"???" The teammates were all stunned. They really hadn't known about this.
Yufeng turned his head and looked over. "Xiaohai, how do you know this?"
"Because I once thought about signing up to join Shrek Academy, so I asked around for some information," Yang Yunhai replied.
Zhu Zhuqing seemed to realize something and nodded immediately. "At that time, I went to Soto City with Xiaohai."
"Also, that man just now was Yu Xiaogang. He has a disciple named Tang San, who is the control-type soul master that attacked me with man-made weapons earlier. As for the girl who tried to charm me with a soul skill, her name is Xiao Wu," Yang Yunhai continued.
"The two of them were once my fellow work-study students at Notting City's Junior Soul Master Academy. We lived together in the work-study dormitory for six years. When they came on stage wearing masks, I didn't recognize them. It wasn't until I heard Tang San shout Xiao Wu's name that I realized it was them."
He shook his head slightly. "But by then, there was no need to greet them."
"And to be honest, during my years at Notting Academy, I spent almost all of my free time cultivating. I rarely interacted with people, so I was never close to the two of them."
Since they came to kill him, what was the point of greetings? Everyone understood, though their hearts were not calm.
Honestly, they felt their captain was showing some favoritism.
Moreover, the fact that their own captain Yu Tianheng's uncle would serve as a team leader at a place like Shrek Academy, training such students,it was irritating. Just thinking about Ma Hongjun and Dai Mubai, and especially Yu Xiaogang's disciple Tang San, made them fume.
"Xiaohai, can you tell me the information you learned about Shrek Academy?" Dugu Yan suddenly asked.
"Yes! Xiaohai, hurry and tell us. I'm curious too. Why didn't you choose to join in the end?" Yufeng quickly added.
With Xiaohai's talent, he couldn't imagine Shrek Academy rejecting him. The only explanation was that Yang Yunhai had learned something when he investigated, which made him decide against joining.
The other teammates also looked at him with curiosity.
"Since you all want to know, I'll tell you," Yang Yunhai nodded and began to explain.
Meanwhile, elsewhere.
Yu Xiaogang calmed his emotions, took a deep breath, and continued, "Tianheng, perhaps not long from now, we will meet again. Although your team won this battle, you revealed many flaws."
"Tianheng, especially you."
"Victory is good, but the main purpose of fighting is to gain experience and improve yourself."
"From today's match, you did not display your full strength. As the captain, your mistakes in tactical decision-making, your misjudgment of the battle situation, and your eagerness for merit and reckless advance put the team in great danger."
"If it weren't for your control-type teammate resolving the crisis in time, the outcome would have been uncertain."
"I've embarrassed the family," Yu Tianheng's expression darkened, then he asked, "Uncle, were you watching my match just now?"
Yu Xiaogang didn't answer directly. Instead, he asked, "Do you know where you went wrong?"
Yu Tianheng shook his head slightly, feeling confused, and said politely, "I hope Uncle can enlighten me."
"It's pride!" Yu Xiaogang raised his right hand and gripped Yu Tianheng's shoulder. "Your fundamentals and use of soul skills are fine. The reason you made mistakes and became reckless was because of the pride in your heart as a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan."
"Pride…" Yu Tianheng muttered. He thought of losing to Yang Yunhai twice, thought of how Yang Yunhai's mastery of his martial spirit grew stronger while he himself made no progress. Perhaps it was this pride that had caused him to lose something.
Like diligence, focus, and the determination to give his all.
Thinking this, Yu Tianheng's gaze grew resolute. He said seriously, "Uncle, don't worry. I will work even harder in my cultivation."
Yu Xiaogang rarely smiled, but now he did. "I look forward to your progress! By the way, I am the leader of the Shrek Six Monsters team. Perhaps next time, we will meet as opponents in the Soul Master Tournament. I will be watching you closely."
"What! You're the leader of the Shrek team?" Yu Tianheng was shocked.
Yu Xiaogang smiled faintly. "Strange, isn't it? True, my own strength is not great. But that doesn't mean I cannot train outstanding disciples. Not all of the Shrek Six Monsters are my personal disciples, but they can be considered my students. My direct disciple is only one,the control-type soul master you fought today. I think you've experienced his martial spirit's power."
"It was him?" Yu Tianheng's expression changed.
Although he was impulsive and hot-tempered, he had to admit that the opponent's martial spirit control ability was exceptional. His battlefield awareness and adaptability were extremely strong. If he hadn't been delayed by this person, Heaven Dou's team would have already won.
Beyond his martial spirit, his combat methods were endless. If not for the rules, he would be a terrifying opponent.
From this alone, Yu Xiaogang's ability as a teacher was undeniable.
Yu Xiaogang's eyes glimmered as he went on, "One day, I will let the world know that while Yu Xiaogang may be considered a waste, I can still train an unmatched genius. Tianheng, remember this,if you want to always use your full strength in any situation and lead your team further, then abandon that pride in your heart."
He smiled slightly. "Tianheng, do you know how old my disciple is this year?"
"Thir…teen?" Yu Tianheng recalled what the arena's supervisor had said,that he was about the same age as Xiaohai.
"It seems the arena supervisor compared Xiaosan to the control-type soul master in your team." Yu Xiaogang nodded. "That's right. Xiaosan just turned thirteen, and a few months ago, he already obtained his third soul ring."
Yu Tianheng was stunned, disbelief on his face.
He suddenly realized something. Yang Yunhai had broken through level 30 thanks to a fortunate encounter. But his uncle's disciple had advanced purely through his own cultivation. That was an entirely different matter.
"However, I am indeed curious about the control-type soul master in your team," Yu Xiaogang suddenly changed the subject. "Is he innately full of soul power as well?"
So Uncle's disciple was innately full of soul power? Yu Tianheng was shocked, but quickly shook his head. "No, Xiaohai is not innately full of soul power. He is a commoner soul master from a remote town, an orphan. His innate soul power was only 0.5."
Yu Xiaogang's expression changed immediately. He asked urgently, "Then how did his soul power reach level 32?"
Xiaohai, 0.5 innate soul power, a commoner from a remote town. A name popped into Yu Xiaogang's mind, and he quickly asked, "What's his name?"
"Yang Yunhai. He broke through level 30 because of a fortunate encounter," Yu Tianheng replied without hesitation.
It's him. Yu Xiaogang's heart shook violently, and he asked, "Tianheng, can you tell me about him?"
"Of course," Yu Tianheng answered without hesitation.
As the eldest grandson of the clan, his grandfather and father had always been strict with him, only caring about his cultivation progress and skill usage. Only his uncle before him had ever played with him, told him soul master stories, and given him a taste of childhood joy.
Therefore, he trusted Yu Xiaogang absolutely.
He quickly recounted all the information he knew.
Including the details of Yang Yunhai's fortunate encounter, how the clan later went searching, how they encountered both Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan during that time, and how Yang Yunhai later devised a way to help Dugu Yan treat her chronic illness.
He told everything, down to the smallest details, except for one matter,asking the clan for a soul bone.
That was his business, not Yang Yunhai's.
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