Yu Xiaogang and the others left the Star Dou Great Forest. Since it was already late, they temporarily checked into an inn in Soul Hunting Town.
Everyone tried not to say a word. At the very least, no one dared say too much in front of the Master, lest they provoke him further.
After returning to his room alone, Yu Xiaogang never came out again. Liu Erlong brought him food, but he gave no response. If they could not still sense his active presence inside, they might have thought something had happened to him.
At dawn, Liu Erlong carried the now-cold meal into the inn's hall. Flender stepped forward and asked with concern, "Erlong, how is he? Is Xiaogang feeling any better now?"
Liu Erlong shook her head, her face filled with worry. She gave a bitter smile. "No. This blow was simply too great for him. I'm afraid he'll need a long time to recover. But I believe in him. Xiaogang has always been a very strong person. He's made it through so many years already. Isn't it just a third soul skill?"
Flender nodded as well and said slowly, "I came to say goodbye. You know about that student from our academy... Sigh, never mind. In any case, when we return, Shrek Academy has to give his family an explanation!"
In truth, this was not the first time such a thing had happened. Shrek Academy had always recruited students with exceptional talent, but its teaching methods were far too brutal.
Other than teaching them a little cultivation experience, the teachers could only take the students to the Soul Fighting Arena for practical training.
After battle after battle, Shrek Academy had no money to provide medicine or regularly hire healing-type soul masters to treat them.
Over time, as hidden