Special Training Begins

"Master, please, you must accept Yiran as your disciple!" Dragon Duke pleaded sincerely.

"This..." Yu Xiaogang did not know how to respond either.

The atmosphere immediately became awkward. Meng Yiran was the one who broke the silence. "Grandpa, I don't want to!"

"Impudence!" Dragon Duke roared in reprimand.

Meng Yiran's face immediately darkened. Her grandfather, who had always doted on her the most, was actually speaking to her like this for an outsider.

"Master, my husband and I have limited abilities. You were able to teach two such outstanding disciples. If Yiran could receive your guidance..." Snake Woman explained.

After hesitating for a moment, Yu Xiaogang waved Su Xiao and Tang San over to his side and said to Dragon Duke and Snake Woman:

"Honored seniors, A Xiao and Xiao San have followed me in cultivation since childhood. All I could teach them was theory and help them select suitable soul rings.

Their current achievements are entirely thanks to their own talent and hard work."

Yu Xiaogang's words were clearly a rejection. Dragon Duke and Snake Woman both looked troubled. Seeing Meng Yiran's unhappiness, they could only shake their heads helplessly.

"Since Master has said so, it seems Yiran simply lacks this fate. In that case..."

Dragon Duke and Snake Woman bowed and turned to leave, only to be stopped by Flender.

Flender smiled. "Honored seniors, while Xiaogang is no longer taking disciples, Shrek is in need of students. A Xiao and Xiao San are both students of Shrek Academy.

Moreover, Xiaogang has agreed to teach at Shrek Academy. Why not let Yiran enroll in Shrek as well? What do you two think?"

Seeing that there was still a chance, Dragon Duke and Snake Woman agreed. "Since Dean Flender has said so, once we help Yiran obtain her third soul ring, we will send this girl to Shrek Academy."

With everyone satisfied, Flender exchanged a few more pleasantries with Dragon Duke and Snake Woman before they went their separate ways.

That night, everyone from Shrek returned to the academy.

This trip had given everyone different insights.

Su Xiao and Ma Hongjun had it the easiest. Ma Hongjun went straight for a late-night meal, while Su Xiao went to see Xiao Bai.

"Woo~"

Xiao Bai cried out, then trotted toward Su Xiao. After being apart for so long, the man and dragon immediately grew close again.

"Xiao Bai, stop licking me. I know you missed me. I'll go find something to eat, and we'll have a late-night snack together. The dean gave us three days off, so I'll keep you company properly." Su Xiao happily hugged Xiao Bai's massive dragon head.

Xiao Bai suddenly stopped licking Su Xiao's face and looked in one direction.

Su Xiao followed its gaze and saw Ning Rongrong.

The moment Ning Rongrong realized Su Xiao had noticed her, she immediately turned and jogged back to the dormitory.

"Hey..." Su Xiao let out a long sigh. "This girl really is hard to deal with."

Three days later, Meng Yiran was reluctantly brought to Shrek by Dragon Duke and Snake Woman. At the same time, the special training Yu Xiaogang had prepared for everyone officially began.

Over the past three days, Tang San's Eight Spider Lances had been exposed, and Su Xiao had also explained how he had hunted the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear.

"Thanks to the King Yama's Summons Xiao San gave me."

Su Xiao's King Yama's Summons had been given to him by Tang San earlier. Although Su Xiao had also learned Tang Sect techniques, his study of poisons was barely a drop in the ocean.

"Today is the first day of your special training." Yu Xiaogang gathered Su Xiao, Tang San, and the other seven together.

Yu Xiaogang took out a bowl and placed it on a wooden table. "Before class begins, let's play a little game. Without using soul skills, soul bones, tools, or your physical body, break this bowl."

Everyone looked at one another. Under Yu Xiaogang's restrictions, they had all realized that only Soul Power could be used to break the bowl.

"Fatty, you try first. If you succeed, I'll treat you to a meal." Yu Xiaogang tempted Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun haughtily curled his lip and stretched out both palms toward the bowl, releasing Soul Power. With an angry roar, he sent the bowl flying into the air, but it did not shatter when it hit the ground.

Yu Xiaogang said, "Not bad, but the bowl didn't break, so I can't treat you to a meal."

The others tried one after another. Dai Mubai exerted himself for quite a while, his expression even turning somewhat ferocious, but he only managed to make the bowl bounce about ten centimeters.

Meng Yiran guessed unhappily, "This bowl is so hard. Are you deliberately trying to trick us?"

Hearing that, Su Xiao nudged Tang San. "Xiao San, go give it a try."

Tang San agreed. He prepared to exert force with one hand. In an instant, the bowl shattered.

Yu Xiaogang took out another bowl and explained, "This is to test your control over Soul Power.

Tool Soul Masters consciously control their Soul Power, and Soul Masters with ranged soul skills have experienced this sensation as well.

But Soul Masters who possess neither of those conditions will have very weak control over their Soul Power."

Afterward, Ning Rongrong and Oscar both managed to move their bowls. When it was Meng Yiran's turn, as a Tool Soul Master, she also shattered her bowl, though it took some effort.

Only Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Su Xiao had yet to take the test.

Clearly, Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu were the kind Yu Xiaogang had mentioned, with relatively weak control over Soul Power, while Su Xiao possessed ranged soul skills.

Zhu Zhuqing's face turned red from exertion, yet the bowl did not move at all. In the end, she became so furious that she directly clawed the bowl to pieces.

When it was Xiao Wu's turn, the girl stretched her limbs, blew on her right palm, and extended a finger. The bowl suddenly exploded, and she did it with absurd ease.

"Ah?" Oscar and Ma Hongjun beside her were both stunned. "Master, didn't you say..."

Yu Xiaogang could only explain awkwardly, "Perhaps this is Xiao Wu's talent."

Su Xiao was already prepared, waiting for Yu Xiaogang to bring out a bowl.

"A Xiao, wait a moment. Your test won't use a bowl," Yu Xiaogang said.

Su Xiao was slightly puzzled. "Then what will I use for the test, Teacher?"

"A vat!"

Dai Mubai carried over a water vat more than a meter tall and set it in front of Su Xiao.