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After all, when it came to cultivation, although Bibi Dong found Qian Ren Shuang unpleasant to look at, she had never withheld what she ought to give him: the meditation method she used herself, and the bottom-of-the-chest method for resolving the mutual rejection of twin martial souls, she had given them all to Qian Ren Shuang.

Bibi Dong treating Qian Ren Shuang and Qian Renxue differently was not some boring matter of valuing boys over girls.

There were four reasons behind it: first, Qian Ren Shuang had twin martial souls. In that regard, compared with Qian Xunji, he was more like Bibi Dong.

Second, Guilmon's attributes were evil, destruction, poison, and fire. In that regard, compared with Qian Xunji, he was also more like Bibi Dong.

Third, Guilmon was an external martial soul. This made Bibi Dong see traces of Yu Xiaogang in Qian Ren Shuang.

Fourth, Guilmon was a reptile, and under the influence of the Douluo worldview, it had naturally become a sub-dragon. In that respect, compared with Qian Xunji, it was more like Yu Xiaogang, someone born into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

With those four points stacked together, Bibi Dong developed a thought: the heavens had taken pity on her, so they had sent her Qian Ren Shuang, this child, as compensation for her and Xiaogang never ending up together.

"Cough, cough, cough... Truly rotten wood that cannot be carved!"

Yu Xiaogang coughed twice in the corridor, patted the dust off his clothes, and his stomach hurt as if the world were turning upside down inside it, but on his face he still forced on that expression of "I won't stoop to your level."

He turned and left, his footsteps much quicker than when he had come, heading toward Tang San's room.

At this moment, Tang San had just finished practicing Purple Demon Eye and was preparing to go back to sleep. Hearing the knock on the door, he draped an outer robe over himself and went to open it. Seeing Yu Xiaogang standing at the doorway, his expression not looking too good, Tang San still respectfully turned sideways to let him in.

Tang San was slightly displeased by Yu Xiaogang's sudden visit. After all, he had not slept enough either.

But he still behaved with the utmost respect. In Tang San's heart, a teacher for a day was a father for life. Yu Xiaogang had shown him the kindness of instruction, so he could not lose his manners.

After Yu Xiaogang entered, he returned to his usual posture: hands clasped behind his back, chin slightly raised, eyes profound, putting on the air of an expert above worldly concerns. He slowly said, "Little San, tomorrow I will arrange for the seven of you to undergo practical combat training together against Qian Ren Shuang. During actual combat, as my disciple, you must perform well."

"Yes, Teacher!" Tang San immediately agreed, but then he seemed to think of something, and hesitation appeared on his face. "But... Brother Shuang and his Guilmon suffered some bone fractures during the previous trip to Star Dou Forest in order to cover us. If the seven of us fight one now... that doesn't seem too appropriate, does it?"

Yu Xiaogang waved his hand indifferently. "What is inappropriate about it? I heard from Flender that he even instantly defeated a Soul Emperor before. Now he only has some bone fractures. Could it be that he cannot even deal with you all?"

"All right." Hearing Yu Xiaogang say this, Tang San set down the concerns in his heart. Teacher had a point. Brother Shuang was a Soul King, after all. Bone fractures were not the same as broken hands or feet; fighting the few of them should still be more than enough.

At noon, bright sunlight shone over the training ground of Shrek Academy, and Qian Ren Shuang and the others gathered together.

Guilmon crouched beside Qian Ren Shuang, both its forearms still wrapped in bandages, but it was in good spirits, looking around and sizing up the two newly arrived unfamiliar faces.

Flender walked before the seven students—no, before the eight people and one beast—his gaze sweeping over each of them solemnly. Then he cleared his throat and said, "Good, everyone is here. Next, I have a few things to announce."

He turned sideways, revealing the first teacher behind him. It was a middle-aged man.

"This is Teacher Lu Qibin, martial soul Star Luo Chess, sixty-sixth-rank Soul Emperor, control-type soul master." Lu Qibin nodded at the students with a smile, looking as though he had a very good temper.

Flender then walked to the side of the second teacher. This teacher was a little younger than Lu Qibin, and looked about the same age as Flender. He was not tall, about the same height as Xiao Wu, who was only twelve, perhaps even a little shorter. Small eyes, large nose, and an unremarkable appearance.

"This is Teacher Shao Xin, martial soul Sugar Bean, seventy-first-rank Soul Sage, food-type soul master." There was a hint of pride in Flender's tone. "Teacher Shao is absolutely among the top five strongest food-type soul masters I know."

Hearing this, Qian Ren Shuang truly looked at Shrek Academy in a higher light for the first time.

Due to Spirit Hall's overall martial atmosphere, the proportion of support-type and food-type soul masters was actually very small compared to battle soul masters.

Furthermore, because of people's prejudice, support-type and food-type soul masters were suppressed quite heavily within Spirit Hall, and their room for advancement was limited.

In Spirit Hall, for a food-type or support-type soul master to cultivate to the level of Soul Emperor already made them an existence that "stood out from the flock."

Who would have thought that inside this shabby, dilapidated Shrek Academy, there was actually a seventy-first-rank food-type Soul Sage hidden away?

According to Spirit Hall's statistics on all registered soul masters: the lowest innate soul power was rank 0.1, and the average was only rank 4.5.

Counting Li Yusong, whom Qian Ren Shuang had gotten killed before, Shrek Academy had five teachers who exceeded the average cultivation level of soul masters.

But actual cultivation and teaching ability were two completely different things. As far as Qian Ren Shuang was concerned, the teaching ability here was pure trash.

What Flender had said before—that Shrek Academy had strong teaching staff—was only telling half the story, which was what created a lofty illusion for people.

Shao Xin's gaze remained fixed on Oscar the entire time, even carrying a trace of obsession—the look in his eyes was like that of a collector seeing a treasured item that struck his fancy.

After Flender introduced them, both teachers nodded at the students. The difference was that Teacher Lu wore a smile and seemed amiable, while from beginning to end, Teacher Shao's gaze never once left Oscar.

Finally, Flender walked to Yu Xiaogang's side, put an arm around his shoulders, and his tone became somewhat more solemn than before. "This final person, I must introduce to everyone in detail. He is the one who, through his own research, derived the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls, and is known as the strongest in martial soul theory, the wisest soul master—as well as Tang San's teacher, Mr. Yu Xiaogang. Of course, he is also an old brother of mine. We have known each other for decades. Perhaps you are not very familiar with his name, but I believe you should all have heard of his title. From now on, you can just call him 'Grandmaster.'"

"Teacher!" When Tang San saw Yu Xiaogang, he hurriedly waved, his tone carrying some excitement. "I asked about a method that might allow a martial soul to evolve temporarily. I think it might be useful to you!"

As soon as those words fell, aside from Qian Ren Shuang, everyone's gaze turned toward Tang San, then followed Tang San's gaze to Yu Xiaogang.

Qian Ren Shuang stood at the back of the crowd, expressionless.

He had only just kicked this "Grandmaster" that morning, and now he had no intention of giving him any pleasant expression.