Ning Rongrong: I've Never Loved Studying This Much!

"Teacher, you're playing favorites!"

"What am I playing favorites about?"

That morning, bright and early, Ning Rongrong prepared breakfast for Su Ran.

Ning Rongrong actually didn't know how to cook. Over the previous month, she had taken a little time here and there to learn, and had caused plenty of ridiculous mishaps.

For example:

When she tried to start a fire, she nearly set the kitchen ablaze.

When she tried to cook porridge, she scorched the pot black, and all the porridge inside turned into charcoal.

Fortunately, after slowly learning for a month, she finally managed, with great difficulty, to master—steaming corn, steaming sweet potatoes, and cooking thin porridge.

And it was during breakfast that Ning Rongrong complained, leaving Su Ran somewhat bewildered.

Ning Rongrong pursed her lips and muttered:

"You prepared three ultimate skills for Zhuqing, but only gave me one."

"It's not like I taught her all three ultimate skills. She only had a choice."

"Then... then, what's that Dual Cultivation Ultimate Skill? Is it really special? Really powerful? Teacher, do you think I can learn it? If you're not teaching Zhuqing, teach me instead. I want to learn it too."

Ning Rongrong's eyes shone, her face full of anticipation.

Although the Seven Treasures Golden Bell Shield she was learning was already powerful enough, who wouldn't want to learn a few more secret techniques?

Besides, if she learned one more, she would have more chances to ask Teacher Su Ran for guidance.

"Zhuqing told you? Why are you so interested in dual cultivation too? It really isn't an ordinary cultivation method. As for whether it's powerful or not... generally speaking, cultivation methods like this are never weak, but it really isn't suitable for you girls to cultivate yet."

Su Ran was completely baffled.

What on earth were these two girls thinking about all day?

They had Golden Bell Shield and Ten Palaces of Hell sitting right there, yet instead of practicing properly, they were setting their sights on the Dual Cultivation Ultimate Skill—Azure Nether Way.

This ultimate skill... was it even proper, he asked you?

"Why isn't it suitable for us to cultivate? I don't believe it."

Ning Rongrong glanced at Su Ran and poked her fingers together.

"This dual cultivation method, just from the name, you can tell it's cultivation for two people. It needs a pair... mm, basically, it's two people exchanging and cultivating together. How could it be as convenient as a normal ultimate skill? Understand now?"

"Oh! So that's how it is!"

"Then Zhuqing and I happen to be two people. Wouldn't it be fine if I cultivated it together with her?!"

Ning Rongrong very cleverly proposed a solution.

But Su Ran's face darkened, and an outrageous scene surfaced in his mind:

Ning Rongrong... dual cultivating with Zhu Zhuqing. This...

"No. For this kind of dual cultivation, it usually has to be one man and one woman, the relatively intimate sort. Preferably lovers."

"Lovers? Intimate?"

Ning Rongrong froze for a moment, not reacting right away. But she wasn't stupid either. After a while, she finally understood, and blinked.

"Teacher, please study the dual cultivation method with me! This disciple has never yearned to study so much before!"

"Everything is for the sake of studying, for the sake of becoming stronger!"

"Teacher, please satisfy a student's love of learning!"

"I love studying!"

In all the years Ning Rongrong had been alive, she had never wanted to do something with such determination.

Lovers? Intimate?

Then wasn't the dual cultivation method just like dating?

Teacher, you absolutely must arrange such a wonderful thing for me!

This student truly loved learning.

"..."

"Good, good, good. Since you love studying so much, your homework for today is doubled as a reward."

"Huh? Teacher, you're so awful!"

Shrek Academy.

Flender took three hard drags from his old pipe. Right now, his head was pounding.

The academy next door was causing trouble every day. If they weren't beating up his students, they were stealing his students.

"Useless! A bunch of useless fools!"

"You were far too reckless. Who told you to bully Zhu Zhuqing? Who came up with that rotten idea?!"

"It's Fatty!"

"Ma Hongjun, you useless thing who can't accomplish anything and only ruins things. That's just like you."

"The academy was already short on people. We newly recruited three, and with them we had six soul masters. We only needed to find a chance to recruit one support-type soul master, and that would've been enough."

"Now great, an Agile Attack System soul master has run off too. Tell me, are you still planning to compete in this year's Soul Master Competition or not?"

"Boss Dai wanted to keep his own fiancée. That's only natural, right? Besides, isn't our creed that those who don't dare cause trouble are mediocre? If you don't even dare make a move for your own fiancée, wouldn't that be pathetic as hell..."

Ma Hongjun stubbornly argued.

"Those who don't dare cause trouble are mediocre—what's the next line? Cause trouble you can afford to cause, and if you can't afford it, then sit tight. Day after day, all you do is make trouble for me!"

"Dean, I started this matter. Before the Soul Master Competition begins, if the academy hasn't recruited anyone satisfactory, I'll go find an Agile Attack System soul master to serve as a substitute."

At this moment, Dai Mubai spoke.

"I have only one request. That teacher from Peach Blossom Spring Academy across the way was far too arrogant. Dean, go help me beat him up and vent my anger for me. I'm willing to donate two thousand Gold Soul Coins to the academy to fix up the environment."

At the mention of two thousand Gold Soul Coins, Flender's eyes lit up, and he was somewhat tempted.

But then he remembered that day when Su Ran had charged into Shrek Academy with a single Peach Blossom Branch and beaten Zhao Wuji until he was crawling all over the ground. Hiss...

He swallowed.

"Mubai, it's not that I'm criticizing you, but you should rein in your temper too. Peach Blossom Spring Academy is our neighboring academy. Everyone ought to be a little more friendly. That Teacher Su Ran is still a teacher, after all, so you should show him some respect. Don't go shouting about fighting and killing at the drop of a hat. How bad would it be to hurt our harmony?"

"But you're the one who drove that person away, so you still have to fill the enrollment slot."

"What? It's one thing if you won't stand up for me, but you still want me to recruit someone???"

"Well, this is like an old lady cutting her butt—an eye-opener. Since when was the dean so friendly? He won't even earn money when it's right in front of him?"

Oscar's eyes were opened wide. In the past, whenever they ran into trouble in Suotuo City, Flender had been even more excited than they were, practically wishing he could extort a huge sum and come back with it.

Hearing this, Dai Mubai's vision went dark. He understood. Flender had chickened out. He didn't want to invite trouble onto himself, wanted him to endure it, and even wanted to freeload off his labor.

"Third Brother, what's the Soul Master Competition?"

Xiao Wu curled her lip at the side and asked Tang San.

"I've heard Teacher mention it before. The Soul Master Competition the dean mentioned should be the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition. The Elite Soul Master Competition is the grandest martial soul competition in the Soul Master World, initiated and hosted by the royal families of the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Two Great Empires, with Spirit Hall assisting. Not only are the rewards abundant, but it also represents a soul master's glory."

Tang San thought for a moment, then seemed to understand as well, and explained to Xiao Wu, "Shrek only recruits monsters and accepts students with good talent. I think the academy probably wants to form a team that can shine brilliantly in the Soul Master Competition. That must also be one of the reasons Teacher had us come to Shrek to study."

"Xiao San is very smart. That's right. We at Shrek must participate in this year's Soul Master Competition, and we must take the championship!"

"So from now on, you little fellows need to cultivate properly and improve your strength. It just so happens that Xiao Ao's Soul Power is about to reach Level 30. In a while, you can all go to the Star Dou Great Forest together to get some practice. Don't spend every day thinking about that bit of business with men, running off every now and then to provoke Peach Blossom Spring Academy."

"You can't even beat them. Aren't you embarrassed? When the day comes that you have the strength to beat those three students from Peach Blossom Spring Academy to the ground, that will be when we Shrek make our name. At that point, what couldn't you make Peach Blossom Spring Academy do?"

Flender said lightly.

These little brats were impossible to lead!

Did they think he didn't want to teach that brat Su Ran a lesson?

Wearing that lousy mask every day, pretending to be some expert.

Damn it, he couldn't beat him.

They had no idea how terrifying his Nine Luminaries Peach Blossom Sword was.

Even Zhao Wuji's terrifying defense had been beaten until he was crawling all over the ground...