Douluo Continent: Reversing Yin and Yang, the Haotian Palace and the Angel Sect

Tang San stopped at the fork in the road leading to the dormitory, respectfully bowed to Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong to take his leave, and then turned and disappeared into the night.

He walked steadily, but his pace was a bit faster than usual, as he was eager to return to his seclusion to digest the massive yet complex soul power that had just been absorbed into his body.

Liu Erlong pushed Yu Xiaogang's wheelchair along the cobblestone path, slowly heading towards their residence.

The creaking sound of wooden wheels rolling over the ground was particularly clear in the night.

Neither of them spoke a word the entire way.

Only after completely leaving the dungeon and confirming that no one was around did Liu Erlong slightly bend down, lower his voice, and speak with a clear hint of suspicion:

"Xiaogang, do you really believe what Xiaosan said in the dungeon just now?"

Yu Xiaogang sat in his wheelchair, his gaze fixed on the dark path ahead.

"A letter?" Yu Xiaogang shook his head decisively.

"How could I possibly believe that? His excuses can only fool brainless people."

Liu Erlong paused for a moment, his hand pushing the wheelchair slightly: "Since you don't believe me, why did you agree with him in the dungeon just now? Not only did you not expose him, but you also shifted the blame onto the strongmen of the Klein Academy?"

Yu Xiaogang reached out and patted the blanket covering his legs:

"Erlong, think carefully about the logic behind this."

If it truly was a powerful figure behind the Shrek Academy who silently infiltrated our Shrek dungeon to rescue Zhu Muhei, then given that kind of powerful figure's vision and temperament, what would he do if he saw his student tortured to the point of being bloodied and mangled, even on the verge of a mental breakdown?

Yu Xiaogang snorted coldly:

"Such a powerful person could never have such a good temper."

Since he was able to ignore Flander and Zhao Wuji's senses, he was absolutely capable of killing Tang San, who was being tortured, while taking Zhu Muhei away. At the very least, he would cripple Tang San's limbs or spirit as punishment.

How could they have simply stunned Tang San and then let him wake up unharmed?

Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang's reasoning, Liu Erlong nodded in sudden understanding, her doubts deepening.

"You're right. Besides, Xiao Gang, although I didn't deliberately investigate in the dungeon just now, I could sense that Xiao San's soul power fluctuations were abnormal."

As a Soul Saint, Liu Erlong naturally had a stronger perception of soul power. Tang San had just absorbed Zhu Muhei, and his soul power had not yet calmed down.

"He has just finished absorbing his fourth soul ring. Normally, it would be considered good if his soul power could be stabilized at level 41 or 42."

However, the aura he exuded when he stood there just now was definitely not that of someone who had just broken through to the Soul Master realm.

Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up as he listened to Liu Erlong's description, but his expression remained calm, and he even smiled abruptly.

"It's alright." Yu Xiaogang's voice became unusually tolerant, even carrying a hint of unfathomable mystery.

"He is, after all, my apprentice, a genius with extraordinary talent. Geniuses, after all, have their own little secrets and hide some trump cards; it's quite normal."

Yu Xiaogang turned his head and looked at Liu Erlong, saying in a gentle tone, "Just like his strange hidden weapon techniques, and his self-created footwork and hand techniques that have never been recorded in any classic texts, as his teacher, I have never questioned where he learned them."

As long as he remains a member of Shrek Academy, and as long as he still acknowledges me as his teacher, it's best to see through some things but not say them, leaving him room to maneuver.

Looking at Yu Xiaogang's magnanimous demeanor, Liu Erlong felt a surge of admiration and affection. She nodded emphatically, "Xiaogang, you are truly broad-minded. You're right, as long as Xiao San's heart is with us, the stronger he is, the more beneficial it is for Shrek Academy."

However, Liu Erlong had no idea that Yu Xiaogang, with his back to her, was curving a dark and selfish smile at that moment.

Yu Xiaogang may appear magnanimous and put on the act of a strict teacher and a kind father, but deep down he is a complete and utter egoist.

He has never been a tolerant person.

Looking back on his first half of life, whether it was his love affair with Bibi Dong, the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, or his marriage with Liu Erlong, although he did have some genuine feelings for them, what was hidden deep behind these feelings was his greed and exploitation of their illustrious status and extraordinary talents.

He was both extremely self-conscious and extremely arrogant. He longed to be admired by the world, so he desperately wanted to use the dazzling halo of these privileged women to cover up his incompetence, to shut up the mouths of the world that mocked him, and to make everyone unable and unwilling to look down on him anymore.

His painstaking research into the so-called Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls was not out of any noble sentiment of benefiting the Soul Master community.

That was all a fig leaf he used to cover up his innate soul power being only half a level and his martial soul undergoing a vicious mutation!

All his research had only one ultimate purpose—to prove himself!

He wanted to prove to the entire continent that he, Yu Xiaogang, was not a useless person stuck at level 29, but a "master" who could surpass all the strong by virtue of his wisdom!

For this purpose, he needs a perfect vehicle.

Tang San, this peerless genius with twin martial souls, is the best gift that God has given him.

He wanted to use Tang San to slap the faces of those who had mocked him and kicked him out!

In his eyes, Tang San was always just a perfect tool.

Moreover, Yu Xiaogang has already realized that Tang San's concealment this time definitely involves some kind of method to improve his strength.

If Tang San really mastered a method that could enhance soul power or even break through level bottlenecks, Yu Xiaogang would definitely not let it go.

"Let you figure it out on your own first, Xiao San," Yu Xiaogang thought to himself.

"Once you've thoroughly mastered this path, and once your secret has matured, as your teacher, I will naturally have countless reasons to make you willingly reveal this secret."

"At that time...maybe I can finally break free from the twenty-nine shackles that have plagued me for half my life!"

In this bond called master and disciple, lover and lover, everyone else is just a stepping stone for Yu Xiaogang to build his own glory.

……

On the other side, in Tianshui City.

Led by Franya, the team from the Clayth Academy finally arrived at the academy—Tianshui Academy—after several days of travel.