The theory teacher had always been Lu Qibin. His knowledge was extensive, and it seemed he had once been part of some major power, though no one knew why he had come to Shrek Academy and stayed ever since.
Oscar didn't really care to understand this, so he never asked. But in Oscar's opinion, Lu Qibin's knowledge was far more practical than so-called "Master's."
After all, in Lu Qibin's view, Master's so-called "Ten Core Competencies Theory" had little to offer, and most of that knowledge could be found in books.
However, one thing Master did well was organizing that knowledge, so others didn't have to search everywhere when studying.
In fact, in Oscar's opinion, Master might have genuine knowledge, but the main purpose of his Ten Core Competencies Theory was just to organize and summarize, compiling the knowledge of predecessors for convenient reference by ordinary people and commoner spirit masters.
The problem was that Master shamelessly called it his own theory, which made people laugh.
Moreover, if it weren't for his identity as the son of the Blue Electric Tyrant Dragon Sect's master, would a mere Soul Grandmaster with just two soul rings dare to call himself a "Master of Theory"? He would have been beaten to death otherwise.
On the Douluo Continent, there were a hundred thousand spirit masters. Although 99% of them took pride in their strength, a small portion chose to study theory, as research was needed for development.
Lu Qibin studied theory because he loved it, so in his view, Master Yu Xiaogang was just showing off.
However, because of Flender and his own personality, he simply ignored Yu Xiaogang.
And as could be seen from the original story, Lu Qibin basically had no interaction with Yu Xiaogang, and the reason was this.
The reason Lu Qibin didn't interfere with Yu Xiaogang's teaching of the Shrek Seven Devils in the original story was also because, with their talents, the Shrek Seven Devils would not fade into obscurity.
Otherwise, with Yu Xiaogang's teaching methods, if it weren't for Tang San being the protagonist, the Shrek Seven Devils would probably have been ruined by him in two years.
After all, it was rather ridiculous that carrying stones and running could become the main training methods.
However, Oscar wouldn't make too many comments on this, as long as Yu Xiaogang didn't interfere with him, he could ignore him too.
Morning was theory class time. Oscar sat with Dugu Yan, while Ma Hongjun sat with Dai Mubai.
Naturally, Oscar no longer needed to supplement his theoretical knowledge, because whatever Lu Qibin knew, Oscar basically knew too.
Oscar just studied his own things in his seat, only answering Dugu Yan's questions and confusions.
Oscar sat there just to accompany Dugu Yan. Besides, Oscar wouldn't sit there all the time. After Dugu Yan entered a learning state, Oscar directly left the classroom and went to Gai Yue's place.
Now Oscar had completely mastered ice and fire elements, but to completely merge these two elements with his sword dao and unleash their power, he still needed time to cultivate.
In this regard, Gai Yue was undoubtedly an expert. After all, his Frost Moon Sword was a sword martial soul with ice attributes, and in Gai Yue's sword dao, the role of ice attributes was absolutely not to be ignored.
And Gai Yue was not stingy at all toward this student, teaching Oscar how to perfectly merge elemental attributes with sword dao without reservation, sharing all his methods and experiences bit by bit.
Besides learning sword dao, Oscar would still practice with Zhao Wuji, mainly using his gravity control to train his physical fitness.
It had to be said that Zhao Wuji's soul skill not only worked wonders in battle but was also very helpful in helping Oscar and Ma Hongjun with their training.
In the afternoon's training, Oscar would also take Dugu Yan and Dai Mubai to practice under Zhao Wuji's gravity control while also coordinating their soul skills and teamwork.
Dugu Yan naturally needed no explanation. At sixteen years old, she was at the peak of level 35. Although her talent was a bit worse than Oscar's and Ma Hongjun's, she had a good foundation and was hardworking.
And Dai Mubai was now absolutely obedient to Oscar. He didn't relax at all in the training arranged by Oscar, sometimes even exceeding the requirements.
Time flew by in a month. In this month of being together day and night, Oscar's impression of Dai Mubai had greatly changed.
The Dai Mubai now was indeed different from the playboy in the original story. Perhaps it was because of Ma Hongjun's previous discipline and Oscar's guidance, but whatever the reason, Oscar was very satisfied with Dai Mubai's performance now.
At least the current Dai Mubai was ambitious, knew where his goals were, and would work hard for them, instead of being a playboy who gave up like in the original story.
During this time, Oscar also talked with Dai Mubai, asking him why, as a prince of the Star Luo Empire, he had run to the Heaven Dou Empire, and to such a small academy far from the capital city like theirs.
If Oscar hadn't been with him day and night, Dai Mubai would have definitely used his eloquence to deceive Oscar, but after spending time together, Dai Mubai's own mentality had changed significantly.
So when Oscar asked him this question, Dai Mubai instead smiled relievedly and told Oscar the truth.
His older brother was seven years older than him. Although his talent wasn't as good, he had the age advantage, so Dai Mubai had always lived in his brother's shadow since childhood.
Although he hadn't been threatened with his life because of his age, the oppressive environment always made Dai Mubai on edge. So after turning twelve, Dai Mubai somewhat cowardly chose to escape.
But what he didn't expect was that after coming to Shrek Academy, in just one year, his own mentality had changed, and he had figured out many things.
In fact, Dai Mubai now somewhat regretted escaping like this. After all, he wasn't alone from birth; he also had a fiancée to fight alongside him.
But because of his own cowardice, he chose to escape alone, leaving his fiancée to face the pressure he once faced alone.
And his fiancée was two years younger than him...
That night, when Oscar asked him this question, Dai Mubai didn't sleep all night, pulling Oscar aside to talk a lot about what was on his mind.
Finally, he told Oscar that if possible, he wanted to go back, not to go back to his death, but to bring his fiancée over.
At Shrek Academy, Dai Mubai had felt true friendship, a friendship that didn't add any external things.
Moreover, he had grown a lot here, so if he could bring his fiancée over and they could grow together, perhaps in the future they would have the courage and confidence to face their fate together.
Oscar was quite happy about this, but Oscar didn't want to disrupt the original story's development, and going to the Star Luo Empire now would inevitably take a lot of time.
So Oscar didn't agree to go back to the Star Luo Empire with Dai Mubai to bring his fiancée over. He just patiently persuaded him, saying that since things had come to this, why not let fate take its course? After all, this might be fate's best arrangement.
Hearing this, Dai Mubai hesitated, but finally decided to go back once. Even if he might not be able to come out, he couldn't escape anymore. Besides, Zhu Zhuqing was now facing the pressure from his older brother and sister-in-law alone?
Feeling Dai Mubai's determination, Oscar didn't stop him anymore but agreed with his approach.
And Oscar also understood that the worst outcome would be that Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing wouldn't appear at Shrek Academy, which wouldn't really be a loss for him.
Moreover, if Dai Mubai could really make up his mind, it would prove that he had grown, that his heart was firm enough. If he could have such a companion, it would absolutely be Oscar's honor.
So Oscar didn't stop Dai Mubai anymore but chose to help him, because only this way could they ensure that Dai Mubai could leave the Star Luo Empire smoothly.
But before they set off, they could make one more improvement. Because of Dai Mubai's matter, after discussing with Flender and the others, Oscar decided to have Dai Mubai use whale glue.
However, Dai Mubai had to keep this a secret. This was Shrek's rule. If any information about whale glue leaked from Dai Mubai, the academy would blacklist him and then conduct endless assassinations.
Oscar also made this clear to Dai Mubai. Although Dai Mubai was somewhat shocked that whale glue had such special effects, he agreed to this condition.
After all, he had no choice but to agree!
After taking the whale glue, Dai Mubai's physical fitness improved significantly, and his soul power also reached level 30 from level 29, which was a huge improvement in his strength.
Now he only needed one more soul ring to become a Soul Elder. With the improvement in his strength, Dai Mubai became more confident about going back to the Star Luo Empire to take Zhu Zhuqing away.
Moreover, with Oscar's help, Dai Mubai could have as few worries as possible.
And when Dai Mubai took the whale glue, Oscar also took the "Gaze Through Autumn Waters" pill that he had already refined.
Now it had been over a year since he took the Octagonal Ice Crystal Herb and Fiery Apricot Delicate Herb. After successfully refining the medicinal power of these two immortal-grade herbs, taking the "Gaze Through Autumn Waters" pill now had no side effects.
And doing this wouldn't waste its medicinal power. After taking the "Gaze Through Autumn Waters" pill, Oscar's spiritual power improved greatly. Because this immortal-grade herb's main effect was to enhance spiritual power, and after Oscar refined it into a pill and purified the medicinal power, Oscar also received a huge improvement.
Now Oscar's spiritual power had completely caught up with his physical fitness, both reaching a level approaching that of a Soul Emperor. In the future, as Oscar's strength improved and he refined some remaining medicinal power in his body.
When Oscar breaks through to level 40, his physical fitness and spiritual power might both break through the level 60 barrier, reaching a level truly comparable to a Soul Emperor.
If this could be achieved, Oscar's fourth soul ring would reach a terrifying thirty thousand years.
If this were the case, Oscar's strength would receive a terrifying improvement, his talent and foundation would be strengthened again, laying a solid foundation for his future higher achievements.
Now it had been more than a month since Oscar and Dugu Yan returned to Shrek Academy. After Dai Mubai took the whale glue and improved, he followed Zhao Wuji directly to the Star Dou Forest to obtain his third soul ring.
Oscar also went along because after the three of them got Dai Mubai's third soul ring, they would go directly to the Star Luo Empire's capital to secretly take Zhu Zhuqing away.
Gai Yue and Flender didn't come along because more people meant a bigger target.
Moreover, the Star Luo Empire was not like the Heaven Dou Empire. The Star Luo Empire's military strength far exceeded that of the Heaven Dou Empire, and its power at the spirit master level also crushed the Heaven Dou Empire.
Because the Star Luo Empire's imperial family had a Titled Douluo, and the imperial family and the Duke's Mansion's Zhu family possessed the terrifyingly powerful martial soul fusion skill, which could double their strength.
To take someone away in the capital, under the noses of the imperial family and the Zhu family, Oscar wasn't confident.
But looking at the original plot, Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai could escape, absolutely with the Star Luo Emperor's tacit approval. Otherwise, with just two Soul Grandmasters not even at level 30, they definitely wouldn't even be able to get out of the capital's gates.
So if it could be ensured that the emperor wouldn't stop them and might even help secretly, then the people going couldn't be too many.
Just giving the emperor a signal would be enough. If they wanted to cultivate the younger generation like raising poisonous insects, they naturally wouldn't put all their eggs in one basket.
And at that time, Oscar and Zhao Wuji wouldn't be ostentatious, just secretly helping Dai Mubai a bit. Whether they could take Zhu Zhuqing away mainly depended on Dai Mubai.
Similarly, it depended on how the Star Luo Emperor viewed his sons' struggles.
But according to the original plot, it was likely that he wouldn't interfere with Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing leaving, and might even secretly promote this matter.
If this were the case, Oscar had nothing to worry about. The only thing needed was to try not to reveal any flaws and safely take her away.
And even so, it wouldn't be too much of a change to the original plot. It would just mean that Zhu Zhuqing came to Shrek Academy more than a year earlier.
This point was not a big deal. On the contrary, it might make Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai's relationship closer, and their strength improve more quickly.
If this were the case, it would actually be a good thing for Oscar. After all, if he established a deep friendship with Dai Mubai and helped him ascend to the throne in the future, Oscar could use Dai Mubai's strength to plan more things.
If this could be successful, many things Oscar wanted to do in the future would become simpler.
Thinking of this, Oscar instead wanted to cultivate Dai Mubai well. As long as he didn't womanize like in the original story, he could definitely become a great help to him in the future.
(End of Chapter)