Yu Xiaogang's Self-Righteousness

He wanted to see what tricks this buzz-cut guy who had stolen Spirit Hall's records was planning to pull.

After Tang San left, Shen Tianchen turned and said, "Rongrong, head back first. You don't need to wait for me."

Although Ning Rongrong was worried, she could not say much.

After taking one more look at Shen Tianchen, she left.

Not long after she left, Tang San returned, accompanied by a middle-aged man with short, buzz-cut hair.

After entering the room, Yu Xiaogang said nothing and simply plopped down onto the sofa.

Shen Tianchen frowned. Gangzi sure was putting on airs!

Clearly, he was the one who had come looking for Shen Tianchen, yet he acted as though Shen Tianchen had been eager to meet him. What nerve.

Suppressing his displeasure, Shen Tianchen sat down on the sofa opposite Gangzi.

Yu Xiaogang crossed one leg over the other, folded his hands, and rested them on his stomach.

He slowly spoke, his tone brimming with arrogance. "You're Shen Tianchen, right? Xiao San has told me about you."

"I heard you're quite strong. You defeated Dai Mubai from our academy in two moves. You're a rather promising talent."

Shen Tianchen's expression did not change as he asked, "So? What are you trying to say?"

After saying that, he cursed inwardly.

Gangzi was already middle-aged, yet his Soul Power was still stuck at level twenty-nine. And yet, his arrogance was even greater than that of some Titled Douluo, which thoroughly displeased Shen Tianchen.

Anyone who did not know better would think he was some powerful Titled Douluo.

Gangzi smiled faintly. "A straightforward person does not beat around the bush. After hearing of your accomplishments, I think you're quite good. I wish to take you as my second disciple. What do you think?"

At that moment, Tang San added, "Brother Shen, Teacher's attainments in Martial Soul research are exceptionally high, beyond what ordinary people can compare to."

"If you become Teacher's disciple, your name will surely resound throughout the Spirit Master World in the future."

Hearing this, Shen Tianchen looked at the two of them as though they were idiots, then mocked them inwardly. Leaving aside whether these two are actually capable, this slick-tongued sales pitch might work on others, but it won't work on me.

He had thought Yu Xiaogang might come up with something new, but after all that fuss, this was all it was.

If he wanted to take on a disciple, he could have just said so. Instead, he had to put on such a lofty air.

Besides, at least half of Gangzi's theoretical knowledge had already been researched by Spirit Hall long ago. For that, he had His Eminence the Pope to thank!

With Shen Tianchen's current strength, his status within Spirit Hall was not something just anyone could match.

As long as he wanted to, he could visit Spirit Hall's library at any time.

Gangzi's words nearly made Shen Tianchen laugh in anger. He truly did not know where the man got such courage.

Having a promising talent like Tang San should have been enough, yet Gangzi was still not satisfied.

If Tang Hao had not wanted his son to grow up free of worries, he would never have entrusted Tang San to him.

Perhaps Gangzi thought that the Clear Sky Douluo had acknowledged him, which was why he had become so full of himself.

To be honest, Gangzi's greatest use to Tang Hao was probably the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan behind him.

With that thought, Shen Tianchen left without looking back.

He had always found people with such a strong sense of superiority unpleasant.

Yet Gangzi naively assumed Shen Tianchen was overwhelmed and had gone outside to calm himself down.

In the end, Shen Tianchen never came back at all.

After learning the result, Yu Xiaogang's face darkened at once. "What an arrogant brat, leaving me here like this. I hope you won't regret it later!"

Tang San, on the other hand, wore a complicated expression.

At least his mind was still clear at this moment, because he could tell that his teacher had indeed been too arrogant just now.

And geniuses had the pride of geniuses. How could they bow and scrape before others over a few words?

After thinking it over, Tang San felt there would still be opportunities in the future. He simply needed to persuade his teacher to temper his attitude.

The moment Shen Tianchen stepped out of the Great Soul Arena, before he could even catch his breath, someone else set their sights on him.

Flender suddenly appeared before him and said, "Young man, we meet again."

Shen Tianchen was rendered somewhat speechless by this, but he still replied, "If you have something to say, just say it."

Flender coughed dryly, then said, "I am Flender, the dean of Shrek Academy. With your talent, it would be a pity not to join Shrek Academy, so I came personally to ask what you think."

"Although you missed our academy's enrollment period, with this dean's abilities, I can still—"

Shen Tianchen could not listen any longer and directly cut him off. "Stop. I don't know why all of you think I would join Shrek Academy."

"I'll tell you what I think right now: I have not the slightest interest in your Shrek Academy!"

"And I'm not afraid to tell you that I only came here to gain experience under His Highness the Crown Prince's orders. So put away those unrealistic thoughts of yours, unless you want to end up unable to save face."

Compared to Gangzi, Flender's attitude was much better, but it still could not change Shen Tianchen's mind.

Yu Xiaogang's arrogant attitude had already left Shen Tianchen simmering with anger.

As a result, he had no patience at all when facing Flender.

With that, he left directly and headed toward the hotel, leaving Flender standing there in a daze.

Only after a long while did Flender recover, unable to stop himself from giving a bitter laugh.

He had been so drawn in by Shen Tianchen's talent that he had completely forgotten one thing.

With talent as exceptional as Shen Tianchen's, he must have long since been recruited by another major power. Flender simply had not expected it to be the Heaven Dou Royal Family.

Thinking of this, Flender felt somewhat fortunate again.

Fortunately, Shen Tianchen had not agreed. If he truly had, it would have meant Flender was openly poaching talent from the Heaven Dou Royal Family. The Heaven Dou Empire would have found it difficult to tolerate him afterward.

He sighed, then returned to Shrek Academy in disappointment.

Three parts of fate were decreed by heaven; some things could not be forced. Still, having a disciple like Ma Hongjun was not bad.

After returning to the hotel.

Seeing Shen Tianchen's dark expression, Ning Rongrong asked worriedly, "Brother Tianchen, what happened?"

After following him these past few days, she had never seen him wear such an expression.

This conversation had left Shen Tianchen thoroughly displeased.

Although Yu Xiaogang had not disturbed his state of mind, the man had indeed disgusted him.

After taking several deep breaths, Shen Tianchen told Ning Rongrong about today's conversation.

Ning Rongrong's expression gradually darkened after hearing it. "Tang San really had no good intentions. Brother Tianchen even helped him obtain his soul ring. Doesn't he know what his teacher is like? Yet he still wanted to bring you over there."

Everyone wanted to take a genius as a disciple. As long as their attitude was good enough, there was still a chance.

But what about Yu Xiaogang? He had lived more than half his life and was still a two-ring Soul Grandmaster, yet he still put on airs. He really knew how to flatter himself.

Then Ning Rongrong seemed to think of something. "This Yu Xiaogang... could he be the son of Yu Yuanzhen, the clan leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"

Shen Tianchen nodded. "There's a ninety-nine percent chance it's him. After all, no one would want to go around bearing the name of someone like that."

"That Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon arrogance is written into his bones. After all these years, he's still the same."

"Alright, let's leave this matter here. Don't let that man disrupt your state of mind."

Ning Rongrong let out a long breath. "Brother Tianchen, had you heard about Tang San's character before? If he had really given me that many hidden weapons just now, he probably would have made quite a lot of money, right?"

Shen Tianchen shook his head. "That's not it. What I meant was that we can replicate his hidden weapons ourselves in the future. Making them ourselves can also save us quite a bit of money, so there's no need to let him earn so much."

Judging by a certain Huo's abilities in the second part, a sweep of Mental Strength could scan out anything, let alone mere hidden weapon blueprints.

As for where to get the blueprints... hehehe, someone was going to have a hard time.