Tang San Suffers Another Social Death, Star Dou Great Forest

Early the next morning.

Lin Qi, Master Meng, and Xiao Wu left Nuoding Academy, still riding away in a cloud of dust on two Unicorn Scaled Armor Beasts.

Not long after they left, Tang San arrived.

I can definitely do this, I can definitely impress Master Meng and make him take me as his disciple.

As long as Master Meng knows I have Twin Martial Souls, he will definitely agree to take me as his disciple immediately.

My talent is much higher than Lin Qi's, so there's no reason for Master Meng to reject me.

Along the way, Tang San constantly pumped himself up.

The moment he thought about having to ask Master Meng to take him as his disciple right in front of Lin Qi later, a strong sense of shame surged into his heart.

How will Lin Qi mock me?

When Lin Qi's smile surfaced in his mind, Tang San's fists clenched hard.

Let him mock me then; maybe that will even make Master Meng think he has a narrow mind.

Carrying a pounding heart, Tang San arrived outside the bamboo forest.

"Disciple Tang San pays his respects to Master Meng, and begs Master Meng to take this disciple as his disciple."

Without going deep into the bamboo forest, Tang San knelt down right outside.

Wanting to become Master Meng's disciple, of course he didn't dare barge in by himself.

Although it was still early, diligent students were already up at Nuoding Academy.

Those working-study students had been cleaning the campus for a long time.

Tang San's yell, if not known to the whole school, at least broadcasted across the sky.

"Boss, what are you doing?"

Wang Sheng and other working-study students ran over, looking in surprise at Tang San kneeling outside the bamboo forest.

"You guys go away, don't disturb me seeking apprenticeship."

Tang San was a ruthless person.

Since he had already made up his mind, he would do it to the best of his ability, completely casting aside his face to let Master Meng see his sincerity.

"Tang San? His relationship with Lin Qi is so bad, yet he still wants to apprentice to Master Meng?"

"Isn't his teacher Yu Xiaogang? Is he going to betray his sect?"

"Need you ask? One is Titled Douluo Master Meng, the other is trash Yu Xiaogang. If it were you, who would you choose?"

Although under the threat of Tang San's fists, the students of Nuoding Academy didn't dare mock Tang San to his face anymore.

Behind his back, however, it was business as usual.

More and more people gathered to watch the spectacle, while absolute silence remained inside the bamboo forest.

Tang San knelt there, his upper body held rigidly straight.

He had already treated everything he was experiencing now as Master Meng's test for him.

Until the sun climbed high and more than half the students of Nuoding Academy arrived.

"Do you think Master Meng will take Tang San as a disciple?"

"No way, right? Tang San is far worse than Lin Qi."

"But he also has Innate Full Soul Power. If he gets Master Meng's guidance, maybe he can still catch up to Lin Qi."

"Tang San has bad character; Master Meng definitely won't like that kind of person."

As time passed, Tang San's resentment toward Lin Qi and Master Meng in his heart grew increasingly profound.

Yet his expression remained steadfast, and his gaze was filled with sincerity.

As long as he could achieve his goal, he didn't mind suffering temporary humiliation.

"Disciple Tang San, begs Master Meng to take this disciple as his disciple."

"Tang San, what are you doing?"

Finally, the dean of Nuoding Academy arrived as well.

Someone immediately recounted Tang San's purpose to the dean.

The dean shook his head, looking at Tang San with rather complicated eyes.

Tang San was a genius—that was beyond doubt—but the dean also saw Tang San's numerous flaws.

Especially after taking Yu Xiaogang as his master, he had learned most of Yu Xiaogang's shortcomings.

"Get up, Tang San," the dean said.

Tang San's expression remained resolute, his volume undiminished.

"No, if Master Meng won't take me as his disciple, I will keep kneeling right here."

The dean said again, "But this is completely useless of you."

A flash of anger crossed Tang San's eyes.

What do you mean by that? Do you think I'm unworthy of becoming Master Meng's disciple?

"Sincerity can split even metal and stone."

"However, Master Meng and the others left early this morning."

"I... what?"

Tang San's vision went dark, and his chest felt oppressed.

"Left? Why did they leave? How could Master Meng leave?"

The dean said, "Why wouldn't they leave? Master Meng isn't a teacher at Nuoding Academy; he can leave whenever he wants."

Tang San gripped his fists so hard they turned white.

How could Master Meng leave? Why not sooner or later, but precisely today?

Then what is the meaning of everything I've done?

Especially upon hearing the uninhibited laughter of those students, Tang San's Tang Syndrome flared up once more.

Being defeated by Lin Qi had turned him into a loser.

Everything he had done today, however, had made him a clown.

It's all Master Meng's fault, it's all Lin Qi's fault!

Tang San didn't reflect on why he hadn't bothered to check whether Master Meng was around; he attributed all responsibility to Master Meng and Lin Qi.

Especially Lin Qi.

He felt that Lin Qi was simply sent by the heavens to oppose him, and everything that happened today was nothing short of a nightmare for him.

He turned around in a daze, walking toward the outside of the academy.

The previous social death could still be stopped with his fists.

Yet this time, the social death he had brought upon himself could not be changed no matter what.

Even if Tang San could make the students not dare speak of it, he could not get past this hurdle in his own heart no matter what.

"Sigh~"

The dean shook his head, not stopping Tang San from leaving.

"He was originally a good seedling, but was stubbornly warped by Yu Xiaogang."

After leaving Nuoding Academy, Tang San didn't know where to go for a moment.

The only comfort in his heart was that Yu Xiaogang was not at Nuoding Academy, and wouldn't be returning to Nuoding Academy either.

Teacher must absolutely not find out about today's events.

"Little San, why did you come out?" Tang Hao suddenly appeared.

"Could it be you were rejected? What does getting rejected once or twice count for? Do you not even have this bit of perseverance?"

Tang Hao wore an expression of bitter disappointment.

"Dad, stop talking. Master Meng is no longer at Nuoding Academy."

"What? Then what about Lin Qi? And that..."

Tang San didn't care about the second half of the sentence Tang Hao stopped on, just answering woodenly:

"They're gone, they're all gone."

More than once, Tang San had wished Lin Qi would just disappear, but he hadn't expected him to leave under these circumstances, and precisely at a time like this.

"Little San, you... are you okay?"

Although Tang Hao didn't know what Tang San had experienced today, he could tell at a glance that Tang San's mood was definitely not good.

Just let everything be destroyed, I'm tired.

"Star Dou Great Forest, I'm back."

After traveling at high speed for several days, the three of them finally arrived at the largest soul beast forest on the Douluo Continent: the Star Dou Great Forest.

Catching sight of the Star Dou Great Forest in the distance, Xiao Wu let out a loud cheer.

You don't know the sinister nature of human hearts until you undergo Humanoid Transformation; although the time she had spent entering human society was just a fraction of her time as a soul beast, Xiao Wu already felt a sense of things having changed while people remained the same.

"We've reached your home turf, so don't let me down."

Lin Qi instructed with a smile.

Xiao Wu's little face wrinkled, and she placed her hands on her hips, saying:

"Relax, I definitely won't let you down. Don't be scared later on, though. Of course, if you get scared, call me Sister Xiao Wu, and I might just show mercy and help you out."

Things were different once she was back home; even a punching bag wanted to flip the script and become the master.

"Is that so? Then I'm really looking forward to it."