It was early morning and she was already up.

She decided to explore a bit of Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy was mostly village and her self tour helped her map out the academy. 

After her self tour it was time for breakfast. 

Shrek Academy's side was very peaceful, but the villagers on the other side were already bustling, working at sunrise, this was common peasants' custom. They needed to plow the fields to support their families.

Because the place for breakfast was unknown, she bought some food to satisfy her hunger. 

But she stoped seeing not far ahead two people one man and one woman argue about something.

Those young man and woman looked to be not old, the girl appeared fourteen or fifteen years old, ordinary appearance, but full of youthful vigor, wearing plain peasant clothing, should be a village girl from the village.

The youngster she was arguing with looked to be even a bit younger, age seemingly not far from Tang San and Xiao Wu, build not tall, although the entire person was chubby, he gave people a kind of sturdy feeling. Short hair, small eyes, face healthy and plump, looking like also had somewhat cute feeling. Most interesting was, on his lip was two small moustaches, apparently just having started growing, looking like more like two rat whiskers.

The young lady looked at the little fatty, eyes revealing a somewhat fearful expression,

"Ma Hongjun, you hereafter mustn't come look for me again. I can't be together with you."

The little fatty said in an affected manner of speaking:

"Cui Hua, am I not good to you? Why must we break up."

Cui Hua's face suddenly reddened,

"You are very good to me, but I really can't endure you. We are unsuitable, you still will find other people. And also, I compared to you am several years older. Please, hereafter do not again look for me."

The little fatty Ma Hongjun angrily said:

"What calling me unbearable. I truly do not understand what you these women think. Breaking up will still do, first come with me again, I will break up with you. Otherwise, no way."

While speaking, the little fatty raised his hand to pull that young lady Cui Hua.

Cui Hua like a panicked little rabbit hastily backed away, but that little fatty's speed was very quick, still grabbed her hand.

Cui Hua pleading said:

"No, you mustn't. Let me go. In the end aren't you a man, ah?"

Liang Xue'er walked closer.

'Ding! This is Ma Hongjun, also one of Shrek's, careful, he is a womanizer.'

"Stop." She called out.

The little fatty and Cui Hua were simultaneously startled, looking at her. Fatty's little eyes blinked, mouse whiskers on the lip trembling several times, in the little eyes a splendid light released,

"A fine beautiful girl. Why, you want to replace her as my girlfriend? Done, no problem. I approve."

She flipped her hair, instantly charming Ma Hongjun. 

"Why would I want to do that?" asked Liang Xue'er, "Seems like you are only an womanizer."

"This is my matter, you stop meddling in other peoples' business. Since you are not demanding to be my woman, f*** off."

"Rude," said Liang Xue'er, "You are called Ma Hongjun, right. Please don't again provoke this young woman."

Ma Hongjun snorted disdainfully,

"What creature do you count as, also dare manage I your father's business. Looking for unhappiness?"

"You are whose father?"

Ma Hongjun's rat whiskers moved,

"Who is meddling, I am who's father."

Her temper was usually good, but she HATED womanizers. In a blink of an my she kicked out at Ma Hongjun. 

Indeed like she guessed, the little fatty was not at all so simple, seeing her kick coming, without the slightest hesitation came to meet it, both fists set up before his body, blocking towards Liang Xue'er's kick, on the body glittered faint purple light, clearly spirit power fluctuations.

Fatty was stunned a moment,

"Originally you also are a Spirit Master, no wonder you dare to meddle in others business. I'll let you increase your knowledge, what is called strength."

While speaking, fatty shouted,

"Phoenix Body Enhancement."

Purple light rushed out from the little fatty's body, his short hair abruptly became long, moreover gathering in the center, turning into a kind of Mohican style. Wings did not appear, but that purple radiance appeared outside the body, immediately releasing an intense heat. Two yellow spirit rings simultaneously appeared from under his feet, on the bare thick and solid outer arms spread long feathers. Both hands also taking the shape of claws.

Liang Xue'er laughed, "Such a plump Phoenix? However I look I feel he's like a free-range chicken. You think that's a phoenix? I show you what's a phoenix."

With that, she released her spirit.

Her phoenix was strong and more noble than his, so it suppressed his phoenix.

Ma Hongjun like being rubbed the wrong way, was angry and agitated,

"You say who is a free-range chicken?"

Raising both hands, on his body the first spirit ring abruptly shone, suddenly spreading his mouth, a thin red and purple flame spouted out in her direction.

Liang Xue'er just lifted an finger, an ice barrier appeared, blocking the flame. 

Then she flicked her finger and Ma Hongjun's phoenix disappeared.

"You don't fight. Actually, Hongjun is a good man, only we are unsuitable, that's all. Therefore I could only break up with him. You go, I will speak clearly with him."

Ma Hongjun angrily said:

"You do not meddle in my affairs, get lost."

Speaking, he pushed away Cui Hua and once again rushed towards Xiao Wu, only since he was worried to injure Cui Hua, he did not once again use the second spirit ring ability.

Just at this time, an astonished voice rose,

"Liang Xue'er, Fatty, what are you up to?"

Liang Xue'er and Ma Hongjun simultaneously turned to look in the direction of the voice, only saw a wearing white clothes, hair combed exceedingly neatly Dai Mubai just walking in their direction.

"Nothing, just teaching him a lesson about treating girls," Liang Xue'er shrugged. 

"In the end what is going on here?"

Dai Mubai looked towards Fatty, saying:

"Will you say it yourself, or should I do it for you?"

Ma Hongjun shot Dai Mubai a glance, lowering his head saying:

"You say it."

Dai Mubai laughed out loud,

"What? Stiff Fatty you also can be embarrassed? Fine, I will tell them for you."

"What is it?" Asked Liang Xue'er.

"Actually, this also cannot be blamed on Fatty, you can only blame his that free-range chicken spirit."

"Farting, your spirit can be free-range chicken, I your father's spirit is Phoenix. Even if I your father's ancestors all had Chicken, mine still is Phoenix. Haven't you heard, a grass nest can also have a Golden Phoenix?"

Ma Hongjun snappily said.

The smiling expression on Dai Mubai's face reduced,

"Phoenix, fine, it counts as Phoenix. Liang Xue'er this spirit of Fatty's is very monstrous. The Dean said, his spirit is a variant spirit."

"Variant spirit? Which spirits gave rise to this variation? Wait...never mind."

"Alright," Dai Mubai didn't dared do anything else, after all, her strength was more than his.

---

"Everyone must hereafter live and cultivate together. Formal titles aren't necessary. Including to you four new arrivals, the Academy altogether just has seven students, that's all. Little Ao and Fatty both call me boss Dai because I'm a bit older than the both of them. You calling me Mubai is alright, with Hongjun directly call him Fatty, Oscar that fellow, you can call him little Ao or maybe Big Sausage Uncle will do. Tang San, can I call you little San from now on?"

Tang San nodded, indicating he had no objection.

Not waiting for Oscar to speak himself, Ning Rongrong straightforward quickly said:

"Calling me Rongrong is alright. My close family and friends all call me like that."

Ning Rongrong? Of the sect?

Her smiling expression always on her face, simple words, virtually pulled close the distance with everyone.

"And you may call me Xue'er, or Xue," said Liang Xue'er

Xiao Wu's address naturally need not change, and as Dai Mubai's gaze turned to Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuqing stood up,

"I've eaten my fill."

Finished speaking, she turned and left for outside.

Ma Hongjun somewhat astonished said towards Dai Mubai:

"Boss Dai, aren't you known as among women as not particularly unfavorable, and a reputed lady killer? How is this newly arrived pretty girl not even willing to as much as look at you?"

Dai Mubai laughed wryly, shaking his head, and did not further explain.

Tang San said to Dai Mubai:

"Mubai, we all are newly arrived, give us an explanation on the Academy's rules and classes."

Dai Mubai managed to pull back his thoughts from Zhu Zhuqing, saying:

"The Academy doesn't have any particular rules. Simply said, just don't rape or pillage, but they encourage fights and encourage gambling."

Tang San's face revealed a smile, the Monster Academy sure enough was worthy of being a Monster Academy, including teaching methods everything was substantially different from Nuoding Academy.

Dai Mubai explained:

"The teachers believe that fighting is the best shortcut to becoming proficient with one's spirit, so to strengthen combat experience is extremely important. But gambling is a mind's game, regarding strengthening mental qualities, to increase one's power of perception and judgement all have very great benefits. Of course, everything must stop before going too far. Simply put, if when fighting you don't kill people and when gambling you do not lose your pants it's no problem."

"As for arranging classes, I don't know about later, because the time when our classes appeared would always change; after all we only have so many many people that the teachers' quantity are even more than us students. Therefore, the Academy would according to our circumstances adjust the courses separately. But today's courses I can be sure on, the most important one is receiving money. The Academy tuition is one hundred gold coins every year. To all you Spirit Grandmaster level Spirit Masters, this should be without any issues."

"Yes," she agreed, "This academy is really unique."

At this time, they suddenly heard a dang dang dang sound from outside.

Dai Mubai hurriedly stood up, saying:

"This is the sound of the Dean gathering us. Fatty, you bring them to the big grounds, I'll call Zhuqing."

With that, he left the dining hall with quick steps.

Ma Hongjun looked at his back, mumbling to himself:

"Boss Dai has seemingly become a little different, I have never seen him care about a woman like this before."

Ning Rongrong giggled, saying:

"You are just how old, still going 'women women'."

Ma Hongjun snorted, proudly saying:

"Although my age is not large, how can I not still have had women. Quickly leave, the dean is not be fond of others arriving late."

Saying this, his body even shivered, he clearly having had the worst of it before.

As the four reached the big grounds, the sleepy eyed hazy looking Oscar had already arrived, eating one of his produced sausages in his hand.

Oscar's appearance had an enormous change. Mainly that on his face the beard had ceased to be.

Liang Xue'er followed them quietly. 

"Dean."

Dai Mubai stepped forward, apparently very respectful towards Flender, even a bit of admiration.

Flender said:

"For your newly arrived five junior brothers and sisters, later tell them about the Academy's regulations. After that each should return to rest and as far as possible recover your peak level states. Today's first class will begin in the evening. Oscar, you and Ning Rongrong are exceptions. You two follow me." 

Oscar's expression immediately broke down, heart unreconciled and not willing to salute before Flender. As he looked at Ning Rongrong walk by his side, his expression turned a bit better.

Flender waved his hand, saying:

"You others can go rest. Remember, before the sky is dark, let yourselves reach peak condition, don't blame me for not reminding you. The Academy's curriculum is different from other places, you will even face mortal danger."

Liang Xue'er, having nothing else to do, stepped up to Ning Rongrong and Oscar, "Can I join you? I have nothing to do," she spread her hands, "And I'm bored."

Ning Rongrong agreed. 

Flender paid them no attention, towards Oscar and Ning Rongrong saying:

"Everyone has their own ways to cultivate. As spirits are different, cultivation methods are also as different as can be. On Douluo Continent, there are practically no completely equal spirits, therefore, the Academy's instruction to you is not at all about how to cultivate spirits, but about how to use spirits, about how to fight in the future, to allow you to even better assist your comrades in arms."

"You two are both auxiliary type Spirit Masters, one is attribute addition, the other is a food system spirit. Spirit masters like you, whether on the battlefield or in peacetime, both need companions to protect you by your side, otherwise, you will find it very difficult to survive. Oscar, tell me, as an auxiliary type Spirit Master, what capacity on the battlefield even better keeps you from danger."

Oscar without the slightest hesitation said:

"As far as possible hiding behind the companions on one's side, exploiting the surroundings and if possible exploiting the terrain and buildings to evade danger. As far as possible keeping away from dangerous areas."

Flender nodded, saying:

"Quite right. But you have not mentioned one point. As an auxiliary type Spirit Master, running away is a necessary quality to possess, so an auxiliary type Spirit Master who is unable to flee is not a good Spirit Master. But what is needed to escape? The requirement is physical strength. Since as Spirit Masters you have your spirit power for assistance, your bodies inner qualities will be a bit stronger than ordinary people's. But, it's possible that when confronting the enemy the other side is a Battle Spirit Master. Consequently, as an auxiliary type Spirit Master, you equally need to carry out physical strength exercises. In a key moment, maybe running one more step will let you survive."

Oscar understood Flender very well, and hearing this Dean before him speaking grandiosely, in his heart he secretly laughed bitterly. Once it was finished, today was only running.

Sure enough, after Flender's lengthy exposition, he nodded towards Oscar and Ning Rongrong, saying:

"Your class today, is carrying out physical strength drills. Starting from now, run twenty laps around the entire village, if by the lunch you still have not returned, you need not eat it. You can use your spirits to for assistance. Right now, set out, Oscar is in charge of leading."

"Yes."

Ning Rongrong replied, running off without the slightest hesitation, Oscar with some hidden bitterness looked towards Tang San waiting by the side, then followed after. Liang Xue'er sighed and sprinted after them. 

Although the village where Shrek Academy was located was not large, Oscar understood that when Flender indicated the entire village, he included the village's fields. One lap was a distance of at least three kilometres or more. Twenty laps, that was equivalent to a terrifying number.

Currently they possessed more than twentieth ranked spirit power, but completing this course before noon still was a matter that would put an auxiliary type Spirit Master in such pain as to not want to live. For more than twentieth ranked Battle Spirit Masters, running this kind of distance still wouldn't be easy.

"Oscar, how far is still left on this lap?"

Ning Rongrong's sounded somewhat helpless.

When just starting, she was still full of confidence, even though she was an auxiliary type Spirit Master, at home her father also always required her to exercise her body, saying practically the same things as Flender before. Therefore, her body was not at all lacking, although she could not compare to a Battle Spirit Master, exercising for a long time not only had given her a healthy physique, but she was also especially expert in running.

Only, since leaving the Academy until now, Ning Rongrong under Oscar's guidance unexpectedly had not finished one lap, the time that passed was already not short. Continuing at this speed, let alone noon, whether the evening meal could be eaten was the question. Even more, physical strength was continuously dropping, it would basically be impossible to continuously maintain this pace.

Oscar said with a wry smile:

"When leaving I said that this basically is not a task possible to complete. But you still don't be worried, do we two auxiliary type Spirit Masters together still fear going hungry? Whether we would eat a bit... "

Ning Rongrong glanced at him, although still young, that gentle and charming expression she wore was rather graceful.

Oscar's bones went somewhat weak from her look, smiling cheerfully, appearing to show off said in a low voice:

"I your father have a big fresh sausage."

In a flash of light, a savory sausage already appeared in his hand, passing it to Ning Rongrong.

"My sausage, the first spirit ring ability is recovery. Not only can it boost healing of injuries, it also has a recovery effect on physical strength. Eat a bit. Having my sausage support, let alone running twenty laps, even running two hundred laps, we still need not to worry about food problems."

Ning Rongrong somewhat strangely looked at Oscar, suddenly speaking an extremely intrepid line,

"I your mother also has two generous buns. Eat your size."

"No," Liang Xue'er's sharp voice stopped her.

"It's not that Oscar want to take advantage of you it's this, the more you run, the more tired you become right? So for this reason, you save energy and run slowly, Oscar was a very good way of replenishing energy with his sausages, he is being kind, not what ever you are thinking."

"Oh," Ning Rongrong faltered.

"Come on, let's run together," she waved at Oscar and Ning Rongrong, "Running alone is boring."

----

"How much longer!" Ning Rongrong was about to collapse.

"Around 10 more laps left."

"What!" Ning Rongrong sat up.

Liang Xue'er sighed, "Gold Spirit Lily Lotus!"

A golden lotus bloomed in her hands, she used it's natural ability to help Ning Rongrong.

"What? Twin Spirits?"