"Thank you, Teacher." Tang San's voice was tinged with a hint of a sob. He clutched the notebook tightly, as if it were the key to victory.
Yu Xiaogang waved a hand, signaling that he could leave.
Once Tang San's figure disappeared through the doorway, the smile on Yu Xiaogang's face vanished in an instant, replaced by an inscrutable, complicated expression.
Yu Xiaogang walked to the window and watched in the direction where Xu Yuan and Xiao Wu had headed across the field, his gaze dark and sinister.
"Xu Yuan..." Yu Xiaogang murmured, his knuckles turning white from how tightly he clenched them. "Some kid who came out of nowhere dares to undermine my theories?"
He had never believed there was anything wrong with his theories. All these years, the reason he had accomplished nothing was simply bad luck—and the fact that those people were short-sighted, unable to grasp the essence of his theories.
Tang San was his last hope, the only bargaining chip that could prove his theories correct. He absolutely could not let Xu Yuan lead him astray.
"Just wait," Yu Xiaogang said, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes. "Sooner or later, I'll make everyone understand that my theories are the truth of the Soul Master World."
Days passed, and in the blink of an eye, several months had gone by.
"I've finally reached level 30."
Xu Yuan opened his eyes, unable to keep himself from marveling inwardly.
After all this time training hard, he had finally reached level 30.
He'd thought it would take only a month or two to get there, but he hadn't expected it to take four months.
Xu Yuan began to consider which Soul Beast would be the best choice for his third Soul Ring.
Just then, he felt a vast amount of energy emerge from somewhere inside his body.
The Soul Power gathered into a mass and began to condense into a Soul Ring.
"Interesting. That energy actually helped Xu Yuan condense a Soul Ring," God King Tang San remarked in surprise.
He had noticed that energy earlier, but he hadn't told Xu Yuan about it.
He hadn't expected it to condense into a Soul Ring when Xu Yuan broke through to level 30.
A little over ten minutes later, a Thousand-Year Soul Ring appeared beneath Xu Yuan's feet.
Xu Yuan's level had now reached 31.
As for where the energy inside him had come from, Xu Yuan had already learned from God King Tang San.
Xu Yuan looked around and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Luckily, there was no one else in the dormitory; otherwise, people might have gotten the wrong idea.
His third Soul Skill was called Third Soul Skill: Life Inspiration. It released a surging aura of life to inspire allied units, temporarily boosting their strength, speed, and Soul Power recovery rate.
Xu Yuan felt the skill was just so-so. It was an area-wide support skill, but somehow it didn't seem all that suitable for his Blue Silver Emperor.
Still, it wasn't a big deal. He was already level 31. He'd do his best to reach level 36 before graduation.
Time flew by, and before long, graduation had arrived.
Xiao Wu came up to Xu Yuan, curiosity written all over her face, and asked, "Xu Yuan, which school are you planning to attend?"
Hearing Xiao Wu's question, Xu Yuan couldn't help but think it over.
There was no way he was going to Shrek Academy. For the past six years, he'd kept beating Tang San, which was tantamount to slapping Yu Xiaogang in the face.
Yu Xiaogang definitely hated him by now. If he went to Shrek Academy and Yu Xiaogang didn't give him a hard time, he'd have to thank his lucky stars.
More importantly, there was no point in going to Shrek Academy at all.
Most protagonists in fanfiction went to Shrek Academy because they wanted to pursue the girls there.
Xu Yuan felt that with his abilities, building a harem was out of the question.
He might as well take Xiao Wu somewhere quiet, lie low, and build up their strength, then become a god in the future, just as God King Tang San had said.
As for Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing, all he could say was that perhaps they'd meet again someday.
"Go to Blue Tyrant Academy."
Just then, God King Tang San's voice rang out.
Hearing God King Tang San's words, Xu Yuan was deeply surprised. He'd never expected him to tell him to go to Blue Tyrant Academy.
He'd thought God King Tang San would tell him to go to Shrek Academy and become one of the Shrek Seven Devils.
Truthfully, God King Tang San was rather tempted to have Xu Yuan make Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er his own.
He remembered the sisters clearly. Back then, almost all of the Shrek Seven Devils had taken Immortal Herbs, yet they'd still nearly been defeated by the two sisters.
He remembered that Shui Bing'er had seemed to reach the Soul Douluo level by the time he ascended.
He couldn't recall exactly what level she'd been. It had simply been too long ago—how could he be expected to remember a mortal's level forever?
God King Tang San rubbed his chin and said to himself, "When we go to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well in the future, I can find each of them a suitable Immortal Herb."
He only needed one of the sisters to catch the Water God's attention.
Speaking of the Water God, God King Tang San instinctively thought of Ma Hongjun's Fire God Trial back then.
If that lazy pig had worked hard back then, he could have become a First-Level God, the Fire God, instead of becoming the Phoenix God.
He had asked the First Generation Asura God to secure the Phoenix God's position for Ma Hongjun back then. Otherwise, the best Ma Hongjun could have hoped for was to grow old and die on the Douluo Continent.
Once Ma Hongjun caught the Fire God's attention, he could use the Fire God to make the Water God aware of Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er.
The Fire God and Water God were husband and wife. With the sisters' talent, the Fire God would tell the Water God about them, and the Water God would very likely choose one of them as her successor.
Thinking of this, God King Tang San decided he really was clever.
As for Qian Renxue?
If he could bring Qian Renxue under his control, he would. If he couldn't, then so be it.
Still, he would find a way to preserve her Angel Godhood.
Angel Godhood was a First-Level God position. How could he waste one?
He was going to control the entire Divine Realm one day. The more gods who were on his side, the sooner he could take control of the Divine Realm.
Back then, aside from him and Huo Yuhao, everyone else had been a Second-Level God. If he'd had several First-Level Gods on his side at the time, he could have competed with the God of Destruction for power much more effectively.
The Seven Elemental Gods?
They might have been in the same camp as him, but they didn't obey him completely.
It was only after he gradually took control of the Divine Realm that the Seven Elemental Gods finally obeyed his every command.
In this life, he was going to replace all the Seven Elemental Gods with his own people.
Even if he couldn't replace them all at once, he would gradually replace them with his own people.
But his most urgent priority was to help Xu Yuan grow stronger as quickly as possible and get him to Sea God Island.
He had already decided when he would possess him. He planned to possess Xu Yuan during the Ninth Trial.
He had chosen the Ninth Trial for several reasons, but the main one was that the First Generation Sea God would be keeping an eye on his successor in the Divine Realm, knowing what had happened to Tang Chen.
If the successor's soul changed, the First Generation Sea God would definitely notice.
But by the Ninth Trial, the First Generation Sea God would have let down his guard. That would be the perfect time to possess him.
The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King had seized that very opportunity to possess him back then, but unfortunately, he'd been killed by God King Tang San.
Xu Yuan killing him?
How could that be possible? His soul wasn't at the God King level anymore, but after years of reclaiming the power of his origin from Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, it had already reached the level of a Third-Level God's soul.
Over the years, he had taught Xu Yuan the Tang Sect Secret Arts to help him grow stronger quickly, but there were some things he had kept hidden.
For example, most of the Hidden Weapon designs, as well as the Tang Sect's knowledge of poisons and poison-making.
He had taught Xu Yuan some basic knowledge about using and making poisons so that he would have a little more ability to protect himself.
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