Shrek Academy.
In the principal's office, Flender, Liu Erlong, Zhao Wuji, and the others were sighing.
It was clear that the worry on their Faces had increased significantly compared to a year ago.
The reason was simple.
Recently, Oscar had been the first to notice something was wrong and had come to them many times.
Because he found that his cultivation speed seemed to have slowed down significantly.
At first, he didn't care because food systemSpirit Masters naturally cultivated slowly.
But gradually, he felt more and more that something was amiss.
After the Soul Master Tournament, compared to the completely fallen and hedonistic Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who spent his days in brothels, he was undoubtedly much more hard-working.
Yet after a whole year of cultivation, his spirit power had barely increased by one Rank.
Was this normal?
He was only a Spirit Ancestor!
It wasn't like he was a Spirit Emperor or Spirit Saint.
Moreover, he had Innate Full Spirit Power; how could he only increase by one Rank in a year?
He hadn't even encountered a Bottleneck.
This abnormal symptom immediately led him to seek out Flender.
After an examination, it was discovered that his Foundation seemed to have been eaten away by some kind of poison, like a tattered rag.
The damage to his Foundation directly caused Oscar's body to become like a cracked bucket; when spirit power flowed into his body, it would slowly leak out.
This meant that his cultivation speed would be far worse than before.
As time went on, if this leak wasn't patched, his spirit power might even stop growing altogether.
Discovering this symptom immediately alarmed Flender, Zhao Wuji, and the others.
Initially, they thought Oscar had been secretly targeted by someone.
Until they detected the same symptoms in Dai Mubai, Oscar, and Yu Tianheng, then they completely understood.
The reason they had fallen into this state was clearly inseparable from the secret medicine Tang San had given them back then.
For a while, Oscar and the others found it hard to accept this fact, cursing Tang San's shamelessness at the air all day. Had Flender not stopped them, they would have vented their anger on Yu Xiaogang long ago.
Because of this, Yu Xiaogang's status in Yu Tianheng's heart plummeted, nearly leading to a falling out.
No matter how good his relationship with this uncle was, Yu Xiaogang's Personal Disciple had harmed him so badly; how could he forgive Yu Xiaogang?
Three days after the matter was exposed, Yu Tianheng was picked up by people from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, who sought connections everywhere to cure him.
Inside the Shrek principal's office.
Zhao Wuji slammed his hand down on the chair's armrest and cursed, "That little bastard Tang San, what a vicious heart he has. If I had known that secret medicine had such side effects, I would have stopped the children from taking it no matter what."
Flender sighed, "Alas, it's my fault. I misjudged Tang San. I didn't expect him to harm even the teammates he fought alongside just to get results in the Soul Master Tournament."
Zhao Wuji said sarcastically, "I wonder who he learned this character from."
Everyone knew he was subtly pointing at Yu Xiaogang.
But by now, even Flender and Liu Erlong didn't step forward to make excuses for him.
After all, Tang San was his Personal Disciple.
A year had passed, and Yu Xiaogang looked even more decadent. Hearing Zhao Wuji's sarcastic tone, he said in a slightly shrill voice, "I believe Little San is innocent. He definitely didn't know the secret medicine had these side effects either, otherwise, why would he have taken it himself?"
Zhao Wuji sneered, "Are you sure the secret medicine he took was the same one Oscar and the others took?"
"Don't forget, among those who took the secret medicine, Tang San's Rank increased the least. At first, I thought it was because the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul's absorption of the secret medicine was too poor, but now it seems he and the others took two completely different types of secret medicine."
After Zhao Wuji finished, the others in the office sighed one after another.
They had actually guessed this long ago, but they just hadn't spoken it out like Zhao Wuji.
Zhao Wuji wasn't done; he pointed at Yu Xiaogang's nose and said, "If you ask me, that little brat Tang San is an extremely selfish scourge. He's no good, and you, his teacher, aren't any better."
"I've put up with you for a long time. A Rank twenty-nine waste, bossing us around all day. If it weren't for Flender's sake, I would have slapped you to death long ago."
After Zhao Wuji finished, senior Shrek teachers like Shao Xin, Li Yusong, and Lu Qibin all had looks of relief in their eyes.
Clearly, they had also tolerated Yu Xiaogang for a long time.
On the other side, Yu Xiaogang's Face turned ashen. He wanted to argue but had no defense. He sat in his chair like he was on a bed of needles, feeling completely uncomfortable.
Flender and Liu Erlong sighed.
The former stepped in to diffuse the situation, "Alright, what we should be discussing now is how to cure the children. Besides Little Ao and the others, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, Jiang Zhu, and Tai Long have also shown the same symptoms. If we don't cure them, not only will their futures be ruined, but Shrek's reputation will also be dragged through the mud."
After hearing this, everyone fell into silence again.
Cure?
How to cure?
They did know of someone who might be able to cure them.
But the problem was, they knew even better that it was impossible for Yang Yuan to help them... On the other side.
Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Ning Rongrong had finished absorbing their respective Spirit Bones one after another and were taken to the Sunset Forest by Dugu Bo to absorb spirit rings.
After all, that was Dugu Bo's territory.
Yang Yuan, on the other hand, lifted Xiao Wu's grounding, letting her take Ah Yin and Gu Yuena for a stroll in Heaven Dou City, which made her so happy she almost jumped for joy.
Yang Yuan then headed to the Crown Princes Mansion.
Having not seen her for a year, he also missed Qian Renxue quite a bit.
While chatting with the Heaven Dou Team earlier, he had learned from others that Emperor Xue Ye had already stepped back to the second line. Although he hadn't passed the throne to the Crown Prince yet, he had already transitioned power to him. Now, the entire court was filled with the loyal Crown Princes Faction.
When he saw Qian Renxue again, she was handling government affairs. Yang Yuan was led in by Snake Lance Douluo.
Looking at the familiar Snake Lance Douluo, Yang Yuan smiled, "Elder She, long time no see."
Snake Lance Douluo quickly waved his hand, "Lord Yang Yuan, you're flattering this old man too much."
Yang Yuan laughed, "Elder She, there's no need to be so formal. We're old acquaintances. Call me what you used to call me."
Snake Lance Douluo hesitated for a moment before saying, "Alright."
He used to call Yang Yuan 'kid,' but now that the latter's strength was evident, even if Yang Yuan didn't mind, he certainly couldn't call him that anymore.
Then, he led Yang Yuan into Qian Renxue's study.
Seeing Yang Yuan's arrival, she immediately reverted to her original appearance, stopped her work, and said in a slightly resentful voice:
"Xiao Yuan, you've been away for a year and finally decided to come back."
(End of Chapter)
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