The thousand-year-old soul beasts they encountered were either unsuitable or too young. At noon, the fourteen people gathered together to discuss whether to expand the search area.
The proposal was rejected as soon as it was put forward. Flander firmly disagreed, saying that the Star Dou Great Forest was full of dangers and if the two teams were too far apart, the other team would not be able to come to the rescue in time if danger occurred.
The search continued in the afternoon, and unexpectedly, the first person to find a suitable spirit ring was Grandmaster. Perhaps even God felt he was too unlucky, so He wanted to compensate him.
Flander personally crippled the 1,600-year-old sub-dragon and handed it over to the master to finish it off.
A purple spirit ring appeared, and the master's hands trembled. He never expected that he could break through to level 30.
The absorption process went smoothly, and the master finished absorbing the soul ring in half an hour. The master noticed that his level was stuck at level 38. One herb had raised his level by nine.
The master had never imagined that he could break through level 30, but now he has not only broken through, but is also on the verge of reaching level 40.
The excited master, his eyes slightly red, looked back at Tang San, all of this was brought to him by his disciple.
"Xiao Gang, you still need to hunt spirit beasts for the children. What is your third spirit skill?"
Seeing his old friend so excited, Flander was equally moved. His brilliant friend had made no progress for decades because of his low initial soul power level.
Chapter 65 Carnival
"My third soul skill is Dragon Flame."
The master patted Sanpao, his emotions incredibly complex. Suddenly, he thought of the old trio and wondered how Erlong was doing now.
The hunting party was still searching for soul beasts, and their large-scale search had caused considerable chaos in the outer areas of the Star Dou Great Forest.
Under Hao Yun's cover, Xiao Wu left the group to find Da Ming and Er Ming. To help Xiao Wu, Hao Yun specially assigned Tang San to the master's group.
The search continues, and the second person to obtain a spirit ring is Dai Mubai, a black tiger over 5,200 years old, who was nearly killed by Zhao Wuji.
After venting his frustrations, Zhao Wuji finally felt much better. Ever since Hao Yun came to Shrek Academy, he had gone from second to third place, and almost lost his position as vice principal.
Seeing that the other group had a great harvest, Hao Yun became a little anxious, as he hadn't gained anything at all.
After absorbing the spirit ring, Dai Mubai's level directly reached level 47. Upon discovering this, he was almost overjoyed. For so many years, his brother had been like a mountain, always weighing on his head. Now, he had finally caught up with him.
As darkness was approaching, Hao Yun finally made his move, as a ghost cat over 1,300 years old appeared. Without a word, Hao Yun broke all four of its limbs.
Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong exchanged a glance. Both of them could use the cat. After some discussion, Ning Rongrong gave the soul beast to Zhu Zhuqing.
Xiao Wu, who had quietly slipped away, ran back at this moment. Her fourth spirit ring had been generated.
After absorbing the spirit ring, Zhu Zhuqing's expression changed. She was now level 39; one more level and she would obtain her fourth spirit ring.
They set up camp for the night, and of those who hadn't yet obtained a spirit ring, only Tang San, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong remained.
The next morning, Hao Yun opened for business and found a suitable soul beast for Ning Rongrong. After Ning Rongrong absorbed it, she obtained her third soul ring and her level increased to thirty-eight, one level lower than Zhu Zhuqing.
Even now, Ning Rongrong hasn't realized that her Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda has been upgraded to a Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda.
The rest of the people didn't bother to stare at their martial souls, so no one noticed the change.
The other team also made a gain. Tang San hunted down a vine spirit beast that was over 5,000 years old and added his fourth spirit ring to himself. After the spirit ring was added, his level was revealed to be level 46.
Currently, only Oscar and Ma Hongjun are left without obtaining spirit rings. It's too difficult to find suitable spirit beasts for them. Since most people have already obtained their spirit rings, the two teams reunited, while Flander and Hao Yun split up to expand the search area.
After Hao Yun was liberated, it took him more than an hour to find a suitable soul beast for Oscar, a mushroom soul beast that was over four thousand years old.
Oscar severed the mushroom's root, and a deep purple spirit ring appeared. He eagerly channeled the spirit ring into his martial soul. After absorbing the spirit ring, Oscar's level reached forty-two.
This batch of high-quality herbs has greatly improved everyone's abilities. Currently, only Ma Hongjun is still without a soul ring, which makes him very anxious.
After a day of searching, no suitable soul beast could be found for Ma Hongjun. In the end, Ma Hongjun was in despair. In order to help him find a soul beast, everyone stayed for four days.
"Teacher, why don't we let them go back first, and you can help me look for it slowly?"
During their evening rest, Ma Hongjun sidled up to Flander and quietly began to talk to him.
In the end, Flander agreed to Ma Hongjun's request. After all, continuing like this would only waste everyone's time, so he would take his apprentice and search slowly.
The next day, Flander announced the matter, and the other six members of the group refused to leave. After all, they had come out together, so how could they abandon Ma Hongjun?
Under Ma Hongjun's moved gaze, the search for the new day began. It seemed that their luck had turned around, and after searching for only a dozen minutes, Flander found a soul beast suitable for his disciple.
"Hongjun! Come here quickly, your master has found you."
Ma Hongjun, who was searching with the team, immediately perked up his ears and dashed out of the protective circle.
When Ma Hongjun saw the hole in his master's clothes, his eyes turned red and he said something.
"Master, you've worked hard."
"Stop being so dramatic, just kill it already, or it'll die soon."
Flander threw a large bird in front of Ma Hongjun, then deactivated his martial spirit and landed on the ground. He had really suffered a great loss in the battle with the bird; if he hadn't reacted quickly, he would have been roasted alive.
Ma Hongjun stabbed the giant bird to death with one blow and quickly introduced the spirit ring into his body. An hour later, Ma Hongjun woke up and became a level 42 Spirit Master.
The hunt for the soul beasts was a great success. Before they could even reminisce, they quickly packed up and left the Star Dou Great Forest.
After all, it's better to talk about it outside. Chatting idly in this perilous Soul Beast Forest is practically suicide.
Having successfully left the Star Dou Great Forest, the stingy Flander suggested resting in town for a day.
During the few days they spent in the Star Dou Great Forest, no one got a good rest. They slept with one eye open and one eye closed at night. Now that they've left the forest, not to mention the seven-person group, even the teachers from Shrek Academy are finding it hard to keep up.
"Let's go! My treat tonight, let's all celebrate!"
Flanders' sudden offer to treat everyone surprised the others, as everyone knew Flanders' greedy nature; his stinginess was no different from the sun rising in the west.
"Flander, this isn't like you at all. You're going to treat us to a meal?"
The first to undermine him was Zhao Wuji. He had worked at the academy for so many years without ever receiving a salary; he had been working for free.
Flanders glared fiercely at Zhao Wuji and led the way toward a restaurant.
The group followed him into the restaurant, but soon they were disappointed. Flanders was still Flanders; for a group of fourteen people, he only ordered four vegetarian dishes.
"You're so stingy. What are you going to do with so much money? I'll treat you to dinner today."
Hao Yun glared at Flander with annoyance. "Four plates of vegetables? How could you have the nerve to order that? Look at the restaurant owner, he's furious."
"Ma Hongjun, go order the food, pick the good stuff!"
With Hao Yun backing him up, Ma Hongjun felt free to point at the menu a few times.
"I don't want these, but I'll bring one serving of the rest."
When Flander heard that Hao Yun was treating, his eyes narrowed with laughter. "Hehe, what's wrong with me ordering four plates of vegetables? That still costs money, doesn't it?"
One after another, delicious dishes were served on the table. Everyone picked up their chopsticks and started eating without any hesitation. In the short time Hao Yun had to bend his head down, at least half of the dishes on the table were gone.
A large table of food was devoured in just over ten minutes. After eating and drinking their fill, everyone returned to the hotel to rest.
The next day, the group returned to the academy, and the master began to lead the group of seven in continued training, helping them solidify their foundation.
After a month of training, the master felt they were ready, so he sent them to fight in the Soul Battle.
In just a few months, the Shrek Seven Devils made a name for themselves in the Soul Arena, even defeating the Royal Fighting Team.
Chapter 66 Shrek Academy Disbands
After defeating the Royal Fighting Team, the Shrek Seven Devils became more relaxed, as there were no teams in the Soto City Arena that could rival them.
To ensure the seven-person group's training progress, Grandmaster decided to move Shrek Academy to the Heaven Dou Empire Academy.
That's what makes him a master. If it were anyone else, Flanders would probably have strangled him. "I built this academy with my own hands, and you're betraying me and planning to give it away!"
After some discussion, Flander decided to convene a faculty meeting and leave the relocation to the teachers at the academy. After all, these people had followed Flander for decades, and he couldn't let such a big thing happen without informing them.
The teachers' conference was convened, and even Hao Yun, who was in seclusion for spiritual cultivation, was summoned.
"Flander, what do you want with us so late at night?"
Zhao Wuji sat casually in the chair and couldn't help but yawn.
During this period, the Shrek Seven Devils were all in the Soul Arena, and their teachers had nothing to do, so they became much lazier. As soon as it got dark at night, they would all go to bed.
Flanders personally woke them up and pulled them together for this teachers' meeting.
"Quiet down, I have something important to announce."
Flander was in a bad mood. Shrek Academy was something he had founded, and now he had to give it away. He felt terrible.
Seeing Flander's somber expression, the teachers present became serious, except for Hao Yun, who remained nonchalant.
With his eyes darting around, Hao Yun stroked his chin. The big deal Flander mentioned must be the relocation to Tiandou City, to that Royal Academy.
Knowing the plot, Hao Yun had no interest in humiliating himself. If he really went along, a fight would definitely break out, and then Shrek Academy would be in a difficult position.
Why not just let Flander take the academy to Blue Tyrant Academy? That would be a way of fulfilling the master's wish.
While Hao Yun was lost in thought, Flander had already announced the disbandment of the academy, with all members heading to the Royal Academy of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The teachers inside were silent. They also had deep feelings for Shrek Academy, and they were all upset that it was being disbanded.
The fact that the "expert" was explaining the pros and cons made the group even more unhappy. They didn't care about the treatment at all; if they really cared about the treatment, who would stay here?
"Ahem, I have a small, immature suggestion, I don't know if you want to hear it."
Hao Yun's words drew everyone's attention.
“Say what you want to say. Shrek Academy has already disbanded.”
Flanders, looking dejected, casually replied.
"Then I'll say it: if you ask me, we'd better not go to the Royal Academy. You all know what our students are like—they're all troublemakers. If we go to the Royal Academy and they injure a few noble children, what will we do then?"
After hearing Hao Yun's words, the master fell silent; he hadn't really considered that point.
"If I remember correctly, there seems to be a commoners' academy in Tiandou City, called Blue Tyrant Academy, right, Flander? Am I right?"
Flander, who had been feeling down just moments before, noticed that the master wasn't paying attention to him and exchanged a glance with Hao Yun.
"Hmm, it seems so. I heard that academy only admits commoners and has a very good reputation. Why don't we go to Blue Tyrant Academy first, and if that doesn't work out, then we can go to the Royal Academy?"
The two of them sang in unison, and the master sitting to the side thought it wouldn't hurt to leave himself an escape route, so he agreed to go to Blue Tyrant Academy first.
The brief teachers' meeting ended, and apart from Flander, Master, and Hao Yun, everyone else was in low spirits. As for Hao Yun and the other two, they were all busy with their own wicked schemes and had no time to be sad.