Douluo: Two brothers in douluo

For certain reasons, Shrek Academy's official start date had been postponed by two days—there was simply no way around it.

"Very good. You all seem quite spirited. Let me introduce myself: I am Flender, the founder and principal of Shrek Academy."

Flender's face, long and shoehorn-shaped, wore a pair of glasses that couldn't hide his sharp, piercing gaze.

However, when his eyes fell on Tang San, they revealed a hint of complexity.

This boy is both the disciple of my old friend Yu Xiaogang and the son of the legendary Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao.

Yet, Zhao Wuji was Flender's brother-in-arms for over ten years, and Tang Hao had seriously injured him without warning. It would take Zhao Wuji at least a month or two to recover fully.

At this moment, Tang San and Xiao Wu's injuries had almost completely healed. The two daredevils were back to normal, while another…

"Tang San, Xiao Wu, Zhu Zhuqing, Ning Rongrong—I already understand your current situations. So, starting tonight, we will begin your first lesson."

After saying this, Flender once again gave Ning Rongrong a complicated glance.

What luck did my tiny Shrek Academy stumble into to attract all these big shots?

Dai Mubai: Star Luo Empire's prince.Zhu Zhuqing: Member of the powerful Zhu family, also Dai Mubai's fiancée.Tang San: Son of Tang Hao, the Clear Sky Douluo who killed the previous Pope.Ning Rongrong: Direct descendant of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, daughter of Sect Master Ning Fengzhi, and the beloved granddaughter of two Titled Douluo guardians.

Among the seven students, only Ma Hongjun and Oscar seemed "normal" and were genuinely from commoner backgrounds.

As for Xiao Wu, Flender wasn't sure about her origins yet. But judging by her closeness to Tang San, she clearly wasn't simple either.

"Oscar, Ning Rongrong—step forward. The rest of you are dismissed!"

Hearing this, Oscar and Ning Rongrong stepped out with confusion. The others, however, didn't leave immediately.

Apart from Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing—who had already left—no one else showed any intention of leaving.

Zhu Zhuqing was pulled away by Dai Mubai. Though puzzled, she chose to trust him.

"There's nothing worth watching. Oscar and Ning Rongrong are auxiliary-type spirit masters. The principal probably wants them to run laps for endurance training."

Dai Mubai sneered and continued,

"Honestly, what a joke. With Old Zhao's gravity field, why would anyone bother with running? Hahaha…"

Dai Mubai couldn't help but burst into laughter.

Come on, with Zhao Wuji here—a "Soul Saint" who's good at everything but achieving anything—why would you use such primitive methods for physical training?

Flender: "…"

The other teachers: "…"

This brat's already sabotaging my lesson plan, and I haven't even explained it yet!

What made it worse was… Dai Mubai had a point. Using Zhao Wuji's gravity-based skills to simulate training would indeed be far more effective than running laps.

Why didn't we think of that before?

Flender was about to call Dai Mubai back, but by then, Dai Mubai had already disappeared with Zhu Zhuqing.

Flender: "…"

The problem was, Zhao Wuji couldn't use his martial spirit right now. Even if the idea was good, it was utterly useless at the moment.

"Oscar, you…"

Flender's expression shifted slightly. "You're level 30?"

He'd been about to give Oscar a lecture but paused mid-sentence when he sensed something off.

Normally, unless the power gap was huge, it was hard to sense someone's exact spirit power when it wasn't being actively used.

However, Oscar's situation was special—he had just broken through to level 30 earlier that morning. His spirit power hadn't fully stabilized, so small bursts of energy occasionally leaked out.

With Flender's sharp senses as a level 78 Soul Saint, it wasn't hard to notice.

"Yes, Principal! I broke through this morning!" Oscar said excitedly.

For Oscar, as a food-type auxiliary spirit master, reaching level 30 was no small achievement. Food-type spirit masters had the slowest cultivation speed compared to attack, agility, or control types.

Breaking through to level 30 was something worth celebrating!

"Well done, Oscar! You didn't disappoint me. Congratulations—you're the second student here to reach level 30!"

Flender smiled in satisfaction.

Among the students, no one except Ma Hongjun knew what Oscar's martial spirit actually was.

Oscar had also shaved his mustache that morning, making him look about the same age as Dai Mubai.

Tang San and the others were confused.

Why is this such a big deal? Dai Mubai is already at level 40. Oscar just reached level 30—what's there to celebrate?

During registration, Oscar had been selling sausages at the academy gates.

Because Dai Mubai brought Tang San and the others in late that day, Oscar had assumed no one else was coming and had packed up early.

"Nice one, Little Ao!" Ma Hongjun patted Oscar on the shoulder.

Although Ma Hongjun was younger than Oscar, he still called him "Little Ao"…

Clearly, there was a story here.

"Hah, don't you know who I am? Breaking through to Soul Elder is only natural for me!" Oscar swatted Ma Hongjun's hand away, looking smug.

After all, I'm a food-type spirit master born with full innate spirit power—how many of those exist on the entire Douluo Continent?

"Alright. Since you've reached level 30…"

Flender paused, frowning slightly.

He could personally accompany Dai Mubai and Oscar to the Star Dou Forest to acquire spirit rings. But Zhao Wuji's spirit skills were far more effective for capturing spirit beasts.

Given Zhao Wuji's current state, though, it was impossible.

Oscar looked at Flender hopefully. He knew exactly what Flender was thinking: helping him and Dai Mubai obtain their next spirit rings.

But when Flender stopped speaking halfway, Oscar felt his heart drop.

After a moment of silence, Flender finally said,

"Wait a little longer. At most, in a month and a half, Old Zhao and I will personally take you both to obtain your spirit rings!"

If it were just Oscar's third ring, Flender could handle it alone.

But Dai Mubai's next ring would be his fourth—having two people accompany them would be much safer.

Oscar looked visibly disappointed.

Flender turned his gaze to Tang San and Xiao Wu.

"Tang San, Xiao Wu, you're both currently at level 29. Try to break through to level 30 during this time. That way, we won't need to make multiple trips."

"Yes, Principal."

"Alright. Now, let's talk about running laps."

Oscar and Ning Rongrong: "…"

(End of Chapter)