Oscar smiled and took out a Super Recovery Big Sausage from his soul guide, handing it to Ma Hongjun. He sat down and said, "I told you to study properly usually. Besides soul skills, what else can release skills?"
Ma Hongjun ate Oscar's sausage, his soul power instantly recovered somewhat. Hearing Oscar's words, he assumed a thoughtful expression, then said with certainty, "It's soul bones!"
But then Ma Hongjun looked at Oscar in disbelief, "O... Oscar bro, you mean the thing you just used was a soul bone skill? But that's a soul bone! Oscar bro, you went out once and got a soul bone?!"
Oscar looked at Ma Hongjun's inexperienced appearance with some amusement and nodded, "That's right, it is a soul bone."
Then Oscar continued to ask, "Let me test you on a question. How many categories are soul bones divided into?"
Ma Hongjun thought for a moment and said, "They are trunk bones, skull bones, and limb soul bones. Six pieces in total."
Oscar nodded, "Correct, but not entirely correct."
Ma Hongjun was puzzled, "But that's what's written in the books."
"Silly boy, what's written in the books isn't wrong, but the books you've read might not be complete." Oscar patted Ma Hongjun's shoulder and continued:
"Besides these six main soul bones, there's also a special type of soul bone called an external soul bone. This external soul bone doesn't occupy the positions of the six main soul bones, and it can evolve as the soul master's own strength improves. It's a special kind of soul bone."
"Generally speaking, external soul bones are extremely difficult to produce, but once this external soul bone grows, it will possess the power of a hundred-thousand-year soul bone. It can be said to be the number one soul bone below hundred-thousand-year soul bones."
Hearing Oscar's explanation, Ma Hongjun listened very seriously, then widened his eyes as if he had thought of something.
"Oscar bro, so that jade sword of yours just now is an external soul bone, right?" Ma Hongjun asked in disbelief.
Oscar nodded, "That's right, it is an external soul bone. I call it the Azure Spirit Jade Sword."
"With it, even though I'm just a support-type soul master, I can possess combat power comparable to a strong attack-type soul master of the same level. Moreover, because my own physical fitness is stronger, the strength I can display is even greater than that of strong attack-type soul masters of the same level!"
Hearing Oscar's words, Ma Hongjun nodded in agreement. He now had absolute trust in Oscar, because Oscar's image in his heart had long been established.
At this time, Flender and Zhao Wuji and others were also watching the two children from the side, their eyes full of relief.
Ma Hongjun clenched his fists seriously and said, "Oscar bro, in the future I will definitely catch up to you, and I definitely won't drag you down."
Oscar smiled upon hearing this, "I believe in you. Just based on your ability to create your own soul skill now, as long as you persist, it's not impossible for you to surpass me in the future."
Hearing Oscar's words, Ma Hongjun was extremely excited. In his heart now, if he could surpass Oscar, it would be no different from completing a dream.
From enrollment until now, in eight months, Oscar had already become the big brother figure in Ma Hongjun's heart.
Being able to surpass the boss could also be considered something he dreamed of.
Looking at Ma Hongjun with his childlike innocence and somewhat naive appearance, Oscar thought for a while, then said to Flender, "Dean, it's still early. I'll take Hongjun to stroll around Soto City, and顺便 show you the shop."
Flender nodded upon hearing this, "Be careful on the road, return to the academy before dark."
For Oscar's words, Flender basically never refused, because he had no reason to refuse. Since Oscar arrived, Flender as the dean had a lot of free time, and many things were solved by this child who wasn't even nine years old.
Even when Oscar didn't have the ability, he could propose ideas for Flender and others to solve.
So Oscar was now a treasure-level existence for the entire Shrek.
The reason Flender was so relieved to let Oscar and Ma Hongjun, two children, go to Soto City was not only his trust in Oscar's ability, but also his trust in his current strength.
Because the strength Oscar had displayed was already completely capable of ensuring his own safety. After all, Soto City was a proper city, and the city lord was even a Soul Sage-level expert, so public security was still quite good.
Moreover, Soto City wasn't far from Shrek Academy, only half an hour's journey.
After Ma Hongjun ate Oscar's Super Recovery Big Sausage, his soul power recovered very quickly. With Oscar's current level, one Super Recovery Big Sausage was enough to completely restore Ma Hongjun's soul power.
Hearing that Oscar was going to take him to Soto City, Ma Hongjun was overjoyed. Since coming to the academy, he could count on one hand the number of times he'd gone to Soto City to play, and now there was another opportunity - how could he not be happy?
Seeing Flender agree, Oscar took Ma Hongjun and headed toward Soto City.
Of course, the two didn't walk, but rode horses.
That's right, they rode horses.
This should be considered one of Shrek Academy's special features. Because the academy now had money, Flender specifically raised several horses for Oscar and Ma Hongjun to exercise with.
The reason for this was Oscar's suggestion at the time.
For soul masters, the best time to shape them is now. Only by trying everything can there be infinite possibilities in the future.
For Oscar and Ma Hongjun now, horseback riding could not only speed up their travel but also exercise their bodies.
After all, soul masters' physical fitness was inherently stronger than ordinary people. If they waited until they cultivated above level thirty, it would have no effect.
However, although Oscar wasn't yet nine years old, after absorbing his second soul ring, his height had increased again, now at one meter sixty.
Ma Hongjun was six years and eight months old, and after absorbing a soul ring, he was also one meter thirty.
Even though their heights still had some gap compared to adults, because they had absorbed a soul ring, combined with previous training, riding horses was no problem at all.
Each of them rode a white horse, whipping their horses toward Soto City!
"Oscar bro, look, my riding skills have improved again." Two white horses galloped, and Ma Hongjun said excitedly to Oscar.
"Don't get cocky, let's see who gets to the city first!"
Hearing Oscar's words, Ma Hongjun's smile retracted. He clamped his legs against the horse's belly, leaned his body forward and down, his eyes full of determination.
Oscar chuckled seeing this and accelerated as well.
The original half-hour journey took only fifteen minutes with their galloping. When they arrived outside Soto City, the two dismounted and deposited their horses at a horse shop outside the city, because horses weren't allowed inside the city.
It had to be said that although Soto City's city lord didn't get along well with Flender, his management of the city was still quite good.
Although there were occasionally some minor fights, in so many years there had never been any major problems, which was enough to prove his ability.
After all, this era had soul masters with such transcendent status. Of course, the fact that he himself was a Soul Sage-level expert was also an important reason.
After all, this wasn't the era decades later when Title Douluo were everywhere and Soul Douluo were worth less than dogs.
A Soul Sage-level expert was sufficient to become a guest of honor for any faction.