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Dai Mubai haltingly recounted what had just happened to him.
The Shrek group now had a new impression of Dai Mubai. As expected, someone who let their lower desires control their actions was beyond redemption. They couldn't figure out why they had admitted him in the first place.
Zhao Wuji was a straightforward man who didn't know what the White Tiger represented. Shao Xin and Lu QiBin might have known something, but since they hadn't seen it themselves, they remained unaware. Only Flender had some knowledge, but he turned a blind eye to this royal family member.
It wasn't that he was uninterested; a Star Luo royal family member secretly sneaking into the Tian Dou Empire? He wouldn't make any waves. As for retaliation from the Star Luo Empire? Hmph, Flender wasn't afraid. With his eighty-four levels of soul power, the Star Luo Empire would need to think twice before dealing with him.
Provoking a Soul Douluo, especially one with flight attributes, was not wise.
In the end, they foolishly admitted Dai Mubai, only to find him slacking off in his cultivation, indulging in nightly pleasures in Suotuo City, and even attempting to corrupt Ma Hongjun and Oscar.
For such students, Flender had long conspired with the teachers and students within the academy to only teach them the basics, leaving everything else alone. There was no need to reveal the secrets of the academy to him.
"Hmph, quite bold, aren't you, Dai Mubai? How dare you say such things to Sister Yan? You're very brave. Do you know that Sister Yan is already a Soul Emperor-level powerhouse? And her grandfather is the Poison Douluo who dominates the world with poison?
How dare you flirt with her? I must say, when it comes to guts, you surpass both me and Little Ao. No wonder you're called Young Master Dai, your courage truly covers your body."
Ma Hongjun's words were sharp. He held great respect for Li Luochen for two reasons:
First, Li Luochen helped him understand the characteristics of his spirit and how to choose spirit rings to enhance his Phoenix attributes.
Second, he gave him the celestial herb, Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower, which resolved the issues with his spirit, allowing him to cultivate peacefully without fear of being consumed by demonic flames.
Ma Hongjun regarded Li Luochen as his older brother. But this lecherous tiger not only neglected his cultivation but indulged in nightly pleasures in Suotuo City. He even tried to corrupt him and Oscar together. Now, he dared to flirt with Dugu Yan? It was safe to say that Dai Mubai's low self-awareness had shattered Ma Hongjun's perception.
Oscar was similar. Currently at level thirty-two soul power, he had absorbed spirit rings beyond his level from the start: five hundred years, one thousand fifty years, and four thousand eight hundred years.
Oscar's current spirit skills were Super Recovery Sausage, Swift Swallow Mushroom Sausage, and Secret Detox Smoked Sausage.
The spirit beasts needed for these spirit skills were all personally selected by Li Luochen, making his first three spirit skills more practical than Shao Xin's initial three.
Oscar's greatest gain was his third spirit ring, which came from a four-thousand-eight-hundred-year-old White Jade Bamboo. This plant-type spirit beast usually coexisted with a highly toxic spirit beast nearby.
Besides its own toughness, the White Jade Bamboo had significant resistance to poison. Oscar's spirit ring inherited this poison resistance, producing detoxifying sausages.
But that wasn't all. When Oscar absorbed the spirit ring, his right arm underwent a mutation. Specifically, a short sword emerged on the back of his right hand—a white jade bamboo sword.
The blade was about thirty centimeters long, more like a dagger than a sword (refer to the weapon of Lanling Wang in Honor of Kings). Oscar gained an external spirit bone, and the one who accompanied him during the hunt was Li Yusong.
Li Yusong was no longer the Shrek teacher with limited knowledge. Li Luochen had imparted much knowledge to him, especially about spirit bones. Li Yusong himself possessed two spirit bones and had done extensive research on them.
He naturally recognized the extremely rare external spirit bone that Oscar had obtained. Oscar's external spirit bone was named the White Jade Arm Blade. It inherited the toughness of the White Jade Bamboo and was incredibly sharp, usable as an offensive weapon.
The spirit bone skill involved using soul power to condense multiple sharp bamboo leaves, which then pierced through like a meteor shower. The skill was called Ten Thousand Leaf Thrust (refer to Wind Eagle Knight's Wind Piercing).
After Oscar fully absorbed the spirit ring and spirit bone, Li Yusong used his soul power to apply pressure, helping Oscar integrate with the spirit bone. This was also something Li Luochen had taught him.
Currently, Oscar had broken away from the pure auxiliary food-based spirit master path. Now, he could fight against battle spirit masters. With the attack skills from his spirit bone, Oscar's well-trained physique finally found its use.
When sparring with Ma Hongjun, Oscar was no longer restricted by Ma Hongjun's non-use of spirit skills. Both could now spar freely.
This was the new Oscar. At twelve years old, Oscar was at level thirty-two soul power, standing at one meter seventy-eight, with a robust physique indicative of a spirit master who trained regularly. His current physique easily made people mistake him for a battle spirit master.
This was also why he looked down on Dai Mubai. How could someone with a top-tier beast spirit willingly degenerate? And now, he dared to be disrespectful, targeting his older brother Li Luochen. Honestly, Oscar really wanted to beat up Dai Mubai. Just wait; there would be plenty of opportunities.
Currently, the only students at Shrek Academy were the three of them. Li Luochen was considered a graduate, having earned the Silver Combat Spirit Badge and surpassed forty levels of soul power, automatically graduating. Dai Mubai's behavior amounted to provoking a senior student, or even provoking Shrek Academy itself.
Oscar and Ma Hongjun were friends who grew together. They exchanged glances, knowing they had plenty of time to deal with Dai Mubai.
Dai Mubai suddenly felt a chill down his spine, as if being watched. He realized he had been marked by the senior students, but he was powerless. He was merely a fugitive prince, inferior in both cultivation and background.
Shrek's teachers were all above Soul Sage level, with two Soul Douluos among them. They would definitely side with Li Luochen. Now, being in the Tian Dou Empire, he had no means to resist. He could only choose to keep a low profile.
He decided to avoid Li Luochen as much as possible. Here, there were no guards to save him. Even if guards were secretly following him, their strength would be at most Soul Sage level, no match for the teachers.
Dai Mu Bai asked Shao Xin for a few recovery jelly beans and headed out of the academy. For the next few days, he would stay in Suotuo City until their anger subsided before returning.
On the other side, Li Luochen returned to his room with his girlfriend Dugu Yan and his grandfather Li Yusong. He hadn't killed Dai Mubai because he didn't want to bring trouble to the academy.
This lecherous tiger was, after all, the third prince of the Star Luo Empire. If he died suddenly, it would tarnish the dignity of the royal family.
However, Li Luochen wasn't someone to be trifled with. Arrogance came with a price. Li Luochen had used killing intent to damage Dai Mubai's meridians, essentially giving him several hidden injuries.
Li Luochen was proficient in medical knowledge and could perform such delicate tasks. Dai Mubai wouldn't notice with his current cultivation level. Even his soul power cultivation would seem faster, but in reality, he was exhausting his potential, trading it for cultivation progress.
Li Luochen's intervention ensured that Dai Mubai would face no bottlenecks before reaching the Soul King level. He could advance rapidly, achieving the level forty-five cultivation seen in the original timeline during the Spirit Master Tournament.
However, the higher he advanced, the more difficult breakthroughs would become. He would certainly die when breaking through to Soul Sage! Li Luochen didn't just leave killing intent; he planted several hidden forces that would activate only when breaking through major bottlenecks.
Unless a Title Douluo used their mental power to inspect, it would remain undetected. His death would simply be attributed to an accident caused by a failed breakthrough.
This was another level of control Li Luochen had achieved over his soul power during his training in the City of Slaughter.
"Hmph, daring to insult Yanzi? Dai Mubai, you have no future. Want to be emperor? Impossible. Since you dared to flirt with Yanzi? Hmph, what about your fiancée? Don't expect to have any ties with her.
Abandoning your fiancée to live a carefree life? Hmph, Zhu Zhuqing will come to Shrek Academy in two years. I'll personally train her to take revenge. Let's see what happens when this scum falls to her hands."
Although Li Luochen couldn't reciprocate kindness tenfold, he could still treat others as they treated him.
Such disrespectful words, abandoning his fiancée—this scumbag wouldn't get off easily. He would experience far more suffering.
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