Chapter 91: Su Ming Teaches Ma Hongjun a Lesson

[Ding! Since the host did a live stream today, each of the heroines receives a reward. Please check them individually!]

The three girls' eyes lit up when they saw their rewards. They eagerly shared their gifts with each other. Thanks to the diary's presence, and the fact that they were all of the same age, the trio had grown quite close.

However, they weren't planning to reveal their rewards in the diary just yet; after all, they hadn't met the other heroines in person, and first impressions matter. Besides, since they were likely to be here together for some time, their rewards would eventually come to light.

So, the three of them shared what they each received from the stream.

Xiao Wu: "I got a significant boost to my spiritual power. From what I can tell, I should now be able to charm a Soul King without backlash."

Ning Rongrong: "My reward increased the years of my three soul rings to five thousand each. Because of the unique nature of my martial soul, there's no change to the soul skill effects, but it reduces the soul power consumption when using them."

Zhu Zhuqing: "My attacks now carry an additional fifty percent true damage. For example, in battle, even if I can't break through a defense, I'll still deal half my regular damage."

Zhu Zhuqing was very pleased with her reward. As a traditional agility-type soul master, her attack power had always been too low, especially against strong defenses like Teacher Zhao's. But now, she had a way to deal some damage!

The next morning, Su Ming got up early, intending to look around outside. He wondered if the academy really only had buns and pickles for food, or if there might be more in the nearby village.

Once he was ready, Su Ming went straight to Oscar's room, where he found Oscar fast asleep, curled up in his blankets.

Su Ming yanked the blanket off him and shook Oscar. "Oscar, get up! Show me around the academy or take me to the village to get some food. Then, it's training time!"

Oscar, still half-asleep, mumbled, "Su Ming… what time is it? There's not much to see at the academy—just a few wooden huts. And breakfast here might not be ready yet. You could go to the village to buy something, or I could make you a few sausages for breakfast?"

Su Ming's face twitched at the idea of sausages and replied impatiently, "Forget about the sausages. Just get up. Aren't you already at Rank 29? Use these few days to train hard. I'm guessing the academy will soon have teachers take us to Star Dou Forest to get Tang San his third soul ring. Don't miss the opportunity!"

Hearing this, Oscar agreed. He didn't want to make another trip to Star Dou Forest later—such a hassle!

Just as they stepped outside, they saw Tang San, who had just finished training his Purple Demon Eye.

Oscar casually asked, "We're headed to the village to get some food. It's the start of the semester, so the academy probably doesn't have much. Wanna come with us?"

Tang San nodded. He was a bit hungry himself and was planning to buy some food.

Just then, Xiao Wu's voice came from outside the door. "Brother, are you guys up? Hurry up and come out!"

Hearing Xiao Wu, the three of them quickly went outside. Su Ming had been planning to call Xiao Wu over, but she had beaten him to it.

Stepping out, Su Ming saw that Xiao Wu was not alone; Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were there too.

Su Ming smiled. "Xiao Wu, you're here early. I was just about to come find you."

Xiao Wu rolled her eyes at him. "Of course. I'm hungry!"

Oscar joined in, saying, "Perfect timing! Let's all head to the village together to get something to eat."

The three girls looked at him, surprised. "Who are you?"

Oscar sighed, "I'm Oscar. Just shaved my mustache, and now you don't recognize me? Did I suddenly get too handsome? Heh."

Xiao Wu scoffed, "Please, even without the mustache, you're still not as handsome as my brother, right, Rongrong, Zhuqing?"

The other two girls immediately nodded in agreement, siding with Xiao Wu.

Oscar felt a sting in his heart, as if he'd just taken a massive blow. He started feeling he'd misjudged the situation. But, refusing to concede that Su Ming was more attractive, he held onto his pride as a man.

Su Ming found it odd that Xiao Wu and the other two girls had become so close after just a day. They were even hanging out together!

Then he remembered that this world might be a parallel one to the world he knew. Accepting this as a small difference, he decided to let it slide as long as things didn't get too outlandish.

With this little interaction over, the group set off for the village, led by Oscar.

After a while, they each bought some steamed buns and ate. Given the rural area, these foods were a nice find.

Just as they were about to leave, a loud argument erupted nearby.

A young boy and girl were arguing in the distance. The girl looked around fourteen or fifteen, with a plain face and dressed in simple village clothes—likely a local.

The boy looked younger, with a chubby body, short red hair, and a small mustache that looked like two whiskers. Su Ming found him somewhat reminiscent of a rat, and, if he guessed right, this was Ma Hongjun. Compared to the image from his previous world, he looked even less appealing.

The two were pulling at each other, seemingly in a heated conversation.

The girl, with a look of fear, pleaded, "Ma Hongjun, please let me go. I'm just an ordinary girl. I can't take this anymore!"

Ma Hongjun sneered, "Cuìhuā, haven't I been good to you? Why are you pushing me away?"

Blushing slightly, Cuihua replied, "Yes, you've been good to me. But I just can't handle it. Please, go find someone else."

Ma Hongjun's expression twisted with anger. "What do you mean you can't handle it? I don't get what you girls are thinking. Fine, we can break up, but let's have one last time together!"

As he spoke, Ma Hongjun began to forcefully pull the girl along.

Xiao Wu, unable to stand by any longer, stepped forward and shouted, "Stop right there!"

Oscar shook his head in disgust. The girl clearly wanted to break up, yet this guy wouldn't let her go. There was hardly any difference between this and outright assault—so disgraceful!

Ma Hongjun looked over at the new arrivals, his eyes lighting up. His tiny eyes sparkled, and his mustache twitched. "Wow, such a pretty girl! What, you want to replace her as my girlfriend? Fine by me. I agree!"

Su Ming, Tang San, and the two girls all frowned at his words.

Oscar's heart sank, thinking, This is bad.

Although he hadn't seen Xiao Wu and her friends in action yesterday, judging by Teacher Zhao's reaction, their strength was formidable. Their spirit power levels alone were far above Fatty's!

"Ridiculous!" Xiao Wu snapped angrily. Just as she was about to act, Su Ming moved first.

Xiao Wu was his little sister, and one day, she'd become his wife. How could he allow this obnoxious fatty to behave so brazenly? Plus, based on his first impression and what he knew from his past life, he held no favorable view of this guy.

"Wood Style, Piercing Insertion Technique!"

In an instant, dozens of wooden spikes materialized and shot toward Ma Hongjun!

Su Ming's quick reaction shocked everyone around him. In a single moment, he had conjured so many wooden spikes, with no sign of any spirit skill being used!

Ma Hongjun, who had intended to step forward, hurriedly retreated in fear as he sensed a mortal threat from these spikes. Immediately, he unleashed his full strength to defend himself, not daring to let his guard down.

"Second Spirit Skill, Phoenix Bath!"

"First Spirit Skill, Phoenix Fire Line!"

Ma Hongjun breathed fire before him with all his might, trying to minimize the damage, but some of the wooden spikes still managed to pierce his limbs, causing blood to flow.

Afterward, he knelt on the ground, panting heavily with pale lips. He glared up and snarled, "Who the hell are you to meddle in my affairs?"

He then turned to see Oscar was present, along with two stunning beauties as charming as Xiao Wu. It was then he realized something wasn't quite right and asked, puzzled, "Little Ao, who is he? And who are these people?"

Before Oscar could answer, Su Ming's voice rang out with a hint of disdain, "You? Calling yourself a man? With that pathetic spirit of yours, how dare you act so arrogantly?"

Hearing Su Ming call his spirit "pathetic," Ma Hongjun seethed with anger. But before he could respond, a massive wooden hand emerged from the ground and gripped him tightly!

Ma Hongjun was shaken. Who was this person? Why did he seem even scarier than Boss Dai? This spirit skill was so fast, he hadn't even had time to react!

Just as Ma Hongjun's face was turning purple and he was nearly out of breath, Oscar quickly stepped in, saying, "Su Ming, let's not go overboard. A little lesson is enough; that's just his personality."

He added in a low voice, "Besides, his teacher is the headmaster; let's not bring trouble to ourselves."

Xiao Wu also joined in, "Brother, that's enough. Just beating him up a bit should do."

Hearing this, Su Ming released Ma Hongjun. He hadn't intended to go overboard with him—at least, not yet.

Freed, Ma Hongjun greedily gulped in fresh air, having genuinely thought he was about to die just now.

Su Ming ignored him and turned to Oscar, asking, "This fatty is also a student here, right?"

Su Ming's powerful presence made Oscar feel nervous. "Yes, our academy currently has just three students. You've now met all of them."

Su Ming continued, "Oh, just three? Not long ago, I saw Dai Mubai bringing twin sisters to a hotel room. Now, I see this fatty here trying to force himself on a girl. Such disgraceful behavior. The first one doesn't care about filth, and as for this one—"

He narrowed his eyes. "Tell me honestly, have you also been to the brothel like these two?"

As soon as Su Ming said this, the three women beside him cast cold glances at Oscar.

Oscar quickly shook his head to dispel any misunderstanding. "No, no! I did date a girl, but I've never been to a brothel! If I had wanted to go there, I wouldn't have appeared as a shabby, sleazy uncle all the time!"

Su Ming relaxed a little but remained skeptical. "But didn't you ever feel tempted when you saw them going there?"

Oscar forced a wry smile. "They did invite me, but I couldn't bring myself to go. Besides, I didn't have money. Eventually, they stopped inviting me."

"Dai Boss and Fatty share a dorm room; they're closer to each other than to me."

Oscar then defended Ma Hongjun slightly, explaining, "Fatty's spirit is a mutated Evil Fire Phoenix, and its nature makes his desires particularly strong and hard to control, so he often feels the need to, uh, release it."

Su Ming retorted, "That's not a reason for assaulting girls or visiting brothels. Can't he handle it himself if he feels that way?"

The three girls blushed at Su Ming's blunt remark.

Xiao Wu couldn't help but wonder, does Su Ming deal with his needs alone, too?

Hearing Oscar's explanation, everyone temporarily accepted it. If Oscar had the same behavior, they'd really start to question the academy's teachers.

Unconvinced, Ma Hongjun muttered, "That wasn't assault. She's my girlfriend! Besides, if I have a woman, why would I handle it alone? It's not the same thing!"

Unable to contain her anger, Xiao Wu stepped forward and kicked him. "The girl doesn't want to be with you anymore. How is that not assault? You already broke up!"

Su Ming added, "I may not understand everything, but I know there's a line that shouldn't be crossed."

Oscar put a hand over his face, dismayed. This Fatty just couldn't keep his mouth shut. Here, apart from him as a support-type spirit master, there wasn't a single person he could afford to offend.

Quickly, Oscar said to Ma Hongjun, "Stop provoking them. These people are new students this year, and their combined strength is all above level 30!"

Oscar briefly introduced Su Ming and his group.

Ma Hongjun was taken aback. These people looked around his age, yet their power was this high? Still stubborn, he retorted, "So what? No matter how strong they are, they're not stronger than Boss Dai!"

Su Ming sneered in response. Four spirit rings rose slowly around him as he replied in a low voice, "Fatty, you'd better think carefully before you speak. Otherwise, I really won't hold back from beating you up. Don't be so pathetic—when you're wrong, admit it."

At this point, the three girls looked at Ma Hongjun with clear disdain.

Ma Hongjun stared at the four spirit rings encircling Su Ming, stammering, "F-Four spirit rings! How is that possible?"

He now realized even Boss Dai might not be able to beat Su Ming. So much for getting revenge. This just felt so unfair!

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