A short while later, beneath Spirit City's walls,
the convoys of the various academy teams came to a stop.
The members of the many academy teams gaped at Yu Xiaogang, who was hanging from the city wall.
After the preliminaries, they all knew what kind of person Yu Xiaogang was.
It was no exaggeration to say that Yu Xiaogang was Shrek Academy's strategist and brains.
And now...
A man like him had been hung from Spirit City's walls. Judging by the looks of it, he had been left there for quite some time.
What was Spirit Hall trying to do? What had Yu Xiaogang done for them to brazenly hang him from the city wall like this?
Many people were bewildered. They stared at Yu Xiaogang in confusion, then looked toward Shrek Academy.
Liu Erlong's breathing grew ragged as she stared at Yu Xiaogang's wretched state from up close.
The fury inside her surged higher and higher.
Her teeth ground together, her eyes widened as far as they could go, and blood vessels throbbed in them.
"Dean Er Long, about this..."
Tang San hurriedly asked. He had a feeling Liu Erlong knew something about what had happened.
Liu Erlong gritted her teeth and said, one word at a time, "Xiao San, do you remember what I told you earlier? Xiao Gang came to Spirit City ahead of us to secure an opportunity for you!"
"I know. Is this somehow related to that opportunity?" Tang San asked.
Liu Erlong nodded. "Bibi Dong of Spirit Hall has Twin Martial Souls, and she successfully overcame the backlash from having them."
"Xiao Gang came here to ask Bibi Dong for the cultivation method to overcome the backlash from Twin Martial Souls!"
"I just never thought that vile woman Bibi Dong would really disregard her past with Xiao Gang and... and humiliate him by hanging him from the city wall!"
"How can anyone tolerate this?!"
Tang San's eyes widened.
At last, he understood from Liu Erlong why Yu Xiaogang had come to Spirit City early.
For a moment, his mind went blank.
But soon, Tang San suppressed his emotions.
His astonishment gave way to composure as he stood beneath the city wall, looking at Yu Xiaogang's terrible state.
His hands clenched tight of their own accord.
"Teacher came to ask about the secret of Twin Martial Souls. Even if Spirit Hall refused, they had no reason to humiliate him like this!"
"Could it be because of what Xue Qinghe told me in Heaven Dou City? Spirit Hall has a deep grudge against my father."
"Teacher asked for the secret of Twin Martial Souls for my sake, so Spirit Hall is humiliating him this way to send me a warning?"
Tang San thought it through, his mind working at full capacity.
He carefully considered and analyzed the situation, and the look in his eyes gradually turned certain.
"That must be it. If not for this, Spirit Hall would have no reason to target Teacher like this!"
"Just as I thought. Every one of those people in Spirit Hall deserves to die!"
Tang San's hatred for Spirit Hall began to boil over.
First there had been Tang Hao, and now Yu Xiaogang.
Everything that had happened made it impossible for him to look at Spirit Hall with a clear head.
"Wait here, all of you!"
"I'll be right back. First, I'm bringing Xiao Gang down!"
Liu Erlong suddenly spoke.
She strode forward, her hoarse voice brimming with rage.
Soul Power surged from her as she moved.
"Mom, don't do anything rash!" Xiao Wu grabbed Liu Erlong's arm and cried out in alarm.
Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing also reacted, both trying to hold Liu Erlong back.
"Teacher Er Long, I just heard people talking. The man in black standing guard beside Grandmaster is a Titled Douluo," Ning Rongrong said.
"That's right, Teacher Er Long. Please calm down first. If you charge in and that Titled Douluo attacks, the consequences could be disastrous!" Zhu Zhuqing added.
No matter how much the three girls tried to talk her out of it,
Liu Erlong didn't hear a word.
Back when she'd roamed the Soul Master World, she had been the Horn of Slaughter in the Golden Iron Triangle. Her temper was notorious, and she never listened to reason.
Yu Xiaogang was her one weakness. Seeing him like this, she had no way to control her fury.
Liu Erlong wrenched herself free of the three girls, ignoring their worries completely. Her Soul Power was already surging at full strength.
Flender looked conflicted. He opened his mouth, unsure what to say, then finally sighed softly. "Xiao Wu, Rongrong, Zhuqing, just let Er Long go."
"To Er Long, Xiao Gang is the most important person in the world. Seeing him like this, there's no way she can hold back!"
Xiao Wu and the other two were speechless.
Flender's words left them at a loss as to what to do next.
Liu Erlong was a high-ranking Power Attack System Soul Saint. If she truly let loose, the three of them, all Soul Ancestors, couldn't possibly stop her.
Flender was the only one who might be able to hold Liu Erlong back. Now that even he had said this, no one could interfere with her decision.
"Boss Fu, keep an eye on Xiao Wu and the others."
"Once I bring Xiao Gang back, I'll go straight to Bibi Dong's door and demand an explanation!"
"Damn it, they dare treat my Xiao Gang like this? I'll tear that woman's face right off!"
Liu Erlong was furious.
Suppressing the anger that filled her, she spoke with a fierce expression.
Behind her, the Crimson Dragon Martial Soul—mutated from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul—flickered in and out of view.
Tang San remained silent, weighing the situation over and over in his mind.
When he came back to himself and saw that Liu Erlong had made up her mind to act, he took a deep breath and said,
"Dean Er Long, be careful!"
"Titled Douluo aren't easy to deal with. Whatever you do, don't confront that Titled Douluo head-on!"
Liu Erlong did as she pleased.
What Titled Douluo? Don't confront him head-on? None of that mattered to her now.
There was only Yu Xiaogang on her mind.
And his terrible condition kept stoking her rage, pushing her to the brink.
"What I do is none of your business!"
"Do as I say. Stay right here and don't do anything. Leave what comes next to me!"
"Damn Spirit Hall! You dare touch my Xiao Gang? I'll knock the very roofs off your buildings!"
Liu Erlong gave a low growl, bent her knees slightly, and stomped hard against the ground.
The next instant, she shot toward the top of the city wall like a cannonball.
She paid no attention to Gui Mei, who stood atop the wall. Her eyes were fixed on Yu Xiaogang alone.
So what if he was a Titled Douluo?
So what if Spirit Hall had its pride?
Today, she was going to let loose!
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