Flender's Suppressive Teaching Method

After a simple breakfast, everyone gathered at Shrek Academy's training ground.

The so-called training ground was actually just an open patch of land, without any training facilities.

Generally speaking, Soul Masters needed different training plans based on the characteristics and classification of their Martial Souls.

For example, Assault Type Soul Masters needed to train their strength and stamina, while Agility Type Soul Masters needed to train their speed and reaction abilities.

Shrek Academy's training grounds clearly could not meet such requirements.

Flender was well aware of this himself.

Therefore, his real training plan would not take place on the training ground, but at the Great Soul Arena outside.

As for why he had gathered everyone here, the reason was simple. Flender wanted to establish his authority before them. Only then could he make this group of gifted young men and women obey his commands.

Flender swept his gaze over the group and said,

"Shrek Academy's training plan differs from that of ordinary academies. Here, you may even face mortal danger. So, adjust yourselves to your best condition as much as possible. The real lessons will begin tonight!"

Everyone wore different expressions after hearing this.

Tang San was somewhat surprised by Flender's words.

Xiao Wu's face was filled with curiosity.

Zhu Zhuqing remained as cold as ever, without much expression.

Ning Rongrong, meanwhile, was somewhat disdainful. She did not believe she would face any danger.

As for Mu Yuan, his expression remained calm, without the slightest change.

Observing everyone, Flender waved his hand and said,

"All right, dismissed. Oscar, Ning Rongrong, Tang San, Mu Yuan, you four stay behind."

The others left one by one upon hearing this.

Xiao Wu was in no hurry to leave. She wanted to see why the dean had stopped Mu Yuan and the others.

Flender did not mind. He called Ning Rongrong and Oscar out separately and said,

"Everyone has their own unique cultivation methods. Different Martial Souls require different cultivation methods. Therefore, what the academy will teach you is not how to cultivate your Martial Souls, but how to fight!"

Ning Rongrong listened without much interest.

Seeing Ning Rongrong's indifferent expression, Flender said,

"Oscar, Ning Rongrong, you are both Support Soul Masters. Tell me, how should a Support Soul Master protect themselves on the battlefield?"

Oscar answered without hesitation, "Hide behind your companions as much as possible. Use every piece of terrain and every building you can to avoid danger, and stay away from hazardous areas."

Flender nodded. "Not bad, but there is one more thing you failed to mention: running away. A Support Soul Master who cannot run away is not a good Support Soul Master. The battlefield is full of danger, and you may face enemy attacks at any time. Support Soul Masters are also the enemy's primary targets, so being good at escaping is extremely important. Only then can you survive on the battlefield."

After his lengthy speech, Flender finally revealed his true purpose and said to Oscar and Ning Rongrong,

"Escaping requires stamina most of all, so I will be giving you endurance training. Starting now, run twenty laps around the village. If you do not finish before lunch, then you will not be eating lunch."

The moment he finished speaking, Oscar's face was immediately filled with resentment.

Ning Rongrong, however, abandoned her usual demeanor and ran outside without hesitation.

Oscar could only follow helplessly when he saw this.

After the two ran off, Flender turned his gaze to Mu Yuan and said,

"Mu Yuan, your talent is good—better than everyone else's. You can be called a genius even across the entire continent. I do not deny that. But I hope that here, you can suppress the pride in your heart. A genius who has not yet grown up is not truly a genius. There are quite a few people on the continent with greater talent than you. To say nothing of those far away, the Pope of the Spirit Hall with Twin Martial Souls is a genius even more outstanding than you."

Mu Yuan replied calmly, "Dean Flender, I know all this. I am not arrogant."

Flender chuckled and said,

"Not arrogant? I don't think so. If you truly understood, you would not have said something like 'I know.' Tang San, tell me, what did you do this morning?"

Tang San's brows twitched. He gave Flender a deep look and said,

"I went to cultivate."

Flender looked at Mu Yuan and asked, "Mu Yuan, what about you?"

Mu Yuan answered, "I was cultivating as well."

Flender shook his head. "You were cultivating, but you only got up to cultivate some time after Tang San left. Why couldn't you cultivate earlier, like Tang San?"

Mu Yuan's expression remained calm, and he did not argue.

He did not refrain from arguing because Flender's words made much sense, but because he did not want to engage in such meaningless conversation.

Tang San got up early to cultivate his Purple Demon Eye.

As for him, he kept a normal schedule, one that was more beneficial to the body's development and would in turn improve his cultivation efficiency.

Flender ignored all that and only spoke of time. In essence, he wanted to use this matter to establish his authority.

No matter what Mu Yuan said, Flender would find an excuse to put him down.

Mu Yuan saw through this, so he simply chose to remain silent.

When Flender saw that Mu Yuan did not argue further, he was immediately satisfied and reminded him,

"Remember, never be arrogant in the future. Otherwise, no matter how great your talent is, it will be wasted for nothing."

After saying that, Flender looked at Tang San and said,

"Come with me alone regarding your teacher."

Tang San's heart stirred, and he followed Flender away.

Seeing the two leave, Mu Yuan prepared to leave as well.

At that moment, Xiao Wu walked over and waved a hand in front of Mu Yuan.

"What is it? Are you unhappy? Don't believe what that uncle said. He's just trying to fool you. You're the most talented Soul Master I've ever seen!"

Seeing Xiao Wu come over to comfort him, Mu Yuan smiled. "I'm not unhappy. I was just thinking about something."

Xiao Wu said, "That's good. You looked so gloomy just now that I thought you'd been crushed by his words!"

Mu Yuan said, "That's because if I hadn't made that expression, Dean Flender definitely would have gone on talking forever."

Xiao Wu opened her little mouth in surprise, as though she had discovered a new continent. Pointing at Mu Yuan with an exaggerated gesture, she said, "Wow, I never knew you were this kind of Mu Yuan!"

Mu Yuan could not help but laugh at Xiao Wu's exaggerated expression.

As the two chatted, Ning Rongrong ran back.

It turned out that when Flender had told Oscar and Ning Rongrong to run laps, Ning Rongrong had pretended to obey and rushed out first. In truth, she had only run a few steps before turning back.

"Xiao Wu, why are you with this guy again? Let's go shopping in the city!" Ning Rongrong called out.

Xiao Wu glanced at Mu Yuan and suggested,

"Mu Yuan should come too. The academy cafeteria is terrible. We can improve our meals while we're out."

Mu Yuan shook his head. "No, I have something to do. You two go ahead."

With that, Mu Yuan waved his hand and left.

Mu Yuan really did have something to do.

His Soul Power was about to break through.