"Fengzhi," Sword Douluo Chen Xin said, "Dugu Bo is a troublesome man who's not to be trifled with."
You need to think this through. If he blows himself up, then with the poison of his Martial Soul, if the two of us are hit, we may not recover for a long time.
If the sect gets into a conflict with Spirit Hall or another faction then, the consequences will be severe. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is currently in a difficult position, with its older and younger generations out of balance.
The next generation is seriously lacking in outstanding geniuses and fighting strength. If something happens to the two of us, the consequences will be severe.
So we can't provoke Dugu Bo. I also think we should bring Dugu over to our side. That's the best choice. This way, we'll not only have the strongest group-combat strength, but we can also obtain Immortal Herbs to ensure the next generation has outstanding talent."
"I agree with Old Sword Man, too. This is the best way." Bone Douluo Gu Rong also agreed with Sword Douluo Chen Xin's idea. The best way to deal with Dugu Bo was to win him over.
"Besides, Dugu Bo is a very loyal man. If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect lends him a hand, he'll be grateful and willing to repay us. Back when our sect fought alongside the two great empires and other factions against Spirit Hall, Dugu Bo gave it his all.
"In the end, even when he died, he didn't complain. You can see that Dugu Bo is truly loyal. Dugu Bo did a great deal to help Tang San defeat Spirit Hall, so winning him over has more advantages than drawbacks, and there are plenty of benefits."
After hearing Sword and Bone Douluo say as much, Ning Fengzhi decided to win Dugu Bo over as well. If they gave him enough benefits and helped him, then bringing Dugu Bo over would be a sure thing.
"Fengzhi, there's one more thing I need to say. Tang San may seem reliable on the surface, but he probably isn't a good person at all.
"I doubt Tang San treats his own people very well, either. We've taken away his opportunities, which means we're going against him. Think carefully about the consequences.
"Back then, you tried to win Tang San over, but what happened? You ended up paying the price yourself and got nothing in return. And you said whoever had Yu Xiaogang would rule the world. What a joke. If it weren't for Tang San, would you really have said that about Yu Xiaogang?"
Sword Douluo Chen Xin knew that when Ning Fengzhi, as sect master, had told Emperor Xue Ye that whoever had Yu Xiaogang would rule the world, it was entirely because he wanted to please Tang San, hoping to join forces against Spirit Hall once Tang San had grown stronger.
But what real ability did Yu Xiaogang have? They basically knew all about Tang San's rise, his experiences, and how he had grown stronger. They were part of the circle that had courted Tang San, so they naturally knew that his strength came entirely from his own talent and the opportunities he'd encountered. That was how he ultimately became a god and defeated Spirit Hall.
But what had Yu Xiaogang contributed? He'd basically just been a consultant at Spirit Hall, offering a bit of guidance here and there.
When Shrek defeated the Spirit Hall Team in the Soul Master Tournament hosted by Spirit Hall, it was entirely because Tang San had obtained Immortal Herbs from Dugu Bo and given them to the Shrek Seven Devils. That was how Shrek managed to defeat Spirit Hall. What did that have to do with Yu Xiaogang?
The two Titled Douluo knew about this, and they'd always been unhappy about it. In their eyes, Yu Xiaogang was a clown—one who liked to fool himself. He loved to deceive himself, making himself out to be so impressive, when in truth he had no real ability at all.
Yet Ning Fengzhi, sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, had still fawned over Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, even praising that good-for-nothing in front of Xue Ye, the emperor of the Heaven Dou Empire. It had been utterly disgusting.
"There was nothing I could do about that. I didn't expect things to turn out this way. In any case, if Tang San could do all that and become a god, then our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can do it too. We know how Tang San became a god, so we can take his opportunities for ourselves and grow stronger."
"Then, when Rongrong is born, we can't let her attend Shrek Academy."
After recalling what kind of academy Shrek Academy really was, Chen Xin felt disgusted. He'd realized long ago that Shrek Academy wasn't a good academy at all. It was just a tool Flender used to swindle people out of their money.
First, Shrek called itself an academy for monsters. But it didn't even qualify to enter the Soul Master Tournament, and many students had died while hunting spirit beasts. Hardly any had graduated successfully. Wasn't that suspicious? Shrek had Soul Emperor- and Soul Sage-level teachers, yet so many students still died hunting spirit beasts. That showed exactly what kind of academy Shrek was.
At first, they hadn't known much about Shrek Academy, so they'd secretly donated some resources to it. Later, they learned that Flender had pocketed all those resources.
But by then, they were already cooperating with Shrek Academy, so they couldn't expose the truth. Otherwise, the consequences would have been troublesome, and Tang San might have thought they were his enemies.
So they hadn't exposed him at the time.
Now they had information about Tang San, as well as the opportunities and experiences that had helped him grow up. There was no need to keep that piece of paper around anymore.
"I agree with that, too. Shrek's training is too backward, with things like running, and it has no real substance. Its whole purpose is to trick those commoner geniuses into joining. Isn't it just about making money? They make those commoner geniuses earn money for them while their teachers and dean sit high above them and enjoy themselves.
"If the students are capable, it's because the dean taught them well. If they aren't, it's their own fault.
"How about we take the opportunity to poach some of Shrek's geniuses? Flender set up Shrek Academy, and we'll just poach those geniuses. You have to admit, Shrek is pretty impressive—it's wasted so many talented people. Let's sit back and reap the benefits."
Before Bone Douluo Gu Rong had been reborn, he'd learned that Shrek had ruined so many geniuses and had been furious. Wouldn't it have been better if all those geniuses had joined the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? Wouldn't they have been more useful helping the sect fight Spirit Hall?
Instead, they'd been ruined by Shrek, which was why he was so angry and dissatisfied.
And he couldn't understand why so many commoner geniuses were willing to join an academy like that. It was downright absurd.
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