The moment Su Bai finished speaking, an uproar erupted.
Many students widened their eyes and turned to look at Yu Xiaogang.
Until then, all they had known was that Gangzi had reached his age without even making it to level thirty-a useless man who did nothing but talk big.
But the students had never imagined that Gangzi could be this useless.
His innate soul power was only half a level? Was that actually true?
Damn, even these students had to meet requirements to enroll. Someone with half a level couldn't even get through the academy gates, yet a useless man with only half a level of innate soul power had gotten in-and as a teacher, no less?
Yu Xiaogang stood rooted to the spot, his face livid and his chest heaving. He nearly passed out from rage.
Having only half a level of innate soul power was the lifelong wound he still refused to let anyone mention.
As a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, not only was he no genius, but his martial soul had mutated, and he had nearly reached fifty without making it to level thirty. If word got out, people would laugh themselves to death.
The more someone suffered ridicule, the more they valued saving face. Having his wound torn open in front of so many people naturally filled Yu Xiaogang with unprecedented fury.
His mouth kept opening and closing. He wanted to speak, but all he could do was gape foolishly, not knowing what to say.
Because what Su Bai had said was an irrefutable fact!
His innate soul power really was half a level. This wasn't like how Tang San and Su Bai might develop in the future, which remained unknown. He could argue his way around an unknown, but how could he argue his way around a fact?
Faced with ironclad facts, what could Yu Xiaogang possibly say?
In his extreme fury, he unconsciously summoned Luo Sanpao, and two soul rings slowly appeared.
It would have been better if he hadn't released his martial soul. The moment he did, the mockery around him grew even louder.
"Holy shit, am I seeing this right? How old is he, and he's still a fucking Soul Grandmaster?"
"So Yu Xiaogang really hasn't reached level thirty? I thought those rumors were fake. He's way too useless!"
"His innate soul power was only half a level. Making it to Soul Grandmaster is pretty good for him. Must've taken quite a lot of work, hahaha!"
The students' jeers reached Yu Xiaogang's ears clearly. He bit so deeply into his lip that blood seeped out, glaring fixedly at Su Bai.
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang genuinely considered disregarding his position and attacking Su Bai to teach him a proper lesson.
But in the end, Yu Xiaogang didn't strike. Instead, he turned and left, fleeing in disarray amid the laughter.
It wasn't because he was such an exemplary teacher. The reason was simple... he chickened out!
Yes, level-twenty-nine Yu Xiaogang had chickened out in front of a Soul Master who had obtained his first soul ring only a month earlier!
The sight of Su Bai defeating Tang San in an instant was still vivid in his mind.
And back in the Soul Hunting Forest, Yu Xiaogang had nearly been killed single-handedly by the Mandala Snake. Only Tang San's intervention had kept things from ending disastrously.
If even Tang San was no match for Su Bai, what chance did he have?
At that thought, Yu Xiaogang immediately lost any desire to fight and fled the scene.
Seeing him leave, Tang San immediately widened his eyes. Forgetting his humiliation and anger, he stared in bewilderment.
"Wait for me, Teacher!"
Tang San turned to follow, only to forget that Blue Silver Grass was still binding him. He fell straight to the ground, landing face-first like a dog eating dirt.
Laughter immediately erupted around him. Even with his deeply calculating nature, Tang San began to lose his composure after these successive blows. His face flushed red as he tugged wildly at the Blue Silver Grass around him. No matter how hard he pulled, he couldn't tear it apart. Instead, it only tightened around him, making him look every bit the clown.
When he felt Xiao Wu's gaze on him, Tang San grew even more ashamed and furious. He lowered his head, not daring to meet anyone's eyes.
"Look at that idiot. No wonder he's Yu Xiaogang's disciple. A useless teacher paired with an idiot disciple-a match made in heaven!"
"I'm dying here. Someone actually believes in Yu Xiaogang? Hahaha!"
Su Bai sneered and withdrew his Blue Silver Grass. Tang San suddenly felt his body loosen and stumbled again, then hurried away with his head down.
Watching him, Su Bai had no intention of saying anything.
After forming a contract with Ah Yin, the hatred between him and Tang San could already be considered a feud that would only end in death. Naturally, he wouldn't hold back.
It was just that Su Bai was still weak. He wasn't foolish enough to deal too heavy a blow right now, or he would be in trouble if he provoked Tang Hao.
At present, Tang Hao was either still drinking every day and hadn't noticed his wife was gone, or he had noticed but had no idea where the culprit was.
With Haozi's intelligence, it would be a miracle if he guessed that the person who dared steal his wife was currently only a Soul Scholar.
After watching Tang San disappear into the distance, Su Bai also turned and left the field.
A fragrance wafted toward him from behind. It was Xiao Wu's natural scent, one Su Bai knew well after smelling it for the past month.
"Where are you going?" Xiao Wu caught up with him, blinking her large eyes as she tugged at the corner of his clothes. "Why don't you go talk things over with Yu Xiaogang? He's still a teacher here, after all, and you still have to study at the academy."
The fact that Xiao Wu could say something like this showed just how quickly her relationship with Su Bai had progressed over the past month. She had already begun showing concern for him on her own.
Hearing this, Su Bai chuckled and turned to look at Xiao Wu.
"It doesn't matter. I'm leaving anyway."
Xiao Wu froze in place, looking rather bewildered.
"Why are you suddenly leaving when everything was fine? Is it because of Yu Xiaogang... why don't I talk to him for you?"
"Or we could just beat him up together. Once we've beaten him into submission, everything will be fine!"
Watching Xiao Wu clench her delicate fists, Su Bai's smile deepened. He shook his head and said, "Thanks for the offer, but there's no need. I decided to leave a long time ago. There's nothing left here that can teach me anything."
Even the biggest fool could have heard the determination to leave in Su Bai's words. Xiao Wu's spirits immediately sank. After kicking a pebble by her feet, she suddenly raised her head and leaned her face close to his.
"Where are you going? I'll come with you!"
"Just because I can't beat you doesn't mean I'm not strong. In the whole Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, you could call me the boss!"
Xiao Wu proudly puffed out her little chest, looking brimming with confidence.
At her words, Su Bai raised an eyebrow. If possible, he naturally wanted Xiao Wu to come with him. That would also make it easier to form a contract with her directly.
However...
Thinking of Tang San, and of Haozi behind him, Su Bai immediately dismissed the idea.
What he needed to do most right now was lie low. He couldn't let Haozi notice anything amiss.
If Haozi suddenly discovered that the hundred-thousand-year soul beast beside his son was gone, he would probably be even more anxious than when he discovered Ah Yin was missing. This was a living, walking soul beast that had taken human form. There were only a handful of them on the entire Douluo Continent.
At that thought, Su Bai said, "There's no need. Where I'm going is extremely dangerous. Stay at the academy and study hard."
"I promise you we'll see each other again."
Xiao Wu lowered her head dejectedly, seemingly pondering something, then said, "All right... but what exactly happened between you and Tang San?"
"It looks like you two really don't get along."
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