Shrek Academy Enrollment (Part 2).

"Elder, can I take the newbie to partake next step?" - he asked with a hint of laziness in the voice but with it was mixed respect. It seems Mubai is quite a polite guy.

"Y-yes... yes..." - Elder nodded with some difficulty, but after that came to his senses. - "No!"

"No! So he didn't pass?" - Dai Mubai was a bit jealous of the looks of the youth in front of him. Let alone here, that was the first time he saw such a handsome guy. He decided not to go on a street to hit girls with him, otherwise, no fish will be caught in his net.

But when he heard "No" he relaxed a bit. What is the use to have a good face if you are not capable enough?

"No, just take him directly to the last test." - said the elder calming down a bit. He can't wrap his head around what he saw just now. Many things can be forged or orchestrated, but not the spiritual pressure one feels from the deliberate release of cultivation base.

And that was genuine.

Dai Mubai looked surprised and waved at Aiden to follow his steps inside the village of Shrek academy.

"If you are exempt from the second and third test that means your cultivation passed the mark, but fourth can be difficult, however, if you don't do terrible, you will be brought in." - then after a slight pause, he continued proudly. - "I'm your senior brother Dai Mubai, attack type spirit elder, 34, you can just call me senior brother Bai like Oscar and Fire Chick." - however, his gaze never left Aiden. There was something bestial inside, craving for a good battle. That guy wasn't disdainful, but a character who won't have someone in his eyes until they have a good brawl.

'What a village buffoon, so simple he is almost cute.'

If Dai Mubai knew that he, a prince of an Empire, was labeled as a "cute village buffoon" by Aiden he will rage to no end and fight him until death.

They went under the burning sun through the valley of trees and entered a small village with several wooden and stone structures. Although not very impressive, it was neat with pleasant air and an inexplicable atmosphere of the closed-off place for training. Aiden liked it here. After all the traveling around, he looked at all with a tinge of wise curiosity.

"Teacher Zhao, I brought a newbie." - Dai Mubai bowed slightly. - "He is here for the battle test."

"Then test him, he is alone, no? Do you need me for that?" - Zhao Wuji dismissively waved his hands and continued his nap. He was too lazy to do anything. - "It is not like Flender, this stinky rogue, pays me for additional work."

He even complained for a second.

"Use the usual routine. One essence stick of time – still standing after that, good, if not, get lost."

Aiden smiled wryly. He was no match for spirit saint like him, but Dai Mubai? That is a joke.

"With all due respect, teacher Zhao, brother Bai is not enough." - Aiden revealed his rings, giving the duo shock of their lives.

"This... this... is it a joke?" - it wasn't the number of rings that gave them a shock, but a sequence of three purple and one black. It was just unheard of!

"Where did you get that monster from?" - even Zhao Wuji stood there rooted on the spot. It was ridiculous to the extreme.

"Erm... khm... brother..." - Dai Mubai cringed at the perspective of a fight with someone strong to this extent. Isn't it asking for a beating?

"Aiden." - the latter introduced himself after some time.

"Yes... we will have a friendly spar, but with your level, I really am not enough." - finally, he could again become calm and looked at Aiden in wonder with eyes full of passion. - "And it looks like seniority needed to be redefined here."

He was shameless, but not that shameless to call someone of this level his junior brother. No, more precisely he just doesn't want to receive a one-sided beating.

"Well... for such a monster to come here... naturally I will test you!" - Zhao Wuji lost all his laziness and stepped to the arena where they stood in front of each other. - "Okay, rules the same – one essence stick and you are in."

"Please advise." - Aiden gave him a salute and stood calmly. He unsheathed sword behind his back placing it in front of him and immediately after that his aura thoroughly changed.

Now he looked like a very sharp edge ready to slay enemies.

"Good!" - Zhao Wuji might look like a simpleton, still he was anything but that. Well, not taking in consideration his temper on a short fuse. - "Let's start!"

Dai Mubai stayed to watch, he was very interested in Aiden's martial spirit and its innate ability. Every martial spirit has one. Beast spirits mostly grant special constitutions like the one of Zhao Wuji. It gave him a vajra bear constitution, making him more robust and strong in terms of defense. Aiden on the contrary has a unique regal aura, albeit well hidden it is hard not to notice his excellence in the crowd. That gave Mubai some suspicions, because his White Tiger was similar on that part, although far from being so distinctive.

"Dragon aura..." - he mumbled in thought.

Zhao Wuji didn't mince words, directly activating his first ring, covering the body in light. It was a passive increase in defensive capabilities.

Aiden craved for another enemy to hone his skills. He infused sword with Hells Bane making the already outstanding sword deadly and very resilient. He leaned forward and with an outburst of Storm Steps shifted forward like a ghost. Zhao Wuji's eyes turned sharp.

'He is too fast for his level! Is he an agility spirit master?'

Sword in his hand shined with platinum-purple energy. It was like a streak of light directly with no hidden moves going for Zhao Wuji's head. The latter reacted instantly, bringing arms in a crest lock up and infusing arm guards with saint spirit power.

The moment when sword and armor touched each other, both fighters received a shock. Aiden never expected his frontal assault, albeit without using Dragon Sword Aura will be negated with only a minor scratch on the arm, and Zhao Wuji felt tremendous cutting edge descend on him from above. It made his hair stand on ends and forced to use more than 70% of his power!

The shock wave brought by the collision alerted many. It sent a burst of dust and leaves in the air and made little stones on the ground to perform a jump. Tremor of the air went in front of them, creating a local explosion and forcing them apart. But in this exchange, Zhao Wuji won never the less.

"I'll be damned!" - Dai Mubai gulped down, feeling shivers run down his spine. He cursed his blindness for wishing a spar with that monster. No, he was something else alright.

"Good! Good!" - Zhao Wuji started to get long-winded.

He made a step forward and sent a palm full of tremendous spirit power. Golden wave traversed the distance in an instant but was met with layers of ice petals as big as two adult men. Lightning force can be seen dancing on their surface. They not just met the hand head-on, but created a ramp, sending it to the side.

Such an exquisite manipulation of energy made both Zhao Wuji and Dai Mubai gawk in astonishment and the former get even wilder with battle intent. Aiden shifted to the side, attacking the saint with quick moves and noticed to his disbelief particularity in the opponent's defense.

'He is indeed a genius. His battle senses are simply astonishing! He can shift energy effectively around his body to create small scale areas of dense defensive light. Looks like famous masters are not as weak as I thought them to be. It is a matter to rejoice.'

Aiden didn't use strikes from Storm Reaper Divine Art as they were all assassination techniques not meant for friendly spars. But he unleashed his sword path comprehension in full, making slashes sharper, faster, and more elusive.

His sword went for legs, but when Zhao Wuji stepped back and lifted front leg Aiden arched closer and gave a kick to the other one, disrupting the balance. It was a hard thing to do, Zhao Wuji was like an immovable mountain, but now he lost footing and made a mistake, receiving bone sword with ice-lightning cutting edge straight to the chest.

Zhao Wuji felt even more pressure, opting to use a gravity strike. Aiden wasn't influenced as much as Wuji thought. This time he unleashed the chaotic instability domain of the body practice, disrupting any structured flow of spirit power. Still, the ground around continued to crack in the wake of their confrontation.

Aiden made a simple sword thrust, coupled with Storm Steps, but Zhao Wuji leaned body to the side dodging the strike and at that very moment felt a fist coming after. He took it down with a single swipe of a hand, however, the next moment Aiden went to his side, catching the attacking arm and directly twisting it.

If it was someone of cultivation level similar to him, then all would have been different. This move literally made people crippled. But their difference was too huge and as a result, halfway Zhao Wuji used his last skill and made a fist strike.

"Stop! Stop right now, you idiots!" - came a raging scream from the side and a man appeared from the sky. - "Do you want to ruin all the training field? Do you know how much I spent to build it?"