Canghui Academy

"Xiao-ge, I don't want to eat it." Ning Rongrong clung to Su Xiao's hand and whined.

Su Xiao smiled faintly and leaned closer to Ning Rongrong. The little girl lowered her head slightly, her face flushing red.

"Xiao-ge, what are you trying to do? There are so many people here." Ning Rongrong tried to back away, but Su Xiao had already caught her small hand.

Su Xiao suddenly raised his hand, pinched Ning Rongrong's delicate cheek, and shoved the sausage straight into her mouth.

"Mmm, mmm~" Ning Rongrong mumbled incoherently, shaking her head nonstop in refusal.

Su Xiao suddenly turned serious. "Rongrong, eat it."

Seeing that Su Xiao seemed angry, Ning Rongrong slowly ate the sausage. Before long, she was deeply moved.

Oscar's sausage actually produced a warm current inside her body. As the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, she had eaten countless food-type Martial Souls.

Yet this miraculous sensation was the first of its kind Ning Rongrong had ever experienced.

"Good. We leave on time this afternoon. Destination: Star Dou Great Forest. Mission: obtain soul rings for Su Xiao and Oscar!" Flender announced.

When the eight of them gathered, they found only a letter Flender had left behind.

"Go to the Star Dou Great Forest and hunt soul beasts. This mission will inevitably involve some danger. Dai Mubai will lead the team, Oscar will provide food supplies, and Xiao Gang, Lao Zhao, and I will wait for you at Hunter Village," Flender wrote in the letter.

Before nightfall, Su Xiao's group of eight arrived safely at Hunter Village in the Star Dou Great Forest.

"So many people." Xiao Wu looked around curiously.

Tang San explained, "This is a transit stop for the Star Dou Great Forest. Soul Masters usually rest here whenever they can."

Afterward, they headed to an inn Flender had already chosen, intending to have dinner there. The students and teachers sat at separate tables.

"Why aren't the dean and the others eating with us?" Ning Rongrong asked.

Dai Mubai spread his hands helplessly. "The academy rules say students pay their own travel expenses, while teachers get reimbursed. And with a bottomless pit like Fatty around, the dean's such a cheapskate—"

Before he could finish, Dai Mubai met Flender's icy gaze and obediently shut his mouth.

"That's fine by me." Ma Hongjun spoke indifferently. "Then I can eat more. Two more plates!"

The waiter beside them nodded. "Please wait a moment!"

As he answered, the waiter walked forward and accidentally bumped into a tall man in white robes, followed by three or four others dressed the same way.

"Are you blind?!" someone shouted angrily. "Hurry up and bring us the best food and drink!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Lord Soul Masters, please sit inside. I'll bring it right away, just wait a moment." The waiter was clearly an ordinary person who could not afford to offend this group of Soul Masters.

Their shouting immediately drew attention in the already small inn, especially from the Shrek group seated not far away.

"What are they acting so arrogant for?" Dai Mubai said disdainfully. "That tiny Canghui Academy dares to make such a fuss?"

The people from Canghui Academy also noticed the Shrek group, and their expressions immediately darkened. One of them walked over to the Shrek table and asked in a mocking tone,

"Hahaha, you all look unfamiliar. Where are you from?"

At that moment, Su Xiao spat a bone he had just finished chewing directly onto the man's face. "Sorry, I didn't see you."

"You—" The man pointed at Su Xiao furiously.

At the same time, Dai Mubai beside him pretended to stretch lazily, then sent the man flying with a single punch and smashed him into the wall.

"Sorry, I didn't notice either."

Seeing one of their own get hit, the people from Canghui Academy immediately surrounded them. "Are you looking for trouble?!"

Su Xiao stood up and wagged a finger. "Not looking for trouble. I just won't allow anyone to be more arrogant than me."

As he spoke, Su Xiao and Dai Mubai struck at the same time, beating the group into a scattered mess. Only the tall man in the distance remained.

"Are you trying to make enemies of Canghui Academy?"

Su Xiao gave a cold snort. "Is Canghui Academy worthy?"

"Worthy?" The tall man immediately used Martial Soul Possession, and five soul rings rose from beneath his feet.

A Soul King!

Su Xiao and the others instinctively took several steps back and gathered together.

"Black Tortoise Avatar! Admit your mistake if you know what's good for you. Otherwise, I'll teach you brats a lesson on behalf of your elders today!"

Ma Hongjun, who had been greedily eating the whole time, shouted boldly, "You old turtle, what are you so arrogant about?!"

"Old... old turtle?" A chill suddenly spread from the tall man, and his expression grew increasingly hysterical. "Today, I must properly discipline you!"

Flender's voice rang out from nearby. "Since when did a turtle from Canghui Academy get to discipline the little monsters of Shrek?"

"Ah!" The middle-aged man roared and charged at Flender, only to be met by Zhao Wuji's fist head-on, which sent him flying straight out the door.

Zhao Wuji blew on his fist and muttered to himself, "I've been getting beaten up so often lately. Finally, I get to vent a little."

Seeing that even their teacher had been sent flying, the Canghui Academy students remaining in the inn did not dare stay any longer. They ran while still shouting threats.

"If you've got the guts, leave your names behind! Prepare to face Canghui Academy's wrath!"

The Shrek group turned back with confident smiles. "Remember this—we are Shrek!"

The next day, Shrek left the inn and headed deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest. They decided to first find Oscar's third soul ring.

After all, thousand-year soul beasts were more common in the outer regions of the Star Dou Great Forest, while ten-thousand-year soul beasts could be found further in.

Flender announced, "For this mission, Lao Zhao and I will only step in if you encounter danger. Everything else is up to you."