"Hey! Look who's here, isn't this our Little Monster!" Flender said with a smile as he saw everyone walk in. "Come in, you're the real stars today!"
After everyone sat down, Flender and the others fell silent, creating an awkward atmosphere. The Shrek students were puzzled, but since their teachers hadn't spoken, they didn't want to overstep their bounds.
After a while, Flender sighed and said, "Just now, Grandmaster, Qin Ming, and I discussed it and made a decision!"
After taking a deep breath, Flender said with a complicated expression, "We've decided to send you to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy for your studies!"
"What?!" Everyone except Qi Ling exclaimed in surprise upon hearing Flender's words.
"What... what's going on? Grandmaster, is this real?" Ma Hongjun asked, completely bewildered.
Yu Xiaogang nodded and said, "It's true, and it was a decision we made together. Only by going to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy can you have a better future!"
"Of course, don't misunderstand, we're not asking you to join Heaven Dou Academy. You'll just be exchange students, temporarily studying there until you participate in next year's Continental Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament!"
Qin Ming, standing to the side, pondered, " Grandmaster, it's truly an honor for us to have such exceptionally talented juniors as exchange students at our school. However, I'm afraid..."
The Grandmaster said, "Are you afraid that these children are too outstanding and will attract the attention of those people in the empire, and then they won't be able to come back?"
Qin Ming frankly admitted, "Yes, the talents of all of you junior students are truly outstanding. I think even if you searched the entire country, you wouldn't find anyone more exceptional than them!"
"Although Heaven Dou Academy has maintained its title as the number one academy for many years, it has produced very few powerful Soul Master. It is extremely eager to recruit genius-type students! Once they go there, the academy's leaders will definitely try every means to keep them. Wouldn't that be like poaching talent from Shrek Academy?"
Flender laughed, " Qin Ming, you're not bad, kid. You're worthy of being from the Shrek Academy! But that's the only thing I'm not worried about. People from Shrek never forget their roots!"
This time, the Grandmaster didn't contradict Flender. Instead, he nodded and said, "Yes, Flender is right about that. None of these children are easily tempted."
Before Flender could feel smug, Yu Xiaogang continued, "Of course, this has little to do with Flender's upbringing; it's mainly because these children are naturally simple, honest, and kind."
Flender shrugged, leaned back in his chair, and said, "Sigh, whatever, I see now, Xiaogang, you're here to mess with me!"
Qin Ming watched the two bickering and couldn't help but smile slightly. He naturally knew that this did not mean that the two had a bad relationship. On the contrary, only the closest people could joke around so unrestrainedly.
"You two teachers are too kind. Having come from the Shrek Academy, I naturally know your character; you are absolutely the best teachers on the entire continent!" Qin Ming said.
"In that case, on behalf of the Heaven Dou Academy, I warmly welcome all of you fellow students."
" Qin Ming, don't rush. I have one more condition for these children to join Heaven Dou Academy!" Yu Xiaogang continued, "That is, all the teachers of the Shrek Academy must also join Heaven Dou Academy!"
"Furthermore, the education of these children must be conducted by us personally; Heaven Dou Academy must not interfere! In other words, we can win honor for the Heaven Dou Academy, but when we want to leave, Heaven Dou Academy must not stop us!"
Without any hesitation, Qin Ming said, " Grandmaster, your terms are perfectly reasonable. In fact, we've gotten a great deal!"
"All of you teachers are outstanding figures in the education field. With your addition, Heaven Dou Academy will undoubtedly benefit greatly. However, if we do this, it will be equivalent to the Shrek Academy completely merging into the Heaven Dou Academy, and then in the future, I'm afraid..."
Flender gritted his teeth and said, "Let's do as Xiaogang says! What can't I give up for these children!"
After saying this, Flender walked outside alone. As Flender's personal disciple, Ma Hongjun was the only one who could comfort him at this moment, so he immediately followed him.
Upon hearing the sudden news that Shrek Academy was about to disband, everyone felt a little heavy-hearted. However, no one dared to speak up about it, because it was Flender's life's work, and no one had the right to comment.
After the group finished their meal, they returned to the Shrek Academy. Although Flender still looked depressed, he had clearly come to terms with things, presumably because Ma Hongjun's persuasion had worked.
The second phase of training has ended. Although it wasn't as extreme as the first phase, it left them even more Upper God exhausted because they had to face different opponents every day, which consumed far more energy than rigid training.
As a result, the Shrek Seven Devils' patience, resilience, and recovery ability have all increased significantly, and their ability to fight continuously has been greatly enhanced.
Before heading to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the Grandmaster gave everyone two months to absorb their previous combat experience and take care of their own affairs.
Two months later, the group will travel to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy as exchange students. Before that, Qin Ming will take care of everything at the Heaven Dou Academy.
These two months were not simply for everyone to rest. The Grandmaster required that, apart from essential matters, everyone must concentrate on cultivating their Soul Power and must not slack off.
During this time, everyone naturally had their own things to do, and Qi Ling was no exception. However, before he could attend to his own business, he had to fulfill a promise he made to someone.
Qi Ling had previously said that as long as Zhu Zhuqing could break through to the Soul Elder realm, he would have a way to help her defeat Jin He, the Gold Soul Fighting in the Great Soul Arena.
Now that Zhu Zhuqing has not only reached the Soul Elder realm, but has also exceeded expectations by absorbing the rare Amethyst Soul Ring, Qi Ling naturally has to fulfill his promise and help her defeat Jin He.
"If I were to fight Jin He directly now, what would my chances of winning be?" Zhu Zhuqing Zhu Zhuqing in Qi Ling's room.
"Less than half a percent!" Qi Ling said directly.
Upon hearing Qi Ling's conclusion, Zhu Zhuqing frowned and said, "But, I... I..."
"I know, Zhu Zhuqing, you absorbed the one-in-a-million Amethyst Soul Ring, greatly increasing your strength, and you also possess three Third Soul Skill. Logically, you should have an advantage," Qi Ling said.
Although Zhu Zhuqing didn't say anything, judging from the expression on her face, it was clear that what she was thinking was not much different from what Qi Ling had said.