much more prestigious title—"offerers."

In this light, the Aurors seem more like the law enforcement department of the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago.

Although both have many flaws, the existence of this system meant that there was no record of evil spirit masters causing chaos ten thousand years ago.

Lu Yi's words silenced the room, leaving Dai Yueheng speechless.

He couldn't very well say that he still had the title of Duke of the White Tiger to inherit, so how could he possibly spend his whole life as a law enforcer?

The other inner court disciples also had different thoughts.

As Lu Yi had expected, most of them, after graduating from the inner academy, became honored guests of various powerful forces, helping them protect their family businesses.

Only Ma Xiaotao felt that she truly wanted to dedicate her life to combating crimes committed by Soul Masters.

Just then, Wang Yan spoke up: "Lu Yi, you are still young, and there are many things you don't understand yet."

After saying that, he turned to face Xuanzi and said respectfully, "Grandmaster, Lu Yi is a simple-minded and studious child, but he has little experience. Please don't take it personally."

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi waved his hand, seemingly unconcerned, and did not bring up the matter of joining or not.

He had no answer to Lu Yi's question.

After all, no matter how glorious something is, few people will do it if there are no real benefits.

Would Shrek Academy spend so much money hiring powerful individuals just to maintain stability on the continent?

of course not!