The Flat-Top Decided to Head to Shrek Early

"Oh? Kid, do you know where that girl Xiao Wu went?"

"Don't even think about making up some excuse to appease this Grandmaster's fury. That'll only make me even angrier!"

Yu Xiaogang, having drawn his Martial Soul back into his body, was brimming with confidence. The thought that he would soon be able to take on the precious disciple of his dreams left him so excited he could hardly contain himself.

At this, Wang Sheng desperately tried to suppress the corners of his mouth from curling upward, not wanting to burst out laughing.

Although their new leader, Sister Xiao Wu, had only lived with them for a short time, she had led their group of work-study students to defeat those detestable nobles. Thanks to her, they could finally hold their heads high at Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, instead of being bullied by those noble scions!

They would never forget such kindness.

And yet this foolish flat-top of a loser still dared to set his sights on their Sister Xiao Wu. He really was a thief who wouldn't give up!

But for now, Sister Xiao Wu still hadn't come back. She must have left with that esteemed person, right?

At the thought, Wang Sheng's tone grew much lighter.

"Master Yu, Tang San came back and stayed the night yesterday."

"Early this morning, after he disappeared, Sister Xiao Wu was gone soon afterward, too. I'm sure I don't need to spell out what happened, do I?"

The moment he heard this, Yu Xiaogang felt a clap of thunder explode in his mind!

As the foremost intellectual of Douluo Continent, he naturally understood what Wang Sheng was implying.

For a moment, he felt as if a fire were burning in his chest, and his breathing grew visibly more rapid.

This was too much!

That damn Blue Silver Grass brat had gone too far!

Wasn't it enough that he'd stolen Tang San, the first disciple Yu Xiaogang had set his sights on? Now he'd even stolen Xiao Wu, his second choice?!

It was simply unforgivable!

Feeling insulted, Master Yu's face flushed red!

Warning! Warning!

"Master Yu, you're not thinking of going to see that esteemed person again, are you?"

Wang Sheng's seemingly casual remark struck Yu Xiaogang right in the lungs.

Go see Jiang Li? Then expound on his Invincible Theory in the hope that Tang San and Xiao Wu would change their minds?

Gangzi wasn't actually stupid. If a Soul Grandmaster like him kept picking fights with a Soul Saint, he'd just be asking for trouble, wouldn't he?

Outsiders weren't going to indulge him the way his good friends—his "tortoise friends"—Flender and Bibi Dong did.

And so Yu Xiaogang was furious—but only for a moment.

After glaring viciously at Wang Sheng and the others, he slunk out of Dorm Seven with a hand over his face.

"Ha ha ha ha ha—"

"That loser is killing me! Did you see his face when he left?"

"Hey, you know what? I actually admire Master Yu. How can someone have skin that thick..."

Yu Xiaogang hadn't gone far. Hearing the laughter from inside the room, he felt his face burn.

If word of what happened today spread around Nuoding Academy, he felt he wouldn't be able to stay here and live off everyone any longer.

He'd spent at least ten years here. Perhaps it was heaven's favor that had let him meet Tang San and Xiao Wu, two geniuses with Innate Full Soul Power.

He didn't think he'd be lucky enough to meet geniuses like them again in the next ten years, and have the chance to prove his Invincible Theory.

And there was something else Yu Xiaogang knew: however impressive his Soul Power level of twenty-nine might seem, his physical strength and lifespan were really no better than those dirt-poor commoners he looked down on.

The record for the youngest Titled Douluo on Douluo Continent had been set by Tang Hao in his forties. Even if he waited another ten years, met another genius with Innate Full Soul Power, successfully took that person as his disciple, and raised them into a Titled Douluo with his peerless theories...

How long would he, by then a frail old man, have to enjoy the world's praise?

No!

That absolutely wouldn't do!

He hadn't yet made the name of theoretical master, foremost intellectual on the continent, last for all eternity!

He still hadn't proven to his foolish clansmen just how wrong they'd been about him!

And he still hadn't made Bibi Dong regret leaving him back then!

"No, this Grandmaster must find a genius who can prove my theories!"

A light called wisdom glimmered in Yu Xiaogang's eyes.

As things stood, his only option was to head early to Shrek Academy in Suotuo City and look for his good friend Flender.

Over the years, Flender had conned several promising young talents into studying at the academy.

And with two Soul Saints and several Soul Kings and Soul Emperors backing Shit-rek, perhaps Flender could help him find a boy with a Plant-type Martial Soul of the vine variety and exceptional talent, someone he could take under his wing.

If so, when the Soul Master Tournament came around years later, after being taught for so long by the foremost intellectual on the continent, those youngsters would surely make a stunning debut!

At the thought, Gangzi's back straightened, and his face once more settled into that calm, composed look of someone who had everything under control.

"Tang San, Xiao Wu, you two will surely regret not choosing this Grandmaster as your teacher!"

Some time later, deep in Sunset Forest, beside the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

After a long journey, Jiang Li and the others finally reached this strange place, surrounded by the forces of yin and yang.

Though this wasn't the Star Dou Great Forest where Xiao Wu had spent so many years, the thick vitality and abundant spiritual energy still filled her with a familiar warmth, as if she had returned to her home.

The tiny pink rabbit was as excited as a wild horse, hopping and bouncing all along the way, unable to sit still.

"Senior, senior! Is this where you're going to bring Auntie Blue Silver Emperor back to life?"

All along the way, Xiao Wu had fired off question after question, one after another like a string of firecrackers.

Tang San had felt an inexplicable fondness for Xiao Wu growing in his heart. After glancing at Jiang Li and seeing his master nod slightly, he finally told her the truth.

He and his master had come here specifically because they had discovered that this exceptional place could greatly speed up Ah Yin's recovery.

Plants could grow ten times faster here. Tang San believed that perhaps he might see his mother again within his own lifetime!

Xiao Wu was incredibly envious. It had been a long time since she'd eaten carrots picked for her by her mother, too.

Naturally, she was happy for Tang San when she learned that his mother might have a chance to come back to life.

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