Shrek Academy.
After three months of Master's grueling training, the students of Shrek Academy were finally granted a short break. After all, they needed time to adjust their condition and prepare for the next phase of training.
It was precisely because of this break that today's events occurred.
Sometimes, it's good not to think too much. But being overly clueless is a handicap, like being afraid of trouble is the mark of a mediocre person.
In the male dormitory, the auxiliary spirit master Oscar was sound asleep, while his roommate, Tang San, began assembling the hidden weapon parts delivered by the blacksmith.
Tang San had a good idea of the hidden weapons he wanted to create. Ordinary mechanical hidden weapons were enough for self-defense, but against high-level spirit masters, he needed more specialized ones, like the King of Hell's Decree and the Mother-Son Soul Chasing Death-Defying Gall, both poison-based.
As for the Shadows in the Sand, Silent Sleeve Arrows, and Zhuge's Repeating Crossbow, he had already completed them. With these hidden weapons, he could catch spirit masters below level forty off guard.
Listening to Oscar's snoring, Tang San quickly immersed himself in assembling Hidden Weapons. He planned to finish assembling all of them before dinner.
As time ticked by, minute by minute, Tang San finally completed the Hidden Weapons assembly just as Oscar woke up. However, it was already dark, and it was time for dinner.
After leaving their dormitory, Tang San and Oscar planned to eat dinner at the academy's cafeteria. However, as they walked downstairs, they saw two figures, supporting each other, staggering towards them.
"Huh? Isn't that Boss Dai?" Oscar immediately recognized the golden-haired Dai Mubai. But as he approached, he noticed a fat man, round as a ball, beside Dai Mubai. Judging from the man's figure, he already knew who it was.
"Fatty? You went out and changed your look? Did you fail at finding a woman and get beaten up by her man?" Oscar burst out laughing.
As a member of Shrek Academy, he knew Ma Hongjun's character very well, so he couldn't help but laugh when he saw him in this state.
"Xiao Ao, don't mention it. Quickly make us some of your Great Recovery Sausages." Seeing Oscar laughing, Dai Mubai didn't have the energy to argue, and simply requested with a tired expression.
Hearing this, Oscar was taken aback. He exchanged a glance with Tang San, and realized something was amiss. He immediately held out his right hand and, with his lecherous and soft voice, shouted, "I have a Great Recovery Sausage!"
Yellow light gathered in Oscar's palm. As a golden Great Recovery Sausage appeared in his hand, he quickly passed it to Dai Mubai. Then, he made another one and handed it to Ma Hongjun.
However, Ma Hongjun didn't reach out to take the sausage, which puzzled Oscar. Nevertheless, he chanted another soul spell.
"I have a Small Sausage!" Oscar produced two more sausages and quickly gave them to Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
Dai Mubai didn't stand on ceremony, taking the two sausages and devouring them quickly.
Oscar's Great Recovery Sausage had healing effects, while the Small Sausage could remove abnormal statuses. Both of these auxiliary effects were very practical.
"Fatty, what's wrong?" Seeing that Ma Hongjun was still unmoved, Oscar scratched his head in confusion, asking.
Ma Hongjun still looked as if he had lost the will to live. Supported by Dai Mubai, his eyes had lost their usual sparkle.
Tang San, who was observant, noticed something was amiss. His gaze swept over Ma Hongjun's body from head to toe, and he indeed discovered something unusual.
"Dai Mubai, what happened to you guys? How did you end up like this?" Tang San didn't ask Ma Hongjun but went forward, lowering his voice to ask Dai Mubai, whose complexion had slightly improved.
"Xiao San, the Fatty and I ran into a tough opponent," Dai Mubai said, his eyes filled with anger. As the well-known Young Master Dai of Soto City, when had he ever been so humiliated? What was even more infuriating was that he had taken Ma Hongjun to find a healing-type Soul Master for treatment, but after the treatment, the Soul Master said that Ma Hongjun's... well, it had directly exploded, and there was no possibility of a cure.
This was also why Ma Hongjun looked so dejected. Without his... brother, what right did he have to be a man?
"What exactly happened? Who beat you up like this? Don't they know you're students of Shrek Academy?" Seeing the two brothers' miserable state, Tang San's voice was noticeably colder.
"Sigh... Xiao San," Dai Mubai sighed and explained, "Didn't the Fatty and I go to the restaurant to eat today? We met a beautiful girl there. You know, the Fatty's Martial Soul has problems, so he went up to say hello to her. As a result, he was beaten into this state by her companions, and even I didn't get the better of them."
"Hiss... Dai Mubai, getting beaten up like this just for saying hello? Isn't that a bit too much?" Hearing Dai Mubai's words, Tang San also looked at Ma Hongjun in confusion, speaking with a hint of doubt.
"Dai Mubai, don't be so euphemistic. I think the Fatty was just trying to flirt with her, and that's why he got beaten up like this," Oscar glanced at Ma Hongjun and mocked, "I think you deserved it. Serves you right, doesn't it?"
"Xiao Ao, Fatty is your classmate. How can you speak for outsiders!" Dai Mubai glared at Oscar, suppressing his anger. "It's not you who had your... cut off, so stop being so sarcastic. Even if the Fatty deserved it, he shouldn't have ended up like this."
"Xiao Ao, don't forget, the students of Shrek Academy are different from those of other academies. A Soul Master who doesn't dare to cause trouble is not a good Soul Master, and this is also a part of our training!"
"What? The Fatty's manhood was broken?" Oscar asked, dumbfounded.
"What do you think?" Dai Mubai snorted coldly.
"Good heavens, Fatty, you've really angered a crowd. How many people did it take to beat you like this? You were flirting with a celestial being!" Oscar clicked his tongue, saying.
"Alright, Xiao Ao, Fatty is already in a sorry state, don't just stand there and make fun of him," Tang San glanced at Oscar, a bit displeased.
Hearing this, Oscar gave a wry smile and quietly shut his mouth.
At this moment, the other three female students from Shrek Academy walked over. As soon as they approached, they noticed Ma Hongjun's miserable state and Dai Mubai's dejected expression.
"What happened? How did you get beaten up like this?" Seeing the two's miserable appearance, Ning Rongrong was also taken aback.
Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu stood behind Ning Rongrong, the former's eyes were cold, carrying a trace of doubt, while the latter's eyes were lowered, as if she was thinking about something.
"He got beaten up for flirting with a pretty girl, I guess," Oscar muttered under his breath.
Hearing the words "flirting with a pretty girl," a look of disgust flashed in Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing's eyes. They had thought something serious had happened, but it turned out he was beaten up for something like that. Serves him right!
"Xiao Ao, don't talk nonsense!" In front of the girl he liked, Dai Mubai didn't want to be misunderstood again. Then, he explained what happened today, why Ma Hongjun was beaten, and why he himself was beaten, which left everyone present stunned. "Shadow Soul Beast? What's that?" Tang San asked in confusion.
Dai Mubai gave a wry smile. "I don't know, but the Shadow Soul Beast is extremely powerful. I couldn't even last three rounds against it before I was completely defeated."
"Fatty's injuries were also inflicted by that Shadow Soul Beast. From beginning to end, that woman's friend didn't even lay a hand. It was entirely the Shadow Soul Beast that beat Fatty and me into serious injuries."
"Shadow Soul Beast..." Tang San frowned slightly. After pondering for a moment, he asked, "What's the approximate strength of that Shadow Soul Beast?"
Dai Mubai said, "I'm not sure, but it could possibly have a cultivation base of over five thousand years."
"So that's how it is, no wonder." Tang San nodded, then looked at Ma Hongjun, whose pupils were unfocused, clearly having lost hope. He said in a low voice, "Dai, let's take Fatty back to the dormitory first, then you lead the way. We'll go meet those guys together."
Oscar frowned and asked, "Xiao San, even Dai Mubai couldn't beat them. Will we be able to handle it?"
"Xiao Ao, don't worry. I have a plan," Tang San said with a confident smile. He lightly stroked the Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon, and a black box appeared in his hand. This box contained the Tang Sect's mechanical hidden weapon, the Zhuge's Repeating Crossbow.
"With this, even if the opponent is a Soul Master above level forty, unless they have a defensive soul skill, they'll only have one fate when facing it: death!"
Everyone present was shocked by this statement, especially Ning Rongrong. As a support-type Soul Master, if Tang San was telling the truth, then if the Zhuge's Repeating Crossbow could be mass-produced, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's lack of offensive power could be resolved!
"Great, Xiao San! If that's true, then I can avenge Fatty!" Dai Mubai's eyes lit up. With such a terrifying weapon, he could definitely avenge Ma Hongjun!
"Let's carry Fatty back to the dorm first. Xiao Ao, prepare some Great Recovery Sausages in advance. I'm afraid you won't have time to make them later when we start fighting," Tang San said.
"Alright, I'll make a few first." Oscar didn't really want to go, but Master had said that they were a team. If he didn't go, he might face the strange gazes of everyone else, so he had no choice but to go.
"By the way, Rongrong, are you two going too?" Oscar suddenly asked.
"I'm not going. You guys go," Xiao Wu, who had been silent, suddenly spoke before Ning Rongrong could say anything.
After saying this, Xiao Wu turned and walked towards the girls' dormitory without looking back. Seeing this, Zhu Zhuqing also shook her head and followed.
"What's wrong with Xiao Wu?" Ning Rongrong was a bit puzzled. However, since both Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu refused, she thought about it and also declined the proposal to go with them, then followed the two girls at a run.
"This…" Oscar scratched his head, a bit confused. The girls weren't going, so he didn't really want to go either.
Seeing this, Tang San sighed and said, "It doesn't matter if the girls don't go. They wouldn't be of much use with their strength anyway. Dai Mubai, tell me about that guy's Martial Soul first. Master said, know your enemy and know yourself, and you can fight a hundred battles without defeat."
"There are only three of us now. We need to be careful when we go looking for trouble. Let's talk as we walk."
Hearing this, Dai Mubai nodded, then helped Ma Hongjun and walked towards the boys' dormitory, recounting everything that had happened at noon to Tang San.
Oscar followed behind the two of them helplessly. For some reason, he had a bad feeling, but because of their brotherly bond, even though he didn't want to go, he couldn't refuse.
After lifting Ma Hongjun onto the bed, Tang San also learned some things from Dai Mubai. After quickly analyzing them in his mind, he gained some confidence.
Although they had fewer people than the other side, he believed that with the terrifying power of the Zhuge's Repeating Crossbow and the poisonous properties of the Eight Spider Lances, he was completely confident in fighting two opponents at once. Master once said, you can't always be in the active position. When you are in a passive position, you also need to try to win against the strong and the many with the weak and the few. Only then can you be called a Spirit Master.
And the most important thing was that Master had told Tang San that with the addition of the External Spirit Bone, coupled with his own control-type Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass, he could completely contend against a Soul Ancestor of level forty or higher. Now, he also had Zhuge's Repeating Crossbow as a backup. How could he, Tang San, possibly lose?
Forget about just four people; even if there were six, he was confident he could win with the control of the Blue Silver Grass and the power of his Hidden Weapons. This was the confidence of a Tang Sect disciple!
"Alright, Big Brother Dai, let's go find them quickly. We should settle some scores right away, before they leave Soto City."
Hearing Tang San's righteous words, Dai Mubai was also moved. He patted the former's shoulder and said excitedly, "Good, you truly are my brother, Tang San. Let's go now and avenge me and Fatty for what happened today!"
With those words, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Oscar quickly left Shrek Academy before it got completely dark, heading straight into Soto City.
At the same time, in the Shrek Academy girls' dormitory.
Xiao Wu returned to the dormitory and sat on the bed without saying a word. She held her knees with both hands, her eyes lowered, and a faint glimmer of tears flickered at the corners of her eyes.
Zhu Zhuqing sat beside her, her eyes filled with some bewilderment, but she didn't speak. She was cold by nature and didn't easily open her mouth.
Standing at the door, Ning Rongrong watched the three figures leaving Shrek Academy and pouted, saying, "Zhuqing, do you think they can beat the other side?"
Zhu Zhuqing was silent for two seconds before saying in a cold voice, "I don't know."
"That means they'll lose, right?" Ning Rongrong said with a grin.
Zhu Zhuqing was silent, pursing her lips and not speaking.
"Ugh, I really want to go see that Shadow Soul Beast. I've never seen anyone control a Soul Beast before!" Ning Rongrong thought aloud.
"Sha…Shadow Soul Beast?" Xiao Wu suddenly looked up, her big red eyes filled with shock. "Rongrong, did you just say Shadow Soul Beast?"
Ning Rongrong was taken aback. "Yeah, Shadow Soul Beast. What's wrong, Xiao Wu?"
As soon as the words left her mouth, Xiao Wu pushed the door open and ran out, her speed so fast that even Zhu Zhuqing, a member of the agile attack type, was stunned for a moment.
"What's wrong with Xiao Wu?"
"I don't know… Let's go and see."
....
Fully Completed English PDF of this fan-fic on my Patreon shop if you want to support and own the full fan-fic in one go. Just grab the PDF and binge the entire story from start to finish!
Yo Yo Yo Guys, New! New! I've uploaded some High Quality english translated fanfic on my Patreon shop! recently Feel free to check it out—if you're interested, you can grab a copy and support me there.
Here are a few titles of recently uploaded fanfics:
" Douluo: Super Slave System (18 +, Smut, Taboo, R@pe, Gore) "
" Douluo: I Made the Pope Bibi Dong Pregnant! (18+) "
" Douluo Dalu: Lord of the Dark Night (18+)"
" Writing a Diary in Douluo: The Goddesses Are Chasing Me "
" Douluo: The Rebellious Son of the Tang Family "
" Douluo: The Devil Fruit Tree Turned Out to Be My Martial Soul! "
" Douluo: Son-in-Law, Starting by Angering Mother-in-Law Bibi Dong "
" Douluo: Reborn as Yuhao, Never Dying in a Harem Chaos! "
" Douluo: Auctions the Eight Spider Lances, and Bibi Dong is addicted "
" Douluo: Reincarnated for a Million Years "
" Douluo: I'm the Ice Archer, have Invincible Ice Power "
many more up to 100+ are available.
Your support means a lot—thanks in advance, legends!
Patreon.com/UIGOD
(End of Chapter)