The Clown Xue Beng

"Who on earth could have done this?"

Yu Xiaogang felt his mind grow heavy.

He did not particularly care about the death of Dugu Bo; in fact, he felt a sense of relief.

Even if he were to be saddled with the blame for killing Dugu Bo, it would not be a bad thing for him at this stage; rather, it could further enhance his own influence.

What unsettled him was the persistent feeling that a massive force was targeting him from the shadows.

The problem was that no matter how much he pondered it, he could not think of any faction on the current Douluo Continent that would dare to scheme against him.

One had to remember, he was now a God Teacher.

"Could it be the Clear Sky Sect?"

The moment this thought surfaced in Yu Xiaogang's mind, his heart skipped a beat, and he was overcome by an inexplicable panic and fear.

With the power of the Clear Sky Sect, targeting and plotting against him would be an effortless task.

The crux of the issue lay right there.

Why would the Clear Sky Sect target him?

"Is a great kindness perceived as a deep grudge?"

Yu Xiaogang seemed to have realized something, and his heart gave another violent jolt.

Tang San's ascension to godhood was an achievement for which he, as the teacher, deserved undeniable credit.

Just as he did not want Shrek Academy to dilute the weight of the credit for mentoring a god, he felt that the Clear Sky Sect would act in the exact same way.

If he were dead, the Clear Sky Sect could consolidate all the credit for cultivating a god entirely unto themselves.

The reason they hadn't acted directly was likely because they feared his good disciple, Tang San, might return from the God Realm and seek justice for his teacher.

Thus, they had resorted to such underhanded tactics.

Yu Xiaogang thought this, and he firmly believed it to be true.

The reason he did not think this might have anything to do with Martial Soul Hall was naturally because the remnants of Martial Soul Hall had been almost entirely purged; the few stragglers left possessed no real strength.

Dugu Bo was, after all, a Title Douluo. To kill him, one would need to dispatch a Title Douluo of at least level 95. In this era, only the Clear Sky Sect possessed such powerful Title Douluo.

Yu Xiaogang felt that Dugu Bo's death was likely related to the medicinal garden he possessed.

The Shrek Seven Devils, himself included, owed their current strength to that very garden.

Given the arrogance of the Clear Sky Sect, they would certainly want to seize that garden for themselves.

Dugu Bo had become the greatest obstacle.

The Clear Sky Sect had not only eliminated this major obstacle but had also pinned the blame on him.

"From now on, I must keep a low profile."

Yu Xiaogang warned himself inwardly; until his disciple Tang San returned to the Douluo Continent, and until the Clear Sky Sect's true intentions were clear, he must not be too ostentatious.

After all, that was the Clear Sky Sect.

The most powerful sect on the entire Douluo Continent today.

"Flender, let this matter end here."

"Let us return to Shrek Academy!"

Yu Xiaogang looked at Flender beside him, determined to keep Flender firmly bound to his side from now on.

Only in this way could the three of them form the Golden Iron Triangle and possess the power to contend with a Title Douluo.

As for their previous conflicts?

What conflicts could they possibly have?

Was it not Flender's own stubbornness that had caused their falling out in the first place?

He had already forgiven Flender, so what complaints could Flender possibly have?

This was how Yu Xiaogang saw it, and the key was that Flender also felt that everything was his own fault.

And just like that, the conflict between the two dissipated.

Flender himself did not feel that there was anything wrong with this.

Immediately, the two of them departed.

As for the mess left behind in Heaven Dou City, what did it have to do with them? It was naturally left for Xue Beng, the Emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire, to deal with.

"No..."

Watching Yu Xiaogang and Flender walk away just like that, Xue Beng wanted to reach out and stop them, but he dared not.

He realized that he looked exactly like a clown.

Not a single one of them took this Emperor seriously.

He had fawned over Yu Xiaogang for so long, and had even secretly tried to sow discord between Flender and Yu Xiaogang, all in the hope that he could win their hearts and have them join the Heaven Dou Empire as his own support.

What is this supposed to be?

He left just like that, leaving such a massive mess for him to clean up.

Had he known it would end this way, he should have gone all out to win over Dugu Bo from the start.

The problem was, even if his heart was filled with resentment now, did he dare say anything?

He could only endure!

Xue Beng realized that his reign as emperor was truly pathetic; anyone could disregard his face.

Helpless, he could only send more men to suppress the various rumors and gossip spreading throughout Heaven Dou City.

Even though Yu Xiaogang had already left and ignored the situation, he still had to handle these matters.

After interacting for so long, Xue Beng had finally figured out what kind of person Yu Xiaogang was.

If he didn't do something, and this matter truly tarnished the reputation of the so-called God Teacher, Yu Xiaogang would definitely blame him, or even shift all the guilt and faults onto him.

Dugu Bo's death was left unsettled just like that.

After all, he was already dead.

A dead man, a dead man without any friends or family, would have no one digging into how he actually died.

Qian Yu was not the least bit surprised by this outcome.

No matter how many rumors and gossip there were, they could never shake those associated with Tang San.

This was the current situation.

Having gone through so much trouble, he naturally wouldn't let his efforts go to waste.

For now, it was enough to plant a thorn in the hearts of all the various factions.

When the time was ripe, this thorn would eventually be discovered, and that was when its true power would be revealed.

At present, the most important thing for them was to improve their own strength.

That was the key.

The Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone obtained from Dugu Yan had already been delivered to Porcupinefish Douluo.

Having continuously received so many Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, Porcupinefish Douluo's cultivation and strength were rising rapidly.

He was expected to become a level 95 Title Douluo within three years.

Snake Lance Douluo's improvement was also not to be underestimated.

Additionally, Yan and Hu Liena were also rapidly increasing their strength, with hopes of becoming Title Douluo within five years, but Qian Yu felt it was still not enough; it was still too slow.

The only way to rapidly increase strength was through Soul Bone.

However, in the current situation, it was somewhat dangerous to try and obtain Soul Bone by hunting others.

Qian Yu shared the theories he knew regarding the Soul Core with them, and by combining this with the process Dugu Bo used to condense his Poison Core, they had a high chance of successfully researching the Soul Core.

Right now, there was a more important problem to face.

In a little over a month, he would be able to break through again, and it would be time to hunt for a Soul Ring.

His requirement for his fourth Soul Ring was between seventy thousand and one hundred thousand years.

Finding a suitable one would be very difficult.