Douro Continent

Chapter 259 A Sudden Understanding (Part 1)

"Can I even show this outfit to anyone? Wouldn't people laugh at me?" Oscar pointed to the five huge red characters on his chest: Shrek Academy.

The fat man chuckled wryly, "I never thought the teacher's aesthetic sense was this bad before. How could he have put together such a red and green combination? Does he expect us to wear this to that Soul Master Academy Tournament in six months? We'll probably be laughed at before we even start."

Tang San said, "That's fine. It's not like we're the only ones wearing them. Don't all the students in the academy wear them? By the way, since you've been cultivating at the academy, are there any differences in the teaching system here?"

Oscar swallowed hard and said, "There's not much difference, but there are so many beautiful women. People say there are few female Soul Masters, but you can't see that at all in our academy. At least half of them are female Soul Masters. It's said that they all came because of Vice Dean Liu Erlong. Most of them idolize Vice Dean Erlong."

"There are six classes in the academy, divided according to different levels. As long as you reach the required level, you can skip a level at any time without needing to take an exam. There are only two exams at graduation: a practical exam and a graduation task. According to the level division, there are three classes from level 20 to 25, which have the most students, totaling about 120 people. There are two classes from level 25 to 30, with about 80 people each. Level 30 and above is one class, which is the advanced class we are in. Including us, there are only about 30 people. And most of them are much older than us. Some are even over 30 years old."

The fat man said smugly, "That's the difference! How could someone like them possibly reach the Title Douluo level?"

The school bell rang, and everyone then entered the classroom.

Because of their age, the Shrek Seven Devils' physiques naturally cannot compare with those of the adult students, so they are all positioned at the very front. Now that all of the Shrek Seven Devils have reached level 30 or above, they are all in this classroom.

As soon as Tang San entered the classroom, he noticed the atmosphere was somewhat strange. Many eyes were on him. Just as Oscar had said, the number of female students in the classroom was about the same as the number of male students. Most of the female students looked at Tang San with surprise. However, the male students' gazes towards Tang San were clearly hostile.

Tang San certainly didn't care what others thought of him, but he did want to know the reason.

He quickly understood why he was being ostracized, judging from the way the male trainees looked at him.

Tang San was led into the classroom by Xiao Wu's hand. Xiao Wu pulled him all the way to her seat and made him sit down. Moreover, from beginning to end, Xiao Wu's gaze remained fixed on Tang San, as if he were the only person she saw.

Although Xiao Wu and Tang San are both under fourteen years old, girls develop earlier than boys. Xiao Wu is not only beautiful, but also has long, black hair and a perfect figure that surpasses the golden ratio. Naturally, there are quite a few young men around twenty years old who covet her.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun, as if they hadn't seen Tang San being shunned, sat on the other side and chuckled to themselves.

Zhu Zhuqing sat down in the corner with an icy expression. To the untrained eye, the five of them would never have guessed that they were the closest of friends.

The teacher hadn't arrived yet, and the classroom, after a brief silence following Tang San and his friends' arrival, quickly became noisy again.

A few young men who looked to be in their mid-twenties sitting at the back of the classroom exchanged glances, immediately stood up, and walked towards Tang San and Xiao Wu.

Tang San whispered to Xiao Wu, "Xiao Wu, it seems you're quite popular here!"

Xiao Wu snorted and said, "They're just a bunch of bored old men. Who cares about them?"

Tang San couldn't help but laugh. "Don't be so harsh. They're only about ten years older than you."

Xiao Wu stuck out her cute pink tongue at Tang San, "Ten years old and you're not an uncle yet?"

As the two were talking, Tang San suddenly felt the light in front of him being blocked. When he looked up, he saw four people standing around him. These four people were all very tall, and they surrounded him like a wall.

Tang San asked calmly, "What do you want?"

The person closest to Tang San was a burly young man, about 1.8 meters tall, with broad shoulders and a head of short chestnut-red hair. He looked energetic and his eyes gleamed. He said in a deep voice, "Kid, are you new here?"

Tang San nodded. "Yes, hello everyone, my name is Tang San."

The burly young man said, "Since you're new here, it seems you don't know the rules of our advanced class."

"Rules?" Tang San was taken aback.

The burly young man nodded firmly. "That's right, it's the rule. Don't you know that no one is allowed to sit next to Xiao Wu? Who gave you permission to sit here?"

"Me." Before Tang San could speak, Xiao Wu slammed her hand on the table and stood up. She was very docile in front of Tang San, but in front of others, she was still the same boss girl she was back at Notting Academy. Her slap made a loud thud, her fierce aura overflowing. The four tall young men trembled almost simultaneously, instinctively taking a step back.

Xiao Wu put one foot on the chair next to her, put her left hand on her hip, pointed at the four people with her right hand, and shouted angrily, "Are you all bored? Get out of here. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."

The burly male student, somewhat embarrassed by Xiao Wu's reprimand, said, "Xiao Wu, this is a matter between men, don't interfere. I've been accommodating you, not because I'm afraid of you. Do you think I'm in the top position of the academy for nothing?"

Tang San couldn't help but ask, "Senior, what does 'academy's top student' mean?"

A tall, thin student standing next to the burly student couldn't help but say, "Where did this country bumpkin come from? He doesn't even know what 'chief' means. Chief means the most powerful student in the entire academy."

Hearing this, Tang San became somewhat wary. He looked the burly student in front of him up and down and said, "So that's how it is." In his opinion, since the other party said so, the strength of this burly student must be above that of Dai Mubai. Judging from this, the other party probably has a strength close to level 40.

The burly student said with a hint of smugness, "Kid, you have two choices now. One is to fight me one-on-one. If you beat me, I'll acknowledge that you deserve to sit here. The other is to get lost right now and find somewhere else to sit."

Tang San never liked to cause trouble, but he was never afraid of trouble either. Besides, the other party was clearly targeting Xiao Wu. No matter what kind of targeting, as Xiao Wu's brother, how could he back down?

"A one-on-one duel? Here?" Tang San asked in confusion.

The burly student said arrogantly, "Do I need to choose a venue to deal with a kid like you? Don't worry, I won't take advantage of your age. I won't use my third soul skill."

Oscar, who was standing not far away, couldn't help but say, "As the saying goes, 'Heaven's sins may be forgiven, but self-inflicted sins are unforgivable!'"

Tang San nodded and said, "Then let's go." Facing an opponent of unknown strength, he would never be careless. He stood up and released his martial soul.

When the three spirit rings—two yellow and one purple—appeared on Tang San, the four burly students on the other side visibly changed their expressions, clearly not expecting Tang San to possess such an optimal combination of spirit rings.

"Tang San, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass, Level 37 Control-type Battle Soul Master, please enlighten me."

"What? You're level 37?" The burly student was taken aback, and couldn't help but regret saying he wouldn't use his third soul skill. But after all, he was the former top student of Blue Tyrant Academy, and he was the one who started this competition, so he naturally couldn't back down.

With a low growl, his body rapidly changed.

His already extremely muscular body swelled up again, especially the muscles in his arms, which almost doubled in size. At the same time, his arms extended down to his knees, and black hair was exposed on the exposed parts.

"Talon, Martial Soul: Mighty Ape, Level 37 Power Attack Type Battle Soul Master, please enlighten me."

Level 37? Tang San was stunned for a moment, and a strange smile appeared on his face.

If the opponent's strength surpasses his own, then it might cause him some trouble. But since his soul power is only comparable to his own, then this battle is very simple.

Tailong beckoned to Tang San with his finger, signaling him to make the first move. Tang San didn't stand on ceremony, raising his right hand. A flash of green light erupted as a concentrated green radiance was released instantly. At this moment, he and Tailong were very close; the students in the classroom only saw a flash of green light. The next instant, Tailong's body was tightly enveloped by a large net.

The match started quickly and ended just as quickly. After releasing his Spider Web Binding Technique, Tang San didn't even glance at Tai Long again, and went straight back to sit down next to Xiao Wu. Although Tai Long was impulsive, he was still quite upright, so he didn't intend to harm his opponent, which is why he immediately unleashed his third soul skill.

Tyrone felt a sudden tightness throughout his body, making it difficult to move. He instinctively began to struggle.

(End of this chapter)