68: Chapter 68 The Shrek Seven Devils: Those Who Dare Not Cause Trouble Are Mediocre

A few days later.

Spirit Hall Academy training ground.

" Instructor Zhou, I have reached a Breakthrough to level forty. "

The speaker was a young girl with delicate features.

Her name was Lin Xiu, and she was a substitute member of the Spirit Hall Team.

" Hmm, not bad. " Instructor Zhou Long nodded with satisfaction. " In that case, I will take you to the Star Dou Great Forest tomorrow to obtain your fourth spirit ring. "

Before Lin Xiu could speak, Ji Xuan stepped forward.

" Instructor Zhou, why don't we all go together tomorrow? The Star Dou Great Forest is fraught with danger, making it the perfect place to temper our team. "

The team members behind Ji Xuan did not raise any objections.

Not only because Ji Xuan was the captain, but also because what he said was indeed reasonable.

Instructor Zhou Long pondered for a moment. " Very well, then we shall set off early tomorrow morning. "

Ji Xuan nodded slightly, his eyes flickering.

Of course, he was not doing this to temper the team.

A few days ago, he had encountered Zhu Zhuqing by chance.

According to his calculations, Oscar should have reached a Breakthrough to level thirty by now, and the Shrek Seven Devils would be heading to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain their spirit rings.

The main purpose of his trip was Tang San's Eight Spider Lances.

That piece of external Spirit Bone had provided Tang San with too much assistance in the original story; it could not only significantly increase combat power but also possessed special abilities like devouring, evolution, and potent poison.

However, Ji Xuan had no interest in that spider-leg-like Spirit Bone.

But even so, he did not want that Spirit Bone to fall into Tang San's hands.

...

Meanwhile, in the Heaven Dou Empire, on the outskirts of Soto City, Shrek Academy.

It would be better to call this a dilapidated, falling-apart village rather than an academy; it reeked of poverty everywhere.

In the plaza in the center of the village, all the Shrek students except for Oscar had arrived.

Flender pushed up his glasses, his sharp gaze sweeping over everyone.

" Today is the second lesson, where is Oscar? Is he sleeping in again? "

Tang San stepped forward and replied: " When I came out this morning, he was still Cultivating; perhaps he has entered a deep meditation. "

Flender was about to ask Tang San to call Oscar, but he saw a figure running over hurriedly from the distance; it was indeed Oscar.

His face was filled with irrepressible excitement. " Dean, I have had a Breakthrough to level thirty! "

Everyone present revealed looks of shock.

They all knew that food system Spirit Masters Cultivate the slowest, and yet Oscar, who was only fourteen years old, was already a Spirit Elder!

" Good, good, good! Oscar, you did not disappoint me. Tomorrow we will go to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for your spirit ring. "

...

The next morning.

Two luxurious carriages slowly drove out of the Spirit City gates, heading toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

If they were only taking Lin Xiu to hunt for a spirit ring, they naturally would not have chosen such a slow method.

But this trip focused on training the entire team, and the carriages were perfect for letting the members rest and conserve their energy.

Meanwhile, the Shrek Seven Devils, led by Zhao Wuji, also embarked on the journey to the Star Dou Great Forest.

Because Shrek was too poor to afford carriages, they euphemistically called it 'training physical stamina' and chose to run there instead.

The group relied on Oscar's Sausage for sustenance, traveling all day, and finally arrived at a small border town on the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest at dusk.

The town was not very large, but shops like pharmacies and blacksmiths were all available.

On the streets, there was an endless stream of pedestrians, most of whom were Spirit Masters carrying weapons.

The vast majority of them relied on taking mercenary missions or hunting for Spirit Beast Materials to make a living.

The Shrek group walked along the street for a while before seeing a hotel.

Led by Zhao Wuji, they walked inside.

Because Flender was too stingy, the students had to cover their own food and lodging. After Zhao Wuji opened a single room for himself, he went upstairs to the second floor.

The remaining Shrek Seven Devils prepared to have dinner in the lobby on the first floor.

Just as they sat down, a group of people walked down the stairs.

It was Ji Xuan leading the members of the Spirit Hall Team, walking down slowly.

To avoid being too conspicuous, everyone had changed into casual clothes.

The seven official team members and three substitute members, ten people in total, naturally split into two tables.

Instructor Zhou Long did not accompany them; he was older and felt he couldn't relate to the young people, so he simply stayed in his room to rest.

Ji Xuan's gaze swept over the group of figures at the table near the entrance, and a faint smile appeared at the corners of his lips.

He had deliberately chosen to stop in this border town to see if he could encounter the Shrek group; he hadn't expected it to actually be such a coincidence.

Since Spirit City was relatively close to the Star Dou Great Forest, even though they traveled slowly by carriage, they still arrived at the town earlier than the Shrek group, who were traveling on foot.

They had already settled in, and this was the time they came down for dinner.

Ma Hongjun was sitting facing the stairs, and he noticed Ji Xuan's group immediately.

When he saw Hu Liena behind Ji Xuan, his small eyes suddenly lit up.

Ma Hongjun greedily sized up Hu Liena's beautiful face and graceful curves.

He poked Dai Mubai, who was sitting next to him, hard with his elbow and lowered his voice: " Boss Dai, look at that blonde chick. "

" That beauty, that figure, tsk tsk, I've played with so many in Soto City, and I've never seen such a top-tier one! "

Ma Hongjun swallowed hard and rubbed his hands. " If I could have a good time with her for one night, it would be worth losing ten years of my life! "

Dai Mubai's attention had originally been on Zhu Zhuqing.

Upon hearing this, he looked in the direction Ma Hongjun was pointing, and his golden eyes immediately revealed a lecherous look, lingering on Hu Liena.

" Fatty, you've got a good eye! "

" Hehe, Boss Dai, why don't we go and get to know her? " Ma Hongjun said with a lewd smile, rubbing his hands, already impatient to go forward.

" Disgusting! " Ning Rongrong, who was sitting opposite, couldn't help but speak up, her pretty face filled with disdain.

" Exactly, truly disgusting! " Xiao Wu immediately agreed, her face full of revulsion.

When they first arrived at the academy, they had no good feelings at all toward Ma Hongjun, who was full of dirty thoughts.

Zhu Zhuqing's expression also turned cold as she stared fixedly at Dai Mubai.

At this moment, Tang San frowned and said: " Boss Dai, this isn't very good, is it? "

Ma Hongjun waved his hand dismissively and said proudly: " What's there to be afraid of! Our Dean said, those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre! "

Oscar lowered his voice worriedly: " But... their demeanor, they look like they have an extraordinary background. "

It was true that those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre, but one has to pick their targets.

They could easily cause trouble for the weak, but those people clearly weren't to be trifled with.

However, Ma Hongjun, whose brain was clouded by lust, wouldn't listen to advice.

" Boss Dai, let's go! "

Dai Mubai felt Zhu Zhuqing's icy gaze, and a surge of anger rose in his heart.

Since she was as cold as frost toward him, he would show her that he, Dai Mubai, didn't need her alone.

" Let's go, Fatty! " He stood up abruptly and intentionally raised his voice, " Let us go and meet that beauty. "

Dai Mubai caught a glimpse of Zhu Zhuqing's hands suddenly clenching.

This discovery made him feel happy, further strengthening his resolve to go forward and hit on her.

Ma Hongjun seeing Dai Mubai so readily agree, immediately gave a lewd smile.

Then, the two walked side by side toward Ji Xuan's table.

Ji Xuan caught a glimpse of the two out of the corner of his eye and sneered inwardly.

Although the lobby was noisy and the Shrek group had deliberately lowered their voices, with his current Mental Energy, he could hear every word of their conversation clearly.