Out of His Control

"Do you like it?"

"If you do, I can keep a room for you."

Just as Oscar was staring in a daze, Dai Mubai's voice rang out behind him.

"You're..."

The sudden voice gave Oscar a sharp fright.

Then he saw a tall but not bulky youth with a head of golden hair and an air of nobility about him.

With just one glance, an inexplicable sense of inferiority rose from deep within his heart.

That sense of inferiority came not only from the other party's clothes and appearance, but also from the difference in their bearing and physiques.

Although he did not know the other party's age, Oscar could tell that he was not much older than himself.

The air he exuded from the inside out was the complete opposite of Oscar's.

The contrast was stark.

"My name is Dai Mubai. Like you, I'm about to become a student at this academy."

"You can also call me Big Brother. I'll have your back from now on."

Dai Mubai looked at Oscar with a smile.

Among the Shrek Seven Devils, there were not many he could put to use.

Someone like Tang San, who had lived two lives, would never obey another person's every command.

Likewise, if he had had a choice, why would he have decided to become Tang San's lackey in the first place?

As for Xiao Wu, even less needed to be said.

Her world revolved around Tang San, and she followed his every lead.

He had even considered finding an opportunity to hunt down Xiao Wu. After all, she would yield a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and a Soul Bone.

Although they did not suit him, he could give them to someone around him.

The only pity was that the opportunity had passed. By this point, Tang Hao already had his eye on that little rabbit.

Among the remaining members of the Shrek Seven Devils, Zhu Zhuqing naturally needed no further mention. By comparison, Ning Rongrong was the troublesome one. After all, she had two Titled Douluos backing her.

The remaining two were Oscar and Ma Hongjun.

In his view, Oscar was the smartest of the Shrek Seven Monsters.

Except when love was involved and the blood rushed to his head, he always maintained sufficient reason.

It was only because he was a support-type Soul Master with no combat strength of his own that this had never shown itself.

He was the sort who would be relatively difficult to win over.

Difficult to win over did not mean there was no way.

"Hello, my name is Oscar. I'm also a student at Shrek Academy."

"Um... I have something to do, so I'll be going."

After introducing himself, Oscar hurried away.

In this person's presence, he always felt something inexplicably strange.

Even he could not tell whether it was fear or something else.

"I'll keep the room for you. Whenever you want to move in, just call me Big Brother."

Oscar, who had not yet gone far, quickened his pace even more when he heard Dai Mubai's words.

"Interesting."

Watching Oscar leave, Dai Mubai smiled, but he did not devote too much thought to him.

He then went to find Headmaster Flender to complete the so-called enrollment formalities.

From the wrecked buildings, Dai Mubai already knew something of what Black Panther had done during his earlier visit. Yet he acted as though he had noticed nothing and simply went to Flender and the others to complete a basic enrollment process.

Then he returned to his villa to cultivate.

"No, seriously, Boss Fu, have you figured out what this young master of unknown origins wants?"

Watching Dai Mubai leave, Zhao Wuji's head was full of questions.

He had thought Dai Mubai would be as arrogant and domineering as that Soul Douluo.

He had never expected this young nobleman of mysterious origins to treat people so gently.

"No idea."

"Zhao, if you still have the energy, go to the nearby Soul Beast Forest and haul back a couple of logs for the main beams. Or do you want to meditate on the training ground again tonight?"

His hopes of getting something for nothing had fallen through, and Flender was in a terrible mood.

He truly did not want to deal with any of this.

As for Dai Mubai, whatever he was doing, Flender would simply treat him as an irrelevant addition to the academy.

Of course, Flender would not resign himself to his fate so easily.

There was a long road ahead, and plenty of time.

Once the opportunity came and he had trained this student, Dai Mubai, to be obedient, he would no longer have to worry about that Soul Douluo daring to do anything to them.

Dai Mubai paid little attention to what went on at Shrek Academy.

He continued cultivating, strengthening his physique, and working on Indestructible Vajra.

As for Black Panther, although he did not stay at the academy, he took up residence in a nearby village.

He cultivated while protecting Dai Mubai at all times.

Time passed swiftly, and Dai Mubai's Indestructible Vajra continued to improve.

Apart from his daily cultivation, he spent most of his time teasing Oscar.

To win over a Soul Master with innate full Soul Power, putting in a little effort was no issue at all.

Oscar went from his initial wariness to gradually drawing closer to Dai Mubai.

In less than a month, he was obediently calling him Big Brother.

During this process, Dai Mubai also came into contact with two of the academy's teachers.

One was Shao Xin, a support-type Soul Master whose martial soul was Sugar Bean.

The other was Zhao Wuji, a Soul Saint whose martial soul was the Great Strength Vajra Bear.

His interactions with Shao Xin began because the latter came to his door of his own accord.

The reason was simple: he was already training Oscar as his own disciple.

He was terribly afraid that Dai Mubai would lead Oscar astray.

Although he greatly feared the Soul Douluo backing Dai Mubai, he still paid him a visit.

He had initially intended to demand an explanation, but after their conversation, Shao Xin was thoroughly impressed by Dai Mubai.

Not only that, he even had Oscar address Dai Mubai as Big Brother on the spot.

The reason for this was simple.

Dai Mubai had shared some experience in cultivating as a support-type Soul Master, along with his own thoughts on the subject.

He had won him over through knowledge alone.

Shao Xin saw it clearly: by following Dai Mubai, Oscar would be able to go further in the future.

Moreover, with a talented power-attack-type Soul Master at his side, a support-type Soul Master's future safety would be better assured.

As for his contact with Zhao Wuji, that was even simpler to explain.

A sense of affinity.

Perhaps because he had once been Xiong Jun, he felt an affinity toward those with bear-type martial souls.

On top of that, although Zhao Wuji was hotheaded and ill-tempered, he was straightforward and said whatever was on his mind.

Dealing with someone who had so few twists and turns to him was easy.

As they went back and forth, they gradually became familiar with each other.

Of course, there was another reason he grew close to Zhao Wuji: the latter's Gravity Domain could help his cultivation.

Although its effect was not particularly great, once he sealed his own Soul Power, it became very significant.

During this period, something terrifying happened to Flender.

His Shrek Academy seemed to have slipped out of his control.