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"Teacher, I know I was wrong." Tang San lowered his head slightly.
The Yu Xiaogang's tone softened a little, but his expression remained serious. He stood with his back to Tang San, his voice low and tinged with disappointment.
"Little San, you must remember that no matter what, you are the most important thing. You still have a long way to go, and you carry all my theoretical hopes. How could you gamble your life so easily for a woman?"
"There are plenty of women in this world! If you become a Titled Douluo in the future, what kind of woman couldn't you have? You're still young, and one day you'll stand at the peak of this continent.
By then, what kind of feelings, what kind of beauties, wouldn't be readily available to you?" he continued. "So, you can't do this again. No matter who it's for, you can't treat your life so lightly, do you hear me? Otherwise, how can you be worthy of your father's nurturing and my teachings?"
Hearing this, Tang San lowered his head. He wanted to argue that his Xiao Wu was differentâthat she was the most important person to him, the only one he couldn't abandonâbut in the end, he didn't say anything.
After a moment of silence, Tang San nodded. "I remember, Teacher. I won't do this again."
The Yu Xiaogang smiled, satisfied with his obedient disciple. "Let's go, Little San. Let's go to the training ground. I want to see how much your third spirit ring has evolved after you absorbed that poisonous Man Faced Demon Spider."
"Okay." Tang San nodded again, got up, and walked toward the training ground.
The morning sun shone on the grassy field, and the air was filled with a faint dampness. Tang San took a deep breath, stood in the center of the field, and waited for the Yu Xiaogang's instructions.
"Teacher, I'm ready," Tang San said softly.
The Yu Xiaogang nodded. "Little San, release your Spirit, the Blue Silver Grass."
As he spoke, Tang San raised his right hand. His spirit power surged, and the slightly purple-tinged Blue Silver Grass instantly swept out. At the same time, three spirit rings, yellow, yellow, and purple, rose from beneath his feet.
The Yu Xiaogang looked at the deep purple thousand-year spirit ring on Tang San's body, his eyes narrowing slightly. "Little San, use your Binding skill on that large tree in front of you."
"Alright." Tang San nodded, focused his mind, and controlled his Blue Silver Grass to shoot out like a nimble snake, tightly wrapping around a thick tree several meters away.
The moment the Blue Silver Grass touched the tree, black smoke immediately billowed from the point of contact, followed by a sizzling sound. The area that was wrapped instantly turned charred black, and the sound of the tree trunk rapidly corroding could be heard.
Seeing this, the Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands, laughing. "Good! Did you see that, Little San? Your Blue Silver Grass not only has stronger control, but it also has a potent poison and powerful corrosiveness! This destructive power is far better than it was before!"
"If you had listened to that little bastard Tang Chuan back then and absorbed a spirit ring with a Life Qi attribute, do you think you would have this kind of power now?"
Tang San was slightly startled, then shook his head with a wry smile. "Teacher, you're right. You really have a deeper understanding of Spirits."
"Of course, I do. Your teacher has researched Spirit theory for decades. I'm not like those little brats who read for two or three days and think they know everything." The Yu Xiaogang smiled with contentment, his eyes full of pride.
Just then, a familiar, high-pitched laugh came from the distance. "Hey, Little San, Xiao Gang, good morning!"
As the words fell, a burly figure walked over from the edge of the training ground. It was Flender, the dean of Shrek Academy, the Four-Eyed Owl.
"Dean, good morning!" Tang San quickly stopped, turned to look at the newcomer, and spoke respectfully.
Flender waved his hand, a warm smile on his face. His gaze passed over Tang San and landed on the Yu Xiaogang. "Little San, your teacher and I have something to discuss. You can go back to training."
"Yes." Tang San was a bit confused, but he obediently nodded and left without another word, walking to the other side of the training ground.
A moment later, only the Yu Xiaogang and Flender remained on the training ground, and the atmosphere seemed to become a little tense.
"You're looking for me. Is something wrong?" The Yu Xiaogang looked at Flender with indifference and was the first to speak.
Flender didn't answer right away. Instead, he slowly walked in front of the Yu Xiaogang, his playful expression gone, his tone hinting at seriousness and hope. "Xiao Gang, you've come this time... you're not just staying for a few days and then leaving again, are you?"
He paused, his voice becoming even more sincere. "Shrek Academy really needs you. How much longer can old bones like us last? You are the future core of this academy."
"Me?" The Yu Xiaogang was slightly startled, his brows furrowed. "I've come this time with no intention of leaving. However, I'm only staying because of Little San."
Hearing this, Flender reached out and patted the Yu Xiaogang's shoulder. He laughed loudly. "That's great! If you really stay, we two brothers can finally be together again. It's been more than twenty years, but it's a pity... Erlong isn't here."
As soon as the words fell, the Yu Xiaogang's calm face changed. His expression instantly turned pale, and he roared angrily in a low voice, "Flender! How many times have I told you not to mention her in front of me! Are you not taking what I say seriously?"
"If you mention her again, I will leave Shrek immediately!"
"Alright, alright, I was wrong, Xiao Gang. I won't say it again, I promise." Flender quickly waved his hands, trying to explain. "Don't be angry, it's not easy for us brothers to get together."
The Yu Xiaogang's face was still livid, but in the end, he just took a deep breath, turned around, and no longer looked at him.
Seeing this, Flender quickly changed the subject, glancing in Tang San's direction. He chuckled. "But seriously, Xiao Gang, I really have to congratulate you this time."
"You've taken on an extraordinary disciple. Twin Spirits... such talent is rarely seen across the entire continent. How old is he? His third spirit ring has already broken the limits of a Spirit Master, and he even obtained an external Spirit Bone!"
"If Little San's path is smooth, he will surely shake the entire continent in the future. When he stands at the peak of the continent, who will still be able to question your Spirit theory? Heh, by then, those old geezers in your sect who looked down on you probably wouldn't even dare to say a word."
Hearing this, the Yu Xiaogang lowered his head slightly, his tone flat. "These are all the results of Little San's own hard work. I just provided some minor help."
Despite his words, a hint of unconcealed pride appeared on his face. In his opinion, if it weren't for his guidance and planning, how could Tang San have walked so smoothly on the path of a Spirit Master? Without him, Yu Xiaogang, Tang San would have been a useless Soul Cultivator. What kind of cultivation could Blue Silver Grass, this kind of Spirit, achieve?!
"Haha." Flender naturally heard the hidden pride in the Yu Xiaogang's words, then couldn't help but laugh loudly. He patted the Yu Xiaogang's shoulder and said, "Xiao Gang, you're too modest.
Just the fact that Little San's first Spirit is Blue Silver Grass and he can cultivate to this extent is entirely your credit. If it weren't for your Spirit theoretical system supporting him, he would have been a good-for-nothing long ago."
"Who in this world would dare to accept a disciple whose Spirit is Blue Silver Grass? Who would dare to guide the cultivation of such a waste Spirit? Besides you, there's probably no one else on the entire continent."
The Yu Xiaogang's lips curled into a slight arc, and his voice, unusually, carried a hint of lightness. "If you put it that way, if I continue to be modest, it would seem a bit hypocritical."
He slowly turned around and looked in Tang San's direction, his tone revealing an unconcealed sense of triumph and pride. "That's right, Little San's Blue Silver Grass being able to cultivate to this extent is indeed solely my credit.
If I hadn't designed his cultivation direction and spirit ring absorption route for him early on, he would probably have been misled long ago, walked down a dead end, and become a useless person."
"I imagine that in ten or twenty years, Little San will reach the peak of the continent. At that time, I will let everyone in the world know that I, Yu Xiaogang, nurtured a good-for-nothing into a Titled Douluo!"
Just as the Yu Xiaogang was fantasizing about the future, Tang San had already finished his morning training and left Shrek Academy. He planned to go to the Spirit Hall in Soto City to collect his Spirit Master subsidy for the past few months. However, Tang San didn't know that the people from Spirit Hall were also waiting for him to appear at this moment!