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After the internal match, Yu Xiaogang began his combat review:
"Dai Mubai, why did you allow Ma Hongjun to eat the sausage even though you knew Oscar was supplying him with them?"
"Ma Hongjun, when Oscar's flying effect wore off, why didn't you catch him? If Dai Mubai still had soul power at that moment, he could have killed Oscar outright!"
"Oscar, don't you laugh either. When you fell, why didn't you grab Ma Hongjun's leg? Don't you know that a support-type soul master exposed to an assault-type soul master is basically a death sentence?"
"And you, Xiao San. Even a lion uses all its strength to hunt a rabbit. Why were you so careless?"
"Xiao Wu? When Tang San activated his third Cobweb Restraint, why didn't you use teleportation again to escape its range, and then teleport back to eliminate him?"
"Zhu Zhuqing, your fight with Xiao San was unpleasant to watch. Although you could go toe-to-toe with a Soul Elder using only Soul Grandmaster-level spirit power, you didn't attack proactively. Whenever Tang San approached you, you immediately pulled away to avoid his cobwebs? You should know that battles aren't just skirmishes. If you were defending the Star Luo Empire on the battlefield, would you just keep running away?"
"Ning Rongrong, don't look so pleased. Are you proud of tying with Oscar? You're an agility-type soul master? All you did was run, run, run. If this were a tournament stage, would you have the space to run like that?"
Ning Rongrong replied with a dissatisfied look, "I'll run if I want to. If you think it's so easy, tell Oscar to catch me."
Tang San looked at Yu Xiaogang in awe. He hadn't noticed any major flaws in the battle, but his teacher had found so many.
Dai Mubai stood there with a grim face, reflecting on his own strength. Have I really fallen to the point where I can't beat Ma Hongjun anymore?
Ma Hongjun, meanwhile, was gulping down water and complaining, "Oscar, even though your incantation isn't pervy anymore, these sausages taste horrible! They're either too spicy or too salty! Ugh, they're disgusting!"
Oscar just shook his head as he drank water, indicating he had no solution.
After changing the chant, although the sausages now tasted worse, at least their effect remained the same.
Xiao Wu clung to Tang San's arm, looking innocent while listening quietly to Yu Xiaogang's lecture.
Zhu Zhuqing remained silent, but her reverence for Yu Xiaogang as the so-called number one theory master had completely vanished.
After receiving guidance from Ye Lan, Zhu Zhuqing had developed a habit of post-battle analysis. She had gradually begun to understand many aspects of combat strategy.
As for Yu Xiaogang's instructions to the group, Zhu Zhuqing found them riddled with flaws—he was just spouting nonsense.
Dai Mubai, as an assault-type soul master, naturally wasn't fast. Was he really supposed to stop Ma Hongjun from eating a sausage?
Oscar's flight ability ending, and expecting Ma Hongjun to carry him mid-air? Ridiculous.
The flight granted by the flying sausage obviously had a weight limit. If Ma Hongjun tried to carry Oscar while flying, they'd either fall together or move so slowly that they'd become sitting ducks for Dai Mubai. If the sausage really allowed two people to fly easily, then the optimal tactic would've been to start the fight with one carrying the other. That way, the flight time would effectively double.
As for Xiao Wu's teleportation skill, it must have limitations—either in the number of uses or in cooldown time. If there were no limits, Tang San wouldn't have been able to touch her at all.
Regarding herself, Zhu Zhuqing had been told by Yu Xiaogang not to use "Dark Night." When Tang San had fought Dai Mubai, she had closely observed the cobweb skill. If Dai Mubai had been restrained by it and couldn't use his arms to break free, he would've lost. Without using Dark Night, Zhu Zhuqing had no confidence she could break the cobwebs either.
Thus, her strategy was to never allow Tang San to close the distance. Once too close, it'd be hard to dodge the webs. Ultimately, her battle with Tang San became a chase. There was no way she could get close to him. Tang San was much slower than her, so he couldn't catch up either. In the end, ending the match in a draw with Tang San was already the best result, which proved her strategy was sound. That's the advantage of an agility-type soul master.
As for Rongrong's battle, Yu Xiaogang didn't even realize Oscar had already lost the moment he couldn't catch her. In terms of survivability on the arena stage, Rongrong had already surpassed Oscar.
This is the so-called number one theory master? At this level? Then what does that make my teacher?
Zhu Zhuqing shook her head and prepared to take Ning Rongrong to the academy training field for their daily session.
After reprimanding all seven of the Shrek students, Yu Xiaogang continued, "So these are the so-called Shrek monsters? In my eyes, you're no different from ordinary soul masters. Now gather at the academy gate—there are rocks prepared for you there. You must carry those rocks and, without using any soul power, run from Shrek Academy to Suotuo City and back—ten round trips. If you don't finish before noon, you're not getting lunch!"
Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's punishment, Zhu Zhuqing thought to herself: Weight training without using soul power? This is the training method of the so-called number one theory master? It's nothing compared to my teacher's "Extreme Soul Power Augmentation" and "Martial Soul Adaptation Method."
Ning Rongrong spoke up first: "We'll run, but Zhuqing and I will use soul power. That's our teacher's rule."
"Nonsense! What kind of body training involves using soul power while running? Who's your teacher anyway? Ning Rongrong, don't you know my reputation as the number one theory master, Yu Xiaogang?" he questioned.
"Tch, my teacher is Ye Lan—the one who defeated your disciple. When your students can beat my teacher, then you can come lecture me," Ning Rongrong sneered. She found Yu Xiaogang's self-proclaimed title laughable. She couldn't see how he was better than Ye Lan at all.
Ye Lan? Yu Xiaogang didn't know how Ye Lan had become Ning Rongrong's teacher, but he had clearly noticed something unusual in the changes in Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong.
Zhu Zhuqing was now faster and more agile than the average agility-type soul master, and her fighting style had become more clean and efficient.
Even though he had mocked Ning Rongrong for just running around, he realized that even Oscar, now a Soul Elder, couldn't catch up with her. Her speed was unlike that of any Seven Treasure Glazed Tile soul master he'd ever seen.
Yu Xiaogang became curious about Ye Lan's training method.
"Then tell me—why use soul power while running?" Yu Xiaogang pressed, hoping to learn more about Ye Lan's training approach. Maybe that's the secret behind absorbing a thousand-year spirit ring as a second ring?
"In your dreams! You know that Nine-Star Ring that just got auctioned off in Heaven Dou City for five million gold soul coins? That was the price I paid for one month of learning from my teacher," Ning Rongrong retorted. She wasn't stupid. She wasn't about to share her teacher's secrets.
Even if her own father asked, she'd first consult with Ye Lan before revealing anything about his "Extreme Soul Power Augmentation Method."
Ning Rongrong understood that this method of spirit power control training was worth a fortune—probably more than a hundred-thousand-year spirit bone.
Ye Lan had trusted her with it, and she would never betray that trust.
That was how Ning Rongrong treated her friends.
Zhu Zhuqing looked at her and nodded approvingly.
Yu Xiaogang was disappointed at failing to uncover Ye Lan's secrets and gained a new understanding of just how wealthy the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan truly was.
Spending five million gold soul coins just to learn for one month from Ye Lan?
(End of Chapter)