Heavenly Radiance

On the second day, early in the morning, Su Sanjia slowly climbed out of bed. Oscar was sitting before the mirror beside him. Su Sanjia turned to look at him in confusion, only to see that Oscar had shaved off his thick beard completely.

Well, well. Had he spotted a girl he liked and turned into a peacock spreading its tail?

Ignoring Oscar, Su Sanjia headed to the cafeteria. The first thing he saw was Zhao Wuji eating breakfast in a corner, his nose bloodied and his face bruised and swollen.

"Pfft! Teacher Zhao, what happened to your face?"

Su Sanjia swaggered over without the slightest restraint. Within the entire academy, Zhao Wuji and Oscar were the ones closest to him. Especially Zhao Wuji—both of Su Sanjia's Thousand-Year Soul Rings had been obtained with Zhao Wuji's help. During his usual training, Su Sanjia also borrowed Zhao Wuji's Soul Power pressure and Gravity Compression.

Upon hearing Su Sanjia's voice, Zhao Wuji raised his head and shot him an irritated look.

"You brat, I fell down myself. What's it to you?!"

As someone who had transmigrated here, Su Sanjia naturally knew that the injuries on Zhao Wuji's face had most likely been bestowed by Tang Hao. He could not help sighing at the world's power of correction. Still, Zhao Wuji's reaction surprised him somewhat. Unlike in the original story, Zhao Wuji had not attacked Tang San and the others, yet the overbearing Tang Hao had still beaten him up. Both were power-type Soul Masters, but Tang Hao was far stronger than Zhao Wuji. Guidance from the Clear Sky Douluo was no small opportunity.

"Today, that old miser Flender is giving a lecture. If you keep loafing around like this and he catches you, you'll be in for a scolding!"

"A lecture? Give me a break! That first class is probably just our dean collecting tuition. What's the point of going? I'd rather go back and cultivate my Soul Power or bask in the sun!"

The Soul Power within Su Sanjia had reached a critical point. He was already very close to level 40 Soul Power. Hearing this, Zhao Wuji said nothing more. In truth, there was very little they could teach Su Sanjia.

When Su Sanjia joined Shrek Academy, he had been a level 20 Soul Master without a Soul Ring. In fact, Zhao Wuji had personally recruited him into the academy. After joining, Su Sanjia had handled almost all of his daily training himself. He had unique insights into his Martial Soul, and his development of it was quite effective, so Flender and Zhao Wuji did not interfere.

And now, at the mere age of fourteen, this brat had already broken every record in Shrek Academy! Barring any surprises, Su Sanjia would become Shrek Academy's youngest graduate.

When the sun was high in the sky, Su Sanjia returned to his familiar spot—a silent patch of open ground. He set up a sun lounger and lay back on it, leisurely enjoying a sunbath.

Feeling the circulation of Soul Power within his body, Su Sanjia was in an exceptionally good mood.

He had only discovered this by chance: his Martial Soul could actually operate slowly under sunlight! Simply put, he could grow stronger just by basking in the sun! This discovery had left Su Sanjia astounded. From then on, he came here every noon to soak up the sun. Whenever sunlight was insufficient, he would meditate on his own initiative. He cultivated almost all day long. How could his Soul Power possibly be low?

Meanwhile.

Just as Su Sanjia had predicted, after collecting the tuition, Flender tossed Ning Rongrong to Oscar. The two support-type Soul Masters began specialized physical training. But how could Ning Rongrong, the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, have ever endured such hardship? After only two laps, she could no longer keep going. In truth, her stamina had not yet been pushed to its limit. Raised in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong had practically eaten rare heavenly treasures as regular meals. Her body was even somewhat stronger than Oscar's, despite Oscar having received physical training since childhood.

In the end, she simply was not willing to suffer.

Ignoring Oscar's attempts to stop her, Ning Rongrong ran alone to Suotuo City's shopping district and did not return until evening.

After cultivating for an entire day, Su Sanjia wandered around Shrek Academy with a piece of bread in his mouth. Before he knew it, he arrived at the gathering point—they would be heading to Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena that night for Soul Fighting. Naturally, Su Sanjia would participate. Otherwise, where would he get the Soul Coins to cover his daily expenses?

The moment he reached the gathering point, Su Sanjia saw Chang Wei beating Lai Fu—no, Flender scolding Ning Rongrong.

"Flender, you're nothing but a mere Soul Saint! Believe it or not, I can find someone to tear down this lousy academy of yours?"

"Yes, I am indeed only a minor Soul Saint. But this is my Shrek Academy, and in my eyes, every student here is better than you! If you look down on the academy, then you are free to leave!"

Flender showed no mercy, but Su Sanjia knew why Flender could be so firm. One reason was his dignity as the dean of Shrek Academy. The other was the letter sent by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

That Sect Master Ning had said that he hoped Flender would discipline Ning Rongrong properly. Since he had been entrusted with the task, there was naturally nothing to worry about.

"Better than me? I'm the only daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Sect Master! I broke through level 20 at twelve and became the sect's greatest genius in a hundred years!"

Ning Rongrong's overbearing manner left Tang San and the others dumbfounded. Oscar in particular felt the beautiful fairy-like image in his heart collapse completely, leaving him at a loss.

"How scary. The dean is actually this angry."

Su Sanjia stood beside Oscar, took a bite of bread, and spoke slowly.

"Brother Sanjia, you're here!"

Oscar was somewhat dejected. Su Sanjia grinned and patted him on the shoulder.

"She's just a spoiled little witch. Let it go. There are plenty of fish in the sea. With your talent, Oscar, there'll be no shortage of outstanding girls for you to choose from in the future!"

"Brother Sanjia, I just can't accept it all at once."

Oscar forced a smile.

Meanwhile, Flender's attack on Ning Rongrong continued.

He suddenly raised his hand and pointed at Su Sanjia.

"Su Sanjia is only fourteen. He broke through to Soul Elder at eleven, shattering Shrek Academy's record! His Soul Ring configuration is unprecedented! He was only seven when he broke through to Soul Grandmaster!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang San and the others who had just joined Shrek Academy stared at Su Sanjia in shock. A Soul Grandmaster at seven, a Soul Elder at eleven... What monstrous talent was that? Even Tang San, with the formidable internal power of the Mysterious Heaven Skill and cultivation speed beyond ordinary people, was only a level 29 Soul Grandmaster at the age of twelve.

Su Sanjia scratched his face. Actually, his cultivation speed could have been even faster, but some accidents had occurred along the way, and he had begun focusing on honing things beyond Soul Power.

"And him, Dai Mubai—he broke through to Soul Elder at thirteen! He possesses the optimal Soul Ring configuration, and his White Tiger Martial Soul is a top-tier assault-type battle Martial Soul!"

"Tang San and Xiao Wu are around your age, yet their Soul Power is a full three levels higher than yours! Ma Hongjun's Soul Power is a little lower, but his Phoenix Martial Soul ranks among the best on the entire continent! Zhu Zhuqing has the desire to grow stronger. You do not!"

"As for Oscar... have you ever seen a food-type Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power?"

The bloody reality was laid out before Ning Rongrong, utterly crushing the talent she had been so proud of! She had long expected Su Sanjia's monstrous talent, and Tang San and the others were barely acceptable, but Oscar...

"Impossible! How can a support-type Martial Soul possess Innate Full Soul Power?!"

An enormous sense of disparity flooded her heart. Ning Rongrong's eyes reddened as she burst into tears and ran back to the dormitory.

Flender did not pay any attention to her. What Ning Rongrong needed now was to understand herself. Would she choose to keep her little witch personality and leave Shrek Academy, or would she change?

"Enough. Oscar, stay behind and comfort Ning Rongrong. Everyone else, come with me!"

Flender led the way toward Suotuo City, and the others hurried after him. Oscar stood where he was, hesitating for a moment before finally gathering his courage and heading toward Ning Rongrong's dormitory.

Suotuo City,

Great Soul Arena!

"So many people!"

Xiao Wu looked around eagerly. This was her first time coming to the Great Soul Arena. The lively atmosphere on the streets and the towering Soul Arena in the distance filled her with curiosity.

"All right, little monsters!"

Flender took on the role of guide and explained the Great Soul Arena to Tang San and the others. When they heard that people really could die in the Great Soul Arena, and that graduation required obtaining a Silver Soul Fighting Badge, Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing were dumbfounded.

"Th-this is too outrageous!"

Xiao Wu muttered. Then, from the corner of her eye, she glanced at Su Sanjia nearby. Her intense curiosity drove her to walk over.

"Um, Su Sanjia, are you an Iron Soul Fighting rank like Dai Mubai and Fatty?"

The moment she spoke, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun's expressions turned strange.

"Nope!"

Su Sanjia smiled but did not explain.

"Um,"

Ma Hongjun suddenly spoke from the side.

"Brother Sanjia is actually pretty famous in the Soul Arena!"

Xiao Wu was utterly confused.

"Pretty famous?"

But Xiao Wu soon discovered that Ma Hongjun's "pretty famous" was complete nonsense!

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"Ladies and gentlemen! Let us welcome, with thunderous applause, the only legend of Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena! The unprecedented Soul Elder who earned a Gold Soul Fighting Badge and remains undefeated through a hundred battles—Heavenly Radiance!"

The deafening cheers nearly blew the roof off the Great Soul Arena!

Tang San and the others were stunned. Xiao Wu could not help asking Ma Hongjun:

"This is what you call pretty famous?!"