On the country road back to Shrek Academy.
"Boss Dai, do you know that woman named Zhu Zhuqing?"
Ever since Zhu Zhuqing arrived at Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai seemed like a completely different person, acting all the time in a state of panic. As the trio, fresh from the brothel, chatted, Ma Hongjun pictured a fiery figure.
The three new girls were all stunning. Zhu Zhuqing had a cool exterior and a hot body. Xiao Wu had a lively personality and a tall figure, especially those beautiful legs in white stockings. Ning Rongrong's figure wasn't as good as the first two, but her noble aura made her even more attractive.
"Hmm... Fatty, are you thinking something?"
"Don't blame me for not warning you. You can't afford to offend those three."
Dai Mubai's steps were unsteady, and his face was pale, clearly from overindulging in the brothel. He pinched Ma Hongjun's shoulder and warned him.
"Boss Dai, you're not thinking of having it all to yourself, are you?"
Ma Hongjun jumped up at that. He, like Dai Mubai, showed signs of kidney deficiency.
This guy has a flawed martial spirit, requiring sexual intercourse to release the evil fire within him.
Another handsome young man also looked at Dai Mubai with a wary look.
His name was Oscar, a food-type spirit master with innate full spirit power.
"Do you believe I'll beat you up?"
"That Zhu Zhuqing is from the Xingluo Empire, just like me. We've been engaged since childhood."
Dai Mubai let out a wry smile. He hadn't expected Zhu Zhuqing to find his way here.
"No way, she's your fiancée?"
Ma Hongjun and Oscar stared at him in disbelief.
"Why would I lie to you?"
Dai Mubai said, kicking Ma Hongjun in anger.
"Okay, Zhu Zhuqing is your fiancée, but what about the other two?"
Ma Hongjun chuckled and returned to the previous topic.
"Ning Rongrong's surname is Ning, and her spirit is the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda. She's from the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect. And that Xiao Wu... is very powerful. I can't beat her. A twelve-year-old Soul Master. Tsk, do you think she'd be interested in you two?"
Dai Mubai said, scorning Ma Hongjun and Oscar.
"Seven Treasures Glazed Sect?"
Oscar's heart sank. How could a poor boy like him, living on Spirit Hall subsidies, even dream of the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect?
"No way, a twelve-year-old Soul Master, you can't even beat Boss Dai?"
Ma Hongjun's fat face was filled with shock. Dai Mubai was a Level 37 Soul Master, after all. If Xiao Wu could defeat him, wouldn't that put her on the verge of becoming a Soul Master?
Oscar, standing by, felt even bleaker. His only pride was his innate full Soul Power.
Now, that pride had become worthless.
Fourteen-year-old Oscar was only Level 29...
...
Oscar's first day of school.
The shabby playground—no, it was just a relatively clean vacant lot. The surrounding debris was dilapidated, and rats occasionally scurried out.
The Shrek students' cultivation levels were as follows:
Dai Mubai, 15 years old, Level 37 Soul Master.
Oscar, 14 years old, Level 30 Soul Master. (Just broke through, no Soul Rings yet.)
Tang San, 12 years old, Level 29 Great Soul Master.
Ma Hongjun, 12 years old, Level 27 Great Soul Master.
Xiao Wu was a Level 36 Soul Master at twelve.
Ning Rongrong was a Level 33 Soul Master at twelve.
Zhu Zhuqing was a Level 29 Soul Master at twelve. (She gained two Soul Power Levels through practicing a cultivation technique.)
In this life, the trio of Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Ma Hongjun were destined to never rise to prominence. Without the Immortal Grass, they were merely ordinary geniuses.
"Where are Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu?"
Shrek Dean Flander stood before the crowd. Two of the seven were missing; Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu were absent.
Everyone shook their heads, indicating they didn't know.
"Zhuqing, where are they?"
Flander asked, looking at Zhu Zhuqing.
"Sleeping,"
Zhu Zhuqing replied as a matter of course.
"Sleeping?"
"It's so late, and they're still sleeping? Go get them."
Flander fumed and glared. These two little brats had dared to slack off on their first day. What would happen if he didn't teach them a lesson?
"Oh."
Zhu Zhuqing responded and strolled towards the dormitory.
"......"
Flanders' mouth twitched. "You're walking so slowly, it's already noon when I wait for you to come back?"
Half an hour later.
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong reluctantly arrived at the "playground." Ning Rongrong yawned, her eyes bleary.
"Do you still want to practice? How can you become strong at this rate?"
Flanders prepared to show his power to dampen their spirits.
"Who gets to be a strong person just by getting up early?"
"Yeah."
"I, Ning Rongrong, am twelve years old, have a ninth-level Innate Soul Power and am a Level 33 Soul Master."
"I, Xiao Wu, am twelve years old, have full Innate Soul Power and am a Level 36 Soul Master."
"I, Ning Rongrong, have never gotten up early since I was a child."
"Me neither."
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong echoed each other, leaving Flanders speechless.
These two little troublemakers are no simple matter.
"That was in the past. Since you've come to Shrek to study, as the dean, I have the responsibility for you."
Flanders interrupted Ning Rongrong and said, "If Ning Rongrong keeps talking, today's training won't be necessary."
"You're the dean, you have the final say."
"Yeah."
Seeing that the two troublemakers had been dealt with, Flanders nodded with satisfaction.
"Today's training is simple: run ten laps around the academy, and finish before noon."
"Start running now."