Purple Gold Soul Fighting Badge

Su Ge stared into Flender's eyes and suddenly laughed.

Back when he was fighting Zhao Wuji, he had felt that Shrek Academy wasn't as bad as he had imagined.

But now, it seemed he had thought too highly of them.

An academy that specialized in recruiting genius students, yet had so few graduates.

Beyond those who couldn't graduate, quite a few had even died during the process of hunting soul beasts.

How good could such an academy really be?

Thinking this, Su Ge decided to stop wasting words. He took a badge from his storage ring.

The purple-gold luster shimmered with a touch of nobility in the faint night air!

Purple Gold Soul Fighting Badge!

This was a soul fighting badge from the fifth tier of the Grand Soul Fighting Arena!

Flender, Dai Mubai, and the others recognized the origin of this badge at a glance!

In fact, Su Ge had been granted this badge as an exception after the Grand Soul Fighting Arena arranged for him to defeat a Soul King while he was only at the Soul Master level!

Aside from the higher-tier badges, the lower-tier ones didn't focus as much on overall strength, but rather on the holder's relative strength.

And Su Ge, who had defeated a Soul King as a Soul Master, was the best proof of that relative strength!

So, when Flender and the others, who understood the significance of this badge, saw it, their expressions froze, and the entire training ground fell silent!

"I said, I don't think the battles at the Grand Soul Fighting Arena are of any use to me. Does Dean Flender understand now?"

Su Ge stood his ground, his voice carrying a faint pressure. A domineering aura that seemed to sweep across everything slowly spread from his body into the night!

Flender's hands slowly clenched, and Dai Mubai and the others looked nervous. Tang San looked left and right, feeling caught in the middle and quite troubled.

Only Xiao Wu seemed oblivious to the shift in the situation; her eyes were fixed on Su Ge, brimming with the excitement of someone watching a show.

Just as Flender was struggling to save face, Su Ge put the badge away and turned to leave the training ground.

"I'm going to check on Ning Rongrong. You all go ahead."

"I hope the subsequent lessons can help improve my strength; otherwise... I will have to seriously consider whether Shrek Academy is worth staying at."

After speaking, he left them with his back turned and walked in the direction Ning Rongrong had gone.

With his departure, the atmosphere on the scene gradually calmed down. Flender didn't say anything more, though his face, which already resembled a shoe sole, turned even darker.

"Let's go!"

Seeing that the situation had ended, the Shrek group followed, feeling a sense of relief.

Only Xiao Wu was somewhat disappointed. She had wanted to follow Su Ge, but a look from Tang San stopped her.

Although she was a bit dissatisfied, she also wanted to earn a Purple Gold Soul Fighting Badge like Su Ge, so she eventually followed along.

Zhu Zhuqing, walking at the end of the line, watched Su Ge's figure disappear into the night. She felt as if she had suddenly found a way to become stronger; if he could be this powerful, perhaps he could help her better!

But she didn't yet know how to persuade Su Ge to help her, so she had to leave the academy with Flender and head toward Suotuo City.

Since he earned a Purple Gold Soul Fighting Badge at the Grand Soul Fighting Arena, it means the arena is truly worth visiting!

Clinging to the goal of the Purple Gold Soul Fighting Badge, a look of determination flashed in Zhu Zhuqing's eyes, and her steps through the night became even firmer!

On the other side, Su Ge followed the sound of Ning Rongrong's stifled sobbing and found her crouching in a corner.

He didn't speak, only looked up as the black clouds overhead gradually dissipated, revealing the moon and casting silver radiance upon the earth.

Hearing the footsteps behind her, Ning Rongrong quickly wiped her tears and looked back.

When she saw it was Su Ge, her eyes flashed with surprise, which then turned into joy.

"Su Ge!"

Hearing Ning Rongrong's call, he simply nodded to acknowledge her, then lay down on a large rock nearby, quietly waiting for her to continue.

"Am I really as the Dean said, the one with the worst talent in the academy?"

Su Ge glanced at Ning Rongrong, who was caught in self-doubt and whose temper was being gradually smoothed out as she fell into contemplation. He naturally knew this was the outcome Flender and Ning Fengzhi had hoped for.

"Do you know how many soul masters there are on the continent?"

"What do you mean by that?"

Ning Rongrong looked at Su Ge, puzzled. His tone was casual, yet it slowly calmed her mood.

"Fewer than six digits."

Su Ge didn't explain, just spoke to himself.

"And as for the humans on the continent, aren't there countless millions?"

"You have innate soul power at level nine. How many soul masters envy such talent?"

"Perhaps Flender's words are correct, but you don't need to belittle yourself. After all, of those soul masters who envy you, how many of them are envied by others just for possessing soul power?"

He stated a reality, giving Ning Rongrong a sense of perspective that steadied her wavering mind.

"But..."

"But there are so many people in the academy with better talent than you, right?"

Su Ge propped himself up, looking at the bewildered Ning Rongrong.

"Then think about it, how much effort have you actually put into your cultivation?"

"Flender was right, but not entirely."

"Your talent is not the worst, but your current strength does not match your talent."

"Rather than saying you have no talent, it's more accurate to say you are wasting your own talent!"

Su Ge's words were light, but they rang like an alarm bell in Ning Rongrong's heart, pulling her out of her hazy state and freeing her from confusion and doubt.

She looked at Su Ge earnestly, watching the silver light bathe him, and a different kind of emotion gradually grew in her eyes.

"Su Ge, thank you!"

"You're welcome. I just hope you also understand that while some of Flender's words are unpleasant, you are destined to be unable to go head-to-head with him, whether in terms of strength or development."

"So, before you reveal your edge, you must think clearly."

Su Ge stood up, glanced toward Suotuo City, and without saying anything more, prepared to leave and return to his cultivation.

"Um... Su Ge?"

Ning Rongrong called out softly. He stopped his steps and turned his head to look at her.

"Can I invite you... to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

Hearing this, Su Ge didn't feel surprised; it was within his expectations. After all, as the heir to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong didn't only possess that "demon girl" temper.

In the original story, she had also tried to recruit people from Shrek, though only Oscar had agreed in the end.