Great Eater Xiong Jun

Yu Xiaogang, his vigor restored, followed Flender to the Shrek Academy rest area.

From afar, they spotted Ma Hongjun, with his short fiery-red hair and a figure that had already begun to go out of shape, as well as... Oscar, who was selling sausages nearby.

Selling sausages at an academy???

"Xiaogang, let me introduce you. This is Oscar. He was born with full soul power, and his martial soul is a sausage!"

"This is Ma Hongjun. His martial soul is the Evil Fire Phoenix, and he was born with rank-nine soul power. Unfortunately, his martial soul mutated, leaving evil fire in his body that needs women to resolve."

Flender introduced the two of them one by one.

Flender was helpless when it came to Ma Hongjun. Such talent, yet the evil fire had caused his body to start losing its shape.

It might not have shown too clearly yet, but it would probably become more and more serious later on.

As Flender spoke animatedly, he noticed flames beginning to burn in Yu Xiaogang's eyes.

"Xiaogang, are you all right?" Flender asked.

Yu Xiaogang waved with a smile. "I'm fine. Flender, with disciples like these, I couldn't be happier!"

One had innate rank-nine soul power but suffered from evil fire. With him around, there was nothing to fear. As for Oscar, perhaps no one could surpass a food-system soul master born with full soul power.

"As long as you like them." Flender smiled. "Ma Hongjun, Oscar, this is our new teacher, Yu Xiaogang, once the Wisdom Corner of the Golden Iron Triangle!"

Ma Hongjun and Oscar exchanged a glance, then nodded. "Hello, Master."

Hearing the long-missed title of "Master," Yu Xiaogang's heart warmed.

"Good, good, good. From now on, I'll teach you properly and help you gain even greater strength."

What Ma Hongjun wanted most was to solve his evil fire problem, while Oscar simply wanted to become stronger.

At the same time, at Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Inside the room, as the champagne cork popped, foaming liquid gushed forth.

This battle had finally come to a complete end.

"Wonderful, simply wonderful." Gu Yuena laughed arrogantly, clearly in an excellent mood.

Shen Qingling got dressed, cleaned up the battlefield, and looked at Gu Yuena helplessly.

"Na'er, rein yourself in!"

Gu Yuena gave a mischievous laugh. "Rein myself in for what, husband? I'm not satisfied yet. How about..."

As she spoke, Gu Yuena pressed her cheek close to Shen Qingling's.

"Get lost." Shen Qingling pushed Gu Yuena away, his face full of disdain.

Once wasn't enough, and she still wanted more. Every day, she used pregnancy as an excuse. Didn't she just want it?

And she was too embarrassed to say it outright. Tsk, tsk, tsk~

"Tch!" Gu Yuena stuck out her tongue. "Cheapskate!"

Hmph, next time I'll just drug you with a special Dragon Clan formula. Let's see what you do then. I'll give you a bull's strength and a horse's stamina.

"I give up on you. We should go find Di Tian and see if there are any herbs for tempering the body. We need to nourish Little San!"

Shen Qingling slapped Gu Yuena on the backside. "Get dressed, now!"

"Got it."

Gu Yuena stretched out her limbs, dressed, and followed Shen Qingling out of the room.

Once they reached the city, Shen Qingling had not yet intended to look for Di Tian when he spotted a tall, brawny man with a stern, imposing face in the distance.

The man appeared to be taking part in an eating contest. His opponent was another man, though this one was fat and looked like he had quite the appetite himself.

"Isn't that Xiong Jun?" Shen Qingling said in surprise. "He's competing in an eating contest!"

Shen Qingling became interested and pulled Gu Yuena into the crowd.

"Come on, let's go take a look."

Gu Yuena found it amusing as well and nodded as she followed.

"I'd like to see just how much Xiong Jun can eat."

The moment the two of them found a place to stand, they heard the apron-clad shop owner strike a gong and shout loudly.

"Fifty bowls! Warrior Xiong has surpassed fifty bowls!"

The fat contestant opposite him had gone red in the face. Clutching his stomach and groaning, he could no longer hold on after his twentieth bowl and staggered toward the restroom.

Seeing this, the shop owner struck the gong again and loudly announced,

"In this round of the eating contest, Warrior Xiong is the winner! From now on, whenever Warrior Xiong comes to eat noodles at this shop, it will be free for life!"

Cheers erupted from the surrounding crowd.

Shen Qingling stared in astonishment. After downing fifty bowls of beef noodles, Xiong Jun was not only not stuffed, but his stomach had barely even bulged. He still looked unsatisfied, as though he had merely taken the edge off his hunger.

He clicked his tongue inwardly. As expected of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear, one of the Ten Great Savage Beasts. This appetite was truly no joke. Fifty bowls of noodles were like nothing to him. An ordinary person's stomach would have burst long ago.

Xiong Jun patted his stomach and was just about to order another ten bowls when he caught sight of Shen Qingling and Gu Yuena beyond the crowd. His entire body stiffened.

He wanted to rise, but Shen Qingling gestured for him not to move and to finish what he was doing first.

Xiong Jun understood and continued with his business. After eating came the photo-taking session with the shop owner, and once that series of procedures was over, the event finally ended.

Xiong Jun immediately hurried over to the two of them, his tone somewhat restrained.

"My Lord, Dragon Husband."

Gu Yuena raised an eyebrow and glanced at him.

"You've been living quite comfortably, even entering an eating contest."

Xiong Jun scratched his head and gave a sheepish laugh.

"I had nothing to do. I heard there were free noodles, so I came to join the fun."

His true body had an enormous appetite anyway. This little bit was not even enough to fill the gaps between his teeth. There was no reason to pass up something free.

"Not bad. Looks like you've all been living well." Shen Qingling patted Xiong Jun on the shoulder. "Very good, very good. Also, you don't need to call me Dragon Husband anymore. It always sounds strange. Just call me Big Brother."

"Understood, Big Brother," Xiong Jun said.

Come to think of it, Shen Qingling truly counted as their big brother. Even their Lord was Shen Qingling's wife.

"Teacher, Madam Teacher, you're here too!"

Tang San and Xiao Wu approached from ahead, eating ice cream.

Shen Qingling and Gu Yuena were both startled. They had thought the two little ones were still resting in the dormitory, but apparently they had come out long ago.

"Teacher, do you know this uncle?" Tang San asked. "We just saw that this uncle can eat an incredible amount."

When he and Xiao Wu had passed by earlier, they had seen Xiong Jun reaching his twentieth bowl. By the end, he had eaten fifty bowls.

He really had a huge appetite.

"Of course we know him. He's Xiong Jun. Just call him Uncle Xiong." Shen Qingling smiled.

"Hello, Uncle Xiong!" ×2

The two spoke in unison.

Xiong Jun nodded in response.

"Hello."

They were his Lord's disciples, so their futures would surely be bright. Tang San was a promising youngster. As for Xiao Wu, he had heard from Di Tian that she was a hundred-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit who had taken human form.

Shen Qingling asked,

"Xiong Jun, where are Di Tian and the others now?"

"Di Tian is at the residence we purchased. I'll take you there." Xiong Jun turned and led the way, his steps steady as he crossed two streets and turned into a quiet alley.

Before long, a three-courtyard residence appeared before them.

With blue tiles and white walls, its gates were broad. Pavilions, trees, and flowers could vaguely be seen within. It occupied a considerable area, and in a place like Heaven Dou City, where every inch of land was worth a fortune, it was immensely valuable.

Shen Qingling swept his gaze over it and muttered inwardly, This residence can't have been cheap. Where did this bunch of savage beasts get so much money? Could they have traded soul bones for it? Quite a few soul beasts had died in Star Dou Forest. If they took out the soul bones they had accumulated and exchanged them for money, it would be enough to buy a property like this.