Yu Xiaogang, You're a Coward! Not a Real Man

Smelling the faint stench coming from Yu Xiaogang, Flender's brow immediately furrowed.

It was like having a conversation with someone in a toilet.

The entire Shrek Academy seemed to have become tainted by the smell.

"Wuji,"

"Let me introduce you. This is my old companion from back then, and Tang San's teacher, Yu Xiaogang. Just call him Grandmaster,"

"Almost everyone in the Soul Master World calls him that."

Zhao Wuji nodded without saying much. He had no pleasant expression for Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang had already insulted Shrek Academy, then later blasted him with a fart.

Yu Xiaogang gave an awkward smile.

"I'm truly sorry about what happened just now. I don't know why I became like that either. I couldn't stop my Soul Skill even when I wanted to, so..."

"Xiao Gang, let's not talk about that,"

Flender swiftly cut him off.

You knew it was unpleasant, yet you were still repeating it here.

"Wuji, tell us about this trip to the Star Dou Forest to hunt Soul Rings."

Zhao Wuji nodded and recounted everything that had happened along the way.

First was Tang Lin's Food System Soul Skill,

All-Purpose Healing Blue Silver Grass.

"Impossible!"

"That is absolutely impossible!"

Yu Xiaogang interrupted Zhao Wuji after only two sentences.

"According to my research,"

"Blue Silver Grass cannot be a Food System Martial Soul. And even if one could comprehend a Self-Created Soul Skill, how could it possibly be a Food System one?"

Zhao Wuji looked coldly at Yu Xiaogang.

"Grandmaster, don't you know that interrupting someone is very impolite?"

Yu Xiaogang was Stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and fell silent.

Zhao Wuji directly took out a blade of Blue Silver Grass from his Storage Soul Tool and flung it at Yu Xiaogang.

"See for yourself,"

Then, without saying anything further, he continued recounting what had happened in the Star Dou Forest.

Though Flender was somewhat surprised, he continued listening.

At last, Flender let out a sigh.

"It seems we were still too careless."

A wave of lingering fear rose in his heart.

"The next time we hunt Soul Beasts, you and I will lead the team together, along with two more teachers. These children are heaven-blessed talents. If anything happens to them, it would ruin such geniuses."

Zhao Wuji gave a bitter smile.

"You can't be blamed for this either. Who could have expected to encounter the Peerless Dragon Snake while they were taking their granddaughter to search for a Soul Ring? Fortunately, we left quickly and didn't run into the Dragon Duke."

"And the Titan Giant Ape was even more incomprehensible. Why would an emperor like it appear in the outer regions? Even if all our teachers had gone together, we would only have been finished before the Titan Giant Ape."

Flender nodded.

"After all, the Star Dou Forest is the closest Soul Beast gathering ground to us. We have no other choice."

"But the Titan Giant Ape did not seem hostile. It didn't deal a killing blow, and Xiao Wu's survival was even more surprising,"

"That Ox Roar—what Soul Beast could have made it?"

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang finally felt his unique value again. Though he would never break through Level 30 Soul Power in his life...

He was now at Level 20,

but his theories were invincible!

"That Bull Roar should have come from the Sky Azure Bull Python."

Yu Xiaogang slowly explained the legends surrounding the Sky Azure Bull Python.

"It is one of the most powerful Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Forest, even above the Titan Giant Ape,"

"That Bull Roar was a summons to the Titan Giant Ape,"

"This was also a coincidence. Otherwise, Xiao Wu would not have returned."

Flender and Zhao Wuji exchanged a glance.

They truly had not known such a thing.

"Why have I never heard you mention this before?"

Yu Xiaogang shot him a firm glance.

"There's plenty you don't know."

"Wasn't there someone else who reached Level 30?"

"Who was it?"

"Was it Tang San?"

Tang San said awkwardly, "Teacher, I'm only Level 28 right now. I'm still some distance from Level 30."

Yu Xiaogang was instantly Stunned.

For some reason, he had always assumed Tang San was Level 29, and that Tang San would reach Level 30 as soon as he arrived.

"Didn't I just say it? Oscar reached Level 30?"

Zhao Wuji rolled his eyes.

"Not Tang San,"

"Why are you always thinking about Tang San?"

"He advanced to Level 30 on the road and happened to obtain his Third Soul Ring—the Phoenix-tail Crested Serpent we seized."

"His Third Soul Skill, flight, also has limitless potential."

Yu Xiaogang was Stunned upon hearing this.

"Flight? How is that possible?"

"He is simply the finest Food System Soul Master. His future is limitless!"

A proud smile appeared on Flender's face.

"My Shrek Academy has always accepted only monsters."

"These eight children are the Academy's final disciples. I will certainly raise them into capable talents."

"Xiao Gang, stay,"

"You can watch them grow into talents!"

Yu Xiaogang nodded.

"If it weren't for Xiao San, I wouldn't have stayed,"

"Perfect. I can help you teach these heaven-blessed talents and let them better develop their gifts."

The smile on Flender's face instantly froze.

He wanted Yu Xiaogang to stay, but he had never wanted him interfering with the teaching.

If he had originally held some faith in Yu Xiaogang's theories, he no longer did.

Tang San and Tang Lin—one had Innate Full Soul Power, while the other had Innate Half-Level Soul Power.

Yet it was the one with Innate Half-Level Soul Power, who had not received Yu Xiaogang's guidance, who had been the first to break through to Level 30 Soul Power.

That was rather awkward.

Without Yu Xiaogang's guidance, Tang San might have gone even further.

"Well, Xiao Gang, for now, you shouldn't teach yet. Your Physical Condition needs to be dealt with first."

Yu Xiaogang's stiff face twitched, but he said nothing.

"Dean, I'll be leaving first."

Seeing that there was nothing for him to do, Zhao Wuji withdrew first.

Tang San also realized that what followed had nothing to do with him and left as well.

"What a pity Erlong isn't here."

Flender sighed.

"Shut up. Don't mention her!"

Yu Xiaogang's temper suddenly flared again.

"Can't you and Erlong be together?"

"This isn't your fault."

Yu Xiaogang became even more agitated.

"Shut up!"

"And what about you? Don't you like her?"

Flender's expression remained calm.

"What does it matter if I like her? The one she likes is you,"

"After all these years, you still can't accept her?"

"Having a few memories is enough for me."

Yu Xiaogang pointed at Flender.

"What I want is for you to give her happiness. All you want are memories?"

Flender suddenly became agitated as well.

"Give her happiness? Why didn't you give her happiness?"

"On your wedding day, you ran away alone, leaving her alone to clean up that mess. Are you even a man?"

"Erlong could give up everything for you, yet you chose to run away,"

"Yu Xiaogang, you're a coward!"