Douluo Continent, my martial soul is a mushroom.

Chapter 18 Enrollment

"Zhao Wuji! What the hell have you gone mad about! Old Shao, save him!"

When Li Yusong arrived at the assessment site with the chubby Shao Xin in his chef's uniform, he only saw Zhao Wuji standing in the middle of the open space with a big bump on his head, grinning foolishly. Chi Ping and Dai Mubai were lying in front of him, looking like they were dead.

Zhao Wuji did not take Li Yusong's questioning seriously.

"Old Li, these two brats we hired this year are real monsters! I almost got myself killed just now! Old Shao, you're just in time. These two are incredibly stubborn, I had no choice but to knock them out. You need to check them out quickly, if they get hurt, I, Old Zhao, will be in deep trouble!"

Zhao Wuji was quite moved.

Using the force of gravity, Chi Ping delivered a powerful kick that smashed a large bump on Dai Mubai's head. However, Chi Ping himself was also powerless to resist due to the depletion of his soul power and physical strength. He lost consciousness in his instinctive counterattack. Thanks to Chi Ping's reminder, Dai Mubai was prepared and retreated in time, and was almost unharmed under the effect of the golden mushroom.

But without Chi Ping's cooperation, Dai Mubai was simply no match for him.

With his third soul skill, Gravity Enhancement, and his fifth soul skill, Gravity Compression, Dai Mubai was forced to lie down after just two moves.

Having used a ten-thousand-year soul skill to fight two kids who weren't even Soul Masters, Zhao Wuji felt that he might be the most frustrated and incompetent Soul Saint in the Soul Master world.

At the same time, he also felt that he was the luckiest Soul Saint in the Soul Master world, because he was about to become the teacher of these two monsters.

—Boss Flander already has a chubby kid, so he won't be competing with these two. Li Yusong teaches weapon-type Soul Masters, and Shao Xin is a food-type Soul Master; both of them will probably have their eyes on Chi Ping, but that kid looks like he'll be trained in hand-to-hand combat, so I'm at least halfway there. Lu Qibin teaches control-type Soul Masters, so there's no competition there. Only I, the Immovable King, am a pure power-attack type Beast Soul Master! Little White can only train with me!

"You bastard!"

Enraged, Li Yusong drew his dragon-patterned staff and struck the bear on the head.

Knowing he was in the wrong, Zhao Wuji squatted on the ground with his head in his hands, letting Li Yusong vent his anger.

Anyway, I'm thick-skinned and tough, so let Old Li calm down.

Shao Xin ignored the unreliable Zhao Wuji and quickly stepped forward to check on Chi Ping's Dai Mubai's injuries.

"Soul power exhausted, muscles throughout the body fatigued, thigh muscles torn, internal bleeding..."

After listing several injuries, Shao Xin breathed a sigh of relief and casually said, "Minor injuries."

Although they continued their pursuit, Zhao Wuji and Li Yusong remained focused on Shao Xin's diagnosis. Hearing him say this, they both breathed a sigh of relief.

For a high-level Soul Emperor-level food-type Soul Master, if the injury is determined to be minor, it means there is really no problem and it can be easily healed.

"Fourth Soul Skill - Life Candy!"

With the activation of his Millennium Soul Skill, two thumb-sized, emerald-green candies appeared in Shao Xin's hand amidst a flash of light.

The candies, imbued with the breath of life, melted in their mouths, and visibly, Chi Ping and Dai Mubai's breathing became long and steady.

Shao Xin glanced at the setting sun on the horizon and said to Zhao Wuji and Li Yusong, "It's getting late, let's take them to their dormitories to rest first."

As the only food science teacher and logistics director at Shrek Academy, Shao Xin's words still carried weight.

Zhao Wuji and Li Yusong each carried one of Dai Mubai and Chi Ping, respectively, and walked towards the back of the academy.

……

The moon was high in the sky, and the croaking of frogs on a summer night woke Chi Ping from his slumber.

"Um...where am I...I am..."

Chi Ping covered his forehead, vaguely remembering that he had been hit hard by a bear, but in the end, he was knocked unconscious by the bear's slap...

"what!"

I remember everything!

That bear is Zhao Wuji!

Where is Dai Mubai?

Chi Ping looked around.

This is a wooden cabin, not very big, about ten square meters. Besides the wooden bed where he was lying, there was another bed next to it, where Dai Mubai was fast asleep.

—Have we been accepted?

Chi Ping thought to himself.

He then jumped off the bed, and only then did he notice that his clothes seemed to have been changed.

—The teachers must have replaced it, but we still need to find the mycelial coat first.

The martial arts uniform was, after all, a creation of the martial spirit, and had a strange connection with Chi Ping. Chi Ping sensed the location of the martial arts uniform with a little concentration.

I tiptoed out of bed, put on my shoes, opened the door, and then closed it.

The mycelial cap was just outside, casually placed in a basin. During the assessment, it had several holes broken and was stained brownish-black with dust; presumably, the person changing clothes intended for Ikehira to clean it himself.

When not activated, the mycelium will be completely concealed, retaining only the instinct to absorb light elements to refine soul power and maintain its existence. All living things and some non-living things in this world have this instinct. Unless you observe it deliberately, even a Soul Saint like Zhao Wuji would not care.

Moreover, the quality of the mycelium coat is similar to that of ordinary clothing, only slightly heavier, and storing more soul power will not affect its quality.

So even if Zhao Wuji or someone else changed Chi Ping's clothes, Chi Ping wasn't worried about the secret being discovered.

Having confirmed that the mycelial sheath hadn't been thrown into the trash, Chi Ping had nothing else to do. His whole body was sore and weak, and he would have to wait before he could cultivate, so he simply strolled around the academy.

Shrek Academy may be poor, but that depends on who you compare it to.

Occupying an area of ​​one-third of the village, it must be at least several thousand square meters. Even if land is cheap in the countryside, the annual rent wouldn't be a small amount. However, it's possible that the villagers gave them a discount, or even gave them a free ride, because of their cultivation level…

Is nobody here?

After walking for nearly ten minutes without seeing anyone, Chi Ping chewed on a mushroom and muttered to himself in confusion.

"But it's understandable. I remember Teacher Zhao saying that no one except me and Dai Mubai made it to the fourth level today, so it's hard for Shrek Academy to get in. It's understandable that we can't see anyone..."

"Forget it, let's go back to cultivate. There's nothing to see here."

The mycelium needs to expand, the depleted soul power needs to be restored, the Six Styles need to be perfected, and the combat skills based on the Six Styles need to be theoretically developed. There is still a lot that Chi Ping needs to do.

……

The distant crowing of roosters carried from the village to the academy, and Dai Mubai, who had been hungry all day, woke up from his wooden bed with green eyes.

"I reckon you should be awake by now. Are you hungry? Eat this to fill your stomach."

Dai Mubai turned his head and saw Chi Ping, wearing a white martial arts uniform with gold patterns, enter from outside the door, with milky white mushrooms sprouting one after another in his hand.

Dai Mubai didn't stand on ceremony, taking the mushroom Chi Ping offered and putting it in his mouth. After their joint battle against the Immovable King yesterday, he had come to accept this strange food-type Soul Master.

"We yesterday..."

"I didn't fight it. But I still passed the assessment."

"Oh..." Dai Mubai responded and continued munching on the mushroom.

After swallowing a handful of mushrooms, Dai Mubai finally felt his hunger subside. He licked his lips and stopped asking Chi Ping for more mushrooms. For Soul Masters, while food-type Soul Masters' creations are effective, they cannot replace the function of food itself.

"Let's get ready and head to the cafeteria."

Dai Mubai nodded.

After spending five minutes tidying his appearance, Dai Mubai followed Chi Ping towards the cafeteria.

"What time did you get up?"

"It's only about half an hour earlier than you."

"So early!"

"It's alright."

"What are you doing up so early?"

"I was just practicing my boxing to get in shape. I also took you for a walk around the academy and the surrounding villages, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to take you straight to the cafeteria."

Shrek Academy's dining hall is a result of an agreement between the academy and the village, with several villagers hired to prepare meals for the students. Breakfast is simple, but the portions are generous, so there's no problem getting full.

Dai Mubai is a beast spirit warrior, and he has a big appetite. He was starving yesterday, and if Chi Ping hadn't fed him some mushrooms, he would have eaten people by now!

Chi Ping's appetite was no less than Dai Mubai's, and having practiced for half an hour that morning, he was also starving. He ate ten steamed buns, ten meat buns, and three bowls of porridge, but he still wasn't full!

After we had eaten and drunk our fill, a clanging sound suddenly came from outside the cafeteria.

Chi Ping stood up and said, "I ran into Teacher Li Yusong when I was training earlier. He told me that the dean will be holding the entrance ceremony for us on the main playground today, and the signal to start is the bell. Mu Bai, we need to go to the main playground now."

"What are we waiting for? Let's go! We can't make a bad first impression. Even Fudo Myoo can only be a teacher; this Dean must be a Contra player!"

Now that he was full, Dai Mubai had more energy. He got up from his seat and strode after Chi Ping.

(End of this chapter)