Hearing Flender's introduction of him, Yu Xiaogang, who had just stood up, looked even more stiff.
It was true that he liked others to call him Grandmaster!
But... he didn't like others calling him Grandmaster just because he liked it.
He hoped for respect from the bottom of their hearts!
Zhao Wuji looked at Yu Xiaogang, who stood before him with his hands behind his back.
His heart stirred, recalling some rumors about him.
The former useless young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
The great swindler who once resounded throughout the Spirit Master's world.
He never expected Tang San's teacher to be him!
Looking at Yu Xiaogang with some surprise, he still maintained his manners, extending both hands to greet him.
"So you are the Grandmaster. Hello, I am Zhao Wuji."
Yu Xiaogang's tone was calm, and he extended both hands to shake Zhao Wuji's.
A forced smile appeared on his stiff face.
He no longer cared about Flender's slip of the tongue.
Having it was better than not having it!
In the future, his disciple, Little San, would prove it to the world for him!
"Immovable Bright King, there's no need to be so polite. I wonder how Tang San and the others are doing?"
"Yes, Wuji, why did you take so long this time?" Flender was also very puzzled.
He had led teams to hunt Spirit Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest before, but it had never taken this long.
Upon hearing Yu Xiaogang mention Tang San, a difficult expression appeared on Zhao Wuji's face.
Everyone else was fine, but he wasn't!
Flender raised an eyebrow: "What's wrong? Did something happen with Oscar's Spirit hunt?"
Yu Xiaogang also showed worry and anxiety in his eyes.
Zhao Wuji shook his head and found a seat to sit down.
"Oscar's luck was quite good. He snatched a fatty piece of meat from someone else's mouth. His third spirit ring came from a Ten Thousand Year Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent!"
"Ten Thousand Year Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent?" Yu Xiaogang had just sat back down, and the muscles on his stiff face twitched twice.
Being sensitive, he had noticed Zhao Wuji's scrutiny and immediately seized the opportunity to prove himself.
He stated decisively: "Then he must have gained a Spirit Ability related to speed! This gain is indeed good, much better than the several spirit rings I had envisioned as suitable for him!"
A hint of surprise appeared on Zhao Wuji's face.
After all, he was a teacher, and his judgment was much more astute than Tang San's.
"As expected of the Grandmaster, you are right. Oscar's third Spirit Ability is flight! With the speed of the Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent, he can fly for one minute!"
"Haha... Xiaogang's knowledge is vast!" Flender was also very happy that Yu Xiaogang could gain others' recognition.
Yu Xiaogang was startled. Although he had guessed it was related to speed, he hadn't expected Oscar's Spirit Ability effect to be so powerful!
He couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.
"This child truly lives up to being a food system Spirit Master with innate full spirit power. His future is limitless!"
"That's right! You don't even look at where this is. This is Shrek Academy, which only accepts monsters!" A smile appeared on Flender's shoehorn-shaped face, proud of his academy.
As he smiled, his face darkened again.
Unfortunately, this would be the last batch of students.
Flender's funds were no longer sufficient to maintain the operation of the entire academy.
Seeing Yu Xiaogang beside him, he chuckled again.
He believed that with Yu Xiaogang's addition, these children would surely become renowned powerhouses in the Spirit Master's world!
Within ten years, the name Shrek would undoubtedly shake the entire Spirit Master's world!
Yu Xiaogang, however, ignored him and looked at Zhao Wuji with some curiosity.
"Teacher Zhao, was the process of this child acquiring his third spirit ring not smooth? Why did you look troubled just now?"
"That's right! Just a Ten Thousand Year Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent, with you present, it shouldn't have taken much time! Did something else happen?" Flender also temporarily put aside his contemplation of the future.
Zhao Wuji glanced at Yu Xiaogang and couldn't help but sigh.
Just one glance made Yu Xiaogang's heart feel a great sense of foreboding!
Zhao Wuji smiled bitterly: "The trouble we encountered helping Oscar hunt for his Spirit Beast was nothing. It was after that we encountered the biggest trouble of this outing: a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast, the Titan Giant Ape!"
"Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast!? I say, Wuji, you're not lying to me, are you?" Flender's glasses almost fell off.
"What! The King of the Forest, the Titan Giant Ape?! Where's Little San? Is Little San alright?" Yu Xiaogang understood the horror of the Titan Giant Ape better than Flender, and in an instant, his heart was filled with dread.
"Why would I lie to you?!" Zhao Wuji still felt lingering fear recalling it now.
"The Titan Giant Ape abducted Xiao Wu and Tang San!"
"But halfway, it threw them out, and when we found them, they were both safe and sound..."
Yu Xiaogang's face turned pale, and his heart almost stopped beating.
Upon hearing the latter half of Zhao Wuji's sentence, his heart, which was about to jump out, fell back into place.
His back was already soaked with sweat.
Flender was not much better.
Clutching his pounding heart: "I say, Wuji, can you not take such big breaths when you speak? You almost scared me to death!"
"Hoo~" Yu Xiaogang also let out a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve.
"Hmph! If you had experienced being slapped flying by the Titan Giant Ape, you'd also take big breaths when you speak!" Zhao Wuji snorted coldly.
He, at least, had fought against a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Beast!
"Speaking of... why did that Titan Giant Ape attack you?" Flender chuckled awkwardly, not denying it, and asked curiously.
Logically speaking, Spirit Beasts of that level shouldn't appear outside the Mixed Zone.
"I don't know that. I can't understand why an existence of that level would capture them and then throw them away!?"
Zhao Wuji himself was still utterly puzzled.
Yu Xiaogang regained his calm demeanor.
After Zhao Wuji's explanation, he had some guesses.
So he didn't dwell on that question.
He just looked at Flender, very serious. For the safety of his disciple, he had to plan ahead.
"Flender, you know that the reason I came here is all for Little San. You must promise me that whenever Little San goes out to hunt for Spirit Beasts in the future, you must also go with him!"
"Don't worry, he should be able to break through to level thirty soon. I'll definitely accompany him personally then!"
Flender smiled and nodded. This was not a big deal.
"You'll have to wait until he's level forty to go..." Zhao Wuji's voice echoed faintly.
"What? Teacher Zhao, do you mean Little San has already broken through to level thirty?" The rare wisdom in Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up, shining brightly as he looked at Zhao Wuji.
A Spirit Elder under thirteen years old was already incredibly monstrous!
"That's right. When we found Tang San, he had even hunted a Ten Thousand Year Man Faced Demon Spider himself!"
"Man Faced Demon Spider!? That's great!" A look of joy appeared on Yu Xiaogang's stiff face.
This was one of the most suitable spirit rings for him in his plan for Tang San's Blue Silver Grass cultivation!
His hopes had been slim, but he never expected to turn misfortune into a blessing this time.
Little San's Blue Silver Grass would definitely have a qualitative leap!
However, before he could get too excited, Zhao Wuji's words were like a bucket of ice water, instantly making his heart turn incredibly cold.
"Unfortunately... the Man Faced Demon Spider's age had exceeded two thousand years! And an accident occurred during the absorption process..." Zhao Wuji said in a deep voice.
"Exceeded two thousand years!" Yu Xiaogang finally couldn't sit still and stood up abruptly.
Flender, who was about to praise Tang San for his combat power far exceeding his peers, also looked at Zhao Wuji in horror.
"Then how is Little San doing now? Teacher Zhao!" The anxiety in Yu Xiaogang's eyes was almost overflowing.
No one knew better than him how severe the consequences of absorbing a spirit ring that exceeded one's own limit could be.
It was almost a certain death situation!
"I say, can you finish your sentences at once! You're making people anxious..." Flender's heart also couldn't take these ups and downs anymore.
"Don't worry, Tang San is not in life-threatening danger, but his third spirit ring is a white Ten Year spirit ring!"
"That's good... No! What's good?!" Flender nodded, and before he could even smile to comfort Yu Xiaogang, he reacted.
He looked incredulous, his shoehorn-shaped face drawn long.
"Wuji, are you sure you didn't make a mistake? Tang San! A dignified Spirit Elder, and you're telling me his third spirit ring is white?! What a joke..."
"I can't believe it either, but that's the truth!" Zhao Wuji pounded his palm, also feeling a little heartbroken for Tang San.
"How could this be? How could this be!"
Yu Xiaogang's face turned pale, and he slumped back into his chair weakly.
How could his proud student's third spirit ring be white!
Tang San was his pride.
He couldn't accept this fact for a while!
"Teacher Zhao, can you tell me all the details of this Spirit hunt process?"
Yu Xiaogang's voice was hoarse. He really couldn't believe it. He wanted to understand the entire process of the matter!
"Of course, no problem!" Zhao Wuji nodded directly.
Next, he explained the entire process of this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest in more detail to Yu Xiaogang and Flender.
From catching the Phoenix Tail Crest Serpent, confronting Snake Granny Chao Tianxiang, then encountering the Titan Giant Ape, finding Tang San who was confronting Gai Shi Long She...
To the final battle between Tang San and Ye Qiu at the inn.
Not a single detail was missed.
Yu Xiaogang listened very attentively, not daring to be distracted in the slightest, his eyes always filled with thoughts and grave expressions.
Although the expression on his face was unchanging, all the things Zhao Wuji spoke of made his heart pound.
Especially the miserable and perilous state of Tang San when absorbing the Man Faced Demon Spider's spirit ring, which made him feel lingering fear.
As for the Ye Qiu mentioned by Zhao Wuji.
Although he had no impression of him, he had already come to hate Ye Qiu in his heart.
To dare to harm his beloved disciple multiple times and destroy his future hopes, he deserved to die!
At the same time, he also believed his disciple's judgment. Little San, that child, had been smart since childhood and would never make groundless accusations!
The loud bang that occurred when Little San was absorbing the spirit ring was simply too coincidental.
Little San's third spirit ring must be related to him!
"Alas~ This is the whole process!" Zhao Wuji's face showed worry, not knowing what fate awaited him.
As if remembering something, he took out a long, black cloth-wrapped object.
"This is the Spirit Bone left behind after Ma Hongjun burned that Stinky Skunk!"
Zhao Wuji walked to Flender's desk and, holding his breath, unwrapped the black cloth.
With Flender's cultivation, his five senses far surpassed those of ordinary people.
The faint stench was naturally detected by him.
His already sorrowful face, due to Tang San's matter, became even darker.
He silently covered the black cloth back.
He sighed helplessly: "It seems Tang San's third spirit ring is ruined. If not handled well, his Spirit might also have problems..."
"Hehe... Flender, you still underestimate Little San too much!" A sinister smile appeared on Yu Xiaogang's stiff face.
After the initial panic, he had recovered.
He understood Tang San; it was just that his third Spirit Ability was affected, which was nothing to Tang San.
As long as the Blue Silver Grass Spirit could continue to cultivate, he was destined to become a powerhouse!
Moreover, that white third ring was not without a solution!
He already had a plan!
"Xiaogang, I'm not just worried about Tang San. Do you know? Before you came, Wuji and I were both beaten up!"
"That's right. Now that something like this has happened to Tang San, we don't know how that person will treat us." Zhao Wuji also scratched his head irritably, never expecting that just leading a team to hunt for Spirit Beasts would cause so much trouble!
Yu Xiaogang looked at them in surprise: "I didn't expect you to have already met His Excellency!"
"Xiaogang, you already knew Tang San's identity?" Flender was startled, and his gaze towards Yu Xiaogang immediately became a little strange.
"Hehe... Just now, when Teacher Zhao said why the Titan Giant Ape threw Little San and the others away, I guessed that His Excellency Clear Sky had made a move..."
Saying that, Yu Xiaogang took out a token from his embrace, walked to the desk, and placed it on the table.
Six clear markings immediately appeared before Flender and Zhao Wuji's eyes.
"This was given to me by His Excellency. Do you know? What you see in Little San now is far from his full potential. Do you think his Spirit is only Blue Silver Grass?"
A hint of arrogance appeared on Yu Xiaogang's face. He stood with his hands behind his back, his back to Flender and the other.
"If that were the case, how could he be worthy of being my disciple!"
Flender's heart was startled.
"Could his Blue Silver Grass Spirit be a mutated Spirit?"
"It should be. Otherwise, I've never seen Blue Silver Grass cultivate to this extent!"
Hearing Flender's guess, Zhao Wuji, who was beside him, also felt it made a lot of sense.
Yu Xiaogang sneered and shook his head.
"No, it's not a mutation, just twin spirits, twin spirits, that's all."
"What!? twin spirits?"
Flender looked at him in shock, never expecting Tang San to have another Spirit!
Zhao Wuji also looked surprised: "Could it be that his other Spirit is the Clear Sky Hammer!"
"That's right! So Little San will be fine..."
Yu Xiaogang was very satisfied with their reactions. He turned around and put away the token.
He then picked up the Spirit Bone on the table and frowned, examining it carefully.
He didn't know what he was thinking.
"I'm going to see Little San!"
"Grandmaster, let's go tomorrow. He should still be unconscious now!" Zhao Wuji looked at the sky outside the window. Night had already fallen.
"That's right, Xiaogang, it's already very late. Let the children rest well!" Flender waved his hand at Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang hesitated for a moment, but eventually sat back in his seat. However, he had already put away that Spirit Bone.
Flender, being a miser, naturally noticed this.
But since this was something Tang San had obtained, he didn't say much.
Flender said to Zhao Wuji: "Wuji, you've really worked hard this time. You should also go and rest quickly!"
Zhao Wuji smiled slightly and said: "The academy isn't just yours! This is our collective effort. There's no need for polite words. When it's time to get hammered, just help me out a bit!"
After learning that Tang San had twin spirits, he suddenly felt that Tang Hao shouldn't be too excessive.
"You wish! Your defense is not something I can compare to. You're the capable one, so you do more!" Flender's expression changed. He didn't want to get another pair of glasses shattered.
"Don't worry, if His Excellency really comes, I will intercede for you." Yu Xiaogang smiled faintly. He was still a little confident in himself.
After all, he was Tang San's second father!
"Haha... The Grandmaster is indeed reliable. This one thanks you in advance! Flender, if there's nothing else, I'll be going!"
Hearing Yu Xiaogang's words, Flender's face also lit up with a smile, and he jokingly cursed at Zhao Wuji: "Get out!"
While they were still worried about Tang Hao's difficult nature, they didn't know that Tang Hao's first seven days were almost over!
After Zhao Wuji left the room, the room became quiet again.
Looking at Yu Xiaogang, Flender's expression was somewhat dazed.
He sighed with emotion: "Xiaogang, I'm really happy you stayed. It's a pity that Third Sister isn't here!"
Upon hearing Flender mention her, Yu Xiaogang's expression changed, and a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.
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