Stepping forward, Qin Ming looked at Dai Mubai's miserable appearance and frowned with concern.
"Headmaster, what happened to Mubai?"
Flender sighed heavily at his words.
"Sigh, it's a long story. I'll explain it to you later."
"Oh right, Xiao Ming, doesn't Heaven Dou Imperial Academy have three Soul Douluo-level deans? Could you perhaps introduce us to them?"
They had already inquired about this on the way over—Heaven Dou Imperial Academy indeed had three deans at the Soul Douluo level.
With their identities and status, it shouldn't be difficult for them to help find a healing-type Soul Saint.
After all, Shrek Academy was now part of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy. Asking the three deans for help shouldn't be a problem.
Upon hearing this, Qin Ming glanced at Dai Mubai's dispirited state and nodded.
"Headmaster, follow me."
"Alright."
Led by Qin Ming, the Shrek group made their way to the academy's board of education.
On the way, Flender gave Qin Ming a rough explanation of the situation.
After listening, Qin Ming was visibly shocked.
"What? I didn't expect that soul power control method of yours to have such a serious drawback!"
Flender gave a bitter smile. "Who could've known?"
But Qin Ming immediately asked, "If that method has such a big drawback, why are Teacher Qi Lin and Xiao Wu fine? Didn't they train using it for years?"
At those words, Yu Xiaogang's face instantly turned red, and Flender gave a dry cough.
"The kids behind me were training using a method Xiaogang developed himself based on Qi Lin's training techniques. That's why there were problems. Qi Lin's original method is perfectly safe."
Qin Ming gave Yu Xiaogang a strange look.
So that was it. The so-called 'Grandmaster' ended up crafting a flawed imitation.
Sigh, was it worth it? Was it all just for a little pride?
Qin Ming had heard about the friction between Ning Rongrong, Qi Lin, and Yu Xiaogang. Xiao Wu had also mentioned how the Grandmaster once tried to take Qi Lin as his disciple.
That made it even harder for him to understand Yu Xiaogang's actions.
Still, in front of Yu Xiaogang, he didn't say much and just silently led the way.
Yet, Yu Xiaogang chose the worst possible moment to bring up Qi Lin.
He didn't ask much—just inquired about Qi Lin's recent situation.
It wasn't exactly a secret. Anyone could learn with a bit of asking around, so Qin Ming didn't hide anything.
But when Yu Xiaogang learned that Qi Lin had already broken through to rank 50 and become a teacher at the Heaven Dou level within the academy, his expression visibly soured. His eyes flashed with intense jealousy.
Qi Lin's life—that was the life he had dreamed of living!
As the group headed for the board of education, a young man in a blue-violet outfit with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon family crest on his chest approached from afar.
Yu Tianheng was briefly stunned to see him. Though puzzled, he turned to the others and said, "Everyone, someone from my clan came to find me—it might be urgent. I'll go handle it."
"Tianheng, go ahead," Yu Xiaogang replied.
"Alright," Yu Tianheng answered respectfully.
Though his uncle had dragged him into this mess, he remembered how close they had been when he was young. Besides, the technique hadn't harmed him too badly. A little rest and he'd be back to normal. So unlike Dai Mubai and the others, he didn't resent his uncle much.
After meeting the blue-violet clad young man, the youth whispered something in Yu Tianheng's ear.
As he listened, Yu Tianheng's expression suddenly changed.
"Is the information accurate?"
If Yan Zi truly had inherited the clan's toxic backlash—and it could be passed down to offspring—then he had to seriously reconsider his relationship with Dugu Yan.
As a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, he couldn't risk having flawed heirs.
Especially since he was competing with Yu Tianxin for the position of clan leader.
Yu Tianxin's talent was on par with his. If he married Dugu Yan and their children had issues, how could he possibly succeed the clan?
At that thought, Yu Tianheng's expression grew solemn.
Though he did like Dugu Yan somewhat, if marrying her meant giving up his chance to become clan heir, then… forget it.
There were plenty of outstanding female soul masters in the world.
After a moment of silence, Yu Tianheng looked calmly at the young man and said, "Tell my grandfather I know what to do."
The young man bowed respectfully and replied, "Then I shall take my leave."
With a proud and detached air, Yu Tianheng gave a light nod and returned to the Shrek group.
"Tianheng, did something happen in the clan?" Yu Xiaogang asked in a low voice.
Even though he had been expelled from the clan by his father, his heart still yearned for it. He even dreamed of becoming famous and returning in glory someday.
Yu Tianheng's face showed no emotion as he smiled and replied, "Don't worry, Uncle. It's nothing serious."
"That's good," Yu Xiaogang said with a sigh of relief.
At the Board of Education—
Led by Meng Shenji, the three Soul Douluo-level deans warmly welcomed Flender and his group.
First, because of their strength—there were very few Soul Saints even in Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
Second, because of the young talents with them. Though they weren't as gifted as Qi Lin or Xiao Wu, they were still rare geniuses.
When Flender expressed his hope to use their connections to invite a healing-type Soul Saint to treat Dai Mubai, the three deans agreed without hesitation.
Their swift agreement was not only because of Dai Mubai's talent, but also because they recognized who he was. They had other plans in mind.
After all, Dai Mubai was a prince of the Star Luo Empire. If used wisely, he could bring great benefits to the Heaven Dou Empire.
Flender and the others were visibly delighted by the quick agreement.
As long as the three deans were willing to help, everything would work out.
Dai Mubai was also thrilled.
Fantastic! There's still hope for my hands!
After the pleasant discussion, the three deans smiled as they saw them off and arranged to help them find a healing-type Soul Saint the next day.
They then instructed Qin Ming to help settle the Shrek students into their dorms.
Qin Ming nodded. But as he led them to the teachers' dorm area, they saw a man and woman chatting and laughing as they approached from the distance.
The man was clean and handsome. The woman had a radiant smile.
At that moment, the expressions of the Shrek group turned a bit strange. Then, one by one, their eyes turned toward Yu Tianheng with undisguised pity.
Especially Ma Hongjun—now that the deans had agreed to help and his safety was ensured, he'd returned to his usual laid-back self.
Seeing the scene in front of him, he let out a greasy chuckle.
"As expected of Teacher Qi Lin. His skills with women might be even more impressive than his teaching. If only he'd teach me a few tricks…"
With those words, Yu Tianheng's face turned black as coal.
He felt like his head had turned green with jealousy!