Chapter 178: Poorly Nourished Chicken (1)

In the aftermath of recalculating their points, Wang Feng and his group, in celebration, headed to a hotel.

Not long after, Flender and Zhao Wuji, along with Qin Ming, also arrived at the hotel.

"These kids have such incredible talent... I'm tempted to represent the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to get them in."

Qin Ming looked at the eight people and sighed, "Junior and junior sisters, today, your senior is treating, so eat to your heart's content!"

In fact, this statement had some ambiguity.

Tang San and the others exchanged glances.

After all, Qin Ming was from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"Just eat, this is your senior's goodwill. Are you afraid that a meal will make you run away?" Flender looked at Tang San and the others with an unfriendly gaze.

Qin Ming also paused, immediately realizing, and couldn't help but laugh, "The dean is right..."

Wang Feng, in his usual carefree manner, directly ordered a meal and handed it to the nearby waiter.

Wang Feng knew very well that when Grandmaster came later, he might indeed want them, under the name of the Shrek Seven Devils, to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

"Feng, you really are impolite... The mouth that eats people is soft, and the means that takes things is cunning."

Tang San coughed softly.

"What's there to fear? Maybe Grandmaster really wants us to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy." Wang Feng smiled and raised a cup of wheat beer to drink.

Flender's face changed instantly.

At this moment, Grandmaster happened to be walking over from a distance.

"Little Feng is right. You can take them to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

Grandmaster calmly walked over from the other side. He had just finished talking with Yutian Heng.

Flender immediately stood up, his face somewhat stiff, "Little Gang, I don't like what you just said. Even if this kid is from the last batch, they are still students of Shrek Academy now! Do you think we can't teach these kids better?"

Grandmaster glanced at him and spoke in a gentler tone, "Little Feng, you can bring them to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"We can indeed provide better education, but there are certain things that Shrek Academy cannot offer..."

"What can't it offer?" Zhao Wuji stood up and asked.

Qin Ming on the side seemed to understand something, glancing at the Shrek Seven Devils, sighing inwardly. Having come out of the academy himself, he knew that, despite the good teachers, the conditions were lacking.

Firstly, there was no formal registration with the Empire, nor could they register. Secondly, the training environment was inadequate.

Wang Feng understood as well. In essence, Shrek Academy's only noteworthy aspect was its teaching staff.

But for a school to help students grow, it needs more, such as research institutions, knowledge reserves, various laboratories, and more importantly, legitimate status to participate in the Continent's Advanced Elite Soul Master Tournament.

The qualifications for the tournament are only possessed by academies registered with the Empire.

Shrek Academy, fundamentally speaking, is like a private university... unable to participate in various international competitions.

"Little Feng, you seem to know. Care to explain?" Grandmaster looked at Wang Feng and spoke.

Flender's gaze immediately fell on Wang Feng with a hint of hostility.

"I've looked into it... I think there are mainly two things. Firstly, it's the qualification for the Elite Soul Master Tournament on the Continent a year from now, and secondly, a better training environment, like the Mimicry Training Environment."

After hearing this, Flender was stunned and fell into silence.

Zhao Wuji also fell silent.

The words "Continent" implied great honor, not to mention the rewards that came with it. As soul masters, who wouldn't want to shine on the continent's stage and achieve greater heights?

Moreover, they were geniuses!

The Mimicry Training Environment was even more crucial—an advanced training environment equivalent to the top laboratories in prestigious universities, allowing access to things not encountered in ordinary universities, as Wang Feng put it.

"But they are still students of Shrek Academy. The academy has been our labor of love for over twenty years..."

Flender stared at Grandmaster, his tone carrying a hint of anger.

"I think, Master's idea is for us to join the Heaven Dou Academy independently?" Wang Feng quickly said, trying to prevent an argument. "Little San and the others are still the Shrek Seven Devils. After entering Heaven Dou Academy, they will still be taught by Shrek Academy teachers. We retain our name, but graduation will carry the name of Heaven Dou Academy, earning glory for the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"And, most importantly, if we leave Heaven Dou Academy, they can't stop us."

This condition was somewhat demanding. In normal circumstances, any academy would agree upon seeing these talents. However, with the aristocratic system of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, backed by the Heaven Dou Empire, it was unlikely.

"Little Feng is right. That's what I mean."

Grandmaster patted Flender's shoulder. "Flender, I know Shrek Academy has been your labor of love for so many years. But are you willing to let these children miss out on what I mentioned? Do you want their future achievements to be limited by the conditions of our Shrek Academy?"

"Don't you want them to go further? Don't you want the fame of the Shrek Seven Devils to echo across the continent?"

Master's three consecutive soul-stirring questions calmed Flender's emotions slightly, but a sense of desolation lingered in his expression.

Qin Ming also understood Master's meaning. He thought this idea was quite good, even though the dean might not accept it, and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy might not agree.

But it was worth a try.

"Teacher... actually, this is like using the chicken to lay eggs..." Ma Hongjun walked to Flender's side, looked at Qin Ming, and whispered, "Master wants us to have a better training environment at Heaven Dou Academy, but we can leave afterward... it's like hatching us using Heaven Dou Academy's chicken..."

"After all, Teacher, your chicken is a bit malnourished. We're afraid that even if it hatches, it will be malnourished..."

Silence ensued.

Wang Feng."..."

Flender."..."

Everyone."..."

The words were awkward, but the reasoning was not bad.

Flender remained silent for a long time and finally nodded with a smile, though a lingering gloominess was evident in his eyes.

Wang Feng understood this kind of gloominess. While the logic made sense, accepting it emotionally was impossible for the time being. Just like lovers who had been together for more than a decade, they eventually parted ways for various reasons, and the sadness was unavoidable.

Thinking it through doesn't eliminate the pain.

And so, the group finished their meal and returned to Shrek Academy.

In the days that followed, everyone began two months of concentrated soul power training. After the intense battles of the previous four months, they needed time to digest. The best way to do this was through soul power training.

At the same time, Grandmaster, through the method mentioned by Wang Feng, had them practice while training, allowing them to practice under various conditions.

In simple terms, it was like what Wang Feng did—true passive cultivation.

However, this was probably not easy to do.