Chapter 141: Two Player Mode...? Someone, please!

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"You..."

Upon hearing these words from Zeng Yi, the faces of the two individuals stiffened.

In today's training exercise, if one fell off the wooden stake, they had to run three laps around the academy while carrying weights. However, Zeng Yi had lightened the punishment for Oscar and Ning Rongrong, the two auxilary soul masters. If they fell off once, they only had to run one lap.

But now, Ning Rongrong owed 153 laps, and adding the number of laps she had run in the afternoon, one could imagine how miserable her day had been.

"What do you think? Should I add two more laps? It can also contribute to your sleep, you know," Zeng Yi said with a smirk, making the two feel that this person was simply a devil. Compared to him, their mentor was really too gentle.

They reminisced about the days of being taught by their mentor.

Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu were at a loss for words.

"By acting like this, you will definitely not be able to find a girlfriend! Bastard!" Ning Rongrong exclaimed in anger.

Facing two beautiful girls, he was still able to say such words. Ning Rongrong felt that this person was beyond redemption. Didn't he understand the concept of cherishing women? Look at the other male classmates, see how charming and eloquent they are.

It seems like Xiao Wu's statement is very unreliable. It's impossible for a girl to like a guy like him, they must have misjudged the situation. Reference to Zhuqing and him surely has no connection.

"Hehe, you don't need to worry about that, little brat," Zeng Yi said with a disdainful gaze at Ning Rongrong.

Thinking about such things at the age of twelve, these kids these days are truly mature in their thinking!

Has the era changed?

Seeing Zeng Yi's contemptuous look, Ning Rongrong felt unhappy.

Treating me like a child again, so annoying!

"Tch, we're not going to run anymore. Xiao Wu, let's go back to the dormitory, let's ignore this annoying guy," Ning Rongrong said, glaring fiercely at Zeng Yi and pulling Xiao Wu's hand as they turned to leave.

It's really entertaining to train this group of main characters.

Watching the figures of the two girls leaving, their steps still unstable, Zeng Yi's mouth curled into a smile.

"Now that I've agreed to the request of my mentor and train them, they should also agree to my request," Zeng Yi murmured as he watched the disappearing figures of the two.

Zeng Yi's training for the Shrek Seven Monsters was not without cost. He made a deal with the mentor Yu Xiaogang and the Shrek Academy Dean Flender. In exchange for training the seven of them, he was allowed to go out at night.

Although Zeng Yi had plenty of time to practice calmly since staying at the Shrek Academy, staying inside the academy all the time was a bit suffocating. Zeng Yi had always wanted to go to Suotuo City, buy some wine, casually go to the Blue Swan Tavern to hang out with Kas, and then go to the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena to fight and earn money.

[Notes: I will be renaming the Qingka Tavern owned by Kali and Kas to Blue Swan Tavern, as it feels more sense.]

Zeng Yi looked up at the night sky.

"Well, it's still early. I'll go talk to the shameless dean and go out and have some fun tonight," he said softly, then immediately headed towards where Dean Flender lived.

In the following time, Zeng Yi subjected the Shrek Seven Monsters to hellish devil training.

In addition to practicing combat on the wooden stakes, Zhao Wuji was also brought in as a sparring partner. Zhao Wuji had a soul skill that could create a gravity field, making him a natural practice dummy! After the Shrek Seven Monsters adapted to the wooden stake field, Zeng Yi had Zhao Wuji stand in the middle of the field and release the gravity field. Under the doubled gravity, the Shrek Seven Monsters, who had already adapted, felt as if they were back to their initial state, causing them unbearable suffering.

But despite the grueling training, they persevered with gritted teeth. Their strong willpower even moved Zeng Yi.

They truly deserved to be called the main characters!

Of course, Zeng Yi's training for these seven individuals was not only to strengthen their perseverance, soul power control, speed, strength, and reaction abilities, but also their combat abilities and fighting experience.

Zeng Yi had them fight with him individually. Every time, he used ruthless attacks. With his wealth of combat experience, in the beginning, no one could withstand him for more than ten moves.

Every time, Zeng Yi's blade would graze their necks, leaving behind a thin red line, making them keenly feel the scent of death, letting them know that this was not a drill but a real battle.

With each occurrence, they felt as if their souls had been severed by Zeng Yi, clearly sensing the taste of death. Despite facing the pressure of death time and time again, they did not collapse; instead, their desire for victory grew stronger, and they fought longer under Zeng Yi's guidance.

Death is not frightening; what is frightening is lacking the courage to face death.

This was what Zeng Yi said to the Shrek Seven Monsters.

Zeng Yi's hellish training lasted for a whole month.

During this month, the Shrek Seven Monsters underwent a tremendous transformation, not only in terms of their physical fitness but also in their combat experience and overall improvement.

In terms of individual strength, Ning Rongrong's soul power increased by one level, making her a twenty-seventh level Soul Master.

And Tang San, his soul power also increased to the thirty-second level. Among all of them, his strength improved the most during this period of hellish training. Under Zeng Yi's guidance, Tang San had become adept at using his external spirit bone, the Eight Spider Lances, in combat. With this spirit bone, Tang San's strength surpassed the others, making everyone envious.

But the most surprising improvement came from Zhu Zhuqing. In this month's training, she displayed the swordsmanship taught to her by Zeng Yi, revealing her true strength to everyone. With her twenty-ninth level soul power and exquisite swordsmanship, combined with the advantage from her martial spirit's speed, even Xiao Wu, who was at the Soul Elder level, could not defeat her.

This was simply astonishing. Did it mean that Zhu Zhuqing could now fight above her level?

As for this sword technique, the others didn't need to think twice to know that it was taught by Zeng Yi. Among them, only Zeng Yi was a swordsman.

The current Zhu Zhuqing wore a black long gown, tied her long black hair into a ponytail, and carried a longsword named Clear Shadow at her waist. Her eyes were sharp, exuding a fierce aura. She had already acquired the demeanor of a swordsman.

The one-month training had finally come to an end. The mentor had also instructed Zeng Yi to stop, as he had already arranged the next stage of training for them.

Zeng Yi was quite happy with this arrangement, as it made things much easier for him, allowing him to relax more and have fun in Suotuo City.

In the evening, the seven members of Shrek gathered in the cafeteria for dinner.

Zeng Yi's training had ended two days ago, and now they were under the mentor's control, following his arrangements for their training.

This made things much easier for them.

"By the way, where did Zeng Yi go?" Dai Mubai, not seeing Zeng Yi's presence, asked with a puzzled expression.

The mentor would summarize the past few months of training, so they could only come to the cafeteria for dinner at night.

"He probably went out. I see him running to Suotuo City every night," Oscar replied.

"What! He can go out? That's too comfortable!" Fatty exclaimed in shock, followed by a face of envy. He had been staying in the academy for three months and the Evil Fire had made him uncomfortable. He had been wanting to go out to vent, but Zeng Yi could go out every night. He was too envious.

"Do you think all men are like you? Only thinking about women?" Ning Rongrong glared at Fatty angrily.

This made Ma Hongjun scratch his head awkwardly, then a shiver ran down his spine as he felt a chilling gaze from Zhu Zhuqing staring at him.

Suddenly, the cafeteria door swung open, and everyone's attention involuntarily shifted towards the door. They saw a figure rushing in.

It was Zeng Yi.

Zeng Yi hurriedly sat next to them, feeling that his throat was a little dry. He grabbed a glass of water and poured it into his mouth.

"Ah..."

As the cool water flowed down his dry throat, Zeng Yi couldn't help but let out a satisfied groan.

Meanwhile, the others looked at Zeng Yi with strange eyes, their faces filled with confusion.

What happened to him?

It was the first time they had seen Zeng Yi in such a hurried state.

"What happened to you, Zeng Yi?" Tang San couldn't help but ask.

At that moment, Zeng Yi's expression instantly turned serious, his gaze fixed on them, making everyone feel nervous.

"I have something to tell you."

"Well, speak up, what's the matter?" everyone nervously replied.

"I can't play in Two Player Mode anymore!"

Everyone: ???

Seeing their confused looks, Zeng Yi explained, "I mean, in Great Spirit Arena! Participating in ranked matches at the arena, fighting with others, and winning can earn you money."

"Oh, so that's it!" everyone nodded in understanding.

"What do you mean, 'oh, so that's it'? Don't you understand how serious this is?" Zeng Yi slammed the table and urged them.

"Is it that serious?"

"Of course, it's ten gold soul coins for free!"

"So, come on, let's find another person to team up with me for Two Player Mode!" Zeng Yi clapped his hands on the table repeatedly, urging them.

Everyone: ???