Vice Dean Sun fell silent. Then he gave two dry laughs, leaned back in his chair, and tapped his fingers on the table a few times. "You're unwilling to teach your Self-Created Soul Skills to your teammates, which makes this difficult. Silves Academy isn't a stage for one person. What a team needs are members who can cooperate with one another and improve together."
"No matter how powerful your Self-Created Soul Skills are, you can't break through the entire opposing team by yourself. Our academy can't make an exception for one Soul Grandmaster."
Yu Xiaogang tried to argue a few more times, saying that Tang San's hidden weapons could make up for the gap in rank, and that the practical value of Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track in combat far exceeded what his rank suggested. But Vice Dean Sun was no longer the same Vice Dean Sun from before.
His attitude remained mild but firm. As he said things like "I understand, I understand" and "What a pity," he rose to his feet and made a gesture to see them out.
After leaving the gates of Silves Academy, Yu Xiaogang stood beside the carriage in silence for a long time.
Then he forced out a smile, patted Tang San on the shoulder, and said it was all right—they still had the next academy.
Over the following period, master and disciple visited four more academies.
All four academies were the same. Once they learned Tang San was only a Soul Grandmaster, they said he did not meet their admission standards.
Once they learned Tang San had mastered quite a few Self-Created Soul Skills, they immediately showed interest.
After watching Tang San personally demonstrate his Self-Created Soul Skills, every one of them became extremely excited. But when they learned that Tang San was