As they neared the city center, Flender stopped. "It's still early. Let's have some tea before we start training."
He led the nine of them down a street that was relatively more run-down than the others and entered an ordinary teahouse, where he ordered a cup of tea for himself.
"If you want tea and snacks, order them yourselves. Your food and drinks aren't my responsibility," Flender said without the slightest hint of embarrassment.
Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong, both food enthusiasts, took the menu and ordered several delicious pastries and a pot of fine tea, which made Flender's mouth water.
He really wanted to shamelessly ask for a cup of tea, but remembering that he had just said he wasn't responsible for their food and drinks, he couldn't bring himself to say anything.
Xiao Wu ate a pastry and drank tea, asking, "Headmaster Flender, what are we training in today?"
Flender's gaze lifted from the pastries on the table, his throat bobbed, and then he raised his hand, pointing outside. "Tonight, I'll take you there for a lesson, a practical combat lesson."
In the direction he pointed, not far away, stood an extremely tall and imposing building. From this vantage point, it looked to be nearly a hundred meters high, silhouetted against the night sky like a colossal beast.
"The Great Soul Arena?" Xiao Wu asked, surprised.
"I didn't expect you to know about it," Flender nodded and said, "Indeed. Practical combat is a crucial part of a Soul Master's training. You've all been cultivating your Soul Power at Shrek Academy for quite some time now, it's time to consolidate your cultivation through battle."
"No problem, I haven't had a proper fight in ages," Xiao Wu said excitedly, clenching her delicate fists.
"Headmaster, the Soul Masters in there have a wealth of combat experience, and some of them don't hold back. Do you think they can handle it?" Ma Hongjun asked, his gaze sweeping over the four girls, including Xiao Wu.
Since the new students had arrived at Shrek Academy, he'd only briefly sparred with Zhu Zhuqing once. He hadn't seen the other three girls fight. He'd been unconscious when they left the Star Dou Great Forest, so he hadn't witnessed the girls' massacre of the Soul Masters.
Therefore, he wasn't very optimistic about their strength.
Flender said, "Everyone has a first time. How can you become a powerful Soul Master without taking that first step?"
He looked at the four girls, including Xiao Wu, and said, "I know you have powerful Soul Tools, but I require that you don't use them inside the Great Soul Arena. You can only rely on your own Martial Souls to fight. Can you do that?"
"That's not difficult," Xiao Wu said.
After this period of training, her Soul Power had already broken through to level thirty-two, and was even close to level thirty-three.
She also had the cultivation technique that Ao Tian had designed for her. Besides her Martial Soul's special moves, Ao Tian had also taught her several self-defense techniques. Fighting above her level was no problem for her.
Zhu Zhuqing nodded, agreeing. She quite liked Shrek Academy's teaching methods. They spent most of their time cultivating Soul Power, and the practical combat classes involved fighting Soul Masters from society. This method could quickly improve the strength of geniuses like them.
Ning Rongrong worriedly asked, "Headmaster, do I have to participate in the battles too?"
Flender smiled, "Of course. But don't worry, you can sign up for the sparring matches individually or as a team. Just find a teammate you like and team up."
Ning Rongrong breathed a sigh of relief. She was really afraid that Flender would make her, a support Soul Master, fight against those battle Soul Masters.
If she could use her Seven Treasure Glazed Bow, it would be fine, but without it, she was as fragile as a chick in front of those Soul Masters.
Hearing that they could form teams, Ning Rongrong instinctively looked at Ao Tian. In her opinion, Ao Tian was the strongest among all the students and was naturally the first choice for a support-type Soul Master.
Flender glanced in the direction of the Great Soul Arena, then stood up and said, "The doors are open over there, let's go."
The group left the teahouse and entered the Soto Great Soul Arena.
Xiao Wu and the others had been here before, and Ning Rongrong had also followed her father to the Heaven Dou Great Soul Arena before, so they weren't very surprised.
Tang San had come to this kind of place for the first time, and he was still very curious. He had many questions, but he didn't ask any of them.
From the time they set off in the evening until now, he hadn't said a word, as if he had become a transparent person.
Clearly, the impact of the theft on his heart had not yet recovered.
The group paid the fees, registered their team, and then began the sparring match.
Ao Tian didn't participate in the battles; they were utterly boring to him. He went straight to the spectator seats. Watching Xiao Wu's fights was still worthwhile.
Xiao Wu, with his care, didn't need to worry about cultivation or safety, but she still needed to improve her strength. Arranging some actual combat experience for her was a good idea.
Flender and Ao Tian had an agreement. Ao Tian didn't want to participate in this training, and Flender had no choice but to sit with Ao Tian and watch.
Besides Ao Tian, the eight students had all formed teams with their roommates. Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu were a good team.
Flender was also holding a few tickets. He had gone to place bets after the students had just signed up.
For him, every time he came to the Great Soul Arena, he could earn some money to replenish the treasury depleted by Ma Hongjun.
The night's battles held no surprises for Ao Tian; all four teams won.
Xiao Wu, with Ning Rongrong's Seven Treasure Glazed Bow amplification, fought against two opponents. Although her combat experience wasn't very rich, she still achieved victory after some effort.
The most exciting match was between Zhu Zhuqing and Gu Yue Na. Like Ao Tian, Gu Yue Na wasn't very interested in fighting, so the battle was almost entirely carried by Zhu Zhuqing.
Except when Zhu Zhuqing was under serious threat, when Gu Yue Na would step in to lend a hand, other times she just watched from the sidelines.
After Zhu Zhuqing cultivated the technique she named the Yōumíng Jue (Netherworld Technique), her movement and attack speed increased, her Soul Power became more condensed, and the power she could unleash was even greater. In the end, she defeated her two opponents with only minor injuries.
Flender was grinning from ear to ear; he had bet on his students to win tonight and made a fortune.
The match had just ended, and he stood up, saying, "Ao Tian, I have something else to do tonight, so I'll be leaving first. You and Mubai lead everyone back to the academy later. Remember, do not stay in Soto City to play around. There's class tomorrow morning. If I find out anyone didn't go back, I'll skin them alive."
With that, Flender hurried away.
A moment later, Dai Mubai and the others gathered.
"Where's our teacher?" Ma Hongjun asked.
"He said he had something urgent and left first, telling us to go back ourselves," Ao Tian said.
Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai exchanged a look, conveying some unspoken message with their eyes.
The group exited the Soto Great Soul Arena. They hadn't gone far when Dai Mubai stopped. "You guys go ahead. Ma Hongjun and I are going to grab something to eat before we head back."
Oscar winked at Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, a knowing expression on his face.
With that, Dai Mubai left with Ma Hongjun.
Ao Tian chuckled. "The show's about to begin. Come on, I'll take you to see a good one."
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