"What did you say?!"
These words struck at Yu Xiaogang's deepest sore spot. He was so angry that he trembled all over, his face flushed red, and he couldn't believe that Lin Kong would so brazenly humiliate him in public.
Lin Kong nodded indifferently and repeated, "You're level twenty-nine, and you'll always be level twenty-nine, a... utter piece of trash."
"Lin! Kong!!"
Yu Xiaogang's face turned a deep purplish-red, he gasped for breath, his chest heaving violently, his finger pointing at Lin Kong trembling, his voice filled with rage. "You! Insolent!!!"
Tang San immediately jumped out, blocking Yu Xiaogang's path, and glared at Lin Kong: " Lin Kong, shut up! Do you know what you did wrong?"
"Just tell me what I did wrong! Why do I have to figure it out myself?" Lin Kong retorted, a hint of mockery in his eyes. "You don't know what I did wrong either, do you?"
Tang San was immediately stumped; he opened his mouth, but couldn't utter a single word.
Yes, Lin Kong is telling the truth!
Yu Xiaogang is indeed level 29. Lin Kong's disrespect for someone whose strength is far inferior to his own is logically flawless.
The so-called "teachers," " Grandmaster," and "authorities of Martial Soul Theory " are worthless in Lin Kong's eyes. He doesn't care about these illusory titles; he only recognizes strength.
What can you do?
Lin Kong firmly grasped the "level 29" weakness, and no matter what Yu Xiaogang and Tang San said, he could always steer the conversation back to this undeniable pain point with a single sentence.
This is the secret to arguing! Find the other person's most fatal weakness and attack it relentlessly!
The rest of the Shrek members were completely stunned, standing there looking at each other in bewilderment. Several of them wanted to speak up and mediate, but they all hesitated, unable to get involved in this fierce conflict.
"Enough!"
Flender finally couldn't help but step forward, his voice low and suppressed, carrying a hint of barely perceptible fatigue.
The crimson on Yu Xiaogang's face gradually faded. He took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and with a cold snort, flung off his sleeve, feigning magnanimity, said, "I'm a magnanimous person; I won't stoop to the level of an ignorant junior like you."
Tang San remained relentless, staring at Lin Kong with an icy tone. " Lin Kong, someone as disrespectful and arrogant as you has no right to stay at the Shrek Academy!"
Killing Lin Kong in the academy would inevitably provoke public outrage, especially from Ning Rongrong, who might flee back to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect the next day, at which point Shrek Academy would be finished.
Only by forcing Lin Kong to leave the academy first, and then taking action outside, can they eliminate him without anyone noticing and reclaim the External Soul Bone.
Lin Kong nodded calmly. "Yes, I will indeed leave here. But before I leave, Tang San, I'm going to beat you up."
Everyone had only vaguely heard what was said before, but this sentence was crystal clear to everyone.
" Brother Lin, what did you say?!" Ning Rongrong rushed to Lin Kong and grabbed his arm anxiously.
Ma Hongjun didn't hesitate either, quickly approaching. " Brother Lin, what happened? Why did you leave?"
Ever since he recklessly bumped into Lin Kong in the Star Dou Great Forest, causing Lin Kong to be poisoned and on the verge of death, Ma Hongjun has been filled with guilt. At this moment, he is the one who is most determined to stand on Lin Kong's side.
Oscar frowned and advised, "If there's any misunderstanding, can't we just sit down and talk it out? Why do we have to make such a fuss?"
Misunderstand?
This was never a misunderstanding.
This is a dispute over the ownership of the External Soul Bone, a struggle for the core position of the team, and a naked conflict of interests and positions. Even if it is discussed openly, it is fundamentally irreconcilable.
Xiao Wu looked at the two people who were on the verge of conflict with a blank expression, and asked in confusion, "What's wrong with you two? Weren't you two fine before?"
Zhu Zhuqing stood silently beside Lin Kong, her face cold, her icy eyes fixed on Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, her tone tinged with anger. "You two have gone too far."
Dai Mubai scratched his head, looking at Flender with a headache. "Um... Dean, why don't you be the judge?"
Tang San's face grew increasingly dark, his anger and killing intent almost overflowing.
Yu Xiaogang's face turned deathly pale. He looked at the group of teenagers who were clearly biased towards Lin Kong, and then at Lin Kong's indifferent expression. A strong sense of panic suddenly surged in his heart.
He originally intended to subtly guide everyone to recognize Tang San's core position, but Lin Kong's outburst directly escalated the conflict, not only causing his own authoritative image to collapse completely, but also dragging Tang San down with him. Now everyone is on Lin Kong's side!
"Shut up, all of you!" Lin Kong waved his hand, signaling everyone to step back, then pointed at Tang San again, a hint of provocation in his eyes, "Come on, let's fight one-on-one. You're not going to be cowardly, are you? You're a Soul Elder who just got your Third Soul Ring, are you afraid of a level 24 Soul Grandmaster like me?"
Ma Hongjun panicked and rushed to Flender: "Teacher! Say something! We can't let them fight!"
All eyes were on Flender, waiting for him to quell the sudden conflict.
Flender remained silent for a moment, then coldly uttered a sentence:
"Sure, let's have a one-on-one."
He needed to confirm whether Lin Kong possessed External Soul Bone, and this one-on-one duel was the best opportunity to do so.
Ma Hongjun was stunned, his mouth agape as he stared at Flender in disbelief, unable to utter a single word for a long time.
Flender was very agitated, in pain, and in great discomfort!
He tried to simplify things, to see if it was External Soul Bone. If so, then he would kill Lin Kong; if not, there would be no conflict.
Right?
Flender is deceiving himself.
Ma Hongjun slapped his head, stomped his foot, and then grabbed Flender's arm and shook it vigorously. "Teacher, wake up! Did you not sleep last night?"
Flender patted Ma Hongjun on the shoulder, nodded, and without needing to say anything more, Ma Hongjun bowed his head and stepped back. Flender took a deep breath, regaining some of the demeanor of the Shrek Academy dean, and said in a firm voice, "Alright, next, Lin Kong and Tang San will fight one-on-one. Tang San cannot use Hidden Weapon."
His words carried supreme authority at the Shrek Academy.
The crowd retreated step by step, leaving the battlefield to Lin Kong and Tang San. The wind blew, stirring up dust on the ground and ruffling their clothes, but it couldn't dispel the hostile gazes in their eyes.
Tang San said in a grand and dignified manner, " Lin Kong, first you spoke rudely to the teacher, then you argued unreasonably, and then you even thought I was easy to bully. Now I accept your challenge and will let you know where you went wrong!"
Lin Kong's lips curled into a smirk, and he tossed back four words, "Idiot!"