Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, five years had passed since the last Soul Master Tournament.
At the entrance to the former site of Shrek Academy in Suotuo City, the travel-worn Oscar returned to find a group of familiar, lonely old people. Then, amid their astonished gazes, he finally reunited with his former classmate and friend, Ma Hongjun, after so long.
Ma Hongjun was sitting in a wheelchair.
"Fatty, you too?!"
"Little Oscar, so you're the same? It seems we've both been cursed..."
The two who had reunited looked at each other's faces, each more aged than the other, and could not help but grieve together.
Oscar, who looked like he already had one foot in the grave, pursed his lips as he looked at Ma Hongjun, who was now like a candle flickering in the wind. He asked sadly, "Did you resolve your Evil Fire problem? If not, combined with your current condition, won't you..."
"Yes."
Ma Hongjun seemed to have already come to terms with it as he quietly gazed at the setting sun in the distant sky.
"I don't have much time left. For my remaining days, I'll put what little I have left to use and help Dean Flender teach students."
"...Students? What students?"
Coming back from his brief gloom, Oscar asked in confusion, "Has Shrek Academy been rebuilt? Or has the dean taken in new disciples?"
Ma Hongjun shook his head.
"Neither."
He looked toward Suotuo City again.
"After the dean and teachers brought me back, they lost all their spirit. They no longer had any ambition to raise extraordinary monsters. They entered into a modest partnership with the kingdom authorities and took over Suotuo Junior Soul Master Academy in Suotuo City. The students they teach now are just a group of