Cunning Villain Oscar!

A true simp has no reason and no brain.

A true simp will do whatever his goddess tells him to do.

If Oscar were a true simp, then in the original plot, when Ning Rongrong asked him to help her deal with Dai Mubai, he would have agreed without the slightest hesitation.

Instead, he refused, spoke some incredibly clear-headed words, and ultimately walked away, leaving his goddess behind.

Is this the behavior of a simp?

Can someone who is that clear-headed still be a simp?

Would a simp abandon his goddess?

In the original plot, everyone thought that Ning Rongrong had tamed Oscar, but in reality, Ning Rongrong was on the first floor, and those who thought she had tamed him were also on the first floor—Oscar was in the stratosphere!

In reality, it was Oscar who tamed Ning Rongrong!

It was only after the conflict between Ning Rongrong and Dai Mubai that she truly began to shed her witch-like nature. So, who was it that ultimately tamed her and changed her ways?

If Oscar hadn't spoken those clear-headed words at the end and had instead helped her, Ning Rongrong would never have changed.

In the first generation of Douluo Continent, the smartest, most skilled at picking up girls, and most cunning person was none other than Oscar.

If the status and standing of Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing were higher than Ning Rongrong's, Oscar likely wouldn't have pursued her at all.

Is it not simple for him to find a girlfriend? The original plot stated it clearly: he had more than one girlfriend before.

Those previous ones were just for fun; latching onto the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was the real path to success!

Therefore, among the entire first generation of Douluo Continent, the people Zhang Tianyu hated most were Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, needless to say, but coming in right after them was this seemingly weak, gentle, and polite "nice guy," Oscar.

By comparison, Ma Hongjun was just a fool who almost got played to death by this group of so-called "brothers."

Pulling back his thoughts, he heard Dai Mubai say, "Alright, don't worry about him. Let's go. I'll take you to pass the exam. No need to wait in line."

Tang San said, "Isn't that inappropriate?"

Dai Mubai replied, "Don't worry, I'm not playing favorites. This is the treatment you deserve." As he spoke, he led the group toward the front of the line.

The teacher in charge of the second round of exams was an elderly man. Because he had gone to buy sausages earlier, Tang San hadn't had a chance to see what the content of this exam was.

Dai Mubai walked up to the teacher, whispered a few words in his ear, and pointed at Tang San and Xiao Wu.

The teacher nodded and said, "Fine, take them directly to the fourth round. If they pass, they're admitted."

The candidates waiting in line immediately protested.

"Teacher, what is this? Why can they skip to the fourth round while we have to pass every stage?"

"Exactly, on what grounds?"

"Is this nepotism?"

Lu Qibin glanced at Zhang Tianyu, his eyes filled with excitement as he said, "If your spirit power is also over level 25, then you too can go directly to the fourth round and stop wasting time here!"

The candidates were stunned.

"Their spirit power is over level 25? That's impossible!"

"We're all only twelve years old, how could such high spirit power exist?"

Dai Mubai let out a cold snort. "Just because you can't do it, don't assume others can't. When I entered the academy, my spirit power was level 25!"

As he spoke, he looked at Zhang Tianyu and smiled. "Tianyu, come on, show them what you've got!"

If you ask me whether I like to show off, I'd definitely say yes.

Since I'm being invited to show off now, I won't be polite!

Zhang Tianyu stepped forward. Ning Rongrong, who didn't yet know his level, immediately widened her curious eyes.

First and foremost, she was drawn to Zhang Tianyu's appearance.

There was no helping it; Brother Tianyu was just too cool!

The next scene was even cooler!

Whoosh!

The black sword appeared.

Three rings manifested!

Yellow! Yellow! Purple!

The appearance of the three spirit rings turned the scene into a massive gasp-fest!

Every single candidate widened their eyes and sucked in cold air frantically!

Three rings!

Holy crap!

Soul Elder!

This is actually a Soul Elder!

A twelve-year-old Soul Elder?!!

Ning Rongrong was completely stunned!

She had expected Zhang Tianyu to test his power with a crystal ball, but she never imagined he would just flash his spirit rings instead!

After the shock came eyes shining with excitement!

The rules of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect dictate that because direct descendants all possess the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul and lack self-defense capabilities, their partners must be powerful battle spirit masters.

The person before her, Zhang Tianyu, wields a sword; he is undoubtedly a battle spirit master with a sword martial soul.

He is the same age as her, yet already a three-ringed expert—a super genius! A top-tier genius!

Plus, he is very handsome! He is exactly my type!

In an instant, Ning Rongrong decided: This Zhang Tianyu, I've claimed him! Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect wants him!

Dai Mubai crossed his arms over his chest and asked, "Do you have anything else to say?"

The examinees muttered to themselves:

"How is this possible..."

"Twelve years old... a Soul Elder?"

"No... this is impossible!"

"Heavens, what did I just see? What did I just see?"

Dai Mubai sneered, "Even if the others aren't as high-leveled as Zhang Tianyu, they aren't far behind. Just because you're mediocre, don't assume everyone else is just as mediocre as you! Let's go."

With that, he ignored the examinees and led the group toward the fourth trial.

On the way, everyone listened intently as Dai Mubai introduced the academy, Except for Ning Rongrong, who kept glancing at Zhang Tianyu from time to time.

Finally, finding a gap in Dai Mubai's speech, she asked Zhang Tianyu directly, "Are you really only twelve?"

"Yes," Zhang Tianyu said, "The teacher at the gate checked my bone age himself."

"Goodness!" Ning Rongrong widened her eyes, her gaze filled with stars, "How do you cultivate? How is your level so high? And your spirit rings look like the optimal configuration, too!"

"Mine is a mutated martial soul," Zhang Tianyu said.

Everyone wore expressions of sudden realization.

When in doubt, blame a mutated martial soul—this is the absolute truth.

Don't ask why a mutated martial soul cultivates so fast.

Some mutated martial souls even have their levels reset to zero; go ask them why their level reset after the mutation and see if they don't beat you up.

Go ask Yu Xiaogang why his mutated into an independent martial soul and see if he even knows.

Go ask Martial Soul Hall and see if Martial Soul Hall knows.

Nobody knows, so it's perfectly reasonable!

At this moment, Dai Mubai said, "Do you know one of the requirements for graduating from this academy?"

"What is it?" everyone asked immediately.

Zhang Tianyu said, "Could it be reaching level 40?"

Dai Mubai was stunned, "How did you know? That's right, reaching level 40 before the age of thirty is one of the requirements."

Everyone: ...

"What about the others?" Zhang Tianyu asked.

"Another is that you must obtain a Silver Spirit Fighting Badge from the Soul Fighting Arena, either individually or as a team." As he spoke, Dai Mubai looked at Zhang Tianyu and said, "Hmm, I don't think that will be very difficult for you."