If You Can't Have It, Destroy It: Yu Xiaogang's Plan

"Forget it. With Shrek Academy being so impressive, I'm sure you don't need someone like me."

"I'm not joining."

Thinking this, Liu Yuan couldn't be bothered to waste any more breath on Flender and the others.

He rejected Flender's invitation to join Shrek Academy right then and there, turned around, and walked out of the small cabin.

Afterward, he headed straight toward the direction where the villagers were gathered.

He had already decided that after awakening his martial soul, he would expose the true intentions of Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and their group.

He would make their village cut off all contact with these people once and for all.

Because Liu Yuan had seen exactly how they treated those children who had a little bit of talent but weren't gifted enough.

It was clear that with a little effort, those children could become soul masters.

Yet, in Yu Xiaogang's words, that child had become a worthless piece of trash, fit only to stay here and farm.

And even if one were to take a step back.

Even if that child truly couldn't cultivate.

That was no reason for Yu Xiaogang to humiliate him like that, was it?

A child, innocent and naive, had come full of anticipation to awaken his martial soul, only to have Yu Xiaogang pour a bucket of cold water over his head, leaving him utterly disheartened.

Is Yu Xiaogang's half-level of Innate Soul Power so noble or something?

This made Liu Yuan feel truly disgusted.

At this moment, Liu Yuan walked directly up to the villagers and told them everything he had experienced and his thoughts on the matter.

"Village Chief, everyone, listen to me."

"Flender, Yu Xiaogang, and their group are not good people!"

"In truth, their academy isn't some remarkable institution at all. It's just a third-rate scam academy hiding behind a flashy gimmick!"

"As for that so-called Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang they introduced, he is nothing but a charlatan swindling people across the Douluo Continent. He has no real ability; he's just shameless, has no bottom line, and is skilled at deception. He doesn't actually have much talent!"

"I realized it just now while they were helping us awaken our martial souls. They aren't here to help us at all."

"When they were helping us awaken, before they determined our talent, they were incredibly enthusiastic. But the moment they realized someone's talent wasn't up to par, their attitudes turned ice-cold, and they even ruthlessly insulted them."

"If you don't believe me, go ask Wang San. He was just humiliated by them, told he wasn't fit to be a soul master and was only fit to farm."

The villagers and the village chief were left stunned and speechless.

Although Liu Yuan was just a child, his status in the village was high. Because he was a transmigrator, he had used his knowledge over the years to help the village significantly, earning him great prestige.

Hearing these words from Liu Yuan, the village chief and the villagers instinctively chose to believe him. They immediately turned their gazes toward the child from earlier and asked, "Wang San, is what Liu Yuan said true?"

Wang San nodded at the crowd.

The villagers were instantly enraged, especially those with shorter tempers, who were now fuming: "What's wrong with farming? Yu Xiaogang looks down on farmers—does he not eat rice?"

Liu Yuan continued to speak to the crowd: "Wang San is just one example. Wasn't Wang Qi also humiliated just now? But his humiliation was completely unjustified. I checked just now; even though his martial soul isn't great, he has at least level two Innate Soul Power. That level of talent is definitely enough to cultivate. Yet, in their mouths, it was labeled as trash talent."

"If I hadn't noticed, Wang Qi might have been deceived by them. If he stopped cultivating, he really would have been ruined!"

Upon hearing this, the crowd was even more incensed.

They had thought Flender and Yu Xiaogang were rare, kind-hearted people, but they turned out to be wolves in sheep's clothing.

If Liu Yuan hadn't exposed them today, who knows how long they would have been deceived!

And by then, who knows how many children's futures would have been destroyed by these scoundrels.

Thinking of this, the villagers began rolling up their sleeves, planning to go home, grab their farm tools, and confront them.

"Don't be impulsive!"

But Liu Yuan stopped them immediately.

"We are the fish and they are the knife; how can we confront them?"

"They are soul masters, and Flender is even a Soul Saint. How could we possibly be their match?"

"I'm telling you the truth now just so you won't be deceived, and so we can cut off all contact with them in the future."

"Next time they come to awaken souls, we'll just say there are no six-year-olds in the village, and we can naturally avoid them."

The villagers nodded one after another, feeling that what Liu Yuan said made perfect sense.

The village chief immediately made a decision: "Then, when they come out, we will maintain our original attitude. But don't believe a single word of their nonsense. We'll just hurry them along and send them away, and that will be that!"

The others nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Back inside the cabin, Yu Xiaogang and Flender were feeling a massive headache.

They had finally found a genius.

And one whose talent far surpassed all the geniuses at their Shrek Academy.

Naturally, they were hoping to recruit him!

Unfortunately, Liu Yuan was a tough nut to crack.

Although they hadn't spent much time with Liu Yuan, they had already sensed how difficult he was to deal with based on his words and actions just moments ago.

Because of this, they were all sitting in the room with headaches, racking their brains on how to trick him into joining Shrek Academy.

"It really seems like there's no way."

"Are we just going to give up like this? If we could only get a hold of a genius like him..."

Yu Xiaogang said with great reluctance; he wanted a genius with Liu Yuan's talent far too much.

"Teacher, since we can't recruit him, we might as well get rid of him!"

Tang San spoke up quickly, making a throat-slitting gesture toward Yu Xiaogang and saying coldly.

Yu Xiaogang couldn't help but freeze for a moment after hearing Tang San's words, feeling a deep sense of regret in his heart.

But Tang San, standing to the side, continued to persuade him.

He was truly too jealous of Liu Yuan's talent, so he desperately wanted him dead: "Think about it carefully, we have no way to recruit him regardless of what we do. Since that's the case, what does it matter how good his talent is?"

"Even if it does matter, it's a negative relationship. If we let him grow up and he joins some hostile faction, it will be troublesome."

"It's better to seize the opportunity and get rid of him as soon as possible. Right now, his talent is number one, but once he's gone, I will be number one. I am loyal to you, after all."

Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up as soon as he heard this.

Indeed, although he coveted Liu Yuan's talent, if he couldn't have it, he might as well destroy it!

In any case, he had Tang San; as long as Tang San was outstanding, that was enough.

But he soon felt a headache again: "But how are we supposed to get rid of him? We can't just do it directly, can we? The villagers won't agree to it, unless we kill all the villagers too."

Tang San shook his head: "It doesn't need to be that troublesome. We only need a few words to frame him as an Evil Soul Master."

"Given the intelligence of those villagers, a few words from us, and I'm afraid we won't even need to lift a finger before they kill that brat themselves."

"What's so difficult about that?"