Tang San's Failed Breakthrough

Lin Yuan nodded with a smile. "Then go ask the clan leader of your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan yourself. Besides, do you know how much trouble threatening a Title Douluo will bring you?"

Liu Erlong's willow brows shot up as she was about to continue speaking, but Master hurriedly apologized from beside her. "I'm sorry, Lord Lin Yuan. Erlong has always had this kind of temperament and offended you with her words. Please be magnanimous and spare her."

Lin Yuan instantly appeared before Liu Erlong. They were roughly the same height, yet those pale red eyes made Liu Erlong feel as though she had fallen into a bottomless abyss.

Endless icy killing intent flooded her entire body, freezing even her breathing. Her clothes were soaked through with sweat.

Flender and Master both turned pale with fright. They wanted to plead for Liu Erlong, afraid that if Lin Yuan made a move, she would die on the spot.

Liu Erlong instinctively clenched her fists. If Lin Yuan attacked now, she would resist without hesitation. Even if victory was impossible, she would never submit without a fight.

"You may choose to fight me, but I trust you understand what price you will ultimately pay." Lin Yuan pressed his lips close to Liu Erlong's delicate ear and suddenly spoke.

The warm breath by her ear made Liu Erlong's body sway violently. A trace of helplessness flashed through her beautiful eyes as she said lightly, "What exactly do you want?"

"I happened to run into some disciples of your Shrek Academy and came here for a look around. Is even that not allowed?"

Ignoring the gazes of everyone from Shrek Academy, Lin Yuan walked directly into the room where Tang San was cultivating. He happened to find Tang San at a critical moment in his cultivation. If he succeeded, he would directly break through to level thirty-five Soul Power.

Without the aid of Immortal Grade Herbs, it was practically impossible for Tang San to break through to the rank of Soul Ancestor at level forty within a short time. Unless he turned his grief and rage into strength and cultivated diligently, perhaps he would have a chance to reach the Soul Ancestor realm by the time of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

"Trying to break through to level thirty-five?"

Lin Yuan walked up to Tang San and looked down at his sweat-drenched, contorted face. Without a second thought, he said, "As expected of someone with Twin Martial Souls. This cultivation speed truly isn't something ordinary people can rival."

Dean Flander bowed and pleaded, "Senior, please do not disturb Little San's Soul Power breakthrough. If he fails, it will be far more difficult for him to break through next time."

"Oh?" Lin Yuan raised his brows and casually hurled the teacup in his hand to the ground. As a crisp sound rang out, all the Shrek Academy disciples were shocked, and even the teachers could not help drawing sharp breaths.

Lin Yuan had clearly come here to cause trouble!

As the sudden sound rang out, Tang San, who had been breaking through, abruptly opened his eyes. Apparently interrupted by the unexpected noise, not only did his Soul Power fail to rise, but his breathing also became ragged as he violently spat out a mouthful of scarlet blood.

"Little San!"

Master hurriedly helped Tang San up from the ground and asked anxiously, "Little San, how do you feel? Tell me quickly if anything hurts."

Tang San's breathing was ragged, his eyes bloodshot as he glared viciously at Lin Yuan, who was still drinking tea. Gritting his teeth, he said, "It... it was you!"

Lin Yuan raised his brows and said with a smile, "My hand slipped just now, and I accidentally dropped the cup. I didn't expect it to cause your cultivation breakthrough to fail. It seems your state of mind is still too tense."

Hearing Lin Yuan's explanation, Tang San, already consumed by anger, trembled all over. Even an idiot could tell that Lin Yuan, that bastard, had done it deliberately. He had never intended to let Tang San break through to the level thirty-five Soul Elder realm.

"Lin Yuan!"

Smack!

A crisp slap rang out instantly. Tang San's frail body flew backward like a kite with its string cut, crashing into the ground without warning and drawing countless gazes.

That single slap shattered all of Tang San's teeth, leaving him sprawled on the ground and unable to get back up.

"Remember your status. Are you worthy of calling me by my full name?"

A leisurely voice filled with utter contempt rang out.

Tang San tried to crawl back up, but he felt as though all his bones had shattered. He simply could not support his own body.

Dean Flander immediately rushed over, crouched down, and poured his Soul Power into Tang San's body. With a solemn expression, he said, "Lord Lin Yuan, this is Shrek Academy. No matter how angry you are, you cannot directly beat a disciple of Shrek Academy!"

Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang's eyes reddened as well. Full of indignation, he shouted, "Lord Lin Yuan, our Shrek Academy disciples were in the wrong at Heaven Dou Royal Academy back then, but we have already changed. Why must you continue to press us so hard? You've gone too far!"

"Too far?" Lin Yuan said disdainfully. "It is already merciful that I did not kill him. In the eyes of the strong, there are no rules."

The Shrek Academy disciples remained silent. After all, there was nothing wrong with Lin Yuan's words. Before absolute strength, the strong could instantly kill any Soul Master.

Besides, rules had always been made for the weak. The strong needed no rules at all. Even if they committed monstrous crimes, no one would dare say no.

Just then, Poison Douluo heard the commotion and walked in from outside Shrek Academy. His granddaughter was a disciple of Shrek Academy, so Dugu Bo came by every few days to visit his precious granddaughter.

At the same time, he would help his granddaughter remove her poison, using the method Lin Yuan had taught him to transfer all the toxins in her body into her soul bones. Then, during the interval when the soul bones were released, he would thoroughly cleanse the toxins inside them.

Seeing what had happened, Dugu Bo could not help asking in confusion, "Lin Yuan? What are you doing here?"

Lin Yuan swirled the wineglass in his hand and answered with a smile, "I was merely passing by. I heard that Shrek Academy's disciples cultivated diligently, but I didn't expect them to still be like this."

Dugu Bo glanced at Tang San, who lay in Dean Flander's arms, and seemed to understand what had happened. He could only sigh inwardly, as he had no right to interfere in such matters.

Moreover, Lin Yuan had saved both him and his granddaughter, Dugu Yan. In principle, he should stand by Lin Yuan's side.

Master clenched his fists. Not daring to confront Lin Yuan directly, he pulled Dugu Bo to the doorway and said, "Lord Dugu Bo, could you please, for the sake of Dugu Yan being a disciple of Shrek Academy, ask Lord Lin Yuan to leave Shrek Academy?"