Douluo: Reincarnated as a Dragon Egg, Personally Hatched by the Silver Dragon King

"What? Little San has problems too? What happened to him? I need to see him!" After hearing Flender's complaints, Yu Xiaogang nearly exploded.

He had originally only planned to come to Shrek as an assistant teacher, at most adding icing to the cake.

Who the hell would have thought Flender would dump such a mess on him?

Of course, he did not really care much about how the others were doing. After all, he had only just arrived and was unfamiliar with them.

But Tang San was someone he had watched grow up since childhood, the one in whom he had placed all his hopes!

If Yu Xiaogang wanted to rise again and prove himself, it all depended on Tang San.

And now Flender was telling him that Tang San had a problem. How could he not be anxious?

"Xiaogang, don't worry. Little San's condition is fairly stable right now. It's just that there are serious conflicts within the team, making it difficult to turn them into a squad with strong combat power," Flender hurriedly reassured him.

What he did not say was that aside from Dai Mubai and the others, even that old bastard Zhao Wuji seemed to have developed some issues. That guy had always been the most enthusiastic about teaching and the harshest when training students.

But lately, for some reason, he had suddenly given up trying. Every day, he just ate, drank, and basked in the sun, completely living the slacker life. Even his temper seemed much better. It was downright bizarre...

"I understand. Take me to see these children," Yu Xiaogang said, the corner of his mouth twitching as he chose to take on this mess.

After all, Flender was his good brother. And since he was already here, he had to give it a try.

More importantly, Tang San was here. In an environment like this, he was afraid Tang San would be ruined.

"Haha, Xiaogang, I knew you wouldn't ignore this. I'll take you over right now." Flender immediately laughed and dragged Yu Xiaogang toward the academy's training ground.

"Ding, ding, ding—"

The assembly bell rang across the training ground.

Soon, the seven Shrek students learned that a new teacher had arrived. They hurriedly ended their training and ran over to assemble.

The seven stood neatly in a line.

Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong stood together, while the other four stood together.

Nothing seemed wrong at first glance, but a closer look revealed something unusual.

For instance, Oscar was unshaven and slightly hunched over, looking extremely sleazy. One of his hands twitched faintly, clearly itching to reach into his pocket and pull something out... But perhaps because Flender was present, Oscar ultimately restrained himself.

Beside Oscar stood a big red ball... Well, Ma Hongjun.

Ma Hongjun had already been fat to begin with. After a month of dedicated eating, he had successfully gained over a hundred jin, and there was still a trend of continued growth. At the very least, he was bound to expand to twice his original size.

Fortunately, as a Soul Master, while the added weight reduced his agility somewhat, it did not have much effect on his combat strength.

And perhaps because his digestion was good, Ma Hongjun's cultivation had improved as well, reaching a terrifying Rank 28.

Standing beside Ma Hongjun was Dai Mubai.

Dai Mubai was tall and broad, the tallest and most powerfully built of the seven.

However, if one looked carefully, one could clearly sense a certain weakness about him. His eye sockets were slightly sunken, and he looked listless. From time to time, he would unconsciously rub his lower back, as though his kidneys were weak.

Tang San stood beside Dai Mubai.

Tang San seemed to have no problems. He appeared full of energy, and after seeing Yu Xiaogang, he became especially excited and confident.

Since Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong had no negative Traits, they all looked perfectly normal.

However, there was a large gap between the male and female groups, as though they disliked each other.

Clearly, this team really did seem to have some internal problems.

First Day of Teaching, Yu Xiaogang Shows Off

"Since everyone is here, I have something to announce."

Flender looked at them with a trace of helplessness in his eyes, but he still said, "I gathered you all today to introduce a new teacher."

Flender turned to Yu Xiaogang. "This man, through his own research, came up with the ten core competitive strengths of martial souls. He is hailed as the greatest authority on martial soul theory and the wisest Soul Master. He is also Tang San's teacher, Mister Yu Xiaogang! Yu Xiaogang is my best brother as well. From now on, you may call him Master."

Everyone looked Yu Xiaogang over curiously.

After all, Yu Xiaogang was Tang San's teacher. To have taught such an outstanding disciple, he was clearly exceptional.

Hearing this, Tang San was somewhat surprised as well. He had not expected his teacher to be such close brothers with Dean Flender. No wonder they were both so outstanding.

"Master, may I ask you a question?"

At that moment, Ning Rongrong's eyes rolled as she suddenly thought of something and looked toward Yu Xiaogang.

"I've read some of your works. You said that a Soul Master's first Soul Ring cannot exceed 423 years, the second Soul Ring cannot exceed 764 years, and the third Soul Ring cannot exceed 1,760 years. Is that the same for everyone?" Ning Rongrong asked about the question in her heart.

Hearing this, everyone naturally thought of the young man named Ye Feng...

"Yes. Everyone's physique is different. Those are merely the upper limits I compiled, and the exact age may vary somewhat, but the deviation will never exceed one hundred years." Yu Xiaogang smiled faintly and nodded with an arrogant expression.

Although he had extracted that information from Spirit Hall's historical records, he had only reached those conclusions after "careful consideration." No other scholar on the continent had ever achieved what he had.

After all, he had relied on Spirit Hall's library collection accumulated over tens of thousands of years. What the hell did other scholars have? Naturally, none of them could compare to him.

Everyone's expressions immediately turned strange.

"But when we were in the Star Dou Forest, we saw a young man whose first and second Soul Rings were both thousand-year rings, while his third was even a ten-thousand-year black Soul Ring. Why was that?"

As Ning Rongrong spoke, Yu Xiaogang's face instantly stiffened in embarrassment.

"Y-you said what? Thousand-year first and second Soul Rings, and a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring? Impossible. Absolutely impossible! Did you see it wrong?"

Yu Xiaogang sharply furrowed his brows, clearly unwilling to believe it.

If the other party's Soul Ring age had exceeded the limits of his theory by one or two hundred years, or even three or four hundred years, he could have casually made up an excuse to fool them.

But a thousand-year first Soul Ring, followed by a ten-thousand-year third Soul Ring!

That was simply impossible!

How could someone at Rank 30 possibly withstand a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring?

It was impossible. There had never been any such record in the entire history of Spirit Hall.

"Teacher, Rongrong is telling the truth. I saw it too. It wasn't just the seven of us—Teacher Zhao Wuji witnessed it with his own eyes as well..."

At that moment, Tang San stepped forward to testify for Ning Rongrong.

At the same time, his eyes were filled with anticipation as he looked at Yu Xiaogang, hoping his teacher could give a reasonable explanation.

After all, he had been incredibly shocked at the time, so he wanted an answer now.

Especially since that guy had stolen his thunder. He really wanted to know how the other party had done it!

As a transmigrator, with the support of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, if that Ye Feng fellow could do it, Tang San believed he could do it too!

He merely lacked a method!

He had asked Flender, but Flender did not know either.

Then only Master, the continent's greatest authority on theory, might know why.

"Yeah, Master. Aren't you the continent's greatest theory master? Can you explain how that guy did it? Is there some special method?"

Ma Hongjun hurriedly chimed in as well.

He was only Rank 28 now and was about to reach Rank 30. If he could learn the method, then even if he could not obtain a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, getting one that was four or five thousand years old would let him transform from a chicken into a phoenix and soar to the skies on the spot, wouldn't it?

"Th-this... Uh..."

Yu Xiaogang was already drenched in sweat.

Because he had never imagined that someone in this world could actually accomplish such a thing.

He was only a theory master, and all his theories had been summarized by those before him. What the hell did he know...

But soon, he seemed to think of something. Inspiration flashed through his mind, and he immediately put on a profound expression. "If I'm not mistaken, the youth you mentioned is very likely a legendary possessor of Twin Martial Souls!"

"What? Twin Martial Souls? What is that?"

A giant question mark appeared in everyone's minds.

Only Tang San felt a sudden sense of relief upon hearing those words.

So that was it!

He had thought he was unique, but Ye Feng also possessed Twin Martial Souls. Then everything seemed to make sense...

"Ahem. So-called Twin Martial Souls are..."

Yu Xiaogang explained Twin Martial Souls and their advantages.

"So Ye Feng wasn't a Soul Elder at all, but a Soul King or even stronger?" Ning Rongrong murmured.

"Yes, exactly!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded with absolute certainty.

"But that's too unbelievable. He looked about the same age as us, yet he was already a Soul King or even stronger... That's impossible too..."

Oscar muttered quietly, clearly unconvinced.

Tang San, the youngest among them, was only Rank 30. How could Ye Feng possibly be over Rank 50? Was he born with innate Rank 20 or Rank 30 full Soul Power?

What a joke!

Everyone fell silent upon hearing that.

After all, Oscar had a point...

Although no one truly believed Yu Xiaogang's explanation, it was the only possible explanation for now.

What Twin Martial Souls? Ye Feng is just a genius, Xiao Wu thought to herself disdainfully within the group.

Only she knew Ye Feng's true identity. As the Young Master of Soul Beasts, he naturally could not have been hiding his cultivation while pretending to be weak.

Ordinary Soul Masters naturally could not accomplish such a thing, but Ye Feng was the Young Master of Soul Beasts. He naturally had unique qualities that ordinary Soul Masters could not understand.

"Alright. Starting tomorrow, I will put you through special training. All of you must follow my arrangements."

Yu Xiaogang secretly let out a sigh of relief. He had finally managed to bluff his way through.

After saying that, he hurriedly left.

He was afraid that if he stayed, they would ask some other strange question.

Meanwhile.

Outside Suotuo City.

With a bundle on his back, Ye Feng slowly entered through the city gates.

Honestly, as a human, this was his first time visiting a human city.

Star Sect was still some distance from the Star Dou Forest, so Ye Feng planned to stay in Suotuo City for a while.

And take a look at how the Shrek Seven Devils were doing.

Mm, judging by the timing, that bunch of unlucky fools from the Royal Fighting Team should be arriving as well.

Wherever the protagonist was, fortune gathered. The geniuses of the era would always be drawn there.

If Tang San, the Child of Fortune, were not here, there was no way the Royal Fighting Team, the empire's top team of this generation, would travel thousands of li to Suotuo City just to fight in the arena...

After entering Suotuo City, Ye Feng checked into the city's largest hotel—the Sokes Hotel.

Although staying here for a night was not cheap, Ye Feng had obtained one thousand Gold Soul Coins from the Dragon Duke and Snake Crone. Moreover, Star Sect now supported him, so he naturally was not short on money.

After resting for the night, Ye Feng set off for the Soto Great Soul Arena.

In the eyes of ordinary people, Soul Masters were incomparably noble, lofty, and not to be profaned...

But reality was cruel.

Soul Master cultivation required a great many Gold Soul Coins, and Spirit Hall's subsidies alone were nowhere near enough.

And if they earned money themselves, not only would they make little, but they would also waste cultivation time.

Therefore, Great Soul Arenas like this were actually the main source of income for Soul Masters.