Yang Tian had an ominous premonition, but he still followed Flender.
At the academy gate, Flender spoke to Oscar and Ning Rongrong: "Your task for today is physical training. Run twenty laps around the village. If you don't finish before noon, you won't get to eat. If a support system Spirit Master can't even run away on the battlefield, then they might as well wait for death."
After assigning Oscar and Ning Rongrong's task, Flender looked at Yang Tian with a sinister smile and said, "Your task is to supervise the two of them. Simple, right? Don't disappoint me!"
Yang Tian finally understood what Flender was up to. Goodness, he had a chicken feather as an imperial decree and still wasn't at ease. He was actually entrusting him with such an offensive task?
Flender left directly, but Yang Tian stared thoughtfully at Ning Rongrong's retreating figure.
"Ding! Mission issued: Discipline Ning Rongrong with violent means.
Reward: One Brave-level Stealing Coupon."
'The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, that's not a big threat. But disciplining Ning Rongrong must be very satisfying, right? And, to be honest, Ning Rongrong being too gentle is a bit uninteresting.'
An hour later, Ning Rongrong directly changed her course and headed towards Soto City. However, before she could go far, Yang Tian appeared in front of her: "You really didn't disappoint me."
Hearing Yang Tian's somewhat sarcastic words, Ning Rongrong's pretty face flushed, and then she said in a sweet voice, "It's so far, how can I finish running? Why don't you go easy on me, and I'll treat you to a big meal?"
Yang Tian chuckled at her words, then put on a disappointed expression: "I thought you'd have more perseverance. This isn't even five laps yet. Hurry back and run. Don't force me to act, little brother."
Ning Rongrong was patiently listening to Yang Tian's advice, but when she heard the words "little brother," she immediately exploded: "You're the little brother, your whole family is little brothers! Yang Tian, get out of this young lady's way!"
"Hey, go back and finish running."
"I won't! What can you do to me?"
"I love disciplining disobedient children the most. Have you ever been spanked?"
Ning Rongrong quickly took two steps back, then glared fiercely at Yang Tian: "I'm telling you, Yang Tian, don't meddle in other people's business. If you provoke this young lady, the consequences are not something you can bear."
"Go back and finish running, or else, a spanking." Yang Tian was unconcerned.
Ning Rongrong sneered, then looked at Yang Tian mockingly: "Yang Tian, don't think I'm afraid of you just because you have some talent. I am the princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. What are you? Do you dare to hit me?"
Yang Tian chuckled and shook his head, then flashed behind Ning Rongrong, casually pulling her into a comfortable position.
"Are you going to run or not?"
Ning Rongrong, held under Yang Tian's armpit, immediately became angry and ashamed: "No!"
"Slap!"
"Are you going to run or not?"
"Yang Tian, you dare to hit me? I'll make Grandpa Sword..."
"Slap!"
"Are you going to run or not?"
"Yang..."
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
"Are you going to run or not?"
"I..."
"Slap! Slap! Slap!"
"Ah ah ah, Yang Tian, I'm going to kill you! I'll run, I'll run, isn't that enough?!"
Yang Tian slowly lowered his raised hand and rubbed Ning Rongrong's perky little butt, feeling a bit unsatisfied: "You're giving up already?"
Ning Rongrong: "..."
In the shadows, Flender watched Yang Tian spank Ning Rongrong with a big hand, his scalp tingling. Then he sensed a faint killing intent, sighed, and headed towards the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile people hidden in the dark.
Ning Rongrong cried, her face streaked with tears. After glaring fiercely at Yang Tian, she endured the tingling and soreness from her butt, gritted her teeth, and continued running laps.
Yang Tian waited at the academy gate, yawning. Several times, Ning Rongrong passed by, giving Yang Tian a fierce glare before starting her next lap.
By the fifteenth lap, Ning Rongrong's face had turned pale, her spirit power was almost depleted, and sweat dripped from her forehead: "I must finish running!"
She didn't know why, but Yang Tian's evil expression became Ning Rongrong's motivation to persevere: "I must finish running, I must surpass Yang Tian, I must get my revenge!"
On the sixteenth lap, Ning Rongrong's steps began to waver.
On the seventeenth lap, Yang Tian looked at the tottering Ning Rongrong, a smile on his face. However, before Ning Rongrong could run much further, she stumbled and fell. Then, he saw Ning Rongrong muttering something through gritted teeth, and she got back up...
Yang Tian's face looked a bit unnatural. How much hatred must she have?
After running another half lap, Ning Rongrong finally fell to the ground again. Yang Tian didn't wait for her to get up on her own but walked to her side, picked her up by the waist, and a cool spirit power flowed into her body.
"Bastard, what are you doing? Let go of me!"
"Flat as a board, no curves at all, I wouldn't even take you if you were free!" Yang Tian rolled his eyes, then carried her towards the academy.
Ning Rongrong was furious at his words: "You're the one who's flat as a board! Put me down! I haven't finished running yet! Weren't you supposed to supervise me until I finished?"
"No need to run anymore!" Yang Tian said.
"No, I want to run. Put me down!" Tears welled up in Ning Rongrong's eyes. This was the first time in her life she had ever been spanked!
Yang Tian looked at Ning Rongrong, who was struggling to get down from his arms, and his expression suddenly turned cold: "I said no need to run anymore, didn't you hear me?"
Ning Rongrong's delicate body trembled, and a hint of fear entered her gaze as she looked at Yang Tian.
"Hmph, don't throw your princess tantrums at me. This isn't the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School." Yang Tian snorted when he saw Ning Rongrong finally quiet down.
Back at the academy, Yang Tian took Ning Rongrong back to the girls' dormitory, then forcibly pinched her mouth open and fed her a pill. Only then did he quickly leave under Ning Rongrong's murderous gaze.
With this incident, Ning Rongrong naturally had no chance to talk back to Flender again.
However, when Flender took everyone to the Soto Great Spirit Arena that night, he secretly gave Yang Tian a thumbs-up.
Yang Tian rolled his eyes. Wasn't it Flender who forced him to beat Ning Rongrong?
"Mubai has already told you the rules of the Soul Arena. Your next task is for each of you to participate in one solo Soul Arena match, and then form two-person teams for one duo combination Soul Arena match.
Alright, I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving first. You can go back on your own after the Soul Arena matches are over."
With that, Flender left irresponsibly.
Everyone looked at each other, then Xiao Wu pulled Tang San and said, "Little San and I will be a team. Tian Ge, you and Zhuqing be a team, okay?"
Zhu Zhuqing looked at Yang Tian at her words and nodded slightly.
Dai Mubai, however, said, "If a Spirit Elder and a Spirit Grandmaster team up, their opponents will be a combination of two Spirit Elders... Yang Tian and I would be a more suitable team."
However, Zhu Zhuqing spoke coldly, "You don't need to worry about it."
Dai Mubai was startled, his face darkening a bit. Seeing this, Yang Tian said, "Just Spirit Elders, they pose no threat. Let's go."
Three minutes later, Yang Tian and Zhu Zhuqing received their team emblem: Heaven Cat Combination!