Chapter 60: Chapter 60: Tang San Vomits Blood and Collapses, Xiao Wu, My Xiao Wu!
"Chuan Ge, look, Xiao San is here too."
Xiao Wu looked at the entrance of Shrek Academy, where a few scattered people were already queuing up.
Unlike the original long queue, Shrek is now just a wild chicken school that has not been certified by Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou, or Star Luo, and can only deceive ignorant commoners.
Tang San was still pacing back and forth at the gate, thinking about how his beloved Xiao Wu was doing, and if Qian Renchuan had really gotten his hands on her.
"Registration requires a fee of ten golden soul coins."
Li Yuesong, who was in charge of enrollment at the entrance, lazily reclined in his armchair and pointed to the box for collecting golden soul coins in front of him, addressing the Soul Master who had come for the interview.
The young man placed ten golden soul coins into the wooden box, and only then did Li Yuesong straighten up, lazily saying, "Extend your hand."
The young man nervously extended his hand, and Li Yuesong simply felt his bones, then waved his hand dismissively, shooing him away: "You're overage. We only accept those under twelve years old. You can leave."
"Wait a moment, Soul Master, my son just turned over by one month, and his cultivation is level seventeen. He's also a small genius in the city. Can you please make an exception?"
The woman beside the child pleaded bitterly.
"So expensive, registration costs ten golden soul coins."
Xiao Wu mumbled when she heard that registration cost ten golden soul coins, but then she seemed to remember something and looked at Qian Renchuan's expression.
"I also feel it's a bit expensive. After all, ten golden soul coins are enough to register at other advanced academies."
Qian Renchuan looked at Xiao Wu behind him with a gentle gaze and said nothing. He also felt that Shrek Academy's pricing was somewhat unreasonable.
After all, their Spirit Hall only required a village to pay 10 golden soul coins within six years for awakening Martial Souls for its residents.
This was not much, because the average annual income of commoners on the Douluo Continent was seven golden soul coins, and a comfortable life only required five golden soul coins.
A village of several hundred people, on average, paid less than one silver soul coin per year, which was not much of a burden. Moreover, the Soul Masters of their Spirit Hall worked hard on their long journeys, so it was only right for them to earn some money.
However, this Shrek Academy, which only performed a simple bone test, charged ten golden soul coins, which was clearly unreasonable.
"No, these are the rules."
Li Yuesong said calmly. He wasn't worried about the people in front of him causing trouble; they were just commoners, and he was a level sixty-five Soul Emperor.
"Then please return our golden soul coins."
Seeing that it was impossible, the aunt wanted to retrieve the golden soul coins, but Li Yuesong interrupted her, pointing to the sign that read "Registration ten golden soul coins," with tiny, almost invisible text below stating that the registration fee was non-refundable, whether successful or not.
"You wrote the words so small, aren't you cheating people?"
This move directly made some parents gasp for breath as they looked at Li Yuesong.
"Hmph, so you want your money back."
Li Yuesong snorted coldly, stood up from his reclining chair, and six Soul Rings—one white, two yellow, two purple, and one black—appeared on his body.
"Soul Emperor!"
The people who came to register were all commoners; where had they ever seen a Soul Emperor? Some of their city lords weren't even Soul Emperors.
"You can get your registration fee back, as long as you defeat him."
Saying that, Li Yuesong called Tang San over.
Tang San didn't hesitate; he immediately summoned his Martial Soul, and two yellow Soul Rings appeared on his body.
"I can give it a try."
Seeing that the show was almost over, Qian Renchuan walked out with a faint smile, letting Xiao Wu get off his back.
"Yinchuan, Xiao Wu!"
Watching Xiao Wu get off Qian Renchuan's back, Tang San's eyes turned red, and he panted heavily. Damn it, Xiao Wu should have been on his back! The inherently evil Yinchuan truly deserved to die.
"Don't get too excited."
Qian Renchuan didn't care about Tang San's man-eating expression, and he even wanted to know how furious Tang San would be when he took his external Soul Bone.
"Yinchuan, level fifty-two control-type Battle Soul King, please enlighten me."
Qian Renchuan summoned his Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul, and the five Soul Rings on his body—two purple and three black—stunned everyone. The noble golden Blue Silver Grass formed a stark contrast with Tang San's bloody, ugly, and foul-smelling Dark Blue Silver King. It was clear at a glance which was stronger.
"Wait a minute, Chuan Ge, let me beat up Xiao San."
Xiao Wu had never made a move since she followed Qian Renchuan. Looking at Tang San, Xiao Wu also wanted to experience the feeling of beating up a Xiao Biesan.
"Alright, but be careful."
Qian Renchuan dotingly rubbed Xiao Wu's rabbit ears, making Xiao Wu a bit sensitive.
"Damn it, Yinchuan, you die!"
Looking at the affectionate Qian Renchuan and Xiao Wu, Tang San felt an unprecedented humiliation surge in his mind, and his head grew heavier, as if he was carrying an entire lush grassland.
"First Soul Skill: Blue Silver Entanglement!"
Unexpectedly, the Xiao Biesan disregarded martial ethics. His mind, already overwhelmed by the loving figures of Xiao Wu and Qian Renchuan, had lost all reason.
"You good-for-nothing Xiao Biesan, how dare you ambush your Sister Xiao Wu."
Xiao Wu's figure flashed, and she directly activated the Eight-Stage Drop, which Qian Renchuan had improved, kicking the bewildered Tang San into the air.
With a series of screams, Tang San was brutally kicked to the ground. Tang San was speechless; looking at the four Soul Rings around Xiao Wu, he realized that he couldn't even defeat Xiao Wu.
"Xiao Wu, I'm your Third Brother! Stop it quickly."
"Ptooey, ptooey, who's your sister? I'm your big sister!"
Xiao Wu rolled her eyes at Tang San, looking at the short, rough-skinned Tang San with dead muscles all over him on the ground, her eyes full of disdain.
"Pfft, my Xiao Wu."
Seeing Xiao Wu like this, Tang San was heartbroken and furious. He spit out a mouthful of blood three meters away and passed out.
"How dare you cause trouble at my Shrek Academy!"
Li Yuesong's face turned angry when he saw Tang San being beaten. He grabbed his dragon-patterned staff and swung it at Xiao Wu.
The staff was imbued with a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, clearly indicating a murderous intent.
"Myriad Transformation - Shield."
At the critical moment, Qian Renchuan used Wind Spirit Moon Shadow, flashing in front of Xiao Wu to block the staff, his eyes filled with murderous intent, and he directly released his fifth Soul Skill.
"Fifth Soul Skill: Myriad Manifestations!"
With Qian Renchuan at the center, a semi-domain formed by Blue Silver Grass surrounded an area of a hundred meters, directly suppressing everyone's strength by 10%.
"Blue Silver Armor!"
Qian Renchuan's body gradually became enveloped in Blue Silver Grass, his body glowing with a dark blue metallic luster. He held a ten-foot-long Blue Silver Spear in his hand and looked down at the stunned Li Yuesong, saying coldly, "You have already found your path to death!"
As soon as the words fell, Qian Renchuan's spear, imbued with supreme killing intent and carrying a blow comparable to a Soul Saint using his Martial Soul True Body, plunged down without giving Li Yuesong any chance to beg for mercy.
"Ah!"
Li Yuesong, who had been arrogant moments before, had his hands shattered by that spear, his arms a bloody mess, and he was sent flying several meters away, his life unknown.
Originally, the commotion here should have attracted Flander and Zhao Wuji, but they were both having tea at the moment.
"Your Excellencies, you should be able to stop it now, right?"
Flander had an unnatural smile on his face, somewhat stiffly speaking to the two Title Douluo, Spear and Porcupine, in front of him.
If they didn't stop it, Li Yuesong would be beaten to death soon.
"Alright, if you dare to do this again, your Shrek Academy will have no need to exist."
Spear finished speaking and left with Porcupine, his heart full of confusion as to why His Holiness the Pope kept this wild chicken academy.