Introduction

After arranging their accommodations, the day ended quietly.

However, since Xiao Wu had not been sent flying and Tang San had not stepped in, Zhao Wuji did not suffer his rare beating that night.

The next day, they gathered at Shrek's Sports Field and waited.

"Third Brother, why hasn't anyone come yet?"

Xiao Wu was not suited to waiting for people, so after waiting so long without anyone appearing, she could not help complaining to Tang San.

"Just wait a little longer."

Tang San patted Xiao Wu on the head, telling her to calm down.

Whoosh!

A wave of air swept down from the sky, forcing everyone present to steady themselves with Soul Power.

"Let me introduce myself. I am the dean of Shrek Academy. You may call me Flender!"

The one who arrived was Franky. The effect created by his two pairs of wings was exceptionally impressive.

Flender looked at the crowd, who had nearly been blown off their feet, and smugly pushed up his glasses with a finger.

"This is Teacher Zhao Wuji. You should have met him yesterday."

Flender patted Zhao Wuji on the shoulder as he spoke.

After all, yesterday's battle had allowed them to get acquainted with Zhao Wuji, a Soul Saint.

Next came the teachers who were practically extras in the original work.

"Next, let me introduce your senior students. Forget it, you can introduce yourselves."

Franky looked at the group of teenage students and felt it would be inappropriate for him to do all the introducing, so he had them introduce themselves.

"My name is Dai Mubai. My Martial Soul is the Evil Eye White Tiger. Soul Elder!"

Dai Mubai cracked his knuckles, and the phantom of the Evil Eye White Tiger appeared behind him.

"I'm Oscar. My Martial Soul is sausage. Soul Grandmaster. Please take care of me in the future!"

Oscar said with a smile, twirling the air around his finger.

"I'm Ma Hongjun. My Martial Soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix. Soul Grandmaster!"

Ma Hongjun activated his Evil Fire Grass Chicken Martial Soul Avatar. A comb sprouted from his head, and a few feathers appeared on his hands. He looked truly ridiculous.

"What Evil Fire Phoenix? It's clearly more like a grass chicken."

While Ma Hongjun was introducing himself, Xiao Wu secretly tugged Tang San's sleeve and whispered.

Unfortunately, Xiao Wu failed to control her volume, and Ma Hongjun heard every word clearly.

"Not a grass chicken! A phoenix, a phoenix!"

Ma Hongjun continued spouting some obscure nonsense, as if the affairs of a scholar could not possibly be called something like a grass chicken.

The entire Shrek Academy was instantly filled with cheerful air.

"George Karizaki. You can call me Shouzaki."

Shouzaki appeared before everyone with a cool expression.

"Shrek's researcher, auxiliary-type Soul Elder. We can exchange ideas if we get the chance!"

Although Shouzaki said that, his gaze could not help drifting toward Qian Qiao and Ryotaro.

With that, Shrek's people had finished their introductions. All that remained were the new students.

"I'm Xiao Wu, and this is my Third Brother, Tang San!"

Xiao Wu said energetically, bouncing up and down.

"Third Brother and I are both Soul Grandmasters. Um, mine is the Soft Bone Demon Rabbit, and Third Brother's is Blue Silver Grass!"

Xiao Wu's cuteness instantly drew everyone's attention.

"Qian Qiao. Martial Soul: Faiz. Soul Elder."

"Zhu Zhuqing. Martial Soul: Hell Spirit Cat. Soul Grandmaster."

Qian Qiao and Zhu Zhuqing spoke coolly. After all, one could not expect two people who were cold on the outside but warm inside to say a great deal.

"My name is Ning Rongrong. My Martial Soul is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Auxiliary-type Soul Grandmaster."

Ning Rongrong's smile instantly captured all of Oscar's attention, though he still stubbornly turned his head away and pretended not to care.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Ryotaro..."

Ryotaro greeted them shyly, but someone else took over his body.

"I'm Momo— Hey, hey, hey! I haven't finished introducing myself yet!"

Before Momotaros could finish, Urataros took over.

"Ladies, are you ready—"

"Cry over my strength—"

Urataros and Kintaros were also cut off halfway through their lines.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Nogami Ryotaro. You can just call me Ryotaro. Ah, don't mind them. They're part of my Martial Soul. Say hello to everyone!"

Ryotaro said with a smile. At the same time, those Imagins appeared before everyone in the form of sand.

"Miss, what do you like... Ah, Momo, stop interrupting me!"

Urataros went straight to Ning Rongrong to strike up a conversation, leaving her completely stunned.

After all, too many people had already set their sights on Xiao Wu, Urataros did not dare approach Zhu Zhuqing with Qian Qiao beside her, and that left only Ning Rongrong.

However, before Urataros could finish speaking, Momotaros dragged him away.

Kintaros had wanted to discuss fighting with Zhao Wuji, but he was dragged away as well.

"This..."

He had known it would be lively, but who could have expected that once Ryotaro released these four idiots, everyone's attention on the field would immediately be drawn away?

Still, a Martial Soul having consciousness was about the same as a Stand possessing self-awareness. It was uncommon, but not unheard of.

But had anyone ever seen a Martial Soul with four different consciousnesses? And one that could even control its Soul Master's body?

Flender felt that Shrek would be in for plenty of chaos in the future.

But this was not necessarily a bad thing. Franky also felt that these living treasures had made him feel younger.

After a round of commotion, the four idiots successfully returned to Ryotaro's body, and Franky finally had a chance to speak.

"Today is the first day of school, so today's lesson is..."

Flender deliberately built up everyone's anticipation.

"Running first. Everyone, run one hundred laps to warm up!"

"You will run around this Sports Field. Martial Souls and Soul Power are forbidden. If anyone is discovered using them, all accumulated laps will be reset to zero!"

"And auxiliary-type Soul Masters must participate too!"

Flender's words made Ning Rongrong, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, instantly sense malice.

But Ning Rongrong's attitude was simple: run if they had to run. Who was afraid of whom?

Dai Mubai was the first to start. He wanted to display his identity and role as Shrek's leading big brother.

Thus, Dai Mubai charged forward, taking the lead onto the dirt path around Shrek, which did not even have a proper track.

But Dai Mubai was not merely boasting. His Martial Soul was a Beast Martial Soul, and he himself was a strength-attack-type Soul Master, so his physical training naturally surpassed that of ordinary Soul Masters.

Besides, this was a good opportunity to work on his muscles. When Zhu Zhuqing could no longer endure it, he could go comfort her and carry her along while running.

Not only could he establish his status and strength as Shrek's big brother before the new students, but he could also seize the chance to help Zhu Zhuqing, building an image of himself as dependable in her heart and easing their relationship.

Most importantly, not only would he grow closer to Zhu Zhuqing, Dai Mubai believed that through comparison, he could casually lower Qian Qiao's image in front of Zhu Zhuqing as well. At that thought, Dai Mubai was simply overjoyed.

So, explain what a win-win situation was. He, Dai Mubai, won twice. That was called a win-win!

With that in mind, Dai Mubai ran even harder, leaving afterimages on the dirt path.