Breakthroughs Must Also Be Neat and Tidy

After hearing Le Bai's hypothesis, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing all fell into deep thought.

If the facts were truly as Le Bai described, then the way the Soul Master world cultivated Support System Soul Masters would inevitably undergo a fundamental change from this day forward.

"You don't need to overthink it."

Le Bai pulled their attention back: "Even if my hypothesis is correct, it doesn't mean all Support System Soul Masters would be willing to do that. Conversely, even if my hypothesis is wrong, Oscar and I won't stop training because of it."

"That's true."

Oscar patted his somewhat muddled head, pushing aside what Le Bai had just said: "That aside, since it's just the four of us, should we still go to the Playground after breakfast? The Dean should be coming today."

"The Dean is very concerned about the breakthrough progress of Boss Dai and Ma Hongjun. As long as we explain it to him, the content of today's lessons should change."

Le Bai pondered: "How about this: after we finish breakfast, you three go back to the Dormitory to check on them. I'll go to the Playground to wait for the Dean, explain the situation to him, and then I'll join you all with the Dean."

Zhu Zhuqing would confirm Dai Mubai's status and check on Ma Hongjun; Ning Rongrong would keep an eye on Xiao Wu; Oscar would stand guard for Tang San.

With the plan set, the four of them finished breakfast and left the Cafeteria.

Le Bai hadn't been at the Playground long before Flender appeared. Seeing only Le Bai, he immediately realized something must have happened: "Le Bai, why are you here alone?"

"Dean, good news! This morning, Mubai and Ma Hongjun, as well as the newly arrived Tang San and Xiao Wu, have all begun their breakthroughs!"

Le Bai explained the reason: "The others have gone to watch outside their Dormitories, and I came here specifically to let you know."

Flender was instantly beaming: "Are you serious? That kid Ma Hongjun has broken through to the thirtieth level!"

"Indeed!"

Le Bai said with a smile: "Congratulations, Dean. Your disciple has set a record for Shrek Academy, and is currently the youngest Soul Elder in the entire continent!"

After saying this, Le Bai added in his heart: Pure human category only.

"Hahahaha!"

Flender laughed heartily, venting his excitement. Once he finished, he immediately said: "Excellent! You are all doing great! Let's go! Let's go take a look!"

Fearing that his own soul power fluctuations might be too strong and interfere with the four people currently breaking through, Flender didn't fly over directly. Instead, he and Le Bai went by walking... or rather, jogging.

Moving at a light jog, they reached the dormitory area in less than half a minute.

From all three dormitories, one could feel the gradually rising soul power fluctuations, which were the exact signs of soul power in a state of breakthrough.

"They really are all breaking through!"

Seeing it with his own eyes, the joy on Flender's face grew even more intense.

Seeing Flender, the other three walked over to greet him: "Hello, Dean!" "Dean." "Hello, Dean~"

"Hmm."

Flender's attention wasn't on them; he responded casually and asked: "How long have they been breaking through?"

Oscar: "Tang San must have started this morning. When I went to eat, the soul power fluctuations on him weren't this intense yet."

Ning Rongrong: "Xiao Wu was around the same time."

Zhu Zhuqing: "When I first arrived, Mubai's soul power fluctuations had just started to strengthen, while Ma Hongjun's were already at a relatively strong state. Now, Mubai's soul power intensity is about to surpass Ma Hongjun's."

"Hmm."

Flender nodded, calculating in his mind how long it would take for the four of them to wake up after completing their breakthroughs.

Le Bai asked: "Dean, do we still need to have class today?"

"With half the people missing, the prepared lesson plan can't be used."

Flender looked at the dormitories where Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai were: "Free activities for the morning. I'll watch over things here. You lot, use the time to cultivate or train."

The latter part of the sentence was directed at Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, excluding Le Bai. This was because Flender was always speechless regarding Le Bai's training intensity.

"In that case, Dean, how about I assist Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing with their Soul Power Control training?"

Le Bai suggested: "If we add Oscar, perhaps we can let them get familiar with Oscar's Third Soul Skill at the same time."

"Very well."

Flender said to the two girls: "You two, follow Le Bai and Oscar for the morning."

Ning Rongrong nodded with a smile: "Understood~"

Zhu Zhuqing nodded silently.

"Let's go somewhere else."

Le Bai pointed at the dormitories: "If there are overly strong soul power fluctuations, it might affect their breakthroughs."

The morning passed quickly.

As it neared lunchtime, Le Bai felt four successive waves of soul power fluctuations coming from the direction of the dormitories, guessing that the four people inside had likely completed their breakthroughs.

He told the two who were still practicing, called for Oscar, and the four of them returned to the vicinity of the dormitories together. Flender was still standing there, seemingly having not moved an inch.

"You arrived at just the right time..."

Just as Flender finished speaking, his gaze fell on Le Bai: "No, it doesn't seem like a coincidence. Le Bai, you sensed the soul power fluctuations emitted when the four of them broke through, which is why you came back, right?"

"Yes."

Le Bai recalled the sequence of Soul Power fluctuations he had felt earlier: "The order in which they broke through should be... Xiao Wu, Mubai, Hongjun, Tang San. Dean, did I perceive that incorrectly?"

"No, that is absolutely correct! Your perception of Soul Power remains as sharp as ever!"

Flender smiled gently and nodded: "Wait just a little longer; they should all be waking up one after another very soon."

Sure enough, just as Flender finished speaking, Xiao Wu was the first to open the door and walk out.

Seeing everyone gathered there, Xiao Wu was taken aback: "Why is everyone here?"

Ning Rongrong stepped forward to offer a brief explanation.

Xiao Wu exclaimed in surprise: "Four people broke through at the same time?!"

She immediately followed up with: "Does that mean we are going to hunt Soul Beasts next..."

"Of course we have to, otherwise where else would we get Soul Rings?"

Ning Rongrong said, looking a bit puzzled.

"That's not necessarily true!"

Hearing Ning Rongrong's words, Oscar suddenly interjected: "Among the Soul Masters I know, there is one person who doesn't need to hunt Soul Beasts and can condense their own Soul Rings to break through."

Ning Rongrong was astonished: "There's actually someone who doesn't need to..."

"Who is it?!"

Before she could finish, she was excitedly interrupted by Xiao Wu beside her: "Oscar, tell me quickly, who is this Soul Master you're talking about?!"

Oscar refused to give a straight answer: "Actually, you've all met this person before~"

"Sigh, Oscar, stop teasing them."

Le Bai sighed softly and said: "That person is me."

Xiao Wu's excitement vanished instantly, and she huffed: "Why does it have to be you, you annoying guy!"

Ning Rongrong, looking intrigued, circled around Le Bai, eyeing him up and down: "Wow! So there really is someone who can obtain Soul Rings without hunting Soul Beasts! Isn't it said that only Soul Beasts can condense Soul Rings? Thinking about your 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 reached level ten and level twenty, the Soul Rings just appeared on their own, and they were both Decade Soul Rings! Even the Soul Skills were identical! Damn it, I really wanted a perfectly configured Soul Ring too! I really wanted to be able to cast Soul Skills easily by relying on a Soul Ring!"

"Eh, how could you end up like that?"

Xiao Wu walked closer, looking at Le Bai curiously: "Did something go wrong when you were... (extremely quiet)?"

"No. It's best not to say things like that in the future."

Le Bai looked at Xiao Wu and said with a double meaning: "You and I are not the same kind of person. Our situations are fundamentally different."

Xiao Wu was startled: "You, you know?"

"Ha, the expression on your face right now is exactly the same as Tang San's the day before yesterday; you two really do look like a couple!"

Le Bai laughed: "I do know. Including things about your mother, as well as Da Ming and Er Ming."

Xiao Wu was so terrified she couldn't speak, not even bothering to refute Le Bai's comment about her and Tang San looking like a couple, her eyes widening until she looked as if she had seen a ghost...

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