On Sea God Island, Xu Yang was pleading desperately with Yan Shaozhe. "Teacher, I want to go to the Soul Fighting Tournament and broaden my horizons."
Yan Shaozhe looked at his disciple helplessly. He already knew everything that had happened in the Soul Fighting Arena. Xu Yang had performed well enough at first, but then he had actually stabbed his teammates in the back!
That had left Yan Shaozhe seething. You could have led your companions into the charge! If you had quietly fallen a little behind and let the others eliminate those two, wouldn't you have been able to stay?
But this was his own disciple, after all, and the main team still had three substitute spots. He had heard that Xuan Zi's disciple had been eliminated too, so Xuan Zi surely wanted his own disciple to attend the Soul Fighting Tournament as well. Yan Shaozhe sighed. "I'll speak to Xuan Zi."
Hearing that, Xu Yang grew excited. His teacher might have no say in things now, but Xuan Zi certainly still did. He was Shrek Academy's second-strongest expert, after all! Putting in a few good words for him would be no problem.
"Thank you, Teacher!"
In truth, Xu Yang had felt some regret after tipping off Dai Yueheng. He knew the assassination could never succeed, and with Huo Yuhao's methods, he would certainly be able to discover that Dai Yueheng had sent the assassins.
A few days earlier, he had also heard from his teacher that Dai Yueheng had been expelled and Ma Xiaotao had taken his place. He had panicked on the spot.
Xu Yang was not sure whether Huo Yuhao would trace things back to him, but he did not dare gamble on it. That was when he had begun thinking of leaving Shrek.
He remembered