Yu Xiaogang: This Boy Is Just Like Me!

[In his youth, Wu Changkong was the brightest genius of the Shrek Inner Court.]

[Sunny and warmhearted, he was groomed as the successor to the Sea God Pavilion. A life of dazzling glory should have awaited him.]

[Then he met a girl named Long Bing.]

[She was breathtakingly beautiful and cool by nature. As their feelings grew over time, they privately pledged themselves to each other.]

[Wu Changkong even named his Two-Word Battle Armor "Tian Bing"!]

[The "Bing" came from Long Bing.]

[But that was the beginning of the tragedy.]

[Long Bing was the daughter of Dark Hummingbird, one of the Holy Spirit Cult's Four Heavenly Kings. Her father had sent her into the academy as a tool to steal intelligence.]

[Wu Changkong's warmth gradually touched her heart. But her identity as a spy was exposed, and the academy expelled her.]

[Wu Changkong refused to believe it. Ignoring his master Zhuo Shi's attempts to stop him, he chose to leave with Long Bing.]

[But Long Bing still could not escape her father's control.]

[Wu Changkong thought he could keep the woman he loved safe.]

[What awaited them instead was Dark Hummingbird's pursuit.]

[Faced with threats and enticements, the proud Wu Changkong would rather die than yield.]

[When the killing blow fell, Long Bing stepped in front of him.]

[As she died, she gripped his hand tightly. "Don't avenge me. He's my father..."]

[At twenty, Wu Changkong lost the love of his life. His heart turned to ashes, and the ordeal left him with hidden injuries.]

The Sky Curtain appeared.

People in the worlds of Douluo I and Douluo II were baffled.

Who was this Wu Changkong?

And who was Long Bing?

What was Battle Armor?

In the world of Douluo II.

At the Holy Spirit Cult.

Long Xiaoyao frowned.

Did the Holy Spirit Cult have Four Heavenly Kings?

Didn't it only have elders and worshippers?

Was this the Holy Spirit Cult from another time and space?

In the world of Douluo III.

In the Star Luo Empire.

At the high-level Soul Master Tournament.

Long Yue of Monster Academy had just defeated Yue Zhengyu.

The Shrek team understood one thing:

Only Tang Wulin had a chance of beating Long Yue.

And Tang Wulin was not ready yet. He would need a substantial boost in strength even to stand a chance!

Tang Wulin stared at the Sky Curtain.

He froze.

"The one featured this time is our teacher?"

Everyone featured before had lived either twenty thousand years ago

or ten thousand years ago.

This was the first time someone he knew had appeared.

Tang Wulin could not help feeling astonished.

He knew a little about his teacher's past, but not the whole story.

He had never imagined this was the reason for his teacher's melancholy.

No wonder he turned down so many women who pursued him.

The others who had come with him,

including Gu Yue and Xie Xie, were stunned too.

"Who knew our teacher used to be so cheerful?"

"That Dark Hummingbird and the Holy Spirit Cult are horrible!"

Elsewhere.

Silver Moon Douluo Cai Yue'er looked at Wu Changkong.

"You still haven't let go."

Wu Changkong fell silent. How could he let go?

Long Bing had been the love of his life.

If only I'd been stronger,

Long Bing wouldn't have died!

At Shrek Academy.

Red Dragon Douluo Zhuo Shi saw the Sky Curtain and cursed.

"What a stubborn mule!"

Feng Wuyu, beside him, scoffed. "And who did he learn that from?"

Zhuo Shi flared up. "Looking for a fight?"

The two immediately began wrestling!

[Wu Changkong gave up the glory of Shrek and eventually arrived at Eastsea Soul Master Academy, where he became an ordinary teacher.]

[There, he met a boy named Tang Wulin.]

[Tang Wulin's Martial Soul was the Trash Martial Soul Blue Silver Grass. His Innate Soul Power was only level three, and he came from an ordinary family.]

[But Wu Changkong saw the resilience deep in his bones at a glance.]

[He guided Tang Wulin in his own way.]

[On the Spirit Ascension Platform, he could slay a Thousand-Year Soul Beast with a single Soul Skill.]

[He told Tang Wulin: There are no useless Martial Souls in this world, only useless people.]

[He taught Tang Wulin Soul Skills, but also taught him how to conduct himself.]

[To Wu Changkong, the boy was the hope he had left unfinished.]

[Step by step, he raised Tang Wulin into the captain of the Shrek Seven Devils.]

At that moment.

In the world of Douluo I.

In the Sunset Forest.

Hearing "There are no useless Martial Souls in this world, only useless people,"

Yu Xiaogang burst out laughing.

"This boy is just like me!"

"Not bad, Wu Changkong. He understands this Grandmaster's philosophy!"

Tang San stared for a moment without speaking. His teacher seemed rather thick-skinned this time.

But he was Yu Xiaogang's student, so he kept quiet.

Ning Rongrong, on the other hand, was blunt.

"Grandmaster, what he said isn't the same as what you say."

"That line of yours about there being no useless Martial Souls, only useless Soul Masters—weren't you insulting yourself twice in one sentence?"

Yu Xiaogang's face flushed. "What do you know? I taught Tang San, a God King!"

Ning Rongrong curled her lip. "That's because third brother is amazing. What does it have to do with you?"

Tang San's head was pounding. He still had the Poison Formation to break, and now his teacher and Rongrong were arguing. Whoever wanted to be a God King could have the title.

In the world of Douluo III.

At Shrek Academy.

Zhuo Shi stared at the Sky Curtain in surprise.

He had never expected his grand-disciple to heal his disciple while they were away.

Feng Wuyu mocked him.

"You old fossil. You're not even as good as a child."

"Little Wulin is wonderful. Just what I'd expect from the disciple I took in."

Zhuo Shi shot back, "Little Wulin is my grand-disciple."

But in his heart, he wondered:

Was I too stubborn?

Wu Changkong never came back to see me, and I couldn't bring myself to go looking for him.

If I'd known sooner, could I have brought him back to Shrek long ago?

Then he wouldn't have spent all that time alone out there, turning into a block of ice.

In the Star Luo Empire.

Gu Yue turned to Tang Wulin and congratulated him.

"You'll become captain of the Shrek Seven Devils. Impressive!"

Xie Xie teased, "Gu Yue only ever has eyes for our captain Tang Wulin."

Tang Wulin punched him lightly. "Don't talk nonsense!"

He barely registered the teasing. He was remembering all the moments he had shared with his teacher.

Tsundere on the outside, warmhearted underneath.

That was Teacher Wu Changkong.

Deep down, he had never changed!

Elsewhere.

As Wu Changkong watched the scenes on the Sky Curtain, he remembered his days in Eastsea.

It had been the most melancholy period of his life, yet also one of the happiest.

Little Wulin had healed him.

"Captain of the Shrek Seven Devils?"

"That's Wulin for you!"

He could not help rejoicing at his disciple's growth.

But Wu Changkong also knew he had less and less left to teach Tang Wulin.

Tang Wulin's strength was growing too quickly.

So quickly that even Wu Changkong was stunned!

Tang Wulin had come this far largely because many different benefactors had helped him. In truth, Wu Changkong's part had been small.

He had merely helped show the boy the way.

Even so, he was proud of his disciple.

But Wu Changkong's happiness did not last long.

He knew that appearing on the Sky Curtain could mean even worse experiences lay ahead.

Still, a sliver of hope stirred in his heart.

The Phoenix God Ma Hongjun, who had been featured before him, had been able to resurrect the woman he loved.

Could I still have a chance to see Long Bing again?