The Fierce Little Witch

"I've got a big sausage!"

Oscar waved his hand, summoning a large sausage and handed it to Ning Rongrong, saying, "My first soul skill is called the Recovery Sausage. It can not only restore soul power but also replenish physical strength.

With these recovery sausages, running twenty laps is nothing. You could even run two hundred laps with no problem at all."

"..."

Ning Rongrong's mouth twitched as she couldn't help but retort, "I've got two big loaves of bread myself! Go eat your big-headed sausage! You can run by yourself!"

After saying that, Ning Rongrong sped up, running quickly toward the direction of Soutuo City.

Watching her receding figure, Oscar instinctively wanted to catch up. But then, remembering Flender's crafty nature, he resigned himself to continue running his laps obediently.

Hidden in the shadows, Flender shook his head helplessly and silently followed.

Ning Rongrong was the treasured princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. Flender definitely couldn't let her run around on her own. If anything were to happen to her, Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo would destroy Shrek Academy without a second thought.

"Huh?"

As Ning Rongrong approached the city gate, her attention was suddenly drawn to a dark figure not far away.

It was a giant scorpion, about half a person's height and several meters long. It seemed to be a rare soul beast.

However, what truly surprised Ning Rongrong was the fact that someone was actually sitting atop the scorpion.

To be honest, Ning Rongrong had never seen a soul beast that could be tamed by a person, nor had she even heard of it. Naturally, her curiosity was piqued.

Xiao Feng, who was seated on the back of the scorpion corpse puppet, noticed Ning Rongrong's gaze and instinctively turned to look at her.

[Ding! Congratulations to the host for encountering the plot character 'Ning Rongrong,' triggering the random projection mission—Nine Treasure Glazed Tile!]

[Ding! Mission content: Help Ning Rongrong evolve her martial soul into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda. Mission reward: An additional lottery draw opportunity.]

Upon hearing the system prompt in his ear, Xiao Feng immediately understood who this young girl in the white dress was.

Seeing that Xiao Feng didn't seem much older than herself, Ning Rongrong's eyes flashed with surprise. She pointed at the scorpion puppet and asked, "What kind of soul beast is that? How did you tame it?"

For a support-type soul master like Ning Rongrong, taming a powerful soul beast as a mount would not only be incredibly cool but also greatly enhance her safety.

No matter the cost, Ning Rongrong was determined to learn how to tame a soul beast from Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng looked her up and down, a playful expression on his face. "Little girl, shouldn't you introduce yourself before asking others questions?"

Realizing she had been too hasty, Ning Rongrong quickly put on an innocent smile and said, "My name is Ning Rongrong. Big brother, what's your name?"

"My surname is Xiao, and my given name is Feng."

"So, it's Brother Xiao~"

Ning Rongrong seized the opportunity, her voice turning sweet. "Brother Xiao, you're amazing! This is the first time I've seen someone able to tame a soul beast!"

"Haha~ Little sister, you misunderstand. I don't have the ability to tame soul beasts. I can only control their corpses!"

Xiao Feng chuckled and shook his head, jumping down from the scorpion puppet. He pointed at the scorpion lying on the ground and said, "If you don't believe me, you can come closer and take a good look."

Ning Rongrong's expression changed slightly, and she hurried forward to inspect the scorpion closely. She found that it really was a lifeless corpse.

"Who's there? Sneaking around! Come out!"

Just as Ning Rongrong was feeling a bit disappointed, Xiao Feng suddenly shouted and turned his head to look at a small grove several dozen meters away.

"Bang! Bang! Bang..."

Under Ning Rongrong's astonished gaze, the scorpion puppet leaped up like a tank, charging into the grove.

The trees in front of the scorpion puppet were snapped in half by its giant pincers, forcing Flender, who was hiding in the trees, to reveal himself.

"Dean!"

Ning Rongrong couldn't help but cry out when she saw Flender suddenly appear.

The scorpion puppet, which had forced Flender out, didn't stop its attack. It continued to wave its massive pincers, aiming at Flender.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

As the scorpion puppet charged at him, Flender's feet instantly lit up with seven soul rings. His martial soul activated, and with a powerful swing of his winged right arm, he struck.

"Boom!!!"

With a loud bang, the scorpion puppet was sent flying by Flender's blow, rolling several times on the ground before coming to a stop.

Seeing the puppet regaining its balance and preparing to attack again, Flender couldn't help but warn Xiao Feng, "Kid, if you don't call it off, don't blame me for tearing it apart!"

"Come back!"

With Xiao Feng's command, the scorpion puppet immediately ran to his side, obediently lying down like a docile puppy.

Seeing this, Ning Rongrong's eyes once again gleamed with interest as she looked at the scorpion puppet.

Initially, when she discovered it was just a corpse, she thought its combat power must be weak, only useful as a ride.

But to her surprise, the scorpion puppet's combat ability was so strong that it could rival a soul king-level expert.

Although the scorpion puppet had no chance against Flender, that didn't mean it was weak—only that Flender was too powerful.

After all, Flender's soul power was at an impressive seventy-eighth level. Even without using soul skills, the sheer boost from his martial soul was enough to crush most soul king-level opponents.

Flender was curious about the scorpion puppet's workings, but he had more important things to do—like teaching Ning Rongrong a lesson.

"Ning Rongrong, you've really disappointed me!"

Flender scolded, "I'm giving you two options: either go back and finish running your twenty laps, or pack your things and leave. Shrek Academy has no place for someone like you!"

"I..."

Ning Rongrong opened her mouth in protest, "Dean, it's not that I don't want to run, but the training task you set is unreasonable. Running twenty laps around Shrek Academy is over sixty kilometers. How am I supposed to finish before lunch?"

"You make a fair point..."

Flender sneered, "But at Shrek Academy, I make the rules. As students, you must follow my orders.

If this were a battlefield, your behavior would be akin to desertion—and deserters only meet one end: death!"

"But Shrek Academy isn't a battlefield." Ning Rongrong scoffed, "And who do you think you are, anyway? You're just a lowly soul sage!"

(End of Chapter)

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