Chapter 191: Rongrong and Zhuqing Are Already Asleep

"Alright, little monsters. You've had two months to rest. Starting now, we'll be accelerating our pace. Everyone must keep up with my speed, or else... heh heh."

Flender seemed to have returned to his old self, his eyes gleaming with a scheming light.

Grabbing Yu Xiaogang's arm, he suddenly launched forward, his body shooting ahead in an instant.

Of course, Flender wouldn't use his full speed. Zhao Wuji and the other academy teachers followed closely beside him.

The Shrek students exchanged glances before sprinting after them without hesitation.

After all, they had already endured intense endurance training—regular running was nothing to them.

They didn't even need to use their soul power.

Even Oscar and Ning Rongrong could keep up with Flender's current pace.

However, Yun Feng simply rolled his eyes at the thought of running.

He immediately activated his fourth soul skill, taking off into the sky.

With the enhancement of his soul power, he soared past Flender in an instant.

Turning his head, he called out mockingly,

"Headmaster, your speed isn't up to par. Maybe you should hand over your 'Sky Horn' title to me?"

Flender wasn't upset at all.

In fact, to him, Yun Feng was the one most capable of realizing his dream.

"Hahaha, I'm getting old! Guess I'm slowing down!"

Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang, who was being carried effortlessly by Flender's soul power, didn't bother hiding his irritation.

"You're really just going to let him talk like that?"

Flender looked down at him in confusion.

"Why would I be upset? If you had a student like him, wouldn't you be happy?"

That single sentence completely shut Yu Xiaogang down.

For a long while, he remained silent before finally muttering,

"Flender, what exactly is the point of this? These kids already have a solid foundation."

Flender chuckled without responding directly.

"Oh, Xiaogang, not everything has to be about training. Even if this doesn't strengthen them, moving faster means we'll waste less time on the road. Fewer meals, fewer nights spent in inns… That saves a lot of money."

"We already agreed that the 3,000 gold soul coins from our last bet would fund the third phase of training. Saving where we can makes sense, right?"

Yu Xiaogang sighed in exasperation.

"You… You're really stingy."

Unlike Flender, he had never placed much value on money.

As a Grand Soul Master, he still received a stipend from the Martial Soul Hall.

Flender, on the other hand, gave him a sly grin before suddenly accelerating.

Like an arrow released from a bowstring, he shot forward.

Zhao Wuji, already familiar with Flender's antics, sighed and turned to Shao Xin, the candy soul master.

"This guy… Trying to save money doesn't mean he has to torture us old folks."

Since auxiliary-type Soul Masters lacked speed, Zhao Wuji simply grabbed Shao Xin and carried him forward at a much faster pace.

Flender's sudden burst of speed quickly left the Shrek students struggling.

How could they possibly keep up with a Soul Sage speed-type Soul Master using only their physical abilities?

With no other choice, they activated their soul power, increasing their speed to keep up.

Ning Rongrong and Oscar, however, could no longer run on their own.

Dai Mubai carried Oscar, while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu took turns carrying Ning Rongrong.

Despite the strain, the seven of them refused to fall behind.

Even so, after less than an hour, their soul power was nearly depleted.

Seeing them struggle, Flender finally slowed down, allowing them time to recover.

They quickly ate Oscar's sausages to replenish their energy.

As for the teachers, they didn't bother with Oscar's food—Shao Xin's candy was far more effective.

By the end of the day, they had covered nearly 400 kilometers—one-fifth of their journey.

Thankfully, Flender wasn't that cheap.

Instead of forcing them to camp outside, he allowed them to rest in a small town.

Calling it a "town" was generous—it was more of an oversized village.

Shrek Academy's group checked into the only available inn.

While it was basic, it was at least clean.

True to form, Flender showed off his penny-pinching skills by only booking three rooms:

One for the teachers, one for the male students, and one for the female students.

However, thanks to Yun Feng, a separate arrangement was made.

A few individuals—himself, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing—ended up with their own rooms.

The rest had no objections.

"I'm exhausted."

Oscar collapsed onto his bed, breathing heavily with a look of pure bliss.

After running all day, no one cared about the simplicity of the inn—they were just happy to rest.

Dai Mubai scowled at Oscar.

"What are you complaining about? Most of the time, your weight was hanging off me!"

Oscar groaned.

"But I had to make sausages and mushroom sausages for everyone! Without my soul skills, we wouldn't have kept up!"

"I used just as much soul power as you guys, and soul power exhaustion is real fatigue, you know."

Ma Hongjun snorted.

"Stop whining. If anyone should be complaining, it's me! I'm the heaviest, and I'm not fast. I swear, I need to get a flying ability soon. Then traveling won't be a problem."

Tang San, ever the rational one, interjected,

"Enough complaints. Get some sleep. Who knows if our dear Headmaster will put us through this again tomorrow?"

Meanwhile, Xiao Wu took advantage of the fact that Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong were already resting.

Making sure no one was paying attention, she slipped into Yun Feng's room.

Yun Feng, seeing her enter, instinctively asked,

"Xiao Wu, what's wrong?"

She looked completely exhausted, making Yun Feng feel a pang of concern.

Pouting slightly, she whined,

"After running all day, my legs are sore… Yun Feng, can you give me a massage?"

During their hellish training period, every time Xiao Wu got tired, Yun Feng would help her massage her legs.

Of course, his technique involved more than just massages…

"Alright. Here?"

Yun Feng reached out to ruffle her hair affectionately.

Xiao Wu nodded.

"Mhm. Let's do it here. Rongrong and Zhuqing are already asleep."

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