Jun Yi on the arena coldly observed everything below, as if severely injuring Tang San was a trivial matter.
"I protest! This is just an exchange match, yet your Heaven Dou Royal Academy deliberately injured someone, violating the original purpose of our competition! Are all the students taught by your Heaven Dou Royal Academy this kind of person?"
Seeing his disciple on the Life, Yu Xiaogang, standing below the arena, shouted in the direction of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy teachers to vent his anger.
"Isn't the original intention of the competition to win?" Jun Yi said calmly.
"But you can't use such force! This is clearly premeditated murder, which violates the spirit of the competition!" Yu Xiaogang retorted.
Jun Yi, seemingly unconcerned, said to Yu Xiaogang, "So what? It's because he's weaker than me. If you want to stand up for your disciple, come up on stage, and I'll accept your challenge."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was speechless. He never expected Jun Yi to be such a shameless person. No matter how talented he was, someone who abandoned the spirit of competition would never become a good person in the future.
The students below the arena began whispering amongst themselves. They too hadn't expected Jun Yi to give such an answer. After all, to them, their teacher's strength far surpassed their own. Even at their Heaven Dou Royal Academy, the weakest teacher was at least Soul King of level 55. And even though Shrek Academy was a renamed Blue Tyrant Academy, its foundation remained the same. All the students at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy assumed that Yu Xiaogang was at least a Soul King.
"If you think you can't beat me, you can challenge someone else. Any teacher in your college, even the dean, can come up on stage and challenge you. If you defeat me, you can do whatever you want with me."
Jun Yi spoke calmly to the group from the Shrek Academy.
"You!"
Yu Xiaogang turned pale with anger, pointing at Jun Yi in a fit of rage, but he couldn't utter a word.
Although he was filled with resentment, he knew very well how terrifying the boy before him was. He himself was only a level 29 Soul Grandmaster, and he couldn't even withstand a single punch from this boy if he went up on stage. How could Flender possibly fight a kid who wasn't even fifteen years old? Even if he won, people would say that he was bullying the weak. Moreover, Jun Yi had already displayed such amazing strength and terrifying Soul Ring that even if Flender were at his peak, he might not be able to defeat Jun Yi.
Knowing he couldn't win an argument with Jun Yi, Yu Xiaogang turned to Qin Ming, who was standing not far away, and said to him, " Teacher Qin, I think this match is unnecessary. Your students deliberately injured someone, violating the spirit of the competition. I suggest we stop the match immediately."
Yu Xiaogang's words immediately attracted the attention of most of those present, including the teachers from the Shrek Academy.
Qin Ming nodded, agreeing with Yu Xiaogang's suggestion, "I also think it's time to end the match. After all, Jun Yi is back, and none of your students can beat Jun Yi. We might as well stop it and give Jun Yi a welcome-back party."
" Teacher Qin, you!" Yu Xiaogang never expected Qin Ming to give such an answer. He thought that Qin Ming was from the Shrek Academy and must have feelings for the academy, so he would definitely speak up for him. But he didn't expect him to directly confront him.
Qin Ming ignored Yu Xiaogang completely, walked directly onto the stage, and announced to the crowd, "I hereby declare this exchange competition a complete success."
Then he turned to Ye Lingling below the stage and said, " Lingling, could you please treat Tang San later?"
Ye Lingling nodded slightly, without refusing.
Jun Yi slowly walked off the stage and approached Ye Lingling, asking, "Senior Ye Lingling, why didn't we see Sister Yanyan in today's match?"
Ye Lingling explained to Jun Yi, "Ever since you stopped writing a year and a half ago, Yanyan has been very worried about your safety. A year ago, she left Heaven Dou City with Poison Douluo to search for you. However, she told me before she left that she would return before the Soul Master Tournament started, so it should be in the next few days."
"What happened? Why did you suddenly stop writing?"
Ye Lingling noticed that Jun Yi's condition wasn't quite right, so she asked him why he hadn't sent the letter.
"Thank you for informing me." Jun Yi simply nodded slightly, said nothing more, and then turned and left.
Ye Lingling stared at Jun Yi's retreating figure, lost in deep confusion. At this moment Jun Yi seemed cold and indifferent, completely devoid of his previous sunshine and cheerfulness, a stark contrast to when he left. This made Ye Lingling even more curious about what had happened during Jun Yi's absence.
" Lingling, could you please come with me for a moment? We need to treat Tang San."
Just as Ye Lingling was wondering, Qin Ming walked up to her and said to her with a smile.
"Hmm." Ye Lingling snapped out of her daze and followed Qin Ming toward the Shrek Academy.
Upon arriving at the Shrek Academy's competition area, Qin Ming saw Tang San lying unconscious and severely injured on a chair. He stepped forward, bowed to Flender, and said, "Teacher, I apologize for what happened to Jun Yi. He just returned from his training trip, and I didn't expect his strength to have reached such a level. Lingling, please treat Tang San."
Ye Lingling then summoned her Martial Soul and Soul Ring. Immediately afterward, all four Soul Ring on her body emitted light, healing Tang San.
"Hmph, so now you know to come and help, after all you did was argue with me in front of everyone?" Yu Xiaogang sneered.
" Teacher Yu, right? If I remember correctly, you are Tang San's teacher, so you're worried about his safety. But have you ever thought about my identity when you question me in front of everyone? I am a teacher of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and naturally I have to uphold the reputation of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy," Qin Ming said to Yu Xiaogang.
After hearing this, Yu Xiaogang sneered, " Flender, is this the disciple you taught? He's only been away from the academy for a few years, and he's already forgotten his roots?"
" Yu Xiaogang, I respect you as Dean Flender's brother for many years, which is why I call you Teacher Yu. I, Qin Ming, have never forgotten my roots. Even though I am now a teacher at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, I always remember that I am a disciple of the Shrek Academy, taught by Dean Flender. I have never hidden this fact."
"In today's incident, Tang San insulted our academy first. I don't think Jun Yi was wrong to act more severely. The seeded spot that Junior Brother Tang San mentioned was earned by Jun Yi and several other students together. Today, Tang San only defeated a few students and wanted our academy to give up that spot. Jun Yi were heavy, and I don't think he was wrong either!"
(End of this chapter)