Truth Was the Sharpest Blade

Having seen true geniuses and monsters, Ning Rongrong only felt that Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others were pathetically weak!

Were they monsters or freakish prodigies? Didn't they have any self-awareness?

"How could they compare to Kong and Dugu Yan?"

As soon as Ning Rongrong said this, Dai Mubai, Tang San, and the others exchanged looks before falling silent.

That was right. They might be geniuses and monsters in the eyes of ordinary people, but how could they compare to real monsters?

Tang San in particular was completely dumbfounded. When Kong had revealed his Martial Soul yesterday, he had collapsed and fallen asleep, so he knew nothing about it.

Now that Ning Rongrong had brought it up and Flender and the others offered no rebuttal, what did that mean? It meant it was true!

He, Tang San, possessed Innate Full Soul Power, Twin Martial Souls, and was rank twenty-nine at twelve years old. That already made him a monster among geniuses, didn't it?

Yet that Yu Tiankong was rank sixty-two at twelve years old. Tang San did not even dare imagine such a thing!

Cultivation only became harder the further one progressed.

Sometimes, gaining one or two ranks in a year was perfectly normal. Yet for this person, breakthroughs seemed as easy as eating and drinking.

Did such an unparalleled freak truly exist on Douluo Continent?

Tang San thought to himself. Until he saw it with his own eyes, he remained skeptical!

Flender froze. He had no way to refute Ning Rongrong's words, though he could still come up with some twisted reasoning.

"Ning Rongrong, set Yu Tiankong and Dugu Yan aside for now. Look at Tang San and Dai Mubai again. Which one of them isn't stronger than you?"

As long as those monsters were excluded and not counted, Shrek Academy was the strongest!

With an "innocent" expression, Ning Rongrong said, "Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing do have higher Soul Power Levels than me, but they are Battle Soul Masters. They cultivate faster than I do. That's perfectly normal."

"Besides, they only joined Shrek Academy yesterday. You haven't even taught them anything yet. What does their strength have to do with Shrek Academy?"

"You only recruit geniuses. Even if you just let them fend for themselves, their strength would not be low, would it?"

Ning Rongrong's words practically tore away Shrek Academy's last fig leaf.

"Shrek Academy has no resources, nor does it have a Simulated Cultivation Environment. Other than you Soul Saints and Soul Emperors being able to fight, what else does Shrek Academy have?"

Flender: "..."

He suddenly regretted stopping Ning Rongrong earlier. This Little Devil Girl truly had a sharp tongue. No wonder Ning Fengzhi could not teach her properly.

Yet everything Ning Rongrong said was the truth. Even if he wanted to fly into a rage, he could not find an excuse.

After hearing this, Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others fell into thought. Ning Rongrong might have a young lady's temper and seem somewhat spoiled, but what she said seemed to make a lot of sense!

They had only just joined Shrek Academy and had not attended a single class. Their strength and knowledge had absolutely nothing to do with Shrek Academy.

Yet Flender was now using them as examples, making them feel as though they had been deceived.

Tang San pondered briefly before shaking his head. He had never come to Shrek Academy to learn knowledge. It was because Yu Xiaogang could no longer help him with obtaining Soul Rings.

That was why Yu Xiaogang had recommended that he attend Shrek Academy. At the very least, his third and fourth Soul Rings were now taken care of.

"Ning Rongrong, that's not right. I, Dai Mubai, have been at Shrek Academy for three years. I went from rank twenty-five to rank thirty-seven. It was all thanks to Headmaster Flender and the teachers' guidance that I was able to break through so quickly."

Dai Mubai had spent three years at Shrek Academy, so naturally he had to speak up for Flender and the others.

How could he not know the Academy's actual situation?

"As long as you're happy."

Ning Rongrong rolled her eyes and said disdainfully.

She had learned that phrase from Kong. At first, she had thought Kong was praising her. Only after carefully considering it did she realize it was merely a perfunctory response.

An average of four ranks a year?

Kong had awakened his Martial Soul at six and was now rank sixty-two. How many ranks per year was that on average?

Just four ranks a year, yet Dai Mubai thought he was so impressive. Pah! Trash...

"What did they teach you? Running, Dai Tiger?"

"They taught us running, fighting in the Soul Arena... um..."

Dai Mubai lost confidence as he spoke. That was right, what exactly had Shrek Academy taught them?

Running? Fighting in the Soul Arena?

Those who dared not cause trouble were mediocrities?

Other than that, there seemed to be nothing else.

Ning Rongrong's beautiful eyes widened in astonishment. Fighting in the Soul Arena? No, although she rarely fought in the Soul Arena herself, she understood the importance of actual combat. But what did that have to do with the Academy's teaching?

"What else?"

"Nothing..."

Dai Mubai lowered his head, somewhat embarrassed. Thinking carefully, over these past three years, he really had relied on his own efforts to rise from rank twenty-five to rank thirty-seven.

His talent had never been low, and given his status, he did not lack resources. The Star Luo Empire merely regarded him as an abandoned pawn, a stepping stone for Dai Weisi's rise to power. Precisely because of this, his cultivation could not be too weak. Someone delivered cultivation resources to him every month.

If he had relied only on the Academy's steamed buns, pickled vegetables, and rice porridge, how could he have gained four ranks a year?

If he could not even eat his fill, how was he supposed to cultivate?

"Ning Rongrong, if you want to leave, then leave quickly! Don't slander my teacher and Shrek Academy!"

At that moment, Ma Hongjun stepped forward and spoke with a solemn expression.

Flender had shown him kindness and was also his teacher. How could he stand by and watch Flender be slandered like this?

Without Flender, without Shrek Academy, there would be no Ma Hongjun today!

Seeing this, Flender nodded in great satisfaction. His disciple still defended him and Shrek Academy. He had not accepted this disciple for nothing.

"Chubby, when did this young lady slander Shrek Academy and your teacher? Aren't these all facts?"

"With Tang San and the others' talent, they would receive better treatment at any advanced Soul Master Academy than they do here at Shrek Academy."

"Resources alone, as well as simulated cultivation grounds, are things your Shrek Academy does not possess!"

"Do you know how much some simulated cultivation grounds can increase a Soul Master's cultivation speed?"

"Your talent is strong now, and your Soul Power is high, but don't become ordinary people in a few years. By then, it will be too late if you want to catch up to the talented people your age!"

Wasn't that so? Were those who failed to graduate from Shrek Academy lacking in talent?

No one who could enter Shrek Academy had weak talent. Why did they become ordinary people? Wasn't it because, at the age most suitable for cultivation, they had been lured into Shrek Academy?

If they failed to graduate, it meant they had not cultivated hard enough or lacked sufficient talent. Shrek Academy bore no responsibility whatsoever!