He Couldn't Break Through Level 30 Either

"How could this be?" Flender was stunned upon hearing this.

He refused to believe it!

Yu Xiaogang refused to believe it as well, but the facts were right before him.

"I originally thought only the detonated Spirit Rings couldn't be absorbed again. I never expected that the later ones couldn't be absorbed either." Yu Xiaogang gave a bitter smile.

The fact that detonated Spirit Rings could not be absorbed again was recorded in the Clear Sky Sect materials he had found. Otherwise, there would not have been warnings that detonating rings at intervals too short could destroy Spirit Rings.

People from the Clear Sky Sect must have lost Spirit Rings through Ring Detonation before. They could not possibly have never considered absorbing them again. It was precisely because they could not be absorbed again that there was such a thing as losing a Spirit Ring.

"The absorption of Spirit Rings should proceed one ring after another. There cannot be any gaps."

"I should have realized this long ago. I was just clinging to wishful thinking!"

Yu Xiaogang sighed, his expression utterly dejected!

He had originally thought it would be a discovery that shocked the entire Douluo Continent. Who would have thought it would turn out to be a joke?

"It's not completely useless. No matter what, you're level 30 now, a Soul Elder. You just don't have a third Spirit Ring!" Seeing Yu Xiaogang's despondent appearance, Flender hurriedly comforted him.

"Besides, that brat named Su Xing managed to create such powerful Spirit Skills without Spirit Rings. I believe you can do it too, Xiaogang!"

"Your theoretical knowledge is definitely stronger than that brat's. Creating your own Spirit Skills should be nothing difficult for you, Yu Xiaogang, right?"

That was what Flender said, and it was also what he believed.

In his view, if a mere brat like Su Xing could do it, there was no reason Yu Xiaogang could not.

Yu Xiaogang's expression jolted at those words. That was right, he could learn from Su Xing and create his own Spirit Skills.

But when he thought of how Su Xing was a brat whose request to become his disciple had been rejected, and how he was now not only learning Ring Detonation from him but also imitating his Self-Created Soul Skills, Yu Xiaogang could not help feeling somewhat ashamed.

Even so, he still believed that Su Xing's future achievements could never surpass those of his disciple, Tang San.

That's right. I still have an outstanding disciple like Tang San to prove myself. There's no need to be dejected. My own strength was never that great to begin with.

When Flender and Yu Xiaogang returned to Shrek Academy, everyone was astonished to learn that Yu Xiaogang had failed to absorb his third Spirit Ring.

They had thought it was some incredible discovery!

And this was the result?

Wasn't Grandmaster supposed to be amazing?

How could he make such a huge mistake?

Only then did Dai Mubai and the others realize that Grandmaster was not invincible when it came to theory.

Yu Xiaogang noticed their gazes as well, but there was nothing he could do. After all, he had failed this time!

"Although your teacher failed, it also proved that there are no shortcuts for Spirit Masters!"

"Since you possess such talent, you should all the more avoid thinking about taking shortcuts!"

"Your teacher believes that every one of you can become an exceptional Spirit Master in the future, because your talents are the finest I have ever seen in my life!"

With no other choice, Yu Xiaogang could only use himself as a negative example to teach them!

"Teacher, what is going on with Su Xing's strength?"

"Can we really surpass him in the future?"

Upon hearing this, Ning Rongrong thought of Su Xing and could not help raising her hand to ask.

Hearing Su Xing's name, Yu Xiaogang's expression stiffened slightly. After all, Su Xing was one of the reasons he had ended up in such a sorry state today.

"Teacher already told you last time. He is merely more talented at creating his own Spirit Skills. His Soul Power Level is not higher than yours."

"By now, all of you have basically broken through level 30. Su Xing definitely hasn't!"

"No, it should be said that after detonating his Spirit Rings, even if he reaches level 30, he will be just like your teacher today—unable to absorb a Spirit Ring and break through!"

"He will be unable to break through level 30 for the rest of his life!"

"That is the consequence of taking shortcuts. Otherwise, even though his talent is not outstanding, he would still have had a chance of reaching Spirit King. But now, it is impossible."

"As for strength, since he was able to defeat Dai Mubai back then, he naturally won't be weaker than you are now. But that is only temporary. You will soon surpass him!"

Yu Xiaogang spoke with absolute certainty. After detonating his own Spirit Ring, he concluded that Su Xing's rapid increase in Soul Power Level had been gained through Ring Detonation.

He also concluded that Su Xing would be like him, unable to absorb Spirit Rings and unable to continue breaking through!

"Serves him right. That's what he gets for taking shortcuts!"

If not for Yu Xiaogang being present, Dai Mubai would have been unable to stop himself from cheering upon hearing those words.

"What a pity!"

Ning Rongrong silently lamented. She still found Su Xing quite interesting. She had not expected him to be merely a fleeting brilliance, destined never to become strong in the future.

Zhu Zhuqing, who had originally thought she would gloat upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, instead clenched her fists slightly. She was not happy at all.

Instead, as she watched Yu Xiaogang speak so eloquently about Su Xing's fate, she found it hard to accept.

She had heard about how Su Xing had been rejected when he asked Yu Xiaogang to take him as a disciple.

Back then, Yu Xiaogang had looked down on Su Xing's talent and refused to accept him.

Because of that, Su Xing had decided to rely on himself. Even if he had to detonate his Spirit Rings and take shortcuts, he wanted to become strong quickly.

Yet Yu Xiaogang felt no guilt at all. Instead, he repeatedly belittled Su Xing.

Yes, Su Xing's talent was not that great, but at least he knew to rely on his own efforts to change his fate, even if he failed.

What about Yu Xiaogang?

His own talent was poor, yet he never thought of working hard to improve himself. All he wanted was to take in a highly talented disciple to prove himself.

But was that useful? It still could not conceal the fact that he was trash.

The better his disciple's talent, the more it proved how useless he was, didn't it?

If he wanted to prove himself, shouldn't he be nurturing an ordinarily talented disciple into a strong expert?

Of course, the original Zhu Zhuqing would never have thought of these arguments. She had summarized them from Su Xing's earlier mockery and sarcasm toward Yu Xiaogang.

"I'm tired. I'm going back first!"

Not wanting to listen to Yu Xiaogang's nonsense any longer, Zhu Zhuqing found an excuse and left first!

"What's wrong with Zhuqing? She seems a little unhappy?"

Ning Rongrong looked at Zhu Zhuqing's departing figure in confusion.

"Su Xing came here with Zhuqing, and he likes her. Of course Zhu Zhuqing would be upset hearing Grandmaster talk about him like that!"

"Even if she doesn't like him, no one wants the person who likes them to be trash!"

Oscar had been pursuing Ning Rongrong. Seeing her confused glance toward Dai Mubai and noticing that Dai Mubai was not looking their way, he hurriedly lowered his voice and analyzed the situation for Ning Rongrong.

"So that's how it is!"

Ning Rongrong smiled in realization. She was genuinely curious now. If Su Xing learned that Grandmaster had copied his Ring Detonation and ended up like this, would he be so happy that he jumped for joy?

The previous chapter was revised slightly. Su Xing had also developed several Spirit Skills of varying strengths; having developed only one Chidori over such a long time would not fit the image of a top student.