Returning Old Acquaintance

Su Ge pulled his attention back and looked in the direction Xiao Wu pointed, only to find a man and a woman arguing ahead.

Listening to their conversation, it really did sound rather misleading.

Seeing this scene he had expected all along, he guessed these two were Ma Hongjun and Cuihua, who was trying to break up with him.

Thinking of Ma Hongjun's mutated Martial Soul, then looking at Cuihua's simple farm clothes and her appearance of fourteen or fifteen years old, he had to admit that people on Douluo Continent matured ridiculously early.

After all, the problem with Ma Hongjun's Martial Soul had existed ever since he awakened it, when he had only been six...

Faced with this Seven-Star Ladybug that far surpassed Dai Mubai, Su Ge did not stop Xiao Wu when she looked to him for an answer.

"Since you want to handle this, I'll leave it to you. But make sure you get the full story. Things are often not what they seem."

"Also, there are Soul Power fluctuations coming from him. He should be a Shrek Academy student too. Just don't go overboard."

He reminded Xiao Wu not to go too far. After all, in this matter alone, Ma Hongjun could not really be said to have done anything terribly wrong.

"Got it!"

"Rongrong, let's go!"

With Su Ge's approval, Xiao Wu immediately pulled Ning Rongrong over to find out what was going on.

Ning Rongrong naturally knew that if Su Ge stepped in, this matter could easily turn into an accident. It was not wrong for her to serve as a safeguard, so she nodded and followed Xiao Wu.

Watching Ning Rongrong's retreating figure, Su Ge began considering how to approach the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

As a sect wealthy enough to rival a nation, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was not somewhere he intended to join, but he was interested in doing business with them.

Whether it was purchasing higher-grade Whale Rubber or gaining access to Soul Beast intelligence, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had tremendous influence over anything that money could open the way for.

But transactions were usually only possible when both sides stood on equal footing. Tang San could make deals because Tang Hao and the Clear Sky Sect stood behind him.

A genius like Su Ge, who did not know what was good for him, could easily draw the attention of Gu Rong, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's hidden hand.

But once Deng Jilin brings the goods back, things should improve considerably.

The man he referred to was someone he had happened to save after obtaining his third Soul Ring, while leaving the Star Dou Great Forest. He was ambitious and fairly talented.

When Su Ge encountered him, he had been fighting a Soul Beast nearly twenty thousand years old.

But Soul Beasts were stronger than humans. Even an ordinary Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast generally required at least six Soul Emperors working in perfect coordination to defeat it reliably.

Unless they were exceptionally gifted geniuses or possessed some form of advantage over it.

Under the same conditions, anyone who could defeat a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast alone as a Soul Emperor was already a rare genius.

As for hunting one by fighting above their level, only a very small number of people could manage that.

And someone like Su Ge was rarer still.

Therefore, most of the Whale Rubber Su Ge had eaten over the years came from that man's hunts. The message he had sent earlier had also been meant to call him back.

Judging by the time, he should be arriving soon.

By then, Xiao Wu and the others had finished dealing with the matter before them.

Ma Hongjun was still foul-mouthed and had started a fight, but how could a Soul Grandmaster possibly be Xiao Wu's match?

Even if he possessed troublesome evil fire, he needed an opportunity to use it first.

With Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong's support, taking care of Ma Hongjun was effortless.

Seeing Ma Hongjun knocked to the ground, Cuihua hurriedly stepped in to stop them. Only after some persuasion did they finally let him off.

"Alright, according to Dai Mubai, he should be one of Shrek's original students."

"And since this is their personal matter, we won't interfere."

Seeing Dai Mubai appear in the distance, Su Ge called the two girls back.

"Shrek? Are you three new students?"

Hearing Su Ge's words, Ma Hongjun looked at the three of them with disbelief in his eyes.

He knew Shrek's admission requirements better than anyone, so why was there a Soul Elder among the newcomers?

"Fatty? Su Ge, you're here too? What's going on?"

Drawn over by the commotion, Dai Mubai saw Ma Hongjun and Cuihua standing beside him. And among those confronting them was Su Ge!

The sight gave him a fright. He quickly stepped forward to speak, afraid that if he were a moment too late, Su Ge would make a move.

At that point, even Teacher Zhao might not be able to stop him, let alone Dai Mubai.

"Just a minor misunderstanding. It's been cleared up now."

As Su Ge spoke, he looked toward Ma Hongjun and Cuihua. Dai Mubai immediately understood what had happened.

After having Cuihua leave, Dai Mubai began explaining things to Su Ge and the others.

"What kind of academy is this? Why is every student here like that?"

After hearing Dai Mubai's explanation, Xiao Wu spoke with obvious disgust.

"Xiao Wu, what happened?"

"Rongrong, let me tell you..."

Xiao Wu glanced at the somewhat embarrassed Dai Mubai, said something to Su Ge, then pulled Ning Rongrong away.

Su Ge smiled but did not explain. After all, aside from Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, Oscar could hardly be called unstained by the mud, so her words were not wrong.

Dai Mubai naturally felt a little displeased, but seeing Su Ge's faint smile, he suppressed his emotions and swiftly covered Ma Hongjun's mouth before he could speak.

"Where's the dining hall?"

Seeing Dai Mubai's action, Su Ge did not stop him. He merely asked where the cafeteria was, and after receiving an answer, he left without looking back.

"What are you doing? They insulted you and insulted the academy. You can just put up with that?"

Only after Su Ge and Xiao Wu's group had gone far away did Dai Mubai release Ma Hongjun. The moment he did, Ma Hongjun began complaining nonstop.

"I was saving you. If you'd said even one more word just now, forget me—Teacher Zhao might not have been able to protect you either."

Dai Mubai did not argue with Ma Hongjun. Instead, he gave him a piece of information that left him stunned.

"What? What are you talking about? Did those two sisters drain you too hard? You're starting to talk nonsense."

"You weren't at the academy yesterday. How would you know what happened?"

"What happened?"

"Teacher Zhao got beaten up. By that new student called Su Ge."

"?"

Ma Hongjun's already small eyes flew wide open. He looked in the direction Su Ge had left, then back at Dai Mubai.

After seeing Dai Mubai nod with utter seriousness, Ma Hongjun felt his legs go weak and nearly lost his footing.

Their Monster Academy had actually admitted a real monster?!