After the match ended, the atmosphere inside the Star Luo Grand Stadium became oppressively heavy.
In the stands, the cheers that had once brimmed with anticipation for Shrek Academy vanished, replaced by piercing boos and curses.
"Get out! Shrek Academy, get out!"
"Too weak! These are the so-called Shrek geniuses? They couldn't even take a single attack!"
"Holy Angel? What a joke! Looks to me like Shrek Academy has fallen!"
Those words stabbed into the hearts of the Shrek students like knives. They knew that although the spectators were cursing Tang Wulin and the others, what they were truly questioning was the foundation of Shrek Academy itself.
But no one argued back, and no one quarreled.
They simply helped the gravely injured Yue Zhengyu up in silence and took him back to the hotel to recuperate.
Inside the hotel room, the atmosphere was so heavy it seemed water might drip from it.
Tang Wulin sat by the window, gazing at the bustling nightscape of Star Luo City outside. The image of Long Yue crushing Yue Zhengyu's ribs beneath his foot replayed endlessly in his mind.
Too weak...
Are we really that weak?
No, we can't be weak. If we lose now, what will we have to protect Gu Yue with in the future?
Tang Wulin abruptly stood, a glint of resolve flashing through his eyes.
"Since we aren't strong enough, we'll get stronger in the shortest time possible!"
His voice shattered the room's deathly silence.
"Wulin, what do you have in mind?"
Xie Xie raised his head, his eyes bloodshot.
"The Life Gate."
Tang Wulin said gravely, "Time flows differently inside the Life Gate. If we cultivate for a year inside, only a few days might pass outside. Rather than sit here passively taking a beating, let's go in and