By afternoon, everyone at Shrek Academy had been called to the classroom. Flender stood at the podium, watching the students chatting below. He pretended to cough and said, "Little Monsters, another Little Monster will be joining you today. Come in, Meng Yiran."
The moment Meng Yiran entered, Ma Hongjun began whistling from below and exclaimed excitedly, "Isn't that the one from the Star Dou Great Forest?"
Dai Mubai gave Ma Hongjun a slap and said, "Nonsense. Didn't you hear what the Dragon Duke said back then? Looks like our academy finally has a bit of an academy feel this year. We actually have nine people now."
Ma Hongjun grinned slyly. "This is great. Another girl has joined our academy."
Dai Mubai rolled his eyes at Ma Hongjun. "Dead Fatty, she's older than you."
At this moment, Oscar ran over and sat beside Zhao Zilong. "Zilong, now that Meng Yiran is here, you'd better treat her well. After all, Meng Yiran came to Shrek Academy because of you." Oscar said this because he wanted Zhao Zilong to back off, so he would not compete with him for Ning Rongrong.
Zhao Zilong was speechless. "You really never give up. Even if it were just you and Fatty left, I think Fatty would have a better chance of winning Rongrong over than you."
Ning Rongrong was sitting in front of Zhao Zilong. Hearing that, she immediately turned around and cursed, "Bullshit! You think I'd ever be interested in that dead fatty?"
Oscar was instantly overjoyed, while Ma Hongjun, who had suddenly caught a stray shot, cried out indignantly, "Damn it, I didn't say anything! Who did I provoke?"
"I wouldn't be interested in you either." Seeing Oscar's expression, Ning Rongrong gave a haughty snort.
A smile curled at Zhao Zilong's lips. Ning Rongrong then turned to him and added, "Same goes for you."
"Not a single man is any good," Zhu Zhuqing said coldly.
Dai Mubai immediately went over to comfort her. "No, Zhuqing, I'm not like them. You can't condemn all men with one stroke."
"Hmph, aren't you the same?" Zhu Zhuqing snorted and could not be bothered to pay Dai Mubai any attention.
"Enough, quiet down. Get back to your seats. What kind of impression are you giving the new student?" Flender was rather speechless at these Little Monsters. Hearing him, everyone returned to their seats.
Ma Hongjun immediately jumped out to court death by singing a different tune. "Teacher, don't you always say we're monsters? Since we're monsters, shouldn't we be a little more unconventional?"
Flender's eye twitched. These Little Monsters really would tear the roof off if they went a day without being beaten. He gave a dark chuckle. "Unconventional, huh? Fine. This is a good chance for me to see how your cultivation has been lately. All of you, come out. We're having a practical combat class."
Meng Yiran, standing nearby, looked completely confused. Flender said, "Meng Yiran, you too."
When they arrived at the outdoor field, Flender summoned all the teachers as well. "Next, we'll have a practical combat class. Old Zhao, Old Lu, Old Li, you three will handle it."
Dai Mubai immediately complained, "Seriously, Headmaster? Two Soul Emperors and a Soul Saint? Are you trying to kill us? Even if all of us joined forces, we wouldn't be Teacher Zhao's match, and now we have to deal with Teacher Li and Teacher Lu too."
Flender smiled. "Didn't you want to be unconventional? I'm giving you the opportunity. Besides, I think it's very fair. Li Yusong has level 63 Soul Power, Lu Qibin has level 66, and Zhao Wuji has level 76. The three of them combined only have a little over 200 levels of Soul Power. The nine of you together definitely exceed that."
Oscar immediately groaned, "No, Headmaster, that's not how you calculate it!"
Zhao Zilong also complained, "If it were just one person, we might have a chance. Facing three people is just asking to be beaten!"
"Fine, since that's what you said, we'll do it your way. The three teachers will come up one at a time, and at most seven of you can take the field at once. You can't possibly have any objections now, can you?" Flender said directly.
Without waiting for Zhao Zilong and the others to reply, Flender continued, "All right, I'll give you the time it takes to burn one stick of incense to discuss your strategy and countermeasures."
Hearing Flender's words, there was nothing they could do. Everyone wore bitter expressions.
Zhao Wuji walked over and said, "All right, stop whining. How about this? When I fight you, I won't use the seventh soul skill: Martial Soul Avatar. Is that enough? Of course, that's only if you have the strength to defeat Li Yusong and Lu Qibin and make it to me. Oh, and Tang San, you can't use those strange hidden weapons of yours either."
Tang San nodded. "Yes, Teacher Zhao."
Tang San then asked, "Teacher Zhao, you said we have to defeat Teacher Li and Teacher Lu first. Does that mean you're the last one?"
Zhao Wuji generously revealed their order of appearance. "That's right. First Li Yusong, then Lu Qibin, and finally me."
After learning the teachers' order, Zhao Zilong and the others went aside to discuss their strategy and tactics. Dai Mubai looked at everyone and said, "Brothers, this time won't be easy. Although the three teachers will come out one at a time, our Soul Power probably won't last until the end."
Dai Mubai continued, "Let me explain the three teachers' martial souls. Teacher Li's martial soul is the Dragon Pattern Staff. He's a power-attack Battle Soul Emperor. Teacher Lu's martial soul is Star Luo Chess, a control-type Battle Soul Emperor. Teacher Zhao's martial soul is the Great Vajra Bear, a power-attack Battle Soul Saint."
Zhao Zilong spoke up, "The key is how to deal with them. If there were only one person, we could use a rotating battle to slowly wear them down. But there are three of them. Even if we exhaust all our strength defeating one, there are still two more waiting."
Tang San said, "Then we need to arrange our tactics properly. There are nine of us, and seven can take the field each time. That means the remaining two can rest. If we can make good use of the time between battles, there should still be a way."
Zhao Zilong struck his right palm with his left fist. "Forget it. Soldiers come, generals block; water comes, earth dams. For the first match, we'll go all out. Even if we can't win in the end, we have to win beautifully against Teacher Li Yusong."
Hearing Zhao Zilong's words, everyone looked toward him. Dai Mubai asked, "Zilong, what are you planning?"
Zhao Zilong grinned. "Since we're going all out, we'll naturally send out our strongest lineup. You, me, Xiao Wu, Xiao Ao, Yiran—we're all Soul Elders, so the five of us will go in the first match. Then we'll add Rongrong's support and Fatty's aerial support. There shouldn't be any problem dealing with Teacher Li Yusong."
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