Ning Rongrong and Flender Explode

After entering the city, Li Luo strolled through the streets accompanied by the two girls, with Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong each holding one of his hands.

Tang San, meanwhile, found a blacksmith shop to continue forging his Hidden Weapons.

Zhu Zhuqing followed Li Luo the entire time, though she gained nothing from it.

It is worth mentioning, however, that the moment they entered the city, Zhu Zhuqing shook off Dai Mubai, who had been tailing her.

Seeing that the person he was tracking had vanished, Dai Mubai simply put the matter of Zhu Zhuqing aside and took Ma Hongjun to a high-end brothel to indulge in pleasure.

Everyone had their own business to attend to.

By the time they returned to Shrek, the sky had already begun to darken.

There was nothing else to do today, so everyone returned to their quarters to rest.

However, it is worth noting that after Oscar finished his twenty laps, Flender's anger had not yet subsided, so he added another twenty.

Consequently, Oscar ran a full forty laps; by the time he finished, he was utterly exhausted and collapsed into bed.

The next day, awakened by the whistle, the group arrived at the training grounds.

Calling it a training ground was generous; in reality, it was just an open patch of land.

Li Luo and Tang San were the first to arrive, followed by the speed-oriented Zhu Zhuqing, then Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong, with Ma Hongjun bringing up the rear.

"One, two, three, four, five, six, seven!"

Flender counted the heads and realized one person was missing.

As it turned out, Oscar had still not shown up.

"Oscar must be sleeping in again. Mubai, go wake him up."

Displeased by Oscar's laziness, Flender sent Dai Mubai to rouse him.

Just as Dai Mubai was about to set off, Oscar's voice drifted over from not far away.

Oscar was seen sprinting toward the gathering spot, panting heavily as he skidded to a halt in front of Flender.

Seeing Oscar in such a state, Flender felt a flicker of annoyance and was about to flare up when he heard Oscar speak first.

"Dean, I wasn't slacking off. I broke through to level thirty last night."

Oscar was incredibly excited at this moment, and as he spoke, he cast a glance toward Ning Rongrong.

He was concerned with whether his breakthrough to level thirty would finally catch her attention.

Clearly, Oscar's heart was still set on her.

The relationship between Ning Rongrong and Li Luo had never been hidden; it had always been out in the open.

But Oscar considered himself the first and only food-type Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power on the Douluo Continent, so he held himself in high regard.

In terms of talent, he believed he was perfectly worthy of Ning Rongrong, and as for looks, while Li Luo was certainly handsome, he didn't think he was lacking either, so Oscar deluded himself into thinking he could still compete with Li Luo.

Such was the mysterious confidence of Oscar.

Upon hearing the news of Oscar's breakthrough to level thirty, Flender's brow first furrowed, then his expression shifted dramatically, his face filled with unconcealable joy.

Oscar was a genius youth he had brought back from a small village, raised at Shrek Academy since the age of six; he could be considered a core student of the academy.

Furthermore, Oscar was only fourteen and had already reached level thirty, needing only a soul ring to become a Soul Elder.

Such talent, even in Heaven Dou City or even the Martial Soul Hall, would be enough to be called a genius.

This made Flender extremely happy.

Flender placed a hand on Oscar's shoulder and turned to the other seven, his face radiating unmasked pride.

"Oscar is fourteen this year, his Soul Power Level has already reached thirty, and he is the only food-type Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power on the entire continent—a rare type among support-type Soul Masters. He is a true genius, no, a monster."

As he spoke, Flender looked at Ning Rongrong, raised an eyebrow, and said condescendingly.

"I know you all pride yourselves on being geniuses, and of course, you are all geniuses, but you must understand one principle: there is always someone better, and there is always a heaven beyond the heavens."

"Some people, relying on their noble birth and extraordinary talent, look down on this and that, and even dare to defy the teachings of their elders."

"Tell me, what kind of achievements will such a student have in the future?"

Flender continued to display his manipulative tactics; perhaps some present did not understand what he meant or who he was talking about.

For instance, Ma Hongjun and Xiao Wu.

Ma Hongjun prided himself on his mutated phoenix martial soul (which was actually just a useless Grass Chicken), so he was arrogant and didn't care who Flender was scolding.

As for Xiao Wu, she was simply simple-minded.

But as the parties involved, Ning Rongrong and Oscar naturally understood exactly what Flender meant.

Hearing Flender use him to belittle Ning Rongrong, Oscar lifted his head proudly, like a rooster being praised.

Ning Rongrong, however, clenched her fists, her face showing stubbornness as she looked up and locked eyes with Flender.

Flender also looked at Ning Rongrong, his gaze filled with undisguised provocation.

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong exploded at Flender on the spot.

"Flender, you are nothing but a lowly Soul Saint. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has plenty of Soul Saints like you, so stop trying to belittle this young lady with your nonsense."

As she spoke, Ning Rongrong glared at Oscar, who had been staring at her. Startled by the glare, Oscar hurriedly turned his head away to avoid her gaze.

"Hmph, what's so great about you? You're already fourteen and only just broke through to level thirty. This young lady is only twelve this year, yet my Soul Power Level reached twenty-nine a long time ago."

Ning Rongrong only acted like a quiet, adorable Hajimi in front of Li Luo; to outsiders, she always displayed her side as the Little Demoness.

Flender and Ning Rongrong stood in a standoff, and the atmosphere grew increasingly tense.

Ning Rongrong was completely fearless, radiating an imposing aura, so in the end, it was Flender who backed down first.

This was not because Flender's presence was inferior to Ning Rongrong's, but because as the Dean of Shrek Academy, he could not afford to focus all his energy on her.

Right now, obtaining a soul ring for Oscar was the most important matter.

Therefore, Flender stopped bickering with Ning Rongrong and turned to find Zhao Wuji, preparing to have him lead Oscar and the others to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain the soul ring.

As the Dean, Flender still had to guard the academy, so the task of heading out was generally left to Zhao Wuji to lead the team.

This could be considered a rare advantage that Shrek Academy had compared to other academies.

For the students enrolled, having a Soul Saint powerhouse—someone who could be considered a prominent big shot outside—personally lead the team to obtain soul rings was a rare privilege.

Even students at the Heaven Dou Empire's highest institution, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, would not receive such treatment.

After Flender left, the figure of Zhao Wuji appeared before the group.

The bruises and swelling on Zhao Wuji's face from being beaten had already healed with the help of the Food-type Soul Saint Shao Xin, leaving no obvious traces.

However, Zhao Wuji still looked at Tang San with a hint of anger. Even though he hadn't harmed Tang San in the slightest that day—in fact, he was the only one who had been injured—Tang Hao had beaten him up regardless of right or wrong, which made Zhao Wuji feel deeply aggrieved.