Ye Fan returned to the Academy and did nothing else but lie down and cultivate.
As for absorbing the Spirit Bone, he needed to find a good opportunity.
With Xiao Wu here, absorbing it now would expose him.
It would be just right if he absorbed the Eight Spider Lances Spirit Bone while absorbing his fourth spirit ring, pretending it burst out from that Spirit Beast.
However, the system's reward hadn't arrived yet.
Ye Fan guessed, could it be that because the Eight Spider Lances hadn't been absorbed, there was still a tiny possibility of Tang San absorbing it, which was why the reward hadn't been given?
On the other side, Zhao Wuji quickly went to Flender and told him all about the Spirit Beast hunt.
"It seems we were still too careless."
Flender sighed, a wave of lingering fear in his heart.
"Next time we go hunting Spirit Beasts, I'll lead the team with you, and we'll bring two more teachers. These children are all heaven's chosen, and if anything happens to them, it would mean the end of a genius."
Zhao Wuji sat on a chair nearby. He was even more afraid of something going wrong than Flender, and said with a bitter smile,
"Who knew we would encounter the Gai Shi Long She couple?"
"It was all too coincidental."
Flender shook his head.
"Since it's over, there's no need to think about it anymore."
A hint of joy appeared on his face.
"Our Academy has a new teacher."
Zhao Wuji was stunned for a moment. "A new teacher?"
"Who is it?"
"They must be very powerful."
Flender smiled.
"Naturally."
"Ye Fan is his disciple, which is why he came here."
"We've also been old friends for decades. If it weren't for Ye Fan, I probably wouldn't have seen him in this lifetime."
Zhao Wuji was startled.
"It's actually Ye Fan's teacher? Then he must be a renowned powerhouse!"
"To be able to teach a student like Ye Fan, it truly is Shrek Academy's good fortune."
"Where is he? I'll go pay my respects immediately."
Flender smiled. "What's the rush? You'll meet him tomorrow. It's a good chance to introduce all the teachers."
"Get ready to rest."
"You've worked hard too."
…
In the early morning, Ye Fan and Xiao Wu went to the cafeteria for breakfast.
At this time, Yu Xiaogang hadn't arrived; he wanted to give his Tang San a surprise during class.
After breakfast, the bell rang on time, summoning all the students to the Academy's training ground.
Today was exceptionally lively.
Not only had the two deans, Flender and Zhao Wuji, arrived, but Yu Xiaogang and several other teachers of the Academy also came to the training ground.
When Ye Fan and Xiao Wu saw Yu Xiaogang, they were also very surprised.
Xiao Wu hadn't expected him to come, while Ye Fan wondered what he was doing here since Tang San wasn't around.
Besides the two deans, the Academy originally had three other teachers.
These were the three who were responsible for the first three stages of the entrance examination.
"Alright, everyone is here. Now, I have a few things to announce."
Flender walked in front of the seven students, his gaze sweeping sternly over them.
"First, I'll introduce the Academy's teachers to the four new students."
With that, Flender pointed to the old man with the long staff Spirit, whom Tang San had seen before.
"This is Teacher Li Yusong, his Spirit is the Dragon Mark Staff, a sixty-third-rank Spirit Emperor."
He pointed to the second, older man, who seemed to be over seventy.
"This is Teacher Lu Qibin, his Spirit is the Star Luo Chess, a sixty-sixth-rank Spirit Emperor."
The last teacher was younger than the previous two, seemingly around Flender's age.
"This is Teacher Shao Xin, his Spirit is the Sugar Bean, a seventy-first-rank Spirit Saint. A food system Spirit Master. Teacher Shao is absolutely among the top five powerhouses of food system Spirit Masters I know."
If the first two teachers weren't shocking enough, then the appearance of a seventy-first-rank food system Spirit Saint astonished the new students simultaneously.
Teacher Shao looked short, about the same height as the twelve-year-old Xiao Wu, perhaps even a little shorter.
He had small eyes and a large nose, an unremarkable appearance, but who would have thought that he was such a high-level food system Spirit Master?
A seventy-first-rank food system Spirit Saint, whether in Spirit Hall or any Spirit Master family, would definitely be an revered figure.
After Flender's introduction, the three teachers all nodded to the students.
The difference was that the first, Teacher Li, was expressionless, while the second, Teacher Lu, had a slight smile.
As for Teacher Shao, his expression was somewhat peculiar; his gaze was always on Oscar, who was, in a sense, his direct disciple.
Finally, Flender walked to Yu Xiaogang, put his arm around his shoulder, and said,
"And this last one, I want to introduce carefully to everyone."
"Yu Xiaogang, who, through his own research, derived the ten major Spirit competitiveness theories, is hailed as the strongest in Spirit theory and the most intelligent Spirit Master."
"Of course, he is also my old brother; we have known each other for decades."
"Perhaps his name isn't familiar to you, but I think you should all have heard of his title."
"From now on, you can just call him Grandmaster."
"Xiaogang, would you like to say a few words?"
Yu Xiaogang scanned the crowd with a stiff face, looking for Tang San, but he couldn't find him.
At this moment, he really wanted to ask,
Where is Tang San?
Didn't they say there were only seven students?
If Tang San was included, wouldn't that make it eight?
What was going on?
Could it be that Tang San didn't come here?
That was absolutely impossible.
He had talked with Flender for such a long time yesterday morning.
It couldn't be that they were talking about different people.
He decided to first briefly introduce himself as Flender intended.
"You can just call me Grandmaster."
"I am somewhat well-known in the Spirit Master's world."
"Whenever the Grandmaster is mentioned,"
"There are only two words: invincible."
"Throughout all these years, I have never met an opponent."
Instantly, everyone present was surprised.
Ye Fan looked at Yu Xiaogang with even more doubt.
Invincible?
Twenty-ninth rank invincible?
Do you believe I can summon the Pea Shooter?
Five shots, a severed hand; ten shots, a severed head.
Flender gave Zhao Wuji a look, Signaled him to help establish Yu Xiaogang's prestige.
Only through comparison could people feel Yu Xiaogang's power.
"Grandmaster, you say you're invincible, but I'm a bit skeptical."
Zhao Wuji instantly understood, took two steps forward, and said to Yu Xiaogang,
Yu Xiaogang's stiff face twitched.
His theories were absolutely invincible; although no one could prove their correctness, no one could prove them wrong either.
Dare to challenge him?
What a joke.
"Then let's have a match."
"I'll let you make the first move."
The protagonist is not a good person; what he pursues is cultivation, not being a good person. He wouldn't use the system to help modify or remind him of such things.
Regarding Meng Yiran's death, the main reason was that the person who absorbed her didn't know the age of the spirit ring and absorbed it, rather than the protagonist, as a passerby, knowing the age but not speaking up, which led to her death. One must rely on oneself, not on passersby.
If Meng Shu had let Zhao Wuji and the others leave directly, and they had hunted the Man Faced Demon Spider alone, Meng Yiran would still have met the same fate.
Additionally,