The crowd wasn't surprised that Qi Ling could kill, but when they heard that the usually gentle and refined Tang San also had blood on his hands, they couldn't help but wonder what they had been through these past few years.
Tang San's experiences over the past few years have been quite legendary. He recounted everything that had happened, and when they heard about the test that the Clear Sky Sect had put him through, everyone was shocked. This was clearly a selection process for the sect leader!
Ma Hongjun then said with a smile, " Xiao San, no, Brother San! My dearest Brother San! When you become the sect leader, could you introduce me to some of the girls in the Clear Sky Sect? It would help solve this long-standing problem of mine."
Tang San laughed and said, "Alright, I believe the girls from the Clear Sky Sect will be very happy, as long as you can withstand the Clear Sky Hammer, Fatty."
"Uh..." Ma Hongjun then remembered that the people of the Clear Sky Sect naturally possessed the Clear Sky Hammer as their Martial Soul. If they got into a fight, his life would be in danger! He didn't think he was much harder than the iron block in the blacksmith's shop.
Everyone laughed when they saw Ma Hongjun's embarrassed expression. Flender even said, " Ma Hongjun, tell me, how did you get through these past five years?"
Upon hearing Flender's words, Ma Hongjun blushed deeply with embarrassment. Although he felt he had cultivated diligently, he was nothing compared to anyone else here.
"Hey, what's there for me to say? Let's hear about Boss Qi's experiences instead!" Ma Hongjun said, trying to change the subject.
It has to be said that Ma Hongjun's move was quite effective. They were naturally very curious about Qi Ling's experiences, especially how much stronger Qi Ling had become in the past five years.
Qi Ling scratched his head helplessly and said, "These past few years, it seems like I haven't really done anything. I just obtained an ordinary sword and received a fiefdom. The rest of the time, I've basically been busy working on these four Soul Bone."
Everyone waited expectantly for Qi Ling to continue, but he didn't speak for a long time. Flender couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Hmm... that's it?"
"That's all? What else?" Qi Ling asked.
Everyone was speechless. Perhaps these things didn't seem like much to Qi Ling, but each one was a shocking event to everyone else! In this respect, Qi Ling and Zhu Zhuqing were quite similar; as long as no one asked, they were always concise and to the point.
" Boss Qi, I don't care about anything else, I just want to ask you one question!" Ma Hongjun suddenly said seriously.
Seeing that he was unusually serious, everyone wanted to hear his question. Qi Ling asked, "Fatty, what do you want to know?"
" Boss Qi, aren't the girls from Dragon Valley pretty?" Ma Hongjun asked with a lewd grin.
Upon hearing Ma Hongjun's question, everyone just wanted to beat him up to vent their anger, but Ma Hongjun replied matter-of-factly, "What's wrong with that! I was just asking! Maybe there aren't any humans who like me, but there are Dragon Clan who do!"
Qi Ling said helplessly, "Yeah, that's true. But Fatty, I'm afraid they might like your taste, but it won't even be enough to fill their teeth!"
"Oh? Is that so? I see." Ma Hongjun immediately deflated. "Then forget it. Racial issues are sometimes not so easy to overcome."
Dai Mubai, standing to the side, teased, "Hey, Fatty, you can't say that. Given your current situation, you shouldn't be so picky about racial issues! Look at Xiao Wu, and Xiao San's mother, aren't they good examples?"
Ma Hongjun muttered under his breath, "Easy for you to say. One of them is a blade of grass, and the other is a rabbit, so of course they're good. But what about me? How come I'm a mother dragon?"
"Huh? What's wrong with the mother dragon!?" Liu Erlong suddenly said with a cold brow.
"No, no, no, Master's wife, the mother dragon is perfectly fine, perfectly fine!" Ma Hongjun hurriedly said.
After a round of jokes, Flender said, "Alright, you lot, you've come all this way, you can't just leave like this! You have to contribute to the academy!"
Qi Ling asked curiously, "Dean, what kind of contribution do you need us to make? With the Empire's support, the academy shouldn't be short of money now, right?"
"Heh heh, money is something you can never have enough of!" Flender laughed. "But what I really want you to do isn't that."
"Before that, each of you should tell me what level of Soul Power you've reached."
The group exchanged glances and reported their Soul Power Level. The highest level was naturally Qi Ling, who was currently at Soul Power 65 and possessed four Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. Her actual strength was unimaginable.
To everyone's surprise, the person with the second highest Soul Power Level was not Dai Mubai, but Zhu Zhuqing! The youngest among them, she has already reached level 64 in Soul Power Level.
Even Qi Ling couldn't help but admire how hard this girl was working to become stronger, even joining the Sleepless City Never Sleeps for trials. It was precisely because of her unwavering dedication and tireless efforts that she had achieved her current success.
" Zhu Zhuqing's growth is truly surprising," the Grandmaster said. "Effort and reward are always proportional; you should all learn from her."
"Especially you, Xiao San, if I'm not mistaken, your Soul Power is probably not even level 60, right?" Grandmaster turned to Tang San and said.
Tang San lowered his head in shame and said, "Yes, teacher, my current cultivation level is level 59."
"Level 59, 20 years old—that might be an incredible achievement for others, but don't forget, you are Shrek's Little Monster, meant to be extraordinary!" the Grandmaster said. "You must work hard and strive to catch up with Zhu Zhuqing as soon as possible."
As the Grandmaster's personal disciple, Tang San was different from others, so the Grandmaster naturally placed higher hopes on him and had stricter requirements.
Meanwhile, Flender said, "Sigh, Xiaogang, you're too strict with the kids, your expectations are too high. Try to relax a bit, relax a little..."
"Look at me, I don't have such high expectations for Ma Hongjun, and he's doing just fine now, isn't he? Ma Hongjun, what level is your Soul Power now?"
Ma Hongjun blushed and said, "Teacher, my current Soul Power is level 57."
"Level 57? Hmm, not bad. Among the younger generation, that's enough to be considered one of the best!" Flender said with satisfaction.
Flender was satisfied, but Qi Ling frowned. Xiao San's low Soul Power could be attributed to being distracted by other things, thus affecting his cultivation, but Ma Hongjun had no other reason than laziness!
He possesses exceptional Martial Soul attributes and has received a great deal of help from others, yet he remains the worst among them all. If things continue like this, one day he will regret it.