Yu Xiaogang's Unwarranted Disaster

"Hahaha! With a toilet plunger stuck behind their asses, whoever came up with that ad is a true genius!"

"Exactly! The Three-Five Combination used to be all about flawless teamwork. How did they suddenly break into the comedy scene?"

"Hahaha, I'm dying! What could have made the Three-Five Combination stoop so low? Taking a toilet-cleaner ad like this—they'd throw away their dignity for money?"

Thunderous laughter erupted throughout the arena. The host had received rigorous training and would do his utmost to keep himself under control no matter how funny something was, but...

He really could not hold it in anymore, so naturally, he joined in the mockery.

The opponents standing on the arena platform were one fat and one thin.

The fat one's martial soul was a wild boar, while the thin one's martial soul was a bamboo pole.

The two had formed the Bamboo Pole Combination, jokingly dubbed the Pig Liver Combination.

They had thought their own combination was already laughable enough, only to find an even more outrageous one across from them.

"I can't take it anymore, Skinny. Those guys across from us are going to make me laugh to death."

"Fatty, looks like we still need to work harder!"

The two looked at each other, then burst out laughing even louder.

On the other side of the arena, Tang San clenched his fists tightly, mentally cursing Flender's ancestors for eight generations. Something this humiliating had actually happened to him, and the key point was that Flender had not even paid them.

Xiao Wu hung her head so low she did not want to face anyone. At this point, it was impossible not to be laughed at.

Since that was the case...

"Brother, let's end this quickly!" Xiao Wu suggested stiffly.

"Alright!" Tang San was holding back a breath of anger. Those two had been laughing from the very start, completely unaware that the match had already begun.

Blue Silver Grass covered Xiao Wu's approach. As expected, the fat and thin pair received Xiao Wu's special attention. The Eight-Stage Tumbling Skill left them utterly disoriented, with more than half the bones in their bodies broken. They would likely need to lie in bed for over a hundred days before they could possibly recover.

"Fatty, it was worth it!"

"Skinny, from now on, we won't be the joke anymore."

The two brothers smiled at each other before being carried away.

Thus, the Three-Five Combination went from being popular at first to becoming even more popular now, mainly thanks to the popularity brought about by their comedic appeal.

In this era lacking entertainment resources, the Three-Five Combination had undoubtedly set a precedent.

That night, the advertisements worn by Tang San and Xiao Wu made a huge profit, while the shops under their name were packed with people, all drawn in by the Three-Five Combination's popularity.

The Spirit Hall subordinates whom Ye Tianxing had inexplicably ordered to invest in Shrek Academy had harbored some resentment. However, upon seeing that night's turnover, smiles appeared on all their faces as they sincerely marveled, The Elder is no ordinary man. His vision is beyond what mortals like us could possess.

The Three-Five Combination had made a name for themselves, Shrek Academy had "briefly" come back to life, and the Spirit Hall subordinates had made a fortune—a threefold victory.

After the intense battles, everyone had won, but the atmosphere was exceedingly strange.

Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and the others wore unfriendly expressions as they stared fixedly at Ye Tianxing.

Ye Tianxing had exposed Dai Mubai's dirty secrets, leaving him too ashamed to face anyone.

Ye Tianxing had held a sword to Ma Hongjun's neck, letting him experience what it felt like to take a trip through the gates of hell.

Ning Rongrong had been rebuked by Ye Tianxing and was holding in a bellyful of anger.

Xiao Wu had learned that Ye Tianxing had instigated Headmaster Flender to make her wear such humiliating clothes, which was why she had come to hate him.

Tang San had originally been among them as well, but after seeing Ye Tianxing leave with Flender and the Master, he chose not to join them.

Outside the Soto Great Spirit Arena, Ye Tianxing took out three black robes.

"Headmaster Flender, the Three-Five Combination was a great success this time. We'll collect tonight's dividends shortly. Remember, don't let Tang San and Xiao Wu see us," Ye Tianxing said mysteriously.

"I understand!" The two exchanged glances and smiled like a pair of scheming merchants.

Ye Tianxing smiled because Flender was gradually walking into his trap without realizing it, while Flender smiled because Ye Tianxing was such a talent. Being able to take him into Shrek Academy was his good fortune.

"Master, don't you want one?" Ye Tianxing handed a black robe to Yu Xiaogang.

"Who am I? I am the Master! I walk upright and sit straight, unlike you two, sneaking around like flies and dogs. For money, you actually made my disciples lose face!" Yu Xiaogang had only just learned about the Three-Five Combination, and seeing Tang San's humiliation had made him even angrier!

"The ones losing face are the Three-Five Combination, not Tang San and Xiao Wu. Don't worry, no one will notice their identities," Ye Tianxing said with a smile.

"For the academy's financial plans, we can only let them suffer a little," Flender said in a pretentious tone.

"Flender, you've changed!" Yu Xiaogang let out a deep sigh. The Flender he had known before was not like this.

"Master, as long as you give me enough money, I'll even call you Dad." Flender lacked money—badly enough that he was on the verge of going mad.

"You @@/" Yu Xiaogang burst into curses, his mentality collapsing as he viciously threw the black robe Ye Tianxing had offered him onto the ground.

"I am the Master. I don't need your charity! I want to see just who dared go so far as to humiliate my disciples!" Yu Xiaogang wanted to confront the other party face-to-face and see what kind of person they were, so he kept his true appearance exposed.

"You'd better not regret it." Ye Tianxing offered a kind reminder, genuinely out of kindness.

"I, the Master, never regret anything!" Yu Xiaogang declared word by word.

"Fine!" Ye Tianxing said no more and silently led the way ahead.

Ye Tianxing and Flender walked in front, whispering to each other about nothing more than Shrek Academy's future development. Yu Xiaogang silently listened behind them, his face expressionless the entire time.

There was no moon tonight, and the surroundings were pitch-black.

Walking through the deep, deserted alley, the lonely, chilling wind continually swept over the three of them.

Clad in black robes, Ye Tianxing and Flender seemed like messengers from hell, leading Yu Xiaogang, who resembled a wandering ghost, into the underworld.

Yu Xiaogang wore a deathly black outfit that suited the current scene perfectly.

Above the tall buildings on either side, five heads popped out almost simultaneously.

Dai Mubai held a wooden stick and silently watched the three people below as they moved forward.

"Ye Ping'an is down there. Follow my orders later!" Dai Mubai transmitted his voice through Soul Power to keep anyone from overhearing.

"Alright!"

Ning Rongrong, Xiao Wu, and Ma Hongjun nodded. They rubbed their fists together, unable to wait to teach Ye Ping'an a lesson he would never forget.

"Wait, Mubai. Aren't you afraid of Dean Flender punishing you? Students gathering to fight is absolutely intolerable. And I keep feeling that Ye Ping'an's walking posture is off?" Tang San hurriedly said.

"Afraid of what? Wait for what? Wait until Ye Ping'an notices us? Those two ahead must be Dean Flender and the Master. Ye Ping'an is just a student—what right does he have to walk with them?"

"If Dean Flender blames anyone, just say I did it! Put all the responsibility on me!"

"Brothers, follow my command!"

A red glow flared in Dai Mubai's eyes. Rolling up his sleeves, he charged down with the wooden stick in hand.

Tang San felt that the person below looked strangely familiar. In his memory, his teacher walked exactly like that.

Purple Demon Eye, activate!

Once he saw the figure below clearly, Tang San's expression changed drastically. "Don't, Mubai!"

"Damn!"

It was already too late. Dai Mubai let out a roar and, just as Flender noticed what was happening, brought his stick down onto the back of "Ye Ping'an's" head.

After knocking him down, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in Ning Rongrong's hand blossomed with dazzling divine light.

"First, Strength!"

"Second, Speed!"

Ning Rongrong boosted their strength and speed. Ma Hongjun straddled "Ye Tianxing," while Xiao Wu's kicks were vicious, every strike aimed low.

Holding his wooden stick, Dai Mubai stood before the black-robed Flender and repeatedly struck "Ye Tianxing," beating him to his heart's content and venting all his frustration.

Flender's eyes gradually widened. The real Ye Tianxing crouched down instead. Watching Dai Mubai and the others beat someone so enthusiastically, he said nothing and simply waited in silence.

"..."

After a long while.

"Did you enjoy that?" Ye Tianxing suddenly asked, because Dai Mubai could no longer keep swinging, and Yu Xiaogang had stopped moving as well.

"Of course I did!" Dai Mubai answered instinctively, then his body suddenly jolted.

The red glow in his eyes gradually faded. Looking at the battered, motionless Master beneath him, Dai Mubai had no idea what he had done.

"I... regret... it," Yu Xiaogang said, gathering the last trace of strength he had left.