Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 248 Test

These words stunned everyone present.

Then, Flander snorted coldly and said, "Are you kidding me? A support-type Soul Master going to fight? The most important task of a support-type Soul Master is to assist their partners in battle and, under their protection, to protect themselves as much as possible!"

"Besides, don't you know how powerful your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is as a support martial soul? Why waste your potential and insist on becoming a battle soul master?"

"Then there's no point in me coming here." Ning Rongrong said, her eyes filled with disappointment.

If her goal was to become a powerful and qualified support-type Soul Master, then why did she come to Shrek Academy?

Could it be that the students at Shrek Academy, whose teachers are mostly battle spirit masters, know better how to teach her to become a powerful support spirit master than the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, whose students are all powerful support spirit masters?

Give me a break.

Let alone teaching Ning Rongrong how to become a powerful support-type Soul Master, even teaching her how to become a powerful battle Soul Master, Shrek Academy is not as good as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Could it be that Flander, or Zhao Wuji, is even more powerful than Sword Douluo or Bone Douluo?

In the original story, Ning Fengzhi sent Ning Rongrong to Shrek Academy to study so that she could temper her arrogant personality and bad temper. But when it comes to what he taught Ning Rongrong, in the end she was actually learning the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Distraction Control and Fusion Ring Technique.

Shrek Academy's success was largely due to Tang San's presence, which provided Ning Rongrong with the immortal herb and subsequent opportunities.

To put it bluntly, Shrek Academy is nothing. Without Tang San, all they could teach Ning Rongrong was probably their initial, laughable running training.

So here's the question: can running training only be done at Shrek Academy?

In short, Ning Rongrong now felt somewhat disappointed with Shrek Academy and immediately wanted to leave.

Flander and Dai Mubai were speechless at her, and Oscar was also somewhat unable to figure out what Ning Rongrong was thinking.

Support-type Soul Masters only need to learn how to survive and support their teammates, so why are they so insistent on fighting?

Xiao Wu then remembered what Ning Rongrong had said and said, "Rongrong... could it be that your brother was a support-type Soul Master who became a battle-type Soul Master?"

Ning Rongrong nodded, and said somewhat sadly, "That's right, my brother transformed himself from a support-type Soul Master like me into a battle Soul Master all by his own efforts..."

Immediately, everyone present was surprised by these words.

Flander immediately realized what was happening and said, "Could it be... that your brother is... the peerless genius of Heaven Dou City...?"

He had naturally heard of Ning Feiliu's great reputation; it was said that three peerless geniuses had emerged from Tiandou City in recent years.

They are the young patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan, whose talent, cultivation, and combat power are all quite astonishing. Not only are they invincible among their peers, but they also have the potential to succeed Thunder Douluo in the future.

She is the granddaughter of the current Poison Douluo, and her martial soul inherited the Poison Douluo's Jade Scale Serpent Emperor martial soul, whose poison power surpasses all other poison soul masters of her generation.

His talent is astonishing. He broke through to the Soul Master level at the age of fourteen. In the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament two years ago, at the age of seventeen, he led the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to defeat a group of powerful enemies. In the end, they were only defeated by the Spirit Hall Academy, which had a large number of peak Soul Masters.

It is said that after the competition, he broke through to the Soul King realm at the age of eighteen, becoming the second youngest person on the continent to break through to the Soul King realm.

As for the youngest one to break through to the Soul King realm...

He was the last of those three peerless geniuses, the third young master of Ning Fengzhi, the current sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, who broke through to the Soul King level at the age of fifteen!

Moreover, his combat power was unparalleled. He was invincible among his peers during the Soul Master era and even accomplished the feat of challenging opponents of higher levels.

His martial soul is also extremely unique. It is the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon series of martial souls, which evolved from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the direct descendant martial soul of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. He has five different martial souls, each with different effects and different combinations of soul skills.

In short, it was exceptionally powerful, causing all the younger generation of Tiandou City to submit to and admire it.

Could it be that... this unparalleled genius is... Ning Rongrong's...?

"Hmm." Ning Rongrong nodded, then said, "So I want to become a Soul Master like my third brother, but I just want to prove... that I can also make a difference, but since you all..."

Her eyes were filled with disappointment, and then she turned to leave.

However, Flander immediately snorted coldly and said in a pretentious tone, "Are you giving up so easily?"

"But your academy can't do anything about it, can it?" Ning Rongrong paused, then said dejectedly.

"I'm telling you, our academy might not be able to help for the time being, but I have a close friend who is exceptionally skilled in the study of martial spirits," Flander said seriously, taking a deep breath. "He definitely has a way to make you like your brother!"

"Really?" Ning Rongrong's eyes immediately lit up with a glimmer of hope again.

"I have complete faith in him." Flander, who truly had confidence in Yu Xiaogang, immediately raised his head and said.

Ning Rongrong immediately turned around and stayed, clinging to her last glimmer of hope.

But just then, Flander said, "However, Shrek Academy isn't a place you can come and go as you please. Since you've decided to stay... you'll have to accept the test first!"

"First, become a qualified support-type Soul Master. If you're not even qualified to be a support-type Soul Master, how can you be qualified to be a battle Soul Master!"

Flander had made up his mind that he had to give Ning Rongrong a hard time first, so that he could control her later.

He immediately said to Ning Rongrong and Oscar—

"As a support-type Soul Master, the ability to escape is an essential quality. A support-type Soul Master who can't escape isn't a good Soul Master. And what does escaping require? It requires stamina. Although as Soul Masters you have your own Soul Power to assist you, and your physical abilities are stronger than ordinary people, the enemies you might face are their Battle Soul Masters. Therefore, as support-type Soul Masters, you also need to train your stamina. In a critical moment, perhaps taking just one more step could save your life."

After rambling on and on, he finally addressed Oscar and Ning Rongrong, "Your test is physical training. This is also your lesson for today, Oscar! You both have it! From now on, run forty laps around the entire village. If you haven't returned by lunchtime… Ning Rongrong, you can leave Shrek Academy! You can use your martial souls for assistance… but not your soul power! Now, let's go! Oscar will lead the way."

Forty laps?!

Ning Rongrong bit her lip. She estimated the number of laps based on the size of the village where Shrek Academy was located.

If it were only twenty laps, her physical fitness from regular boxing practice would be quite good, and she could probably manage to get through it with her stamina. However, this was forty laps...

That makes things a bit difficult.

But in order to stay, she had to do it!

So she immediately gritted her teeth and was the first to run.

"Little Oscar! Go now! Otherwise you won't get lunch today!" Flander said to Oscar, who was standing to the side with a bitter face.

"Yes... Dean." Oscar gritted his teeth and rushed forward as well.

……

And so Ning Rongrong and Oscar began to run hard. Ning Rongrong didn't say anything, but silently gritted her teeth and ran forward.

Oscar stared blankly at Ning Rongrong, who was working so hard.

I never expected... that a girl like that could be so serious and hardworking.

I thought she might cheat a little... like using soul power.

However, Ning Rongrong didn't even use her martial spirit; she just kept running.

Gradually, Ning Rongrong's breathing became heavier, and this was only their thirteenth lap...

Ning Rongrong's physical fitness is quite good, so she hasn't given up and is still persevering.

Fourteenth lap...

Lap 15...

However, each subsequent lap of running felt like doubling the burden.

Even Oscar couldn't take it anymore, so...

"I have a big sausage!" He immediately used his first soul skill to create two sausages, then went to Ning Rongrong and handed her the sausages.

"Let's eat some of my sausages to regain our strength..." Oscar said earnestly.

"Thank you...thank you..." Ning Rongrong replied, her face pale and her appearance pitiful.

Then she calmed down a bit, took Oscar's sausage, and quickly swallowed it, because... time was almost up.

There was no time for her to slowly eat the sausage; she had to quicken her pace.

However, she also knew that if she sped up at the beginning and ran out of energy, she wouldn't be able to complete the test later.

Especially since she was using pure physical strength.

"Let's cheer each other on." Seeing Ning Rongrong like this, Oscar mustered his courage and said to her, "You will stay, I believe you can definitely stay!"

He couldn't believe that the dean was really so heartless as to expel such a talented and hardworking genius soul master simply because he failed the test.

"Thank you so much, let's keep going together," Ning Rongrong replied politely.

Then they started running again.

The twentieth lap began... Ning Rongrong's face grew even paler, and Oscar was also struggling to keep going, after all, this was actually the limit he usually pushed in training.

But they had no other choice but to persevere.

However, as time passed, the sun was about to climb to the very center of the sky.

But they still have eight laps to go!

"I want to...stay...I can't give up like this..." Ning Rongrong was exhausted to the extreme, and this was the only thought in her mind.

But...but...time is almost up, and if she keeps running like this...she will still fail the test in the end.

"No..." Ning Rongrong bit her lip, and then a thought suddenly flashed through her somewhat overloaded brain...

"I'm using my soul power here... Flander might not know that, the only thing is..." She just looked at Oscar.

Oscar looked at her and said with a smile, "Rongrong... let's use soul power. I won't tell the dean."

He was completely captivated by Ning Rongrong. If a girl like her were to be discouraged by the dean's absurd and bizarre test, then it would be the dean's fault.

So... he chose to help Ning Rongrong keep this a secret.

"Thank you... Oscar... thank you so much," Ning Rongrong said gratefully.

……

A few minutes later.

Flander stood expressionlessly in the same spot, watching as the pale-faced Oscar and Ning Rongrong supported each other and finally returned to him.

Besides Flander, there were other people present, including teachers such as Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Zhao Wuji.

"Dean...we succeeded." Oscar gave Flander a forced smile and said.

Ning Rongrong also held her back, but she first took out two water bags from her soul tool, handed them to Oscar, and then drank from them herself.

"Thank you..." Oscar felt a warmth in his heart, said to Ning Rongrong, and then continued drinking.

However, at that moment...

"Oscar, you've finished forty laps? Without using your soul power?" Flander's gaze was sharp, making people afraid to meet his eyes.

Oscar's expression immediately became somewhat unnatural, but he still nodded and forced a smile. He said, "Dean, we've finished running."

Oscar gritted his teeth, nodded, and said, "Yes, we've all finished running."

Flander smiled, and if Tang San were to describe his smile, the word "insidious" would be most fitting.

"Very good, Oscar, I didn't expect you to be so friendly. Come here." Flander pointed to the spot in front of him.

Oscar gave a wry smile. He glanced nervously at Ning Rongrong, who was standing to the side with a pale face, and then strode over to Flander and stood there.

Flander slowly raised his right hand and lightly patted Oscar's shoulder. "I admire your spirit of friendship. In that case, go run twenty more laps and let me see just how deep your friendship really is. You don't need to eat until you finish. I've sealed your soul power; don't try to undo it. Go."

Oscar didn't say anything, he just sighed, and was about to go running again when...

"Wait a minute... Dean..." Ning Rongrong stepped forward, her head bowed.

Then she suddenly looked up and said, "It was me who suggested cheating. In the end... we had no choice but to use our soul power to finish the last eight laps... It has nothing to do with him."

Oscar looked at Ning Rongrong and was deeply moved.

At this moment, Ning Rongrong actually chose to speak up for him.

The girl in front of him was truly beautiful, gentle, and kind in his eyes at that moment.

He felt his heartbeat suddenly become louder... it was the sound of his heart fluttering.

"What did I say! You can't use soul power! At most, you can only use your martial soul abilities and soul skills to assist." Flander sneered, "You can't even pass the test of a support-type soul master, how can you talk about becoming a battle soul master?"

"But... what does this have to do with becoming a Soul Master? Soul Masters are supposed to fight using their own Soul Power. Does that mean they have Soul Power but don't use it, and just use their original power instead?" Ning Rongrong finally couldn't help but ask.

(End of this chapter)