Hammer Oscar!

Tie Xiong had not even finished speaking when Oscar stretched out his right hand. A yellow soul ring rose, and he immediately ran outside.

"I'm telling the teachers! I'm not sharing a room with you! You want me to acknowledge you as boss? No way!" Xiao Ao shouted fiercely as he ran.

"Xiao Ao, you've truly disappointed me!"

Although Tie Xiong only had five levels of Soul Power, he had practiced running and hammer techniques since childhood. Those years had not been for nothing. His reaction speed was far beyond Oscar's.

As he watched Oscar's movements, he saw nothing but openings.

Tie Xiong leisurely picked up a Sausage from Oscar's cart.

Then, in just a few strides, he caught up.

His wrist gave a slight shake. The Heaven Breaking Hammer flashed with light and smashed straight into Oscar's back.

When he said he would hammer him, he had not been joking.

With a thud, Oscar fell to the ground.

Tie Xiong walked over. "This hammer blow wasn't very strong, but I used Vibration Force. Does your back feel a little numb now?"

Oscar's face was covered in dust, and his heart was filled with despair. He had just propped himself up to get up when Tie Xiong brought the hammer down again.

Oscar inhaled a mouthful of dust.

Teacher, did you see that? The one you recruited is truly a monster!

He was only six years old. Just moments ago, he had hugged someone so affectionately, yet he had turned hostile in an instant. His heart was far too black!

"Now you understand that the biggest fist is the boss, right?"

"If you don't agree, I'll keep hammering you. The force will be very light. First your back, then your legs, and then between your legs."

Tie Xiong said with a grin, moving close to Oscar's face.

"Boss, don't hammer me. Don't hammer me, I surrender."

Ignoring the dust in his mouth, Oscar hurriedly said in broken phrases.

How could that place be hammered?

He groaned inwardly. This junior was too terrifying.

A wise man did not fight when the odds were against him. Once Ma Hongjun returned, he would be a one-ring Soul Master. That Grass Chicken martial soul was quite formidable. Then he could deal with this junior.

Tie Xiong pulled Oscar to his feet and handed him the Sausage.

Oscar understood what Tie Xiong meant. He spat out the dust in his mouth, then quickly ate the Sausage. His condition improved considerably.

"From now on, you're my boss. If you tell me to go east, I'll never go west!"

Oscar declared with his head held high and chest out, as though it were an immense honor, completely forgetting who had just been determined to run off and complain.

Tie Xiong smiled, took out twenty gold coins, and handed them to Oscar. "Xiao Ao, you'd better keep your word. Otherwise, my hammer doesn't recognize people!"

"I, Oscar, always keep my word. These gold coins..." Oscar said hesitantly, though his eyes remained fixed on the coins.

"Take them."

Oscar immediately grabbed the gold coins and carefully felt them over. This was the first time he had ever received so much money.

This boss was rather kind after all. Just now, he had seemed like a different person.

"Let me ask you: what should we do if we meet a beautiful woman?" Given Oscar's inconsistent attitude, Tie Xiong decided to test him.

Oscar's eyes darted around before he gave a lewd grin. "Of course, the boss gets first pick. Only if the boss doesn't want her will she be mine!"

A boss was indeed a boss. He matured even earlier than me. At six, he was already thinking about women.

Tie Xiong nodded in satisfaction. "Xiao Ao, you're broadening your path. From now on, I've got your back!"

"But I have one more request. When you make Sausages in the future, stay farther away from me. Don't let me hear the incantation, or I'll hammer you again!"

Oscar's expression instantly turned miserable. Which bastard had told Tie Xiong about my incantation?

He had wanted to use it once in front of Tie Xiong and disgust him a little. He had not expected Tie Xiong to already know.

Still, he hurriedly agreed aloud.

After taking Oscar in as his underling, Tie Xiong learned more about the academy from him. Most of it matched his memories.

Including him, there were currently only three students at the academy. The other was Ma Hongjun, who had gone with Flender and Zhao Wuji to obtain his first soul ring.

Dai Mubai had not yet joined Shrek.

Tie Xiong took his underling Oscar around the academy, familiarizing himself with Shrek Academy's cafeteria, dormitories, Training Ground, and other places.

As far as the academy's buildings and facilities went, it really did look like a makeshift operation.

But that was not what Tie Xiong cared about.

The most important reason he had come to Shrek Academy was to solve the problem of obtaining soul rings.

His martial soul was already a low-to-mid-grade martial soul, which made soul rings especially important.

But to obtain good soul rings, he needed the help of high-level soul masters.

Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Li Yusong included Soul Saints and Soul Kings among them, fully capable of fulfilling some of his plans.

The day passed as he familiarized himself with Shrek Academy.

The next day, the first teacher to visit Tie Xiong was unexpectedly Lu Qibin, whom he had met only briefly the day before.

Lu Qibin looked rather old, an elder well over sixty. He wore a constant smile and appeared very kind.

He brought Tie Xiong to the Training Ground. Though it was called a Training Ground, it was really just a relatively large open space.

The ground was extremely hard, and it was clear that people often trained there.

"Little Monster, Teacher Li said yesterday that you intend to absorb a soul ring beyond the age limit for your first soul ring? Do you understand the difficulty involved?" Lu Qibin looked at Tie Xiong curiously.

"Teacher, I heard that a first soul ring can absorb a soul beast's soul ring of up to four hundred years. The key to successful absorption is physical strength, mental strength, and willpower. As long as all of them are improved, one can absorb beyond the limit, and it can bring enormous benefits to a soul master!" Tie Xiong explained his thoughts.

Lu Qibin gave Tie Xiong a surprised look. The previous night, he had discussed this matter with Li Yusong and Shao Xin as well.

He had not expected this Little Monster to immediately identify the key point.

"Teacher Li already examined your physical strength yesterday. Let me test your mental strength and willpower!" Lu Qibin released his martial soul.

A Star Luo Chessboard that seemed capable of containing all things appeared in Lu Qibin's right hand.

Colorful chess pieces continuously leaped across the board, making it exceptionally eye-catching.

Then five soul rings rose around him—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, purple—pulsing up and down.

Five rings, a Soul King. Yet his fifth soul ring was purple, not the optimal soul ring configuration.

Star Luo Illusion.

Tie Xiong only heard those four words before his vision flashed, and he found himself in a dense forest.

Tie Xiong's consciousness became hazy.

Who am I? Where am I? What am I supposed to do? The three questions of the soul.

Before he could react, pain suddenly shot through his foot.

Tie Xiong instinctively lowered his head, and his soul nearly left his body.

The ground was covered in a dense layer of ant-type soul beasts, each about a foot long and clad in dark golden shells.

The pain from before had come from one of these soul beasts biting his foot.

Tie Xiong stretched out his right hand, took out the Heaven Breaking Hammer, and smashed it down at the soul beasts beneath his feet.

But the soul beasts seemed endless, and some flying ants joined them.

In the blink of an eye, half an hour passed. Tie Xiong seemed exhausted to the point of collapse, lying on the ground on his last breath.

Countless ant-type soul beasts crawled over his body.

Ten Thousand Ants Devouring the Heart!