Shocking! A Theory Grandmaster Lost His Composure over White Paper-An Epic Crapwreck

"Brother!"

"Xiao Wu!"

By the time Lin Ye returned with Tang San, Xiao Wu had already made it back on her own.

The two embraced and wept, leaving Lin Ye almost tempted to applaud them.

What touching, tear-jerking "sibling affection"~

"All right, now that you're back, help Lin Ye find a soul ring," Zhao Wuji said, sounding rather pleased.

"No need. I've already obtained my fourth soul ring."

With a movement from Lin Ye, four soul rings appeared at once.

Everyone was stunned at the sight of his Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring.

"It really is a ten-thousand-year one!"

"Flender, what did you say?!"

Inside Flender's office at Shrek Academy, an ordinary-looking middle-aged man with unkempt stubble slammed his hand on the desk and cried out.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! How could my theory be wrong?!"

"It's entirely possible, Xiao Gang. I know your theory is correct, but what if Lin Ye happens to be the exception?" Flender said.

"An exception? That remains to be seen. Where is he? I want to see him with my own eyes!" Yu Xiaogang said agitatedly.

"He went to the Star Dou Great Forest with Zhao Wuji and the others. You'll meet him when they return. Then you'll know."

Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang began to grow curious.

His theory couldn't possibly be wrong. He would have to examine Lin Ye and see whether his extraordinary talent was real or fake.

Three days later, everyone returned to Shrek Academy.

The night was especially quiet. Dai Mubai stood at his window, looking toward Lin Ye's dorm room, a flash of scarlet killing intent flickering in his eyes.

The "shadow" should have been in position by now.

Lin Ye was sitting on the sofa, thinking. Moonlight spilled through the window, gleaming like frost on the floor.

"I gained a lot on this trip. It's time to leave Shrek, but before that..."

A cold curve suddenly lifted the corner of Lin Ye's mouth.

Early the next morning, Flender was already waiting on the training grounds with several unfamiliar faces. All the teachers, including Zhao Wuji, were present.

The newcomers, Tang San and the others, studied these unfamiliar teachers curiously. Tang San's gaze finally settled on the middle-aged man beside Flender, whose face was somewhat gloomy beneath his unkempt stubble.

That was his most respected teacher, Yu Xiaogang.

"Children, let me introduce everyone."

Flender cleared his throat and said, "These are the pillars of our Shrek Academy: Teacher Shao Xin, Teacher Lu Qibin, Teacher Li Yusong..."

Flender named them one by one, giving Tang San and the other new students a brief introduction.

Finally, he gave Xiao Gang's shoulder a hearty pat, his expression turning almost exaggeratedly reverent.

"This last gentleman is my closest friend, a brother to me! He is a towering authority in the field of theory, the man known as Grandmaster—Yu Xiaogang! Of all our teachers, he is the true cornerstone of Shrek's theoretical foundations!"

"Grandmaster?"

Flender continued, "Teacher Xiao Gang's mastery of theory is unparalleled. The famous 'ten core competencies of martial soul' were his proposal."

"Gasp!"

Oscar and Ma Hongjun couldn't help sucking in a breath in astonishment.

Was that really true?

"Xiao Gang can identify your potential and devise the cultivation path best suited to each of you! With him here, I believe the road ahead of you will be smooth and open!"

Standing at the edge of the crowd, Lin Ye watched coldly, sneering inwardly as he listened to Flender's boasts.

Heh. Grandmaster? More like Grandcrapper.

A thief who stole the Spirit Hall's core secrets and claimed them as his own?

A failure who proposed the "worthless soul master theory," yet was stuck at level twenty-nine himself?

Someone who coasted along on the name of the Golden Iron Triangle?

A romantic con artist who specifically preyed on naive rich girls?

A scumbag who abandoned two women in succession?

That's it? Flender really was blind in both eyes and heart, praising a thing like this as though he were a god.

Yu Xiaogang stood with his hands clasped behind his back, trying hard to maintain his supposed air of a lofty expert. His sharp gaze swept across the crowd and landed on Lin Ye.

Soul rings beyond the limits? One look would tell him whether they were real.

Once Flender finished the introductions, Yu Xiaogang stepped forward, gave a dry cough, and said in a somewhat stiff tone, "I am Yu Xiaogang, your special training instructor. There will be no lessons today, only instructions."

"Starting tomorrow, the special training program officially begins! I will devise a rigorous training regimen tailored to the characteristics of your martial souls. Physical conditioning, soul power control, and combat practice—none can be omitted! From now on, regardless of your background, once you enter Shrek, you must obey the academy's rules! There will be no exceptions!"

Yu Xiaogang spoke sternly, his tone brooking no argument. As he delivered the final sentence in particular, his gaze drifted almost imperceptibly toward Lin Ye, who had been admitted through special recruitment.

"All right, dismissed for today. Get yourselves into proper condition! I don't want to see anyone arriving late tomorrow morning."

After finishing his announcement, Yu Xiaogang abruptly added, "Lin Ye, stay behind."

Everyone pretended to leave, then split into little groups and secretly hid out of sight to watch.

They were curious about what this newly arrived Grandmaster wanted to say to Lin Ye.

Soon, only Yu Xiaogang, Flender, Zhao Wuji, and Lin Ye remained on the training grounds.

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the complicated emotions churning inside him, and said as steadily as he could, "Lin Ye, release your martial soul and soul rings."

Lin Ye nodded expressionlessly and complied, releasing his martial soul, White Paper.

A sheet of white paper slowly appeared, faint golden light flowing across it. Then four soul rings—yellow, purple, purple, and black—suddenly rose like a thunderclap!

The instant that deep, pitch-black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring appeared, the air froze!

"Gasp..." Flender couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath.

One trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, and this kid had obtained another soul ring? A ten-thousand-year one, at that?

Heaven-defying. Absolutely heaven-defying.

Flender shot Zhao Wuji a fierce glance. Its meaning was plain: why hadn't he told him about something this important yesterday?

Seeing Flender look his way, Zhao Wuji was rather bewildered.

Yu Xiaogang's body had gone rigid the moment Lin Ye's Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring appeared!

His eyes remained fixed on that pitch-black ring of light. His face turned visibly pale, his gaze shifting from shock to intense doubt before finally descending into madness!

"Impossible!"

Yu Xiaogang abruptly stepped forward and pointed at Lin Ye, his finger trembling incessantly. Even his voice grew shrill.

"Fake! This has to be fake! How could a trash martial soul like White Paper withstand a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring? You're only level forty! What trick did you use? Or did you take some forbidden drug that burns through your lifespan?!"

The cornerstone of his theories, the soul ring limit theory, had actually been mercilessly shattered by the living example before his eyes!

Lin Ye looked at him calmly, his eyes filled with mockery.

"A theory grandmaster? Heh. Looks like your 'unparalleled' theories don't amount to much after all. Seeing is believing. What's so impossible about this?"

"Shut up!"