Oscar's Thoughts

At the Drunken Immortal Pavilion, Flender directly booked a private room. The finest dishes filled the table, including quite a few century-level Spirit Beasts, while the main course came from a millennium-level Spirit Beast.

This time, Flender had truly spent a fortune. Yet he seemed even happier than Oscar, so spending the money naturally put him in a good mood.

Flender's reasons for being pleased were simple. Aside from Oscar defeating Level 36 Bu Le while possessing only Level 22 Soul Power, Oscar's concealment of his martial soul and use of his External Soul Bone as a martial soul in battle had also been a pleasant surprise to Flender.

Flender was now almost certain that once Oscar grew up, he would undoubtedly bring both fame and profit to Shrek, and Oscar's future achievements would certainly not fall below his own.

Besides being the dean of Shrek Academy, Flender also had another little-known identity: the Horn of Flight among the Golden Iron Triangle.

As a Food System Soul Master, Oscar had already surpassed every Food System Soul Master in history by achieving such strength and accomplishments.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, Zhao Wuji took Oscar and Ma Hongjun back to Shrek Academy. Flender remained in Suotuo City to auction off Shao Xin's Candy Beans for the month, while also stopping by his own little shop.

This time, Oscar's Second Spirit Ability was not included. After learning of its effects, Flender was still somewhat hesitant about whether to put Oscar's Secret Recipe Detoxifying Small Sausage up for auction.

Oscar had only returned two days ago after obtaining his Second Spirit Ring, so he had not had time to make any yet.

Oscar himself did not particularly mind putting his Second Spirit Ability up for auction, but since he was no longer short on pocket money, it did not matter whether it was auctioned or not.

On the way back to the academy, Oscar threw away all the underwear inside Bu Le's red bracelet Soul Tool, then gave the Soul Tool to Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun already had a Soul Tool gifted by Flender, and now he had gained another one with three cubic meters of storage space. Naturally, he was delighted.

After all, the Soul Tool contained several hundred Gold Soul Coins Bu Le had stolen, along with some daily necessities. It counted as additional compensation for Bu Le beating Ma Hongjun up yesterday.

After today's incident with Bu Le, Ma Hongjun trained even harder. Oscar had simply looked too cool today, making Ma Hongjun practically worship him. He declared that one day, he would become even more awesome than Oscar.

Oscar could fight above his level as a Food System Soul Master. As a genuine top-grade Beast Spirit Assault System Spirit Master, Ma Hongjun naturally would not be inferior to Oscar.

Moreover, because of Oscar's battle today, Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others also realized the unusual properties of Whale Rubber.

Of course, Oscar still made a point of explaining it.

That piece of over-seven-hundred-year Whale Rubber was indeed rare, but its effects were not actually as exaggerated as they seemed. If Ma Hongjun consumed it, it would probably raise his Physical Fitness by at most around five levels.

The reason Oscar had improved by nearly ten levels was because his foundation was simply too good. His Physical Fitness had already been honed to its limit, and that piece of Whale Rubber was like a key that instantly cashed out all of Oscar's accumulated potential. That was why his improvement had been so great.

If Oscar were given another piece of millennium-level Whale Rubber now, it might not even achieve the same effects as the first piece.

Even so, Flender and Zhao Wuji had witnessed the special nature of Whale Rubber. There was no need for Oscar to ask; Flender would devote effort to obtaining it in the future.

Oscar also thoughtfully reminded Flender that Whale Rubber came from Sea Spirit Beasts and was most likely to be found in coastal regions.

Of course, if they had the strength, they could simply hunt Sea Spirit Beasts directly.

However, Whale Rubber was precious because it was produced only by whale-type Spirit Beasts. Such Spirit Beasts were generally top-grade existences among Sea Spirit Beasts, and they usually lived in groups. Even Flender, as a Soul Saint, might not succeed if he tried to hunt them in the sea.

Of course, if all the teachers of Shrek Academy set out together, hunting a few Sea Spirit Beasts should not be difficult.

Naturally, Oscar wanted as much Whale Rubber as possible, but he did not pressure Flender and the others. Aside from purchasing it, whether they chose to hunt Sea Spirit Beasts depended entirely on Flender and the others' willingness.

After all, it involved risk, and there was no need for Oscar to demand that Flender and the others do it.

After returning to the academy, Oscar continued as before, getting up at seven every day to exercise. During the day, aside from his usual studies and training, he also began practicing swordsmanship. At night, he still replaced sleep with cultivation.

However, no one at Shrek Academy possessed a Sword Martial Soul, so Oscar could only explore swordsmanship on his own.

Naturally, Oscar hoped to find an outstanding teacher to guide him. He had the most suitable candidate in mind: Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who was currently known across the continent as the supreme master of the sword. But Oscar knew he had no chance to meet him now.

It was not as though there were no way at all. Given Oscar's talent, if he proposed joining the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect now, Chen Xin would certainly be willing to teach him.

Even if Chen Xin were unwilling, Ning Fengzhi, as the sect master, would certainly accept Oscar into the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and have Chen Xin teach him.

But Oscar did not do so. First, doing that would mean leaving Shrek Academy, and he might no longer cross paths with Tang San in the future.

Of course, Ning Rongrong might still come to Shrek Academy as she had in the original story, and Oscar might possibly return with her.

But that possibility was uncertain, and Oscar was unwilling to gamble on it.

Second, Oscar currently had no intention of joining any faction. Otherwise, with his talent, he would be a key prospect for cultivation wherever he went.

Third, Flender had brought him here, and after nearly three years, he had developed feelings for Shrek. At least for now, he was unwilling to leave.

So whenever Oscar mentioned finding a swordsmanship teacher for himself, he merely laughed it off and let the matter pass.

However, after Flender learned about it, he took the matter to heart. From his perspective, going to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to study under Chen Xin was the better choice for Oscar.

Although Oscar's Azure Spirit Jade Sword was merely an External Soul Bone, it was now Oscar's primary means of attack. Flender thus felt somewhat as though he was holding Oscar back.

After all, in Flender's view, Oscar's refusal to leave Shrek Academy was because of his feelings for the academy.

To prevent Oscar and Ma Hongjun, these two talents, from going elsewhere, Flender had not even allowed the Two People to register as Spirit Masters.

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