Yu Xiaogang Tried to Take Another Disciple, Only to Be Left Seething

For the time that followed, Xu Peinian did his best to avoid Tang San and Xiao Wu. Aside from sleeping, he was hardly ever in Dorm Seven.

Since he was a work-study student from Dink City, Notting Academy had not initially gathered much information about Xu Peinian.

They only knew that he had awakened a blade-type tool martial soul, but not the level of his Innate Soul Power.

However, after the relevant staff examined Xu Peinian's martial soul certificate, news that he possessed Innate Full Soul Power quickly spread among the academy's upper ranks.

Naturally, this news also reached the ears of the academy's advisor, Yu Xiaogang.

He had originally been quite pleased with himself for taking Tang San, a boy with Twin Martial Souls, as his disciple. But upon hearing that another student with Innate Full Soul Power and a tool martial soul had arrived, his urge to teach began pounding again.

"Truly, double happiness! It seems my martial soul theories are bound to be proven correct! No, I must hurry over and trick this person... ah, no, persuade him to become my disciple."

Yu Xiaogang hurried out of his room and headed straight for the dormitory area.

Xu Peinian was not in Dorm Seven at the moment. Instead, he was watching upperclassmen practice their blade techniques.

The official start of school for first-year students was generally two days later than for upperclassmen. This period had been set aside for them to familiarize themselves with the academy and their fellow students.

Xu Peinian had no interest in making friends, so he often stayed near the training grounds and watched the teachers guide upperclassmen through basic exercises.

Just as Xu Peinian's hands began to itch and he wanted to join in, a dark shadow fell over him from behind.

"Are you Xu Peinian?"

Hearing the voice, Xu Peinian turned around and immediately frowned at the sight of the newcomer.

The black student uniform, the crew cut, the stubble covering his face, the faint melancholy about his stiff expression—and Tang San standing beside him.

Xu Peinian recognized him at a glance as the renowned teacher of a God King who had only broken through level thirty after turning fifty: Yu Xiaogang, Gangzi.

"That's me. What do you want?"

Xu Peinian answered coolly. He had no favorable impression of Gangzi.

"Ahem. Child, I heard you awakened a martial soul called the Netherworld Blade. Could you summon it and let me have a look? Oh, right, I am Yu Xiaogang, the honorary advisor of this academy. You may call me Master, just like they do."

What honorary advisor? He was just a useless freeloader... Xu Peinian mocked inwardly, though a faintly resistant look appeared on his face as he questioned him.

"Why should I show you my martial soul?"

Yu Xiaogang forced a smile onto his stiff face, one that was truly hard to praise, and patiently explained, "I want to examine the quality of your martial soul and infer your potential from it. If you are talented enough, I might even take you as my disciple.

"If you don't believe me, look at him. Tang San is your age and also possesses Innate Full Soul Power. I took him as my disciple not long ago."

Perhaps worried that Xu Peinian would refuse, Yu Xiaogang added, "I happen to have some research into all kinds of tool martial souls. In this world, when it comes to martial soul theory alone, if I, Yu Xiaogang, dare call myself second, then no one would dare call themselves first."

There were too many things wrong with Gangzi's words, and Xu Peinian did not even know where to begin mocking him. No one dared call themselves first? That was only because others could not be bothered to bring these things out for theoretical debate.

After all, if one could cultivate to the highest realm, who would spend every day idly researching theoretical knowledge?

Besides, there had been a saying online in his previous life: better to be Xiao Yan's lackey than Tang San's brother.

Not to mention that after Tang San ascended to the God Realm, Gangzi, as his teacher, had received an "enormous reward" and barely broke through level thirty.

"Sorry, but I refuse. Is there anything else? If not, please leave. I want to continue observing and learning."

"You! Do you know how many people want to become my disciple but never get the chance?"

Yu Xiaogang's breathing grew rapid, and his tone became noticeably harsher.

"Master, then let me ask you this. How old are you this year, and what is your current strength?"

"I... I am over fifty, and I am half a step into Soul Elder... What does that have to do with whether I can teach you? My theoretical knowledge and insight are far more important than mere Soul Power Level."

Yu Xiaogang's old face flushed bright red. Feeling Tang San, his newly accepted disciple, looking at him from the side, he grew even more embarrassed.

"Then if my strength surpasses yours, when I need to hunt high-year soul beasts for high-quality soul rings, can a teacher as rich in theoretical knowledge as you convince them with nothing but your words to willingly let me kill them?"

Xu Peinian paused before pressing on.

"You say you have insight, so let me ask you this: you do not even have thirty levels of Soul Power. Even if you have read every book to pieces, could your insight possibly surpass that of a Titled Douluo?"

"Without the corresponding strength, where would you get the corresponding insight? If I break through to Soul Ancestor and encounter a bottleneck, how could you guide me when you have never crossed those bottlenecks yourself? Are you going to recite the contents of books to me? I would be better off reading more books and learning through my own comprehension."

Xu Peinian was not about to indulge him. Tang San had been talked into a daze like that, while Gangzi wore that corpse-like face all day, and Tang San still had to respectfully call him teacher in the end.

After hearing Xu Peinian's words, even Tang San looked at Yu Xiaogang with a trace of doubt.

But he quickly dismissed the thought. This was his teacher. Back then, his teacher had displayed profound knowledge and recognized at a glance that he possessed Twin Martial Souls. How could he doubt his teacher?

When Yu Xiaogang saw even his most loyal disciple looking at him strangely, he instantly snapped. His entire body trembled with rage as he pointed his right index finger at Xu Peinian's nose and roared, "Shut up! What does a little brat like you know? You have no respect for your elders and dare spout such nonsense!"

Tang San had not thought much of Xu Peinian to begin with. Now, seeing his teacher insulted and enraged, he immediately stepped forward and first comforted Yu Xiaogang.

"Teacher, do not be angry. It is his loss that he does not appreciate your goodwill. Your disciple will stand up for you."

With that, Tang San turned and fixed Xu Peinian with a mature gaze. "Xu Peinian, as roommates, we should have gotten along peacefully. But since you dared insult my teacher, you have earned yourself a beating. Do you dare fight me?"

Xu Peinian had not expected that even after hiding so far away, trouble would still find him. Although Tang San had yet to acquire his first soul ring, the Tang Sect martial arts he had cultivated in his previous life were no joke. If Xu Peinian remembered correctly, Tang San also had a set of sleeve arrows on him right now.

I'd have to be out of my mind to agree and let him beat me up... Xu Peinian knew that Tang Hao was secretly protecting Tang San. Even if he defeated Tang San, Tang Hao might bear a grudge against him. He immediately rejected the violent Tang San's challenge.

"I refuse. Are you two sick or something? One of you insisted on taking me as a disciple, then got angry out of embarrassment after being refuted. The other suddenly claims I insulted his teacher and wants to teach me a lesson. Do you think this academy belongs to your family? How lawless can you be?"

Xu Peinian's voice gradually rose, immediately drawing the attention of the other teachers and students on the grounds. Curious gazes turned toward them.

"Fine... very fine. Xu Peinian, very fine indeed. I would like to see just how far your cultivation can go without my guidance!"

Seeing more and more people notice the scene, Yu Xiaogang, who was already in the wrong, could no longer stay. He grabbed Tang San and quickly turned to leave.