Return to Star Dou

As night fell like ink, Su Ge returned to his quarters and took out the Whale Glue that Deng Jilin had brought him.

In addition to those, he had also managed to secure three pieces of ten-thousand-year Whale Glue through a pre-order, though unfortunately, none of them exceeded fifty thousand years in age.

"Well, it's better than nothing."

According to the original lore, Whale Glue was a special substance produced in the brains of whale-type spirit beasts, and it provided excellent nourishment for spirit masters.

It served to strengthen the body, enhance muscles, and improve the resilience of bones and meridians, enough to cause a spirit master to undergo a complete transformation.

Although it could not directly increase spirit power, if the Whale Glue was of a sufficiently high age, the feedback from its medicinal properties and the refining process could generate a considerable boost to one's spirit power.

And this was the very foundation of Su Ge's confidence in attempting to sprint toward level fifty!

During this era, when theoretical knowledge in the Douluo world had not yet fully developed, Whale Glue was mostly used by nobles as an aphrodisiac. Because high-grade Whale Glue had no real market due to its intense medicinal potency, he was able to pick it up for a bargain.

Although the effects of Whale Glue would be diminished depending on the user's physical constitution and drug tolerance, its advantage lay in the sheer quantity available!

Looking at the pieces of Whale Glue, he picked up one with a slightly lower age and held it in his palm. Extremely pure spirit power from his body began to converge toward his hand.

According to the methods described in the original work, refining Whale Glue required high-intensity flames to soften it, as its texture was too hard to be refined if swallowed directly.

However, Su Ge did not have any high-intensity fire-type spirit masters around him, so he could only use high-purity spirit power compression to simulate a high-temperature environment, thereby making the Whale Glue easier to refine.

As for asking Ma Hongjun for help? He had better forget that. The medicinal effects of the Whale Glue were already fierce enough; if he were to let that evil fire melt the glue, he feared he would truly be unable to suppress it on his own.

Therefore, even if this method was slow, he would rather take his time!

As the night gradually faded, Su Ge emerged from his cultivation.

"Luck is on my side. This is only the first piece, and it actually allowed me to break through to level forty-five."

Su Ge felt the breakthrough in his spirit power level and a flash of joy crossed his eyes. He hadn't been at level forty-four for long, yet this refining session had allowed him to break through to level forty-five in one go.

He had to admit, this Whale Glue was indeed of great benefit to him!

"I should go out and take a look now. I hope Flender can bring me some useful lessons."

Su Ge stretched his body. A night of absorption had not brought him fatigue; on the contrary, he felt as refreshed as if he had slept soundly.

He pushed the door open and stepped out of the room. It wasn't that he truly intended to make things difficult for Flender regarding the curriculum, but since they called themselves a monster academy, then for monster-like geniuses, even if they couldn't provide individualized instruction, it should at least be practically useful, right?

But their teaching style, which clearly lacked experience and relied entirely on their own personal history, might be useful, but it was still stuck in a rigid mold. That was no different from wasting time!

When Su Ge arrived at the large training ground again, everyone except Oscar had already arrived.

Seeing him arrive, a flash of joy clearly crossed Ning Rongrong's eyes, and Tang San and Xiao Wu also greeted him happily.

Only Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun looked at him with unpleasant expressions.

Especially Dai Mubai; he looked as if he had eaten something foul.

Su Ge greeted everyone one by one, and finally, his gaze fell on Zhu Zhuqing. The look she gave him carried a hint of unnaturalness and determination.

'Looking at this situation, did she use me to shut Dai Mubai up during an argument?'

Su Ge was not stupid. Based on their expressions and the situation from the original story, he had reconstructed the events fairly accurately.

As for Ma Hongjun, he had likely just been caught in the crossfire.

He walked into the group and asked Tang San, who was standing beside him, "How did yesterday's lesson go? Was it helpful to you?"

"It was very helpful. Fighting against spirit masters allows one to encounter all sorts of opponents, increasing combat experience and response methods. It is a very good way to train."

Tang San nodded, affirming the value of the lesson. Such a curriculum was something he had never been exposed to before, and the effect on practical combat training was indeed excellent.

"That's good."

He nodded and didn't say much more. In fact, this type of training method existed in other high-level academies as well; it was just that Flender had brought it out ahead of time.

"But Su Ge, when did you obtain your Purple Gold Soul Fighting Badge? How come I didn't know?"

Xiao Wu's curious voice rang out from the side. She leaned in close to Su Ge, staring at him with a hint of scrutiny in her eyes.

"There are plenty of things you don't know, so don't go prying."

Su Ge smiled and shook his head. Just as they were chatting, a series of footsteps approached from afar. They ended their conversation and looked toward the approaching Flender.

Because of yesterday's practical combat lesson, they had gained a bit more respect for this Dean, so when Flender's gaze swept over them, they finally looked a bit more like students.

However, Su Ge remained the exception. When Flender's gaze fell upon him, his eyes paused. For some reason, he was reminded of the cold sensation on his neck from the previous night.

"Ahem, today is the second lesson. Where is Oscar? Is he sleeping in again?"

Flender coughed twice, then frowned and looked at Tang San to ask about Oscar's situation.

Hearing this dialogue, Su Ge immediately lost interest. After all that, was it still these meaningless lessons?

He watched everything calmly, then watched as Oscar hurried over. Listening to Flender's lesson plan, he couldn't be bothered to argue.

When Oscar summoned two sausages, he grabbed them, ate them in two bites, and found the taste decent. They were indeed effective and filling, so he treated them as breakfast.

After finishing, he didn't wait for Flender to speak and turned to walk away.

"Since today's lesson is just this, I'll be heading back first."

"Today's lesson is also very mediocre. If the subsequent lessons remain like this, then this Shrek Academy is likely not suitable for me."

The few who had been hesitant were shocked by Su Ge's evaluation, but having seen his previous behavior, they weren't surprised by his actions.

But following that, they no longer felt any hesitation regarding Oscar's sausages.

Including Ning Rongrong, everyone took one after another and ate them, eventually realizing that it really wasn't a big deal.

Although this saved Flender from a lecture, he still felt like something was wrong.

"Since today's lesson is over, tomorrow morning, the new lesson will be to head to the Star Dou Great Forest, led by Teacher Zhao, Zhao Wuji, to hunt for Oscar's third spirit ring!"

"At that time..."