Early morning, Tang San sat on the roof of the dormitory, his eyes bright as he gazed at the first ray of sunlight on the horizon.
Last night, the three injured had woken up repeatedly.
They all had internal injuries, but under Shao Xin's Tang Dou healing, they were basically recovered. At least, their future cultivation and daily life would not be affected.
Tang San was cultivating the Purple Extreme Demon Eye, which required drawing on the morning's first trace of purple energy to fill his body.
Ning Tianchen, who was practicing swordsmanship in front of the dorm, noticed Tang San's movements and couldn't help but pause his own actions.
"Tang San cultivates the Purple Extreme Demon Eye so openly?" he thought with a slight smile, trying to glean the cultivation method from Tang San's practice.
However, after a moment, he gained nothing at all.
He had underestimated the ancestor's wisdom.
Whether it was hidden weapons or cultivation techniques, the Tang Sect must have safeguard mechanisms. Without specific instructions, even watching from scratch wouldn't let outsiders learn the method.
After finishing his cultivation, Tang San noticed Ning Tianchen's gaze.
Recalling what happened yesterday, he felt a wave of embarrassment.
After holding back for a moment, he said, "Good morning."
"Didn't expect you to get up early to cultivate as well. But your Blue Silver Grass spirit weapon shouldn't need such a method, right?" Ning Tianchen casually asked.
Tang San couldn't reveal the Tang Sect's secrets, so he made up an excuse.
"Oh, by the way, I heard from Brother Dai last night. Tianchen, thanks."
Ning Tianchen waved his hand, "We're a team — we share glory together and suffer losses together."
Whether Tang San could take it to heart, he didn't know.
If Tang San's temperament could change, he wouldn't mind having him as a teammate.
Tang San gave an awkward smile and quickly changed the subject.
Shrek Academy was located in a village where the lifestyle followed "work at sunrise, rest at sunset."
They did get up quite early, but at this time, the nearby village fields were already filled with busy figures everywhere.
Early in the morning, Ning Tianchen had found a villager to help buy breakfast.
With food in hand, everyone from Shrek Academy gathered in the dining hall.
It's worth mentioning that because breakfast was provided, Tang San and Xiao Wu didn't get into a quarrel with Ma Hongjun.
A total of eight people gathered in the dining hall, introducing themselves to each other.
"Haha, the academy suddenly got five new students, it's going to be lively from now on," Oscar said with a smile.
Ma Hongjun sat sourly on the side.
The academy's three female students each already had someone special.
This morning, he and Cuihua had a complete falling out—how was he supposed to get through the days ahead?!
"Brother Dai, today is the opening ceremony. Will the dean be attending?" Tang San couldn't help but ask.
He was very curious about the kind of extraordinary person who could create an academy like Shrek.
Dai Mubai replied, "He should be attending. But you all need to prepare your tuition fees. Our academy's fees aren't cheap."
"All right, everyone hurry up and finish your breakfast. We'll gather at the main playground soon."
Ning Rongrong was also very curious about the dean.
Shrek Academy was quite a paradox.
The academy was full of geniuses, yet the management was loose. It had many powerful teachers but was still very poor.
What kind of strange person would build such an academy?
...
The mystery was soon revealed.
A stick of incense's time later, the eight students assembled on the academy's large training field.
Moments later, Flender walked over toward the group, hands clasped behind his back.
There were two bruises on his face—clearly, last night's incident had involved him as well.
"Ahem."
He gave a light cough, and the group, who had been chatting moments before, immediately fell silent.
Flender stood in front of them and said calmly, "This year is looking good—we've gained five more little monsters. I'm Flender, the dean of Shrek Academy. Welcome to the academy. In a bit, go find Teacher Li and pay your tuition—100 gold soul coins per person."
"It's you!" Xiao Wu and Ning Rongrong exclaimed in unison.
When it came to Flender, both of them had plenty of grievances.
Ning Rongrong resented him because he had stolen something from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and still refused to admit it.
Xiao Wu, on the other hand, had simply been scammed by him.
She had gone to his little shop two days earlier and was charged a thousand gold soul coins for a broken bracelet.
Unfazed, Flender scanned the group with a steady gaze. "Today is just the opening ceremony; there won't be any formal lessons. Classes officially begin tomorrow—no one is allowed to be late. Tonight, eat dinner early. Afterward, I'll take you all to a great place to train."
Among the three older students, especially Dai Mubai, expressions turned bitter. "Dean, isn't that a bit too early?"
Flender gave him a sharp look but said nothing more and turned to leave the field.
Compared to other academies, Shrek Academy's opening ceremony felt like a joke.
There were no long speeches from the administration, no inspirational messages from alumni—just a brief announcement and that was it.
A headmaster like this, if placed on Blue Star (Earth), would probably be worshipped like a god by students.
...
Although it was Ning Rongrong's first time enrolling, she had previously attended the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's opening ceremony with Ning Fengzhi.
By comparison, Shrek Academy's opening ceremony felt downright perfunctory.
"Rongrong, do you actually like listening to the dean's long-winded speeches?" Ning Tianchen asked in return.
Ning Rongrong shook her head.
She had only attended the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's opening ceremony once—and never again.
The procedures were overly complicated, and the three education commissioners would drone on with endless, pointless speeches.
"By the way, Brother Tianchen, what's the place the dean mentioned for tonight?" Ning Rongrong couldn't help but ask.
As for Flender, she didn't exactly have a favorable impression of him.
But this was her first real academy life, and she still harbored some excitement about what was to come.
"It's probably the Great Spirit Arena," Ning Tianchen explained. "For soul masters, the fastest way to improve is through real combat."
Secluding oneself from the world to train behind closed doors was ineffective. His rapid progress in swordsmanship, after all, stemmed from sparring with fellow disciples from his sect.
However, for auxiliary-type soul masters, combat wasn't as beneficial; they gained more from focusing on cultivating their soul power.
"You've heard of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, haven't you, Rongrong? We now have eight members—just enough to form a qualified team for the tournament. How could we miss such a grand event?"
Ning Rongrong still felt that the whole thing sounded unreliable, but then again, with Ning Tianchen around, she figured at least she wouldn't be bored.
After paying their tuition, Ning Tianchen spent the entire morning refining his swordsmanship.
During that time, he also mulled over many things.
Because of his arrival in this world, certain events had already started to shift.
For instance, Flender didn't assign Ning Rongrong and Oscar to run laps around the village—so he wouldn't have the chance to lecture her afterward.
Also, they had offended Meng Yiran back in Barak City.
Whether something unexpected might happen during their next spirit beast hunt was now uncertain.
After all, Tang San was the child of fate on this continent. With so many forces at play, making him lose the Eight Spider Lances spirit bone might not be so easy.
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