The First Pre-Match Lesson

On the first day after Shrek Academy changed its signboard, a row of wooden posts appeared on the training ground.

The posts stood half a person high, each with a sheet of paper pasted to it.

Support, Control, Power Attack, Agility Attack, Food.

Ma Hongjun circled the posts and suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Brother Bai, these look normal enough. Why are they giving me the creeps?"

Bai Jin sat atop the wall with candy in his mouth, smiling gently. "Because you've finally developed a little combat instinct."

Ma Hongjun grew even more nervous.

Grandmaster stood at the edge of the field, holding the preliminary-round materials he had organized the night before. The Heaven Dou Division had plenty of academies; the Five Elements Academy, Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and Elephant Armor Academy were all on the list. Shrek's levels were rising quickly, but that only made its real problem more obvious.

They still weren't used to having everyone gunning for them.

Ning Rongrong held up the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Light flowed through its nine tiers, and the morning sun made it so beautiful that no one could look away.

Bai Jin jumped down from the wall and pointed at her.

"Today's training objective: kill her."

Ning Rongrong froze.

Oscar immediately stepped in front of her. "Brother Bai, could we put that another way?"

"Sure." Bai Jin thought for a moment. "Get her used to being chased down and hacked at."

Oscar fell silent for a beat. "That's not much better."

Tang San looked at Ning Rongrong, his brow furrowing slightly. He knew what Bai Jin meant. Once the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda appeared in the arena, Shrek's support core would be on display for everyone to see. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was already enough to