Encountering Ning Rongrong

"Oh!"

Faced with Dai Mubai's words, Mo Bai merely responded with a casual "oh."

The young man before him seemed quite talented—or rather, exceptionally so. He did not look much older than Mo Bai, yet he was already level 36.

However, Mo Bai did not take it to heart at all. Even with his Blue Silver Grass being this weak, he could still defeat the other party.

Once his Blue Silver Grass became stronger, the other party would be even less of a match for him.

"You... Hmph!"

Seeing Mo Bai's utterly unconcerned expression, Dai Mubai's eyes flashed with anger.

In the end, however, Dai Mubai forcibly held himself back. After all, he had already lost. If he continued to pester Mo Bai, he would only make himself look like a sore loser.

One month later, Mo Bai successfully broke through to level 32.

A month of continuous battles had not only made Mo Bai more familiar with the ways Spirit Masters fought, but had also allowed him to wield his Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass, with greater ease.

Tang San finally caught up as well, successfully breaking through to level 30.

However, with no one to help him hunt for a Spirit Ring, he would have to wait until after entering Shrek Academy and have one of the academy's teachers take him.

Over this month, the three of them had become somewhat famous in Suoto City Grand Spirit Arena.

Mo Bai and Tang San in particular both possessed Blue Silver Grass, a Martial Soul people called useless, yet they displayed extraordinary combat power.

For an entire month, Mo Bai maintained a perfect winning streak in Soul Elder spirit battles.

Tang San likewise achieved an undefeated record in Soul Grandmaster-level spirit battles.

Although their fighting styles differed, they shared one thing in common: they controlled the rhythm of battle, and their opponents could only follow Mo Bai and Tang San's pace.

Xiao Wu lost two matches during that time, both against opponents who countered her, so she was unable to keep a perfect record!

However, Xiao Wu's adorable appearance and violent offense earned her a huge following, even surpassing Mo Bai and Tang San's popularity.

And after one month, it was time for Mo Bai to leave.

He was heading for the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, preparing to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

If he was going to enroll somewhere, he would enroll in the best.

"Mo Bai, will you forget me someday?"

With Mo Bai finally leaving, Xiao Wu was somewhat downcast.

"A girl as cute and as violent as you would probably be hard to forget!"

Mo Bai could not help but smile at Xiao Wu's words.

"You said that! If you dare forget me, I'll make you regret it!"

Hearing Mo Bai say that, Xiao Wu immediately turned fierce.

Yet she still only looked adorably ferocious, not frightening in the slightest.

"Got it. I'm leaving!"

Mo Bai smiled faintly, then turned and left.

Xiao Wu watched until Mo Bai's figure disappeared.

Tang San silently stayed by her side.

Seeing Xiao Wu so dejected over Mo Bai's departure made Tang San uncomfortable, but at the same time, he also felt relieved that Mo Bai was gone.

After leaving Suoto City, Mo Bai headed straight toward the Imperial Capital.

The journey would take roughly a week.

Three days later, Mo Bai spotted a young girl with an outstanding temperament on the road.

She wore a light blue dress and had long brown hair, but none of that was important.

What mattered was her bearing. One look was enough to tell that she had not been born into an ordinary family!

When they passed each other, Mo Bai naturally gave her an extra glance.

Since Mo Bai noticed her, she naturally noticed Mo Bai as well.

"Hey, wait a moment!"

Just as he passed the girl, her voice came from behind him.

Her tone was casual, completely revealing the manner of a spoiled young lady, as though others had no choice but to listen to her!

"What is it?"

Mo Bai turned around. She was only a little girl, so there was no need to fuss over it.

Of course, that was only because she was fairly pretty. If she had been ugly, Mo Bai would not have bothered with her!

"Do you know Suoto City? This is the right direction, isn't it?"

Ning Rongrong looked at the boy before her, who was only a little better-looking than average, and asked.

She was the Little Princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects. Having happened to hear of the unusual academy called Shrek Academy, she had come to take a look.

Staying in the sect all the time had been far too boring!

"That's right, I came from Suotuo City!"

Mo Bai did not hide it.

"Are you alone?"

Then, looking at Ning Rongrong, Mo Bai could not help asking one more question.

He had no interest in such a young girl, but Mo Bai knew there were plenty of men who did. A girl like Ning Rongrong walking alone on a road like this was simply too dangerous.

She did not look like an ordinary person either. Either she possessed enough strength herself and did not need to worry about her safety.

Or she was simply stupid!

"Yeah, is there a problem? I came all the way from the Imperial Capital by myself!"

Ning Rongrong nodded. Although she had grown up in a great sect and had seen much more than most, she clearly had little understanding of the dangers of the world.

So, having secretly run away on her own, she had never worried about her safety at all.

"..."

"It seems you're a Spirit Master too, and your level isn't low!"

Mo Bai guessed.

Mo Bai could sense the Soul Power on Ning Rongrong, but he did not know her exact level.

"Hehe, of course!"

"Oh, right. You came from Suotuo City—have you heard of Shrek Academy?"

Ning Rongrong smiled proudly, then hurriedly asked Mo Bai what she had wanted to ask.

"I have!"

Mo Bai's expression could not help turning a little strange. He had not expected the girl before him to be planning to go to Shrek Academy.

"What is it? Is there something wrong with this Shrek Academy?"

Seeing Mo Bai's expression, Ning Rongrong asked.

"Yeah, I think you'd better not go. That Shrek Academy is nothing but a scam academy!"

"And the place is shabby too. I don't think you'd be able to adapt to it!"

"Let me tell you what I know..."

Mo Bai nodded and tried to persuade Ning Rongrong.

Mo Bai figured that this girl had probably also been fooled by Shrek Academy's admission requirements. He did not know whether she had gone to Shrek Academy in the anime, nor did he know how strong she was. He simply felt that it was still far too dangerous for such a young girl to continue traveling alone.

So he might as well tell her the truth about Shrek Academy and make her give up on going there.

He had no other intentions.

It was like seeing a lost child back home—any kindhearted passerby would lend a hand.

"Going by what you said, this Shrek Academy really is a scam academy!"

After hearing Mo Bai out, Ning Rongrong immediately smiled and agreed.

Yet from her expression, it seemed she had not given up on going to Shrek Academy at all. Instead, she appeared even more interested.

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