Seeing that everyone was undecided, the Grandmaster stepped forward and said, "This is a good thing. Although Dugu Bo always acts according to his own preferences, he is a man of excellent integrity and will definitely keep his promises."
Having received the Grandmaster's affirmation, Flender was relieved and immediately led everyone to greet Dugu Bo with great enthusiasm, saying, "Senior, welcome to teach at the Shrek Academy!"
Dugu Bo nodded to Flender in return, then said, "I've agreed to be an advisor here for these two little rascals. Would you be willing?"
Flender replied without hesitation, "Of course! It would be an honor for all of us to have you teach at our academy; it would be a great honor for Shrek! We wouldn't mind if you were just an advisor, or even the dean!"
Dugu Bo was clearly not impressed by Flender's enthusiasm and said directly, "No need, I don't have that much time! Find me a quiet place to stay, I need to rest."
Seeing Flender leave with Dugu Bo, Grandmaster couldn't help but ask, " Qi Ling, how did you manage that? To have Dugu Bo as an advisor, even the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire might not have that kind of influence."
Tang San smiled slightly and said, "It was my elder brother who helped him, and besides, we get along quite well, so he came."
Qi Ling then asked with concern, "By the way, Grandmaster, where are the others? I haven't seen them for half a year, and I miss them terribly."
The Grandmaster smiled and said, "Don't worry, they're all fine. They just miss you terribly, especially those three girls. If you hadn't come back soon, I was really afraid they would have run away from home to look for you."
"I didn't tell them where you were before because I was afraid they would do something reckless and cause trouble. After all, Dugu Bo is not someone to be trifled with. Besides, you came back at just the right time. If it had been a few days later, perhaps none of us would be here anymore."
"Huh? Why?" Qi Ling asked, puzzled.
"Because in the past six months, everyone's Soul Power has greatly improved, and Dai Mubai has even reached level thirty-nine and is currently undergoing his final breakthrough. It should be within the next day or two," the Grandmaster said.
"Once he reaches level 40, we'll accompany him to hunt Soul Beast and obtain his Fourth Soul Ring. Of course, you won't see us anymore then."
"Not bad! It seems these guys have made quite a bit of progress while we were away! I was worried they'd become complacent while I was gone, so I was going to give them a special training session!" Qi Ling said with a smile.
"Haha, you're worrying for nothing. I told them that you two went somewhere for special training. If they don't work hard, you'll be miles behind when you come back, so everyone is working very hard," the Grandmaster said.
"By the way, speaking of which, what level are your Soul Power? You've been following Dugu Bo to learn poison techniques for the past six months, have you fallen behind in your cultivation?" The Grandmaster turned to the two and asked.
"It's alright. Xiao San is already level 37, and I've reached level 38. It's passable," Qi Ling said casually.
"Oh, I see. Then you two need to work harder..." The Grandmaster casually agreed, about to lecture the two, but then immediately realized what he meant and exclaimed in surprise, "What did you say? You two, your Soul Power already this high?"
"Yes, perhaps it's because the environment there is more suitable for our cultivation," Qi Ling said.
Tang San felt this even more keenly, because the reason he leveled up so quickly was actually thanks to the effects of the two Immortal Herb; otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to make such progress.
However, Qi Ling truly relied on her own efforts to cultivate to level thirty-eight! The difference between them is self-evident.
The Grandmaster looked at the two of them and smiled, "It seems my worries were unnecessary. You two are very good, doing a great job! In six months, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Tournament will begin. If things continue as they are, you both have a good chance of reaching level 40. At that time, it will be difficult for you not to become famous!"
"Hehe, that's for sure. In my opinion, I won't even need to make an appearance. Xiao San and the others will be enough!" Qi Ling laughed.
Qi Ling said this because the Shrek Academy team is clearly stronger now than before, and if he were there, the others wouldn't get many opportunities to shine.
Unexpectedly, the Grandmaster nodded and said, "Indeed, Qi Ling, if you're on the field, they won't get real training! I need to think about this carefully."
Before long, the Grandmaster stopped and said with a smile, "We're in luck today. Apart from Mubai being in seclusion, all the other Little Monster are gathered together, perfect for a welcome ceremony!"
Before the three of them was a training ground of the Shrek Academy, where Xiao Wu and the other four were having their lessons for the day.
"Everyone, stop! Look who's coming!" The Grandmaster stepped forward and said to them.
Upon hearing the Grandmaster's voice, everyone stopped. Xiao Wu even turned around with a smile and said, " Grandmaster, you've arrived..."
But before Xiao Wu could finish speaking, she froze there. Not only her, but all the Shrek members seemed to freeze in time, standing there motionless.
" Qi Ling, is it really you?" The first to come to her senses was Ning Rongrong, whose eyes were already filled with tears, as if she couldn't believe her eyes.
After regaining her senses, Xiao Wu didn't say anything, but ran towards them at full speed, seemingly wanting to throw herself into Qi Ling. Ning Rongrong reacted and ran towards them as well.
However, the first one to rush into Qi Ling was not Ning Rongrong, who was the first to react, nor Xiao Wu, who was the first to start running, but Zhu Zhuqing!
There's no way around it; when faced with absolute power, there's almost no room for surprises.
After throwing herself into Qi Ling, Zhu Zhuqing buried her face deeply in his Qi Ling, as if feeling his body temperature and breath, as if afraid that he was just an illusion.
"Ugh! Zhu Zhuqing, you're so cunning!" Xiao Wu pouted angrily, then suddenly hugged Qi Ling's other side. " Brother Qi, I thought you didn't want Xiao Wu anymore! Waaaaah~"
Ning Rongrong, who arrived last, saw Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing flanking Qi Ling and stamped her feet, saying, "You two are so annoying! You didn't leave me any room at all! Well, then I'll come from behind!"
"Um, Rongrong, let me remind you!" Qi Ling said with difficulty after Rongrong wrapped her arms around her neck from behind, "That's not a hug, that's strangulation!"
However, Qi Ling's protest seemed to have no effect at all, because Ning Rongrong was already crying her eyes out and couldn't hear what he was saying.