Shrek Academy!
Tang San walked straight in, but a lazy voice soon called out to him.
"Stop right there! This is Shrek Academy. If you want to enter, you must register."
Upon hearing this, a flash of bloodlust appeared in Tang San's eyes. Returning to Shrek Academy was like coming home for him. Who dared to stop him now? Did they have a death wish?
However, when he saw who it was, his killing intent subsided. It was Li Yusong, one of Shrek Academy's former teachers. Tang San spoke calmly.
"Teacher Li, do I need to register too?"
Li Yusong was taken aback. The voice sounded familiar, like one of the former "little monsters." He scrutinized the figure in the black cloak.
"Who are you?"
Tang San removed his hood, revealing his pale, sinister face, and said.
"I'm Tang San!"
Li Yusong's eyes widened in shock as he stared at the pale, eerie man before him. Although the face and voice matched Tang San's, there was something unsettling about him. It was as if he had undergone a drastic change over the years.
"Tang San, you're back! Come in. It seems you've been through a lot these past few years."
Tang San strode in and asked with some confusion.
"Teacher Li, weren't you the one who used to guard the gate at Shrek Academy? Why are you back to doing gate duty? Has the academy fallen so low that it can't even afford a gatekeeper?"
Li Yusong forced a bitter smile. The truth was that Shrek Academy was struggling financially. Flender had been forced to cut costs, claiming it was to "streamline operations and enhance efficiency" while serving the Heaven Dou Empire. The original gatekeeper had been let go, and Li Yusong, as one of the academy's founding members, had taken on the role in his retirement.
"Our dean, as you know, insists on only accepting genius-level students. But such talents are rare, so the number of students has been declining year by year. Fewer students mean less tuition income."
"I'm just doing what I can for the academy. Dean Flender, Vice Dean Liu Erlong, and Master Yu Xiaogang have all put aside their pride and joined the empire as royal advisors. By the way, your teacher, Yu Xiaogang, is now the drillmaster of the Royal Knights, responsible for their training."
"In the past, he would only teach geniuses and wouldn't even bother with ordinary students. But now, he's taken on the role of training the Royal Knights. It shows how much he's had to humble himself."
"If you want to see your teacher, I can take you there later. They're at the Royal Hunting Grounds, which is off-limits to most people."
Tang San was stunned. He remembered Dai Mubai mentioning that one of the reasons the academy was so poor was because Dean Flender and the other teachers refused to serve the nobility. Now, they had become royal advisors?
Moreover, his teacher, Yu Xiaogang, had become the drillmaster of the Royal Knights. If that was the case, Tang San could also try to do business with the royal family.
The Tang Sect's business, aside from assassination contracts, was the sale of hidden weapons. He could sell hidden weapons to the royal family, who would surely be willing to spend money to arm their troops.
With enough money, he could rebuild the Tang Sect in this world. In the future, he would be the founder of the Tang Sect. The inner sect that he couldn't enter in his previous life would be established by him in this one.
He could even incite wars between empires and kingdoms, keeping the continent in a state of perpetual conflict. By selling hidden weapons from the shadows, the Tang Sect could thrive indefinitely.
And Tang San himself could become the uncrowned king of the continent. If he could one day reach the pinnacle of soul mastery, he could manipulate everything, keeping the continent divided and war-torn, turning it into his personal garden. This Douluo Continent might as well be renamed the Tang Continent.
Tang San's heart burned with ambition. He felt as if the clouds had parted, revealing a clear path toward his ultimate goal. He said.
"Teacher Li, I came back specifically to see my teacher. Can you take me to him now?"
Li Yusong glanced at Tang San, who suddenly seemed full of energy, and though he didn't understand why, he agreed.
"Alright, let me hand over my duties to another teacher to watch the gate."
After a while, Li Yusong found Lu Qibin to take over gate duty, and then he led Tang San to the Royal Hunting Grounds.
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Royal Hunting Grounds!
Although called a hunting ground, it was actually a forest reserved for soul hunting, exclusively for the Heaven Dou royal family. When Emperor Xue Ye was young and ambitious, he had trained a Royal Knights unit composed entirely of soul masters here.
Through battles with soul beasts, the members of the Royal Knights had become quite strong, with even the weakest among them being at least Great Soul Masters.
Even as a Great Soul Master, the most ordinary member of the Royal Knights could easily defeat Yu Xiaogang.
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang was leading their training. He had asked Zhao Wuji to activate his soul skill, Gravity Control, and then ordered the Royal Knights to run under ten times the normal gravity.
As for other training methods? None. What could be better than running? Yu Xiaogang was quite proud of this approach.
At this time, someone came to report to Yu Xiaogang that visitors had arrived—a teacher from Shrek Academy and someone claiming to be his disciple, named Tang San.
Yu Xiaogang was overjoyed. He ordered Zhao Wuji to continue training the others while he went to meet his disciple, Tang San.
In a grove of trees, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San met. Both master and disciple were filled with emotion.
They exchanged stories of their experiences, and Yu Xiaogang's brow furrowed in alarm.
"Even the Clear Sky Douluo fell under the siege of multiple Title Douluo from the Spirit Hall? Damn it! How could the Spirit Hall be so reckless? Aren't they afraid of retaliation from the Clear Sky Clan?"
Tang San sneered inwardly. The Clear Sky Clan had already been wiped out by him. Those cowards would never come out of hiding to confront the Spirit Hall.
He then said.
"Teacher, I came to you for two reasons. The first is about my cultivation. To gain strength quickly, I started cultivating my second martial soul and added six black soul rings. Now, I'm a Soul Douluo, but I don't dare to recklessly add a seventh soul ring to my second martial soul. Even with just six soul rings, the conflict between the two soul powers in my body occasionally flares up, causing me great discomfort."
"However, obtaining a 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone isn't easy. I hope you can guide me. If I can resolve this issue, I'll soon become a Title Douluo, and then I'll have the power to take revenge on the Spirit Hall."
Yu Xiaogang was at a loss. He didn't have a better solution. Back then, Bibi Dong had rejected him, and he speculated that her 100,000-year soul ring and soul bone had significantly enhanced her physical constitution, allowing her to withstand the conflict between dual martial souls.
After some thought, he decided to offer a long shot.
"I know of a place Bibi Dong once mentioned to me. It's called Devil Island, but its true name is Sea God Island. The island's inhabitants call themselves the children of the Sea God. Since you've reached the Soul Douluo level, you might be able to venture there and find a solution to your problem."
(End of Chapter)
Word Count: 1,307
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