Death Duel

Just as Zhu Zhuqing settled into Shrek Academy, Li Ang began taking stock of what he had gained from this turn of events.

Thanks to Li Ang's intervention, the part of the story involving Shrek Academy's admissions had clearly undergone considerable changes.

First was Dai Mubai, who had nearly been taken out in a single move by Zhu Zhuqing. Then there was Tang San.

In the original admissions test, Xiao Wu was supposed to be injured, prompting Tang San to fly into a rage and challenge Zhao Wuji to a one-on-one duel.

Now, though Xiao Wu had still been injured, Tang San was no longer the Tang San from the original timeline.

After his preferences changed, Tang San and Xiao Wu had become purely sisters. So, in Tang San's eyes, Sister Xiao Wu getting hurt was no big deal. She was not dead, so there was no reason to lose his temper!

Thus, Tang San had not flown into a rage over Xiao Wu's injury as he had in the original timeline, revealing all his trump cards to fight Zhao Wuji one-on-one. Instead, Zhu Zhuqing had delivered the more outstanding performance in this test.

Altogether, the story rewrite progress had advanced by 0.4%.

Li Ang had also received 400 points and a new skill.

Skill: Negotiation Expert (Is This Melon Guaranteed Ripe?)

Well, one look at the description told him this was not a serious skill. It was probably a set with the skill Li Ang had obtained earlier: King of Flattery (A Master at Warming Up the Crowd).

Li Ang felt that he probably would not need these random skills. Compared to this useless skill, he cared more about the 400 points that had just been credited to him. To Li Ang, points were the most important thing; they represented limitless possibilities.

However, chances to earn points by rewriting the plot like this were not common. Thus, over the following period, no other unexpected developments occurred at Shrek Academy.

The next day, Shrek Academy officially began classes. Just as in the original timeline, Ning Rongrong got into all sorts of conflicts with everyone at Shrek Academy.

Well, even in Li Ang's opinion, Ning Rongrong, the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, was indeed a little too spoiled.

Of course, that was only natural. Ning Rongrong came from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects. She had been showered with love and affection since childhood, and her life had gone smoothly without any setbacks. Unlike Zhu Zhuqing, she had never needed to fight for her right to survive. It would have been strange if she were not spoiled.

So naturally, Ning Rongrong, this young lady, could not adapt to Shrek Academy's classes. After Flender gave her a harsh dressing-down, she broke down.

Having made a twelve-year-old girl cry, Flender looked thoroughly pleased. He then arranged for Oscar to comfort Ning Rongrong, while he himself took the academy's remaining five students to the Great Spirit Arena in Suotuo City for practical combat training.

Shrek Academy's usual teaching method was simple. To put it plainly, it was practical combat training plus physical training, with teachers occasionally offering students targeted guidance.

In fact, nearly every intermediate and Advanced Soul Master Academy on Douluo Dalu followed the same approach. The reason the students they produced ultimately differed so greatly—

—was due to many factors. The students' own talent was one factor, and the caliber of their instructors was another.

Under normal circumstances, the higher a Soul Master's rank, the more battles they had experienced, and the more insightful their guidance for students would be.

Therefore, the first lesson Flender arranged for the students was practical combat training, held at the Great Spirit Arena in Suotuo City.

Inside Suotuo City's Great Spirit Arena, a spirit battle had just ended.

Zhu Zhuqing descended from the arena with an expressionless face, giving no hint of joy or anger.

She had not lost the spirit battle just now. She had won it with ease.

As Li Ang continued changing the plot of the original timeline, Tang San had become stronger than he had been originally. Already a three-ring Soul Elder, he naturally could not be matched against Zhu Zhuqing in spirit battles.

Without being matched against an overpowered cheat like Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, with twenty-seventh-level Soul Power, naturally had little difficulty winning a spirit battle.

Yet even after winning, Zhu Zhuqing was not happy in the slightest.

So-called spirit battles were fundamentally just ordinary sparring matches. While they could indeed improve a Soul Master's combat experience, their usefulness was honestly limited.

"Teacher, how should I train next in order to become stronger?" Zhu Zhuqing did not stand on ceremony with Li Ang. Feeling that this sort of training was insufficient, she directly asked him, hoping to receive better training.

Clearly, Zhu Zhuqing had also realized that Shrek's teaching methods were essentially the same as those of ordinary Soul Master academies.

Of course, Shrek Academy still had advantages over ordinary Soul Master academies. For instance, its practical combat was more realistic, and high-level Soul Masters provided one-on-one guidance.

But for Zhu Zhuqing, that was still not enough. If she followed the usual steps, she would never catch up to her sister, Zhu Zhuyun.

"Disciple, don't be anxious. Your teacher has long prepared your next training regimen. But there is something I need to make clear beforehand: my training methods are very dangerous, far more dangerous than the childish stuff Shrek Academy does. One careless mistake, and you could die." Li Ang said seriously, "So, Zhuqing, make your own choice. Are you willing to train according to your teacher's methods?"

"Teacher, can the training method you mentioned make me stronger quickly?" Zhu Zhuqing hesitated for a moment before asking.

"Of course." Li Ang answered without hesitation. "And it will strengthen you from the inside out. It will not merely improve your Soul Power. If you can survive and persevere, your actual combat ability will definitely surpass that of the vast majority of opponents."

That is, as long as you do not encounter an overpowered cheat like Tang San, Li Ang silently added.

Tang San, the Child of the World, was truly an unsolvable existence. He could even be said to be completely unreasonable. Even opponents with far higher Soul Power would absolutely suffer a reversal if they truly faced him.

This was no longer something skill could make up for. Unless one's own standing surpassed that of the Douluo Plane, killing Tang San was basically impossible.

Still, Li Ang's words were enough to move Zhu Zhuqing. After hearing him, she said solemnly, "Teacher, I understand. I am willing to train according to your methods. What should I do next?"

"Just like Shrek Academy, the first lesson I have prepared for you is also practical combat," Li Ang said. "Of course, not an ordinary spirit battle, but a Death Duel!"