Although the Shrek Academy had changed many people's opinions during their match against the Divine Wind Academy, as long as Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, those two pieces of trash, were still around, no one would treat the Shrek team with any respect.
After all, during the previous matches, Tang San and Yu Xiaogang's various antics had been utterly disgusting.
Disgusting as they were, Shrek was still a top-five team, so some academies still paid attention to them.
However, when they saw that the team leader was not Yu Xiaogang but Flender, they were all confused.
Moreover, among the students, Tang San was nowhere to be seen.
Had this master-disciple duo run away halfway through the competition?
For a moment, with the disappearance of these two disgusting individuals, many students from other academies began to discuss the matter.
Naturally, Xiao Yu and the others also noticed this.
Seeing this, Xiao Yu suddenly remembered that Yu Xiaogang had gone to Spirit City around this time to ask Bibi Dong about the secrets of twin martial souls.
As for Tang San, he was probably taken by his father for special training. After all, there were still over twenty days before the competition started, and this time could be used to master a few more Clear Sky School techniques.
But even if Tang San mastered all the Clear Sky techniques, Xiao Yu didn't care. If he could destroy Tang San's Clear Sky Hammer once, he could do it again.
The gap in their levels wasn't something that could be easily overcome!
Xiao Yu wasn't like Qian Daoliu, that pitiful tool.
Soon, as time passed, an hour later, all the academies had arrived. Everyone was ready, and under the escort of the Heaven Dou Army, they set off on the road to Spirit City, the final battleground.
Inside the Shrek Academy's carriage, Dai Mubai, seeing that the other academies had already started moving, turned to Dean Flender, who was sitting calmly, and asked with confusion, "Dean, why haven't Little San and the master arrived yet? We're already setting off! If they don't come soon, they'll have to go to Spirit City on their own!"
In response to Dai Mubai's question, Flender smiled faintly and said, "Don't worry, Xiaogang and Little San have already gone ahead to Spirit City. We'll meet up with them there."
"Huh? Why? Wouldn't it be safer to travel with us?" Oscar asked curiously.
"That's a secret for now. You'll find out when we get to Spirit City. Alright, take advantage of this peaceful environment to heal your injuries or cultivate! Don't get distracted!" Seeing the students' persistent questioning, Flender immediately issued a stern command.
Upon hearing the dean's words, Dai Mubai and the others immediately began to cultivate.
Especially Dai Mubai—if he could defeat his elder brother in the finals, he wouldn't have to die and could even seize the crown prince position that originally belonged to his brother.
Watching the students enter a state of cultivation, Flender stood up and looked out the window.
Although he already knew the situation, he couldn't help but feel a bit worried about his old friend's current predicament.
After all, they didn't know if their guess was correct.
"Xiaogang, I've found out the path for you. Now, it's up to your luck..."
After yesterday's investigation, although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School had completely sealed off information about Xiao Yu, Flender had still managed to hear about Xiao Yu's deeds from an old man in the slums.
When Flender heard that Xiao Yu had come from the slums and that his soul power had initially been extremely weak, he was utterly shocked.
As he dug deeper and learned about the initial form of Xiao Yu's martial soul, Flender couldn't help but feel a chill run down his spine.
It turned out that in the beginning, Xiao Yu's soul power and martial soul had been exactly the same as Yu Xiaogang's.
This information confirmed Flender's suspicion that Yu Xiaogang's martial soul could indeed evolve, just like Xiao Yu's.
After all, if Xiao Yu could evolve to this extent, then Yu Xiaogang, who had the same martial soul and soul power, should be able to do the same!
Although Yu Xiaogang was older, his vast knowledge would surely allow him to reach a remarkable level once he broke through level 30!
The only thing Flender was worried about was how Yu Xiaogang would go about evolving his martial soul. It might require a massive amount of resources.
With Liu Erlong, the most likely person to help Yu Xiaogang, now having a change of heart, Flender was left with only one option.
That morning, before they parted ways, Flender had suggested to Yu Xiaogang that he seek out Bibi Dong for help.
If he could find the method for evolution and then approach Bibi Dong, perhaps she would help him out of their past relationship.
Yu Xiaogang had remained silent about this suggestion and left with Tang San without saying much.
As for why he left with Tang San, it was because Tang San needed to absorb the life force of spirit beasts to recover and enhance his strength. Thus, the master-disciple duo had left early to make their own way to Spirit City.
With the protection of the Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao, they would be perfectly safe.
As the convoy moved forward at a steady pace, the Heaven Dou City grew farther and farther away.
At this moment, deep within the Sunset Forest near Heaven Dou City, Tang San, after absorbing the life force and soul power of a dragon-blooded spirit beast, turned to Yu Xiaogang and said, "Teacher, this thousand-year Earth Dragon Lizard should contain a decent amount of dragon blood. Why don't you give it a try?"
Looking at the six-meter-long Earth Dragon Lizard, Yu Xiaogang, with a complex expression, nodded slightly.
He then summoned his martial soul, Luo Sanpao.
"Luo Luo!!"
As soon as Luo Sanpao appeared, it pounced into Tang San's arms, excitedly acting coquettish.
After Tang San skillfully petted Luo Sanpao, Yu Xiaogang directed it to eat the spirit beast's meat.
Luo Sanpao, having been a herbivore for so long, was initially reluctant to eat the spirit beast's meat.
It's hard for someone who's been eating vegetables all their life to suddenly switch to meat.
But under Yu Xiaogang's insistence, Luo Sanpao reluctantly began to eat.
However, after the first bite of flesh, it was as if a switch had been flipped in Luo Sanpao. It began to devour the meat with increasing enthusiasm.
Watching Luo Sanpao eagerly eating, Tang San asked with a worried expression, "Teacher, will this really work? Won't Luo Sanpao get sick from eating this?"
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang shook his head helplessly and said, "I don't know. This is the last method we can try. As far as I know, there are only a few ways for a spirit beast to evolve: soul rings, soul bones, and spirit beast meat.
I can no longer absorb soul rings, and I don't have the qualifications to absorb a dragon-blooded soul bone. So, all that's left is to try spirit beast meat containing dragon blood. I hope it works. Otherwise, I'll have to see if I can find a soul bone."
But obtaining a dragon-attribute soul bone was no easy task.
Even in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, only his father had managed to obtain a full set of soul bones.