Simulated First Exposure

The instant Zhu Zhuqing finished speaking, the entire venue fell into brief dead silence, and nearly everyone's gaze turned toward her in unison.

Facing Yu Xiaogang's venom-filled glare, Zhu Zhuqing's cold, lovely face showed not the slightest trace of fear.

She had risked being hunted down to come to Shrek Academy so she could grow stronger alongside Dai Mubai, defeat her sister, and gain a slim chance at survival.

Therefore, she absolutely could not tolerate having a piece of trash as their teacher and wasting their training time for nothing.

"Headmaster, I think Zhuqing is right."

A teasing smile curled across Ning Rongrong's lips. Seeing Yu Xiaogang's furious, flustered appearance, she mercilessly added fuel to the fire.

"Grandmaster's current cultivation might not even be as high as ours. What right does trash like him have to teach us?"

"Damn it! You dare call me trash?!"

Veins bulged on Yu Xiaogang's forehead as he abruptly raised a hand and pointed at Ning Rongrong, roaring sternly:

"Flender! Expel these two ignorant girls immediately! From now on, if Shrek has me, it cannot have them. If it has them, it cannot have me!"

Being called trash in public was something Yu Xiaogang could never tolerate in his entire life.

"Heh, do you think this young lady cares about staying at your lousy school?"

Ning Rongrong's spoiled young miss temper flared up as well. Folding her arms across her chest, she fired back without mercy:

"You're a worthless loser with only half a rank of innate soul power, yet you act high and mighty all day and look down on others. How ridiculous. In this lifetime, you probably won't even touch the threshold of Rank 30!"

Every word struck straight at his heart. Yu Xiaogang trembled with rage, his eyes bloodshot. If the Sky Screen's power had not restrained his body, he would have summoned Luo Sanpao and given this foul-mouthed little brat a vicious lesson!

"Ahem! Well... Rongrong, Xiao Gang, both of you say less. Give me some face."

Seeing that the two were about to argue beyond all restraint, Flender felt as though his head had grown twice as large. He hurriedly coughed and stepped in to smooth things over.

"Flender! I said expel them immediately!"

Yu Xiaogang had completely lost his temper and no longer cared about anything else as he issued the command harshly.

"Headmaster, you mustn't be foolish!"

Dai Mubai hurriedly stepped forward.

Although he did not yet have any feelings for Zhu Zhuqing, he still wanted to cultivate a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with her to oppose his elder brother, Dai Weisi! He absolutely could not stand by and watch Zhu Zhuqing get driven away.

"Alas..."

Flender let out a long sigh in his heart.

Shrek Academy already had only a handful of students. If Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were driven away, Dai Mubai would most likely leave with them. The academy would have to close down and disband tomorrow.

Moreover, Ning Rongrong was the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect! If he truly angered her and threw her out, those two Title Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would probably flatten Shrek outright.

After weighing the pros and cons, Flender could only mutter inwardly, Sorry, Xiao Gang. You'll have to suffer this indignity for now.

"Xiao Gang, calm down. Rongrong only said that in anger. She absolutely did not mean to insult you!"

When Yu Xiaogang saw that Flender was actually taking Ning Rongrong's side, his face filled with disbelief. He immediately wanted to bring up Liu Erlong to pressure Flender, but Flender beat him to it and lowered his voice to persuade him:

"Besides, aren't you still counting on Tang San to lead the team in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament? If you expel them all, where will you find such talented students to make up the numbers?"

Those words precisely seized Yu Xiaogang's weak spot.

Yu Xiaogang clenched his teeth tightly, his face shifting from pale to green. After struggling for a long while, he merely snorted coldly and said nothing more.

Flender's words had struck right at Yu Xiaogang's heart. He still needed these genius students to help his disciple Tang San achieve good results in the Soul Master Tournament and prove himself to the entire world. Without Ning Rongrong and the others, it really might not work out.

For the sake of proving himself, he chose to endure!

"Rongrong, Zhuqing, you may have misunderstood the teacher."

At this moment, Tang San, who had been staring intently at the Sky Screen, finally spoke. He realized that if he did not step in to mediate now, it might seriously damage his image as someone who respected his teacher and valued proper conduct.

"Although the teacher's talent as a Soul Master is not high, he has unique insights into martial soul theory. The reason I was able to cultivate Blue Silver Grass to its current level is entirely thanks to the teacher's careful guidance."

Hearing such praise from his good disciple, more than half the fury in Yu Xiaogang's heart immediately dissipated. His face was full of gratification as he secretly praised himself inwardly.

"Sure enough, the most correct thing I ever did in my life was taking in such an excellent disciple as Xiao San."

After hearing Tang San say that, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong both fell silent.

After all, Tang San cultivating the universally acknowledged useless martial soul, Blue Silver Grass, to such a powerful level was indeed an indisputable fact. However, Ning Rongrong still felt that Yu Xiaogang was not nearly that capable.

Meanwhile, in the Sky Screen's comment section, Liu Erlong seemed possessed by the God of War. Alone, she withstood the attacks of Soul Masters from across the continent, frantically posting comments to defend Yu Xiaogang.

Far away in Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong wore a cold expression as she silently memorized the name of everyone who posted comments slandering Yu Xiaogang, preparing to settle each account after the Sky Screen ended.

A moment later, as several large words appeared on the Sky Screen, the previously boiling comment section fell into brief dead silence.

[World 1, Yu Xiaogang's first-stage video has finished playing.]

[Next, World 2, Yu Chen's first-stage video will be played.]

[Soul Master A]: Are we finally done watching Yu Xiaogang's video? That's wonderful. That guy's face was truly disgusting to watch!

[Soul Ancestor C]: Don't speak so soon. Didn't you see the information from the Sky Screen earlier? This Yu Chen is Yu Xiaogang's twin brother from another world. Maybe he's just as disgusting!

[Liu Erlong]: Hah! Is he even worthy of being compared to my Xiao Gang? How laughable!

"Alas! Liu Erlong really is..."

Within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Luomian looked at Liu Erlong's message on the light screen, where she defended Yu Xiaogang without regard for anything else, and let out a helpless sigh. He felt utterly exhausted.

He then looked toward the Sky Screen, unable to stop himself from hoping for the scene from the other world. He only hoped that the Liu Erlong of that world would not be like the one in this world.

As the Sky Screen flickered, everyone across the continent stopped what they were doing in unspoken agreement and devoted their full attention to the new video.

[In a small courtyard within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Yuanzhen was pacing back and forth anxiously.]

[Before long, an old woman emerged from the room, her face filled with wild joy as she loudly congratulated him. "Congratulations, Clan Head! Congratulations! Madam has given birth to a pair of twin young masters!"]

["What?!" Upon hearing this, Yu Yuanzhen shuddered with excitement and rushed straight into the room. Only after a long while did he emerge, now carrying two swaddled infants in his arms.]

[Amid the crowd of clan elders surrounding him and offering congratulations, Yu Yuanzhen named the two children. The elder brother was named Yu Chen, while the younger brother was named Yu Xiaogang.]

[However, when the clan elders stepped forward to tease the two newborns, they discovered that something was amiss.]

[Unlike his younger brother Yu Xiaogang, who cried and fussed nonstop, the elder brother Yu Chen was exceptionally quiet. He neither cried nor made a fuss. Even when Yu Yuanzhen deliberately pinched his arm hard, Yu Chen remained quiet and still, not even furrowing his brow.]

[Seeing this, Yu Yuanzhen's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and a terrifying thought instantly arose in his mind:]

["Could it be... Chen'er was born simple-minded?!"]