Douluo Dalu 3: Legend of the White Fox

"Ah!" Xia Yi yawned, stretched lazily after sitting up from the bed, rubbed his eyes, and looked at Gu Yue and Wu Jin in front of him. "What's wrong?"

"What's wrong? You still have the nerve to ask?" Gu Yue gritted her teeth. "It's already the enrollment time for Shrek Academy, and you're still not done sleeping?"

"The enrollment time for Shrek Academy? I set an alarm." Xia Yi pulled out his soul communicator, glanced at it, and flopped back down. "Isn't there still an hour left? What's the rush?"

"You…" Gu Yue was furious. If she didn't know Xia Yi well, she would have thought he was deliberately slacking off.

"Fine!" Xia Yi shook his head, got up, and said, "Let's go. We'll head to Shrek Academy and prepare in advance."

Soon, the three of them boarded Zi Ji's vehicle. As they passed an alley near Shrek Academy, Xia Yi suddenly turned his head to look outside and said to Zi Ji, "Stop the car!"

"What is it?" Zi Ji hit the brakes and followed Xia Yi's gaze out the window.

Not far away, a remarkably handsome young man was walking toward Shrek Academy. He had long blue hair cascading down his back and an otherworldly aura. With a gentle smile on his face, he exuded a sense of calm control over everything.

"Such an extraordinary figure—he's clearly here to participate in the Shrek Academy entrance exam," Xia Yi said with a grin.

"So what? Every year during the Shrek Academy entrance exam, there are thousands, if not tens of thousands, of young talents participating," Gu Yue said indifferently.

As soon as she finished speaking, several emerald-green hammers flew out of the car window.

The blue-haired boy, worthy of being a genius capable of joining the Shrek Academy exam, sensed something was wrong while Xia Yi's Genesis Hammer was still a hundred meters away. Three soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple—appeared on his body.

With a flash of his first soul ring, a silver light quietly enveloped the Genesis Hammer. Xia Yi noticed the surrounding space twisting and compressing under the pressure.

"A spatial attribute, huh? Rare indeed," Xia Yi chuckled.

The blue-haired boy's name was Luo Guixing—a famous figure on the Young Talent Ranking.

Space Lock—Luo Guixing's first soul skill. While this skill couldn't lock onto moving targets, it could appear at fixed points with pinpoint accuracy. Clearly, he excelled at this ability.

He perfectly predicted the flight path of the Genesis Hammer. Once released, the hammer couldn't alter its trajectory mid-air, making it impossible to evade.

After locking the Genesis Hammer, Luo Guixing sharply turned his gaze toward Xia Yi's vehicle.

He couldn't understand—this close to Shrek Academy, who would dare attack one of its examinees?

But just as Luo Guixing raised his head, a breaking sound suddenly came from behind him.

Without hesitation, his second soul ring glowed—Spatial Teleportation—and he flung himself in the direction of the sound.

However, the Genesis Hammer flying toward him from behind suddenly changed direction mid-air, accelerated again, and struck the back of Luo Guixing's head.

"Dong!"

Luo Guixing's eyes rolled back, and he fainted on the spot.

Normally, his spatial teleportation didn't require aiming—it could be instantly cast. But because his attention was fixated on the hammer in front of him, he didn't have time to turn around.

He had no precise sense of the hammer's position behind him and could only send his teleportation toward the sound.

Who could have expected that the Genesis Hammer could change direction mid-air?

"Heh-heh!" Xia Yi hopped out of the vehicle, and with a gesture, both hammers returned to his hands.

He crouched beside Luo Guixing and removed the storage soul device from his arm.

A registration form appeared in his hands.

"A spot! Isn't this convenient?" Xia Yi waved the form in front of Gu Yue and Wu Jin, reading the name on it. "From now on, I'm Luo Guixing."

"I'm speechless…" Gu Yue and Wu Jin nearly fell over. Did Xia Yi think Shrek Academy was full of fools?

Even the two observing from the shadows—Ya Li and Leng Yaozhu—were left in disbelief.

Each spot granted by Shrek Academy was recorded in their system. Before the exam began, identities were rigorously verified.

If it were this easy to impersonate a candidate, the Holy Spirit Cult could flood the academy with undercover agents.

Unbothered by their reactions, Xia Yi returned the storage soul device to Luo Guixing and climbed back into the car.

"Let's go register!" he announced before Gu Yue could object.

Despite leaving an hour early, by the time they arrived at Shrek Academy, most enthusiastic candidates had already registered.

The entrance was nearly deserted except for a few teachers handling the registration process.

Gu Yue and Wu Jin had legitimate slots and completed their registrations smoothly. As long as they passed the upcoming assessments, they would officially become Shrek Academy students.

When it was Xia Yi's turn, he chose to approach Shen Yi's station.

Previously, Shen Yi had been an inner court student, but having exhausted her contribution points forging a two-word battle armor, she was forced to work as an outer court teacher to earn more.

Shen Yi examined Xia Yi's registration form and cross-checked it against the system. Everything matched perfectly.

The only issue? The photo on the form didn't quite resemble Xia Yi.

Holding the photo up against him, Shen Yi scrutinized Xia Yi closely.

Xia Yi, unfazed, stood tall and proud, allowing her to examine him freely.

Through gritted teeth, Shen Yi asked, "Is this photo of you?"

"It's me," Xia Yi answered confidently.

"Really?"

"Really!"

Glancing at the picture, Xia Yi added, "I just looked a bit ugly back then… Oh, and I had blue hair."

"This isn't you."

"You're saying it's not me?"

"It's not."

"Well, I'm saying it's not me either! This isn't me at all!"

"So, what's the deal?"

"I'd like to know too! I paid for a Shrek Academy exam slot—I needed a registration photo. When I went to the photo studio, this is what they gave me. I said it wasn't me, but they insisted it was. So, I stuck it on the form and uploaded it to the system."

"Oh, that's how it is."

"What do you mean, 'oh'?" A furious voice rang out—Luo Guixing stormed over, snatched the photo, and declared, "Teacher, he stole my registration form! I am the real Luo Guixing!"

"Oh, I see." Shen Yi nodded and turned back to Xia Yi with a smile. "Do you have anything else to say?"

"What's there to say?" Xia Yi smirked as the Genesis Hammer reappeared in his hand.

"Dong!"

Caught off guard by Xia Yi's boldness, Luo Guixing was struck on the forehead and collapsed unconscious again.

"What are you doing?!" Shen Yi leaped to her feet, stunned.

She had already been warned by Ya Li about Xia Yi's theft. She had expected to embarrass him—she never imagined he would dare act so brazenly in front of her.

"Teacher, I paid him for the slot, but he tried to take it back. Don't you think he deserves a beating?"