Heaven Dou Empire imperial capital Heaven Dou City, at the heart of northeastern Heaven Dou Empire, it was the core of all of Tian Dou's political power, also one of the two largest cities on the Continent. On Douluo Continent, only Star Lou Empire's imperial capital could match it.
The Shrek Academy party wanted to go to Heaven Dou City, but they needed to first leave Balak Kingdom, afterwards pass through the entire Silvers Kingdom to the the north of Balak Kingdom, to finally enter Heaven Dou Empire's imperial city boundaries. Further to the east, it would be entirely Heaven Dou Empire's imperial city lands. The entire journey would be very far, spanning more than two thousand kilometers. Thus can be seen, how enormous the Heaven Dou Empire's territory was.
"Okay, you little monsters. You have all rested for two months already, from now on it's full speed ahead. Everyone must follow my speed, if not, heh heh."
Flender seemed to have returned to what he was previously, a devious light was emitted from his eyes. With one hand grabbing Grandmaster's arm, leaving behind those words, he already shot forward.
Flender naturally didn't use his full strength to run. With Zhao Wuji in front of the academy teachers, they spread out on both sides as they followed him.
Shrek students looked on and unhesitantly ran. They were already undaunted by burdened running. Normal running was nothing to them. Without even needing to use spirit power to assist them, even Oscar and Ning Rongrong could keep up to Flender's current speed.
Grandmaster was being carried by Flender using spirit power, thus he did not even need to waste any energy. Grandmaster suspiciously commented
"Flender, what is the meaning in this training? Their current body foundations are already very strong now."
Flanders grinned, saying
"Is there really no meaning in this training? Xiao Gang, these methods are not something you can use. Furthermore, even if this training had no meaning, rushing a little bit faster, wasting less time on the road, we can cut down on meals and stay in fewer hotels. This way, we should be able to save some money. Previously we agreed to use the previously won three thousand gold coins on this third stage of training. We should save as what we can."
"You… You really are the same as always."
Flender, somewhat deviously, only winked at Grandmaster, suddenly he sped up. Accelerating ahead like an arrow as it left a bow.
With Flender's increase in speed, the Shrek students other than JoyBoy, started to be unable to keep up. In the end, using only physical strength to run definitely couldn't match his speed when he was being assisted by spirit power. Furthermore, Flender was an agility attack system Spirit Master, and even a Spirit Emperor level agility attack system Spirit Master at that.
In a hurry to keep up, Shrek Seven Devils could only increase their speed accordingly. As a result, Ning Rongrong and Oscar could no longer continue by their own strength. Oscar was carried by JoyBoy while Zhu Zhuqing and Xiao Wu took turns carrying Ning Rongrong.
Flender saw that other than JoyBoy, everyone behind him couldn't keep up and thus finally slowed down a little. Running with a normal speed, he gave the Shrek Seven Devils time to eat the large sausage and recuperate a bit.
Using this method of running, within a day, Shrek Seven Devils were as tired as when they had experienced Grandmaster's Devil training again. Within just this day, they had already run close to four hundred kilometers, completing about a fifth of the journey.
Fortunately, Flender wasn't as stingy as he proclaimed. He didn't make everyone camp outside, but rather, settled for the night in a small town along the way.
The so called small town, was actually just a relatively big village. The inn that the Shrek Academy party stayed in was actually the only inn in town. Even if it was a little shabby, it could still be said to be relatively clean.
Flender once again fully demonstrated his stinginess, altogether asking for only three rooms. The teachers would only use one room, the male students used one room and the female students used one room.
After an uneventful night, the second day's morning. Everyone continued the journey. By now, they had already left Balak Kingdom, entering the borders of Silvers Kingdom.
The same day, they reached Silvers Kingdom's capital on the southern border, Silvers City. Flender unprecedentedly chose this major city to lodge at, furthermore at the time they entered the city, the sky was only just starting to darken.
"Flender, are you alright?"
When Flender brought everyone to check in at an expensive hotel, even Grandmaster who could never hang on to coin couldn't help feel strange. Furthermore, this time Flender unexpectedly rented five rooms, letting everyone live somewhat less crowded. Even dinner was unprecedentedly lavish.
Whether it was Grandmaster or Zhao Wuji and the other teachers, everyone were baffled by Flender's actions. Always miserly, how would he suddenly become so generous?
At dinner, Flender finally showed his true colors.
Flender wore a smiling expression, raising a wine cup in front of him, saying
"Travelling for two days, to thank you all for your hard work, please eat to your heart's content. However, the little monsters are only allowed one cup of wine."
Speaking, he led by example and poured the wine down his throat, and furthermore extremely enthusiastically received everyone's dishes.
"You also haven't had any real combat for two months. This Silvers City has a Great Spirit Arena. This evening you should all go exercise a bit. En. There's no need to participate in all spirit battles. In order to not influence tomorrow's travelling, just join the team spirit battle."
Flender delightedly settled the bill, asking for directions to Silvers Great Spirit Arena, bringing everyone to leave the hotel.
Silvers Great Spirit Arena appeared even more magnificent than its Suotuo counterpart. This was after all Silvers Kingdom's capital city, still a level above Suotuo.
Wearing those masks that had shaken Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, the Shrek students once again set out. However, when Flender had the Shrek Seven Devils sign up for a team spirit fight he was struck dumb.
The Silvers Great Spirit Arena staff carefully inspected the Shrek Seven Devils spirit fighting badges, and couldn't help but uncomprehendingly look at the seven Spirit Masters in front of him, finding it somewhat difficult to speak.
"My apologies, respected Spirit Masters, I'm afraid you can't participate in the team spirit fight."
The Shrek Seven Devils were indifferent, Flender was not. One must know, since entering Silvers City he had already spent a lot of coin, hoping to be able to recoup it here. Flender angrily asked
"Why? Don't tell me there are no people at the Great Spirit Arena?"
"My apologies, respected sir, but our Silvers Great Spirit Arena doesn't have a gold spirit fighter team for a fair spirit fight."
The staff member said embarrassedly. Flender asked
"Then a silver spirit fighter team is fine as well. Don't you see that among them is only one Spirit Master that just advanced to gold spirit fighter?"
The staff member shook his head
"That certainly won't do. First of all, we only have one silver spirit fighter thirtieth level team, but letting them fight clearly is unfair. Presumably you also know the rules of the Great Spirit Arena, a team's level is counted according to the level of its highest member."
Flender unresigned asked
"Is there no other way?"
The staff member thought about it.
"It's not that there are no ways. If everyone agrees to surpass levels to join a spirit fight, I can naturally arrange it. Surpassing levels no longer suffers the level restrictions of spirit fights. In other words, you can challenge one of the lowest fortieth level spirit fighter teams, here the fortieth level teams are practically all silver spirit fighters, there are also a few gold spirit fighter teams. You can choose as you wish."
Fortieth level? Flender was stunned a moment, immediately afterwards shaking his head
"Then let it be."
"No, I think it's possible."
Grandmaster's stiff voice echoed, unhurriedly strolling up to Flender's side. Flender frowned
"Xiao Gang, what kind of joke is that? How is this possible, you also know the depth of a spirit ring gap. Don't tell me you want to send the children to their death? Don't forget that among them are three who haven't reached the thirtieth level, confronting a fortieth level Spirit Master team, they won't stand a chance."
Grandmaster shook his head
"Of course I wouldn't let them take risks, Flender, there are still very many differences with fortieth level spirit fighter teams."
Speaking, Grandmaster turned to the staff member
"What you said just now, letting us pick our opponent, without question."
The staff member nodded
"Of course without question. Furthermore I can guarantee that this team spirit fight will be in the Central Main Spirit Arena."
While they were speaking, JoyBoy and other students were silently observing everything from the side. JoyBoy didn't say anything because he knew that today's lesson will be extremely important in the Shrek Seven Devil's life, especially for Oscar and Ning Rongrong.
He was hoping that even if they made him fight, it would not be as a member of Shrek Seven Devils team and instead a one vs one battle. It wasn't that he didn't want to join Shrek Seven Devils team and fight others, the main problem was that he was way too overpowered for their level and they wouldn't be able to grow as long as he was in their team. Grandmaster continued
"Among your fortieth level teams do you have one that is especially cruel? Best is that kind of team that every time kills or injures the opponent. The higher the proportion of injuries the better."
"Ah?"
The staff member startled looked at Grandmaster, thinking to himself, 'don't tell me this person want's to have this team killed?' Originally he thought Grandmaster would pick the weakest fortieth level team, he hadn't expected him to say something like this. Flender grabbed Grandmaster's shoulder, bellowing
"Xiao Gang, are you insane? You want to get the children killed?"
Grandmaster calmly smiled,
"Flender, do you think I would let the children get killed? Don't worry, I have a reason."
Grandmaster took advantage of Flender's dull moment to once again question the staff member,
"Is there such a team?"
"Ah, yes. There is."
The staff member finally reacted.
"Fiend Team, fortieth level silver spirit fighter team, since entering the silver spirit fighter grade, forty six bouts and thirty one wins. Altogether they have killed opponents sixty three times. Injured opponents ninety eight times, called the 'murder weapon' of the silver spirit fighter teams. The majority of the silver spirit fighter teams are unwilling to face them since they play so hard."
Grandmaster nodded satisfied
"Good, then we will challenge this Fiend Team. Our team is called Shrek Seven Devils. Altogether seven members will fight."
After deciding the opponents for the Shrek Seven Devils team, Grandmaster then checked opponent for JoyBoy in one versus one battle. Just like with Shrek Seven Devils team, his opponent was also a 'cruel' level fifty nine poison type control system Spirit Master who tormented his every opponent.
"But, is this alright?"
Grandmaster calmly said
"Flender, this is also a kind of experience. Inevitably there will be a day when they must confront circumstances like these. Do you believe that having us at their side to guide them when they confront such circumstances, or letting them endure it on their own is better?"
Flender's gaze collided with Grandmaster's in midair, seeming to raise sparks. In the end he was still the one to yield, nodding
"Fine, I hope you're right."
Grandmaster calmly smiled, saying
"This is the best way to examine their mental qualities, it's also something they must experience sooner or later."
Flender looked at the other teachers, saying
"Then, let's decide it by vote. Everyone in favor of Grandmaster's decision raise your hands. The minority defers to the majority."
While speaking, Flender took the lead to raise his hand. After the other teachers hesitated a moment, they also one after another showed their agreement. Grandmaster then turned to the staff member
"Please help us set it up."
Since, JoyBoy was participating in one versus one battle, his battle was arranged first followed by Shrek Seven Devils team battle. Grandmaster as usual delivered the Shrek students to the Main Spirit Arena's spirit fighter team entrance, finally warning them yet again
"Remember, your opponents are cruel and savage. No need to hold back. Use the fastest way to settle it. Understand? If something unexpected happens, immediately leave the ring, concede rather than suffer any harm."
Tang San nodded to Grandmaster, saying
"Teacher, don't worry, we won't lose."
Since this time they weren't invited by the Great Spirit Arena, the team leaders couldn't enter the arena like last time at Suotuo Great Spirit Arena to wait at the entrance. Grandmaster could only quickly leave, meeting up with Flender's group to watch this spirit fight from the stands.
JoyBoy didn't say anything but he still politely nodded with a smile. When his fight was about to begin, he went to the stage and waited for his opponent.
When his opponent arrived, he couldn't stop the slight twitches at the corners of his eyes because his opponent was a male wearing a dark pink coloured dominatrix outfit with heart shaped designs covering his chest and private parts and had pink butterfly wings on his back as a part of his costume. He was even holding a pink coloured heart shaped crop in his right hand. The main problem JoyBoy had was that his opponent didn't have a slim physique and instead had a buffed up body like Nappa from DBZ.
After observing his opponent, he decided that he wasn't going to make physical contact with his opponent because he might get poisoned and instead would use a technique of Midoria from MHA. Right then, the announcer shouted loudly
"Individual spirit fight, One Punch Man, level surpassing challenge versus Little Butterfly, begin!"
When the anouncer declared the start of battle, before his opponent could even move, JoyBoy activated three hundred and fifty times boost for all attributes. He lifted his left hand in front of him and flicked his finger in the direction of his opponent.
After mastering the Shigan technique from Rokushiki techniques to the level showed in the One Piece anime, creating shockwave by a fluck of his finger wasn't a great deal for him. Since, his opponent didn't show any killing intent towards him, he also didn't use any deadly technique against him and finished the battle in a single move.
After he finished his fight, he went back to the waiting room where Tang San and others were meditating and waiting for their battle. After he politely nodded towards them, they went to the stage to participate in their team battle.
After JoyBoy waited for two minutes, he went to the spirit fighting arena entrance because he knew how the battle was supposed to end in the novel and saw that they were vomiting. The only ones left enduring with the strongest willpower were Tang San and Dai Mubai. Despite this, JoyBoy still saw that Dai Mubai's complexion was pale, his mind clearly somewhat unwell.
"Tang San. We killed people. Yes?"
Dai Mubai found it somewhat difficult to speak.
Tang San nodded
"Yes. We killed people. Teacher said, they were all cruel and savage. Their deaths not deserving of pity."
Ning Rongrong raised her head with a pale complexion, with difficulty saying
"But those were still seven real living people, the moment before they were still brimming with ferocity, the next moment they already became corpses. I..., Waaa——"
"We killed people, really killed people."
Oscar spoke while gasping for breath as he held his stomach. JoyBoy saw their condition and asked Tang San about what happened during the fight that made everyone's condition like that. After Tang San explained everything to him, he spoke in a soft polite tone
"Do not worry everyone, we have done far worse things in the past and will do in the future for selfish reasons."
After he said this everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at him shocked. They couldn't believe that JoyBoy would say things like that about them. Tang San solemnly asked
"Brother JoyBoy, what exactly do you mean by that ? I believe that none of us has done anything like this before not to mention something even worse."