The All-Continent Advanced Spirit Master Elite Tournament was in full swing.
The gaze of the common folk across the two great empires and numerous kingdoms and duchies, in all the preliminary qualifying regions, was drawn to the grand event and the fierce competitions.
During this time, several unpublicized events also occurred.
One day.
Dai Mubai, the third prince of the Star Luo Empire, who had turned twelve, set foot in the territory of the Barak Kingdom.
Several days later.
Near Suo Tuo City, in a village quite well-known locally.
At the village entrance, an elder in his sixties sat behind a table.
In front of the table, a line of over a hundred people waited, all parents bringing their children to register.
In the shadows of the village.
A middle-aged man watched secretly. With his unique melancholic aura and stiff expression, who else could it be but the "Master," Yu Xiaogang.
About a year ago.
Yu Xiaogang felt that by staying at Nuoding Academy forever, he would never realize his ideals and ambitions.
And the "disciple" with exceptionally good potential, whom he had a premonition about, had never appeared.
Thus, he thought of his old friend Flender's Shrek Academy, perhaps he could find a suitable test subject there to verify his theories.
Once this idea sprouted, it spread uncontrollably and madly within Yu Xiaogang's mind, making him determined to leave Nuoding Academy and find a suitable test subject at Shrek Academy.
As the saying goes, hope in despair is infinite.
Yu Xiaogang, who was already close to despair, had extremely high expectations for Shrek Academy; it was his last hope.
However, more often than not, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
When Yu Xiaogang personally saw Shrek Academy, which his old friend Flender had praised so highly in his letter.
He froze on the spot, as if doused with a basin of cold water, extinguishing the flame of hope in his heart without mercy.
The dilapidated state of the academy, the single seedling of a student, and a group of teachers who behaved like ruffians.
The discrepancy in his expectations dealt a great blow to Yu Xiaogang.
Especially when, just a moment before, he learned from Flender that the academy's sole student possessed Innate Full Soul Power, and a smile had just appeared on his face, thinking he had found a suitable test subject.
But the very next second, he learned from Flender that this sole student was actually a food-type Spirit Master.
This caused Yu Xiaogang's mood to fluctuate wildly, like riding a roller coaster. His physical condition, which wasn't great to begin with, almost made him pass out.
Fortunately, Yu Xiaogang, like his own Martial Soul, Three-Eyed Blazing Demon, could "release his spirit skill" and use it to calm himself down; otherwise, he would have truly "died young."
But Yu Xiaogang was unwilling to give up struggling and placed his hope on the students who came to register at Shrek Academy.
However, the registration and enrollment period had ended a few days before Yu Xiaogang arrived at Shrek Academy.
So, he had no choice but to patiently wait at Shrek Academy for a year.
"Twelve years old, only level twenty-one, talent is too poor, not worthy of my guidance."
Yu Xiaogang hid in the shadows, commenting on a prospective student who had just passed the first round of testing.
Looking at the "crooked melons and cracked dates" before him, Yu Xiaogang sighed inwardly.
He had already resigned himself to reality, and his requirements had been lowered time and again.
He only needed an ordinary genius no older than twelve and with a Soul Power no lower than level twenty-five to be qualified to become his disciple, Master Yu Xiaogang.
But the cruel reality made him feel that he himself was a discerning judge of talent, but he had been unable to find a true thousand-mile horse for a long time.
"Could it be that my invincible theories can only be buried with me in the long river of history, never to be realized?"
Yu Xiaogang looked up at the sky with a wistful expression, his hands clasped behind his back, standing there with a seemingly elegant demeanor.
However, he hadn't maintained his pose for long before the exclamations from not far away attracted his attention.
"White Tiger Martial Soul? This is..." Yu Xiaogang looked at Dai Mubai at the very front of the line. The conspicuous White Tiger Martial Soul immediately allowed him to guess the identity of the person with golden hair and dual pupils.
"Someone from the Star Luo imperial family, how did he end up in a kingdom affiliated with the Heaven Dou Empire."
"However, this person's Soul Power fluctuations are so strong, it seems not much weaker than mine."
For a moment, Yu Xiaogang's mind raced, pondering the situation before him.
"The Star Luo Empire's royal family has had a tradition since ancient times: one prince inherits the throne, and all other princes are stripped of their cultivation."
"Because of this cruel tradition of survival of the fittest, every prince of every generation in the Star Luo royal family is outstanding in Spirit Master talent."
"If I remember correctly, the current eldest prince of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Weisi, is now eighteen years old."
"And this person before me, although I don't know his ranking among the princes of Star Luo."
"But since this prince chose to register at Shrek Academy, he should be no older than twelve."
"Therefore, with a six-year age difference, this prince feels no hope of defeating Dai Weisi and fled the Star Luo Empire to save his life?"
"And during his escape, he heard about Shrek Academy, so he plans to take a chance here?"
Yu Xiaogang's excitement grew as he thought about it.
His own Soul Power cultivation was at the peak of level twenty-nine, and the Soul Power of this Star Luo Prince before him was not much lower than his.
Therefore, this Prince's Soul Power was either level twenty-nine or level twenty-eight.
At the age of twelve, to be able to cultivate to this level was worthy of the title genius.
Thus, Yu Xiaogang looked at Dai Mubai with increasing satisfaction, muttering to himself:
"Good talent, qualified to be a practitioner of my theories."
"Moreover, if under my tutelage he defeats the Star Luo Crown Prince Dai Weisi and inherits the throne, wouldn't that make me an Imperial Tutor!"
Thinking this, Yu Xiaogang's heart yearned for the future, and the flame of hope that had almost been extinguished in his heart reignited.
At the village entrance, at the registration area.
After displaying his Spirit Ring, Dai Mubai successfully passed the first trial and entered the village, heading towards the second trial.
Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang quickly tidied his clothes and appearance, putting on a demeanor he thought was that of a superior being. He emerged from the shadows and then, feigning nonchalance, walked past Dai Mubai.
However, what Yu Xiaogang didn't expect was that Dai Mubai walked past without even glancing at him, his eyes fixed straight ahead.
This made Yu Xiaogang feel like he had lost face, but Dai Mubai's arrogant, dismissive attitude instead ignited his fighting spirit.
In Yu Xiaogang's opinion, it was normal for geniuses to have a bit of arrogance, but he would use his vast knowledge and invincible theories to conquer this arrogant genius and make him willingly call him teacher.
Watching Dai Mubai's retreating back, Yu Xiaogang did not choose to chase after him. Instead, he mentally calculated the perfect timing for an encounter, so that Dai Mubai would unknowingly realize his power.
Soon, Yu Xiaogang had an idea.
"The first class of the semester, this opportunity is quite good."
"It seems I need to go ask Flender for the position of Chief Teacher at Shrek Academy. Tomorrow, on the day of enrollment, I'll give my disciple a little shock."
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