Chapter 75: The Targeted Seven Freaks

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"Young man, do you desire power?" In the dormitory building south of Shrek Academy, a 37-year-old Soul Grandmaster suddenly heard Fang Chang's whisper in his heart.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, he immediately perked up, rubbed his eyes, and looked around in confusion.

"Young man, do you desire power?" Fang Chang's voice echoed in his heart once again.

He was stunned for a moment, then a look of surprise spread across his face, and his smile gradually turned wild. "I desire it, I desire it! I'm willing to worship the Spider God too. Please, give me the Spider God's blessing!"

Huh… what?

Hearing his reply, Fang Chang was momentarily dumbfounded. Was he really this cooperative?

He had prepared a whole set of persuasive arguments, but now they were all useless.

"Well… giving you the Spider God's blessing isn't a problem, but you'll need to complete a task for me," Fang Chang continued, maintaining his "stealth" state as his voice transmitted into the young Soul Grandmaster's heart.

"A task?" The young Soul Grandmaster's eyes darted around. In the rumors he had heard, there was no mention of completing any tasks.

"What task?" he asked warily, a sense of unease rising in his heart.

Seeing that he had taken the bait, Fang Chang was overjoyed and continued to transmit his voice, "The task is simple. You know those new Shrek Seven Freaks in the academy, right?"

The young Soul Grandmaster nodded.

"Help me beat them up, and you'll receive the Spider God's blessing."

This… The young Soul Master hesitated.

The Shrek Seven Freaks were those new privileged kids, right? Not only did they immediately join the advanced class, but the dean even renamed the academy to Shrek Academy because of them.

Because of all this, the older students from the former Blue Tyrant Academy generally disliked them. However, their talents were ridiculously strong, and they had the "special care" of the academy's higher-ups, so no one dared to mess with them.

The young Soul Grandmaster wanted to say something but stopped himself. Of course, he wanted the Spider God's blessing.

After all, it was true that someone had received a Soul Bone-level reward from him. Even if it wasn't that, he could still get a decent Soul Tool that could fetch a good price outside.

But the thought of facing those seven little monsters, whose strength wasn't much weaker than his, made his scalp tingle.

"You only need to pick one of them to beat up. Of course, if you choose Tang San, the reward might be a bit better," Fang Chang said, noticing his hesitation and starting to guide him.

Hearing this, the young Soul Grandmaster felt much more at ease. Among those seven, only Dai Mubai needed special attention, as his Soul Power was close to level 40, a notch above the rest.

As for the others, they should still be around level 30, so dealing with them shouldn't be too hard.

And Tang San? He seemed to be around level 30 too, with a supposedly useless Martial Soul, Blue Silver Grass. Yeah, I'll pick him.

The young Soul Grandmaster seemed to have made up his mind. "I'll go beat up Tang San. What about the reward…"

"As long as you complete the task, I'll come find you at this time tomorrow night," Fang Chang said before leaving the dormitory and heading to the next one.

"Young man, do you desire power?"

This time, Fang Chang received the same response as before. He began to realize what was happening.

His "preaching" seemed to have had an initial effect, as more and more people were learning about the Spider God Church.

But… how could it spread so quickly?

Fang Chang, unaware of Tang Lin'er's declaration of "taking down Bibi Dong," felt that the speed of the news spreading far exceeded his expectations.

This time, the young man was more cautious and chose to beat up the least combat-capable member of the Seven Freaks—Oscar.

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After "persuading" all the male Soul Masters above level 30 in the southern dormitory, Fang Chang sneaked into the girls' dormitory.

The situation here was roughly the same as in the boys' dormitory. Tempted by the Spider God's blessing, everyone made the same choice.

However, while the boys chose to beat up Tang San, Oscar, or even attempt the high-difficulty challenge of Dai Mubai, the girls almost unanimously chose the same target—Xiao Wu.

By the time Fang Chang finished, the sky was beginning to lighten. He quickly found an unused basement in the academy and hid there.

As the morning sun shone on the earth, the Shrek Seven Freaks walked in unison from the northern dormitory to the central cafeteria for breakfast.

Ma Hongjun had dark circles under his eyes, clearly having been busy last night, and seemed to have lost some weight.

Dai Mubai also looked weak, barely able to walk steadily, leaning on Zhu Zhuqing's shoulder for support.

Oscar fluttered around Ning Rongrong like a butterfly, trying every trick to make her happy.

Only Tang San and Xiao Wu seemed normal, holding hands as they walked ahead of the group, attracting countless envious and hateful gazes.

Just as they were about 500 meters from the cafeteria, someone suddenly stretched out an arm to block their path, pointing at Dai Mubai. "You're Dai Mubai, right?"

"Huh?" Dai Mubai pushed Zhu Zhuqing aside and took half a step forward, staring directly at the man in his late twenties. "What do you want?"

This Soul Master's Soul Power had already reached level 42. White, Yellow, Yellow, and Purple Soul Rings appeared in an instant. Without a word, he summoned his Martial Soul, raised his fist, and punched at Dai Mubai.

The other members of the Shrek Seven Freaks were about to step in to help, but they were intercepted by more people rushing out from the surroundings.

These Soul Masters didn't waste any words, targeting their chosen opponents without regard for any rules or honor, immediately starting a brawl.

Among them, Oscar had it the worst. As a support-type Soul Master with a food-system Martial Soul, he had little combat ability. Yet, the number of people targeting him was second only to Xiao Wu and Tang San!

On top of that, he had to protect Ning Rongrong from being hit, so he ended up taking the most hits.

In total, over twenty people were involved in the brawl, all of them their classmates from the advanced class, representing almost the strongest combat force among Shrek Academy's students, aside from the Seven Freaks themselves.

At the start of the fight, Xiao Wu was separated from Tang San. Six Soul Masters targeted her, including all five female Soul Masters and even one male.

Tang San, on the other hand, faced five people, all with Soul Power above level 35, surrounding him in a circle.

These people exchanged glances, understanding each other's intentions. Without saying a word, they rushed forward and started beating the Seven Freaks mercilessly.

After all, the envoy never said they couldn't gang up on them, so this didn't violate any rules.

Besides, they had long wanted to give these privileged kids a good beating, and today they finally had a reason.

Seeing the commotion, the level 20+ students from the former Blue Tyrant Academy, gathered near the cafeteria, also started itching to join in.

Although they hadn't been tempted by Fang Chang, their dislike for the Seven Freaks was unanimous!

Someone took the lead, and soon, thirty or forty more people rushed out, joining the chaos and taking the opportunity to beat up the Seven Freaks.