Gu Xun glanced at Lan Mengqin, a delicate girl with long white hair and blue eyes.
Gu Xun recalled Dong Qianqiu seemed slightly older than himself—though this referred to skeletal age, not chronological years.
For Dong Qianqiu was a hundred-thousand-year-old Demon Spirit Great White Shark in human form, while Gu Xun was a baby-sized Extraterrestrial Otherworldly Demon.
As introductions concluded one by one, the final two participants—Dong Qianqiu and Gu Xun—remained.
"My name is Dong Qianqiu. My martial soul is the Demon Spirit Great White Shark. Level 23."
Dong Qianqiu had cultivated at an astonishing pace on the Elf Planet alongside Gu Xun. With the aid of the Lake of Life and the Golden Ancient Tree, her cultivation speed was naturally among the fastest.
Across the entire class, including Gu Xun, Dong Qianqiu, and Lan Mengqin, there were no more than seven Grand Spiritmasters.
Moreover, aside from Gu Xun and Dong Qianqiu, most students were either a year older than them or even more.
Yet they barely reached Level 21. Lan Mengqin, backed by her family, had reached Level 24 at nearly eight years old—which was understandable.
"Gu Xun, Martial Soul: Heaven-Supporting Divine Spear, Level 25."
Gu Xun's brief introduction instantly silenced the entire class.
Even Teacher Wang looked utterly incredulous. According to records, Gu Xun was only seven years old. Had he really advanced fifteen levels in a single year? Wasn't that a bit too extraordinary?
Lan Mengqin, too, hadn't expected there to be two others nearly matching her level—one close to her own, and another even surpassing her by a level. Could they also be scions of a prominent families?
After everyone finished their introductions, Teacher Wang regained his composure and addressed the students.
"Welcome to Tian Dou Academy's Elite Class. You are the thirty most outstanding students selected this year—the group most likely to gain admission to Shrek Academy."
The mention of Shrek Academy sent excitement rippling through the students. On the Douluo Continent, Shrek was revered as the holy land of soul masters.
Gu Xun felt rather indifferent. If I were to unleash the Evil God King Fi Tian, and Di Tian were to summon the Dragon God Claw, how would Shrek Academy possibly counter that?
"Therefore, we will allocate resources specifically to you. We hope every single one of you will have the opportunity to join Shrek Academy."
The first class of the semester was an introductory session for everyone to get acquainted, so no formal lectures were held.
After class, everyone headed to their respective dormitories to unpack and organize their belongings.
"Gu Xun, I'm heading to the dorms."
"Alright, go ahead."
Dong Qianqiu waved to Gu Xun, who nodded in return. Gu Xun then walked over to a nearby pavilion and sat down, gazing at the lotus pond below and the koi swimming within.
"So small... Is the academy abusing these koi?"
Gu Xun couldn't help but complain as he looked at the koi, which weren't even one-fifth the size of his own pig koi. His own koi was nearly a century-old spirit beast.
Speaking of which, would a koi king evolve into a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast? Could it become a Violent Carp Dragon? Gu Xun was genuinely curious.
"I wonder if koi can evolve into hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts. And how many resources would it take to reach that level?"
Gu Xun sat in the pavilion, propping his chin on his hand as he pondered. Glancing down at the tiny koi below, he drifted into a daze.
"Master, I sense the Silver Dragon King's aura."
Just as Gu Xun was lost in thought, he suddenly received a telepathic message from Di Tian. Hearing the content, Gu Xun snapped back to reality.
"Master truly foresaw this like a prophet. Knowing a year in advance that the Silver Dragon King would appear here—truly worthy of being our master."
Di Tian's voice brimmed with reverence. A year prior, Gu Xun had prophesied the Silver Dragon King's arrival here—a prediction he himself had made.
Unbelievably, a year later, the Silver Dragon King appeared precisely as foretold. Truly, he was the Master.
Consider this; countless planets now harbor human development—at least seventy or eighty, if not a hundred.
Each planet lies countless distances apart. Yet Gu Xun had precisely predicted the Silver Dragon Queen, Gu Yuena, would appear here. Truly remarkable.
"Hmm, just as I expected."
Gu Xun nodded in agreement. He had merely leveraged his knowledge of the plot. Speaking of which, was Tang Le also scheduled to perform on Tian Dou Star?
Gu Xun pondered this momentarily, but his thoughts were interrupted by Di Tian's voice.
"My Lord, shall I intervene and bring the Silver Dragon King back?"
Hearing Di Tian's inquiry, Gu Xun shook his head and replied.
"No need. She'll come on her own later. By the way, Di Tian, keep an eye on entertainment projects during this period—especially singers with high popularity."
"Understood, my Lord."
Though puzzled by why Gu Xun wanted him to monitor singers in the entertainment industry, Di Tian trusted his master completely.
If the master asked him to do this, there must be a deeper meaning behind it. Di Tian pondered why Gu Xun was interested in entertainment industry matters.
As Di Tian was deep in thought, two figures approached Gu Xun—a blue silhouette and a white silhouette.
"Gu Xun!"
It was Dong Qianqiu. She immediately beckoned to Gu Xun, who nodded in response.
"Gu Xun, this is my roommate, Lan Mengqin. Mengqin, this is my friend, Gu Xun."
Dong Qianqiu introduced Gu Xun and Lan Mengqin to each other. Lan Mengqin and Gu Xun exchanged a glance.