For the Benefit of the Seven Treasures

"Fengzhi," Sword Douluo Chen Xin said, "Dugu Bo is a troublesome character not to be trifled with."

You must consider this carefully; if he chooses to self-destruct, given the toxicity of his martial soul, once the two of us are struck, I fear we would be unable to recover for a very long time.

Should the sect fall into conflict with Spirit Hall or other factions during that time, the consequences would be dire. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is currently facing a gap between generations.

The next generation is severely lacking in outstanding talent and combat power; if something were to happen to the two of us, the repercussions would be grave.

Therefore, we must not provoke Dugu Bo. I believe we should win him over; it is the best option. In doing so, we would not only possess the strongest combat power for group battles, but we could also secure Immortal Herbs to ensure the excellence of our next generation."

"I also agree with the old sword-man's view; this is the best approach." Bone Douluo Gu Rong also endorsed Chen Xin's idea, agreeing that the best way to deal with Dugu Bo is to recruit him.

"Furthermore, Dugu Bo is a man of great loyalty. If our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect extends a helping hand to him, he will be willing to repay the kindness. Back when our sect was at war with the two great empires, other factions, and Spirit Hall, Dugu Bo gave his all.

Even at the end, when he died, he didn't utter a single word of complaint. It is clear that Dugu Bo is truly a man of his word. Tang San was able to defeat Spirit Hall largely because of Dugu Bo's significant contributions. Thus, recruiting Dugu Bo brings more benefits than drawbacks, and the advantages are numerous."

Hearing both the Sword and Bone Douluos speak this way, Ning Fengzhi decided to win over Dugu Bo. He would provide Dugu Bo with sufficient benefits and support, making the alliance a certainty.

"Fengzhi, there is one more thing I must mention: although Tang San appears reliable on the surface, he is likely not a good person at heart.

Tang San probably isn't even that kind to his own people. By snatching away his opportunities, we are effectively making an enemy of him; you must consider the consequences of doing so.

Back then, you tried to win Tang San over, and what was the result? You compromised yourself and gained nothing. You even claimed that 'whoever gains Yu Xiaogang gains the world'—it's truly laughable. If it weren't for Tang San, you wouldn't have said that about Yu Xiaogang, would you?"

Sword Douluo Chen Xin knew that the reason Ning Fengzhi had told Emperor Xue Ye that "whoever gains Yu Xiaogang gains the world" was entirely out of a desire to curry favor with Tang San, hoping that once Tang San matured, they could join forces against Spirit Hall.

But the problem was, what real talent did Yu Xiaogang actually possess? They were well aware of Tang San's rise to power and his journey to strength. Since they were part of the circle trying to rope Tang San in, they naturally knew that Tang San's success was entirely due to his innate talent and the opportunities he encountered, which eventually led him to godhood and the defeat of Spirit Hall.

Yet, what contribution did Yu Xiaogang make? He basically just acted as a consultant in Spirit Hall, offering a few casual pointers.

The fact that Shrek was able to defeat the Spirit Hall team during the Spirit Master Tournament was entirely because Tang San had obtained Immortal Herbs from Dugu Bo and given them to the Shrek Seven Devils. What did that have to do with Yu Xiaogang?

The two Title Douluos were well aware of this, and they had always been dissatisfied with the situation. In their eyes, Yu Xiaogang was a clown—a clown who liked to deceive himself, bragging about how impressive he was when, in reality, he had no substance.

As a result, Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, kept fawning over Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, even praising this good-for-nothing in front of Emperor Xue Ye of the Heaven Dou Empire, which made them feel utterly disgusted.

"There was no other way at the time; I didn't expect things to turn out like this. Regardless, if Tang San could achieve all this and become a god, then our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect can too. We know the path Tang San took to godhood; we can seize his opportunities and become strong ourselves."

"Then, when Rongrong is born, we must not let her attend that Shrek Academy."

Recalling what kind of academy Shrek Academy truly was, Chen Xin felt a wave of disgust. He had long ago realized that it was not a proper institution, but merely a tool Flender used to swindle people out of their money.

First, Shrek called itself a school for monsters, yet they didn't even have the qualifications to participate in the Spirit Master Tournament. Furthermore, many students died on the way to hunting Soul Beasts, and very few actually graduated—doesn't that point to a problem? Shrek had teachers at the Spirit Emperor and Spirit Saint levels, yet so many students died just trying to hunt Soul Beasts; that alone spoke volumes about the nature of the academy.

At first, they didn't understand Shrek Academy, so they secretly donated some resources to it, only to find out later that Flender had pocketed everything.

However, by then, they were already in a cooperative relationship with Shrek Academy, so they couldn't expose the truth without causing trouble, and it might have given Tang San the impression that they were enemies.

So, they hadn't exposed it at the time.

Now that they possessed the relevant information about Tang San, including his opportunities and the process of his ascension, there was no need to keep up the charade.

"I agree with this view. Shrek's training, like running laps, is far too backward and lacks any real substance. It is purely a scheme to lure in talented commoners for the sake of making money. They let those talented commoners earn money for them, while the teachers and the dean sit high and mighty, enjoying the spoils.

If the students have talent, the dean takes the credit for their guidance; if they fail, it's the students' own fault.

If you ask me, why don't we take this opportunity to poach some of Shrek's talents? Flender created Shrek Academy, so we shall simply intercept those geniuses. I must admit, Shrek is quite capable at gathering so many talents; we might as well sit back and reap the rewards."

Before his rebirth, Bone Douluo Gu Rong had learned how many geniuses Shrek had ruined, and he felt immense anger. Wouldn't it have been better to have those talents in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? Wouldn't it have been better to have them help the sect fight against Spirit Hall?

Instead, they were ruined by Shrek, which was why he was so angry and dissatisfied.

Moreover, he couldn't understand why so many talented commoners were willing to join such a bush-league academy; it was truly absurd.