They all showed looks of awe; after all, a Spirit Emperor and a Spirit Saint were unreachable, legendary figures to them.
In reality, any Spirit Master with even a little bit of worldly knowledge would understand the trickery involved if they thought about it carefully.
Although Shrek Academy claimed to meet the standards of an advanced Spirit Master academy, their qualification application had never actually been approved.
Shrek did not dare to officially call itself an advanced academy to the outside world.
Furthermore, anyone with basic common sense in the Spirit Master's world knew that for truly legitimate advanced Spirit Master academies, the minimum cultivation standard for a Dean had to be at the Spirit Saint level.
And for those top-tier advanced Spirit Master academies, their Deans were, without exception, all Spirit Douluo level powerhouses!
With Shrek Academy's current ragtag setup of a few poverty-stricken teachers huddled together, would they even dare to show their Faces and brag in a big city?
However, it was more than enough to hoodwink these rural commoners who hadn't seen much of the world.
Facing Dai Mubai's boasting, Tang San merely gave a cold chuckle, not intimidated in the slightest.
He looked directly at Li Yusong and said without backing down, "There was indeed an unavoidable accident regarding the configuration of my second spirit ring."
"But that only means I have bad luck. On what grounds do you dare to conclude that I have no hope of becoming a top-tier powerhouse in the future?"
Then, Tang San's gaze suddenly became extremely sharp. "Furthermore, I see that for you, the teacher in charge of registration, isn't even your own first spirit ring the lowest grade, starting at the ten-year white level?"
Just moments ago, in order to warn those who were dissatisfied with the conditions but wanted their registration fees back, Li Yusong had revealed his Martial Soul and spirit ring configuration.
Tang San's rhetorical question was like a knife stabbing into Li Yusong's heart.
"Since you have a white ring yourself, what right do you have to demand that both of my spirit rings must be of standard configuration?"
"Since you constantly have the name 'Monster Academy' on your lips, shouldn't every teacher in the academy also have the most top-tier standard spirit rings?"
"If even the teachers themselves are flawed products, how do you have the confidence and Face to shamelessly claim to teach so-called monster students?"
Tang San's words were truly heart-piercing. Upon hearing them, Li Yusong's expression instantly shifted, turning an ashen shade of iron-blue.
Being publicly defied by a twelve-year-old brat made Li Yusong feel like he was losing Face, and fury burned in his heart.
Thump!
Li Yusong slammed his Dragon Patterned Staff Martial Soul heavily onto the ground, producing a dull thud.
In an instant, a powerful surge of spirit power belonging to a Spirit Emperor erupted from his body like a storm.
This heavy pressure swept directly toward Tang San, immediately making his chest feel tight and forcing him to uncontrollably retreat several steps.
Tang San's words just now had accurately struck Li Yusong's sore spot.
Among all the teachers in Shrek Academy, although his Martial Soul was decent, his spirit ring configuration was indeed the worst among them.
After steadying himself, a flash of purple light instantly flickered deep within Tang San's eyes; he had already activated his Purple Demon Eye.
Not only did he not shrink back, but he also slowly placed his left hand on the storage spirit tool at his waist called Twenty Four Moonlit Bridges.
Tang San questioned coldly, "What? Since you can't win with logic, does a Spirit Emperor teacher like yourself intend to bully a junior in public?"
Tang San knew very well that the elder holding the staff before him was a genuine Spirit Emperor powerhouse.
The gap in strength was like a chasm, so he absolutely did not dare to be the least bit careless.
If a full conflict really broke out here, the only things he could rely on for survival against a Spirit Emperor were the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons coated in deadly poison on his person.
Seeing Tang San's posture, Li Yusong took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and gave a cold laugh.
"As an academy teacher, I naturally won't be so shameless as to bully a junior in public."
Then, Li Yusong turned his head and said to Dai Mubai, who had been watching the show nearby, "Mubai, go up and give him a good lesson!"
"Let him know exactly what true monster-level strength is!"
Li Yusong then turned his head and looked at Tang San with a cold gaze. "Boy, I'll give you a chance today. You can use whatever means you want."
"As long as you can defeat Mubai in this battle, so what if I make an exception and let you enroll?"
Actually, after encountering such unreasonable mockery and hardship, Tang San no longer had any desire to enroll in his heart.
Even if this dilapidated Shrek Academy was recommended to him by his teacher.
However, the pride of a Tang Sect Disciple could not be trampled upon. Even if he didn't enroll today, he had to stand up for himself!
In the center of the grounds, the crowd quickly dispersed, leaving a large open space.
Dai Mubai slowly walked to Face Tang San and released his Martial Soul without hesitation.
"Dai Mubai, Rank 37, attack system Battle Spirit Elder. Please advise!"
Looking at the massive phantom of a white tiger behind him, Tang San's expression also became solemn.
He recognized it at a glance; this was the White Tiger Martial Soul his teacher had mentioned, a top-tier Beast Spirit!
This blonde youth, who didn't look much older than himself, was actually already a high-level Rank 37 Spirit Elder!
A massive gap spanning an entire major Realm meant this battle was destined to be difficult.
The battle was on the verge of breaking out!
Tang San's gaze sharpened as he chose to launch a preemptive strike to seize the initiative on the battlefield.
"First Spirit Ability, Blue Silver Binding!"
As the hundred-year yellow spirit ring beneath Tang San's feet lit up, dozens of thick vines instantly burst out from the ground.
A large amount of Blue Silver Grass grew frantically at Dai Mubai's feet at an incredible speed, tightly Binding his legs.
Facing this overwhelming control skill, Dai Mubai only gave a contemptuous cold laugh. "Just a pile of broken grass, and you want to trap me?"
"First Spirit Ability, White Tiger Barrier!"
A thick, dazzling white light shield instantly appeared on the surface of his body. Accompanied by a surge of powerful explosive force, it immediately shattered the Blue Silver Grass wrapped around his legs into pieces.
Watching the grass debris flying through the air, Tang San thought to himself, "As expected of a top-tier Beast Spirit; just the first Spirit Ability alone has such powerful destructive force!"
Seeing that the Binding was ineffective, Tang San immediately changed his tactics, his hands moving rapidly.
He manipulated the remaining Blue Silver Grass like tough whips, quickly wrapping them around the rubble and wooden blocks in the surrounding clearing.
"Go!" With a sudden wave of Tang San's hands, those heavy stones and giant logs, whistling through the air, smashed toward Dai Mubai like cannonballs.
Facing the incoming giant objects, Dai Mubai advanced instead of retreating, snorting coldly, "Insignificant tricks, how dare you show off before a master!"
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