Night fell.
Flender, the Dean of Shrek Academy and the Four-Eyed Owl, stood on the large training ground, looking at all seven of his students.
Dai Mubai, Ye Fan, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and the cold yet neat Zhu Zhuqing were all ready for the evening class, each of them full of energy.
However, Flender's attention was not on them, but on the other two students.
One was Oscar, the other was Ning Rongrong.
This time, the plot didn't change much.
Because Ning Rongrong not only failed to complete her morning run but also lied,
Flender severely reprimanded Ning Rongrong.
Ning Rongrong, who was once a little princess in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, had never experienced such treatment.
Her true nature was instantly exposed, which greatly surprised everyone.
Flender even compared Ning Rongrong to the others, tearing her down completely.
Even if others were not as good as Ning Rongrong, as the Dean, he could always approach it from a different angle.
Ning Rongrong was known as the number one genius in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, so why did she seem like a burden here?
Especially after learning that she was even worse than Oscar, whom she looked down on the most, she cried and ran back to her dormitory.
Flender instructed Oscar to go and comfort Ning Rongrong, then took the rest of them towards Soto City.
Their destination was the Soto Battle Arena.
Along the way, Flender constantly explained the upcoming events.
"Your Spirits are all different, and each of you has your own cultivation method."
"What the Academy can teach you is how to better utilize your Spirit, help you obtain better spirit rings, gain more combat experience, and develop your potential as much as possible."
"The rest is knowledge about various aspects of Spirits, and the situation of Spirit Masters on the continent."
"Among all the things you need to learn, the most important is practical combat experience."
"With the same level and strength, the amount of practical combat experience will determine the key to victory. Only through continuous practical combat can you improve your adaptability in battle as much as possible."
"Therefore, your first lesson is practical combat. And that place will be your classroom."
"Your mission is to at least obtain a Silver Soul Battle Badge before graduation, understood?"
"Also, everyone must use masks and code names; you are not allowed to reveal any other personal information."
"Understood?"
The moment they entered the Great Spirit Arena, everyone except Flender had put on their masks.
Because Ye Fan and Xiao Wu's talents were too strong, a Spirit Elder at twelve years old absolutely could not be exposed, otherwise, there would be endless troubles.
At the same time, Flender took Ye Fan, Xiao Wu, and Zhu Zhuqing to complete their Soul Battle registration.
Everyone's code names were the same as in the original plot.
Ye Fan thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a better code name, so he could only use someone else's code name as his own.
One-on-one Spirit Master battles were very fast.
Soon, it was the turn of the Shrek Academy registrants.
However, they didn't expect the first match to be an internal one.
Ye Fan against Dai Mubai.
Everyone at Shrek Academy was very surprised for a moment.
With so many people registering at the Great Spirit Arena, internal matches were extremely rare.
Ye Fan also mused that due to a slight change, Tang San was not present,
And his own cultivation had reached the three-ring level,
Which was why he encountered Dai Mubai.
When Dai Mubai learned that his opponent was Ye Fan, he was very excited.
He wanted to know the extent of Ye Fan's strength.
Both were Spirit Elders, and he considered himself no weaker than others.
On the Soul Battle Stage,
The host quickly introduced both sides.
On the Soul Battle Stage,
A middle-aged man in a tuxedo stood in the centre. He cleared his throat.
"Next, we will have the first one-on-one Soul Battle in our Fourteenth Soul Battle Arena. Appearing will be two Spirit Elders."
"They are, respectively, the Tool Spirit Master, Submarine Wei Wei Mi, who possesses a Zombie Encyclopaedia, against the Battle Spirit Elder, Evil Eyes White Tiger, who has already won two consecutive matches and possesses the Beast Spirit White Tiger."
"Will the Evil Eyes White Tiger Spirit Grandmaster continue his glory and achieve a three-match winning streak, or will the newcomer Tool Spirit Elder, Submarine Wei Wei Mi, claim victory? Let us wait and see."
"Now, please welcome both Spirit Elders to the stage."
The audience was quite unfamiliar with both individuals; Dai Mubai was not a frequent visitor to the Great Spirit Arena.
Their curiosity was less about the battle itself and more about these two masked individuals.
One wore a White Tiger mask, while the other wore a mask that was unidentifiable, looking like a living, writing green cannon?
"Ye Fan, I've wanted to spar with you for a long time, I didn't expect to meet you so soon."
Dai Mubai instantly completed his Spirit Possession, a pair of tiger claws extended, and the clothes on his upper body burst open.
"I know you need to summon plants or zombies to have combat power,"
"I won't take advantage of you,"
"I'll give you time to summon plants or zombies."
Ye Fan smiled slightly.
"No need, you don't have to worry about my abilities. I will use my most powerful attack method currently as a sign of respect."
His third spirit ring flashed, and an unremarkable, very ordinary-looking plant appeared in front of Ye Fan.
It looked like a melon, its whole body wiggling.
"Good!"
Dai Mubai directly chose to charge towards Ye Fan.
Ye Fan just stood still, unmoving.
But in reality, the front of his body was already completely blocked by three invisible Diving Zombies.
And just as Dai Mubai was about to reach the plant Ye Fan had summoned,
That plant squinted its eye.
"Hmm?"
It let out a sound, "Hmm?"
It suddenly leaped high and smashed down towards Dai Mubai.
When it was still, it was unremarkable and posed no threat.
But when it moved,
Dai Mubai's back suddenly recoiled.
Subconsciously, he simultaneously used his First Soul Skill and Third Soul Skill.
White Tiger Barrier, White Tiger Vajra Transformation.
These were his two most powerful defensive skills.
After activating his skills,
Dai Mubai did not choose to take the hit head-on.
Instead, he quickly retreated, attempting to avoid the plant's attack range.
He could feel that as long as he was out of the shadow, there was no threat.
"Bang!"
The plant landed.
Dai Mubai immediately let out a long sigh of relief, preparing to attack again, when
A "Hmm?" sounded again in his ear.
The plant he had just dodged leaped again.
It smashed down heavily onto Dai Mubai's body.
"Bang!"
With a crash,
Dai Mubai's White Tiger Barrier instantly shattered.
He took a heavy blow.
A trace of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
Clearly, he had sustained a significant injury.
He trembled as he looked at Ye Fan, uttering a few words from his mouth,
"As expected, you're formidable."
"I am not your opponent."