Hearing Dai Mubai's words, the four people following him were silent for a time, it was still Xiao Wu who couldn't help but first open her mouth,
"You are picking students like picking a wife. This also is too strict. It's no wonder that teacher at the entrance said only monsters are accepted here. People able to pass these four exams, maybe also only are monsters. I very much want to ask once, how many students does Shrek Academy currently have? Every year recruits how many students?"
This time it was Dai Mubai's turn to show a wry smiled.
"Our Shrek Academy from founding until now, in twenty years, has altogether enrolled forty two students. An average year has a little more than two students. This year all four of you might be recruited, which must be considered setting a record. Before this, the Academy already had two years without accepting any students. Currently, in the academy in the process of studying students counting me altogether are still three."
"Three?"
Apart from the ice cold young lady, Tang San, Xiao Wu and that beautiful young lady practically cried out simultaneously.
Dai Mubai laughed mockingly at himself,
"In the entire Douluo Continent, we can be considered as the only Academy where there are more teachers than students. Even after enrolling you, our Academy's students numbers will in no way surpass the teachers.
Tang San said:
"Like this, how can the Academy continue existing? Without a supply of students, it should be without income."
Dai Mubai said:
"Why else do you think the Academy would be such a small village? It's because of the lack of funds. If not for my home still sponsoring some, the Academy might have closed down last year. If this year again was without recruits, then, us three people studying, would be Shrek Academy's last students."
"Then why did the Academy not relax some when people tested to apply? The applicant people I saw also could not be regarded as few."
The gentle and beautiful young lady said doubtfully.
Dai Mubai exposed a reverent expression,
"The Dean said, better to have nothing, no matter when, even if it meant closing Shrek Academy, than to accept rubbish. Only monsters. You know what the Academy's graduation requirements are? This is already not an intermediate spirit master academy, nor an advanced spirit master academy. Because our requirements are different from theirs. We only want students thirteen years old or under, who also must be true genius. But the Academy's graduation requirements, are to exceed fortieth rank, and moreover before being twenty years old exceeding fortieth rank, attaining spirit ancestor level just to permit graduation."
"The Academy in total has enrolled forty two students, but truly graduating, only has fourteen people. After these fourteen people left the academy, not one was a person unable to receive worldwide attention. Among them are the most remarkable, right now already Spirit Hall's youngest elder, authority and prestige second only to the pope. The rest who did not graduate, were unable to before twenty years of age attain fortieth ranked cultivation or were killed while hunting spirit beasts. The Dean said, insufficient to reach forty first rank, must not go out and make him lose face."
Saying this last part, Dai Mubai's mood clearly became excited, concerning that Shrek Academy's dean, he clearly was extremely reverent.
Tang San smiled, saying to Dai Mubai:
"I'm very glad, to be able to come here."
Dai Mubai sighed, saying:
"Balak Kingdoms royal family originally planned to sponsor the Academy, but demanded the Academy's graduates must swear fealty to the royal family, and were immediately refused by the Dean. Our Shrek Academy is also incompatible with other academies, in no small measure pushed aside, therefore just becoming this current appearance."
Tang San suddenly found, he very much longed for being able to meet that dean Dai Mubai spoke of, he very much wanted to see, after all what kind of person, was able to for twenty years continuously persist in establishing this kind of academy.
"We've arrived."
Dai Mubai halted his steps. By now, they had reached another open space. This compared to that previous second exam location was much smaller, only two hundred square metres or so. One looking like he was over fifty years old middle aged man sat napping on a chair.
"Teacher Zhao, I'm bringing people to take the fourth exam."
"En? This year there is a fourth exam? Unexpectedly it's still four people."
The middle aged man opened hazy sleepy eyes, somewhat surprised looking at the four male and female youths before him, as if coming across some manner of inconceivable affair.
Dai Mubai said:
"Not only are there four people for the fourth exam, but they still also were all excused from the second and third tests."
Teacher Zhao's eyes shone, standing up from the chair, his stature was not tall, and appearance very ordinary. But looking extremely rugged. Compared to twelve years old Tang San he still was somewhat shorter in height but unexpectedly gave people a majestic feeling.
Wide shoulders resembling city walls, jacket basically unable to cover his whole body that was like cast from steel full of powerful muscles, although the expression on his face was amiable, the sturdy stature virtually gave people a kind of intense pressure.
"Four surpassing twenty fifth rank, not bad, not bad, apparently this year there are not few little monsters. Mine is the last hurdle, passing my trial, you will be able to formally become members of Shrek Academy. However, my trial cannot be so simple to pass. Real combat experience is necessary for every spirit master to possess. What I examine, is your capability in this respect."
Smiling his gaze swept from Tang San across the others, mildly looking at them,
"I'm called Zhao Wuji, since you four are all excused from the second and third exams, I will personally accompany you to play. Right now I give you one stick of incense of time to come to a mutual understanding and discuss. After one stick of incense, the test begins. The test contents, are for the four of you together to withstand my attack for one stick of incense of time. With only one person able to persevere to the end, it counts as you all passing. I hope you understand, don't try cheap tricks, there are no people able to use speed to escape this range. At the same time, I can also advise you, relying on one person's power to obstruct my attack is also impossible. Mutually coordinating together is your only chance of success."