After watching Tang Wulin and the others leave, the three of Xiao Hongchen quickly let their gazes fall upon Teacher Shen Yi.
Xiao Hongchen took a deep breath, then turned his head to look at Meng Hongchen and Ji Juechen, lowering his voice to briefly explain the content of his phone call with Jing Hongchen.
"Grandfather said that the Sun Moon Empire has already colluded with the Evil Soul Master organization, and he himself is deeply bogged down in the quagmire and unable to extricate himself."
"He has already deregistered our student status, and hopes that we can join this Shrek Academy."
There was a hint of complexity in Xiao Hongchen's voice, and at this moment, his expression was also somewhat solemn. Meng Hongchen and Ji Juechen couldn't help but startle when they heard this.
Their eyes were filled with disbelief. You must know that on Douluo Continent, Evil Soul Masters were existences that everyone wanted to beat up, yet the Sun Moon Empire... colluded with the Evil Soul Master? Jing Hongchen was also already deeply bogged down in the quagmire?
Meng Hongchen's brows furrowed tightly, and a flash of worry swept across her pretty eyes.
Although Ji Juechen did not speak, a hint of solemnity also appeared on his customarily expressionless face.
Watching the two's reactions, Xiao Hongchen took a deep breath and then made a decision.
"I want to join that Shrek Academy, in order to become stronger, and then deal with the threat existing in the Sun Moon Empire."
Meng Hongchen was silent for a moment, then nodded.
"I'll go too!"
Ji Juechen did not speak, only silently nodding. The three thus reached a consensus, and Xiao Hongchen also understood the thoughts of the two, then led them to walk towards the direction of Teacher Shen Yi.
To be honest, Xiao Hongchen was still very nervous at this moment. After all, Teacher Shen Yi had just flatly refused Zhou Yi. Of course, this was also related to the wrongdoing Zhou Yi had committed.
However, in this Shrek Academy in the Sky, every student's strength was so formidable, so the difficulty of enrollment definitely wouldn't be low, right?
Before coming here with Huo Yuhao, Xiao Hongchen's thought was still that he was just beneath Huo Yuhao. But after coming here, Xiao Hongchen discovered that he was inferior to everyone, and his self-confidence suffered a huge impact.
Of course, Xiao Hongchen absolutely would not easily admit defeat. Even after witnessing so many Geniuses, Xiao Hongchen's mindset did not collapse.
Teacher Shen Yi looked at the three people approaching, smiled, and then asked.
"Is there anything you need from me?"
Her voice was gentle, carrying a hint of curiosity.
Noticing that Teacher Shen Yi's attitude was considered gentle, Xiao Hongchen couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. This should count as a partial success, right?
"We want to join Shrek Academy."
Teacher Shen Yi glanced at the three, then slowly spoke.
"I heard from Yuhao that you aren't students of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy?"
Hearing this, Xiao Hongchen's gaze couldn't help but darken, and then he began to explain.
"Some problems occurred over at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, and the three of us have already dropped out from that academy."
He paused, then hurriedly added.
"We are willing to join Shrek Academy in the Sky, and are willing to bear all responsibilities that should be borne."
"At the same time, we will also do our best to repay the academy."
Hearing this, Meng Hongchen also hurriedly followed up.
"Me too."
Ji Juechen still silently nodded.
Teacher Shen Yi looked at the attitude of the three and nodded slightly, but didn't agree directly. Instead, she raised her wrist and activated her bracelet.
"Xu Xiaoyu, come over here and pick up the students preparing to participate in the school assessment."
She said a sentence into the bracelet, then lowered her hand and looked at the three.
"No matter what kind of statement you make, if you can pass the academy's assessment, then you can join Shrek Academy."
"If you cannot, then no matter how you make a statement, it won't work."
Naturally, anyone could just talk the talk, a point Xiao Hongchen was also very clear about. However, Xiao Hongchen still hurriedly nodded to indicate understanding. After all, at least the three of them still had the opportunity for an assessment, so it wouldn't be as bad as not even having the chance for an assessment.
Not long after, a Soul Guided Car was seen driving over from the distant sky, and then slowly descending.
The car door opened, and a figure walked down from the car. That was a youth with medium-long blue hair, a stern face, and an aura of keeping strangers away emanating from his body. It was Xu Xiaoyu.
His gaze fell on the three of Xiao Hongchen, with no expression in those stern eyes, and then he looked at Teacher Shen Yi and asked.
"Teacher Shen, are they the ones?"
Teacher Shen Yi smiled and nodded.
"I'll leave it to you, Xu Xiaoyu."
Xu Xiaoyu did not speak, only nodded and then turned around to look at the three of Xiao Hongchen.
"Get in the car."
The three of Xiao Hongchen exchanged glances, then hurriedly followed, squeezing into the Soul Guided Car before the door closed.
Xu Xiaoyu sat in the driver's seat, holding the steering wheel with both hands, his gaze straight ahead.
Xiao Hongchen sat in the back row, hesitated for a moment, and then asked.
"Um, Senior, how many items does this entrance assessment require passing?"
Without turning his head, Xu Xiaoyu coldly dropped a single sentence.
"You'll know when you get there."
The corners of Xiao Hongchen's mouth twitched, and then he obediently shut his mouth.
This guy... his aura is so strong. The feeling he gives people is precisely that of an ice-attribute Spirit, ice-cold.
Hum!
The Soul Guided Car started up, then abruptly rose and flew toward the sky.
Xiao Hongchen widened his eyes, looking at the rapidly retreating clouds outside the window, and was completely dumbfounded.
This... this is flying up into the sky?
And it's flying so high!
He had never been to such a high place before!
He had to admit that the moment it flew up, Xiao Hongchen's mood was quite excited. Moreover, flying so high, the people below quickly became quite minuscule, allowing one to overlook everything.
The Soul Guided Car continued to climb, passing through the clouds and airflow, and soon landed in front of a floating island. This floating island looked full of high technology and was quite shocking.
"This... this is Shrek Academy?"
Meng Hongchen also widened her eyes. With so many things, dazzling to the eye, she simply couldn't look at them all.
Xu Xiaoyu didn't pay attention to the shock of the three, instead parking the Soul Guided Car at the edge of the floating island.
The car door opened, and the three of Xiao Hongchen walked down from the car, then looked around at everything in the surroundings.
"We've arrived. This place is thousands of meters away from land. If you want to go back, you can only rely on the Soul Guided Car. Of course, if you have no way to pass the assessment, I'll be responsible for sending you back."
The way he said that, it was as if the three of them hadn't even started the assessment yet, but he already assumed they wouldn't be able to pass.
He had to admit that Xiao Hongchen had truly never experienced this kind of feeling. Xiao Hongchen had always been pinned with expectations, and it was his first time being looked down upon like this.
"Next, Teacher Ye Zhi will lead you to conduct the tests."
As soon as the voice fell, a figure walked over from a distance. That was a woman around twenty-something years old, tall in stature, wearing a black robe and having long brown hair.
Her face was exquisite, carrying a faint smile on it.
Ye Zhi walked up to the three, swept her gaze across them, and then said with a smile.
"Follow me."
Hearing Ye Zhi's words, Xiao Hongchen nodded and started to get nervous. However, no matter what, he had to pass the assessment.
He definitely must!
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