Chu Feng looked at the restrained group from Canghui Academy and smiled.
That smile instantly sent shivers through the students.
Even their teacher had been defeated by Chu Feng in an instant. Going up against him would be walking to their deaths.
Was this guy going to beat them up too?
"Hurry up and take your teacher away. Any later, and he might end up paralyzed on one side," Chu Feng said, gesturing for them to leave at once.
Dai Mubai and Tang San also released the Canghui Academy students.
The seven students hurried out of the inn, picked up Ye Zhiqiu, who lay outside the courtyard, and fled in panic.
Watching their retreating figures, Tang San could not help asking, "Boss Chu, why didn't we just..."
He was wondering whether they should simply kill the entire Canghui Academy group.
Chu Feng had beaten Ye Zhiqiu so badly just now that a deadly feud was bound to have formed.
Tang San believed the Canghui Academy group had already courted death and could not be allowed to live.
Chu Feng rapped Tang San on the head and shook his head. "Don't be so murderous. Disputes between academies can't end in deaths."
"You'd only end up covered in a stinking mess."
"When the Soul Master Tournament comes around, we'll have plenty of chances to give them a thorough thrashing."
Tang San nodded thoughtfully.
"Boss, are you really this strong now? You can even defeat a Soul King in an instant."
"What you used just now should've been Little San's, Zhuqing's, and Mubai's abilities, right?" Ma Hongjun walked over as he spoke.
The others also looked at Chu Feng with some admiration.
The Black Tortoise Martial Soul was famous for its toughness, yet Chu Feng had defeated its wielder so easily in an instant.
Considering Chu Feng's Soul Master rank, he had overcome the level gap to crush a Soul King.
"I never expected Blue Silver Grass to be so strong when paired with the Hell Spirit Cat," Tang San said, looking at Zhu Zhuqing.
An idea suddenly occurred to him.
Since Chu Feng could fuse the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul with the Nether Civet Martial Soul...
Could he and Zhu Zhuqing also perform Martial Soul Fusion and unleash a Martial Soul Fusion Skill?
"Ow!" Tang San suddenly felt a pain at his waist and saw Xiao Wu beside him, baring her teeth at him.
"Third Brother, what are you thinking about?" Xiao Wu asked with a bright smile, though a dangerous gleam shone in her eyes.
Tang San's heart jolted, and he hurriedly said, "Hahaha, I was wondering whether I could use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with you, Xiao Wu, and be as powerful as Boss Chu."
"We definitely can." Xiao Wu smiled, her eyes curving into crescents.
Watching the two of them, Chu Feng shook his head helplessly.
"All right, go back and get some rest."
"I wonder where Teacher Zhao went."
After bringing them to the inn, Zhao Wuji had vanished. Otherwise, Chu Feng would not even have needed to act earlier.
Zhao Wuji, whom Chu Feng was muttering about, was standing in a tree at that moment.
This was a route the Canghui Academy group had to take.
"You bullied my students and still think you can leave in one piece? I want to try making an entrance like Tang Hao's too."
The night passed uneventfully. Early the next morning, Chu Feng and the others appeared on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Teacher, where did you go last night?" Chu Feng asked Zhao Wuji.
With his hands clasped behind his back, Zhao Wuji said mysteriously, "Nothing much. I just went to handle some personal matters."
Seeing him like this, Chu Feng did not ask further. He could roughly guess what had happened.
He turned to Tang San beside him. "Little San, have you decided what Soul Beast to look for later?"
Tang San shook his head. He really had not decided what kind of Soul Beast he wanted for his Soul Ring.
Besides, he had promised Xiao Wu that he would not hunt Soul Beasts indiscriminately.
"You can take a closer look at poisonous Soul Beasts."
"With your current Blue Silver Grass, you can follow the control-type Soul Master route for now," Chu Feng suggested.
Soul Masters with control abilities were always in demand.
Tang San nodded in agreement.
"Stop chatting and stay alert."
"This is the Star Dou Great Forest. Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, or even Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, could appear anywhere," Zhao Wuji suddenly said.
These kids had no sense of vigilance at all.
Did they think they were here on vacation?
Then he saw Xiao Wu darting about picking flowers and scolded her in a low voice, "Xiao Wu, do you think you're at home? Get back into the group."
Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue and returned to Tang San's side with light steps, placing the flowers she held into his hands.
Xiao Wu thought to herself that returning to the Star Dou Great Forest really was returning home.
She wondered how Da Ming and Er Ming were doing and whether they missed her.
No, now that she had entered the Star Dou Great Forest, Da Ming and Er Ming would definitely be able to sense her presence.
They might even come looking for her.
At that thought, Xiao Wu's expression changed.
Just as she was about to speak, a roar rang out.
"There's a Soul Beast!"
"Watch out!" Chu Feng shouted, immediately having Tang San and the others prepare for battle.
"Your daddy has a Mushroom Sausage!" Oscar conjured Extreme-Speed Flying Mushroom Sausages and had Chu Feng and the others eat them.
After Chu Feng and the others ate them, translucent, cloud-colored wing membranes sprouted from their backs and carried them into the air.
"This sausage lets you fly for two minutes and thirty seconds. The wing membranes can also release small wind blades to disrupt enemies at close range," Oscar explained.
Chu Feng nodded. Compared to the original story, Oscar's Soul Skill had changed.
Oscar had already reached level thirty two months earlier.
Chu Feng had brought him to the Star Dou Great Forest and helped him obtain a Cloud-Winged Phantom-Feathered Sparrow as his Soul Ring.
That Soul Beast was considerably stronger than a Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent.
As a result, the Soul Skill Oscar gained after absorbing it was also greatly enhanced.
Flying in the air, everyone saw what the approaching Soul Beast looked like.
"It's a Thousand-Year Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent!" Tang San, whose knowledge of Soul Master theory was the strongest, identified it at a glance.
"Little San, you take command. Teacher Zhao and I will just watch," Chu Feng said.
His and Zhao Wuji's strength was somewhat beyond the scale at this point, so it was better to let Tang San and the other six handle it themselves.
Only then would it serve as training.
"Understood." Tang San nodded in agreement, his enthusiasm immediately rising.
He had to put on a good performance this time.
Dai Mubai and the other five also looked at Tang San and nodded slightly, indicating their willingness to follow his commands.
They had agreed on this beforehand.
Among them, only Tang San could remain calm during combat and keep the whole battlefield under control.
Tang San immediately made arrangements, assigning each of the six their duties.
Chu Feng quietly watched the seven from Shrek work together.
Their strength had improved considerably compared to the original story.
Naturally, they could handle a mere Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent however they pleased.
The seven did not deal any killing blows, instead using it as a target for team training.
"These kids are pretty impressive," Zhao Wuji said from beside him.
He was very pleased with the strength of Tang San and the other six.
After all these years, the academy had suddenly gained seven students who guaranteed a solid baseline.
That profiteer Flender was probably laughing even in his dreams.
Being the teacher of these seven geniuses brought prestige to Zhao Wuji too.
Zhao Wuji glanced at Chu Feng again.
This fellow was even more of a monster.
Remembering how this child had fallen from the sky into his arms back then, Zhao Wuji shook his head with a smile.
This was fate, delivering a monstrous prodigy to their Shrek Academy.