Chapter 2: The Policewoman's Fall

The next day, Oscar got up early, after all, he was going to help him obtain a spirit ring that day.

When he arrived at the square after breakfast, he found Zhao Wuji and Mo Bai already waiting there.

“Little White, I didn’t expect you to care so much about my affairs. I’m so touched. Don’t worry, once I get my third spirit ring, I’ll definitely have enough sausages,” Oscar said, patting his chest exaggeratedly.

“No, I didn’t come here so early because of you. I was conscripted by Teacher Zhao,” Mo Bai said disdainfully, looking at Oscar’s exaggerated expression.

“Why does Teacher Zhao need to talk to you so much about conscription?” Oscar asked seriously.

Mo Bai looked at Zhao Wuji, who was recovering, and said in a low voice, “Teacher Zhao was beaten black and blue by someone, and he came to me early this morning to use his Undying Blood to help him recover.”

“Cough cough,” Zhao Wuji, who was recovering with his eyes closed, coughed twice when he heard Mo Bai reveal that he was injured.

Mo Bai wisely shut up when he heard the coughing.

About half an hour later, Zhao Wuji had fully recovered, and the others had also arrived.

“Everyone’s here. Mu Bai, you lead the team and set off,” Zhao Wuji instructed.

When Dai Mubai saw that Zhao Wuji had asked him to make arrangements, he was secretly delighted. Although Ning Rongrong and the others were young, each of them was extremely talented. If he could recruit them, they would definitely be of great help to him in his competition for the throne in the future.

He immediately took on the responsibilities of the team leader seriously, treating Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing equally, and it seemed as if there had never been any conflict between them.

After Dai Mubai made the arrangements, the group set off in an orderly manner, with Zhao Wuji following far behind.

“You lecherous tiger, is the dean planning to let us participate in this year’s Soul Master Competition?” Ning Rongrong asked, looking at Zhao Wuji who was following the team at a distance.

“Of course, is our young lady afraid?” After becoming the captain, Dai Mubai was in a good mood, and he was not annoyed even when Ning Rongrong called him “lecherous tiger”.

He seemed to have forgotten that he had threatened Ning Rongrong the night before, saying he would rape her first and then kill her, then rape her again and then kill her again.

“Of course I’m scared,” Ning Rongrong thought to herself, looking at Dai Mubai’s nonchalant expression. She wished she could tear Dai Mubai apart herself.

However, he still acted as if they had a deep friendship, saying, “Don’t tell me you don’t know that the members of the powerful teams participating in the Soul Master Competition are mostly around twenty years old, and the Soul Masters are mostly Soul Masters.”

Hearing Ning Rongrong pour cold water on his enthusiasm, Dai Mubai’s expression also became somewhat embarrassed and gloomy.

What good is high talent if you don’t have enough time to train? By the time this Soul Master Competition starts, the oldest student in Shrek Academy is only eighteen years old.

The teams from other colleges were mostly over twenty years old.

While the average quality of students from other colleges may not be as high as that of Shrek, they have a large student body, so they can always get a few students whose talent is no less than theirs.

Especially the Spirit Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy and the Royal Academies of the two great empires. One recruits students from across the entire continent, while the other two recruit from their respective empires; their top students are in no way inferior to them in terms of talent.

Moreover, the Spirit Hall team has been composed entirely of Spirit Masters since the season before last. Given the current situation, they should be grateful if they can even make it into the top 16.

“If you don’t succeed this time, you can participate in the next one. Being young is both a disadvantage and an advantage,” Tang San said, leaning over to encourage them after hearing their conversation.

Back when he acquired his second spirit ring, Grandmaster had told him about the Spirit Master Competition. Whether it was to prove Grandmaster’s theory or to make a name for himself or the Tang Sect, the Spirit Master Competition was the most convenient and effective means.

So from that time on, he set his sights on the Soul Master Competition, and after arriving at Shrek Academy, he understood the master’s intentions even more.

With their talents, they could easily join the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy or even the Spirit Hall Soul Master Academy.

But the master sent him here, ostensibly because the master and Dean Flander were good friends, so coming here meant he would have someone to look after him.

The real reason was that, on the one hand, his teacher hoped to see his theory recognized. Although his teacher was hailed as the number one in theory, his cultivation level was too low. No matter which advanced soul master academy he went to, they would not let his teacher serve as the head of the soul master team. But Shrek Academy was different. Dean Flander understood his teacher’s theoretical level, and given their relationship, Flander was willing to help his teacher unconditionally.

On the other hand, although his talent was enough to get him into a top academy, he couldn’t receive the full support of the academy from the start. This was because those top academies also had students whose talent was not much worse than his. They were older and had higher cultivation levels. Those students were specifically preparing to participate in the Soul Master Competition and were the ones who truly received the academy’s full support.

As a newcomer, the support I initially received was at most at the Soul Emperor level. Meanwhile, at Shrek Academy, a fourteen-year-old food-type Soul Master was accompanied by a Soul Saint when acquiring his third Soul Ring.

At fourteen years old, one would be considered a freshman in an advanced Soul Master Academy. It would be almost impossible for a Soul Saint to help a freshman acquire a Soul Ring in other Soul Master Academies. The only possible exception would be the Spirit Hall Soul Master Academy. However, joining the Spirit Hall Soul Master Academy would mean becoming a member of the Spirit Hall, which neither he nor Grandmaster would accept.

Tang San’s only question now is that Shrek Academy is not qualified to participate in the Soul Master Competition. As for the reason, Tang San can now see that Shrek is more like a noble family tutor than an academy.

Dai Mubai had told him before that his family had funded the academy more than once.

Although Tang San was puzzled, he always had faith in his master and believed that since his master had sent him here, he must have a solution.

Therefore, his most important task now is to unleash his talent as much as possible, while integrating the team and making himself, the only control-type Soul Master, the core of the team.

Having lived two lives, Tang San could naturally see that the biggest problem in the team was Ning Rongrong, while Zhu Zhuqing, though cold and aloof, was sensible.

Mo Bai is usually a bit unreliable, but he’s absolutely dependable when it matters.

Once Ning Rongrong is dealt with, the problem of team integration will be basically solved.

Tang San is now taking the initiative to approach and encourage the two of them, hoping to truly resolve the issue of Ning Rongrong’s disobedience to the team and her attempt to split the team’s core. This way, not only can Ning Rongrong be won over, but he can also further integrate the team.

“We can wait for the next session, but this lecherous tiger probably won’t last until the next session,” Ning Rongrong said sarcastically.

“You…” Dai Mubai was instantly enraged upon hearing this, his fists clenched tightly, but in the end he let out a long sigh and his expression became dejected.

According to the family competition rules, he wouldn’t have enough time to participate in the next Soul Master Competition.

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong snorted coldly, ignored the two, and went to chat with Zhu Zhuqing.

Tang San looked at Ning Rongrong’s figure with a very unpleasant expression.

“Wow, Ning Rongrong has become a key minority,” Mo Bai thought to himself, having been keeping a close eye on things.

“However, the official team members for the Soul Master Competition only need to be seven people. If Ning Rongrong continues to be a key minority, given Tang San’s personality, he’ll probably have to kick her out. With Ning Rongrong’s cunning, if she’s really eliminated, she’ll definitely try to cause trouble,” Mo Bai said, seeing Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing chatting happily. “At that time, she’ll probably run off with Zhu Zhuqing.”

“If I hadn’t caused trouble one night, Ning Rongrong would most likely have had her spine broken by Shrek Academy,” Mo Bai remarked.

In Mo Bai’s view, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is definitely an anomaly in the world of Soul Masters. As the fourth richest family in the world, its inherited martial soul has no combat power.

While this contrast may not have a significant impact on the lower and middle levels of the sect, the higher-ups of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School must feel extremely insecure.

People who lack a sense of security often exhibit two distinct behaviors. The first is that they are particularly independent. Although they are independent, they are actually in a state of constant anxiety about security, and they become nervous at the slightest sign of trouble.

Moreover, once one’s sense of self-worth, beliefs, or other beliefs are undermined, one will become completely dependent on others. If the person whose self-worth is undermined does not sense hostility from the person who undermined them, then the person whose self-worth is undermined will most likely become dependent on the person who undermined them.

Ning Rongrong is this kind of person. Judging from Ning Rongrong’s personality, most of the high-ranking members of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School probably share this mentality.

The second type is to actively place one’s sense of security in others, voluntarily giving up one’s own independence and relying on others to gain inner peace.

If Mo Bai hadn’t been so bored and caused trouble that night, Ning Rongrong’s independent personality would most likely have been crushed by Shrek Academy. At that time, Ning Rongrong would probably have unknowingly become dependent on Tang San and the others.

The group ran at full speed, with Tang San, Dai Mubai, and Ma Hongjun eating an Oscar-made sausage every now and then to restore their strength.

Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong, having learned from Mo Bai how to use soul power to train their bodies, appeared very relaxed and seemingly had inexhaustible energy, even without eating Oscar’s sausages.

Mo Bai naturally didn’t need the sausages made by Oscar.

In contrast, Xiao Wu was in a much worse situation. Even though her physique was stronger than that of ordinary soul masters of the same level, she couldn’t withstand prolonged exertion. However, she was unwilling to eat the sausages made by Oscar, so Mo Bai had to apply Undying Blood to her every now and then to restore her strength.

…

“Rongrong, your method is truly amazing! Don’t worry, I will never forget this kindness,” Xiaowu said gratefully upon arriving at the Soul Master Town.

Because of severe physical exhaustion, Xiao Wu finally couldn’t help but ask Ning Rongrong why she was able to persevere.

Ning Rongrong had already obtained Mo Bai’s consent to teach others the Soul Power Circulation Body Tempering Method, as long as she didn’t say that he had given it to her.

Therefore, Ning Rongrong did not hide the fact that Xiao Wu was using the Soul Power Circulation Body Tempering Technique. Xiao Wu was shamelessly asking to learn it. Ning Rongrong originally did not want to teach her, but Tang San wanted to see how hard Xiao Wu was working and took the initiative to apologize for what happened that night. Ning Rongrong could not accept that, so she taught Xiao Wu.

“It’s nothing important anyway, so there’s no harm in teaching it to her,” Ning Rongrong thought at the time.

“It’s just a little trick, you don’t need to be so surprised,” Ning Rongrong said politely when she saw Xiao Wu’s serious expression.

“This has special meaning for me,” Xiao Wu explained.

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu with a puzzled expression.

Although Ning Rongrong didn’t say how she acquired that skill, Zhu Zhuqing had a vague feeling that Ning Rongrong’s skill must have been taught by Mo Bai.

If Ning Rongrong had possessed such powerful skills earlier, she wouldn’t have been reprimanded by Flander for not completing the training.

Zhu Zhuqing just couldn’t understand why Ning Rongrong would teach such a powerful cultivation method to others. She was certain that the techniques Mo Bai taught were extremely powerful. Although she had obtained Mo Bai’s permission to teach others, she would not teach them to anyone other than her closest confidants.

Moreover, Zhu Zhuqing could also see that although Mo Bai, Xiao Wu, and Tang San had studied at the same primary soul master academy, Mo Bai’s relationship with them was… just so-so.

“Could it be that Ning Rongrong didn’t realize the power of that technique?” Zhu Zhuqing asked doubtfully, looking at Xiao Wu’s performance.

Clearly, judging from Xiao Wu’s reaction, she was mostly aware of the special nature of this technique. However, Xiao Wu’s perception of this technique seemed to differ from hers.

“If that’s the case, then what I felt before might be correct. Mo Bai’s second soul skill can indeed purify soul power, but others can’t feel it, and even Mo Bai himself doesn’t know it.”

Seeing that Ning Rongrong and the other girl felt the techniques differently than she did, Zhu Zhuqing recalled the feeling of pure soul power she had experienced before.