Wolf Bandit Crisis, the Ugly Yu Xiaogang Seeks Continued Reading

These four people.

One was a young man with short white hair standing on end and a black mask over his face.

He was Feng Xiaotian of Godwind Academy, currently fourteen years old, with Soul Power at level 24.

The other two wore fiery-red outfits, and both had vivid flame-red hair. One was a boy, the other a girl.

They were students of Blazing Fire Academy: Huo Wushuang, currently eleven years old, with Soul Power at level 21.

And Huo Wu, currently nine years old, with Soul Power at level 17.

All three were future core members of the Five Great Element Academies in the Soul Master Tournament.

The fourth person, however, had nothing to do with Feng Xiaotian and the other three.

If it was somewhat surprising to encounter Feng Xiaotian's group near Nuoding City, then seeing this fourth person was perfectly normal.

His martial soul was a separate physical entity that resembled both a dog and a pig. He was undoubtedly the level 29 Soul Grandmaster, Yu Xiaogang, who called himself the invincible master of theory!

"Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, and Huo Wu? Why are they here? And without powerful elders protecting them?" Guang Yu was puzzled, but he did not slow down.

By now, the Spirit Hall Branch Hall personnel had suffered heavy losses. Nearly half of the hundred knights who had set out were dead.

Su Yuntao, Yu Xiaogang, Feng Xiaotian, and over a dozen other Soul Masters had all been injured. They were no match for the more than thirty Wolf Bandits before them. Forget dealing with the Wolf Bandits—there was a high chance they would all be slaughtered.

Huo Wu was terrified. Crying, she blamed Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang. "Feng Xiaotian, Brother! It's all your fault! You insisted on sneaking out with these Spirit Hall Branch Hall Soul Masters behind our elders' backs. Now look at us—we're all going to die at the hands of these Wolf Bandits! Boohoohoo~"

Feng Xiaotian looked miserable. "Sister Huo Wu, I never thought the ones massacring villages would be a pack of Wolf Bandits!"

"Alas."

Huo Wushuang was filled with regret as well.

"Boohoohoo! I don't want to die yet!" Huo Wu wept in despair.

Feng Xiaotian's father, the dean of Godwind Academy, had been friends for many years with the father of Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang, the dean of Blazing Fire Academy.

That was why the three had known each other from a young age.

It was also why Feng Xiaotian had developed feelings for Huo Wu so early on.

The two academy deans had traveled together to the Star Luo Empire to visit another old friend. Feng Xiaotian and the other two had tagged along, treating it as a sightseeing trip.

They passed through Nuoding City and planned to rest there for a day or two.

Feng Xiaotian's group wandered around Nuoding City together and happened to pass by the Spirit Hall Branch Hall. When they heard that a group of Soul Masters had been committing murders outside the city, they volunteered to join the operation and help wipe them out.

Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang were both young, arrogant geniuses who thought highly of themselves. They believed a small place like Nuoding City could not possibly have any powerful Soul Masters.

Moreover, Feng Xiaotian wanted to show off in front of the girl he liked, Huo Wu, and demonstrate just how impressive and powerful he was.

So the three followed along without telling their elders.

They never expected to encounter not a group of Soul Masters, but powerful Wolf Bandits. Their attempt to show off had failed, and now it was going to get all three of them killed.

"Sister Huo Wu! Even if I die, I'll protect you!" Feng Xiaotian gritted his teeth and went all out.

Yet in the very next second, a Wolf Bandit slashed him with its claws, heavily injuring him and knocking him to the ground.

Splat~

"Ahhh~"

"Feng Xiaotian!!"

"It's over. At this rate, everyone will die without a doubt. No! I, Yu Xiaogang, can't die! I especially can't die at the hands of these nameless Wolf Bandits."

"Everyone, I can only apologize to you." Yu Xiaogang was drenched in sweat.

But at that moment, he made up his mind. He intended to leave everyone else behind to die and create a chance for himself to escape!

Yu Xiaogang hardened his heart and immediately unleashed his soul skill. "First Soul Skill, a fart like thunder, shaking heaven and splitting earth—Three-Pound Cannon!"

Bang! Boom!

Three-Pound Cannon let out a huge fart directly at the ground.

Yellow gas, accompanied by an incomparably foul stench, instantly filled the entire area. It had little killing power, but the smell was unbearable.

"Ugh, ahhh! It stinks!"

"Damn it, it reeks! Master Yu, if you're going to use a fart skill, at least warn us first!~"

Everyone covered their mouths and noses, nearly unable to bear the smell, as they roared at Yu Xiaogang in reproach.

Yu Xiaogang had let it rip without warning, leaving them completely unprepared. They had directly inhaled the foul gas, which went straight to their heads and left them dizzy. It would severely affect their combat strength.

The Wolf Bandits were likewise stunned by the stench, because their sense of smell was more than ten times sharper than that of humans.

That meant the Wolf Bandits had to endure over ten times the stink.

At that moment, Yu Xiaogang, who had covered his mouth and nose in advance, decisively chose the weakest point in the Wolf Bandits' scattered formation. Abandoning everyone else, he charged out alone at full speed!

Seeing this, Su Yuntao, the other Soul Masters, Feng Xiaotian, and the rest nearly started cursing their mothers!

Su Yuntao roared angrily, "Master Yu! So you planned to escape alone! Why didn't you warn everyone beforehand? We could have broken through together, and perhaps more people could have survived."

"At least we wouldn't all die at the hands of these Wolf Bandits!"

Indeed, if he had warned everyone before farting and told them to cover their mouths and noses—

Then if everyone had broken through at the same time, perhaps more of them would have survived.

But Yu Xiaogang had once stayed in the Pope's Palace and had copied and consulted a great deal of knowledge in the Library Pavilion of the Pope's Palace.

He understood Wolf Bandits. They were bloodthirsty by nature, and once they attacked, they would not stop until one side was dead.

Even if they broke through, the Wolf Bandits would continue pursuing them. During the chase, some people would inevitably die, while others might have a chance to escape.

Although Yu Xiaogang was a level 29 Soul Grandmaster, he was weak and physically frail.

If he escaped together with everyone else, Yu Xiaogang would most likely be among those killed.

That was why he wanted to break out alone, leaving these Spirit Hall Soul Masters behind to die and buy him time.

At such a life-or-death moment, Yu Xiaogang could only ensure his own survival. He had no concern for anyone else.

Yu Xiaogang's face was selfish and ruthless, yet he could still put on a righteous facade. "Every man for himself, or heaven and earth will destroy him! I, Yu Xiaogang, am merely a passerby! I only happened to pass through this place and was attacked by Wolf Bandits. I did not come here to fight alongside you, so there is no reason for me to risk my life with you!"

"My apologies, everyone!"

Watching Yu Xiaogang flee without hesitation after abandoning them, Su Yuntao and the others cursed outright. "Fuck you, Yu Xiaogang! Without us, you would've died long ago!!"

"We saved you, yet you weren't even willing to give more people a chance to survive!"

Yu Xiaogang was ultimately too narrow-minded. If he had led everyone in breaking through together, these Spirit Hall Soul Masters would definitely have done everything in their power to help Yu Xiaogang escape.

Instead, he chose to let everyone die while fleeing alone.

Guang Yu and Qian Renxue, speeding toward them at extreme velocity, saw the entire scene.

Guang Yu looked at the fleeing Yu Xiaogang with disgust. "Yu Xiaogang, you really are a disgusting piece of trash!"