Ma Hongjun

In the courtyard of Shrek Academy's dormitory area, a silver-haired boy standing one and a half meters tall wielded an iron staff as long as he was tall. His movements flowed seamlessly, and every strike carried an unstoppable force.

After a long while, he finished the routine. Silver light flashed from the silver-haired boy's right hand, and the iron staff vanished. He walked over to the table, picked up a cup, and took several large gulps of chilled watermelon juice.

The boy was Oscar. Two years had passed, and he had grown taller and even more handsome. Fine beads of sweat dotted his cold and handsome face, adding a bit more charm to it.

Oscar was now eight years old. Over the past two years, he had not slacked off in the slightest, and his Soul Power had reached Level Eighteen. That was right—he had advanced six levels in two years.

Even ordinary Assault System Spirit Masters would find such progress difficult to achieve, yet Oscar had done it. It was no miracle, but the result of his hard work.

Oscar had Innate Full Soul Power to begin with. Even though Food System Soul Masters cultivated slowly, his cultivation speed was still far faster than that of ordinary Food System Soul Masters.

Over the past two years, Oscar had never relaxed his Soul Power cultivation while focusing on strengthening his physique.

Ever since acquiring his Spirit Rings, ever since he began making ten sausages every day until his Soul Power was completely depleted before cultivating again, he had never stopped.

By now, Oscar could make twenty sausages at once and still have some strength left over.

Naturally, this had brought Oscar tremendous improvement.

Two years of uninterrupted effort had kept his Soul Power from stagnating, allowing him to maintain the pace of gaining three levels a year.

Oscar was certain that if he kept this up, he could break through Level Twenty before turning nine, perhaps even reach Level Thirty by the age of twelve.

However, Spirit Masters cultivated more slowly the further they advanced, so Oscar's speed would inevitably decrease later on. Still, he was not worried. At worst, he could solve the problem by consuming Immortal Herbs.

Meanwhile, the money earned from the Super Recovery Great Sausages Oscar made every day over the past two years, along with Shao Xin's Candy Beans, had accumulated into an astronomical sum.

As his strength increased, the effects of the Super Recovery Great Sausages also improved. Even if Oscar did not raise the price himself, his sausages were sold at auction, and there would always be someone bidding higher.

Not to mention that Shao Xin's Candy Beans were auctioned alongside his sausages.

Flender even sought greater profits by offering Oscar's sausages as freebies after the auction of Shao Xin's Candy Beans, making Shao Xin's Candy Beans sell better and better.

The Storage Spirit Tool on Oscar's right index finger had been bought with that money. He no longer lacked spending money and could live without worrying about food or drink.

The Storage Spirit Tool on Oscar's right index finger held five cubic meters. It was silver white throughout, matching his Hair Color and Clothing perfectly. Though it was not particularly large, it was enough to store commonly used supplies. He had earned it with his own money.

Oscar knew how to repay kindness. Once he had money, the academy's Meals improved as well. Over the past two years, he had given the academy a total of Ten Thousand Gold Soul Coins.

Although they already had Shao Xin, a Money-making Expert, Oscar was also making his own contribution to the academy. He had paid to improve his own dormitory room.

And with money, even though Flender did not get along with Suotuo City's City Lord, Shrek Academy's circumstances had improved.

Though it was still located in a village, the environment was completely different from before. The current Shrek Academy differed somewhat from ordinary Soul Master Academies, and its teaching environment carried the air of Shangri-La.

Oscar found this environment rather comfortable. After all, every day brought fresh air and beautiful surroundings, and whenever he wanted to go shopping, he could simply visit Suotuo City.

The only drawback was that Shrek Academy still had only Oscar as a student. Though the academy's environment had improved, its standards had not dropped in the slightest. In the past two years, not a single student who met the requirements had appeared.

Thus, the academy still had only Oscar as its sole student, enjoying the personal instruction of several teachers.

By the time Oscar finished his staff routine, it was already morning. The sun had begun to rise. He washed his face before heading to the cafeteria for breakfast.

With ample funds, Shao Xin had made breakfast quite lavish. After all, there were only a few people at the academy, so they could not eat much.

Oscar took a roast chicken, two eggs, three steamed buns, and a cup of hot milk. That was his breakfast.

Because he had always emphasized training his physique, Oscar had quite the appetite. In return, the gains he received were proportional to his efforts.

Oscar's Physical Fitness now rivaled, or even surpassed, that of ordinary Beast Spirit Masters of the same level. Combined with his Dragon Pattern Cudgel Technique, he could even fight ordinary Assault System Spirit Masters.

After breakfast, Oscar went to Zhao Wuji's courtyard. He had already completed the ordinary training, and continuing it would be of little use.

Now, Oscar trained under Zhao Wuji's Gravity Suppression, which could produce twice the results with half the effort. Zhao Wuji was also pleased to see his student grow, especially since Oscar was currently the academy's only genius student.

However, when Oscar arrived at Zhao Wuji's courtyard, he discovered that Zhao Wuji was not there. This puzzled him. At this time of day, Zhao Wuji should not have been absent.

Normally, Zhao Wuji should have been sitting carelessly on the sofa waiting for him, then giving him a Combo under the pretext of training him.

Unable to find Zhao Wuji, Oscar headed over to Flender's place. After all, only Flender was lazy enough to make Zhao Wuji do everything.

When Oscar arrived at Flender's courtyard, he happened to see Zhao Wuji speaking with Flender. Beside them stood a Little Fatty whose small Rolling Eyes darted around, seemingly plotting something.

"Dean, Teacher Zhao, why are you both here? And who is this?" Oscar asked.

The moment Oscar saw the Little Fatty, he had already guessed who he was. Wasn't this the future Evil Fire Phoenix, Ma Hongjun?

"Xiao Ao, Old Zhao and I were just about to come find you. This is your junior, the academy's new student. His name is Ma Hongjun, and he's a genius like you," Flender said as he pulled Ma Hongjun over to introduce him to Oscar.

Upon hearing Flender call him a genius, the young Ma Hongjun proudly raised his head high.

"A new junior student, huh? Hello, I'm Oscar," Oscar greeted Ma Hongjun.

As Oscar sized up Ma Hongjun, Ma Hongjun's Rolling Eyes were also examining Oscar. He found that this Silver-haired Little Brother was incredibly handsome! Then he looked at Oscar's well-defined physique, and Ma Hongjun was overwhelmed with envy.

"Hello, Senior Student. You can call me Hongjun from now on," Ma Hongjun said after looking at Oscar.

"By the way, Dean, you said Hongjun is a genius. What level is he now?" Oscar asked Flender.

"I just helped him Awaken his Spirit today. He has Innate Level Nine Spirit Power, and his Spirit is a Top-grade Fire Attribute Spirit. Although his Innate Soul Power isn't as high as yours, his talent is still quite good," Flender explained.

Hearing Flender's words, Little Fatty Ma Hongjun's gaze toward Oscar immediately changed. His talent of Innate Level Nine Spirit Power was still inferior to this senior named Oscar's?

The other boy had Innate Full Soul Power? No wonder his teacher had said that Shrek Academy was a "monster" academy that only accepted "monsters." The word "monster" did not mean a demon in the way Ma Hongjun had understood it, but a genius.

The reason Ma Hongjun had immediately begun calling Flender his teacher in his heart was that Flender had accepted him as a disciple after helping him Awaken his Spirit. That was why Ma Hongjun had returned with Flender.

"Looks like the Dean truly has sharp eyes. You went out once and came back with a genius," Oscar said with a smile to Flender.

"Since you're here, Xiao Ao, take Hongjun around to familiarize him with the academy. Bring him to his dormitory as well and help him get it set up," Flender said.

Oscar was helpless. This old man just loved ordering people around. He obediently took Ma Hongjun around the academy. The current Shrek Academy was no longer the Shrek Academy of two years ago. Though its grounds had not expanded, the environment had changed beyond recognition.

How could Ma Hongjun, who had grown up in the "countryside," have ever seen such a beautiful place? Thinking that this would be where he studied from now on, he began to feel a faint sense of anticipation.

As he chatted with his handsome senior, Ma Hongjun grew increasingly curious about him. However, Oscar had not expected Ma Hongjun to be such a talkative person. As he told Ma Hongjun about the academy, the two unknowingly spent the entire morning wandering around.

In the end, Oscar took Ma Hongjun to the cafeteria. After they enjoyed a satisfying meal, he brought him back to the dormitory.

Oscar did not like living with other people, even though he currently occupied a large room by himself.

So Ma Hongjun could only clean up and arrange a room for himself.

"Brother Ao, you don't look much older than me, do you?" Ma Hongjun suddenly asked while they were tidying his room.

"I'm eight this year, two years older than you," Oscar replied.

"Eight?"

Ma Hongjun was somewhat surprised by the answer, because Oscar seemed far more mature—at least in his teens, perhaps? On top of that, Oscar trained often and ate well, so he was already one and a half meters tall, while Ma Hongjun was only 1.2 meters tall. That was why he had assumed Oscar was much older.

"Brother Ao, what's your Spirit? Mine is a phoenix. I call it the Evil Fire Phoenix," Ma Hongjun asked again.

When Oscar had shown Ma Hongjun around the academy earlier, they had not discussed their Spirits. First, Oscar already knew what Ma Hongjun's Spirit was. Second, Ma Hongjun had not brought it up himself, so Oscar had not mentioned it either.

Now that Ma Hongjun had asked, Oscar naturally would not hide it. After all, in Oscar's plans, this was his future little helper.

"I'm a Support System Soul Master. My Spirit is the Supreme Sausage, a Level Eighteen Support System Weapon Spirit Master," Oscar replied as he spread out Ma Hongjun's bedding.

Aside from Beast Spirits, all other Spirits, including but not limited to plant, food, and item-type Spirits, were collectively known as Weapon Spirits. Therefore, Oscar was a Support System Weapon Spirit Master.

"Support System, Level Eighteen?" Ma Hongjun was somewhat astonished.

He might not know much, but there were knowledgeable people in his village. He knew that Support System Soul Masters were the hardest to cultivate. Yet Senior Oscar before him was only eight years old, and his Soul Power had already reached Level Eighteen.

Ma Hongjun was secretly amazed. Was this what it meant to be a senior with even better talent than his? He had already assumed Oscar possessed Innate Full Soul Power, and in truth, that was indeed the case.

"There's nothing to be surprised about. As long as you work hard enough, nothing is impossible." Oscar turned around and looked at the astonished Ma Hongjun.

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