The corners of Great Master Yu's mouth were still glistening with drool, and his gaze was fixed in the direction of the pigpen in the distance, as if he had seen the holy land of his dreams.
"Blegh!"
Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ning Rongrong could not hold it in any longer. They covered their mouths and began dry heaving.
Tang San was also standing blankly to the side. After spending six years together, he had never realized that his teacher had such a strange taste!
Shen He waved with a smile. "Since you have no objections, hurry up, pack your things, and move over there."
"Hey, hey, hey! I'm coming!"
Great Master Yu's face was flushed with excitement as he dashed toward the pigpen, as if he were rushing toward the holy land of his dreams.
Tang San gazed at Great Master Yu, who had transformed into Old Eight, and a chill flashed through his eyes.
Then he turned to Shen He and said, "Shen He, the reason my teacher isn't giving you trouble is because he is kind! He doesn't want to make things difficult for you or put you in an awkward position."
"But I want to ask you this: Earlier, you said that training to strengthen one's physique would allow one to attach a Soul Ring with a higher number of years. Is that reasonable?"
"If you cannot prove this theory, then Ning Rongrong is not wrong for refusing to follow your so-called teaching method."
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up when she heard Tang San's words. Tang San was clearly trying to make excuses for her, and he had even found a very good reason.
Shen He smiled faintly. Tang San thought one person was no match for him, so he had begun looking for allies.
He was just about to say something when Oscar's figure appeared in the distance.
He had completed all ten laps without cutting corners. Although he had eaten quite a few Recovery Big Sausages, that was within the permitted range.
Shen He's eyes lit up when he saw Oscar, and he called out, "Oscar, release your Martial Soul!"
Oscar was so exhausted that he was nearly on the verge of collapse. When he heard Shen He's words, he instinctively activated Martial Soul Possession.
Two yellow Soul Rings appeared around his body. At the same time, the system's narration appeared in Shen He's field of vision.
[Oscar released his Martial Soul, and two Hundred Year Soul Rings appeared on his body.] [Oscar released his Martial Soul, and two Hundred Year Soul Rings appeared on his body.]
Shen He focused his mind and directly changed "hundred" to "thousand"!
The next instant, Oscar suddenly felt as if endless strength had surged through his utterly exhausted body.
"What, what is that?!" Ning Rongrong cried out in alarm.
The colors of the two Hundred Year Soul Rings around Oscar's body grew deeper and deeper, eventually turning a deep purple.
The Soul Power fluctuations around his body also surged violently. Clearly, his Soul Power had increased considerably because of the change in his Soul Rings.
Everyone from Shrek Academy widened their eyes, their heads buzzing.
What the hell was going on? The Hundred Year Soul Rings had turned into Thousand Year Soul Rings in an instant?
Everyone knew that once a Soul Master absorbed a Soul Ring, there was basically no way to increase its number of years.
Yet Oscar had changed that rule, shattering their worldview in one stroke.
Was this even logical?
Oscar hurried over, shouting loudly as he ran.
"Brothers, I have good news! Both of my Soul Rings have turned into Thousand Year Soul Rings!"
"And my cultivation has broken through! I've reached level thirty!"
"What?!" Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
After all, Oscar had a Food System Martial Soul, the most difficult type of Martial Soul to cultivate.
Yet he had reached level thirty Soul Power at the age of fourteen. He was absolutely a genius among geniuses, and he had truly given everyone a huge surprise.
Shen He nodded with a smile. "As the number of years of a Soul Ring increases, one's Soul Power cultivation naturally rises with it. That's perfectly normal."
"Good, good. Oscar, you really haven't disappointed me. Tomorrow morning, everyone will set out together. Teacher Zhao will lead you to the Star Dou Great Forest to help Oscar and Shen He obtain their third Soul Rings."
"This isn't just a matter concerning the two of them. It is also training for all of you. Before you encounter a Thousand Year Soul Beast, Teacher Zhao won't act easily. You will have to rely on yourselves for everything." Flender nodded in satisfaction and announced his arrangements.
Shen He also spoke up. "See that? This is the effect of training. If you want a Soul Ring with a higher number of years, you have to train."
Ning Rongrong's red lips fell open, Tang San's body stiffened, and Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing let out a series of startled cries.
Shen He's special training was actually this effective?!
"How about it, Tang San? Do you understand now?" Shen He said calmly.
"Anyone who runs ten laps can obtain a Thousand Year Soul Ring. What would happen if they ran a hundred laps, a thousand laps, or ten thousand laps?"
"That would be a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, or even a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. If you understand, give me a round of applause!"
"Clap clap clap clap clap!"
Whether it was Xiao Wu and the others or Ning Rongrong, who had previously been somewhat unconvinced by Shen He, they all applauded enthusiastically.
Tang San stood rooted to the spot, unable to say anything for a long time.
[Experience gained. System upgraded to LV2] [Reward: The number of characters that can be modified each day has increased to ten. Two characters can be modified at once, and text can be added to or deleted from the narration. (Added, deleted, and modified text share the same character limit.)]
Shen He was overjoyed. Then he turned around and said with a smile, "Ning Rongrong, have you made up your mind? Are you going to leave Shrek Academy?"
"Have you ever thought about how the other people in your sect would look at you if you were expelled from the academy and sent home?"
"If you go back now, wouldn't you become a laughingstock? And if you miss this opportunity to increase the number of years of your Soul Rings, what will Sect Master Ning do?"
"Ning Rongrong, you don't want to be expelled from Shrek Academy either, do you?"
Ning Rongrong froze. After remaining silent for a long while, she pouted and seemed to want to say something, but in the end, she still spoke.
"Shen He. No, Dean Shen, could you please not expel me? I accept my punishment. I absolutely won't do this again."
"Mm, that's more like it." Shen He smiled and stroked his chin. "If you had said that earlier, Big Brother Principal would definitely have taken good care of you."
"You'll make up the ten laps from earlier. Eat your fill, rest for a while after lunch, and then go. Oscar will supervise you."
Shen He then walked over to Tang San, patted him on the shoulder, and said calmly, "Go back and help Great Master Yu move his things. You won't need lunch anyway. You have plenty of answers to argue about."
The next day, Zhao Wuji was in charge of leading the group and gathered all the students together.
"I heard about what happened yesterday. Oscar, you brat, you sure are lucky. You actually increased the number of years of your Soul Rings." Zhao Wuji spoke with some envy.
Then he walked over to Shen He and asked in a low voice, "Dean Shen, what do you think? At my age, is it worth giving it a shot?"
"As long as it can increase the number of years of my Soul Rings, let alone ten laps—even a hundred or a thousand laps would be no problem for me!"
"It should have some effect. However, because Oscar is a Food System Soul Master and has a weaker body, he gets better results once he begins training." Shen He stroked his chin.
"But Teacher Zhao, your physical strength is dozens of times greater than theirs. The gap is on an entirely different level. Training would only serve as the icing on the cake for you, but there's no harm in trying."
With only two characters to modify, changing the number of years of Zhao Wuji's Soul Rings would not be easy.
For now, he would draw him a tempting picture and talk about it later.
Suddenly, Great Master Yu came running over from the distance, his face filled with excitement.
His good disciple Tang San followed behind him, but Tang San seemed to be deliberately maintaining his distance from Great Master Yu. He was even covering his nose and mouth with one hand.
"I've broken through! I'm a Soul Elder too!" Great Master Yu shouted excitedly.
However, what greeted him was a wave of nauseated dry heaving.
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