Stay or Leave, Tang San's Choice

"Put in ten Gold Soul Coins and place both hands on the crystal ball atop the Detection Platform."

Zhu Zhuqing spoke coolly.

"Ten Gold Soul Coins?"

What a robbery.

Yu Xiaogang raised a brow. Ten Gold Soul Coins had actually stumped him.

He turned to glance at Flender.

Flender, that miserly dean, actually took out ten Gold Soul Coins from his pocket on his own initiative and paid for Yu Xiaogang. He even gave him an encouraging look, hyping Xiao Gang up enormously.

"Xiao Gang, go for it."

"I've long been dissatisfied with Immortal Mountain's Trait Entry Detection. Several of Shrek's little monsters don't even meet the Apprenticeship Standard."

"I believe that with your intelligence and wisdom, you'll definitely be able to thoroughly study its principles and defeat Immortal. If you can get this Immortal to join Shrek and teach with us, that would be even better."

"With me teaching at Shrek, that will be enough."

Yu Xiaogang stepped forward and pressed both hands against the crystal ball.

On the way here, he had already heard Zhao Wuji and the others mention how peculiar Immortal Mountain's method of accepting disciples was.

One had to detect three or more red Trait Entries on this Trait Entry Detection Platform to pass.

And these Trait Entries were not determined solely by a Soul Master's Soul Power and talent. They also took character, personal charm, background, and other factors into account.

When it came to Soul Power and cultivation talent, I, Yu Xiaogang, might be at a disadvantage.

But if we're talking about anything else...

Heh.

I, Yu Xiaogang, was born into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, one of the Upper Three Sects.

In my youth, I had enchanted the beautiful young saintess so thoroughly that she was utterly infatuated with me.

Even my fiery cousin had fallen for me.

My Soul Master theories eclipsed this entire age, earning me the title of Grandmaster.

Wouldn't detecting a few Trait Entries be child's play?

I wanted to see what Immortal Mountain's Trait Entry Detection was all about, for it to put on even more airs than this Grandmaster!

[Detecting your Trait Entries]

[Trait Entry grades from lowest to highest: Inferior White, Ordinary Yellow, Good Purple, Excellent Black, Top-tier Red, God-tier Gold]

Your detected Trait Entries are

Trait Entry 1: Martial Soul Luo Sanpao, a foul-smelling mutated Martial Soul (Yellow)

Trait Entry 2: High ambitions, low ability; theory plagiarist (White)

Trait Entry 3: A false Grandmaster, a genuine piece of trash (White)

Trait Entry 4: The weakest Soul Grandmaster (White)

Trait Entry 5: Heartless man (White)

As the first five Trait Entries appeared, Yu Xiaogang's face turned crimson.

Even Shrek's other teachers and students exchanged bewildered looks.

Xiao Wu muttered beside Tang San.

"Third Brother, why are Grandmaster's Trait Entries all white? He's so much worse than Fatty and the others. And why are his Trait Entries so strange? They don't seem like qualities a real Grandmaster would have."

Tang San fell silent.

Although he had always respected Grandmaster.

Seeing Grandmaster's detected Trait Entries with his own eyes still left him deeply disappointed.

Especially since these Trait Entries seemed to point out one thing: the theories Grandmaster had always taken pride in were not actually anything remarkable.

If the first five had only hinted at it, then the Trait Entries that emerged next were truly a knife to the heart.

Trait Entry 6: Rotten to the core, useless through and through (White)

Trait Entry 7: The most useless young clan master in Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan history (White)

Trait Entry 8: With the most ordinary theories, stir the greatest vortex among Soul Masters; with the most incompetent body, stir the greatest storms across the continent! (Red!)

Trait Entry 9: Empty theories claimed as wisdom, yet no sharp edge to stand in the world. Hesitant in love, he harmed a fated bond; ambition unquenched, he brought disaster to the world. He spoke endlessly of the great path, yet offered not an inch of shoulder in crisis. Bearing the empty name of a fine teacher, his obsessions could never be fulfilled. (Yellow)

Upon seeing the first five Trait Entries, Yu Xiaogang had already subconsciously pulled his hands away from the Detection Platform, too afraid to face reality.

Yet the remaining Trait Entries did not stop because of that, continuing to flash into view one after another.

To everyone's surprise, he actually had a Supreme-Grade Trait Entry as well!

However, when viewed alongside his other Trait Entries, even this Supreme-Grade Trait Entry did not seem like a good one. Instead, it carried a mocking undertone.

"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan... Teacher was actually... born the young clan master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"

"Teacher's Soul Master theories seem to be nothing but an empty shell..."

Once all nine Trait Entries had been detected.

The looks Shrek's teachers and students gave Yu Xiaogang became extremely strange.

On one hand, they were deeply curious about Yu Xiaogang's background and Supreme-Grade Trait Entry.

What did it mean to stir the greatest vortex with the most ordinary theories? And what did it mean to stir the greatest storms with the most incompetent body?

These Trait Entries gave people the impression that Grandmaster was both useless and incompetent, yet somehow capable of accomplishing earth-shaking things.

Only Flender quickly regained his composure.

Yes, our Xiao Gang was just like that.

He had been like that for many years.

He clearly looked so ordinary, yet he always managed to become the core of the team.

So even though his Soul Power was so low, Flender had never dared to underestimate him.

"I'm sorry, but the overall quality of your Trait Entries appears to be quite poor. Other than your sole Supreme-Grade Trait Entry, nearly all of them are at the lowest grade. Please leave."

After seeing Grandmaster's Trait Entry Detection finish, even Zhu Zhuqing's cool little face could barely hold steady. He seemed to be the Soul Master with the most white Trait Entries she had ever seen.

"Impudence!"

"Is this the etiquette of your Immortal Mountain?"

"Insulting and slandering a guest who came to visit."

"You truly disgrace Immortal Mountain's great reputation!"

"There's no need for me to say another word to this so-called shallow Immortal."

"Xiao San, let's go. What can you possibly learn in a place like this?"

"There is no need to pay any more attention to Immortal Mountain's so-called contract. I will teach you to become more outstanding than all of them. When that time comes, all rumors and slander will collapse on their own!"

Yu Xiaogang was furious at this moment, but beneath his anger, he felt afraid.

Because these Trait Entries had exposed his true nature so thoroughly that he had nowhere to hide.

Heartless man, theory plagiarism, clan background, Martial Soul... all of them could actually be matched to him.

Though he desperately did not want to admit it, these Trait Entries contained a certain degree of truth.

But no one should have known about these things.

When faced with difficulties, running away and giving up were the best choices.

Grandmaster fully gave in to his instincts.

At that moment, he only wanted to leave.

Then say:

"Those who understand me will understand. Those who don't need not be forced."

Yu Xiaogang snorted coldly, turned around, and grabbed Tang San to leave.

Zhu Zhuqing remained standing there coolly. She only said one more thing to Tang San.

"Tang San, decide for yourself. Teacher said the choice is in your own hands. But that thing may truly be very precious to you, so just don't regret it later. As for what it is, Teacher said I still can't tell you."

Up on Immortal Mountain, Su Chen had also been watching the situation below.

His gaze passed beyond the red maple trees, and Su Chen was equally curious whether Tang San would choose to honor the agreement or break it.

This was also a test of character. If he honored the agreement, it meant he still possessed a little integrity.

If he broke it, it meant his character was already exceedingly vile. Keeping him at Immortal Mountain would only leave behind a source of disaster.

As punishment, Su Chen would take away the one-hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Grass spirit bone his mother had left him.

At that moment, Tang San drew a deep breath and shook free of Grandmaster's hand.

"Teacher, I can't go back with you."

"I already promised Immortal that I would guard the foot of Immortal Mountain for ten years. A person must keep his word. I also believe Immortal Senior's Trait Entry Detection cannot be wrong. Teacher, please stop making excuses."

"I personally saw Immortal Mountain's students absorb Spirit Rings beyond their limit, and I've also come to understand that the Soul Master theories you taught me truly contain many flaws."

"But over these past six years, thank you for your guidance. Xiao San will always remember that you are my teacher, but I may not be able to continue studying under you in the future."