Ma Hongjun Curses Yu Xiaogang: "Useless Grandmaster!" Golden Crocodile: "Ce'er, Should We Keep Xiao Wu in Captivity or Kill Her?"

"Teacher!"

Seeing this, Ma Hongjun's eyes nearly split with rage. He lunged forward and caught Flender in his arms.

Feeling the faint, almost imperceptible signs of life in Flender, Ma Hongjun whipped around and roared furiously at Yu Xiaogang:

"Yu Xiaogang!

"You bald-headed waste!

"You're the one who killed the dean!

"You drained the dean's life force just to show off!

"Give me back my teacher's life!"

"Impudent!

"Ma Hongjun, how dare you speak to our teacher like that?"

Tang San strode forward and stood in front of Yu Xiaogang. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as the Purple Demon Eye radiated an oppressive force.

"Teacher was trying to break the deadlock!

"If it weren't for him, we'd already be at their mercy!"

"Break what deadlock, my ass!

"They're only here for that woman. What does that have to do with Shrek Academy?

"Your useless teacher insisted on showing off and got my teacher killed!"

Ma Hongjun trembled with fury as he pointed at Flender's head of white hair.

"Look at him!

"The dean's about to die because of that damn fusion skill!

"Yu Xiaogang is a murderer!"

"Watch your mouth."

Tang San's wrist turned slightly, and several Bone-Piercing Nails slid into his palm. His voice was cold to the bone.

"Insult my master again, and don't blame me for forgetting our friendship as classmates and making sure you never speak again!"

Looking at Ma Hongjun, Tang San silently thought:

Fatty, you dared to insult my teacher like that. You've earned your death!

"Come on!

"If you've got the guts, kill me!"

Ma Hongjun roared as Evil Fire surged around him.

"All you care about is your useless teacher. Look around you—who hasn't he dragged down with him?"

The members of Shrek Academy exchanged glances. The tension had reached its breaking point.

The academy, once united as one, had fallen apart completely in that instant.

Ning Rongrong, who had always disliked Flender, stood behind Tang San with Xiao Wu.

Dai Mubai and Oscar, who were close to Ma Hongjun, stood at his side.

As for Zhu Zhuqing, her expression remained unchanged, but she retreated behind the others.

In just a minute, Zhu Zhuqing had seen the true colors of everyone at Shrek Academy.

Was an academy like this really worth staying at?

Dugu Ce stood with his hands behind his back, watching the spectacle of them tearing into each other.

He chuckled and clapped his hands.

"Wonderful. Truly wonderful.

"Aunt Erlong, it seems your 'old flame' isn't very popular."

Liu Erlong looked at Dugu Ce.

Her gaze passed over Dugu Bo, Dugu Xuan, and Golden Crocodile Douluo behind him.

At last, it settled on Dugu Ce.

Liu Erlong took a deep breath, her tone resolute.

"I'll go with you.

"From this day on, Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang are through. We have nothing to do with each other anymore!"

"Erlong... you can't..."

Yu Xiaogang clutched his smooth, bald head on the ground, his face full of disbelief. His voice was painfully hoarse.

"That's enough!"

Liu Erlong whipped around and glared coldly at Tang San and Ma Hongjun, who stood poised to attack each other.

"Flender's still hovering between life and death, and you're already tearing into each other?

"Tang San, tell me: why did Flender bring you to Blue Tyrant Academy?"

This incident had made Liu Erlong want to cast aside, from the bottom of her heart, the days of her youth spent roaming Douluo Continent with Yu Xiaogang and Flender.

But Flender had truly lost so much of his life force just now for her sake.

Without some extraordinary stroke of fortune, he would likely be stuck at Soul Saint for the rest of his life.

Tang San withdrew the Hidden Weapons from his palm. After a moment of silence, he said quietly:

"Teacher... no, the dean said Shrek Academy wasn't qualified to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament.

"He hoped to merge Shrek Academy into Blue Tyrant Academy so we could use its spot in the competition."

Liu Erlong looked at Flender, unconscious and white-haired.

Then she glanced at Yu Xiaogang, whose only concern was his pride, and shook her head with a self-mocking smile.

"Merge?

"If this had happened at any other time, I wouldn't have minded handing you this academy for Flender's sake.

"But now..."

Liu Erlong looked at Tang San, then at Yu Xiaogang's nauseating demeanor. Her voice was cold.

"Blue Tyrant Academy has no room for so-called 'geniuses' like you, much less this 'Grandmaster.'

"Take Flender and get out of my academy."

"Dean Erlong, we..."

Dai Mubai tried to step forward and plead with her.

"Get out!"

Liu Erlong's Soul Power erupted, and the phantom of a Fire Dragon flashed into view before vanishing.

Dai Mubai clenched his fists, his face filled with unwillingness.

He was just about to reveal that he was a Star Luo Prince.

Then he thought better of it.

In front of these three Titled Douluo, even the Star Luo Empire was no more than an undefended backyard they could visit whenever they pleased.

His so-called status as a Star Luo Prince was nothing but a joke.

So he gave up on the idea.

Dugu Bo chuckled from the side.

"Did you hear that?

"Grandmaster, it seems your 'theories' won't work here."

Tang San keenly sensed that the gazes of Dugu Bo, Dugu Xuan, and Golden Crocodile Douluo had passed over Yu Xiaogang and Xiao Wu, who was hiding behind him.

A powerful sense of danger surged through him.

Tang San had a vague feeling that if they stayed any longer, they might lose their lives.

Tang San took a deep breath, forcing down his humiliation and resentment. He bowed to the three of them.

"Your Excellencies, we at Shrek Academy overestimated ourselves and offended you today.

"I hope you'll be magnanimous and forgive our offense. Please let us go.

"We'll leave with our people at once and won't get in your way."

With that, Tang San turned to help Yu Xiaogang off the ground.

"Hold it."

Dugu Xuan gave a cold snort and stepped forward. His gaze fixed on Tang San like a blade.

"The rest of you can leave whenever you like.

"But Yu Xiaogang stays."

"Senior, what do you mean?"

Tang San's face changed. He hurriedly said:

"My teacher is already gravely injured, and the wager is over!"

"Over?

"If I say it isn't over, then it isn't over."

Dugu Xuan gave a mocking laugh, his voice icy.

"That waste just ran his mouth and forcibly drained someone else's life force to protect his own laughable pride.

"Letting him walk away just like that would be far too easy on him."

Just then, Golden Crocodile Douluo suddenly sent Dugu Ce a telepathic message.

"Ce'er, that little girl hiding behind Tang San, the one called Xiao Wu, isn't ordinary."

Dugu Ce showed no reaction and listened quietly.

"Hmph. She's nothing but a hundred-thousand-year-old Soft Bone Rabbit in human form. She might fool others, but she can't fool me."

"What do you think?

"Should I kill her right now and dig out the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone for you?

"Or should we wait and keep her as a captive Soul Beast? Once you've grown strong enough to absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, you can hunt her then."

Dugu Ce's expression remained unchanged. He sent back a reply without hesitation.

"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, kill her now."

"Oh? You don't want to save her for a Soul Ring later?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo sounded slightly surprised.

"Better to act now before complications arise," Dugu Ce explained telepathically.