Remembering the old days in a trance
We are destined to fight together
The past has gone but the memory lasts
Our happiness and sorrow in the good old days
The journey is difficult, through the crowds, to the end of time
I'm brave and undefeatable
The sky has become dark and the birds have returned home
Breaking all obstacles and reaching the peak above the clouds
Watching the thin plumes of smoke and the beautiful scenery
Working together, overcoming all difficulties
I will be known as the fearless one
Episode 12
I got an idea!
Headmaster!
Are you all right?
I'm fine.
It's not his power.
His father passed it to him, but he failed to control it.
That's why he became so strong.
The fire will keep burning
until the whole village is turned into ashes.
Headmaster, can you put off the fire?
We have two choices,
wake Ma Hongjun up, or kill him.
It seems it's harder to wake him up now.
If he doesn't wake up, what could be the worst consequence?
He'll be dead too,
just like his father, burning up his Martial Spirit and his life.
There will be nothing we can do.
You can stop him.
I can defeat him and suppress him, but I can't put off the fire.
Unless he's wakened.
Yes.
Tang San.
The flame of Evil Phoenix will devour everything.
You can't hold on for long with your current Spirit Power.
Are you out of your mind?
He'll burn you to death!
Headmaster.
Respect others' decisions.
He's getting his rebirth.
Ma Hongjun, wake up!
Ma Hongjun, keep your Martial Spirit,
or else you'll destroy the whole village!
I don't care!
They killed my father!
They have lives too, you can't decide their fate.
Furthermore, if it continues,
you'll end up getting burnt too.
Listen to me, Ma Hongjun.
Your father chose to burn himself
in order to pass you his Martial Spirit,
not to destroy his hope on you.
You must live well with the power he gave you.
Embrace your potential
to create your own world!
You can't and shouldn't give up!
Do you get it?
Listen to me, Ma Hongjun.
You still have our back,
we can be brothers.
Headmaster and teachers can be your fathers!
All right?
Hongjun!
Keep your Martial Spirit!
It's been put off!
The fire is been put off!
Hand over your special medicines.
Calm down!
Did you try to drug me just now?
How about you try mine now?
Don't!
I'll get it.
Don't kill me.
Hurry up.
That's all I have.
Where did you get this?
I prescribed it.
What are the ingredients? How did you prescribe it?
Actually, someone gave it to me.
Who has eaten it?
Everyone in the village.
After they've eaten it, they became weaker and more obedient.
Who gave it to you?
A guy named Bu Le.
Where's he?
I have no idea!
I'm telling the truth!
He came to me and gave me the medicine.
How did he know you're experimenting for Mutant Spirit?
He said he has already investigated
most descendants of Old Spirit Masters.
He gave this medicine not only to our villagers,
but also people in other areas.
He said he's helping those fallen Spirit Masters to revival.
This is the posture.
Revival!
The guy named Bu Le just gave the medicine to you
didn't ask for anything in return?
That's right!
He said,
if any Spirit Master has successfully mutated,
they can go to
the Suotuo Spirit Arena.
Does that mean we can find him at Spirit Arena?
Not really.
He said,
let the Mutant Spirit Masters take part in battles.
If they're strong enough,
he'll come and look for us again.
I'll let you handle this.
Wait.
Mutant Spirit has always been a tough issue to handle for Spirit Hall.
Since your medicine is so precious,
why don't you sell it to me?
Just name your price.
What're you going to do with it?
I'll send it for research in Spirit Hall.
Let's see if we can disseminate it.
Haven't you seen what it has caused to Ma Hongjun's father?
This medicine is definitely evil.
That's why the research has to continue.
Declining bloodline in Nightfire Village
happens at many places too in Douluo Continent.
Maybe this medicine can really allow them to rise again.
No way.
The Spirit Hall can offer a price that you can never imagine.
I don't want any of that.
What do you want?
Power, status,
or enrolment in Spirit Hall?
What do you want?
I want nothing.
If it was not because of it,
my father wouldn't die.
Any price
won't bring back my father anymore.
I could feel my father's pain.
I believe
he wouldn't want more people to feel what he did.
That's what I thought.
What's your plan afterwards?
I'm going to Suotuo City.
You're going to look for Bu Le?
I haven't made up my mind yet.
It's on our route,
why don't you follow us?
How dare you ask me this?
That's right.
Master!
You're back?
Master, your Martial Spirit theory has been overturned.
By who?
Him.
What about me?
Didn't you say Spirit Ring can only be evolved by hunting down Spirit Beasts?
That's right.
Just now while we were in inner space,
Ma Hongjun already has two Spirit Rings
when his Martial Spirit is awakened.
There's only one possibility.
He was born with two Spirit Rings.
But once he has gotten his power, it mutated.
Right.
I was born with two Spirit Rings.
Before this, it was Plymouth Rock,
now it's Phoenix.
I rather have my father here
than any mutations.
What your father has done
is to make sure you can live well.
Tang San, you did great this time.
I didn't do anything,
If it wasn't you, I might not be able to wake up at all.
Headmaster.
Ma Hongjun has nowhere to go,
can he stay here?
Would you like to be Spirit Master too?
Can I?
Mutant Spirit itself is a strong starting point.
Just pay your fees.
Fees?
Fees for Shrek Academy.
Fifty gold spirit coins.
I don't have so much money.
You do have some living expenses, right?
My house is burnt, I'm now penniless.
Why do I always meet unlucky people?
It's okay. Just follow us.
Hongjun.
Well, after you graduate and have the capability,
are you willing to help the academy?
Yes.
Enough, father.
All right.
Let's go back to the academy then.
All right.
Oscar, clean it up.
Make sure it's clean.
Let's go, back to the academy.
Why me...
Let's go.
Here, Hongjun.
Hongjun,
this is the male dorm.
This is my bed, Brother Dai's, and Tang San's.
You can choose one from the rest.
Close the window before you leave.
It's all dusty.
There's a well at the door.
But if you wash it now, it won't be dry by night.
Why is our academy in the village?
The rent here is cheap!
If we help out their farm works, we can even get discounts!
So, the academy
isn't that rich after all?
That I must disagree.
You're being too polite.
We're utterly poor!
I heard there are allowances for Spirit Masters.
There are three ways for a Spirit Master to get his allowance.
Offer your service to the Empire, join the Seven Clans
or seek refuge in Spirit Hall.
The same goes with the academy,
we have to depend on this wealthy power in order to get financial support.
You'll know after looking at our academy, we don't stand with any side.
Not belonging under any power, that's the real freedom.
Only by breaking restraints can students learn to choose their own paths while growing.
What he said has some points.
Indeed,
but we can't even afford to eat meat now.
Brother San!
Xiao Wu, Headmaster.
Xiao Wu, you brought so much stuff!
Here, give it to me.
Ma Hongjun.
Which bed are you sleeping at?
That one.
All these are for you.
For me?
Not for you, but borrowing them to you.
You have to pay after you earn money.
Little Freak, since you've joined Shrek,
just treat here as your home.
We're all your family members.
This is Dai Mubai, he's your boss.
You all are elder than him, guide him more.
-All right. -I'm good at this.
I'll protect you from now on.
Good kid.
Tang San and Xiao Wu, come with me.
Master and I have something to tell you.
Just the both of us?
All right.
Hurry and come.
Let's go.
We'll make a move first.
Where's the well?
Well?
You're washing his bedsheet
just to thank him for saving you?
I saved you too at that time.
I was the one who put off the fire!
Have you forgotten?
Let me remind you then.
Look, at that time,
Tang San and you were in the fire.
I took such a big barrel of water and walked so far,
then...
I don't get it.
The fire is off.
And then?
And then I saved you.
Don't you think you should thank me too?
Right?
Thank you.
You're being too polite, we all are a family.
Come here, boy. Wash my bedsheet too.
Why must he help you?
Everyone has been helping during this mission,
even our observer, Hu Liena provided us information.
Except you.
Not only you were first captivated, others even have to save you.
I...
I helped splashing water!
Everyone saw that.
The Evil Fire is Ma Hongjun's Martial Spirit.
Do you think your water can put it off?
Either you're being silly after years becoming Spirit Master,
or it's because you've been writing too many opera lines.
From your professional perspective, even if you're making stories,
you have to consider it rationality.
I have records here!
They are all being recorded here!
Look.
I wrote how did I question that village head
and draw something out of him.
It's impossible that I make up these dialogues, right?
Look at it!
You shouldn't neglect my contribution
just because I'm a writer.
All right, just live in your own world.
What do you mean?
Where's he?
He has already left.
Hurry and take a look at him.
Me?
Hurry up.
Stop being so mean to me next time.
Headmaster has informed the City Main Office about the Nightfire Village incident.
If the officers are investigating it, then both of you shouldn't bother anymore.
Also, take good care of Ma Hongjun.
Don't let him do anything impulsive.
Got it.
Oh, right.
You should always keep a distance from Hu Liena,
after all she's from the Spirit Hall.
Xiaogang, I've already told you.
She came here for Dai Mubai.
What's the use of reminding him?
Oh, right.
There's another frosty lady.
I can't believe she's...
What did you say, Xiao Wu?
Her name is Zhu Zhuqing.
I still think Hu Liena's motive isn't that simple.
She must be hiding something from us.
Enough.
Both of you go back first.
We'll make a move first then, teacher.
I wanted to say
Sister Qing is Brother Dai's fiancee.
I know.
But that's others' secret, let's not mind it.
You scared me.
Come here.
Put them down.
Come.
What is it?
Are you interested in acting?
Acting?
Right.
I feel that your life experience is extremely dramatic.
I'll write the lines and you act.
When you set yourself on fire,
I'm sure the audience will like it very much!
On fire?
That's right.
You have to learn to release and keep your Martial Spirit at your wish.
This isn't even close to perfect.
You should train more so as to practice with me.
Did you get it?
At that time, you'll get
half of the profits.
The academy is too poor now.
We should think of a way for us to survive.
All right.
Oh, Brother Ao.
What's your Martial Spirit?
My Martial Spirit...
is just that.
Well...
There's not much use for Support Branch Martial Spirit.
It's absolutely useless.
Who said so?
Don't you know that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan,
one of the top three clans of the Seven Clans
belongs to the Support Branch?
I'm talking to you.
I'm talking to you!
Your voice is so nice.
Is this Shrek Academy?
Do you know where is the headmaster?
I'll lead the way.
This is heavy.
I'll do it if you can't take it.
I can.
Hello.
Why isn't he responding?
Is he crazy?
Luckily I didn't ask him to wash my bedsheet.
I have nothing to do with this.
He set himself on fire.
I have to take the box.
No, I should look for someone.
I'll look for someone.
Ma Hongjun.
Such a young Spirit Elder?
What Martial Spirit is this?
Fire Flamingo?
Burning Sparrow?
It doesn't look like a Phoenix.
Don't.
I'm sorry.
What happened to him?
Why was he out of control suddenly?
I have no idea too.
A girl who was looking for Headmaster greeted him,
look what happened to him.
It should be the defect from the mutation of Martial Spirit.
He was just temporarily out of control.
Will this happen again in the future?
It might.
It's all right.
He'll recover once his power is used up.
Take good care of him.
Okay.
This kid.
That means he's a time bomb.
So we'll have to be prepared to fight him when the time comes?
I...
Not bad.
We can train our resilience.
Re...
Brother, I'm of the Support Branch.
What should I do then?
You can practice to restrain from the flame.
How do I...
What Brother Dai meant was,
you'll get used to be burnt.
Please remind me not to spend time alone with him.
Where are you going?
I'll check out that lady.
She must be frightened now.
I'll leave first.
Is the academy inside the jungle?
This is the academy.
This is the academy?
Where's the gate?
The walls?
The dorms?
Where's the stadium?
None.
You don't have any of those?
If there's no dorm, then where the students stay?
Look.
That's the boys' dorm, and there's the girls'.
Just two wooden houses?
Is it sufficient?
How many students are there?
How many?
Let me count.
Six!
Just six students in a academy?
Little girl!
I heard that you're looking for me.
You're the headmaster?
Yes.
You're the Spirit Saint with Seven Spirit Rings?
Who told you so?
What's your name?
Flender.
That's right.
This is the letter from my father.
You're Ning Fengzhi's daughter?
Do you know him?
Do you know the Seven Clans?
Of course I do.
It's formed by the seven most powerful clans.
Even the Spirit Hall and the Empire dare not provoke them.
Among the Seven Clans,
the top three are called three elders,
the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan is one of them.
And for this term,
the head of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan is Ning Fengzhi.
Does that mean you're the princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?
Did your father ask you to join the Shrek Academy?
I've even brought my luggage.
This year's enrolment has ended.
Come again next year.
Are you going to reject such a pretty lady?
I didn't expect Headmaster to hold still on his principles.
My father also said,
as long as I'm in,
your debt to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan will be canceled out.
Xiao Wu,
hurry and bring our new girl to the dorm
and familiarise her with the environment.
Let me do it.
Hello, Junior.
I'm Oscar, your senior.
Just let me know if you need any help.
I'm Ning Rongrong.
Rongrong.
What a cute name.
Rongrong!
What are you looking at?
We owed them a huge amount.
The academy isn't doing well recently.
Come back and gather here in half an hour.
Be careful. Careful.
Are we in a rush of training?
I haven't finished cleaning up my room.
Since your father is being sincere,
I must put more effort into teaching you too.
Both of you are Support Branch Spirit Masters,
so you can practice together.
What's your Martial Spirit?
Oscar.
Let me ask you.
What's the important role of a Support Branch Spirit Master during a battle?
Protect ourselves.
That's right.
Most Support Branch Spirit Masters aren't skillful in fighting,
so their first job is to avoid danger.
A Support Branch Spirit Master who doesn't know how to escape
is considered a bad Spirit Master.
Let me ask you, Oscar.
What's most important in escaping?
Long legs.
It's stamina!
Correct!
It's stamina.
Stamina.
An extra step in the crucial moment will save you from being killed.
So, you must first complete the stamina training.
From now on,
run 20 rounds around the village.
Finish up before the sky goes dark.
You can use your Martial Spirit.
Should we start running now?
From where do we start?
Oscar knows that.
Right.
Just follow me.
Let's go.
Hurry up.
Let me ask you,
how far is one round?
Let me be frank, it's considered lucky if we can finish up before dinner.
What?
Do we have to keep running until dinner?
That's right.
Don't stop. Hurry up and run.
Or else we'll really miss the dinner.
Tell me honestly, is that one man picking up bones on me?
Why did he punish me with this?
No, this is how we train normally.
Why training stamina?
Because as a Support Branch Spirit Master,
you'll have to know how to run.
Why run?
If there's really a battle, the Combat Branch Spirit Masters
should fully protect us from the Support Branch.
But during a battle, you should learn how to protect yourself.
Where's Suotuo City?
The city is that way.
Where are you going?
Shopping.
We haven't even finished running one round here.
No one is checking on us, who would know?
You...
How's that?
Are you following me?
I...
Hey.
Hongjun.
What are you doing?
I...
I'll just lock myself up.
So, next time when I'm out of control,
I won't hurt you all anymore.
This is not necessary.
Brother San, do you think my Martial Spirit can be controllable?
Surely it can.
If I fail to control my Martial Spirit,
then my father died for nothing.
It'd be good if my Martial Spirit wasn't mutated.
Let bygone be bygone.
You have to learn to accept it.
At least you have the power now and hope to be stronger.
But is this what he wants?
Whatever he wants, he'll have it after becoming stronger.
You mean, he can have everything when he's strong?
That's how the world runs.
What can you do about it?
What are you trying to do?
When I was in despair,
Brother San was the one who lent me a hand.
So, is all his words right?
Will you fight whoever quarrels with him?
Not all arguments have to be solved by fists.
Then what?
By your mouth?
If we only value a person through their strength and not the truth,
then the world will be terrible.
That's the reality.
What can you do about it?
If it's really like this,
then I'll change it.
I really would like to see
whether you change the world,
or the world changes you.
My Martial Spirit is a ghost cat, Hell Civet.
Speed means everything.
That's why I need a pair of comfortable shoes.
Later on, I'll polish the sole.
In this way, I can walk without any noises.
You're considerate about it.
In order to give full play of Martial Spirit,
we should consider every aspect.
It takes time to become stronger.
Are you doing that to defeat Brother Dai?
Not so much as defeating Dai Mubai,
but challenging my own fate.
I don't wish to live a well-planned life,
I need to set myself free.
So, I must be stronger.
Defeating Dai Mubai,
is just my first target.
I want to be stronger too,
I want to free myself too.
What's your target then?
I'm going to win Headmaster.
Why?
Defeating him means I can change the academy rules.
Then I can enter the boys' dorm!
Xiao Wu, you're still young.
Don't get cheated.
By who?
My sister told me,
girls have to learn to be independent and live for ourselves.
Men are unreliable.
But I feel Tang San is a reliable man.
Even though Oscar isn't that good,
but Brother Dai isn't that bad too.
What's so good about him?
Every day he's flirting with that Hu Liena.
Hu Liena?
Oh, right.
Headmaster told us just now
that Hu Liena came to Shrek for Brother Dai.
Really?
What happened?
No idea.
Headmaster told us to come.
I almost died running.
Oh, right.
Where's the new girl?
New girl?
She...
There she is.
You both finished running so soon?
I...
That's right. We finished.
But you don't look tired at all.
I have good stamina.
I didn't get to introduce myself properly this afternoon.
Hello, I'm Ning Rongrong.
I'm Xiao Wu.
Zhu Zhuqing.
Why did you come to Shrek Academy?
I don't know.
You don't know?
Yes.
My father gave me a letter, ask me to come to Shrek.
Here I come.
How about you all?
I came here with Tang San.
Oscar.
All of you, come over here.
Headmaster.
Oscar.
I told you both to run 20 rounds, have you finished it?
I've finished it.
I said you both, not only you.
We finished also.
Great.
You now know teamwork now too.
Run another 20 rounds.
Why?
Because he lied.
You didn't finish the 20 rounds.
Who said so?
How did you know?
I also know that you went to Suotuo City,
shopped at three jewelry shops,
eaten dessert in the city west,
and watched the street circus.
Did you follow me?
No.
I'm Headmaster,
I'm responsible towards every student here.
I called you all here to make sure you all remember,
no matter how tough the course is,
never run away from it.
Don't even lie to me.
Why are you still standing there?
You don't need to run.
He lied in order to help me.
He didn't do anything wrong.
This isn't his fault.
If lying can be forgiven,
then what about you?
Leaving the academy without permission, ignoring the teacher's order,
you even asked your friend to lie for you.
If this was a battle,
Oscar might die because of you.
Actually, it isn't her fault too.
This isn't a battleground, it's just a academy.
But this is my academy.
I give you two choices.
Leave the academy and return to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
Your performance proves that you don't deserve to be a member of us.
Another option,
prove to me that you are fit to stay.
This is too much!
Flender, you're just a little Spirit Saint.
Do you know how many Spirit Saints are there in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?
They don't even worth to be my teacher!
You're right.
I'm just a little Spirit Saint.
And you, if I'm not mistaken,
you're just a Spirit Master with two Spirit Rings.
I'm the greatest talent among my generation
in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan.
Talent?
Then I must say this generation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan
is really disappointing.
How dare you humiliate our Ning family?
You said you're the greatest,
that's why I'm telling the truth.
Let me tell you, every student here is stronger than you.
Impossible.
Dai Mubai,
his Martial Spirit is White Tiger.
He's the youngest Spirit Elder in the history of Shrek.
He's quite strong, but that's only one of them.
Tang San.
Not even a year after his Martial Spirit is awakened,
he's already the same as you, a Spirit Master with two Spirit Rings.
His Spirit Power is so pure and condensed,
almost reaching the level of a Spirit Elder.
Spirit Master with a year of experience?
That's impossible.
Show her.
Your Martial Spirit is awakened for only a year?
Less than that.
Zhu Zhuqing.
A Spirit Master with Two Spirit Rings like you.
But I'm not as talented as them,
I'm still working my way up.
Her Spirit Power is alike with yours,
but she has the most determined heart among all of you.
Let me ask you,
what's your purpose in the academy?
To become stronger.
What would you do for all the arrangements by the academy?
As long as I can become stronger,
I'll carry it out with no hesitation.
What if it'll burn your face or get your hands chopped off?
If that's necessary, I'll accept it.
What about him?
Ma Hongjun?
You should have seen when he's out of control.
Flame Spirit.
That's right.
His Martial Spirit is the Evil Phoenix, found once in a blue moon.
Liar!
Ma Hongjun, show your Martial Spirit!
Calm down!
All of us can prove that.
Once his Martial Spirit forms,
his body will be on fire and you'll see the Phoenix tail.
That's the Evil Phoenix.
Also, didn't you already witness that this afternoon?
If what they said is true,
then many clans should be looking up for you.
I feel good being here.
I only have one Spirit Ring.
Besides Xiao Wu, everyone else here is stronger than you.
What about him?
He can't be stronger than me!
Of course.
I'm no match to you.
I suppose your Martial Spirit is Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
The trees are shining against the light
Like a stubborn young man
The far destination is where I'm heading
My bags are packed but I'm in a daze
There's no need to comfort me
Going separate ways and we'll all endure suffering
Don't hide, take it as another challenge for us
A stubborn choice and a burning heart
Take the bumpy road under the storm
Not afraid to break ordinary rules in life
Because
Because I want to become the unique one
Stumble my way into the next sunset
So I will hope for brighter fireworks
The dream of faith
Will always prevail
And become a beautiful galaxy
There's no need to comfort me
Going separate ways and we'll all endure suffering
Don't hide, take it as another challenge for us
A stubborn choice and a burning heart
Take the bumpy road under the storm
Not afraid to break ordinary rules in life