After hearing Le Bai's speculation, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing all fell into deep thought.
If the truth really was as Le Bai said, then the way Support System Soul Masters were trained would undergo a fundamental change from this day onward.
"You don't need to take it too seriously."
Le Bai drew the three of them back to the present. "Even if my speculation is correct, that doesn't mean every Support System Soul Master would be willing to do it. Conversely, even if my speculation is wrong, Oscar and I won't stop training because of it."
"That's true."
Oscar patted his somewhat muddled head and forgot what Le Bai had just said. "Speaking of which, there are only four of us. After breakfast, should we still go to the Playground? The Dean should be coming today."
"The Dean is very concerned about Boss Dai and Hongjun's breakthroughs. As long as we explain things to him, today's lesson plan will probably change."
Le Bai considered it. "How about this? After breakfast, you go back to the dormitory and check on them. I'll wait for the Dean at the Playground and explain the situation. Then I'll go over to your place with the Dean."
Zhu Zhuqing would confirm Dai Mubai's condition and check on Ma Hongjun as well; Ning Rongrong would keep an eye on Xiao Wu; Oscar would stay with Tang San.
Once they had divided things up, the four finished breakfast and left the cafeteria.
Not long after Le Bai arrived at the Playground, Flender appeared. Seeing Le Bai alone, he immediately realized something must have happened. "Le Bai, why are you the only one here?"
"Dean, good news! This morning, Mu Bai, Hongjun, and the newly arrived Tang San and Xiao Wu all started breaking through!"
Le Bai explained, "The others are watching outside their Dormitories right now. I came here specifically to let you know."
Flender's face lit up. "Are you serious? That brat Hongjun has broken through to level thirty!"
"Of course!"
Le Bai said with a smile, "Congratulations, Dean. Your disciple has set the record for the youngest Soul Elder at Shrek Academy—and currently on the entire continent!"
After saying that, Le Bai added silently, Among pure humans only.
"Hahahaha!"
Flender laughed heartily several times, venting his excitement. The moment he finished laughing, he said, "Excellent! You're all outstanding! Come on! Let's go take a look!"
Worried that the fluctuations of his Soul Power would be too strong and affect the four who were breaking through, Flender did not fly over directly. Instead, he and Le Bai went on foot... at a run.
Moving at a light jog, the two reached the dormitory area in less than half a minute.
From all three Dormitories, they could feel Soul Power fluctuations gradually rising. That was the sign of Soul Power being in the process of a breakthrough.
"They really are all breaking through!"
Having confirmed it with his own eyes, Flender's delight deepened.
Seeing Flender, the other three came over to greet him. "Hello, Dean!" "Dean." "Hello, Dean~"
"Mhm."
Flender's attention was elsewhere. He responded casually and asked, "How long have they been breaking through?"
Oscar said, "Tang San probably started this morning. When I went to eat, the Soul Power fluctuations around him weren't this strong yet."
Ning Rongrong said, "Xiao Wu started at about the same time."
Zhu Zhuqing said, "When I arrived, Mu Bai's Soul Power fluctuations had only just begun to increase. Ma Hongjun's had already remained at a relatively strong level, but now Mu Bai's fluctuations are almost stronger than Ma Hongjun's."
"Mhm."
Flender nodded, estimating in his heart how long the four would need to awaken after completing their breakthroughs.
Le Bai asked, "Dean, do we still need to have class today?"
"With half the students missing, the lesson I prepared can't be used."
Flender looked toward the Dormitories where Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai were. "You can have free time this morning. I'll watch over this place. The rest of you, make good use of your time to cultivate or train."
That last sentence was directed at Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, not Le Bai. Flender had always been rather speechless about Le Bai's training intensity.
"In that case, Dean, how about I help Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing train their Soul Power Control?"
Le Bai suggested, "With Oscar joining us, perhaps the two of them can also get familiar with Oscar's Third Soul Skill."
"Fine."
Flender said to the two girls, "The two of you will follow Le Bai and Oscar this morning."
Ning Rongrong smiled and nodded. "Got it~"
Zhu Zhuqing nodded silently.
"Let's change locations."
Le Bai pointed at the Dormitories. "If there are any overly strong Soul Power fluctuations, they might affect their breakthroughs."
The morning passed quickly.
As lunchtime approached, Le Bai sensed four Soul Power fluctuations coming one after another from the direction of the Dormitories. He guessed that the four inside had already completed their breakthroughs.
After telling the two girls who were still practicing, he called Oscar over. The four returned to the dormitory area together. Flender was still standing there, as though he had not moved an inch.
"You came at just the right time..."
As soon as Flender finished speaking, his gaze fell on Le Bai. "No, it doesn't seem to be a coincidence. Le Bai, you came back because you sensed the Soul Power fluctuations they released during their breakthroughs, didn't you?"
"Yes."
Le Bai recalled the order in which he had sensed the fluctuations earlier. "The order of their breakthroughs should have been... Xiao Wu, Mu Bai, Hongjun, Tang San. Dean, was my perception wrong?"
"No, completely correct! Your perception of Soul Power is still as sharp as ever!"
Flender chuckled softly and nodded. "Wait a little longer. They should wake up one after another soon."
Sure enough, shortly after Flender said that, Xiao Wu was the first to open her door and walk out.
Seeing everyone gathered there, Xiao Wu froze. "Why are you all here?"
Ning Rongrong took the initiative to approach her and gave her a brief explanation.
Xiao Wu said in surprise, "Four people broke through at once?!"
Then she immediately thought of something. "So that means we're going to hunt Soul Beasts next..."
"Of course we are. Otherwise, where would we get Soul Rings?"
Ning Rongrong asked strangely.
"Not necessarily!"
Upon hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Oscar suddenly said, "Among the Soul Masters I know, there's someone who doesn't need to hunt Soul Beasts. He can condense Soul Rings himself and break through."
Ning Rongrong was astonished. "There's actually someone who doesn't need to..."
"Who is it?!"
Before she could finish, Xiao Wu excitedly interrupted her with a loud shout. "Oscar, tell me quickly! Who is this Soul Master you're talking about?!"
Oscar refused to say it outright. "Actually, you've all met him before~"
"Ah, Oscar, stop teasing them."
Le Bai sighed softly and said, "That person is me."
Xiao Wu immediately stopped getting excited and said angrily, "Why did it have to be you, you annoying guy!"
Meanwhile, Ning Rongrong circled Le Bai with a curious look, inspecting him from head to toe. "Wow! Someone can really obtain Soul Rings without hunting Soul Beasts! Didn't they say only Soul Beasts could condense Soul Rings? Considering someone's abnormal physical strength, could it be... Le Bai, are you actually a humanoid Soul Beast!?"
"It's not like I wanted it to be that way."
Le Bai's mouth twitched. "When my Soul Power broke through at level ten and level twenty, the Soul Rings just appeared on their own, and they were both Decade Soul Rings! Even their Soul Skills were exactly the same! Damn it, I want perfectly configured Soul Rings too! I want to be able to rely on Soul Rings to use Soul Skills easily too!"
"Eh, how did that happen to you?"
Xiao Wu walked closer and looked at Le Bai strangely. "Could it be that something went wrong when you were... (extremely softly)?"
"No. You'd better not say things like that in the future."
Le Bai looked at Xiao Wu and spoke with double meaning. "You and I are not the same kind of people. Our circumstances are fundamentally different."
Xiao Wu was startled. "You... you know?"
"Ha, your expression right now is exactly like Tang San's was the day before yesterday. You two really do look like a married couple!"
Le Bai laughed. "I know. That includes what happened to your mother, as well as Da Ming and Er Ming."
Xiao Wu was so frightened that she could not say a word. She did not even refute Le Bai's claim that she and Tang San looked like a married couple. Her eyes gradually widened, as though she had seen a ghost...
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