Flender Compared: For Love, He Chose to Let Go?!

Watching his former self on the Heavenly Screen, Wang Xiao Er's eyes brimmed with hot tears. He turned toward the seat of honor of the Clear Sky Sect, where Tang Shan was, and dropped heavily to his knees!

"God Son, I will never forget your great kindness!"

Wang Xiao Er's voice choked with emotion, yet it was filled with resolve:

"If not for the God Son teaching me the 'Life Profound Meaning,' if not for the sect providing a simulated cultivation environment,

I, Wang Xiao Er, would probably still be farming in the countryside, or I'd have become a cripple like Tang San from that world!"

"I was innately Level 5, but now I am a Level 43 Strong Attack System Battle Soul Emperor!

The God Son bestowed all of this upon me!"

Following Wang Xiao Er's kneeling tribute, a large number of Spirit Masters with plant-type Martial Souls around him rose to their feet in excitement.

Some had awakened Sunflowers, some Ghost Vines, and some had even awakened Solitary Bamboo.

In the Original World, they had all been marginalized.

But in the Current World, under Tang Shan's theoretical system, they had found their own paths to becoming strong!

"Long live the God Son!"

"Long live the Life School!"

The fanatical cries resounded through the skies. Every plant-type Spirit Master looked at Tang Shan as though he were a living faith.

[Two-World Comparison, killing without bloodshed!]

On one side were the mockery and regret of the Original World's people, along with Tang San and Yu Xiaogang being abandoned by all.

On the other side were the gratitude and fervor of the Current World's people, as well as countless commoner Spirit Masters changing their fates against heaven.

This stark contrast made Tang San of the Original World feel dizzy and disoriented.

"Pfft—!!!"

Finally, under the immense psychological blow and the piercing gazes all around him,

Tang San could no longer suppress the roiling blood within him. He spat out a mouthful of blood and toppled backward!

"Xiao San!"

Yu Xiaogang reached out in panic to support him, only to be flung away by Tang San.

Tang San's eyes were bloodshot as he stared fixedly at Tang Shan, who was revered by countless people on the Heavenly Screen. A despairing roar erupted in his heart:

"Why did heaven give birth to Yu if it had already given birth to Liang?!"

On the Heavenly Screen.

The scene of Wang Xiao Er kneeling to thank the God Son and Tang San vomiting blood before collapsing gradually faded away, replaced by two new faces.

No, more accurately, the same face appeared on both sides of the Heavenly Screen.

It was a thin-faced middle-aged man with a pair of crystal glasses perched on his nose.

He had a distinctive shovel-like face and a hooked nose.

His eyes always gleamed with shrewd, even somewhat cunning light.

Yet at this moment, his expression in the scene was exceptionally solemn.

[Headmaster of Shrek Academy—Flender!]

"Boss?!"

In Shrek Academy's resting area, Zhao Wuji's eyes widened abruptly. He nearly crushed the armrest of his chair.

He stared at the Heavenly Screen in disbelief, then turned to look at Flender beside him, who was equally dumbfounded.

"Th-this time, it's actually Boss Flender?"

Flender adjusted the glasses on his nose, but his hand trembled uncontrollably.

Having just watched Yu Xiaogang get stripped bare of all dignity and even humiliated in public by Bibi Dong,

Flender felt a chill shoot from the soles of his feet straight to the top of his head.

This is bad... Is the Heavenly Screen going to dig up all my dirty laundry too?

Flender swallowed, cold sweat seeping from his forehead.

"Headmaster..."

Tang San, who had only just caught his breath, weakly raised his head.

Tang San looked at Flender on the Heavenly Screen. A glimmer of hope flashed through his eyes, but there was even more fear.

He hoped because Flender was, after all, a Level 78 Soul Saint with abundant combat experience, and he had always treated Tang San well.

Perhaps he could win one round back for the Original World.

But he feared that if... if even Flender were outclassed by that world's "Tang Shan," then what?

"It won't happen... The headmaster may be a little greedy for money, but there's nothing wrong with either his strength or character."

Tang San prayed silently. His shattered heart could truly no longer withstand another blow.

Beside him, Yu Xiaogang's face was even paler than before.

Looking at Flender on the Heavenly Screen, an indescribable sense of guilt and unease rose within him.

"Flender..."

Yu Xiaogang murmured hoarsely.

"Could even what happened between us back then be exposed to the public?"

Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others exchanged looks.

"The headmaster may be stingy, but he's genuinely good to us."

Ma Hongjun muttered softly:

"I just hope the headmaster in that world isn't too outrageous. Leave us at least a little dignity."

However, the Heavenly Screen was merciless.

As a melodious yet weathered melody began to play, the screen on the left

—the Original World's scene—began moving first.

[Original World: Flying Horn of the Golden Iron Triangle—Flender's "Fulfillment"]

The scene shifted, time flowing backward.

It was the Douluo Continent several decades ago.

The young Flender had been high-spirited. Though he was not particularly handsome,

his daring spirit and the sharp edge of an Agility Attack System Soul Master made him quite charming.

During his travels across the continent, he met the equally young Yu Xiaogang, who had been ostracized by his family due to his mutated Martial Soul.

Later, they encountered Liu Erlong, a beautiful woman with a fiery temperament and a voluptuous figure.

The three immediately hit it off and began roaming the world together.

They hunted soul beasts together, fought powerful enemies together, and with their unique Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Golden Sacred Dragon,

they made a resounding name for themselves in the Spirit Master World: the Golden Iron Triangle!

The scenes were warm and passionate, and many viewers watched with great interest.

"So this shady merchant headmaster was this passionate when he was young too."

Oscar sighed.

But soon, the tone of the scene changed.

As time passed, subtle changes occurred in the relationship among the three.

Flender's gaze toward Liu Erlong was filled with admiration and tenderness.

Whenever Liu Erlong was injured, he would be the first to rush forward. He would secretly scrimp and save just to buy her a piece of jewelry she liked.

However, Liu Erlong's gaze had always remained on Yu Xiaogang, who was quiet and even somewhat insecure.

[Painful Choice]

In the scene, it was a night glittering with starlight.

Flender held a carefully prepared flower and was about to confess his feelings to Liu Erlong.

However, when he reached the edge of the woods, he saw a scene that shattered his heart.

Liu Erlong was gazing deeply at Yu Xiaogang, her eyes full of admiration and love.

Though Yu Xiaogang avoided her gaze, the affection in his eyes could not be concealed.

Flender froze.

The flower in his hand drooped weakly. In the end, he quietly crushed it into pulp.

At that moment, the light in Flender's eyes went out.

But he felt no jealousy and no anger, only deep helplessness and bitterness.

The following scene showed Flender sitting alone on a rooftop, drinking away his sorrows and staring blankly at the moon.

In the end, he made a decision: to fulfill them!