Cowardly, Shameless Yu Xiaogang and Hopelessly Lovestruck Liu Erlong

Meanwhile, after being driven out of Heaven Dou City, the Shrek Seven Devils were at a loss as to where to go.

Tang San was very unwilling, but what could he do? The fact that they weren't implicated in the crime of murdering the prince was already a great favor.

If it weren't for the immense power of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect behind Ning Rongrong, these people would probably have been beheaded long ago.

"Third Brother..." Xiao Wu gently tugged at Tang San's sleeve, softly comforting him, "Don't be sad. As long as we're alright, there's always a way."

Tang San took a deep breath and forced a smile, "Xiao Wu, I'm fine."

Flender stood aside, watching the Shrek Academy he had founded vanish into thin air, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

Zhao Wuji patted Flender on the shoulder, and the usually carefree man fell silent.

He knew how much effort Flender had put into the Shrek Academy, and now that the academy was being ordered to disband, it was a bigger blow to Flender than to anyone else.

Yu Xiaogang stood at the very back of the crowd, his face ashen, and remained silent.

The disbandment of the Shrek Academy, leaving only four of the Shrek Seven Monsters, was more than just a matter of his hard work going down the drain; the academy held his last hope of proving himself.

Now that his hopes were dashed, he didn't know what else he could do.

For a moment, no one knew where to go.

Just then, a figure came rushing over.

When Flender saw the person who had arrived, his expression changed slightly, and then a complicated smile appeared on his face.

"Erlong, what brings you here?"

The newcomer was none other than Liu Erlong, the Horn of Slaughter of the Golden Iron Triangle.

Liu Erlong did not answer Flender's question. Instead, her gaze passed over Flender and landed directly on Yu Xiaogang at the back of the crowd.

At that moment, the flames in her eyes seemed to burn even more intensely.

"Xiaogang," she called softly, her voice carrying emotions that had been suppressed for too long—longing, resentment, grievance, and a trace of an inexplicable obsession.

Yu Xiaogang's body stiffened abruptly.

He looked up and saw that familiar yet unfamiliar face.

Many years have passed, and time has left some marks on Liu Erlong's face, but his eyes, those eyes burning with flames, are exactly the same as they were twenty years ago.

His first reaction was to back away.

Yu Xiaogang subconsciously took a step back, his gaze darting away, not daring to meet Liu Erlong's eyes.

His lips moved as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing.

Seeing his reaction, the flame in Liu Erlong's eyes dimmed for a moment, but quickly reignited.

"Flender sent me a message saying something happened at the Shrek Academy." Liu Erlong turned her gaze to Flender, her tone returning to normal, "I rushed over immediately. What are your plans now?"

Flender gave a wry smile and shook his head, "What other plans can we have? The academy has been ordered to disband, and we can't go back to Heaven Dou City. We're really worried about this."

"Then let's come to the Blue Tyrant Academy." Liu Erlong said without hesitation, his gaze sweeping over everyone present. "Although Blue Tyrant Academy can't compare to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, it's still considered one of the top academies around Heaven Dou City."

Blue Tyrant Academy will accept all of you students. Flender, you and your teachers should come too; the academy is short of teachers.

Flender's eyes lit up, but then he hesitated and looked at Yu Xiaogang.

He knew about the entanglement between Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong, and if Yu Xiaogang was unwilling to go to the Blue Tyrant Academy, he couldn't force him.

Liu Erlong noticed Flender's gaze, took a deep breath, and looked at Yu Xiaogang again.

"Xiaogang," her voice softened slightly, but still carried an undeniable firmness, "Haven't you avoided me enough for all these years?"

Yu Xiaogang's expression turned even uglier.

More than 20 years ago, he, Flender, and Liu Erlong ventured across the continent together. The three of them made a name for themselves in the Soul Master World with their Trinity Martial Soul Fusion Skill and were known as the Golden Iron Triangle.

During that period, Yu Xiaogang almost forgot that he was a good-for-nothing. He even began to fantasize that perhaps he could really spend the rest of his life with Liu Erlong.

Then, they decided to get married.

Then, the nightmare began.

The Yu Luomian has arrived.

Liu Erlong is Yu Luomian's illegitimate daughter.

In other words, Liu Erlong is Yu Xiaogang's cousin.

This truth struck like a thunderbolt, leaving everyone stunned.

Liu Erlong broke down on the spot. She never expected that the man she had fallen in love with was actually her cousin.

And what about Yu Xiaogang? What did he do?

He ran away.

When the truth was revealed, Yu Xiaogang chose the most cowardly way: to escape.

He didn't stay to face the situation with Liu Erlong, didn't try to comfort the distraught woman, and didn't even say "I'm sorry."

He simply turned and left, leaving the city and Liu Erlong, and ran to Notting City, where he hid in a remote junior Soul Master Academy.

And Liu Erlong? She bore all the gossip and slander alone, and faced all the pointing fingers all by herself.

The label of "a woman who almost married her cousin" subjected her to scorn and ridicule for the next twenty years.

This is Yu Xiaogang.

A cowardly piece of trash to the core.

But the question is, did Yu Xiaogang really not know that Liu Erlong was his cousin?

He was a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, having grown up in the sect since childhood, and was extremely familiar with his family's inherited Martial Soul.

He could recognize the aura of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul even with his eyes closed.

Even if Liu Erlong's Martial Soul Mutation, how could he not sense the resonance in their bloodline, that feeling of shared origins?

Moreover, the fact that Yu Luomian has an illegitimate daughter is no secret within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

In his youth, Yu Luomian was a womanizer, leaving behind many romantic entanglements. Among them was an illegitimate daughter who awakened a mutated Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul, a fact that Yu Xiaogang could not possibly be unaware of.

Therefore, the truth is most likely that Yu Xiaogang had already guessed that Liu Erlong was his cousin, but he chose to pretend he didn't know.

He craved the warmth and love that Liu Erlong gave him, and he craved the feeling of being cared for and valued.

Liu Erlong was the second person, besides Bibi Dong, who didn't care about his Martial Soul and was genuinely good to him. He couldn't bear to let go, so he chose to deceive himself.

Until the Yu Luomian appeared, revealing the truth.

Then he ran away, leaving all the pain, all the shame, and all the mess to Liu Erlong alone.

This is Yu Xiaogang, a complete coward.

Now, more than twenty years later, when Liu Erlong reappears in front of him, his first reaction is still to run away.

But this time, he couldn't escape.

"Xiaogang," Flender spoke, his voice unusually serious, "Twenty years have passed, you owe Erlong an explanation."

Yu Xiaogang's face was pale and ashen, his lips trembled, but he still couldn't utter a word.

Looking at him like this, Liu Erlong's eyes flashed with disappointment, but more than that, they showed a sense of helplessness that she had grown accustomed to it.

She knew this man too well; getting him to apologize was harder than killing him.

"Forget it," Liu Erlong waved his hand, his voice tinged with weariness, "Let's not dwell on the past. Xiaogang, I'll just ask you one question: are you willing to bring these children to the Blue Tyrant Academy?"

Yu Xiaogang fell silent.

His gaze swept over Tang San, Xiao Wu, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar, before finally returning to Liu Erlong.

His biggest dream in this life is to prove himself, to prove to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and to prove to the entire continent that he, Yu Xiaogang, is not a waste, that his theories are correct, and that he can cultivate the most outstanding Soul Master.

The Soul Master Tournament is his best chance to prove himself.

If his students achieve good results in the Soul Master Tournament, or even win the championship, then his name, Yu Xiaogang, will spread throughout the entire continent. At that time, who would dare to call him a good-for-nothing?

However, given Shrek Academy's current situation, it is impossible for them to participate in the Soul Master Tournament.

The academy was ordered to disband, and it could no longer even use its name, let alone register for competitions.

The only way is to join Blue Tyrant Academy.

Although Blue Tyrant Academy is not as prestigious as Heaven Dou Royal Academy, it is at least a legitimate high-level Soul Master Academy and is qualified to participate in the Soul Master Tournament.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth and finally spoke.

"Okay, let's go to the Blue Tyrant Academy."

Upon hearing this, a complex expression flashed in Liu Erlong's eyes, a mixture of joy, bitterness, and an emotion she herself couldn't quite define.

"Let's go then." She mounted her horse with the same swift and clean movements. "Blue Tyrant Academy isn't far from here; we'll be there before dark."

Flender and Zhao Wuji exchanged a glance and simultaneously breathed a sigh of relief.

In any case, at least the students now have somewhere to go and don't have to end up on the streets.

Tang San followed behind the group, his gaze sweeping back and forth between Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.

He keenly sensed the subtle and complex relationship between the two, but as a disciple, he couldn't ask too many questions.

Xiao Wu, holding Tang San's arm, whispered, "Third Brother, is there something going on between Dean Liu Erlong and Grandmaster...?"

"Don't make wild guesses." Tang San gently patted the back of her hand, interrupting her.

Xiao Wu stuck out her tongue and didn't ask any more questions.

Blue Tyrant Academy is located on the outskirts of Heaven Dou City, built against the mountain, and covers a vast area.

Although named "Academy for Commoners," the academy's buildings are quite impressive.

Liu Erlong led the Shrek group through the academy gates. Along the way, students stopped and bowed, their eyes filled with awe as they looked at Liu Erlong.

"Hello, Dean!"

"Dean, you're back!"

Liu Erlong nodded in response, a faint smile on his face.

It's clear that she enjoys immense prestige at the Blue Tyrant Academy, and the students' respect for her is genuine.

"Flender, Old Zhao, you two go and rest first. I'll assign you specific teaching tasks tomorrow," Liu Erlong said as they walked. "As for these kids, I'll have someone arrange dormitories for them. From today onwards, they are official students of the Blue Tyrant Academy."

"Thank you, Dean Liu." Tang San bowed on behalf of everyone.

Liu Erlong glanced at him, a hint of admiration flashing in her eyes. "You're Tang San? Flender sang your praises in his letter, saying you're the most talented student he's ever seen. Cultivate diligently and don't let your teacher down."

Tang San nodded, his gaze resolute.

Soon, the news that Shrek Academy students had joined Blue Tyrant Academy spread like wildfire throughout Heaven Dou City and the surrounding major powers.

Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Yu Luomian sat in the main seat of the Council Hall, holding a newly delivered secret report in his hand, his face terribly gloomy.

Yu Luomian has been riding high lately. After taking the Mysterious Water Pill, his Innate Soul Power increased by half a level. This half level may seem insignificant, but it was like the last straw that broke the camel's back, helping him break through the bottleneck that had plagued him for many years.

Afterwards, he absorbed a Soul Ring from an 80,000-year-old Thunderbolt Flying Dragon, breaking through to level 91 and becoming Titled Douluo with the title "Thunder Dragon".

His elder brother Yu Yuanzhen, also began his seclusion to break through to Level 96 after consuming the Mysterious Water Pill.

Now, all affairs, big and small, of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan are handled by Yu Luomian.

Yu Luomian was in a very happy mood, but today Yu Luomian broke down.

"Bang!" Yu Luomian slammed his palm on the table, leaving a deep handprint on the hard rosewood surface.

"Yu Xiaogang! You piece of trash! Why don't you just die!" His roar echoed in the Council Hall, and the guards standing outside the door were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe.

Yu Luomian trembled with rage. Twenty years ago, Yu Xiaogang almost married his cousin, an incident that had brought immense shame to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. If it weren't for his elder brother's sake, he would have killed that good-for-nothing with a single blow back then.

Now, Yu Xiaogang has actually gone to Liu Erlong's Blue Tyrant Academy again!

What is he trying to do? Does he still want to harm Erlong?

"Pass on my order!" Yu Luomian said sternly, "From this day forward, cut off all resources to the Blue Tyrant Academy! Not a single Gold Soul Coin is to be sent there again!"

"Yes!" the guard outside the door replied hastily, then ran off to relay the order.

Yu Luomian sat back in her chair, her chest heaving violently, the anger in her eyes Jiujiu.

Blue Tyrant Academy may seem like a commoner's academy, but in reality, just by looking at its name, you can guess that this academy has an intricate connection with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

This academy was founded by Liu Erlong. Although Liu Erlong was only an illegitimate daughter, she was, after all, Yu Luomian's biological child.

Yu Luomian felt guilty towards his daughter, so he had been sponsoring Blue Tyrant Academy for many years.

A large portion of the academy's cultivation resources were provided by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

But now, Yu Luomian has decided to sever all ties.

He couldn't just stand by and watch that good-for-nothing Yu Xiaogang ruin his daughter again.

Blue Tyrant Academy, Dean's Office.

Liu Erlong sat in a chair, holding a letter he had just received, a cold smile playing on his lips.

The letter was sent by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. It was strongly worded and essentially stated that if Yu Xiaogang remained at the Blue Tyrant Academy, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would cut off all resource supplies to the Blue Tyrant Academy from that day forward.

Liu Erlong sneered, crumpled the letter into a ball, and casually tossed it into the wastebasket beside him, choosing to ignore it altogether.

She stood up, walked to the window, and looked at the students training on the playground outside. In the past, she had indeed attached great importance to the Blue Tyrant Academy.

She founded this college single-handedly, pouring countless hours of her heart and soul into it.

She cherished it like her own child, and for its sake, she even went so far as to set aside her dignity and accept funding from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

But now everything is different.

As long as Xiaogang is here, that's enough.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and cultivation resources are all unimportant.