The group chatted for a while, but was soon mercilessly interrupted by Zhao Wuji.
"Little monsters, although Oscar is back and I'm just as happy as you are, our training can't be neglected," Zhao Wuji said from the side.
But after saying that, Zhao Wuji glanced at Oscar, then at Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai. His eyes shifted, and he spoke again:
"Since you all missed Oscar so much, and now that he's back, why don't you two have a friendly match with him? Let's see if your strength has improved lately!"
Hearing this, both Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai instantly showed eager expressions.
Ma Hongjun's eagerness came from his rapid strength growth. He felt that his soul power level had caught up to Oscar's and had always wanted to fight him again. This time, he was certain he could finally beat "Big Bro Oscar" once.
So when Zhao Wuji said that, Ma Hongjun couldn't help but get excited.
As for Dai Mubai, it was because, over the past year, he had constantly been hearing about Oscar's feats Oscar was almost a legend to him now.
Even though he was mentally prepared for the possibility that he might not be Oscar's match, he still wanted to try. After all, if someone's called "Big Brother," you've got to personally test his strength, right?
"Teacher Zhao, that's a good idea!" Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai replied at the same time.
After speaking, they exchanged a knowing glance everything understood without words.
Zhao Wuji, seeing the two so eager, then looked at Oscar and the girl beside him, Dugu Yan. Slowly, he said, "Since you two are so confident, let's do this Hongjun and Mubai will be one team, Oscar and Dugu Yan another. A friendly match, so I can see your recent progress and also get familiar with the new student's martial spirit and abilities."
Hearing this, Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai both answered, "No problem."
Dugu Yan glanced at the two eager young men and smiled, "No problem for me either."
Then Zhao Wuji, Ma Hongjun, and Dai Mubai all turned to look at Oscar, waiting for his reply.
Oscar glanced helplessly at Dugu Yan. "If you step in, I doubt the two of them will even have a chance to fight."
Hearing that, Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai were immediately displeased. They knew that "sister in law" Dugu Yan's strength was definitely not bad, but what did he mean by "no chance to fight"?
Before either of them could say anything, Oscar said lightly, "Teacher Zhao, don't let her join. I can handle them myself."
Zhao Wuji didn't objecthe knew Oscar wasn't one to boast. Instead, he grinned. "Oscar, seems you've improved quite a bit lately. So confident? Or did Old Brother Gai not tell you about Hongjun's recent progress?"
Oscar shook his head. "Teacher told me. But I'm confident."
Hearing that, Ma Hongjun still felt skeptical. He knew Big Brother wouldn't speak without reason, but his own strength now was not bad at all. Still, you want to take on both of us at once? Isn't that underestimating me too much?
Dai Mubai felt the same. Ma Hongjun voiced their thoughts directly. Oscar's smile didn't fade. "If you want to prove yourself, rely on strength."
The two exchanged another glance. "Fine. Big Brother, if you can't handle it later, you can always admit defeat."
Oscar's lips curved into a faint smirk. "Heh, still arrogant, huh? Forgot what happened when you just got your first spirit ring and arrogantly challenged me? How badly I beat you?"
At those words, a long buried memory suddenly surfaced in Ma Hongjun's mind. Back then, he really had gotten cocky and challenged Big Brother only to get beaten so badly his face, which had just slimmed down, was swollen into a pig's head. The memory was still fresh.
But Ma Hongjun was not the same as before. He wasn't sure whether he and Dai Mubai together could beat Oscar, but surely it wouldn't end with him looking like a pig again, right?
After all, no matter how strong Oscar was, he couldn't possibly fly. And now Ma Hongjun could fly.
Of course, he knew Oscar could fly using sword control, but with Oscar's current soul power, doing so would definitely weaken his close combat. In a ranged fight, Ma Hongjun could simply fly away without worrying about getting beaten up.
Still, now that he had provoked Oscar, he was a bit worried for Dai Mubai. If Big Brother couldn't hit him, Dai Mubai might be in for a beating. No one knew better than him when Big Brother said he'd beat someone, he really meant it, with zero mercy.
Zhao Wuji turned to Dugu Yan. "Well? What do you say?"
Dugu Yan shrugged. "Whatever he says."
Seeing how obedient "sister in law" was, Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai couldn't help feeling a little envious. After all, who wouldn't want a girlfriend who was beautiful, had a great figure, was elegant, and listened to you?
So, in their hearts, both sworethey had to win this time. And after all, it was two against one!
"Alright then, let's do it. The three of you, onto the Soul Fighting Platform!" Zhao Wuji waved his hand decisively.
Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai let out a cry phoenix and tiger roaring before leaping onto the platform.
Oscar looked at the two strutting young men and curled his lip slightly before walking up slowly.
Zhao Wuji continued, "Since this is a soul fight, we follow the rules. You three have one minute to release your martial spirits and prepare."
As soon as Zhao Wuji finished speaking, Dai Mubai impatiently released his martial spirit.
With a tiger's roar, two yellow spirit rings rose around him. White fur instantly covered his body, and a fierce "王" character appeared on his forehead. His hands transformed into tiger claws, each tipped with ten razor sharp talons gleaming with cold light.
"Dai Mubai, Martial Spirit: White Tiger. Level 29 Assault type Battle Spirit Master. Please advise!"
Alongside Dai Mubai's tiger roar came Ma Hongjun's phoenix cry. Soul power surged over his body, and crimson flames burst forth from within him, shooting toward the sky. The surrounding temperature instantly rose several degrees.
Covered in blazing flames, Ma Hongjun looked like a fire phoenix. His red hair seemed to transform into a phoenix crown, and two yellow and one purple spirit ring slowly rose around him.
"Ma Hongjun, Martial Spirit: Evil Fire Phoenix. Level 35 Assault type Battle Spirit Elder. Please advise!"
As the two released their martial spirits, the combined pressure of the tiger's roar and phoenix's cry bore down on Oscar.
Hearing their levels, Oscar nodded slightly. He had actually been aware of their hard work over the past year, so this was not surprising.
Dai Mubai had been at the peak of level 25 upon enrollment, and now he was level 29a reasonable improvement, especially since he hadn't taken Whale Glue, absorbed spirit rings above his level, or consumed any immortal grade pills. Otherwise, his growth would've been even greater.
Ma Hongjun's case was even more obvious. After taking the immortal grade pill Phoenix Nirvana Pill, his soul power had jumped from level 25 to level 30.
And that was without fully consuming the pill's medicinal power. After stabilizing his foundation and absorbing a spirit ring above his level though his third ring was only 4,000 years, weaker than Oscar's the leftover medicinal power pushed him directly to level 33.
In the following seven plus months, his soul power rose by more than two levels, reaching level 35 and nearly breaking into 36.
Even though he wasn't yet eleven years old, he had already broken Oscar's record. But everyone in Shrek Academy knew this was only because of the Phoenix Nirvana Pill.
And that pill had come from Oscar. So even though Ma Hongjun had broken Oscar's record, Oscar was still the Academy's living legend.
It was also because of this that Ma Hongjun knew very well what his Big Brother meant to him.
Oscar had not only solved his Evil Fire problem, but had also given him a qualitative boost in strength and talent. If he didn't follow a Big Brother like that for life, he felt he wouldn't be human.
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