"You said you felt like you'd become much weaker?"
Flender looked at Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, who stood gathered before him.
Looking at Ma Hongjun's figure, which had clearly grown another size rounder, he spoke with an odd expression.
"Yeah, I feel weak all over. I can't even beat other people in a fight anymore."
"Dean, it must be because the meals are too meager. I haven't been eating enough."
Ma Hongjun looked at Flender with complete seriousness. He truly felt that he had weakened considerably.
"You'd have enough to eat if you were more frugal with your meals."
Flender answered casually. Increasing their food allowance meant spending more money.
He would definitely have to pay for that money, and he did not have any.
As for the students, as long as they did not starve to death, that was enough.
"Fatty, shut up."
Dai Mubai viciously punched Ma Hongjun on the head, then looked at Flender with grave seriousness.
"Dean, something has really felt wrong these past few days. My strength has genuinely weakened."
"A few days ago, when I went on a date with my girlfriend, I ran into several enemies."
"They were all First Ring Soul Masters. I could have easily dealt with them before, but now I got beaten up instead."
Dai Mubai rubbed his face. The redness and swelling on it had already faded.
Yet the pain of having his face struck still lingered.
"Is that so? Have you seen a doctor?"
Flender asked.
"We have. The doctor said there was nothing wrong and that our bodies were very healthy."
Oscar spoke from the side.
"Since you aren't sick, then if you lost, it just means you're useless. Don't make excuses for yourself."
"Shrek Academy only accepts monsters. We do not accept trash."
Flender reprimanded them with a stern face.
We only accept monsters. If you lost, that meant you were trash.
Education? What did that have to do with our education?
Everyone we teach becomes a monster. If you are trash, that is your own problem.
"Dean, I'm serious."
Dai Mubai was somewhat angered. Although his life in Star Luo Empire had not been particularly good before,
when had he ever been looked down upon and insulted like this?
He was a prince, after all!
Flender was merely a Soul Saint. What gave him the right to speak to him like that?
"I'm serious too. If you lost, then cultivate properly yourself. Don't make excuses."
"If you have a problem with that, you may leave our academy whenever you like."
"Enough. If there's nothing else, I'm leaving. My shop still needs someone to watch it."
Flender snorted coldly and did not take Dai Mubai seriously at all.
If the person before him had been a Heaven Dou prince, Flender would certainly have groveled before him.
But Star Luo Empire was different. Its special system ensured that only one prince could ultimately remain.
And Dai Mubai's elder brother had been designated as the final victor from the moment of his birth.
Dai Mubai was not valued at all, and this was Heaven Dou Empire, not Star Luo Empire.
Star Luo's reach could not extend this far.
"Dean, there's one more thing. My Evil Fire doesn't seem to have flared up these past few days."
Ma Hongjun hurriedly raised his hand and spoke loudly.
"That's a good thing. It must be because you've grown up and your body has become stronger."
"Oh, right. Since your Evil Fire is no longer a problem, save the money you used to spend on relieving it."
"Use that money to buy yourself more food."
After saying that, Flender left without looking back, with absolutely no intention of investigating the matter.
Nor did he have any intention of caring for or teaching his students.
In truth, even if Flender wanted to teach them, he was incapable of doing so.
What knowledge could someone have when he treated everything the Grandmaster said as absolute truth?
"Pah! What kind of dean is that?"
Watching Flender's departing back, Dai Mubai could not help but curse.
"Boss Dai, I think the dean is right."
"There's nothing wrong with your bodies. If you feel weak now, perhaps it's because you've indulged yourselves too much."
"You've spent several days drinking and relaxing. Maybe you've damaged your bodies."
Oscar spoke from the side.
Having been educated by Flender since childhood, he had already developed the absurd mindset that any problem was his own fault,
while any improvement was thanks to the academy's help.
"How could that be? I also..."
Dai Mubai trailed off, his expression suddenly freezing as he recalled his experiences during this period.
Because everything had been going poorly lately and he felt depressed, he had spent even more time drinking and indulging himself.
And the more he indulged himself and drank, the weaker his body became.
"Could it really be that wine and women have harmed me?"
Dai Mubai could not help but begin doubting himself.
Sigh, just what had Shrek Academy taught its students?
At noon, inside Suotuo City's Great Soul Arena.
Qin Qi began his battle for the day. This was his thirtieth consecutive victory.
"There are quite a few people here now."
Qin Qi swept his gaze around. Quite a few spectators now filled the stands.
At the beginning, practically no one watched matches at their level.
But as Qin Qi continued to win, more and more spectators gradually appeared.
"Level nineteen, Battle Soul Master. Please enlighten me!"
Across from Qin Qi, a level nineteen Battle Soul Master stared at him with great seriousness and spoke.
"Come."
The Golden Saint Dragon floated behind Qin Qi as he calmly looked at his opponent and spoke.
The battle began quickly and ended just as quickly. It was a complete instant defeat.
After finishing the match, Qin Qi left. However, inside one of the Great Soul Arena's private rooms,
"That child really is quite strong."
"And that Martial Soul does not look ordinary either. It has great potential."
"Supervisor Ao, what is that child's name?"
A middle-aged man with black hair watched Qin Qi's match, then asked.
"That child is called Luo Mian."
Supervisor Ao answered from the side.
"Luo Mian?"
The middle-aged man turned to look at Supervisor Ao, and his expression became somewhat strange.
"Are you sure that child is called Luo Mian?"
The middle-aged man asked again.
"That is the name the child registered."
Supervisor Ao said.
"Luo Mian, a dragon Martial Soul, and lightning power... Isn't that too much of a coincidence?"
"Wait, this Martial Soul... Could it be an External Beast Martial Soul?"
The middle-aged man suddenly widened his eyes. He remembered.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had once produced a swine.
But that swine had possessed an exceptionally special External Beast Martial Soul.
"Could this child be Second Master's illegitimate son?"
The middle-aged man's gaze became extremely strange. He was a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
He had come this time to see whether there was anyone worth recruiting.
Yet he seemed to have encountered his own Second Master's illegitimate son!
"No, no, although Second Master has many illegitimate sons, it can't possibly be such a coincidence."
The middle-aged man smiled and shook his head, feeling that he was overthinking things.
But in the next moment, his smile froze.
"A dragon-type Martial Soul, an External Beast Martial Soul, lightning energy... There are too many coincidences, aren't there?"
The middle-aged man recalled Qin Qi's appearance. At first, he had not found him familiar.
But the more he thought about it, the more Qin Qi seemed to resemble Second Master!
"Supervisor Ao, keep a closer eye on that child for me. I have something to return and deal with."
The middle-aged man hurriedly rose and left. He had to return and report this information to the clan leader and Second Master.
If that child really was a member of their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, then they would gain another genius!
A genius comparable to Yu Tianheng and Yu Tianxin.
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