The Fourth Divine Seal Released! Taixu Sword God!

"Shut up! What do you know?!"

Yu Xiaogang's defenses shattered in an instant. The inferiority and resentment he had bottled up for years, the humiliation of having his painstaking research rejected, and... his jealousy of Lin Ye erupted like a volcano!

Like a dog whose tail had been stepped on, he began barking wildly.

"Tell me! What method did you use? Was it a second martial soul? Or some crooked trick? Confess at once! Otherwise, this unorthodox way of absorbing soul rings will destroy you! Worse, it will lead the other students astray!"

Lin Ye's gaze turned cold in an instant.

"Trash will always be trash. Just because you're useless, you think everyone else is trash like you?"

That word, "trash," was like a sharp knife plunging straight into Yu Xiaogang's deepest obsession.

"You..."

"What about me?"

Lin Ye still gave Yu Xiaogang no chance to speak, continuing his barrage. "Not convinced? Fine, then let me ask you."

"Has your supposedly 'invincible' theory ever helped you break through the barrier of rank thirty? Could it withstand even one finger from a Titled Douluo?"

"Those 'Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul' of yours—in a true battle to the death, could they withstand a single swipe of a soul beast's claws? Could they save the life of someone dear to you?"

"You call yourself a wise man, yet you cannot even unravel the mysteries of your own martial soul. Trapped in your shackles for life—aren't you the greatest laughingstock under heaven?"

"You pick scraps of wisdom from your predecessors' teeth and seek fame through your disciples, wasting your sect's resources, betraying the kindness of the women who loved you, and leading your students astray without even knowing it!"

"A dried bone in a tomb like you, without courage or wisdom, without feeling or loyalty, incapable in both theory and practice—what right do you have to stand in the soul master world and call yourself a teacher?"

"You... you..."

Every word Lin Ye spoke struck home, each one a sharp blade carving into Yu Xiaogang's heart.

Suddenly, Lin Ye's words grew even more cutting.

"Spineless coward! Shameless old scoundrel! You've wasted forty-eight years of life without achieving a thing, only shrinking back into your books and waging wars on paper! Like a dog with a broken spine, you still dare call yourself Grandmaster on the Douluo Continent and bark your head off!"

"I have never seen anyone so utterly shameless!"

"Aaaaaah! You insolent brat! How dare you humiliate me like this!"

Yu Xiaogang regarded his theories as his own children and had poured his life's work into them. Lin Ye's mockery had utterly ignited his fury and crossed his bottom line.

"Lin Ye! How can you speak like that?"

Seeing his brother humiliated, Flender grew angry. He hurried forward a step to defend Yu Xiaogang. "Apologize to Grandmaster at once! His research is not something a greenhorn brat like you can slander!"

"Heh, slander? I'm merely telling the truth. If you still can't see what sort of creature he is after all these years, that only proves you're blind."

"You!" Flender's eyes filled with rage as well.

Just as the conflict escalated, Dai Mubai appeared at the edge of the Training Ground in a flash, like a shark scenting blood.

Dai Mubai spoke with icy malice. "Dean! Teacher Zhao! You heard him, didn't you? He not only defied Grandmaster, he insulted the academy's teaching principles!"

"What was that about 'Shrek teaching the ways of thugs'? A rotten apple like him, who knows nothing of respect, disregards his teachers, and sows discord, should have been kicked out of Shrek long ago!"

Ma Hongjun immediately jumped out after him, pointing at Lin Ye and cursing. "Exactly! You arrogant bastard! You think a little talent gives you the right to look down on everyone! That bitch Zhu Zhuqing must be blind too, betraying Boss Dai to make eyes at you! You're all jackals from the same hill!"

Zhu Zhuqing came to Lin Ye's side, radiating cold killing intent.

"Dai Mubai! Ma Hongjun! Keep those filthy dog mouths of yours in check!"

Ning Rongrong followed close behind, glaring at Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.

"You've done plenty of filthy things yourselves, yet you still dare disgust us? And that so-called Grandmaster of yours—his twisted nonsense produced useless thugs like you. Was Brother Lin Ye wrong to curse him out?!"

"Ning Rongrong!" Flender was so furious that his vision darkened.

Tang San, who had remained silent all this time, could no longer hold back. Seeing his beloved teacher humiliated while Dai Mubai and the others kept fanning the flames, he stepped forward too!

"Lin Ye! Apologize to my teacher! Now! Otherwise, don't blame me for disregarding our bond as fellow students!"

As Tang San spoke, he summoned his martial soul. Blue silver grass stirred in his right hand, while his left rested on the Twenty-Four Bridge Bright Moon Night, ready to hurl vicious hidden weapons at Lin Ye at any moment.

This Lin Ye had already given him ample cause to kill him!

Zhao Wuji could no longer contain himself either. He had been suppressing his anger ever since Lin Ye arrived! Lin Ye had burned his hair, talked back to him, and now mocked Shrek's principles. Every incident added a fresh grudge to the old ones!

"You little bastard! If I don't teach you how to behave today, you'll drag Shrek's name through the mud! Put away those shady soul rings of yours! Kneel! Apologize to Grandmaster! To me! To Flender! To all of Shrek!"

Like an enraged giant bear, Zhao Wuji stomped down, cracking the ground beneath his foot. His terrifying Soul Saint pressure crashed down, enveloping Lin Ye and the two girls!

Amid Zhao Wuji's roar and Soul Saint pressure, Yu Xiaogang recovered a sliver of twisted confidence.

A sickly delight appeared on his face. Staring fixedly at Lin Ye, he shrieked, "Yes! Apologize! Confess how you deceived everyone! Tell us the truth! Your soul rings—what crooked sorcery did you use?!"

Every conflict converged at that moment and erupted in full!

On the Training Ground, Ma Hongjun watched the spectacle with undisguised glee, while Tang San's eyes were cold, poised to strike.

Dai Mubai no longer concealed the bloodthirsty killing intent in his eyes. He beckoned toward the shadows, and a figure began to move.

Yu Xiaogang's face twisted. He wanted to watch Lin Ye weep beneath the pressure and then surrender his method for absorbing soul rings beyond the limit.

On Lin Ye's side, Zhu Zhuqing and Ning Rongrong stood guard beside him, refusing to yield an inch.

Yet Lin Ye, standing at the very center of this storm, showed not the slightest fear. Instead, he lowered his head slightly.

"Heh!"

A sneer of utter contempt escaped clearly from between his lips!

"Hmph, you stubborn fool!"

Zhao Wuji roared and held nothing back. He raised his pair of bear claws, aiming straight for the top of Lin Ye's head with enough ferocity to smash him to pulp!

"Hehehehe..."

[Conditions met. Fourth divine seal released.]

After that string of cold laughter, Lin Ye motioned for the two girls to retreat somewhere safe. His body slowly rose into the air as a terrifying pressure surged from him!

In the next instant, the winds and clouds churned. Above the thick cloud cover, an enormous sword appeared, slowly parting the clouds with its tip aimed straight at Shrek below.

Lin Ye looked down upon everyone from Shrek, his eyes devoid of emotion. There was only contempt.

"If you insist on fighting, then be destroyed along with this Shrek Academy."

Feeling the overwhelming pressure emanating from the enormous sword, everyone from Shrek paled.

"This is bad! Run!"

But Lin Ye had no intention of giving them a chance to escape. He immediately drove the enormous sword in the sky down toward them.

"Taixu Sword God!"