"I have a little sausage!"
With a lewd incantation, Oscar conjured a small sausage in his hand.
Food-type martial souls are truly bizarre; even their soul skill incantations are equally outrageous.
No one tried his little sausage; the three of them believed in its detoxifying properties.
However, Ma Hongjun wasn't hesitant; he simply didn't need the detoxifying sausage since he wasn't poisoned.
At Flander's prompting, Oscar conjured a large sausage and handed it to Ma Hongjun.
"My big sausage can restore soul power, and it works very well," Oscar said with a lewd grin.
Ma Hongjun took the sausage, put it in his mouth, bit off a piece, and swallowed it in a few bites.
The taste was indeed good; it lived up to its carnivorous martial soul reputation, its restorative effect being much stronger than Xiao Yuanyuan's big bread.
Dai Mubai looked at Ma Hongjun with some surprise. He had always been reluctant to eat Oscar's sausage because of his mental aversion.
"Hongjun, you eat his sausage..."
Dai Mubai said with a somewhat disgusted expression, stopping mid-sentence when he saw that Ma Hongjun had finished eating.
Ma Hongjun didn't seem to care; he understood Dai Mubai's meaning. However, he wasn't as naive as Dai Mubai, after all, he had lived two lives.
"Food-type spirits inherently offer excellent support, especially meat-based ones. Although Oscar's spirit incantation is a bit lewd and disgusting, it doesn't overshadow the spirit's powerful abilities.
With the help of this restorative sausage, our strength can be greatly enhanced, and our safety in the Soul Hunting Forest will be much more guaranteed. It plays a significant role.
I once had a food-type teammate whose spirit incantation was equally embarrassing, but she was indispensable to the team.
When your life is in danger, having a teammate with a food-type spirit to help you is a truly blissful experience, and you'll automatically overlook those embarrassing and disgusting spirit incantations.
The reason you haven't overcome this hurdle yet is because you haven't experienced that kind of desperate situation.
When you truly face a desperate situation, you'll be grateful to have such a food-type spirit master by your side."
After Ma Hongjun finished speaking, Oscar looked at him earnestly and moved, his lewd expression completely gone. It could be said that because of this spirit and these spirit incantations, he had suffered a lot of discriminatory looks from others.
Dai Mubai was his classmate and battle partner, but he had never eaten his sausage. Although he didn't look down on him, he had repeatedly expressed disgust at his spirit.
Despite their usual banter and laughter, these things undoubtedly became a thorn in Oscar's side. Today, Ma Hongjun didn't shy away from the awkwardness of his martial soul and soul incantation. After eating his giant sausage, he emphasized the importance of food-type soul masters. This was the first time Oscar had been valued and respected by his peers.
"Thank you, Hongjun!"
"You're welcome, Oscar. You don't need to feel ashamed or inferior at all. You are a powerful food-type soul master, and your role is self-evident; you just haven't had the chance to demonstrate it yet.
Your recovery sausage is amazing, several times better than the recovery bread of my previous food-type teammate."
Ma Hongjun praised Oscar generously. In the original story, Oscar was initially disliked by Dai Mubai and others. Even when he ate his sausage, it was only as a test by Flander.
Ma Hongjun felt this was unfair to Oscar. He was a powerful food-type soul master and deserved respect. His
martial soul and soul incantation were things he couldn't change. This inherent awkwardness shouldn't be borne by a hardworking food-type soul master like Oscar.
A large part of the truth behind this was actually taught to Ma Hongjun by the devil. The devil was someone who had undergone countless trials of life and death; he understood that compared to life itself, so-called psychological barriers, pride, dignity, and the like were all very fragile.
Flander looked at Ma Hongjun with undisguised admiration. This young man had truly surprised him greatly. Leaving aside his talent, his understanding and awareness alone were beyond the reach of ordinary youths.
He was very curious about what kind of teacher could cultivate such an outstanding student.
Dai Mubai watched as Ma Hongjun readily ate Oscar's sausage without any pretense. Compared to Ma Hongjun, he suddenly felt somewhat weak and naive.
Clinging to those pointless thoughts, unable to let go of his status, yet willingly succumbing to depravity, he was essentially someone who had already given up resisting life. Why was he still bothered by Oscar's martial soul?
In the end, he still couldn't let go of that nobility, even though reality cruelly told him he had no chance, even though his body had already succumbed to the allure of pleasure. His heart, and the subtle reactions of life, still told him otherwise.
Dai Mubai, unwilling to accept mediocrity, unwilling to accept his fate.
Suddenly, Dai Mubai fell silent. He became quiet, walking forward in silence, struggling with his inner turmoil. Faced with fate and cruel reality, should he continue to succumb to despair, or stand up and fight back?
Ma Hongjun knew Dai Mubai's background and destiny. His words earlier were partly to vindicate Oscar, and partly to provoke Dai Mubai.
Seeing Dai Mubai's heavy heart and silent steps, Ma Hongjun smiled slightly. It seemed his words had worked.
Dai Mubai was struggling with his inner turmoil; to rebel against fate, he first had to conquer himself mentally.
Now, Dai Mubai had taken the first step. He had
successfully left the Soul Hunter Forest without encountering the demon Chu Tianye; he should be back at the academy.
"Ma Hongjun, as the Dean of Shrek Academy, I invite you to join our Shrek Academy."
Along the way, Flander had been telling Ma Hongjun all about Shrek Academy, about the powerful figures this academy, which only accepted monsters, had produced, about how even the lowest-ranking teachers were Soul Emperors, and about how Shrek Academy cultivated outstanding and powerful Soul Masters.
Ma Hongjun listened without responding, but finally Flander couldn't hold back any longer and formally extended the invitation.
Ma Hongjun still didn't answer, seemingly somewhat hesitant. Dai Mubai and Oscar watched nervously; they were currently the only two students at Shrek Academy. Having finally encountered an even more monstrous talent, they naturally wanted him to join.
Moreover, from their interactions that day, they both felt a good rapport with Ma Hongjun and greatly admired him.
Ma Hongjun certainly wanted to join Shrek Academy, and fate seemed to have ordained him as such, but agreeing so readily after only knowing him for a day seemed somewhat illogical. After all, Ma Hongjun's current talent far surpasses his previous abilities, and Shrek Academy is still relatively unknown at this time. Although they have formally invited him, it doesn't seem reasonable for him to accept so readily.
Therefore, he is considering how to accept the invitation in a way that would appear more natural.
"You've already reached the Great Soul Master realm, so you can graduate early from Musu Junior Soul Master Academy. Next, you can choose to enter an intermediate or advanced Soul Master Academy.
With the talent you've shown, I doubt any academy would refuse you if you wanted to.
Compared to other advanced academies, Shrek Academy certainly doesn't have a reputation.
But we have many advantages. Just look at us now—have you ever seen an academy directly send out Soul Saints to help students hunt for hundred-year Soul Rings?
If you join Shrek Academy, we can help you hunt for the Soul Rings you need before reaching Soul Saint level, including your second Martial Soul. Our Shrek
Academy has a very strong faculty; all our teachers are at least Soul Emperor level and can provide one-on-one guidance.
Furthermore, we can help you solve your Martial Soul problem; you can leave that to Mu Bai
..."
Ma Hongjun never expected Flander to have such a cunning businessman's face, convincingly and logically explaining things so persuasively and enticingly.
Dai Mubai and Oscar couldn't help but turn their faces away.
Ma Hongjun cooperated with Flander's act, who at this moment resembled a pyramid scheme leader, trying to recruit Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun knew exactly what was going on, but he put on an expression of excitement, as if saying, "Your academy is so great, I'm so excited, I definitely want to join! "
Finally, his gaze swept over the three of them, and he said seriously,
"Okay, I'm willing to join Shrek Academy!"