Return to the Spirit Arena

"Awesome!" Su Xiao stuck his head out of the medicinal bath.

After arriving in Suotuo City, Yu Xiaogang had prepared medicinal baths, lavish meals, and top-class suites for them.

Su Xiao ate a little to recover his strength, then prepared to leave first.

Flender had told him that Xiao Bai had also been brought to Suotuo City. While Su Xiao was enjoying the feast, he had no idea how Xiao Bai was eating or living.

Dai Mubai draped an arm around Su Xiao's shoulders and raised his brows lecherously. "Xiao-ge, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Don't you want to know what the girls are doing? Hehehe~"

Su Xiao waved a hand. "Not interested. But Dai Boss, be careful you don't get beaten up. I still need to check on Xiao Bai. See you in the room later."

Watching Su Xiao's retreating figure, Oscar asked Dai Mubai conspiratorially, "Should we call Xiao San too?"

"No need. He's just like his brother—no sense of fun at all." Dai Mubai then looked wickedly at Ma Hongjun. "But for something like this, we definitely can't leave out Fatty."

Su Xiao had not gone far down the bathroom corridor when he heard someone calling him.

"Xiao-ge!"

Turning around, Su Xiao saw Ning Rongrong. Her hair was dripping wet, and she looked conflicted. She secretly glanced at him, then quickly lowered her head.

"Do you need something?" Su Xiao asked coldly. Don't give this girl even the slightest room for fantasies.

"Ah..." Ning Rongrong answered awkwardly. "Nothing, nothing."

Seeing this, Su Xiao turned and left. The more he got tangled up with Ning Rongrong, the messier their relationship would become. He could not help cursing inwardly, Oscar, you bastard, can't you try a little harder?!

After leaving the baths, Su Xiao found the stables. Sensing his presence, Xiao Bai immediately trotted over.

Neigh—

Xiao Bai whinnied docilely.

"Looks like the dean found you a pretty good place. They even cleared out all the other horses. How was your dinner, Xiao Bai?" Su Xiao asked.

Roar—

Xiao Bai let out a full belch.

"Good, then. The teacher's next training assignment should be participating in Spirit Arena matches. We may have to stay in Suotuo City for a while, so you can only walk circles around this courtyard, Xiao Bai."

Back at Shrek, the land was vast and sparsely populated. Xiao Bai could roam freely outside the village without anyone restricting him. Now, he was trapped in these stables again.

"Since there's a room here, I won't be staying in any top-class suite tonight. From now on, I'll stay here with you." Su Xiao affectionately rubbed Xiao Bai's rhino horn.

A short while later, Yu Xiaogang gathered everyone in a room.

"Your next stage of training will be to participate in Spirit Arena matches at the Soto Spirit Arena," Yu Xiaogang announced.

"There are two goals. First, win two thousand Gold Soul Coins in prize money to repay the academy's debts. Second, obtain Silver Soul Fight Medals."

At those words, all eight of them except Meng Yiran reacted. They remembered one of the graduation requirements Flender had mentioned very clearly.

"Is obtaining a Silver Soul Fight Medal difficult?" Meng Yiran asked quietly.

Zhu Zhuqing answered, "The dean said that if you can't rise to a Silver Soul Fight Medal, don't even think about graduating."

Meng Yiran nodded.

After the previous month of training and passing Devil's Path together, Meng Yiran had fully integrated into Shrek.

Like Zhu Zhuqing, she had the personality of an icy, mature beauty.

Other than the girls, Meng Yiran was relatively close to Tang San because she cultivated a weapon called the Soul Severing Blade, which was very similar to hidden weapons.

Meng Yiran had asked Tang San for guidance several times, so Tang San simply taught her a hidden weapon called the Bone Penetrating Needle.

Xiao Wu had been jealous over this more than once.

Yu Xiaogang continued, "To advance to a Silver Soul Fight Medal, you need one thousand combat points. Therefore, to earn points more quickly, you must participate in team battles every day.

Battle-type Spirit Masters must participate in one-on-one matches. Support-type Spirit Masters must find partners for two-on-two matches. You can decide the pairings yourselves."

At that moment, Ning Rongrong secretly glanced at Su Xiao. Noticing it, Yu Xiaogang suggested, "A team's level limit is determined by the member with the highest Soul Power. So, Xiao-ge, you only need to participate in one-on-one matches."

Ning Rongrong was somewhat disappointed to hear that, but she understood that Yu Xiaogang was considering everyone's safety.

When they had first participated in Spirit Arena matches, Su Xiao had told her that such matches were dangerous and people could die.

The two-on-two teams were then decided: Tang San and Xiao Wu as the Three-Five Combination, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing as the Liuli Cat Combination, and Dai Mubai and Oscar as the Twin Wings White Tiger Combination.

As for Ma Hongjun and Meng Yiran, one was a Soul Elder while the other was a Soul Grandmaster, making them unsuitable partners for two-on-two matches.

Yu Xiaogang said, "Spirit Arena matches are not merely battles in the arena. Behind them lie all sorts of intricate relationships. Therefore, to avoid trouble, I am setting two rules.

First, without my permission, no one may use hidden weapons. Second, wear masks during Spirit Arena matches and use nicknames. You must not reveal any information about yourselves."

Su Xiao and the others accepted their masks. Yu Xiaogang smiled. "I've already thought of a nickname for each of you.

Evil Eye White Tiger, Sausage Vendor, Holy Light Dragon, Thousand Hands Asura, Evil Fire Phoenix, Soft Bone Charming Rabbit, Seven Treasures Liuli, Hell Spirit Cat, and Demon Snake Enchantress."

Xiao Wu suddenly asked, "Then what about our team name?"

"It will simply be called—

Shrek!"