Berating Yu Xiaogang

Lu Shiyuan's joy lasted the entire night. He did not even mind Xiao Wu squirming around in his arms while they slept.

It was not until he headed to the academy the next morning that his good mood came to an abrupt halt.

Because he saw someone nauseating at the academy gates.

He had expected it. Both he and Xiao Wu possessed Innate Full Soul Power, so how could Yu Xiaogang possibly pass up such geniuses?

Even with Tang San already under his wing, the more geniuses he had to support his theories, the better.

In other words, the more geniuses he "nurtured," the more it proved his theories were correct, did it not?

"You're Lu Shiyuan?" Yu Xiaogang's face was full of arrogance, as though he were only a step away from looking down at people through his nostrils.

That annoyed Lu Shiyuan greatly. His temper was not bad; he had always repaid kindness tenfold.

But if someone gave him attitude, he did not mind teaching them what a beating from society felt like.

Yu Xiaogang might have been a level 29 Soul Grandmaster, but his actual combat ability was pathetically weak.

He could not even defeat a century-old Mandala Snake. If not for Tang San's Hidden Weapons, he would have croaked on the spot.

With his innate domain and first Soul Skill, Lu Shiyuan could easily grind Yu Xiaogang into the dirt.

Besides, his uncle was the principal of Nuoding Academy. Even if he was not the most formidable rich kid in the entire academy, he was definitely the rich kid everyone least wanted to provoke.

One disagreement, and he could have a demerit written up for you. See if you could take that.

So he raised his chin as well and shot back in an even more arrogant tone, "Who are you?"

Yu Xiaogang's expression froze. He had never seen such an arrogant child.

Tang San, standing beside Yu Xiaogang, felt a surge of anger.

He believed that a teacher for a day was a father for life. Since he had acknowledged Yu Xiaogang as his teacher, he sincerely respected him.

Likewise, seeing someone disrespect Yu Xiaogang made him angrier than anyone.

"Lu Shiyuan, do you even know what it means to respect your teacher and honor the Way?" The furious Tang San instantly seized the moral high ground and began pointing fingers.

Lu Shiyuan snorted. "Respect my teacher and honor the Way? What teacher?"

He pointed at Yu Xiaogang again. "Some random stray crawled out of nowhere and cannot even introduce himself. How was I supposed to know whether he was a teacher or some idle nobody who sneaked into the academy? Or are you so used to bowing and scraping that you lower your head and call everyone teacher? No, that cannot be right. Yesterday at the academy gates, you were pretty arrogant toward the gatekeeper. Why did you not remember to respect teachers and honor the Way then?"

"How dare you!" Tang San flew into a rage. This person actually dared to insult both his teacher and himself. He truly had a death wish.

Seeing someone yell at Lu Shiyuan, Xiao Wu immediately became unhappy.

Who gave anyone the right to shout at her brother?

"You're utterly unreasonable! You were the ones who blocked our path and acted all high and mighty, yet after getting snapped at twice, you cannot take it anymore? Are you the only ones allowed to be rude? No one else is allowed to return the favor?" She stood in front of Lu Shiyuan and furiously pointed at Tang San's nose as she unleashed a stream of scolding.

Well, this girl really was fiery by nature. Probably not many people got to see her gentle and obedient side.

Watching the pretty and adorable Xiao Wu stand up for Lu Shiyuan made Tang San even angrier.

But he did not want to lose his composure in front of Xiao Wu, leaving him stuck between advancing and retreating.

Yu Xiaogang was unhappy as well, but recalling why he had come today, he forcibly suppressed his anger and assumed a calm expression. "Lu Shiyuan, my name is Yu Xiaogang. Others call me Grandmaster. I came to find you today because I intend to take you as my disciple."

Lu Shiyuan was speechless. How could someone be this confidently ordinary?

"Grandmaster?" A mocking smile appeared on his face. "Yu Xiaogang, have you been bluffing and swindling people for so long that even you believe it now?"

As a transmigrator, how could he possibly not know Yu Xiaogang's "glorious deeds"?

Anger had just appeared on Yu Xiaogang's face when Lu Shiyuan cut him off. "Did you think no one would ever know about those filthy things you did in Spirit Hall back then as long as you kept your mouth shut? How exactly did your so-called ten core theories come about? Others may not know, but do you not know yourself?"

Yu Xiaogang looked like a clown at that moment. The anger only halfway formed on his face instantly turned to terror.

No, this brat could not possibly know!

Bibi Dong had strictly forbidden anyone from spreading word of what happened back then. This brat was only six years old, so how could he know about those events?

"Copied too many books and started thinking those theories were your own research? Do you not always say there are no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters? Then let me ask you: which are you, the former or the latter?"

"You're already this old and only reached level 29. I heard you have been mooching off Nuoding Academy for twenty years without ever teaching a single student. So why can't you sit still now that you have encountered someone with Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls?"

"But someone with Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls already has a smooth road ahead in cultivation. If Tang San really becomes a Titled Douluo, will you say it was because you taught him well, or because his talent was exceptional to begin with?"

"A Soul Grandmaster who has not even reached level 30 Soul Power—have you ever seen the world beyond level 30? Do you know what it feels like to absorb a Thousand-Year Soul Ring? You have not even walked the road beyond level 30 yourself, yet you want to fill others' heads with those theories you plagiarized from books, theories without the slightest bit of practical foundation?"

"When that day comes, are you going to proclaim everywhere that you painstakingly taught someone with Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Martial Souls into becoming a Titled Douluo?"

"Forgive my bluntness, but with such an outstanding student, even tying a dog to the teacher's chair would produce better results than you."

"No, Xiao Wu, do you think I was too vicious? I actually compared this thing to a dog. I have wronged dogs terribly."

Lu Shiyuan fired off one retort after another like a machine gun, leaving Yu Xiaogang completely speechless.

And Xiao Wu kept nodding beside him. She nodded every time Lu Shiyuan said something, nearly turning into a little chick pecking at rice.

What truly drove Yu Xiaogang into despair was that Tang San beside him had actually cast him a suspicious glance.

Though it lasted only an instant, the sensitive Yu Xiaogang still caught it.

Tang San wavered because Lu Shiyuan had seen through the fact that he possessed Twin Martial Souls. It was simply too shocking.

Originally, he had believed that Yu Xiaogang seeing through it at a glance clearly meant he possessed real ability.

But now that even a six-year-old child could see through it at a glance, the matter became quite thought-provoking.

Could it be that, because he was unfamiliar with this world, he had mistakenly believed Yu Xiaogang was impressive?

Perhaps even a child could analyze these things?

There was no helping it. Holy Soul Village was too small, and after arriving in this world, Tang San had been trapped in that tiny patch of land with no chance to see the wider world.

It could even be said that, aside from Su Yuntao, who awakened his Martial Soul, Yu Xiaogang was the first Soul Master he had truly spoken with.

Yu Xiaogang's lips trembled as he shakily asked, "How did you know Xiaosan has Twin Martial Souls?"

Lu Shiyuan sneered twice. "Anyone with a brain could figure it out. How could mere Blue Silver Grass possibly support Innate Full Soul Power? There had to be another Martial Soul, which was why Tang San turned out as he did."

He did not tell Yu Xiaogang about the other condition for Twin Martial Souls: the qualities of the two Martial Souls had to be equal.

If he said it now, that trash Yu Xiaogang would probably turn around and loudly spread it everywhere as yet another one of his latest discoveries.