Zhao Wuji Angrily Confronts Yu Xiaogang: Lower Your Head When You See Me From Now On!

His body hit the ground with a dull thud.

Zhao Wuji's move had slammed Yu Xiaogang down so thoroughly that he nearly coughed up his breakfast.

Flender and Tang San rushed forward to support Yu Xiaogang.

"Teacher! Teacher, are you alright?"

Tang San kept rubbing Yu Xiaogang's chest with his palm, trying to ease the suffocating sensation Zhao Wuji had inflicted upon him.

Flender also wore an anxious expression as he channeled a strand of soul power into Yu Xiaogang's body to check his vital signs.

The scene immediately descended into chaos.

Taking it all in, Zhao Wuji couldn't be bothered to waste his breath on these people; with his decisive, take-no-prisoners nature, he wasn't about to let Yu Xiaogang jump around in his face.

He was just a Soul Grand Master. In his earlier years roaming the world, he had killed people, including Soul Kings and Soul Emperors—did they really think the name Immovable Bright King was something others just called him for fun?

Taking a step forward, Zhao Wuji pointed at Yu Xiaogang's nose.

"Yu Xiaogang, right? My name is Zhao Wuji. If you want to stay at this academy, you'd better keep your head down whenever you see me from now on."

"I don't care if you're a Grandmaster or whatever else; to me, there are only Title Douluos and ants. Even if a Soul Douluo came here, I'd dare to face them head-on."

"If you dare to shout again, Flender won't be able to stop me."

With that, Zhao Wuji spat on Yu Xiaogang's leg, then turned and left the office without another word.

Bang!

The door was slammed shut with such force that wood shavings shook loose from the frame.

Watching this, Lin Yan curled his lip, unable to help but sigh at how satisfying it was to have real strength!

After about two or three minutes, Yu Xiaogang finally regulated his breathing and regained the ability to speak.

The moment he felt slightly better, his first words were directed at Flender in a fit of rage.

"Flender, you had better give me an explanation."

He had heard that Flender ran this academy entirely on his own, which was why he had dared to raise his voice at Zhao Wuji earlier.

Yu Xiaogang had assumed that, given his relationship with Flender, he would at least be the second-in-command of the academy. He hadn't expected to get beaten up the moment he cursed at Zhao Wuji...

And in front of his beloved disciple Tang San, no less, which made him feel deeply humiliated.

Flender's expression was awkward; he didn't know how to explain it to Yu Xiaogang. Was he supposed to tell this Soul Grand Master—who had an ego the size of a mountain but zero actual strength—that this was the Douluo Continent, where the weak could not provoke the strong?

That was clearly impossible. Flender was counting on Yu Xiaogang to use his theories to solve the issue of Lin Yan and the Evil Fire. In the end, he could only look toward Ma Hongjun and Lin Yan, who were watching the show from the sidelines.

"Hongjun, Lin Yan, what exactly is the situation with Tang San?"

The two looked at each other, and finally, Ma Hongjun explained to Flender everything they had encountered in the Star Dou Forest.

From Xiao Wu being snatched away by the Titan Giant Ape, to Tang San and Lin Yan leaving the group to chase after her, and finally to Tang San being sent back unconscious the next morning...

Aside from a few unimportant details, Ma Hongjun described the entire sequence of events earnestly.

Tang San remained silent throughout, as if he were unwilling to revisit the painful past.

"Where is Xiao Wu? Tang San was injured this badly trying to save her, so where is she?"

After hearing the whole story, Yu Xiaogang finally aimed his hostility at Xiao Wu.

In his view, if Tang San hadn't gone off to chase Xiao Wu, he never would have left the team without authorization and ended up being attacked by other Soul Beasts.

Ma Hongjun curled his lip. "Probably went back to the dormitory."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was just about to flare up and say something more when Tang San spoke first.

"Teacher, it's not Xiao Wu's fault!"

"It was my own..."

"Enough!"

Yu Xiaogang cut Tang San off, his eyes filled with frustration at his disciple's lack of resolve.

This disciple, whom he had painstakingly cultivated for six years and poured all his heart and soul into, had actually crippled himself for a woman! How could he accept this?

What if this affected Tang San's future cultivation? Then who would put his theories into practice?

What if Tang Hao blamed him? Would his own life still be safe?

Suddenly, as if realizing something, he hurriedly turned to look at Flender.

"Flender, I want you to go find the best healing Soul Master in Suotuo City right now. No matter what, my disciple must not stop here."

At this, Lin Yan suddenly spoke up.

"Actually, he's already fine."

"I estimate the wounds will be completely healed in a few days; he's just missing a few things..."

"Shut up! You aren't the one who is injured, so what right do you have to speak so lightly?"

"What is your name?"

Yu Xiaogang was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on! Hearing Lin Yan oppose Flender's plan to find a healing Soul Master, he immediately triggered his "Tang-style syndrome," his eyes turning bloodshot and his breathing heavy like an ox.

It was as if Lin Yan was the murderer who prevented him from proving his experimental theories.

Fortunately, Tang San stepped forward to explain at this moment.

"Teacher, Lin Yan treated me all the way here, and my wounds are indeed almost healed..."

"That's right! If it weren't for Lin Yan, do you really think Tang San would be alive now? Not only are you not grateful to him, but you're yelling at him. You truly have a heart of stone."

Seeing Lin Yan being yelled at, Ma Hongjun also stepped forward to defend him.

Yu Xiaogang ignored the two, instead extracting key information from their words.

"Lin Yan? You are Lin Yan?"

"The Soul Elder who cultivated Blue Silver Grass into a healing type and also possesses the Evil Fire Demon Snake Martial Soul, a Twin Martial Souls user?"

Lin Yan frowned slightly. He had a premonition that if he stayed here any longer, given the nature of Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, he would definitely clash with them.

To safely pursue Xiao Wu for the time being, he wanted to avoid the conflict.

Lin Yan then glanced at Yu Xiaogang and his disciples, and then at Flender.

"I'm tired and need to go back and rest."

"You guys talk amongst yourselves."

With that, he turned to push open the door and leave.

However, seeing Lin Yan ignore his questions, Yu Xiaogang became agitated.

"Stop! Is this how Flender usually teaches you? Where is the respect you should show to an elder?"

Hearing this, Lin Yan's frown deepened. He didn't want to get involved, but Yu Xiaogang had been acting condescendingly towards him since the beginning.

Recalling Zhao Wuji's previous encounter where he rebuked Yu Xiaogang, Lin Yan could no longer hold back his anger.

He turned to face Yu Xiaogang.

"Elder?"

"Whose elder are you? Do I know you?"

As soon as he said this, before Yu Xiaogang could retort, Tang San stepped forward first.

"Lin Yan! Grandmaster is my teacher, you shouldn't treat him with such an attitude."

"Even if you are my savior, I will not allow you to disrespect my teacher."