Liu Yuan's clone quickly left after replying to Liu Yuan.
Since Liu Yuan had long been planning to kill Yu Xiaogang,
he had kept a close eye on Yu Xiaogang's movements over the years.
He knew very well that Yu Xiaogang was currently staying at Shrek Academy in Suotuo City.
What was more, this was actually the perfect time for Liu Yuan to kill Yu Xiaogang.
Although Tang San had returned from his training at the Capital of Slaughter by now,
he had not yet returned to Yu Xiaogang's side.
After leaving Tang Yuehua, he would also make a trip to Star Dou Forest.
According to the original timeline, Tang San had intended to bring Xiao Wu back with him, but in the end, he failed. Xiao Wu chose to sacrifice herself to protect Tang San, and Tang San eventually returned to Shrek Academy with the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone he had obtained from her.
Dai Mubai and the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils were in the same situation.
Ever since the Soul Master Tournament at Spirit Hall, the Shrek Seven Devils had gone their separate ways.
Some went off to train, while others returned to the Star Luo Empire.
They had agreed to reunite at Shrek Academy a few years later, but there was still some time before then.
So, for Liu Yuan, this was actually the best time to assassinate Yu Xiaogang.
After all, neither Tang San nor the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils were by Yu Xiaogang's side now, leaving his defenses weaker than ever.
And Yu Xiaogang himself was extremely weak, so with Liu Yuan's current strength, there was a good chance he could kill him.
Of course,
that meant there was a chance, not a certainty.
After all, Flender and Liu Erlong were still by Yu Xiaogang's side.
The two of them were very powerful.
If Liu Yuan's main body set out, he could naturally kill them all with ease.
But this time, Liu Yuan was sending only a clone, so those two would be a significant obstacle.
All things considered,
this was still the best time for Liu Yuan to assassinate Yu Xiaogang.
If he missed this opportunity, killing Yu Xiaogang would become even more difficult in the future.
After all, Tang San and the other members of the Shrek Seven Devils would eventually return to Yu Xiaogang's side.
By then, Liu Yuan might have to wait until he became the next God of Death before he could succeed.
That was clearly not what Liu Yuan wanted.
So he wasted no time, hurrying toward Shrek Academy with all due urgency.
Liu Yuan was very fast.
Although the Land of Inheritance of the God of Death was a long way from Shrek Academy, he went all out and made the journey in about half a month.
Half a month later, he finally arrived at Shrek Academy.
The academy still looked as shabby as ever.
Its teaching facilities were outdated, its teachers were woefully unqualified, and the surrounding environment was dreadful.
Yet none of that changed the fact that countless students fought tooth and nail for the chance to attend Shrek Academy.
After all, at the Spirit Hall Tournament a few years earlier, the Shrek Team, led by Tang San, had emerged victorious.
Although there had been some twists and turns during that competition, no one else seemed to care about them.
They cared only about one thing: the students of the Shrek Team had defeated every other team, including the Wuhun Hall Team.
So, in their eyes, Shrek Academy was sacred! Its students were surely the best!
As for why the place was in such poor condition,
it certainly couldn't be because Shrek Academy was poor.
They believed Shrek Academy simply disdained fame and fortune and didn't care about material things! It definitely wasn't because they couldn't afford to renovate!
In any case, after that victory at the Spirit Hall Tournament,
Shrek Academy had already been placed on a pedestal in the hearts of countless parents.
They instinctively painted the academy in a better light, ignoring all the obvious truths.
Of course,
Shrek Academy couldn't just sit back and do nothing after becoming famous.
Even before they were well-known, they had already learned to use hype and gimmicks to swindle money from parents.
For instance, anyone applying to Shrek Academy had to pay a Gold Soul Coin for the entrance test. That coin was nonrefundable, whether or not the applicant passed. If anyone dared object, the staff would simply show off their Martial Souls.
And their so-called test was nothing more than checking the students' hands, ages, and Soul Power Levels—a crude assessment that cost them nothing.
Even back then, they had dared to exploit ordinary people this way to rake in a fortune.
Now, naturally, they were even more shameless.
The one Gold Soul Coin application fee had been raised tenfold, from one Gold Soul Coin to ten.
They had also increased tuition tenfold.
As for the dormitories, Shrek Academy hadn't changed them at all.
They claimed it was to strengthen the students' willpower by making them endure harsh living conditions.
What could those parents say to that?
Ever since the Spirit Hall Tournament, many of them had blindly trusted Shrek Academy. So whatever the academy said was right.
They were fools who would happily count the money for the person who'd just swindled them, allowing Yu Xiaogang and the others at Shrek Academy to fill their pockets.
Liu Yuan arrived just in time to witness the scene before him.
Yu Xiaogang and Flender stood together, while several Shrek Academy teachers handled the student assessments and collected fees in front of them.
Watching one parent after another hand over their money like fools, Yu Xiaogang and Flender were grinning from ear to ear.
So much for being above worldly concerns!
What a joke!
That was just what they claimed back when they had no way to swindle anyone.
The moment they got the chance to cheat people out of their money,
they couldn't wait to fleece those parents for every last coin!
"Hmph. Even though it's been so many years since I last saw them, seeing them again still makes me feel sick."
Liu Yuan couldn't help giving a displeased snort when he saw the scene.
What especially infuriated him was seeing some of the parents clearly struggling financially. Still, for their children's sake, they scrimped and saved to pay the ten Gold Soul Coins for the test, only to hear Yu Xiaogang and the others tell them, "Your son isn't suited for cultivation."
Liu Yuan was furious.
His resolve to kill Yu Xiaogang only grew stronger.
In his eyes, scum like Yu Xiaogang had no right to remain in this world.
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