34: Beating Ma Hongjun, classic running
Xiao Ze kicked out fiercely, and Ma Hongjun was sent flying like an ant.
"Shut your stinking mouth."
Ning Rongrong clasped her hands, her face flushed.
Did he act because of me?
She couldn't marry a support system Spirit Master, but Xiao Ze wasn't a support system Spirit Master.
No, no, why did I think of that? We just met.
"You're courting death, Phoenix Possession."
Ma Hongjun struggled to his feet, his chubby face trembling with anger.
Ma Hongjun's short hair grew long, transforming into an extremely ugly mohawk.
Feathers appeared on his arms, and his hands turned into claws.
Two yellow spirit rings slowly rose from beneath his feet.
"Is that a Phoenix? Are you sure it's not a common chicken?" Xiao Wu burst out laughing.
Ning Rongrong couldn't help but laugh; this Spirit was truly strange.
"You're courting death!" Ma Hongjun spat out a Phoenix Fire Wire, heading towards Xiao Ze and the others.
Xiao Ze frowned, and the next moment, Xi Mang appeared in front of him, a multifaceted prism deflecting the flames.
"Holy crap! A purple spirit ring." Ma Hongjun was stunned by Xiao Ze's spirit ring, not even realizing his attack had been deflected.
The next second, the Phoenix Fire Wire directly burned Ma Hongjun.
"Ah!!!"
Ma Hongjun screamed in agony; he hadn't expected to suffer his own attack.
"Damn it! Second Spirit Ability: Phoenix in Flames."
Ma Hongjun's body was engulfed in raging flames, neutralizing the deflected fire and increasing the power of his own flames.
"Phoenix Fire Wire!"
It was deflected again, but this time Ma Hongjun was smarter and dodged it directly.
"Damn it!" Ma Hongjun hadn't expected this person not only to have a heaven-defying two-thousand-year spirit ring but also to be able to continuously deflect his attacks.
Ma Hongjun's strength was too far below Xi Mang's; with his power, it was impossible to break the multifaceted prism, meaning his attacks would always be deflected.
Unless he could launch a sneak attack.
Ma Hongjun stomped on the ground, transforming into a red streak of light and charging towards Xiao Ze.
Tang San pulled Xiao Wu away to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
As for Ning Rongrong, she also stood far away.
The next moment, a golden whirlwind shot towards Ma Hongjun.
"Child's play!" Ma Hongjun's footwork was good, and he dodged the attack.
Xiao Ze's lips curled into a slight smile.
The golden whirlwind of Wind Fall Wheat芒 was never the main point.
Ma Hongjun was blocked by Xi Mang, and the two began to fight.
Xi Mang timed it perfectly, striking at Ma Hongjun's face; Ma Hongjun, fearing his face would be hit, retreated several steps.
Just then, a series of deafening explosions rang out, mixed with Ma Hongjun's screams.
Even his bulky body was blown into the air.
"Fatty, he's actually flying."
Bang—
After the explosion, Ma Hongjun fell heavily to the ground, his clothes torn in many places, and he couldn't get up for a while.
Xi Mang had been merciful.
"What are you doing?" Dai Mubai rushed over when he heard the noise.
Seeing Ma Hongjun on the ground, he was even more bewildered, "Uh..."
"It's like this..." Tang San explained everything.
"So that's it. Fatty's Spirit has a problem, which is why this happened."
Dai Mubai began to explain.
Xiao Ze didn't listen at all; what 'evil fire' nonsense? It was just that he didn't cultivate properly.
If he worked himself to death, he didn't believe there would still be any 'evil fire'.
When exhausted to a certain extent, let alone 'evil fire', he wouldn't even be able to speak a word.
"As expected of a monster academy, even such strange Spirits exist."
"So what are you going to do? Your girlfriend broke up with you," Tang San asked him.
Ma Hongjun rubbed his head, glancing at Xiao Ze with some apprehension: "I'll have to figure it out later."
...
Soon, everyone gathered on the training ground.
Xiao Ze saw Oscar without a beard and instantly felt like he was a different person, much more pleasing to the eye.
"Brother, here's a Sausage for you, no charge." Oscar saw Xiao Ze and immediately summoned a Sausage.
"Thank you." Xiao Ze began to eat; the taste was as good as ever.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing stood very close to Xiao Ze. Xiao Ze saw Zhu Zhuqing looking like she wanted to say something, then looked at Ning Rongrong.
Ning Rongrong stuck out her little pink tongue, and Xiao Ze knew that girl had given the item to Zhu Zhuqing.
Dai Mubai saw Zhu Zhuqing so far from him and so close to Xiao Ze, his face turning ugly.
Soon, a middle-aged man walked over.
He looked very cunning, wearing black-rimmed crystal glasses.
It was none other than Shrek Academy's greedy dean, Flender.
Flender came before everyone: "Good, we've recruited five Little freaks today. Each of you, pay one hundred gold coins to Teacher Li."
"Today, you rest and adjust. Oscar and Ning Rongrong, follow me."
"I'm going first."
"Mm." Xiao Ze didn't leave immediately; he still wanted to see how Ning Rongrong would run away.
One could only say that Shrek Academy's cultivation was meaningless.
What was the point of running?
As one of the Upper Three Sects, and a support system Sect, did the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School not know how to train better than them?
It was truly laughable.
"You are all support system Spirit Masters; your most important abilities are to preserve yourselves and protect your teammates. Therefore, you need strong physical fitness."
"Your class today is to run twenty laps around the village."
After speaking, Flender called Tang San away.
"Do you think this kind of training is useful?" Xiao Ze suddenly asked.
Zhu Zhuqing beside him was startled, "The dean's words sound quite right."
"What he said isn't wrong, but can running really improve physical fitness, and by how much?
Would the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School not know this?"
Zhu Zhuqing did not reply.
"The effect of such improvement is not as fast as eating my crops."
"Can I... buy some?"
"Let's talk about it later. Anyway, those are enough for the two of you to eat for a while."
"Aren't you surprised?" Zhu Zhuqing asked.
"What's there to be surprised about? You were looking at me just now. I could guess; it couldn't possibly be because I'm handsome, could it?"
Zhu Zhuqing's earlobes flushed red, and she said nothing more.
From a distance, Dai Mubai saw the two chatting intimately, and he was practically fuming.
But he had seen Xiao Ze's combat power yesterday and wasn't sure if he could win.
After all, summoner-type Spirit Masters were too overpowered in the early stages.
Spirit Masters of the same realm couldn't defeat Spirit Beasts.
Ning Rongrong only ran one or two laps before she started to feel unwell; these laps were really too many.
Is this how one exercises?
What about medicinal baths?
Ning Rongrong had also exercised a lot within her Sect, but every time she finished exercising, there would be expensive medicinal baths to nourish her body, preventing fatigue and injury.
She thought that since this academy was so poor, there would definitely be no medicinal baths, so what would she do if she got injured?
Thinking of this, Ning Rongrong ran two or three more laps, then abandoned Oscar and returned to Xiao Ze's side.
"You're back?"
"You knew I'd come back?"