Douluo: Yu Hao Pan Tang San

Chapter 216, Section 235: The Revolution of Soul Rings in the Soul World

Shrek Academy's humiliating defeat severely dampened the spirits of the Eight Monsters. Ning Rongrong, Yu Tianheng, Erming, and Xiaowu were unaffected because they did not understand what this defeat meant.

Only the four reborn members knew that Shrek Academy's team battle glory, which began with them in the previous life, had continued undefeated for 20,000 years, and this glory would have continued if Huo Yuhao had not become a variable. However, this life ended before it even began.

After the match, Flander looked at the Seven Devils with a pained expression and said, "You lost. You were driven off the stage in less than two minutes. It was such a humiliating defeat. Of course, the strength of the opponent was one of the reasons, but what about you? Xiao Wu is the core of the Seven Devils. She can fuse her martial soul with Yu Tianheng and Er Ming. Why didn't you let her play?"

"Dean, I..." Tang San lowered his head, unsure of what to say.

Erming said, "Dean, before the competition, Tang San made a bet with Yu Tianheng. She said that Xiao Wu would not be allowed to participate. The competition would be between the two of them. Whoever eliminated more opponents would lose and leave Xiao Wu. That's how this defeat happened."

"Are you saying that the blame lies entirely with Third Brother?" Ma Hongjun said indignantly.

"Isn't that right?" Yu Tianheng said angrily, "As long as Xiao Wu and I form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, what can they do even if they have all the thousand-year-old soul rings? We can still defeat them. If it weren't for the bet that Tang San proposed, how could we have suffered such a crushing defeat?"

"Even if... even if Tang San is wrong, putting aside all the facts, Yu Tianheng, don't you have any faults at all?" Dai Mubai retorted, "If you hadn't agreed to Tang San's bet, would this crushing defeat have occurred?"

“Yeah, Tang San proposed the bet, and you just refused, right? Even if Tang San was wrong, are you completely without fault?” Oscar said.

One side was shifting the blame for the defeat onto Tang San, while the other side seemed to be speaking well of Tang San. However, in just a few words, they had already defined the matter as Tang San acting impulsively and making a bet with Yu Tianheng that Xiao Wu wouldn't be allowed to participate, which led to the defeat.

Listening to their conversation, Flander, Yu Xiaogang, and other Shrek Academy teachers turned their scrutinizing gazes toward Tang San.

Yu Xiaogang stepped forward and said in a sanctimonious tone, "Xiao San, how many times have I told you? You are at the golden age for cultivation. How can you be so young and yet be fighting with others over a girl? What kind of behavior is this? Xiao San, no matter what, you have to take full responsibility for Shrek Academy's failure in this matter."

Tang San:.
Flander said, "Little San, I want to ask you, where do you get the confidence to not take your opponents seriously? Before the competition even started, you already thought you had your opponent in the bag. You and Yu Tianheng were already planning who would eliminate more enemies. Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. Underestimating your opponent is your biggest mistake in this competition."

Tang San lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, Dean, I was wrong."

He clenched his fists, lowered his head, and humiliatingly admitted his mistake.

"This is a one-time exception." Yu Xiaogang ignored the fact that Tang San hadn't mentioned him, and said with a stern face, adopting the demeanor of a teacher. "Teacher," Ma Hongjun raised his hand and asked Flander, "Why are the seven members of the Starfire Team all equipped with soul rings starting at a thousand years?"

Flander didn't speak, but looked at Yu Xiaogang with a probing gaze. Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang put his hands behind his back, a wise glint in his eyes. He turned around, his back to the Shrek Seven Devils, leaving them with a majestic silhouette.

"Under normal circumstances, a Soul Master's Soul Ring configuration cannot exceed the Soul Ring limit I proposed. If they can exceed it, they must have used some method of overdrawing their potential to elevate themselves. Doing so is beneficial to them in the short term, but in the long run, it is actually consuming their future to exchange for their present. Xiao San, you Soul Masters must be down-to-earth in your cultivation, and only by laying a solid foundation step by step can you accumulate strength and become the ultimate strongman."

Yu Xiaogang wanted to say that they might have twin martial souls, but when he thought that the other side had one twin martial soul, it was understandable, but it was impossible for all of them to have twin martial souls. So, Yu Xiaogang tried to argue his point.

Yu Xiaogang imagined the eight strange men behind him looking at him with admiration, unaware that behind his imposing figure were disdainful gazes.

"Pfft—" Suddenly, a soft laugh came from behind. Yu Xiaogang frowned and looked at Ning Rongrong, who had been very inconspicuous: "What are you laughing at?"

Ning Rongrong said, "Yu Xiaogang, are you really a master?"

"I am a master certified by the Spirit Hall, a well-deserved title."

Ning Rongrong seemed to recall that Yu Xiaogang's title of master had been revoked by the Soul Master Theory Community a few years ago on the grounds of plagiarism. As a result, she looked at Yu Xiaogang with even more audacity, as if she were looking at a clown.

"What kind of look is that? Don't you have any respect for a master of Soul Master theory?" Yu Xiaogang said angrily.

"Master~ Ah! Rongrong just thinks you're a bit outdated?" Ning Rongrong teased.

"What did you say? I'm outdated?"

“Rongrong means that the upper limit for Soul Master Soul Ring configuration that you mentioned has already been broken. First, there’s the Body Sect, which has a unique secret technique that allows every Body Sect Soul Master to absorb Soul Rings beyond the limit. In addition, according to our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School’s investigation, geniuses who can absorb Soul Rings beyond the limit have also emerged within the Spirit Hall. Therefore, my father speculates that a revolution in Soul Ring absorption is taking place in the Soul Master world, and some forces seem to have mastered the method of absorbing Soul Rings beyond the age limit.” Ning Rongrong said, “So, it’s not surprising that some Soul Masters on the continent have basic Soul Ring configurations that exceed the age limit.”

Yu Xiaogang was stunned. For more than ten years, he had been hiding in the Soul Master Academy in Notting City, grieving over the passing years. Only after taking Tang San in as his disciple did he have hope for the future and focus his attention on Tang San. He was completely unaware of the changes happening in the outside world.

His theoretical knowledge is outdated; a reform of the basic spirit ring age is taking place outside.
Besides Yu Xiaogang being stunned, the Shrek Four Reborn were also taken aback, but they immediately thought of a possibility—the reborn ones!
"Then do you know how to absorb spirit rings beyond the limit?" Yu Xiaogang asked, his voice trembling. He had already planned it out. If Rongrong knew, he would use Shrek Academy's moral high ground to force Ning Rongrong to hand over the secret technique so he could use it on his disciple Tang San. Then, at that time, he would add this theory to his own Martial Soul's Ten Core Competencies and publish it. As long as he seized this position, ten thousand years later, the world would not remember the person who first broke through the spirit ring limit, but only remember Yu Xiaogang, who wrote this theory into the Martial Soul's Ten Core Competencies!
(End of this chapter)