Xu Xiaoyan shook her head slightly as she looked at Tang Wulin. "Tang Wulin, Tang Wulin, I was Wu Zhangkong's student once, but only a student. Ask your master, would he dare to accept me as his disciple?"
Xu Xiaoyan felt disappointed in Tang Wulin. She had thought he was smart when they were in Eastsea City, but he hadn't made much progress since then.
He couldn't even compare to Le Zhengyu, let alone Anping. But Xu Xiaoyan understood that she had gained her current knowledge only after leaving Shrek Academy and following Anping and Gu Yuena.
If she had stayed at Shrek Academy and followed their teaching methods, chanting slogans about being proud of Shrek and linking everything to her cultivation and combat power, she would probably be no different from Tang Wulin now.
Tang Wulin wanted to argue back, but Zhuo Shi raised his hand to stop him. "I'm not qualified to be her master."
Then he turned to Xu Xiaoyan and said coldly, "You're a sharp-tongued little girl. Is that what your master taught you?"
Zhuo Shi forgot that Yun Ming was sitting across from him and scolded Xu Xiaoyan directly. He looked like he was ready to attack if they weren't in the City of Miracles and Xu Xiaoyan wasn't from there.
Yun Ming was here to protect Xu Xiaoyan, so he wouldn't let her be bullied. He snorted and released his aura, pinning Zhuo Shi down for a moment. But the pressure was gone as quickly as it came.
Zhuo Shi felt the sudden and fleeting pressure on his body and his heart tightened. He remembered that he had offended Xu Xiaoyan's master without thinking, and Yun Ming was warning him.
He also felt a bit scared. Yun Ming's strength might have surpassed their expectations. Zhuo Shi thought that Yun Ming might be the strongest person below the god level.
It made sense, though. Xu Xiaoyan could claim to be Yali's disciple, and Yali was Yun Ming's wife. It wasn't strange for Yun Ming to do this.
But Xu Xiaoyan didn't care what they were thinking. She shook her head slightly and said, "I can't take such praise from Scarlet Dragon Douluo. You should save it for your own disciple."
Zhuo Shi's anger rose even more when he heard Xu Xiaoyan say that. Tang Wulin knew he couldn't let her keep talking, so he said, "Let's talk about academic exchanges. What does the City of Miracles think of that?"
Xu Xiaoyan smiled when Tang Wulin finally got to the point. "The City of Miracles wasn't planning to conduct academic exchanges with any colleges, but..."
Tang Wulin felt a glimmer of hope when he heard her say that. He guessed that Xu Xiaoyan was going to agree. It seemed that Shrek Academy still had some prestige, or the City of Miracles wouldn't have considered it.
Then he heard Xu Xiaoyan continue, "Since you're from Shrek Academy, the best academy in the continent, we have no problem agreeing, but we have some conditions."
Tang Wulin was slightly startled when Xu Xiaoyan said that Shrek Academy was the best academy in the continent. He felt that she was mocking his academy. After all, the Shrek Seven Monsters had just lost to Xu Xiaoyan and Le Zhengyu.
Tang Wulin didn't have time to dwell on this issue. He asked, "What are the conditions?"
Xu Xiaoyan smiled slightly and said, "The conditions are very simple. You've seen Holy Spirit Douluo's introduction to the education of Miracle City, and you know the admission model they use."
"If you want to send students for academic exchange, you have to pass the entrance exam of the college you choose."
Tang Wulin and Zhuo Shi's expressions changed when they heard Xu Xiaoyan's words. Wasn't she making things difficult for them? Their Shrek Academy was a soul master academy, and they didn't have any courses unrelated to soul masters.
They had seen the courses offered by various colleges in Miracle City. The courses on soul masters seemed to be secondary, while the other courses seemed to be the main focus. Taking such a test would be a waste of time in their opinion.
Tang Wulin frowned and said, "Our Shrek Academy is a soul master academy. Why should we take such useless courses? You know that for a soul master, cultivation and strength are the most important, don't you?"
He didn't finish his sentence before Xu Xiaoyan interrupted him. "You proposed the academic exchange, not us. If you want to come for academic exchange, please respect the rules of Miracle City."
Tang Wulin was unhappy to be interrupted, but Xu Xiaoyan had a point. He had nothing to say, but he didn't want to give up so easily.
He said, "We're talking about academic exchanges related to soul masters, such as cultivation, soul guidance technology, and so on. Why should we bother with things like physics, geography, politics, and so on?"
Xu Xiaoyan shook her head firmly and said, "Have you ever studied them? How do you know they have nothing to do with soul masters?"
Tang Wulin and Zhuo Shi frowned slightly. If they had to spend time learning those things, wouldn't it take away from their practice time? They wondered if Miracle City wanted to slow down their progress on purpose.
But then they thought about what they had seen in various colleges in Miracle City. Maybe they were wrong. After all, that was how Miracle City educated their students.
But Tang Wulin still didn't want to learn the same things. They were already soul kings and sixteen or seventeen years old, the best age for cultivation.
He said angrily, "If you say those courses are useful, tell me how. If you can't explain it clearly, we won't agree to this condition."
Xu Xiaoyan's face didn't change. She smiled even brighter, making Tang Wulin feel uneasy. He didn't have a good argument.
Then he heard Xu Xiaoyan speak slowly. "I'm not making this up. For example, physics is mainly about the basics of soul guidance technology."
"Politics is about what people should and shouldn't do, and it teaches soul masters how to think and act. Geography is about the Douluo Star we live on..."
Xu Xiaoyan explained the significance of each subject in Miracle City, based on what she had learned from Yali.