The expansion of Peach Garden Academy thus unfolded with great vigor.
The academy's teaching also slowly began to return to its usual routine.
The only difference from before was that the three girls' gazes towards their teacher were filled with admiration.
Even with the teacher wearing a mask, it often made them fantasize, causing them to absentmindedly drift off. They didn't know what they were thinking, but their cheeks would unknowingly flush. When they snapped back, oh, their pants were wet…
"During class, please listen attentively."
"Did defeating Shrek Academy make you lose your will to self-improve?"
"Rongrong, Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, although your aptitudes are stronger than Wang Sheng's, you should truly learn from him the core Spirit of perseverance and stability."
"Although you are almost invincible at the same level compared to other Spirit Masters outside, can you truly defeat each other? In front of a Spirit King or Spirit Emperor, do you still have the power to resist?"
"Since we realize our insignificance, we should become stronger, not be complacent and distracted."
Standing on the podium, Su Ran's last sentence was not only a warning to his students but also to himself.
If Tang Hao fought with all his might, would he still have a chance to win?
Next, he, and they, should not be complacent because they defeated Shrek; instead, they should strive for higher goals.
Praised by Su Ran, Wang Sheng rubbed his head a bit awkwardly.
Teacher, it's not that my will is particularly firm; it's just because I am a man.
If I were a girl, I might be even more carried away than them...
"Teacher, you can't blame me... Hehe~ You can only blame the teacher for being too tempting~"
"Hmm?"
"Sorry, teacher, we were wrong!"
"We won't dare to do it again!"
In the classroom, upon seeing the teacher take out the academy's disciplinary rod, Ning Rongrong immediately became well-behaved.
She sat up straight, looked forward, and had a serious expression.
Father said that most boys like gentle, virtuous, and considerate girls. She had to be sensible and be a student who solves problems for the teacher, not one who creates them!
Zhu Zhuqing and Meng Yiran also blinked their eyes, becoming much more serious. This disciplinary rod was no joke; it brought bone-piercing pain when it hit the hand.
"Very good, this is the attitude that should be present in a classroom."
"Although you won the competition this time, I am very happy for you, but I also have to point out your mistakes."
Su Ran said indifferently:
"Your fighting style was too risky. In a situation where you were outnumbered, taking the initiative to attack was not because you were smart; it was just because what you cultivated was more powerful than theirs. However, you overlooked that the power your cultivation methods can bear also has an upper limit."
"Rongrong, after Zhuqing gained the advantage, it was not a problem for you to immediately deploy an offensive plan. However, you ignored that we were still outnumbered. Active offense is not suitable for dispersed attacks; instead, you should adopt a grouped attack, uniting the team into a single force.
You are different from ordinary support. You can participate in combat and should not always stand at the back. You have the Golden Bell Cover protecting you, what are you afraid of? If Shrek's Spirit Masters attack you, it will leave openings for your teammates. The damage you take at the back is useless."
"You were isolated at the back, which gave Ma Hongjun an opportunity to attack you. This was also why Shrek adopted a conservative fighting style, with only one Ma Hongjun, who was under level thirty, targeting you. If Yu Tianheng and Ma Hongjun had teamed up to attack you, you would likely have become a weakness. Once your Golden Bell Cover is broken, you would have lost half the battle."
"Zhuqing, Wang Sheng, you two performed well, but you were too risky. Zhuqing, you used your third Spirit Ability to lock down Dai Mubai too many times, causing your spirit power to deplete too quickly. You were almost unable to react on the front lines. If it were 7v7, an agility-attack system could pin down an attack system Spirit Master, which would already be very good. But you were 4v7, and your actions put too much pressure on Wang Sheng."
"Meng Yiran, although you didn't perform as aggressively as Zhuqing and Wang Sheng, it was precisely this moderate approach that allowed you to cover the entire field, helping Wang Sheng reduce pressure on the front while also constantly monitoring the enemy's movements. When Tang San used the Godly Zhuge Crossbow, a Hidden Weapons with lethal power, you and Zhuqing were able to react in time and use Hell Flying Flower to secure the victory."
"Similarly, if it weren't for the Hidden Weapons having a slight edge at the end, your spirit power would have been largely depleted. Although your Earth Nether Hand can absorb toxins, it's not infinite. Absorbing the Eight Spider Lances and the Jade Phosphor Poison was already close to its limit, while the opposing Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan still had more than half of their spirit power. At that point, could you still have won so calmly?"
One day later, after the joy of victory, Su Ran poured a basin of cold water on his students, reviewing yesterday's battle with them.
This also made Wang Sheng and Zhu Zhuqing's expressions solidify. Thinking back, it indeed seemed to be as the teacher said. If this Spirit Douluo match had prohibited external forces like weapons and only allowed the use of Spirits and their own strength, then with their fighting style, it would be hard to say who would wear down whom in the end.
"Teacher... why did you criticize me the most? I also want a compliment."
Ning Rongrong felt a bit wronged at this moment. She had done a lot, but it was almost all criticism.
Su Ran smiled faintly and said, "You are the captain, the team's wisdom, so you should have a comprehensive view of the situation and plan deeply.
Your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School practices the Seven Apertures Exquisite Heart. Last month, I specifically trained you in this skill. You can now simultaneously control four minds, which means you can observe Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Wang Sheng's situations simultaneously, and formulate and change their attack targets at any time, but you did not achieve this."
"Of course, this is your first team actual combat. As a support, you have never had such team battle experience, so it's normal not to do it perfectly."
"However, Rongrong, you must remember that at the same realm, the commander bears the primary responsibility for the team's victory or defeat.
Great love respects life, and the essence of the constant Spirit is that you must treat your teammates' lives as your own when choosing battle strategies.
Therefore, since you are the team's commanding captain, my demands on you will only be stricter than on others. This is also the hope I place in you."
Hearing Su Ran say this, Ning Rongrong immediately felt much better, even a little secretly pleased:
I... I am the teacher's hope! Did you hear that!
It turns out the teacher has high hopes for me! I am the teacher's favorite student!
Thinking of this, Ning Rongrong trembled all over with excitement, and another one of her Seven Apertures Exquisite acupoints opened.
"Alright, this review ends here. Of course, although I'm not very satisfied with your team battle performance, you did win after all."
"I have prepared winning prizes for you. Those whose names are called, come up and claim them."
"Ning Rongrong."
On the podium, after Su Ran pointed out the students' problems, he gently tapped his mask, and four exquisite boxes appeared in his hand.
After all, they were his beloved disciples. He had to scold them when necessary, but he also had to reward them.
Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up. The teacher's mask was actually a storage spirit tool!
"Rongrong, your gift is the immortal-grade flower and herb, the Golden Body Glazed Flower. This flower and herb can directly break through your Seven Treasure Golden Bell Shield to the fourth layer, and strengthen your physique, even transforming your Spirit, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, into the Nine Treasure Golden Body Glazed. At that time, even without using the Golden Bell Cover, it will still be indestructible."
"Wang Sheng, yours is the immortal-grade flower and herb, the Storm Tiger Stripe Bamboo Shoot. This flower and herb may not only truly transform your Battle Tiger into a King Tiger or Tiger King but also bring you the attribute of storm."
"Zhu Zhuqing, come up and claim your immortal-grade flower and herb—the Yin Nether Spirit Guiding Grass. It can allow your Spirit, the Hell Civet, to complete its transformation from a Netherworld Spirit Cat to a Nine Nether Spirit Cat. Moreover, it can directly guide you through the second hall of King Yama—the Cold Nether Hell."
"Meng Yiran, the Flower of the Other Shore Dead. This flower and herb can truly transform your snake staff into a Staff of the Dead, opening the door to the Great Summoning of the Dead for you. At that time, you can truly communicate with the dead. Even if you only open the first door of the dead, you can randomly summon a dead Spirit within the absorption limit of your body's age to fight for you, which is equivalent to having an additional summoning Spirit Ability. In addition, they can greatly increase the carrying capacity of your Earth Nether Hand, which will also be beneficial for you to learn other Hidden Weapons in the netherworld instrument thousand cry later."
"Teacher... these... are all immortal-grade flowers and herbs??!"
"Actually, to be precise, what Meng Yiran and Zhuqing received should be called demon-grade flowers and herbs, but they are of the same level as immortal-grade."
Su Ran said indifferently.
Receiving the immortal-grade flowers and herbs from their teacher, the four students, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, Meng Yiran, and Wang Sheng, were already filled with shock.
Although they were not familiar with immortal-grade flowers and herbs, and had never even heard of them, the flowing radiance on the flowers and herbs, and the power emanating from them that resonated with their physiques, made them understand that these things were absolutely rare treasures!
These were actually the winning prizes the teacher gave them!
They were truly precious!
Ning Rongrong's little face was pouting. These flowers and herbs probably couldn't be bought even with a million gold coins, right?
The teacher said he had no money before, but he was clearly a super-rich man!