Xiao Wu stepped forward at this moment and said, "My name is Xiao Wu, Wu as in dancing. I'm twelve years old. My Martial Soul is a rabbit, and I'm a level 29 Agile Attack Battle Soul Master. In terms of age, everyone here is older than you, so you can call me Sister Xiao Wu. If anything happens in the future, Sister Xiao Wu will protect you."
Zhao Zilong grinned and teased, "Call me Brother Zilong, and if anyone bullies you in the future, I'll protect you."
Xiao Wu pouted and gave a delicate snort. "Hmph, no need. If anyone dares bully me, I'll beat them to death."
Ning Rongrong also stepped forward to introduce herself. "My name is Ning Rongrong. I'm twelve years old, my Martial Soul is the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, and I'm a level 26 Support Soul Master. Please take care of me, Zhao Zilong."
"The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda." Zhao Zilong looked mildly surprised when he heard that. Then he looked at Ning Rongrong and teased, "I didn't expect there to be a Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Master here! Shrek Academy really is a place full of hidden talents! You're making me want to cling to your thigh."
"Pervert..." Ning Rongrong's face immediately flushed with embarrassment. Who talked about hugging someone's thigh the first time they met?
Zhao Zilong coughed awkwardly and explained, "Well, Rongrong, you misunderstood. By clinging to your thigh, I meant seeking your support. After all, your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is the second-ranked sect in the world! If an ordinary person found such a thick thigh to cling to, wouldn't they soar to greatness?"
Hearing Zhao Zilong's praise, Ning Rongrong immediately became a little proud. "Of course. Zhao Zilong, you're so strong. If you want to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, you'll be welcome anytime."
Zhao Zilong smiled. "Alright, it's settled then. If one day I can't make it in Douluo Continent, I'll definitely go to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to find you. I just hope Miss Rongrong won't turn me away when that time comes."
"Mm." Ning Rongrong was very pleased by Zhao Zilong's flattery. Ever since arriving at Shrek Academy, everyone here had been geniuses, each one proud and arrogant. Especially last night, when Dai Mubai had nearly bullied her, not one person had helped her. They had even ostracized her, which had made Ning Rongrong deeply upset. She had never expected a new classmate to arrive today—another genius, yet one who respected the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect so much. That was exactly what Ning Rongrong most wanted to see.
Zhu Zhuqing stepped forward, her expression cold as ice, as though she were introducing herself only because she had to. In a chilly voice, she said, "Zhu Zhuqing, twelve years old. Martial Soul: Hell Spirit Cat. Level 27 Agile Attack Battle Soul Master."
Hearing Zhu Zhuqing's icy self-introduction, everyone felt slightly awkward. Zhao Zilong teased, "A Hell Spirit Cat? You really are as aloof as a cat. Please take care of me in the future."
"Mm." Zhu Zhuqing gave a similarly cold reply.
Seeing that they had all gotten acquainted, Flender spoke up. "Alright, now that everyone knows each other, I'll announce the next special training session."
"Oscar, step forward," Flender barked.
Oscar answered and walked out. Flender continued, "Today's lesson is for each of you to eat one sausage and one Little Sausage made by Oscar."
Upon hearing Flender's words, everyone except Zhao Zilong looked disgusted. Flender immediately became dissatisfied, his face stern. "What, is it that difficult for you to eat Oscar's sausages? You should know that on a battlefield, when food is scarce, you can eat rats, earthworms—anything. Who's going first?"
Ning Rongrong immediately stepped forward. "I'll go first."
Seeing Ning Rongrong take the lead, Flender nodded in satisfaction. Oscar then recited his incantation and made the sausages, which Ning Rongrong quickly ate.
Soon, Oscar made more sausages. Everyone ate two each. Zhao Zilong thought they tasted fairly decent, and they were quite filling too.
After everyone had finished eating the sausages, Flender said, "Alright, Little Monsters. Oscar and Zhao Zilong have both reached level 30 Soul Power. Next, Teacher Zhao will take you to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts and find Third Soul Rings for the two of you. Little Monsters, you are a team. Your next training will take place in the Star Dou Great Forest. Old Zhao, I'll leave it to you."
With that, Flender stepped down from the podium and gave his position to Zhao Wuji. At this moment, however, Zhao Wuji's face was bruised and swollen, as if someone had beaten him badly.
Zhao Wuji looked at the group and said, "Little Monsters, the dean has made it very clear. Next, we'll head to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt Soul Beasts. It may take several days. Let me make this clear first: this will also be training for you. Unless we encounter a thousand-year Soul Beast, I will not intervene. Mubai, lead the team."
"Alright." Dai Mubai nodded and said, "There are many Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, and they're exceptionally fierce, so we need to maintain a formation. Xiao San and Zilong, you two will walk at the front. Oscar and Ning Rongrong, you two Support Soul Masters will follow behind them. Xiao Wu and Fatty will cover the left and right sides. Zhuqing and I will guard the rear. Understood?"
"Mm."
"Then let's go."
Very soon, the group set off toward the Star Dou Great Forest. Before coming to Shrek Academy, Zhao Zilong had already familiarized himself with his soul skills. Moreover, with level 30 Soul Power, his physical abilities far surpassed those from his previous life. However, since arriving in Douluo Continent, he had yet to gain any real combat experience against Soul Masters or Soul Beasts. This training was perfectly timed.
After several hours of travel, they finally reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest. They had not encountered any Soul Beasts along the way and arrived smoothly at an inn outside the forest.
At that moment, the eight members of Shrek Academy sat around a large round table. Dai Mubai patted Zhao Zilong on the shoulder and laughed. "Zilong, your stamina is pretty impressive! We ran all day today, yet you only ate one Big Sausage. You must train quite a bit normally!"
"Not bad. Maybe it's because I'm younger than you." Zhao Zilong smiled, also somewhat surprised by his own physical condition. While traveling today, everyone had basically been running or jogging. Aside from Ning Rongrong, who had stopped to rest several times when she could no longer keep up, everyone had kept running. Even Tang San, who had the best stamina, had eaten two of Oscar's Recovery Sausages.
There really was no harm without comparison. After transmigrating to Douluo Continent, his physique seemed to be even better than Tang San's.
Of course, it might also have been because his first two Soul Rings had both been 999 years old, giving Zhao Zilong an advantage in terms of Soul Rings.
Hearing Zhao Zilong's words, Dai Mubai immediately became dissatisfied. "Don't make it sound like I'm that old."
Tang San also greatly admired Zhao Zilong after hearing him. Because Tang San cultivated the Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, he often underwent all kinds of training as well. He had not expected Zhao Zilong's body to be even stronger. "Brother Zilong truly is impressive. Not only is your Soul Power high, your stamina is remarkable too."
At the same time, Tang San secretly felt pleased. Back at Nuoding Academy, the other students' Soul Power had been far too far behind his. Among those his age, Tang San had left them several streets behind. But now that he had come to Shrek Academy, he had encountered several geniuses no weaker than himself, including Zhao Zilong, a genius with Twin Martial Souls just like him.
Zhao Zilong teased, "Tang San, if you praise me like that, I'll get embarrassed."
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