A Commoner's Rise? Tang San's Deception

Shrek Academy was truly enormous now.

It was on a completely different level from Shrek Academy during the first Douluo era.

After wandering around Shrek Academy with Bei Bei and Tang Ya, Huo Yuhao found himself dazzled by everything he saw.

And this was only a very small portion of Shrek Academy.

Of course, Huo Yuhao and the others were not merely wandering around aimlessly.

As the three of them walked, Tang Ya and Bei Bei introduced Huo Yuhao to various aspects of Shrek Academy.

For instance, when they spoke of Shrek Academy's history—

Tang Ya said, "Yuhao Didi, come to think of it, you probably don't know Shrek Academy's history, do you?"

Huo Yuhao smiled knowingly, but he still shook his head. "Mm, I've never heard of it."

Tang Ya immediately grew interested and said,

"Then I really need to tell you all about it."

"Our Shrek Academy was founded ten thousand years ago."

"Shrek means monster in the ancient language. In other words, the people who originally founded Shrek Academy wanted to establish an academy for monsters."

"And that was their school motto back then."

"Only nurture monsters, never ordinary people."

"So, under the guidance of Mr. Yu Xiaogang, the greatest theoretical master on Douluo Continent, and people like Flender, the first dean of Shrek Academy..."

"They produced the generation of Ancestor Tang San."

"Although ten thousand years have passed, no one has surpassed their achievements to this day."

"According to legend, the Shrek Seven Devils of that era all broke through Rank 99 and entered an even more powerful realm."

"Yet in these ten thousand years, despite the countless geniuses who have emerged, no one has ever reached that realm again."

"This is enough to prove the excellence of the first-generation Shrek Seven Devils, as well as the exceptional teaching standards of Mr. Yu Xiaogang and Dean Flender."

Tang Ya continued introducing Shrek Academy's history to Huo Yuhao.

Whenever she mentioned the Shrek Seven Devils, Yu Xiaogang, or Flender, a fanatical light appeared in her eyes.

Huo Yuhao's expression became strange as he listened.

He glanced at Bei Bei beside him and discovered that even the normally composed Bei Bei had become somewhat fanatical.

He could only sigh inwardly at how thoroughly those who did not know the truth had been deceived by history's whitewashing.

Huo Yuhao could no longer bear to listen.

After all, he knew the true history and was well aware of many of the details from back then.

For example—

Yu Xiaogang, the so-called number one theoretical master of Douluo Continent.

Many of his research results had actually been plagiarized.

He was nothing more than a theory tailor. He stole materials from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and, when Bibi Dong was young, deceived her into stealing Spirit Hall's theoretical records.

Then he simply mashed them together and came up with the Ten Theoretical Systems.

But in truth, those things were only meant to fool outsiders. What real powerhouse ever followed Yu Xiaogang's theoretical system?

Even Tang San had not followed Yu Xiaogang's theoretical system.

That was why such an absurd scene had occurred during the first Douluo era.

Yu Xiaogang's cultivation guidance for Tang San and the others consisted of making them climb mountains and run.

What kind of profound cultivation was that supposed to be?

At any rate, Huo Yuhao believed he could do it too.

As for Tang San—

There was no denying that Tang San's talent was quite good.

But by the middle stages, Tang San was already starting to struggle.

Despite having such good things as an External Soul Bone and the Mysterious Heaven Skill, Tang San's Dao heart was still shattered during the middle stages.

In the end, he only regained his confidence after Dugu Bo comforted him.

It was only after going to Sea God Island that Tang San's cheats became increasingly outrageous.

Otherwise, even compared to Qian Renxue, who had not cultivated seriously for more than a decade, his cultivation would still have been utterly crushed by hers.

Therefore, in Huo Yuhao's view, Tang San's talent was not all that unattainably high.

His opportunities were simply absurdly heaven-defying.

But then again, luck was also a part of strength.

Huo Yuhao simply could not stand hearing these claims that had distorted history.

After thinking for a while, Huo Yuhao put on an innocent expression and said,

"But Tang Ya-jie, if they were already monsters, then their teachers' guidance probably did not matter much, right?"

"I heard that many of the Shrek Seven Devils back then relied on themselves. Yu Xiaogang and Flender did not actually have much to do with it."

Tang Ya, however, shook her head solemnly.

"Yuhao Didi, the things you heard outside must have been inaccurate versions."

"What I just told you is the truth."

"And in fact, Ancestor Tang San's talent was not good back then either. His martial soul was Blue Silver Grass. He only managed to rise through his own hard work. For example, Ancestor Tang San's wife also had an utterly ordinary martial soul. It was merely a normal Soft Bone Rabbit martial soul."

The more Huo Yuhao listened, the stranger his expression became.

Tang San had poor talent, and his martial soul was Blue Silver Grass?

He nearly lost it.

A Blue Silver Emperor martial soul plus the Clear Sky Hammer had somehow been spun into this version about a trash martial soul rising to greatness.

Huo Yuhao had no idea whether Tang San had created this persona for himself.

As for Xiao Wu, she was even more of a heavyweight.

Her martial soul was indeed a Soft Bone Rabbit, but the problem was that she had been a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who rebuilt herself.

Huo Yuhao could not help letting out a breath at that thought.

This altered history was truly harmful beyond measure.

It gave people excessively inflated expectations.

Yet they had never considered that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment.

Sometimes, a Soul Master's upper limit was decided from birth.

Making them hopeful for the future with these false lies might indeed seem like a good thing in the short term.

But when the day came that they truly fell, it would be a point of no return.

And worst of all, these false lies led people to strive in the wrong direction.

If they could have taken the right path, they should have been able to live happier lives.

This is truly unbearable to watch.

Huo Yuhao sighed inwardly.

He was not some bleeding-heart fool.

He simply felt dissatisfied after seeing how Tang San had harmed so many people in pursuit of fame.

After all, Tang San's harm had spread far too widely.

Many Soul Masters were originally destined to reach only Rank 20 or 30 and should have faced reality for the sake of making a living.

But under Tang San and the others' influence, they all believed they could defy fate and change their destinies.

Who knew how much youth would be wasted?

One day, I will reveal the whole truth to the world.

After letting out a breath, Huo Yuhao silently made this decision.

Along the way, they also passed the statues of Tang San and the others within Shrek Academy.

Seeing so many young children staring blankly at the statues, especially the intense worship on their faces—

This thought in Huo Yuhao's heart grew even stronger.

Sooner or later, he would tear apart every one of Tang San's lies.